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Kristopher Fortin

@lapaperboy
Streetsblog California contributor, covering news in Orange County.

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SGV Connect #86 : Alhambra Councilmember Sasha Renée Pérez

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Oct 19, 2021 | No Comments
Sasha Renée Pérez will be honored on Thursday evening as ActiveSGV's elected official of the year for 2021.
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SGV Connect 85 – Foothill Transit Forward

By Damien Newton and Kristopher Fortin | Oct 15, 2021 | No Comments
This week's SGV Connect features an interview with Felicia Friesema with Foothill Transit.
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San Gabriel Valley Bike/Ped, Bus, and First-Last Mile Projects to Get $22 Million in 2022-2025

By Kristopher Fortin | Oct 7, 2021 | No Comments
The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments plans to award more than $22 million for active transportation, bus improvements, and first/last mile projects. Deadline to apply is October 18.
Rendering of South El Monte's Merced Avenue Greenway

L.A. County Supervisors Approve $144 Million For Water Projects; $23 Million To Go To SGV

By Kristopher Fortin | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments
SGV multi-benefit water projects: Merced Ave. Greenway in South El Monte, Rio Hondo Restoration in Arcadia/Monrovia, Fairplex in Pomona, Finkbiner Park in Glendora, and Zamora Park in El Monte
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SGV Connect 84 – El Monte Mutual Aid and Pop Up Lanes in Alhambra

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Aug 27, 2021 | No Comments
Welcome back to the SGV Connect podcast, this week Damien talks with Active SGV about a pop-up bike lane in Alhambra, but first Kris checks in with some of the leaders of a mutual aid organization in El Monte.
Pop-up bike lane on Poplar Boulevard in Northwest Alhambra. The temporary infrastructure was installed on August 22 and will be removed on September 8. Image: Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog LA

Eyes On The Street: Pop Up Bike Lane and Curb Extensions in Alhambra

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 26, 2021 | No Comments
The temporary bike lane demonstration ran on Popular Boulevard between South Meridian and Westmont. The project included curb extensions and high visibility crosswalks.
Foothill Transit is offering a free rides to Cal Poly Pomona students for the upcoming school year. Image: Foothill Transit

Cal Poly Pomona Students Ride For Free on Foothill Transit

By Kristopher Fortin | Aug 18, 2021 | No Comments
The Foothill Transit Class Pass is a 2-year pilot that gives current students unlimited rides on Foothill Transit. The Class Pass TAP card is accepted on the Local and Silver Streak buses, not Commuter Express Lines.
A screen shot of the San Gabriel Valley and the state highways that cross through its region. Caltrans District 7, which encompasses LA and Ventura County, is drafting a district active transportation plan and needs local input on how to improve the corridors of its state highway system. Image: Caltrans District 7 survey

Caltrans SGV District Collecting Public Comments for Active Transportation Plan

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments
Caltrans is seeking public input in developing its local Active Transportation Plans. The L.A.-Ventura plan will identify locations for bicycle and pedestrian improvements on, across, or parallel to the state highway system.
Active SGV assisted the City of Glendora in installing a temporary protected bike lane and striped crosswalk. Active SGV will be installing a pop up demonstration on Poplar Boulevard in Alhambra. Image: Active SGV

Southern California Association of Governments Awards 31 Mini-Grants to 31 Projects, Six for the SGV

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 13, 2021 | No Comments
SCAG Community Streets Mini-Grants Program funded projects that will take place in Pasadena, El Monte, Pomona, Alhambra and Altadena
Protected bike lane on Kellogg Drive at Cal Poly Pomona. All photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.

Eyes on the Street: Pomona Bikeways on Valley Boulevard and Kellogg Drive

By Kristopher Fortin | Jul 2, 2021 | No Comments
New protected bike lanes were recently installed on Kellogg Drive. Construction is underway on a protected bikeway on Valley Boulevard. Both serve Cal Poly Pomona.
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SGV Connect 82 – With the 710 Tunnel Not Happening, Alhambra Prepares for the Future

By Kristopher Fortin and Damien Newton | Jun 15, 2021 | No Comments
Kris interviews Alhambra Vice Mayor Jeff Maloney - about Advancing Alhambra. Folks interested in the project can attend a virtual meeting tomorrow night.
The East Los Angeles Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project will have walking paths and vegetation at each median. Kristopher Fortin/Streetsblog LA

Eyes on the Street: East L.A. Median Stormwater Capture Project, Multiuse Path

By Kristopher Fortin | Jun 11, 2021 | No Comments
Opening later this year, the project will capture and infiltrate rainwater and urban runoff - turning dried out and unmaintained large medians into recreation areas with paths, landscaping, and more than 300 trees.
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