Damien Newton
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Santa Monica City Proposal Would Leave Dockless E-Bike and E-Scooter Operations in Hands of Ride Hail Giants
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Santa Monica city staff released recommendations for granting four exclusive shared mobility device permits. Neither Bird nor Lime were selected.
SGV Connect 24: Double Decker Buses and Open Space Funding
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New podcast episode explores Foothill Transit's planned double-decker electric buses and funding for SGV parks and open space.
Starting Next Week, Streetsblog Los Angeles Will Begin Series on Homeless Solutions in Greater Los Angeles
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SBLA will be publishing articles and series that examine some of the policy changes and projects that could help our region better deal with the homelessness crisis.
What Can We Learn from the Brutal, Wildly Ineffective Effort to Recall Mike Bonin?
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It’s finally over. Last week, the Argonaut Newspaper declared the effort to recall Westside City Councilmember Mike Bonin dead. No services need to be held for the campaign that thought it could ride a popular Councilmember out of town based on people’s objections to road diets. The once-feared Recall Bonin Campaign went out without so […]
Is LA Really Considering a Mandatory Bike Licensing Program?
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Last month, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a motion instructing “the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to develop recommendations for: An effective mandatory or voluntary bicycle registration program, including outreach to retailers, schools, bicycle organizations, etc., to make registration readily available and to encourage people to record […]
This Week in Livable Streets
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Skid row ride, Union Station Train Fest, South El Monte ride and more.
The Unintentional Comedy of “Stop the Purple Threat” Is Actually Kind of Sad
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Anonymous residents of Beverly Hills have organized under the banner of “Friends of Beverly Hills High School” to launch a new web campaign against the Metro Purple Line Extension under the banner of “Stop the Purple Threat.” Their first move was to launch a change.org petition arguing that “President Donald Trump and U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine […]
SGV Connect 23: Bike Friendly Businesses
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This week, SGV Connect looks at Bike SGV’s Bike Friendly Business Program with a two-part interview. First, we talk with Danielle Zamora, outreach coordinator for Bike SGV, who oversees the Bike Friendly Business program. Zamora outlines how business corridors are selected for this program, how outreach is done to businesses, what must be done by a […]
Streetsblog, LongBeachize, Santa Monica Next Honored by L.A. Press Club
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Last night was the L.A. Press Club’s Annual awards dinner. As usual, the Southern California Streets Initiative team (Streetsblog Los Angeles, Santa Monica Next, and LongBeachize) left the event with armfuls of first place plaques and second and third place certificates. The biggest winners were LongBeachize Editor Brian Addison and Streetsblog L.A. Communities Editor Sahra […]
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