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New Waterway Bike/Walk Path Coming to Unincorporated Covina
Sights along the way include Irwindale’s stately Guadalupe Church and the Citrus Spreading Grounds.
August 2, 2023
SGV Connect 115: Connie Tamkin and the SGV Community Land Trust
This pod covers a lot of information about various land trust models and their place in advocating for and providing housing options in a supply-restricted market, so it's a great primer for someone not well-versed in this issue!
July 25, 2023
SGV Connect 114: Allison Henry and the SGV Tenants Council
New podcast features Allison Henry, a San Gabriel Valley housing justice organizer with L.A. Forward and co-founder of the San Gabriel Valley Tenants Alliance
July 19, 2023
Baldwin Park Pilots Roundabout on City’s North Side
The temporary roundabout is located on Maine Avenue, the location of several other mobility and livability projects
July 19, 2023
Mt. SAC Transit Center has Lift Off
Mt. San Antonio College’s new transit center is now open to students - it's located off Temple Avenue, just east of Mt. SAC’s swimming pools
July 10, 2023
New El Monte Bike Lanes Connect to Transit Station and More
El Monte's heavily traveled alternates to Valley Boulevard and Santa Anita Avenue have been re-striped with cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers all in mind
July 5, 2023
Metro, Caltrans, and SGV Council Break Ground on 57/60 Freeways Widening
Half-billion dollar "final" phase will add one more general purpose lane, plus flyover on- and off-ramps, and wider roads leading to the congested confluence of the 57 and 60 Freeways in the east San Gabriel Valley
July 1, 2023
Community Leaders Celebrate Completion of Foothill Gold Line Track Work
Stations, electrical, and other work still underway, but the $1.6 billion 9.1-mile San Gabriel Valley rail line is more than 70 percent finished, and expected to be completed in January 2025
June 28, 2023
SGV Connect 113 : Regional Connector Opens and Track Construction Finishes on the Gold Line
On Saturday, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority will host a ceremony to commemorate the completion of the light rail track system for the 9.1-mile, four-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Glendora to Pomona. The public is invited to the ceremony taking place this Saturday, June 24, at 9:30 a.m. at the D Street railroad crossing (north of Arrow Highway) in the city of La Verne.
June 22, 2023
SGV Connect 112 : Nathan Allen and Carlos Morales
In our first interview this week, Chris Greenspon interviews Nathan Allen, the owner of Underdog Bookstore in downtown Monrovia. In Nathan's own words, "Underdog Bookstore, targets specifically books by and about authors of color, as well as LGBT authors, who we consider underdogs, as well as local vendors." Allen explains the need to create safe spaces for youth, especially people of color and LGBTQ+, and provides an overview of life underdogs throughout the SGV.
June 16, 2023
