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Welcome to the first episode of SGV Connect, the podcast formerly known as #DamienTalksSGV, covering the issues, places, people and events that impact mobility in the San Gabriel Valley. In this week’s episode, Damien Newton interviews Habib Balian, the CEO of the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority. Following a successful meeting earlier this week for […]

The fire department's concern was to make sure they could still maneuver ladder trucks on Market to access upper floors of buildings. Bikes don't block ladders or ladder trucks. Neither do bike lanes. Parked cars and trucks get in the way of ladder trucks.

I did not attend the Women’s March in Los Angeles on Saturday. I watched the debates about what qualified as a “women’s” issue unfold at the national level and I just couldn’t get on board. To be fair, though, I wasn’t on board from the moment it was decided that there was going to be […]

More bicycle and pedestrian projects and programs are coming to L.A. County. Thirteen bicycle and pedestrian projects have been funded by the California Active Transportation Program (ATP) and eight additional projects are planned for approval by Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on February 2. The Active Transportation Program is the primary source for bicycling and walking […]

This last Saturday, you marched. You rallied. You marched in big cities. You rallied in other cities. It was a glorious day for Democracy. Over the years, Streetsblog has noted the importance of the public space as a place for protest and political activism. From election-night celebrations in 2008, to Occupy, to Critical Mass, to the […]