Damien Newton
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Breaking Down Prop 69
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Proposition 69 would require that funds generated by last year's gas tax increase be spent only on transportation projects. It's pretty straightforward.
SGV Connect 20 – A New Meeting on Protected Bikeways in Pasadena
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This week SGV Connect goes back to Pasadena to check in with Greg Gunther.
SGV Connect 18 – Welcome Kris Fortin
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SGV Connect's new co-host has deep roots with Streetsblog and the San Gabriel Valley
Job Announcement: Last Chance to Join the SGV Connect Team
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Friday April 6 is the last day to apply to host/co-host SBLA's SGV Connect podcast
SGV Connect 16: Road Diets, the Rose Bowl, and Parklets in Pasadena
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In which Damien Newton talks with Greg Gunther about the Orange Grove Boulevard Road Diet and a plan to upgrade the Rose Bowl Loop.
Thanks to Our Growing Sponsor List for SBLA’s 10th Birthday. You Have One Week Left to Join Them!
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Don't forget to get your tickets! Sponsorship opportunities are also available for a short time.
SGV Connect #15 – Monterey Park Leaps Forward for Protected Bike Lanes
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Monterey Park is a fairly-hilly suburban city in the San Gabriel Valley. It is about seven miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The city boasts a population of 60 thousand people and will soon also be home to a protected bike lane for 1.6 miles on Monterey Pass Road as part of a complete street project. SGV Connect discusses […]
Join Streetsblog L.A. for a 10th Birthday Party on March 21!
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Join us for our 10th Anniversary Party Dinner event at on March 21 from 6:30 to 9:30 at El Paseo Inn at Olvera Street, across the street from Union Station.
The High Priesthood of Transportation Engineering Has a New Leader
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The men and women who write the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are an obscure bunch. But their influence over our living environments and how we get around extends almost everywhere you go in America. This group of a few hundred engineers, which goes by the unpronounceable acronym NCUTCD (it stands for the National […]
Save the Date! Streetsblog LA Celebrates Its 10th Birthday on March 21
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Join us at a party to celebrate the amazing Streetsblog team in March. Stay tuned for ticket and program information in the coming weeks.
SGV Connect #13: End of the Year with Wes, Joe, the 626 and E-buses
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More highlights from the biggest SGV stories of 2017 - with Bike SGV's Wes Reutimann and SBLA's Joe Linton
The Big Lie: No, L.A. Councilmember Bonin Did Not Steal Measure M Money for Vision Zero
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No - Bonin did not use Measure M funds for early 2017 road diets. No - Bonin did not thwart the will of the voters by taking transit and road money and spending it on safety.