Nobody Drives in LA

The Nobody Drives in LA crew join  Burbank City Council  candidate  Eddy Polon  at the  Burbank Public Library . Polon is a  Burbank Transportation Commissioner , the President of  Strong Towns Burbank , and co-owned  Valley Village ‘s  Continental Kosher Bakery . After he was doored and seriously injured on Burbank Boulevard, he decided to dedicate himself to making Burbank’s streets safer. Polon...

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Most of the time, the car-free commutes of Angelenos are without serious issues. We (safely) reply to emails, read, enjoy a cinematic view of the city, and spare not a thought for parking or measuring how long our commutes took. In the spirit of honesty, we also endeavor not to sugarcoat the experience—which we constantly advocate for improving.  In this transit therapy session, Kyle, Ivy, and Eri...

Nobody Drives in LA visit Sawtelle to chat with Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rae Huang ( @raeforla ) and her Director of Community Engagement, Gabbie Metheny ( @gabbie_notgabby ). A Complete Unknown Because She in the Trenches: Rae Huang (Hood Politics with Prop) Apple Podcasts | Spotify Housing, Equity, and the Future of LA: Rae Huang for LA Mayor (Locatora Radio) Apple Podcasts | Spotify Rae Hu...

Nobody Drives in LA chat with filmmaker Ben Wolf about his new documentary, Changing Lanes . The film( shot only on equipment carried by bike) captures the intense community battle following efforts to reconfigure a Brooklyn street in the aftermath of a deadly collision. Changing Lanes will be screening with Wolf in attendance and various guests across Los Angeles from 16-20 April. Changing Lanes...

Ivy visits Hong Kong with her dad and shares her observations about transit abroad and at home.

Kyle and Eric chat with Colin Warn—who makes music as DJ Veaux—but, more importantly, is the man who told all of us to "Ride the D."  Along the way, we also learn about his circuitous journey from Seattle car-brain to LABikeBoy. Colin's Ride the D Reddit Post! Metro's Ride the D Shirts! (Currently Sold Out 😢) Submit your Transit Tales to our next Story Episode! NDLA Spring Meetup 03.26 @ Libertie...

@ katheagberglar , @ _longbranch , @pfcandleco, @ labikeboy , & @ iykwyk , @ kylerebarf , & @ ericbrightwell_official share their car-free dating stories. Happy Valentine's day, y'all! NDLA Conversation Hearts

The crew gather at the Koreatown Media Lab where Eric shares his thoughts and impressions of London transit after his most recent visit — and offers some thoughts about what the Big Orange can learn from the Big Smoke Valentine's Day Survey Transit Equity Day

MaryAnne LoVerme is a teacher and native New Yorker who moved to Los Angeles where she lived, car-free, for twelve years. In Los Angeles, she hit the ground running; immersing herself in improv, transit activism, and opening the beloved and much-missed Los Angeles County Store. In 2025, she packed it all up and relocated to a suburb of Paris (France). We caught up before she left us in the proverb...

Back in July, Eric appeared as a guest on episode number two of Julia Beach’s podcast/online radio show, “Friend of the Month.” Friend of the Month is broadcast on Frank Radio, an online broadcaster and eventspace located in Los Angeles’s Fairfax District. “Friend Of The Month” is a radio show about knowing your neighbors. In each episode, they feature an Angeleno with a good story, and ask them w...

Nobody Drives in LA's co-hosts and hall-of-famers—Eric Brightwell, Ivy Kwok, Kyle Rebar, and Rogelio Pardo—upzoned LA Comic-Con with our panel LA Transit in Pop Culture . Their discussion touches upon the song "Walking in LA" and the (tired) trope that no one (and only nobodies) walk; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; L.A. Noire; reframing the discussion in Hollywood and pop culture around public tran...

Kyle's been getting around: K-Town, Atwater, Anaheim. Not just via the beloved E-Line, mind you. We're talking bike, bus, Metrolink, and motorscooter. Links to many of our topics below! LA Stuff Westside Repair Cafe Park Tool HCRW5 Ciclavia WeHo Pick Up Metro 460 Disneyland Bus Metrolink Contracts Metrolink Schedules OCTA Bus Schedules CA Motorcycle Safety Course National Stuff SEPTA Fundi...

