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SGV Connect #6 – Early Return on the El Monte Bus Station’s New Parking Fees
Metro is beginning to charge $2 for parking at its high-demand stations. Paid parking started this week at the El Monte Bus Station.
August 31, 2017
SGV Connect 5 – Horse Riding in the San Gabriel Valley
This week, Brian Velez talks to a pair of equestrians in the San Gabriel Valley about their experiences, challenges and all of the reasons to choose riding a horse as their preferred form of transportation.
August 17, 2017
SGV Connect 4 – Bike-Share Gets Its Tires Wet in Pasadena
After watching bike-share systems come online in Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Long Beach, in July it was Pasadena's turn to launch its own bike-share system. Shortly after the launch, the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (COG) earned a grant to expand bike-share to fourteen cities throughout the valley.
August 4, 2017
Whittier Walk & Roll – Open Streets Open Thread
Though attendance was somewhat sparse, Whittier Walk & Roll saw thousands of people enjoying six miles of car-free streets
July 17, 2017
SGV Connect #3: Check Out the Future Foothill Gold Line Stations
Every now and then, one of our interviews turns up some breaking news. The six stations that will be part of the next Foothill Gold Line Extension will have 100 more spaces of parking for bicycles than the six stations opened last year. Much of that increased parking will be in the form of "bike rooms" similar to the bike hub currently opened at the El Monte Bus Terminal.
July 13, 2017
SGV Connect 2 – President Trump and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Welcome to the latest episode of SGV Connect, Streetsblog Los Angeles' podcast covering the San Gabriel Valley, featuring hosts Damien Newton and Brian Velez. SGV Connect's new episode includes a series of interviews conducted by Brian Velez on the pending report by the U.S. Department of the Interior examining whether or not previous administrations followed proper procedure in creating national monuments.
June 28, 2017
Foothill Gold Line Montclair Extension Early Construction Will Start This Year
The Metro Gold Line is being extended 12.3 miles to Montclair. Early utility relocation work will be getting underway this year, with the line expected to open in 2025-26.
June 2, 2017
SGV Connect #1 – Gold Line Foothill Extension 2b with Habib Balian
SGV Connect (formerly DamienTalksSGV) podcast interviews Foothill Gold Line CEO Habib Balian
June 2, 2017
#DamienTalksSGV33: The Duarte Road Bike Lanes
DamienTalks with Brian Velez, who conducted a series of interviews with people riding bicycles, residents of the city, and the Duarte City Manager about the impact of recently installed bicycle lanes on Duarte Road.
May 25, 2017
#DamienTalksSGV32 – Jose Jimenez and Traffic School for People on Bikes
DamienTalks with Bike SGV's Jose Jimenez about the Los Angeles County's first traffic school program for people on bikes
May 5, 2017