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Glendale, California contrasts: bike-friendly ideas from Long Beach welcomed as San Gabriel valley political will forces 710 tunnel progress.

Glendale, California 2010 Armenian Genocide commemoration and annual program of events on Man’s Inhumanity to Man, with a focus on genocide recognition and fair trade practices.

Glendale, California city council votes to take a lead in opposing CalTrans 710 Tunnel Project Proposal.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority submits the westside extension project for federal funding, California Governor Schwarzenegger submits an application for a share of $8 billion in federal recovery funds for high-speed rail, and transportation planners discuss the necessity of integrated transportation networks and public support to build out the system.

Coordinator Colin Bogart presented a six-month update on Glendale, California’s Safe and Healthy Streets Program, a three-year LA County Department of Public Health PLACE (Policies for Liveable, Active Communities and Environments) Grant, to Glendale City Council. The program, along with several other initiatives in Glendale, is raising the visibility of pedestrian safety issues and urban, pedestrian and bicycling friendly design.

Glendale City Council member Ara Najarian announced he assumed chairmanship of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority July 1. Najarian pledges to get the fair share of transportation dollars for Glendale and the region, break the cycle of dependency on crude oil and fund alternative transportation projects.