Damien Newton

DamienTalks with Brian Velez, who conducted a series of interviews with people riding bicycles, residents of the city, and the Duarte City Manager about the impact of recently installed bicycle lanes on Duarte Road.

DamienTalks with Bike SGV's Jose Jimenez about the Los Angeles County's first traffic school program for people on bikes

As hopefully all of you know, I’ve been working on a podcast for a year and a half covering livable streets in the San Gabriel Valley. Thanks to the ongoing support of Foothill Transit’s advertising deal, we’ve been able to start planning for the long-term future of the podcast. Because the podcast is already more than a brief interview hosted by me and continues to expand, it's time to find a name that reflects that larger scope.

As anyone who reads Streetsblog or The Source or who follows the pace of rail expansion in Los Angeles knows, today is the "retirement party" for Harriet, the tunnel boring machine that has been drilling about a mile of tunnel for the Crenshaw Line.

Rounding out our coverage of the Foothill Transit fare and route changes #DamienTalks #BrianTalks with three Foothill Passenger riders about how the changes would impact their lives. Spoiler: people don't like having their transit fares increased. However, most of the riders that Brian talked to, regular commuters, could actually see a decrease in their monthly pass from $70 to $50 if they choose to buy monthly instead of trip-by-trip.

DamienTalksSGV with Foothill Transit's Felicia Friesema: the latest on Foothill's proposed bus service and fare changes.

Late last month, Foothill Transit announced plans for its bus service to react to ridership changes caused by the opening of the first phase of the Gold Line Foothill Extension. Last week, its Board of Directors approved taking the changes to the public through a series of hearings before a Board vote later this spring.

Perhaps most infuriating part of the bike lane sign blockage? It looks as though there is plenty of room in the protected portion of the road configuration for the signs to be safely outside of the bike lane.

Our first editor, Damien Newton, will be back on the radio this afternoon at 1:45 p.m. discussing pedestrian safety at KNX News Radio 1070. We're not sure if the interview will be available again after the live broadcast, so if you want to listen in, be sure to tune your radio to 1070 AM or click here for an online broadcast. If you're joining us online, be sure to login a couple of minutes early as you have to sit through a couple of commercials first.

Lessons learned from a first grade class field trip to the California Science Center via the Metro Expo Line