Our first guest is Maylin Tu, who joined the podcast at the Koreatown Media Lab. Tu is a car-free freelance reporter who lives in Palms and comes up with many of her story ideas whilst cycling in Los Angeles. MaylinTu grew up in Maine and was introduced to car-free living in Beijing. Maylin discusses the under appreciated joy of being car-free, managing safety concerns, and dreaming of creating the ultimate multi-modal journey across Los Angeles.

Maylin's latest article

NDLA's IG

Other relevant links:

The Great Metrolink Four Counties Ride

The Los Angeles Grand Tour

La Sombrita

Open Sidewalks LA

Kyle and Eric sit down in an LAPL study room with Alhambra City Council District 4 candidate, Katie Chan (陳靄淇). Chan (陳) is an Alhambra native and their discussion touches upon Alhambra Community Transit (ACT), green space, walkability, her journey to politics, and Alhrambra's role as a progressive example within the San Gabriel Valley.

Katie's IG

In this episode, Kyle and Eric sit down for a chat with two guests, John Yi and Phoebe Chiu, at the Octavia Butler Lab.

Yi is a Koreatown native and former Executive Director of Los Angeles Walks who is running to represent Assembly District 54 — which includes the urban core of Los Angeles.

Chiu is a car-free San Francisco Bay Area native and co-manager of Yi’s campaign for California Assembly. She’s also a Research Analyst & Events Coordinator at the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies.

John's IG

John's TikTok

Phoebe's LinkedIn

Kyle and Eric sit down for a chat at Santa Monica’s Pico Branch Library with Santa Monica City Council candidate, Barry Snell. Topics include Snell’s roots in New Jersey; background in education; and passion for community, inclusivity, and cycling.

Barry's IG

Barry's Campaign

Kyle and Eric sit down with Ellis Raskin. Raskin is an environmental attorney and city planning commissioner running for Santa Monica City Council. The conversation touches upon bike lanes, rent control, the famous Third Street Promenade, and Santa Monica's role as an incubator for future mobility experiments.

Ellis’s IG

Ellisforcitycounsil.org

Ellis@electellis.org

NDLA’s IG

...In which our podcast’s two co-hosts, Kyle Rebar and Eric Brightwell, introduce themselves — both to listeners and one another. Their conversation touches upon their journeys from car-dependent small cities toward liberation from cars in Los Angeles.

The discussion turns to how the podcast came about and potential future episode topics including the proposed Dodger Stadium Gondola, Lyft’s bid for Metro Bike Share (https://bikeshare.metro.net), and waiting for hypothetical gadgetbahns instead of investing in proven transit technologies.

Eric Brightwell links: www.ericbrightwell.com

Kyle Rebar links: https://kylerebar.biz

Other relevant links:

Alissa Walker (https://www.torched.la)

Bike Central LA (https://www.la-bike.org/bikecentral)

CarIndependentLA (https://www.reddit.com/r/CarIndependentLA/)

Fix The City LA (https://www.instagram.com/fixthecityla/)

LA Podcast (https://thelapod.com)

Mobility For Who? (https://www.instagram.com/mobilityforwho/)

Multi-Modal Emily (https://www.instagram.com/multimodalemily/)

Talking Headways (https://streetsblog.libsyn.com)

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