Michael Schneider
@michaelschneider.com
tali mika sofi’s dad, Kat’s husband, LA native. Urbanist. Founder @streetsforall.org
I will never understand why @ladotofficial.bsky.social does 3 years of planning and outreach for 1 year of construction.
THIS is why things take so long and cost so much.
THIS is why things take so long and cost so much.
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I will never understand why @ladotofficial.bsky.social does 3 years of planning and outreach for 1 year of construction.
THIS is why things take so long and cost so much.
THIS is why things take so long and cost so much.
Perhaps the most broken sidewalk in Los Angeles
(Melrose and June)
(Melrose and June)
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Perhaps the most broken sidewalk in Los Angeles
(Melrose and June)
(Melrose and June)
LA pavement vs Beverly Hills pavement
(City border in the middle of the street)
(City border in the middle of the street)
January 19, 2026 at 12:23 AM
LA pavement vs Beverly Hills pavement
(City border in the middle of the street)
(City border in the middle of the street)
Why @metrolosangeles.bsky.social has trouble doing things that help people outside of cars michaelschneider.medium.com/why-metro-ha...
Why Metro has trouble doing things that help people outside of cars
Metro Los Angeles is LA County’s transportation agency — and it’s responsible for countywide initiatives like rail expansion, bus rapid…
michaelschneider.medium.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Why @metrolosangeles.bsky.social has trouble doing things that help people outside of cars michaelschneider.medium.com/why-metro-ha...
Pretty sad state of affairs in LA:
One city department lies to another city department to get environmental clearance on a project that’s awful for the environment and will make traffic worse.
One city department lies to another city department to get environmental clearance on a project that’s awful for the environment and will make traffic worse.
LAX lied to BoE to get environmental approval on their $2B plan to make traffic worse (laxgridlock.com).
TOMORROW at Public Works Committee they are trying to get an additional approval.
Tell the committee to reject LAWA’s lies!
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
TOMORROW at Public Works Committee they are trying to get an additional approval.
Tell the committee to reject LAWA’s lies!
mailchi.mp/streetsforal...
January 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Pretty sad state of affairs in LA:
One city department lies to another city department to get environmental clearance on a project that’s awful for the environment and will make traffic worse.
One city department lies to another city department to get environmental clearance on a project that’s awful for the environment and will make traffic worse.
He’s baaaack
And big mad!!
And big mad!!
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM
He’s baaaack
And big mad!!
And big mad!!
How to get a curb ramp in a broke city.
1. Start with a curb with no ramp
2. Have it rain over many years
3. Have cars crash into the curb
You’ll eventually have a curb ramp thanks to Mother Nature.
(Crescent Heights and Waring)
1. Start with a curb with no ramp
2. Have it rain over many years
3. Have cars crash into the curb
You’ll eventually have a curb ramp thanks to Mother Nature.
(Crescent Heights and Waring)
January 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM
How to get a curb ramp in a broke city.
1. Start with a curb with no ramp
2. Have it rain over many years
3. Have cars crash into the curb
You’ll eventually have a curb ramp thanks to Mother Nature.
(Crescent Heights and Waring)
1. Start with a curb with no ramp
2. Have it rain over many years
3. Have cars crash into the curb
You’ll eventually have a curb ramp thanks to Mother Nature.
(Crescent Heights and Waring)
Congestion pricing = policy miracle
Would work great around DTLA too
Would work great around DTLA too
The latest numbers are in: Congestion pricing cut 27M car trips in 2025.
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Congestion pricing = policy miracle
Would work great around DTLA too
Would work great around DTLA too
I wrote something with @futureis about how LA has basically stopped maintaining its streets.
At this rate, the city is going to be one big pothole in a few years, and we’re going to spend more on settling lawsuits than fixing streets.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
At this rate, the city is going to be one big pothole in a few years, and we’re going to spend more on settling lawsuits than fixing streets.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Contributor: You're not imagining it. L.A. has surrendered to the potholes
To avoid a legal obligation to make sidewalks accessible, the city stopped repaving streets in July and doesn't plan to resume.
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wrote something with @futureis about how LA has basically stopped maintaining its streets.
At this rate, the city is going to be one big pothole in a few years, and we’re going to spend more on settling lawsuits than fixing streets.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
At this rate, the city is going to be one big pothole in a few years, and we’re going to spend more on settling lawsuits than fixing streets.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Come hang with the Streets For All steering committee, Councilmembers, Assemblymembers, and celebrate a great year. This Saturday!
Tickets: secure.actblue.com/donate/2025h...
Tickets: secure.actblue.com/donate/2025h...
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Come hang with the Streets For All steering committee, Councilmembers, Assemblymembers, and celebrate a great year. This Saturday!
