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Top Headlines: Active SGV Hosts Event to “clean, plant & brighten the Merced Ave Greenway.” Pasadena Installing First/Last Mile Improvements At Allen Station (Pasadena Now) Sierra Madre Station Affordable TOD To Serve Displaced Folks (Pasadena Now) Pasadena Considers Road Diet Upgrade On North Lake (Pasadena Now) Legislative Fight To Extend CA Cap-and-Trade (LAT) Active SGV Previews Some Open Space Improvements at El Monte Schools L.A. Podcast Talks Olympics Laborer Fleeing ICE Killed On Monrovia Freeway (LAT, LAist, L.A. Taco, KTLA, KABC, NBC4) Newsom Kicks Off CA Redistricting (Daily News, NBC4) The Militant Angeleno Ultimate Metrolink Beer Crawl Guide Metro Nipsey Hussle TAP Cards Debut Today (KCAL)
And here’s some Streetsblog stories from around the country from the past week:
City council enthusiastically approved restitution for those displaced by the freeway, but questions linger about who may qualify and how the money will be raised.
In this special World Cup edition of SGV Connect, Damien Newton talks with Foothill Transit Communications Director Felicia Friesema about how transit agencies across Los Angeles County are preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Responses so far have focused on youth sports and senior activities.
The locally controlled freeway project continues to make impressive progress, but will it be complete before the Olympics?
This park tucks a well-curated piece of green space into a nook of South Pasadena by the 110 Freeway.
City council enthusiastically approved restitution for those displaced by the freeway, but questions linger about who may qualify and how the money will be raised.
In this special World Cup edition of SGV Connect, Damien Newton talks with Foothill Transit Communications Director Felicia Friesema about how transit agencies across Los Angeles County are preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
After some concerns about lost parking, residents convinced the city council to keep its complete streets concept uniform.
