LA's Livable Communities Initiative

In this episode, I connect with Lindsay Sturman for a detailed discussion about the Livable Communities Initiative (LCI) of Los Angeles, California. They are a self-described group of urbanists, architects, progressive activists, and advocates who want to reimagine Los Angeles and address the housing, mobility, and climate crisis at the same time.

They have leveraged world-class learnings of the Dutch cycle network and a safe systems approach to street design, land use urbanism practices from examples such as Paris, and parking policy reforms knowledge from Donald Shoup right there in Los Angeles at UCLA.

Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):
LCI: https://www.livablecommunitiesinitiat...
LCI intro video:    • About the Livable Communities Initiative (...  
Hang Out Do Good https://www.hangoutdogood.com/
Bike Talk Podcast on Twitter:   / biketalkpfk  
Lindsay on Twitter:   / lindsayjs  
Landing page for this episode: https://www.activetowns.org/2023/03/0...
Not Just Bikes Channel:    / @notjustbikes  

Video Timeline/Chapters
0:00:00 Cold Open
0:01:00 Start of episode
0:05:05 LCI Intro Video
0:13:41 15 Minute City
0:16:07 Bikes and the City
0:19:30 Safer Cycling Facilities
0:29:28 Reimagining LA Streets
0:34:43 Cultural Shift
0:44:57 Street Trees
0:46:54 Gentle Density
0:48:29 Engagement Advice
0:51:53 Preventing Displacement
0:55:57 Standard Plans
1:00:09 Policy Reform
1:08:45 LCI as TOD
1:09:58 Closing Remarks

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Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.

Since 2010, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."

The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.

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