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Ten Things to Check Out at 626 Golden Streets – UPDATE 626 HAS BEEN POSTPONED
UPDATE VIA BIKE SGV, JUNE 23 : BREAKING NEWS: #626GoldenStreets POSTPONED for a future date given unfavorable conditions due to San Gabriel Valley Complex Fire ??? Please be advised: Openstreets and all activities planned for #626GoldenStreets will no longer be held this Sunday.
June 22, 2016
#DamienTalksSGV 11 – Metro, Cacciotti and 626 Golden Streets
UPDATE VIA BIKE SGV, JUNE 23 : BREAKING NEWS: #626GoldenStreets POSTPONED for a future date given unfavorable conditions due to San Gabriel Valley Complex Fire ??? Please be advised: Openstreets and all activities planned for #626GoldenStreets will no longer be held this Sunday.
June 21, 2016
Viva SGV Open Streets El Monte & South El Monte Open Thread
Yesterday Viva SGV arrived to the cities of El Monte and South El Monte. Sponsored by Metro, Viva SGV was the longest open street event in the San Gabriel Valley, for a couple weeks at least until 626 Golden Streets. The 5-mile loop brought a buzz of activity to city parks, wide lane boulevards, and the Rio Hondo Bike Path.
June 13, 2016
Route 66 As A Complete Street? Claremont Is Planning On It
Immortalized by John Steinbeck as “The Mother Road,” the decommissioned Route 66, now known as Foothill Boulevard in East Los Angeles cities La Verne and Claremont, often draws nostalgic visions of America’s golden age of the automobiles. First established in 1926, Route 66’s creation marked the development of transcontinental highway systems in mid-century America.
June 10, 2016
City of Duarte’s Free Rails-to-Trails Gold Line Shuttle Open Saturdays in June
Los Angeles’s surrounding mountain ranges are often overlooked in the county’s popularized image as a smog-ridden, freeway megalopolis with admired Pacific beaches.
June 3, 2016
Bike Hub To Open At Covina Metrolink Station This Thursday
One thing great about Bike To Work Day is that some cities open bike facilities just in time to lure new folks to try bike-commuting. This year, the city of Covina has done just that. The Covina BikeHub opens for business this Thursday. The new hub is a secure bike-parking facility at the Covina Metrolink Station at 600 North Citrus Avenue. One-year membership is free for riders who sign up in person this month.
May 17, 2016
Metro Opens Gold Line Foothill Extension to Azusa
Last Saturday, Metro extended its growing rail network, celebrating the grand opening of the 11-mile Gold Line Foothill Extension. The initial phase of the Foothill Extension includes six new stations in five San Gabriel Valley cities: Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Irwindale, and Azusa. Additional future phases would extend the Gold Line to Ontario Airport.
March 7, 2016
#DamienTalksSGV 5 – Gold Line Opening and Women on Wheels
Today, #DamienTalks to Habib Balian, the CEO of the Gold Line Foothills Construction Authority and Amy Wong with Women on Wheels a project of Bike SGV.
March 4, 2016
#DamienTalksSGV 4 – Mural History and Bicycle Education in El Monte
Welcome to episode 4 of #DamienTalksSGV, an episode that focuses primarily on two projects in El Monte. We didn't plan it that way, but sometimes these things happen.
February 22, 2016
#DamienTalks SGV 3: Pasadena Parklets and Temple City Complete Streets
Welcome to episode 3 of #DamienTalksSGV, a public affairs podcast interviewing people that create and advocate for sustainable transportation in the San Gabriel Valley.
February 8, 2016