SGV Connect
Active Streets: Mission at Twilight – Open Streets Open Thread
How was your experience at yesterday's open streets event - Mission at Twilight - through Alhambra, San Gabriel, and South Pasadena?
L.A. Press Club Awards Streetsblog First Place in Best Group Blog Category
The award acknowledges the 2024 calendar year work of SBLA Editors Sahra Sulaiman and Joe Linton, San Gabriel Valley reporters Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton, and Streetsblog California Editor Melanie Curry.
La Verne Celebrates Metro A Line Station, Foothill Extension to Open Soon
The new $1.5 billion 9.1-mile Foothill A Line extension construction is complete, and Metro is currently testing. Rail service is expected to debut in the next couple months.
Glendora Celebrates New Metro A Line Station
As the rail line chugs toward its grand opening, officials are optimistic that there will be an extension into the Inland Empire.
Monrovia Breaks Ground on Park Honoring Japanese-American Poet Satoru Tsuneishi
Satoru Tsuneishi Park will be adorned with haikus written by the man who promoted the artform in America, before and after WWII.
SGV Connect 136: Here Comes the Olympics
What to the Olympics hold for the San Gabriel Valley in 2028? Damien talks with Alissa Walker, co-host of the L.A. Podcast and editor of Torched.
Talking Headways Podcast: Bike Guides to Build Your City
Bill Schultheiss on AASHTO and NACTO bike lane design guides, the importance of history, political will and the stress of being an expert witness in court.
Duffy Tells Congress He’s Not Delaying DOT Projects — As He Delays DOT Projects
Thousands of federal transportation grants remain in limbo as the Trump administration cuts staff and cracks down on DEI, bike lanes and environmental rules.
Villaraigosa Pivots to Slamming High Gas Prices in Bid to Break Out of Gubernatorial Pack
To date, Villaraigosa's current campaign has accepted just over $175,000 from the oil and gas industry. His opponents have pledged not accept oil money.
