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Caltrans SGV District Collecting Public Comments for Active Transportation Plan
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.
July 30, 2021
SGV Connect 83: Damien Interviews Kris Fortin
At Streetsblog, Fortin has covered Boyle Heights, Orange County, and now, the San Gabriel Valley.
July 27, 2021
Pomona Families Holding Out Against Caltrans/Metro Home Demolitions for 71 Widening
To widen the 71, Caltrans has already demolished 15 Westmont homes, with 3 additional homes still threatened - in addition to the 6 homes the agency demolished a decade to make way for the Mission Boulevard Bridge.
July 13, 2021
Southern California Association of Governments Awards 31 Mini-Grants to 31 Projects, Six for the SGV
SCAG Community Streets Mini-Grants Program funded projects that will take place in Pasadena, El Monte, Pomona, Alhambra and Altadena
July 13, 2021
Eyes on the Street: Pomona Bikeways on Valley Boulevard and Kellogg Drive
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.
July 2, 2021
Eyes on the Street: Protected Bikeway on Workman Mill Road in Avocado Heights
Workman Mill Road features two noteworthy urban innovations: protected bike lanes and rain gardens - both implemented by the L.A. County Department of Public Works
June 18, 2021
Caltrans and Metro Break Ground On 71 Freeway Widening Through Pomona
The SR-71 project will convert about 3.5 miles of existing four-lane expressway into an eight-lane freeway. Construction for the first phase - $174 million for just under two miles - is expected to complete in 2024.
June 17, 2021
SGV Connect 82 – With the 710 Tunnel Not Happening, Alhambra Prepares for the Future
Kris interviews Alhambra Vice Mayor Jeff Maloney - about Advancing Alhambra. Folks interested in the project can attend a virtual meeting tomorrow night.
June 15, 2021
Eyes on the Street: East L.A. Median Stormwater Capture Project, Multiuse Path
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.
June 11, 2021
California’s Active Transportation Program Can’t Meet Statewide Needs on a Shoestring Budget
Any community that successfully navigates the gauntlet that is the ATP application -- a process requiring hundreds of hours of staff and community time -- and earns what is essentially a “B” grade deserves to be funded.
June 2, 2021
