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#DamienTalks 39 – Big Bad Bike to Work Day in the East Bay with David Campbell
This week, #DamienTalks with Dave Campbell of Bike East Bay. According to Melanie Curry, Bike East Bay runs the "biggest, baddest Bike to Work Day in the world."
May 23, 2016
#DamienTalks 38 – TOD Planning in San Diego with Circulate’s Colin Parent
Today, #DamienTalks with Colin Parent, the policy counsel for Circulate San Diego. Last week, Circulate released the first of a series of reports that look at how the city's policies support, or hinder, the city's efforts to meets its environmental goals. Read the report, here.
May 16, 2016
#DamienTalks 37 – Meet the Newest CalBike Board Member, the San Joaquin Valley’s Genoveva Islas
Today, #DamienTalks with Genoveva Islas, the Program Director for Cultiva La Salud and the newest member of the California Bike Coalition (CalBike) Board of Directors.
May 10, 2016
#DamienTalks 36 – Celebrating Bike Month with Tony Molina of the Fresno Bike Coalition
It’s Bike Month! Welcome to Bike Month!
May 2, 2016
Talking Headways Podcast: The City Is a Painting You Walk Into
This week I'm joined by James Rojas of Place It! to talk about art in planning and Latino urbanism. James is an award-winning planner and a native Angeleno, and he tells us about how growing up in East LA and visiting his grandmother’s house shaped the way he thinks about urban spaces and design.
April 22, 2016
#DamienTalksSGV 7 – Michael Cacciotti and the 626
As excitement builds towards the 626, the mammoth car-free festival spanning six cities on, you guessed it, June 26, #DamienTalks with Michael Cacciotti. Cacciotti is the Mayor Pro-Tem of South Pasadena and has been a critical figure in the effort to create the 626 and organize the half-dozen cities that are taking part as well as officials with the County, Metro, and the Air Quality Management District.
April 7, 2016
#DamienTalks 24: New Housing Bills Intersect with Transit, Transpo. Planning
Last week, Streetsblog California announced three new pieces of legislation introduced by Assemblyman Richard Bloom who represents West Los Angeles County cities in the Assembly. Bloom's legislation focuses on increasing the housing stock in California by reducing the hurdles to creating "Granny Flats" and strengthening density bonuses for developers producing affordable housing and market-rate housing.
March 21, 2016
#DamienTalks 33: Award Winning Advocacy Campaigns and Safe Mobility with LACBC
Last week, activists from around California and the rest of the country gathered in Washington, D.C. for the national bike summit. During the summit, the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (LACBC) was honored for the "best winning campaign" of the past year for its work on getting the City of Los Angeles to pass and approve a progressive mobility plan.
March 15, 2016
#DamienTalks 32: Livable Downtown San Diego and the L.A. Bicycle Festival
Two for the price of one!
March 1, 2016