Kristopher Fortin
Streetsblog California contributor, covering news in Orange County.
Recent Posts
SGV Connect 38 – Gotcha Comes to the San Gabriel Valley
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Earlier this month, shared-use mobility company Gotcha announced a partnership with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to bring a regional, 1,000-bike, bike-share system to a dozen cities. The bikes will be rolled out this summer. This week, Damien talks to Sean Flood, the CEO of Gotcha. The discussion covers how this contract came […]
SGV Connect 37 – A People’s Map of East San Gabriel Valley
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Have you ever seen a general plan process include collecting community stories? That’s what A People’s Map of East San Gabriel Valley is doing, and in this week’s SGV Connect we talked with the creative team behind this ongoing project. A People’s Map project a part of LA County’s Department of Regional Planning effort to […]
Orange County Plans a Four-Mile Parking-Protected Bike Lane
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Orange County officials presented a proposal to reduce travel lanes and add a parking-protected bike lane on a four-mile stretch of Hazard Avenue, which connects Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Westminster.
SGV Connect 36 – Alhambra’s New Community Plan and Metro’s Ride-Hail Program for El Monte
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This week, API Forward Movement Program Director Scott Chan returns to SGV Connect for a conversation about the Alhambra Community Plan. Kris Fortin talks with Chan about how the plan initially had lacked sufficient outreach, and how the bike plan that’s included was more sharrows, without much else. Chan mentions that city staff will present again at […]
SGV Connect 35 – Getting Involved with Altadena Councilmember Dorothy Wong and a Foothill Gold Line Update with Joe Linton
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The latest podcast features Dorothy Wong on ways to get involved and Joe Linton on the Foothill Gold Line's next phase.
SGV Connect 31 – Changes for the Gold Line and California’s Climate Crisis
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This week's SGV Connect features an update on construction plans for Phase II of the Gold Line Foothill Extension and a discussion of two recent reports on climate change.
SGV Connect 30 – New Bike Facilities in Arcadia and New Councilmembers in Alhambra
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Podcast features Arcadia's Phil Wray and Alhambra's Ron Sahu
SGV Connect Election Special: Prop 6, Prop 10 and Measure W
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If you haven't voted yet, be sure to check out this week's edition of SGV Connect. Our usual co-hosts, Damien and Kris, are joined by Joe Linton and Estuardo Mazariegos to discuss Measure W and ballot Propositions 6 and 10.
SGV Connect 26: Pride of the Valley Is This Sunday!
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This Sunday is Pride of the Valley open streets festival in Baldwin Park and Irwindale
SGV Connect 25: Bike Improvements in Monterey Park and a Look at Attempts to Roll Back the Gas Tax
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The SGV Connect podcast looks into walking and bicycling in Monterey Park - and the ballot proposition that would repeal the SB1 state gas tax.
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.
Lighting Up Ten-Lane Bristol Street
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More than 45 people came out to a busy street in Santa Ana on December 14 to walk together and talk about the history and future of the surrounding area.