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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:

  • GoSGV Offers Five More Electric Cargo Bikes for Equity Members
    by The Editorial Team
    October 22, 2026
    Residents of certain cities or those who qualify by income can now rent special cargo e-bikes from Benno, Riese & Müller, and Rad Power.
  • Ground Breaks on Azusa Wilderness Park
    by The Editorial Team
    October 14, 2026
    The entryway to Azusa Canyon will be enhanced with new river overlooks, playgrounds, and improved bicycle facilities.
  • South El Monte Puts 45 Day Moratorium on Data Center and Battery Facility Development
    by The Editorial Team
    October 8, 2026
    Critics say this move undercuts the standard planning process for safe projects; supporters want a total ban and no new warehouses in South El Monte.
  • SGV Connect 150: Montclair’s A Line Lawsuit Against San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
    by The Editorial Team
    September 23, 2026
    Meet Inland Empire reporter Beau Yarbrough, who outlines the city of Montclair’s lawsuit over SBCTA canceling its planned Metro A Line extension
  • West Covina Has One Week Left to Feedback on Parks & Rec Master Plan
    by The Editorial Team
    August 12, 2026
    Responses so far have focused on youth sports and senior activities.
  • The 57/60 Confluence Construction is More Than Halfway Finished
    by The Editorial Team
    July 29, 2026
    The locally controlled freeway project continues to make impressive progress, but will it be complete before the Olympics?
  • Eyes on the Street: Grevelia Pocket Park
    by The Editorial Team
    July 1, 2026
    This park tucks a well-curated piece of green space into a nook of South Pasadena by the 110 Freeway.
  • Pasadena Passes Restorative Justice Elements for 710 Stub Plan
    by The Editorial Team
    June 24, 2026
    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.
  • SGV Connect 148: World Cup, 6-7 Edition
    by The Editorial Team
    June 12, 2026
    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.
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