Damien Newton
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Santa Monica City Council Unanimously Rejects Hard Cap on E-Scooters, Moves Forward with 16-Month Shared Mobility Pilot
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Santa Monica rejected a proposed 500 devices per operator cap on e-scooters and e-bikes while approving new shared mobility pilot regulations
Breaking Down Prop 69
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Proposition 69 would require that funds generated by last year's gas tax increase be spent only on transportation projects. It's pretty straightforward.
SGV Connect 22: Supporting People Who Bike at the University of La Verne with Lisa Grater
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SGV Connect podcast talks with Lisa Grater, the Transportation and Parking manager for the city of La Verne
SGV Connect 21: Claudia Goytia and Tonight’s Big Meeting in West Covina
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Do you have strong feelings about the re-opening of the Walnut Creek Wash bike and pedestrian trail? Are you concerned about providing safe passage to school for West Covina’s children? Tonight, the West Covina City Council will meet to discuss the city’s proposed Active Transportation Plan. At a meeting earlier this month, the Council voted […]
SGV Connect 20 – A New Meeting on Protected Bikeways in Pasadena
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This week SGV Connect goes back to Pasadena to check in with Greg Gunther. A lot has happened since we last talked, just a couple of weeks ago. Anti-road diet forces rallying behind the banner of Keep Pasadena Moving stormed a community meeting on a proposed road diet for Orange Grove Boulevard. Gunther explains how […]
SGV Connect 19 – Kris and Andrew Discuss Bike SGV’s Class and Events
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As we inch closer to “Bike Month,” Bike SGV has some fun ways you can connect with local advocates in a laid back and educational format. Throughout May, Bike SGV will be hosting a series of fun events such as the Bike-In Movie Night (May 3) and the Birds and Bikes of SGV Ride (May […]
SGV Connect 18 – Welcome Kris Fortin
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I am very excited to introduce the new co-host of SGV Connect, Kris Fortin! If Kris’ name seems familiar to you and you’re not sure why, it’s because he has a long history with Streetsblog as the former reporter for Boyle Heights on Streetsblog Los Angeles and the current reporter for Orange County for Streetsblog […]
Job Announcement: Last Chance to Join the SGV Connect Team
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Friday April 6 is the last day to apply to host/co-host SBLA's SGV Connect podcast
SGV Connect 17 – Scott Chan on the State of Transportation in Alhambra
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This week, SGV Connect talks with Scott Chan, the program director for the Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement, and a longtime advocate for safe streets in San Gabriel Valley city of Alhambra. Our conversation starts with discussing the state of bike planning in Alhambra, a city that commissioned but never approved a bike plan back […]
SGV Connect 16: Road Diets, the Rose Bowl, and Parklets in Pasadena
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It’s been a couple of years since we last checked in with Greg Gunther (See: DamienTalksSGV #3), a safe streets advocate in Pasadena. While progress on installing the Playhouse District parklets has stalled, Pasadena is moving forward on some other projects. Most notable is the Orange Grove Boulevard Road Diet (official website, here) a plan […]
Thanks to Our Growing Sponsor List for our 10th Birthday. You Have One Week Left to Join Them!
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With just two weeks left until the Streetsblog Los Angeles 10th Birthday party on March 21, we wanted to both remind everyone to get their tickets before we run out of space and to thank our sponsors. If you would like to join our ever-growing list of sponsors, our rate sheet is the graphic at […]
SGV Connect #15 – Monterey Park Leaps Forward for Protected Bike Lanes
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Monterey Park is a fairly-hilly suburban city in the San Gabriel Valley. It is about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The city boasts a population of 60 thousand people and will soon also be home to a protected bike lane for 1.6 miles on Monterey Pass Road as part of a complete street project. SGV Connect discusses […]