Kristopher Fortin
Streetsblog California contributor, covering news in Orange County.
Recent Posts
SGV Connect: L.A. County Parks Re-Openings and Long-Term Planning Across the Region
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Podcast features interviews with Norma Garcia of L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation and Kome Ajise of the Southern California Association of Governments - SCAG.
Pasadena Nudges Drivers to Slow Down, Share Streets with Bicyclists and Pedestrians during COVID-19
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Pasadena's "three-tiered campaign is a reminder that roads are multi-modal and are meant to be safely shared by all” per Transportation Director Laura Cornejo.
SGV Connect 65: Water Plans and Beg Buttons
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Kris spoke with Matt Frary, Acting Principal Engineer at Los Angeles County Public Works, about the County Water Plan. The board of supervisors decided at last week’s meeting to hire a consultant to develop the plan by 2021.
SGV Connect 64 – More BRT in the SGV and an Expanded SGV Connect
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San Bernardino is planning a new Bus Rapid Transit line extending from Pomona to Rancho Cucamonga - and SGV Connect is expanding
SGV Connect 63: SCAG Closes in on Final Passage of Connect SoCal and COVID19 Ravages Local Transit
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This week's SGV Connect focuses on how the Coronavirus is impacting planning and transit throughout not just San Gabriel Valley, but all of Southern California.
SGV Connect 58: Foothill Gold Line Extension and Puente Creek Greenway Keep Moving Forward
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David Diaz and Albert Ho update us on the progress on two of our favorite projects
SGV Connect 56 – New Plans for Arrow Highway, Connect SoCal and Transportation Planning in Pasadena
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Kris speaks with Kome Ajise about planning in the SCAG region. Damien talks VMT with Joe Linton.
SGV Connect 55 – Francisco Ojeda and Melanie Curry on What’s Coming Next
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Welcome to the first episode of SGV Connect in 2020! This week's episode features Francisco Ojeda of Active SGV and Melanie Curry of Streetsblog California discussing the big stories of 2019 and what we can look forward to in 2020.
SGV Connect 54 – New Parks in Pasadena and a Look Back at the First Arroyo Fest
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Welcome to SGV Connect 54, which begins our transition from 2019 to 2020. This week we have two different types of interviews: one looks forward to 2020, and the other looks back on...2003?
SGV Connect 51 – Advocates Sound off on Complete Streets Veto, State Legislation
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At the CalBike summit, Fortin interviewed a handful of leaders about Governor Gavin Newsom's disappointing veto of SB 127, and other news from the recent legislative session.
Alhambra City Council Approves 40-Unit Supportive, Low-Income Affordable Housing Development
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Alhambra is moving forward with proposals for a $20 million 5-story 40-home supportive and low-income housing development - expected to house up to 178 residents
#SGV Connect 48 – Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, and CA Legislation
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In which we speak to Representative Judy Chu about San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, and Melanie Curry of Streetsblog CA updates us on state legislation