Kristopher Fortin
Streetsblog California contributor, covering news in Orange County.
Recent Posts
SGV Connect 38 – Gotcha Comes to the San Gabriel Valley
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Shared-use mobility company Gotcha announced a partnership with the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to bring a regional, 1,000-bike, bike-share system to a dozen cities.
SGV Connect 37 – A People’s Map of East San Gabriel Valley
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Have you ever seen a general plan process include collecting community stories?
Orange County Plans a Four-Mile Parking-Protected Bike Lane
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Orange County officials presented a proposal to reduce travel lanes and add a parking-protected bike lane on a four-mile stretch of Hazard Avenue, which connects Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Westminster.
SGV Connect 30 – Changes for the Gold Line and California’s Climate Crisis
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This week: an update on the Gold Line Foothill Extension, and a discussion of two recent climate change reports.
SGV Connect 25: Bike Improvements in Monterey Park and a Look at Attempts to Roll Back the Gas Tax
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In Monterey Park, the city council narrowly passed a plan to improve bicycle and pedestrian access throughout the city. In this week’s SGV Connect, Kris Fortin talks to Henry Lo about the state of play for bicycle advocacy in the city and its next steps. Lo, a member of the Monterey Park Unified School District […]
SGV Connect 24: Double Decker Buses and Open Space Funding
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Welcome back to SGV Connect. In today’s episode, our co-hosts conduct two interviews on the expansion of the Foothill Transit bus fleet and the arrival of open space funds in L.A. County. First, Kris Fortin follows up on the news (SGV Tribune, Forbes) that Foothill Transit is adding double-decker buses to their commuter fleet. Foothill […]
La Habra Is Making Moves Toward Becoming a More Walkable, Bikeable City
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The city of La Habra passed its first Bikeway Master Plan last year, is looking to pass its first Complete Streets Master Plan. It is being aided by a grant from St. Jude Medical Center, which recognizes the importance of street design on residents' health.
OCTA Transit Committee Revokes BRT/Streetcar Study for Central Harbor Boulevard
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Santa Ana and Garden Grove want to extend the OC Streetcar and improve transit, but Anaheim and Fullerton oppose a streetcar option--and any project that would take away a general-use lane for transit.
OCTA Board Approves Budget with No Bus Service Cuts for Coming Year
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OCTA plans to improve its transit service--but also to widen roads in the name of "congestion relief."
Report: Fragmented Orange County Stymies Nonprofits’ Growth, Political Clout
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"Connecting the Dots: A Discussion of the Structural Realities of Policy and Advocacy Efforts in Orange County," offers some solutions for overcoming barriers to nonprofits participating in and influencing policy discussions in the county.
Santa Ana’s First Protected Bike Lane! . . . Is the Result of a Street Widening
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One good does not cancel out a bad. And in the case of the freshly installed (and almost completed) protected bike lane on Bristol Street in Santa Ana, a lot of bad preceded this hallmark moment. The city started installing the Bristol Street protected bike lane over the weekend between Seventeenth Street and Washington Boulevard. […]
Orange County Transportation Agency Offers a New Training Device for Drivers
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Play It Safe! is a throwback video game that reminds drivers about rules on bicycle/pedestrian safety