CAHSR Paints Rosy Picture, but Rail Line Is Still Political Hot Potato
After years of being beat up on conservative talk radio and in numerous other press outlets, the California High Speed Rail Authority finally hit a positive streak running several months this year. The organization broke ground on a major part of the program in Fresno, cleared a legal hurdle, passed a new business plan that pivoted construction to the Bay Area and Central Valley, and can now report that there will be high speed rail trains running in California within a decade.
July 25, 2016
#DamienTalks 42: Sam Tepperman-Gelfant and the Governor’s Housing Proposal
Today, #DamienTalks with Sam Tepperman-Gelfant, a senior staff attorney with Public Advocates about Governor Jerry Brown’s legislative language to streamline the environmental process for certain types of housing development.
July 5, 2016
#DamienTalks 40 – Brown’s Housing Legislation with Jason Islas
Today, #DamienTalks with Jason Islas, the editor of Santa Monica Next. This podcast featured Islas a couple of months ago to discuss a proposal by Assemblymember Richard Bloom to make it easier to build more housing.
June 24, 2016
#StreetsR4Families: Livable Streets Presentations for Very Young Students
Last week, I used the dual media events of Bike Week and the opening of the Expo Line extension to speak at my kids' schools about Livable Streets issues. Joe and I thought it could make an interesting follow-up to our 2014 guide to planning a Walk/Bike to School Day for a school that does not already have that event on the calendar.
May 23, 2016
#DamienTalks 36 – Celebrating Bike Month with Tony Molina of the Fresno Bike Coalition
It’s Bike Month! Welcome to Bike Month!
May 2, 2016
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April 5, 2016
#DamienTalks 32: Livable Downtown San Diego and the L.A. Bicycle Festival
Two for the price of one!
March 1, 2016
#DamienTalks 31 – CalBike’s Jeanie Ward-Waller and a Proposal to Create Bike Rebates
CalBike presented its proposal to ARB earlier this year, and Ward-Waller reports that discussions with staff have been positive. Ultimately, however, the decision will be made by the Governor-appointed Board and there are many chances to get involved.
February 24, 2016
#DamienTalks 30 – SCAG’s Hasan Ikharta and the Pilot Program That Could Slay the Gas Tax
Today, #DamienTalks with Hasan Ikharta, the executive director of the Southern California Association of Governments about the pilot program that could be the second step in replacing the state's gas tax with a vehicle miles traveled tax.
January 28, 2016