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Housecleaning: DamienTalks, and SBCA Seeks Steering Committee Members
Now that Streetsblog California has been publishing for a couple of months, we have a couple of upgrades to the website to announce.
July 10, 2015
#DamienTalks Episode 9: Ethan Elkind and the Fight Over LOS Reform
Today #DamienTalks with Ethan Elkind, about the efforts to reform how the state measures transportation impacts of a proposed project. Currently, the state measures how a project impacts car travel time, but a change to state law will turn that rule on its head so that we’re encouraging projects that don’t produce more car trips instead of just mitigating the ones that do.
July 1, 2015
DamienTalks Episode 8: Safe Streets Santa Monica’s Richard McKinnon
Good Data, it’s the Holy Grail of transportation reform advocates.
June 29, 2015
Damien Talks Episode 7: Jim Stone on Vision Zero in San Diego
Today, #DamienTalks with Jim Stone, the executive director of Circulate San Diego, about the recent announcement that the city will pursue a Vision Zero strategy for its transportation planning. Stone discusses the research and politics that happened behind the scene before this week’s announcement and what steps San Diego is taking to create a safe and livable city.
June 24, 2015
Damien Talks Episode 6: Meea Kang and Parking Reform Legislation
Today, DamienTalks with Meea Kang, the founder of the Council of Infill Builders. We talk about A.B. 744, legislation that would remove minimum parking requirements for affordable housing near major transit hubs. The bill passed the Assembly last week and is on the way to the Senate.
June 10, 2015
Damien Talks Episode 5: Councilwoman Marina Khubesrian
This week, #DamienTalks to South Pasadena Councilwoman Marina Khubesrian. Khubesrian, who happens to be a medical doctor for her day job, is also one of the leaders of the Beyond the 710 movement. Worn down by Caltrans and Metro (Los Angeles County MTA) pushing a freeway widening and tunnel project for over three decades, a group of San Gabriel County communities banded together with local activists and national nonprofits to create a new vision for the corridor.
June 3, 2015
Damien Talks Episode 4: Jim Brown of Sacramento Area Bike Advocates
This week Damien Talks to Jim Brown, executive director of Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, known locally as SABA.
May 27, 2015
Damien Talks Special Edition: Meet Colby Tibbet
Welcome to a special episode of Damien Talks. Today, Damien Talks with Colby Tibbet, the new Fresno writer for Streetsblog California. You may have seen a freelance piece Colby wrote for us earlier about Fresno's blight ordinance. We look forward to seeing what Colby has in store for us going forward.
May 21, 2015
Damien Talks Episode 3: Oakland’s Uber Advocate Chris Kidd
Welcome to the third episode of Damien Talks, our podcast about the people and politics behind the Livable Streets Movement throughout California. Our first month broadcasting coincides with Bike Month, so we’ve been working up the coast, talking to bike advocates throughout the state.
May 20, 2015
Damien Talks Episode 2: Bike Inland Empire’s Marven Norman
Welcome to the second episode of #DamienTalks. This week, Damien talks with Marven Norman with the Inland Empire Bicycle Alliance and Inlandfiets. Marven has been fighting the good fight in a part of California where commutes are long and many people have to bike between cities to get where they need to go.
May 13, 2015