Streetsblog, LongBeachize, Santa Monica Next Honored by L.A. Press Club
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.
June 25, 2018
Santa Monica City Council Unanimously Rejects Hard Cap on E-Scooters, Moves Forward with 16-Month Shared Mobility Pilot
Santa Monica rejected a proposed 500 devices per operator cap on e-scooters and e-bikes while approving new shared mobility pilot regulations
June 13, 2018
Breaking Down Prop 69
Proposition 69 would require that funds generated by last year's gas tax increase be spent only on transportation projects. It's pretty straightforward.
June 4, 2018
SGV Connect 22: Supporting People Who Bike at the University of La Verne with Lisa Grater
SGV Connect podcast talks with Lisa Grater, the Transportation and Parking manager for the city of La Verne
May 29, 2018
SGV Connect 21: Claudia Goytia and Tonight’s Big Meeting in West Covina
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?
May 15, 2018
SGV Connect 20 – A New Meeting on Protected Bikeways in Pasadena
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.
May 1, 2018
SGV Connect 19 – Kris and Andrew Discuss Bike SGV’s Class and Events
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 12).
April 26, 2018
SGV Connect 18 – Welcome Kris Fortin
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 California. In between, he served as a reporter based in Santa Ana for the Orange County Register.
April 20, 2018
Job Announcement: Last Chance to Join the SGV Connect Team
Friday April 6 is the last day to apply to host/co-host SBLA's SGV Connect podcast
April 4, 2018
SGV Connect 17 – Scott Chan on the State of Transportation in Alhambra
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.
March 20, 2018