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Bike Talk: What Bike Advocacy Needs to Understand about South Central

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 18, 2016 | No Comments

“What is the situation in South L.A.?” is the question Colin Bogart, Education Director at the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition, posed to launch our discussion of the removal of a 7.2 mile bike lane planned for Central Avenue from the Mobility Plan 2035. Both Malcolm Harris, Director of Programs and Organizing from TRUST South L.A., and […]

#DamienTalksSGV 12 – Blair Miller and the Case for Reduced Parking Requirements in Pasadena

By Damien Newton | Jul 15, 2016 | No Comments

Welcome back to #DamienTalksSGV. This week, #DamienTalks with Blair Miller, an organizer with the Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition. Pasadena was scheduled to vote on an ordinance that would have reduced, and in some cases eliminated, “parking requirements for new development near transit” on Monday, July 18. However, late opposition arrived, and the hearing was postponed […]

#DamienTalks 42: Sam Tepperman-Gelfant and the Governor’s Housing Proposal

By Damien Newton | Jul 5, 2016 | No Comments

Today, #DamienTalks with Sam Tepperman-Gelfant, a senior staff attorney with Public Advocates about Governor Jerry Brown’s legislative language to streamline the environmental process for certain types of housing development. Public Advocates was one of the leaders in circulating a letter criticizing Brown’s language, charging that the governor’s stated goal won’t be met by his proposal. […]

Talking Headways Podcast: Color Your City Outside the Lines

By Jeff Wood | Jun 24, 2016 | No Comments

This week I’m joined by cartographer Gretchen Peterson to talk about mapmaking and her new book, City Maps: A Coloring Book for Adults. We discuss why she made the book and why she chose the 40 city maps she included in it. Listen in and hear from Gretchen about the art of cartography, including the […]

#DamienTalks 40 – Brown’s Housing Legislation with Jason Islas

By Damien Newton | Jun 23, 2016 | 1 Comment

Today, #DamienTalks with Jason Islas, the editor of Santa Monica Next. This podcast featured Islas a couple of months ago to discuss a proposal by Assemblymember Richard Bloom to make it easier to build more housing. The spirit of Bloom’s proposal lives on in a rider to the California Budget by Governor Jerry Brown. Islas […]

#DamienTalksSGV 11 – Metro, Cacciotti and 626 Golden Streets

By Damien Newton | Jun 21, 2016 | No Comments

This week, #DamienTalks with Laura Cornejo, the sustainability officer for Metro and the lead for Metro’s Open Streets events program. Metro has been funding numerous Open Streets events throughout L.A. County. Metro’s initial open streets funding cycle finishes up this weekend with 626 – an amazing 18-mile long multi-jurisdictional car-free party. 626 Golden Streets will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. […]

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