PinnedBike and bus lanes are good for people that drive!In many cities throughout North America — and especially in Los Angeles — there’s a street fight over shared public space. Up until 100 years ago, streets served everyone — people walking, people on bikes, people on horses, people taking public transit. Basically, streets existed for the greatest good —…Livable Cities7 min readLivable Cities7 min read
Jan 6L.A. should stop requiring developers to waste space on parkingThis was originally published as an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on January 5, 2023. In 1946 — just after World War II, and in an era when the streetcar still ruled the streets — Los Angeles leaders realized they had a problem. People were buying cars, but there…Parking Minimums4 min readParking Minimums4 min read
Jan 2The entitlement of some driversI was biking a few days ago in the Palm Springs area (the City of Palm Desert, to be specific) when — for the second time in a month at the same exact intersection — a driver honked, rev’d his engine, flicked me off, and told me I should “learn…Vulnerable Road User4 min readVulnerable Road User4 min read
Dec 17, 2022Biking to LAX with 3 kids and luggageI started biking to and from LAX 5 years ago, and two years ago Kat joined me for the first time (sans kids). Today, we did our most ambitious ride yet — and transported 3 kids, 2 bags (one checked, one carry on size), a car seat, a car booster…Lax3 min readLax3 min read
Dec 16, 202210 ideas for the new West Hollywood City CouncilAt 35,000 people, West Hollywood is a small city sandwiched between Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. At less than 2 square miles, you can literally walk the entire city in about 45 minutes. Despite its small size and solid finances, the City has done relatively little in terms of multi-modal…West Hollywood8 min readWest Hollywood8 min read
Nov 25, 2022It’s time for Caltrans to truly changeIn the early 1900s, a new form of engineering was born — the Traffic Engineer. The Traffic Engineers’ main purpose was to “solve” traffic and gridlock, mainly by expanding the capacity of roadways and removing anything that might get in the way of free flowing, uninhibited vehicle traffic.Induced Demand4 min readInduced Demand4 min read
Nov 20, 202211 transportation ideas for Council District 13Like Council District 5 (where I live), Council District 13 under Mitch O’Farrell has been a progressive transportation desert. Mitch didn’t build a single protected bike lane in his 9 years in office, and in nearly every instance ignored the City’s Mobility Plan 2035. In fact, it wasn’t until about…Los Angeles8 min readLos Angeles8 min read
Nov 10, 2022My ideal bike setupWhen I started biking, it was on a used Schwinn that was made before I was born. It had 5 speeds, and I thought it was fantastic. Eventually my father couldn’t take the fact that I…Los Angeles10 min readLos Angeles10 min read
Oct 29, 2022How to overcome common objections to bike lanesIn my 3+ years of local advocacy I’ve heard every objection under the sun to putting in safe bike infrastructure. It seems that no one objects to bike lanes themselves, but they object to the reallocation of space that make safe bike lanes possible. Drivers seem to view roads as…Los Angeles10 min readLos Angeles10 min read
Oct 23, 2022Starting Los Angeles’ first bike busUPDATE: The first bike bus was great! We will be doing them EVERY TUESDAY MORNING (school days); leave Poinsettia Park by 7:50am. RSVP for future ones using this form (or just show up!). When speaking with…Los Angeles3 min readLos Angeles3 min read