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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For Week Without Driving, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Rec & Parks, and Nobody Drives in LA are presenting a ride-in movie night at Silver Lake's Sunset Triangle Plaza (at the junction of the former Los Angeles Ostrich Farm Railway and the Pasadena & Pacific Railway). Metro is free that day for Clean Air Day

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Episode No. 34 — City Race with Sam Cavalcanti The crew convenes with car-free multi-hyphenate Angelenx artist Sam Cavalcanti. Sam is here to promote CityRace Urban Adventures. Along the way, Sam shares stories from their upbringing in Brazil and moving to Los Angeles to live the car-free dream.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Episode No. 33 -- The Art of Transit with Metti Mart Ivy and Eric chat with Greg Ghielmetti, the artist behind Metti Mart, which produces art objects designed to celebrate Los Angeles’s diversity and transit. Tune in to enjoy the conversation about Greg's journey from carbrain to train fan.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

What’s it like navigating Los Angeles if you’re legally blind and dependent on mass transit and ride-hailing? The Nobody Drives in LA crew is joined at the KML to chat with Tamra Brown, a comedian and writer who recently debuted her show, Bus People, at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This seems like such a cool event -- the Los Angeles Indie Book Store Crawl. Hopefully, there are more in the future! There will be passport stamps. We weighed in with how to do it without a car. Transit 🤝 Books! ericbrightwell.com/2026/07/20/t...

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The Nobody Drives in LA crew join Burbank City Council candidate Eddy Polon. After he was doored and seriously injured, Polon decided to dedicate himself to making Burbank’s streets safer.We also discuss the current legal battle between Metro and Burbank over the BRT line connecting the valleys.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Episode No. 30 — Current Events, June 2026 Ivy and Eric head to Kyle’s new Downtown digs to learn how to record episodes when Kyle’s out-of-town — and to discuss current events including the opening of the D Line Extension, contactless tap-to-pay, and finishing the Los Angeles River Bike Path.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Most of the time our car-free commutes are issue free. But, in the interest of honesty, we decided to have a gripe session in which we let off a bit of steam about some of the hiccups in our recent bus and train journeys.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Episode No. 28 — The Fast & The Fareless with Rae Huang Nobody Drives in LA visit Sawtelle to chat with Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rae Huang and her Director of Community Engagement, Gabbie Metheny.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Changing Lanes with Ben Wolf 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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

If you weren't able to make the taping -- and you want to hear it -- here's a link to the audio of the event I was part of with Lisa Kwon, Maylin Tu, Hunter Baoengstrum, and hosted by Julia Beach for online radio station, Frank Radio www.frank.radio/shows/friend...

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

This should be fun! A program about Los Angeles transit from all sorts of interesting angles featuring @ericbrightwell.bsky.social, Greg Ruben, Hunter Baoengstrum, @lisaskwon.bsky.social, and Maylin Tu; and hosted by Julia Beach for Frank Radio. Served by Metro 14, 37, and 212; and AVTA 786

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Episode No. 23 — Keep Calm and Car-Free On 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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Have you dated in Southern California without a car? Have you looked for love on the bus? Have you found love on a bike? Have another story about navigating the dating scene without an auto? We’re desperately seeking car-free dating and relationship stories from you, our listeners Link in comments

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

MaryAnne LoVerme is a teacher and native New Yorker who moved to Los Angeles where she lived, car-free, for 12 years. In LA, she hit the ground running; immersing herself in transit activism, and opening the LA County Store. In 2025, she packed it all up and relocated to a suburb of Paris (France).

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Cross-post from Julia Beach's podcast, Friend of the Month, in which Beach and @ericbrightwell.bsky.social talk transit -- specifically in the Silver Lake -- where they both live. Talk turns to the past, when the first train line passed through the neighborhood to convey tourists to an ostrich farm

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Nobody Drives in LA has a mailing list now! Sign up for (infrequent) updates about events, meet-ups, group rides, new podcast episodes meant to build and serve Los Angeles's heroic car-free (and car-lite) community. nobody-drives-in-la.kit.com/1098ce2658

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

In August 2024, Mayor Bass announced the the Los Angeles Olympics would be a "no-car Games." Three days later, she "walked" that back to "transit-first games." There's not reason, though, that it can't still be the former. There's already transit to every venue. ericbrightwell.com/2025/10/22/n...

