Category Archives: Transportation

Paseo progress

The paseo bridge over Copper Hill adjacent West Creek Academy in Valencia has been under construction since SCVTalk reported in late May. Newhall Land’s continued investment in paseos in Valencia decades after the master plan is in itself a fitting tribute … Continue reading

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Parking is for suckers

COC Facebooks parking advice to their 20,000+ students as Fall 2010 starts: I beg to differ. If you hate parking at COC (and who doesn’t?!?) why not try out Santa Clarita Transit, which has no less than two routes that … Continue reading

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Yellow card! Foul! Penalty Flag!

I knew it was coming. The NRDC gives a little award to the City of Santa Clarita for some of its positive, green programs, and suddenly we’re like Portland, Oregon: Heather Merenda, the city’s sustainability planner, said popular programs include … Continue reading

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TIN is live

Earlier this year SCVTalk did an in-depth report on a major upgrade to Santa Clarita Transit’s infrastructure known as the Transit Information Network, or TIN.  At the time, TIN was not yet fully available to the public. The system has … Continue reading

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Coming soon to College of the Canyons?

I mocked the idea of a train system for COC-Valencia’s 20,000+ students earlier this year, and the video below doesn’t really change my mind, but it’s worth a view anyway: From the YouTube description: Concept includes an elevated transit skyway … Continue reading

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Put some speedbumps on Bouquet Canyon

When I was a freshly-licensed, pimply-faced, up-to-no-good teenager, my parents and my friends’ parents all warned me to stay off of Highway 126. “It’s nicknamed Death Alley for a reason,” they said. “It’s one of the most dangerous highways in … Continue reading

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LA County Bicycling Infrastructure Meeting

Over a dozen people attended LA County and Alta Design’s Bicycle Master Plan meeting last month at Hart Park. The meeting, which focused exclusively on bike infrastructure in the unincorporated County areas of Santa Clarita, was useful and informative. County staff and … Continue reading

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There has got to be a better way

It seems as if every few weeks something happens on the southbound I-5 to completely bring the entire Newhall Pass -and much of the SCV as a result- to a standstill. Last time it was spilled pomegranates. This time it’s … Continue reading

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Another senseless pedestrian death

The Sheriff’s Station has released the name of the 15 year old who was hit and killed by a truck on Sunday in Canyon Country. He is Eric Michael Gilhooley, and KHTS reports he was “standing on the curb on … Continue reading

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A Hydrogen-powered car in your garage?

The LA Times shows what kind of infrastructure would be necessary at your home to refuel a zero-emissions hydrogen-powered car: At first I was like: hey, that’s not so bad. Just a small refueling station. But then they panned to … Continue reading

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