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Valencia Merchants Stage Protest in Center-Running Bike Lane
Remember when this bike lane was pitched as being more acceptable for small business owners?
December 6, 2023
How Activists Are Making Streets Safer When Their Governments Won’t — And How You Can, Too
When their cities won't build a bike lane or stripe a crosswalk, activists are stepping in and doing it themselves — and they say anyone can take part.
October 30, 2023
Why Protests Work and How to Use Them to Win The Transportation Outcomes You Want
An advocacy trainer explores you should take to the streets for better streets — and how to do it right.
Carter Lavin
October 25, 2023
How ‘Strategic Escalation’ Can Help Advocates Win Their Sustainable Transportation Goals
You might not need to host a massive die-in on a highway ramp or sue the DOT to win a better transportation future for your community. And even if you do, it's important to lay the groundwork first.
June 28, 2023
May Protest Update: Metro Refused Some Mutual Aid Requests, Most Bus Damage Was Minimal
Metro shuttled LAPD officers, provided 23 buses to police, and reported "62 damaged buses" when only about a dozen sustained significant damage.
August 7, 2020
Designing ‘Streets For Protest’ Won’t Work Because of Cops
Can good street design really "protect" protesters — and the right to protest itself — from police brutality? No.
July 7, 2020
Meet the McCloskeys: How Private Places Act as a Form of Spatial Anti-Blackness in St. Louis
Two white homeowners threatened the lives of Black Lives Matter protesters in on a private street in St. Louis on Sunday, raising new questions about anti-Black racism in pseudo-public space.
July 1, 2020
SGV Connect 67: Black Lives Matter Protests throughout SGV and Closed Streets in Whittier
In this week's SGV Connect, Kris Fortin marches with protestors in cities throughout the San Gabriel Valley and brings us their voices direct from the rallies and marches. Kris also discusses his experience at the protests with his broadcast partner, Damien Newton, and how activism is changing in the San Gabriel Valley.
June 15, 2020
San Gabriel Valley Residents Show Support for Black Lives Matter in Multi-City Demonstrations
Protests have taken place in West Covina, Whittier, Alhambra, Pasadena, Monrovia, Montebello, Pomona, El Monte, Walnut, and Sierra Madre.
June 11, 2020
