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#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
#DamienTalks SGV2: Albert Ho on IWillRide and Wes Reutimann on the Puente Hills Landfill Park
This week, #DamienTalks with Albert Ho of the Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority. Albert has been a booster of the project dating back to the mid aughts, helping to found the IWillRide campaign as an interested college student, managing the website early in his career and then working for the Construction Authority.
January 25, 2016
Foothill Gold Line Extension To Open March 5, 2016
Today, Metro CEO Phil Washington announced the opening date for the initial 12-mile extension of the Foothill Gold Line. The new Gold Line extension is set to open on March 5, 2016.
October 22, 2015
Foothill Transit’s Class Pass: A Universal Bus Pass Success Story
Last week, Metro Board Chair Mark Ridley-Thomas set things in motion for a universal community college transit pass program. Today SBLA profiles one successful local college bus pass program. Foothill Transit's Class Pass is increasing ridership, helping solve parking problems, and giving students expanded and affordable mobility options.
October 1, 2015
San Gabriel Valley Regional Bike Plan Faces Two Hearings Tonight
The 5-city San Gabriel Valley regional bike plan is currently making its way through a complicated series of city approvals. Two important bike plan hearings are taking place tonight in the cities of El Monte and Monterey Park. Specific details on those hearings after the jump. Folks who live, work, bike, or breathe in the San Gabriel Valley are encouraged to attend in support of plan passage.
November 25, 2014
Gold Line Foothill Extension Photo Tour: Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
In this fourth installment of the Foothill Gold Line Extension photo tour series, we explore planned Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) around some of the line's future stations.
July 7, 2014
Gold Line Foothill Extension Photo Tour: The Maintenance Yard
In this photo essay, we will explore the Foothill Gold Line's magnificent Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Facility, currently under construction in Monrovia.
June 20, 2014
A Photo Essay of a Tour of the Gold Line Foothill Extension
This Wednesday, Aviv Kleinman and Damien Newton of Streetsblog joined a behind-the-scenes tour of the Gold Line Foothill Extension under construction in the San Gabriel Valley. We joined Albert Ho, head of Media Relations for the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority, and Jeff Rowland, the Community Relations Manager for the Kiewit-Parsons Joint Venture, the constructors of the project.
June 19, 2014