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Commentary: Look to Amsterdam, not Antioch, for OakDOT’s New Director
Only a morally confused person would suggest years of "equity" outreach is required over whether to install infrastructure that prevents people from getting killed or maimed
June 23, 2022
Hearing on 14th Street Safety Project Comes on Heels of Another Tragedy
Oakland lawmakers unanimously approved a safe-street redesign for 14th Street in downtown Oakland, but the approval follows a completely avoidable tragedy.
June 22, 2022
SGV Connect 95: Gold Line Extension Is ‘On Time and On Budget’ at 50% Mark
Damien Newton interviews Habib Balian, the executive director of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority.
June 17, 2022
Avocado Heights Activists Hitch Horses, Take to Bikes for Toxic Tour
A concerned group of equestrians says any amount of heavy metals in the environment is too much for the San Gabriel Valley’s working class corridor
June 14, 2022
Berkeley Approves Zoning for BART Station Housing
The new TOD zone will allow up to 2,400 units of housing to be built at the two large BART station parking lots within the city limits. Next steps: develop and build the housing.
June 3, 2022
Memo Calls for Reconsideration of BART Extension Design
Mayor Sam Liccardo is concerned about a potential $3 billion cost overrun for the BART extension to downtown San Jose thanks to the deep-bore concept.
May 12, 2022
El Monte’s Zamora Park to Get Major Makeover
El Monte's Zamora Park will receive numerous updates through a partnership between the city, First 5 L.A., and other community groups
May 6, 2022
626 Golden Streets Mission to Mission 2022 – Open Thread
At the first San Gabriel Valley open streets event since the start of COVID, tens of thousands of attendees biked, skated, scooted, walked and ran on five miles of car-free streets
May 3, 2022
Concrete Coming to Telegraph’s Protected Lanes
Contractors with the city of Oakland are breaking up pavement on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland's KONO district as part of a project to install concrete curbs to make the currently paint-and-plastic-bollard protected bike lanes permanent.
April 5, 2022