Listen as we get our socialism on with transit advocates Anne Marie & Shelby—Lyft is trying to muscle its way in to Metro's bikeshare program and our guests tell us why that's a terrible idea. We touch on Zohran Mamdani's primary victory, bike maintenance, and how to get involved with leftist causes in LA. @StopLyft @DSA_LA DSA-LA's Event Calendar Metro Board's July 24th Me...

In this special mini-episode, we sit down with labor activist Anne Marie, and transit activist Shelby, for a discussion about the dos and don’ts of protesting during the current regime’s war on public space and the public itself. How to Stay Safe at a Protest - DSA

Kyle and Eric sit down in the Koreatown Media Lab with Phyllis Ling and Eric Adams — two activists from the Stop the Gondola campaign. They talk about why the Aerial Rapid Transit Technology (ARTT) isn't the mass transit solution it's being pitched as but, upon examination, an enormously costly gadgetbahn and, frankly, more of a Shelbyville idea. Stop the Gondola's Linktree L.A.’s Cornfield Row: H...

Kyle and Eric sit down with City Council District 13's Senior Transportation & Infrastructure Deputy, Rogelio Pardo. The conversation touches upon activism, Al Fresco dining, Access to Hollywood, the Department of Transportation, and much more. Plus, Rogelio answers listener questions. CD 13's Newsletter FINAL Silver Lake Walk! Environmental Activism in Final Fantasy VII LA Comic Con P...

You know that one friend who's not car-free, but is abnormally willing to go along with all of your ridiculous transit schemes? That's Alex Denney, our guest today. Alex is an actor and musician—who you may have seen on Pam & Tommy and who you will see in the upcoming live-action Lilo & Stitch— who was car free in Hawaii & Los Angeles for a while. Alex talks about his experienc...

Kyle and Eric sit down in the Koreatown Media with mass transit enthusiast, Ivy Kwok. s a PhD Student in Environmental Engineering and member of the Society of Women Engineers. Their conversation touches upon riding Metrolink to dates, pogo-sticking, and her upcoming trip to Hong Kong and Macau. Ivy's IG | @iykwyk - Ivy's Dance Cardio w/o the "Car" events and "Guess the Scie...

"THIS IS OUR VAIL!" Listen as we tear up the hills of Echo Park with special guest Danny Vega! Danny hosts AITApod and recently kicked his car. We touch on all things Onewheel, car-free dating, and seeing through the Car Matrix. AITA 687 "AITA for not filling up my gas tank on a long drive?" Danny's Patreon Eric's Silverlake Walks Kyle's Music NDLA's IG

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Eric & Kyle answer listener questions from Reddit, IG, and beyond! NDLA's IG Eric's Writings Kyle's Music

Eric and Kyle "do some scenes" with car-free underground improv and sketch comedy organizer Cozi Orlen! We go deep in this one—be ready to explore the nature fear, safety on transit, and deconstructing toxic cultural expectations. It's truly a blast. You Need to See This! Dub Set! Crash This Party Valentine's Musical 2025 Scene Kids Eric's Transit Songs Playlist Any Pizza is...

In this episode, Kyle and Eric sit down with newly-elected City of Culver City... City Council member, Bubba Fish. Their discussion begins with Fish's journey to activism and turns to his efforts to keep Culver City sustainable, thriving, and livable. LA County Emergency Resources Bike Talk: An LA Story-The Fires, Dorothy, The Bike Oven, and Hollywood Culver CityBus Move Culver City CalBike.or...

In this episode, Kyle and Eric sit down in the Koreatown Media Lab with Michael Schneider of Streets for All. The discussion touches upon the city’s unrealized Mobility Plan 2035, Measure HLA, biking to LAX, e-cargo bike as an alternative to SUVs, street design — and how individuals can become engaged in civics, activism, and policy making. Metro NYE / NYD Free Fares Streets For All Membership | S...