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Damien Talks Episode 6: Meea Kang and Parking Reform Legislation

By Damien Newton | Jun 10, 2015 | No Comments

Today, DamienTalks with Meea Kang, the founder of the Council of Infill Builders. We talk about A.B. 744, legislation that would remove minimum parking requirements for affordable housing near major transit hubs. The bill passed the Assembly last week and is on the way to the Senate. Kang has an impressive array of stats and figures […]

Damien Talks Episode 5: Councilwoman Marina Khubesrian

By Damien Newton | Jun 3, 2015 | 2 Comments

This week, #DamienTalks to South Pasadena Councilwoman Marina Khubesrian. Khubesrian, who happens to be a medical doctor for her day job, is also one of the leaders of the Beyond the 710 movement. Worn down by Caltrans and Metro (Los Angeles County MTA) pushing a freeway widening and tunnel project for over three decades, a group […]

Damien Talks Episode 4: Jim Brown of Sacramento Area Bike Advocates

By Damien Newton | May 27, 2015 | 2 Comments

This week Damien Talks to Jim Brown, executive director of Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, known locally as SABA. SABA has an out-sized role as they not only have to advocate for safe and attractive bicycle conditions in Sacramento; but are also the most visible advocates to many a Caltrans engineer, Assemblymember or Sentator, or executive […]

Damien Talks Special Edition: Meet Colby Tibbet

By Damien Newton | May 21, 2015 | 1 Comment

Welcome to a special episode of Damien Talks. Today, Damien Talks with Colby Tibbet, the new Fresno writer for Streetsblog California. You may have seen a freelance piece Colby wrote for us earlier about Fresno’s blight ordinance. We look forward to seeing what Colby has in store for us going forward. We talk about Colby’s […]

Damien Talks Episode 3: Oakland’s Uber Advocate Chris Kidd

By Damien Newton | May 20, 2015 | No Comments

Welcome to the third episode of Damien Talks, our podcast about the people and politics behind the Livable Streets Movement throughout California. Our first month broadcasting coincides with Bike Month, so we’ve been working up the coast, talking to bike advocates throughout the state. This week, Damien Talks with Chris Kidd, a board member with […]

Damien Talks Episode 2: Bike Inland Empire’s Marven Norman

By Damien Newton | May 13, 2015 | 2 Comments

Welcome to the second episode of #DamienTalks. This week, Damien talks with Marven Norman with the Inland Empire Bicycle Alliance and Inlandfiets. Marven has been fighting the good fight in a part of California where commutes are long and many people have to bike between cities to get where they need to go. Norman makes […]

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