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Featured Story:
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?
By Joe Linton

Featured Podcast:
SGV Connect 137: Olympic Cricket at the Pomona Fairplex
For the first time ever, the city of Pomona will host an Olympic event: cricket! Get the story from Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval and Abhimanyu Rajp, Director of Los Angeles Cricket.
Interviews by Joe Linton and Chris Greenspon. Hosted and produced by Chris Greenspon and Damien Newton

Top Headlines:
La Verne and Pomona Dedicate New A Line Stations (KTLA)
More On Pomona and La Verne A Line Stations (Claremont Courier)
More On Active Streets Mission At Twilight (Around Alhambra, SP Review)
Pasadena Changing Speed Bump Policy (Pasadena Now)
Modest Gas Tax Inflation Rise Takes Effect July 1 (LAist)
Metrolink Changing Fares (KTLA)
Pasadena Expects To OK Sales Of 17 Caltrans 710 Freeway Homes (Pasadena Now)
La Cañada Expects To Pay $5-10M In Settling Housing Lawsuit (LCF Outlook)


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

  • Pasadena Adopts Most of the 710 Stub Vision Plan
    by The Editorial Team
    April 16, 2026
    Council opted to have another public workshop to discuss the Restorative Justice elements of the plan, which makes restitution to those displaced by the 710 Freeway.
  • La Verne Approves Protected Bike Lanes to Pomona North Metro Station
    by The Editorial Team
    April 8, 2026

    With this, the city will play a part in building safe facilities west-to-east across the entirety of its neighbor, Pomona.

    The post La Verne Approves Protected Bike Lanes to Pomona North Metro Station appeared first on Streetsblog Los Angeles.

  • Pasadena Moves Closer to Adopting 710 Stub Vision Plan
    by The Editorial Team
    April 2, 2026

    City Council shared concepts for rebuilding the community razed in the 1970s, and seemed keen on making restitution to the victims of freeway displacement.

    The post Pasadena Moves Closer to Adopting 710 Stub Vision Plan appeared first on Streetsblog Los Angeles.

  • Monrovia Seeks Input on Draft Bike Master Plan
    by Chris Greenspon
    March 24, 2026
    The deadline for public comment is this Friday, March 27 2026.
  • Pasadena Seeks Input for Transit Service Overhaul
    by Chris Greenspon
    March 17, 2026
    Several lines could be condensed on the north side of town, a new line is proposed from Huntington Hospital to JPL, and Dial-A-Ride could give same day service.
  • SGV Connect 146: What’s Next for the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority
    by Damien Newton
    March 3, 2026
    CEO Habib Balian joins SGV Connect to discuss the A Line’s steady ridership, transit-oriented development along the corridor, and the shift to a new delivery model for the long-anticipated Claremont extension.
  • SGV Bus Rapid Transit Gets Another $3.9M for Study and Design
    by Chris Greenspon
    February 26, 2026
    Early improvements combine for about 14 miles of continuous bus lanes, expected to be installed in advance of the 2028 Olympic games.
  • Monterey Park to Draft Ballot Measure Banning Data Centers
    by Chris Greenspon
    February 6, 2026
    After two months of heavy pushback from the community, elected officials now appear to have a united front against data center developers, and an imminent lawsuit from one of them.
  • Alhambra Approves New Pilot Bus Routes
    by Chris Greenspon
    January 29, 2026
    City council knew rerouting wouldn’t please everyone, but eventually it passed 4-0. The bus network reconfiguration is projected to increase ridership 19%.
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