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City of Alhambra Hosting Community Feedback Meetings for Park Grant Applications
Alhambra staff are looking to apply for grants to build one new pocket park, a community center, and other upgrades and renovations at five other parks
October 16, 2020
Metro CEO Phil Washington: Downey Freeway Widening Was Already Identified “About Three Decades Ago”
Metro keeps saying 605 and 5 Freeway widenings are in "early stages" but CEO letter says that project was decided decades ago
October 9, 2020
SGV Connect 72: Ballot Endorsements and a New Park Coming to the Playhouse Village
Featuring Brian Wallace of the Playhouse Village Association and Joe Linton, Editor of Streetsblog L.A.
October 6, 2020
Metro Plans to Take Out 200+ Downey Homes to Widen 5 and 605 Freeways
Downey resident Alexandria Contreras says Metro's "I-605 Corridor Improvement Project" is "not an improvement, it's destruction, state sanctioned violence.... immoral and unjust."
October 2, 2020
GoSGV Bike Share Expands to Baldwin Park
The City of Baldwin Park yesterday welcomed the GoSGV e-bike share program into the city. The launch of the electric assist bicycle fleet in Baldwin Park makes it the second city in the SGV region to host the service.
October 2, 2020
SGV Connect 71: An Update on Metro’s SGV Projects and How to Stay Safe from Bad Air
Damien talks with Philip Fine of the South Coast Air Quality Management District while Kris speaks with Metro's Androush Danielians and Errol Taylor
September 16, 2020
SGV Connect 70: Pasadena’s Parking and El Monte’s Parkway Drive
This week, SGV Connect looks at studies that examine how Pasadena is reimagining parking and how El Monte is shaping upgrades to Parkway Drive.
September 9, 2020
Q&A: Supervisor Solis on LA County’s Slow Streets Program
The county’s program is similar to ones already up and running in the cities of Los Angeles, Pasadena, Alhambra and some others
August 25, 2020
Foothill Gold Line Launches Interactive Construction Map Webpage
Want to see a rendering and site plan of the La Verne Gold Line station and get a summary about the project? It's just a click away.
August 20, 2020
SGV Connect 69: Stormwater Planning in East L.A. and a Look at the Transit Picture Across the Country
Kris interviews Paul Alva about East L.A. Sustainable Median Stormwater Capture Project. Damien talks to Streetsblog USA editor Kea Wilson about the state of transit during the ongoing pandemic.
August 14, 2020