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SGV Connect 42: Looking Ahead to Sunday’s 626
Who better to help us preview the event than Wes Reutimann, the special projects director for Active SGV?
May 16, 2019
SGV Connect 40: Protected Bike Lanes for Pasadena and Freeway Barriers for the 210
Updates on Pasadena's Union Street protected bikeway proposal and Metro's freeway barrier plans to keep 210 Freeway traffic from crashing into the Gold Line.
May 7, 2019
SGV Connect : Checking in with Active SGV on the Day of Their Springtime Fundraiser
The podcast features David Diaz, executive director of Active SGV
April 11, 2019
Monrovia’s Oliver Chi and Duarte’s Kristen Petersen and the Future of Transportation
The San Gabriel Valley is becoming a hotbed for innovative transportation solutions. This week, Damien and Kris talk with two leaders who are bringing the transportation revolution to their cities.
April 4, 2019
SGV Connect 38 – Gotcha Comes to the San Gabriel Valley
Earlier this month, shared-use mobility company Gotcha announced a partnership with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to bring a regional, 1,000-bike, bike-share system to a dozen cities. The bikes will be rolled out this summer.
March 15, 2019
SGV Connect 37 – A People’s Map of East San Gabriel Valley
Have you ever seen a general plan process include collecting community stories? That’s what A People’s Map of East San Gabriel Valley is doing, and in this week’s SGV Connect we talked with the creative team behind this ongoing project.
March 7, 2019
SGV Connect 36 – Alhambra’s New Community Plan and Metro’s Ride-Hail Program for El Monte
This week, API Forward Movement Program Director Scott Chan returns to SGV Connect for a conversation about the Alhambra Community Plan. Kris Fortin talks with Chan about how the plan initially had lacked sufficient outreach, and how the bike plan that's included was more sharrows, without much else. Chan mentions that city staff will present again at next Monday's Planning Commission meeting to give a response to the commissioners' comments. (Note: According to the city of Alhambra website, it appears that next Monday's meeting was canceled, so it may be pushed back to the next commission meeting on Monday February 19.)
February 1, 2019
SGV Connect 35 – Getting Involved with Altadena Councilmember Dorothy Wong and a Foothill Gold Line Update with Joe Linton
The latest podcast features Dorothy Wong on ways to get involved and Joe Linton on the Foothill Gold Line's next phase.
January 23, 2019
SGV Connect 34 – An End of the Year Chat with Joe and Melanie
Welcome to the last episode of SGV Connect for 2018. Today, Kris Fortin and Damien Newton talk with Melanie Curry and Joe Linton. The two Streetsblog editors join us to look back at some of the biggest stories from 2018 and look ahead to what's anticipated in 2019.
December 21, 2018
SGV Connect 33 – The New Active SGV and Metro’s 710 Road Follies
SGV Connect looks at Metro's car-centric project list for the North 710 Freeway corridor - featuring David Diaz and Bryn Lindblad
December 18, 2018