#DamienTalksSGV 7 – Michael Cacciotti and the 626
As excitement builds towards the 626, the mammoth car-free festival spanning six cities on, you guessed it, June 26, #DamienTalks with Michael Cacciotti. Cacciotti is the Mayor Pro-Tem of South Pasadena and has been a critical figure in the effort to create the 626 and organize the half-dozen cities that are taking part as well as officials with the County, Metro, and the Air Quality Management District.
April 7, 2016
Love L.A.’s Bicycle Festival? Support the Fest on Kickstarter
The Los Angeles Bicycle Culture Institute is seeking your help, through a Kickstarter campaign, to bring back the popular Los Angeles Bicycle Fest this Mother's Day, on Sunday, May 8. The campaign just crossed the $1,000 line, but needs another $2,500 to make its goal.
April 1, 2016
Garcetti Announces “Great Streets” to Be Named After Current Councilmembers
(UPDATE 2:03 p.m.: Yes, this is an April Fool's story. No streets, Great or otherwise, were harmed in the writing of this satire. - DN)
April 1, 2016
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April 1, 2016
Farewell to a Friend, Councilmember Rosendahl Who Declared “Era of L.A. Car Culture Has Come to an End”
March 30, 2016
The Santa Monica Next/Streetsblog Party for Bloom/Cyclehop and Hulu is Two Days Away!
If you haven't already, get your ticket today to join us in celebrating the good work accomplished by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu. The party is this Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 at Cyclehop's west coast headquarters.
March 22, 2016
#DamienTalks SGV6: The Boardmember, the Advocate, and the Sales Tax
Welcome to this week's episode of #DamienTalksSGV, where we talk with Glendale Mayor and Metro Boardmember Ara Najarian and Bike SGV Executive Director Wes Reutimann about the proposed sales tax measure that Metro unveiled last week.
March 22, 2016
Open Thread: What Do We Think of the First Peek at Measure R2
Earlier this afternoon, Los Angeles Times transportation reporter Laura Nelson reported on many of the details of the sales tax ballot measure that will be presented to Metro Board committees next week. With the approval of the Metro Board of Directors, the measure would go on this fall's ballot where it would need the support of two-thirds of L.A. County voters to take effect.
March 11, 2016
#DamienTalksSGV 5 – Gold Line Opening and Women on Wheels
Today, #DamienTalks to Habib Balian, the CEO of the Gold Line Foothills Construction Authority and Amy Wong with Women on Wheels a project of Bike SGV.
March 4, 2016
#DamienTalksSGV 4 – Mural History and Bicycle Education in El Monte
Welcome to episode 4 of #DamienTalksSGV, an episode that focuses primarily on two projects in El Monte. We didn't plan it that way, but sometimes these things happen.
February 22, 2016