We’re trying something new this week, both by hosting two podcasts in the same week and by conducting our first interview. In this episode both Damien Newton and Kris Fortin interview David Diaz, the director of the Streetsie Award-Winning Supergroup, Active SGV. We cover a lot of ground in this one. If you’re looking for […]
SGV Connect : The Next Gold Line Extension Hits a Milestone and Alhambra Approves a General Plan
This week’s SGV Connect features big updates on the Foothill Gold Line extension from Glendora to Montclair. With new funding in-hand and a contract signed with a construction firm, the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority anticipates the line will open in 2026. Damien talks with Construction Authority CEO Habib Balian about the authority’s big month […]
SGV Connect 45 – Unions for Rideshare Workers and an Update on Via
This week, SGV Connect looks at two issues impacting rideshare in the San Gabriel Valley. First, Kris Fortin interviews Mike Long, spokesperson for Mobile Workers Alliance, the umbrella group started by SEIU 721 to organize rideshare workers. Stories of Uber and Lyft drivers striking and demanding better wages have been a hot story locally and nationally. Fortin and […]
#SGVConnect 45: The North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit Controversy
One of the West San Gabriel Valley’s hottest transportation issues is the heated debate on various aspects of Metro’s planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) between North Hollywood and Pasadena. For readers not familiar with the project or controversy, the podcast begins with an interview with Joe Linton, the editor of Streetsblog Los Angeles who gives a […]
SGV Connect 44: South Coast AQMD Wants to Clean the Air, and the Puente Creek Bikeway/Greenway Project
Welcome to this week’s SGV Connect. It’s a long one, so grab a cup of iced tea, sit back and relax. First, Damien talks with Dr. Philip Fine with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD). While we have discussed different efforts to improve air quality through regulating the freight industry, a recent story […]
SGV Connect 42: Looking Ahead to Sunday’s 626
Even if you’re one of our listeners from outside of the San Gabriel Valley, you doubtless know that this Sunday is the 626. The mammoth car-free party will feature 8 cities, two missions, one Sasquatch and over 20,000 participants. Read more about the 626 at the official website. And who better to help us preview […]