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

E Line group ride this Saturday? Train curious? Train veteran? Somewhere in between? Come aboard, we're execting you! ericbrightwell.com/2025/10/15/n...

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Curious about riding Metro trains but haven't gotten around to it? Join fellow train-curious Angelenos and friendly train veterans on a group ride along the E Line as we eat, explore, and enjoy the stations and their surroundings along the way! nobodydrivesinla-noobride.eventbrite.com

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

If you think Tylenol is bad for kids, wait till you hear about cars.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Hello car-free and car-lite Angelenos! For our quarterly meet-up, we're going to meet up at Highland Park Brewery in Los Angeles's Chinatown-adjacent Dogtown neighborhood. It'll happen after CicLAvia, too. nobodydrivesinla-meetup.eventbrite.com

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Next Friday, let's explore the new A Line extension to Pomona. Meet at Union Station. Hop on & off at the new stations to check out station art and surroundings. Get your free "tickets" for the event (you'll still need to TAP for the train) and see you onboard nobodydrivesinla-aline.eventbrite.com

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Episode No. 20 — Kyle’s Multi-Modal Commuting Adventures Kyle’s been getting around: Koreatown, Atwater, Anaheim. Not just via the beloved E Line, mind you. We’re talking bike, bus, Metrolink, and motor scooter.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Episode No. 19 -- Be a Socialist, Share a Bike, Stop Lyft 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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Episode No. 17: Nobody Gondolas in LA With Phyllis Ling and Eric Adams — who 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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Episode No. 16 — Rogelio Pardo 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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Alex Denney is an actor and musician who was car free in Hawaii and Los Angeles for a while. Alex talks about busking, taking the train to auditions, and what could tempt him to take transit more often. Ends with our first ever bus(k) stop performance of his new song "Books, Bicycles, and Trains."

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

You've got more questions, we've got more answers! In which Kyle and Eric answer more burning transit inquiries from Redditors, BlueSky users, Instagrammers, etc.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I've seen this combined Metro and Regional Rail (i.e. Amtrak and Metrolink) map that depicts all train stations inside of a few Metro stations. Finding it online has proven challenging, though, so here it is. Might have to print this in poster size for my own use.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Episode No. 11 — Ask Us ANYTHING [Part 1] Eric & Kyle answer listener questions from Reddit, Instagram, Bluesky, and beyond! Leave your own thoughts and answers in the comments if you'd like!

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Another #SilverLakeWalks in the books.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Episode No. 10 — Cozi Orlen 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 of fear, safety on mass transit, and deconstructing toxic cultural expectations. It’s truly a blast.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Happy Transit Equity Day! Metro is free. Metrolink is free. Riverside Transit Agency is free. Orange County Transit is free. North County Transit District Is free. Where are you going for free today?

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

And let us know who you’d like us to have as a future guest… maybe y o u?

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Cargo Bike NELA @vmsev.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

As a reminder in case people missed it the first time Also adding @biketalk.bsky.social @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social as good Los Angeles-based outlets to discuss this anniversary

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

New Bike Talk episode includes an interview with friend of the show, @bubbathefish.bsky.social as well as a clip from our chat with @michaelschneider.com -- as well a moving discussion with Altadena-based activist, Dorothy Wong.

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Nobody Drives in LA -- Episode No. 8 -- Michael Schneider from Streets for All In this episode, Kyle and Eric sit down in the Koreatown Media Lab with Michael Schneider of Streets for All. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... open.spotify.com/episode/2nDw...

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Maylin Tu is a car-free reporter who lives in Palms. She grew up in Maine and was introduced to car-free living in Beijing. She discusses the under appreciated joy of being car-free and creating a multi-modal journey across LA. open.spotify.com/episode/6oKb... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Kyle and Eric sit down in an LAPL study room with Alhambra City Council District 4 candidate, Katie Chan (陳靄淇). open.spotify.com/episode/2Isc... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 05/10/2024

Nobody Drives in LA: Episode 3 Kyle and Eric sit down with Santa Monica City Council candidate Barry Snell. Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3KyN... Listen on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Inclusive Community in Santa Monica with Barry Snell

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