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This Week’s Featured Posts:


SGV Connect 144: Annual AMA with Foothill Transit
It’s the most wonderful podcast of the year.
https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/19/sgv-connect-144-annual-ama-with-foothill-transit
By Damien Newton

SGV Hikes and Bikes – Hacienda Hills
Steep, green, quiet, and foggy. Plus, it has an ADA trail.
By Chris Greenspon
https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/16/sgv-hikes-and-bikes-hacienda-hills

Support Streetsblog L.A. Today for a Better 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re asking for your support to keep independent, people-centered transportation journalism alive in Los Angeles.
https://la.streetsblog.org/2025/12/02/support-streetsblog-l-a-today-for-a-better-2026

Top Headlines:
Caltrans Blocking Tenants From Buying 710 Freeway Homes (Pasadena Now)
Foothill GOLD LINE Construction Authority EOY Newsletter
“Final Four” for Possible Names for Puente Landfill Park (Active SGV)
Metro Releases L.A. River Walk/Bike Path EIR (The Source)
Only L.A. Would Spend $1.5B To Make Airport Traffic Worse (LAT)
More On Camino City Terrace Open Streets (BH Beat)
CA High-Speed Rail Poised To Install Tracks (KTLA)
Active SGV Posts a Short Vid on Rio Hondo Ride

And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:

  • Friday’s Headlines
    by Damien Newton
    May 1, 2026
    It’s a mostly “bad news” set of links. Brace yourself.
  • The Week in Short Videos
    by Damien Newton
    May 1, 2026
    E-bike/e-moto legislation, self-driving big rigs, and new TOD in LA.
  • Santa Monica Is First In State to Launch Automated Bike Lane Enforcement
    by The Editorial Team
    May 1, 2026
    State’s first AI bike lane enforcement goes live.
  • Friday Video: Take Transit to the World Cup … If You Can Afford It
    by The Editorial Team
    April 30, 2026
    Why are some cities forced to charge high fares to World Cup visitors who want to take the train, while others are giving away rides nearly for free?
  • Good Public Transit + Good Public Funding = Good Public Health
    by The Editorial Team
    April 30, 2026
    Transit agencies need to do more to remind policy makers of the connection between good public transportation and good public health, a report argues.
  • Ribbon Cutting Celebrates New Mixed-Use Affordable Housing at Vermont/Santa Monica Metro Station
    by The Editorial Team
    April 30, 2026
    Little Tokyo Service Center’s new Santa Monica & Vermont Apartments provide 185 affordable units, half permanent supportive housing and half low-income
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