This was originally published as an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on August 16, 2022. Los Angeles County’s transportation agency, Metro, is building over 100 miles of rail in the next 30 years. It’s the most aggressive transit expansion plan in the country — as it should be, for…

This was originally published in The Desert Sun as an op ed on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Varner Road from Bob Hope Drive to Palm Drive is an idyllic road — at 692 feet in elevation at its peak, it offers panoramic views of the Coachella Valley, from the San…

Last week, I took a day trip to Sacramento to testify as the primary witness on a Streets For All bill. …

This post was originally published as an op ed in the Los Angeles Times on April 24, 2023. In preparation for the 1984 Olympics, Los Angeles wanted to improve traffic flow and make moving around the city easier for athletes and visitors. To achieve that, the city developed the Automated…

A giant in the music industry left us this week — Seymour Stein. You can read Wikipedia to know his full resumé, but in short he was one of the best spotters of talent the industry has ever seen, and signed everyone from Madonna to The Ramones to Depeche Mode. …

This op ed was originally published in the Los Angeles Times on April 4, 2023. Speed is the single biggest factor in determining the severity of a car crash, and yet California has resisted the most obvious tool to slow down traffic: speed-enforcement cameras. …

In April of 2020, in the full swing of the pandemic, Streets For All started advocating for more streets to be pedestrianized and made for biking, to give people more space to recreate during COVID-19. At only 4.5' feet wide on average, LA’s sidewalks weren’t wide enough to maintain social…

I’m so proud of this new culture change video Streets For All just dropped, and wanted to share it with you all. Enjoy!

This article was originally published as an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on February 27, 2023. Half a century ago, it was very common for kids to disappear into their neighborhood and play with other kids, often arriving by bike. This included the school commute. In 1969, 48% of…