Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Damien Talks

Welcome to the first two-part #DamienTalks. Today, I talk with Meea Kang with the Council of Infill Developers, Gloria Ohland of Move L.A. and Colin Parent of Circulate San Diego. The topic of the day is the recently concluded legislative session in Sacramento. Governor Jerry Brown signed a lot of legislation, much of it moved the […]

Today #DamienTalks with Joe Biel and Elly Blue with Microcosm Publishing. The duo is producing the eight-part Groundswell Movies focused on community-based bicycle advocacy (as opposed to activist-based bike advocacy) and how it’s worked in cities throughout the country. Streetsblog has helped roll out the series, although we aren’t officially part of the project. Streetsblog USA profiled Groundswell last […]

This week, #DamienTalks with Damian Kevitt, the man who went from hit and run victim to survivor to hero. In the wake of his crash, Kevitt dedicated himself to using his story to create a new movement to fix California’s mess of hit and run laws. First came Finish the Ride, an event spearheaded by […]

Today, Damien talks with Romel Pascual, the new executive director of CicLAvia, the non-profit that programs arguably the most popular Open Streets program in America. Pascual comes to the new position with a strong background in Los Angeles’ Open Streets Movement. He served as Deputy Mayor to Antonio Villaraigosa when the first CicLAvia was planned […]

Today, #DamienTalks with Melanie Curry, the editor of a boutique news website known as Streetsblog California. Melanie has been covering the legislature for two full sessions, with a focus on transportation, urban design, and public health. Not surprisingly, we’re talking about the just-completed legislative session, the bills that passed, and the inability of the legislature […]

This week, with the California legislative session moving faster than my ability to cover it in a podcast, we’re taking a little break from the halls of the Capitol. #DamienTalks with Chris and Melissa Bruntlett of Modacity. Modacity is a Vancouver-based consulting team run by this husband-and-wife team to push back against bikelash in their […]