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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 […]
Join Us for a 10th Birthday Party on March 21!
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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BUY A TICKET, VISIT OUR PAGE AT EVENTBRITE. FOR PARKING, DIRECTIONS, SCHEDULE – SCROLL DOWN Join us for our 10th Anniversary Party Dinner event at on March 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. at El Paseo Inn at Olvera Street, across the street from Union Station. We’ll be looking back at […]
SGV Connect 14: Metro’s Parking Policies and Future Gold Line Stations
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In just about two hours, the Metro Board of Directors Parking Committee will meet to discuss a major update to the agency’s parking policies. This policy, if passed in committee and the full Board of Directors next Thursday, would dictate how parking, both car and bicycle, would be allocated at future Gold Line Foothill Stations. […]
The Week in Livable Streets
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This week: Metro parking master plans, a crosswalk on Hollywood Blvd., the impact of SB 827 in South L.A., Operation Firefly, Longbeachize's ongoing series on housing, and the 26th Annual Empowerment Congress.
Join Our Team! SGV Connect Is Looking for a New Co-Host
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Do you enjoy the SGV Connect Podcast? Are you knowledgeable and passionate about the San Gabriel Valley region and the issues we cover at Streetsblog? If so, consider joining our small broadcast team. Streetsblog is looking for some help for our 2018 broadcast season, and that help could be you. Streetsblog Los Angeles seeks a […]
Schweitzer (Journalist) and Santiago (Elected Official) Win 2017 Streetsies
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Even as we continue to roll out polls for Streetsie categories, we’re happy to announce our first two Streetsie winners. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago has won the “Elected Official of the Year” award. This is in large part for his work authoring and championing legislation that finally fixed a state law prohibiting pedestrians from entering an […]
Save the Date! Streetsblog LA Celebrates Its 10th Birthday on March 21
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Ten years ago, on February 28, 2008, I wrote the first story on Los Angeles Streetsblog, about a proposal to bring congestion pricing to LAX. While that plan went absolutely nowhere, Streetsblog Los Angeles began a long journey that is still going strong today. And that 10 year journey deserves a party. Save the date […]