Tickets: secure.actblue.com/donate/2025h...
Tickets: secure.actblue.com/donate/2025h...
I feel like I always stick out at birthday parties
December 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I feel like I always stick out at birthday parties
Only 24x7 bike/bus lane in the valley
Surprisingly comfortable
Surprisingly comfortable
December 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Only 24x7 bike/bus lane in the valley
Surprisingly comfortable
Surprisingly comfortable
“$150 for delivery so I ordered the chair for pick up instead”
Props to Crate and Barrel for having a bike pick up option
Amazing what you can do with an electric cargo bike and a Burley utility trailer
Props to Crate and Barrel for having a bike pick up option
Amazing what you can do with an electric cargo bike and a Burley utility trailer
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“$150 for delivery so I ordered the chair for pick up instead”
Props to Crate and Barrel for having a bike pick up option
Amazing what you can do with an electric cargo bike and a Burley utility trailer
Props to Crate and Barrel for having a bike pick up option
Amazing what you can do with an electric cargo bike and a Burley utility trailer
Washington Bl, Culver City, 530pm
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Washington Bl, Culver City, 530pm
If I could show the world a single video to convince people to try an e-bike, it would be this one.
Take your time back!
Take your time back!
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
If I could show the world a single video to convince people to try an e-bike, it would be this one.
Take your time back!
Take your time back!
A pedestrian is injured every 5 hours in Los Angeles. When will people be sick enough of this status quo to demand that the city redesign our streets around people instead of cars?
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A pedestrian is injured every 5 hours in Los Angeles. When will people be sick enough of this status quo to demand that the city redesign our streets around people instead of cars?
Nothing makes me happier than biking with these three. Oh, and CV Link is awesome.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Nothing makes me happier than biking with these three. Oh, and CV Link is awesome.
Everyone complains about driving in LA — the traffic, the parking challenges.
For any trip under 5 miles (66% of trips each day), it’s the slowest, least efficient, least convenient, least joyful mode of transportation possible.
For any trip under 5 miles (66% of trips each day), it’s the slowest, least efficient, least convenient, least joyful mode of transportation possible.
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Everyone complains about driving in LA — the traffic, the parking challenges.
For any trip under 5 miles (66% of trips each day), it’s the slowest, least efficient, least convenient, least joyful mode of transportation possible.
For any trip under 5 miles (66% of trips each day), it’s the slowest, least efficient, least convenient, least joyful mode of transportation possible.
Reposted by Michael Schneider
An illuminating, educational, and frequently hilarious evening at Dynasty Typewriter for @thewaroncars.bsky.social L.A. book tour event! Thank you @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @awalkerinla.bsky.social @billwearsties.bsky.social @hugoforcd13.bsky.social and @michaelschneider.com!
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
An illuminating, educational, and frequently hilarious evening at Dynasty Typewriter for @thewaroncars.bsky.social L.A. book tour event! Thank you @sgoodyear.bsky.social @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @awalkerinla.bsky.social @billwearsties.bsky.social @hugoforcd13.bsky.social and @michaelschneider.com!
I got inspired by my experience today picking up groceries at Whole Foods — and motivated to write this by the electric Hummer that pulled in next to me as I was leaving.
Some thoughts on picking up groceries using a bicycle:
michaelschneider.medium.com/picking-up-g...
Some thoughts on picking up groceries using a bicycle:
michaelschneider.medium.com/picking-up-g...
Picking up groceries on a bicycle
When I started in the advocacy world, a common retort to putting in bike lanes and to biking in general was “but what about picking up…
michaelschneider.medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I got inspired by my experience today picking up groceries at Whole Foods — and motivated to write this by the electric Hummer that pulled in next to me as I was leaving.
Some thoughts on picking up groceries using a bicycle:
michaelschneider.medium.com/picking-up-g...
Some thoughts on picking up groceries using a bicycle:
michaelschneider.medium.com/picking-up-g...
No, you don’t need a car to pick up groceries. You just think you do.
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No, you don’t need a car to pick up groceries. You just think you do.
Apparently Whole Foods has never heard of someone picking up groceries on a bicycle
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Apparently Whole Foods has never heard of someone picking up groceries on a bicycle
The city attorney @hydeefeldsteinsoto.bsky.social is going to singlehandedly bankrupt the city
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The city attorney @hydeefeldsteinsoto.bsky.social is going to singlehandedly bankrupt the city
Biked to Union Station for a @metrolosangeles.bsky.social sustainability council meeting. Despite the rain I’m nearly completely dry thanks to my @cleverhood.bsky.social
You can get your @streetsforall.org branded Cleverhood here:
www.streetsforall.org/merch/rover
You can get your @streetsforall.org branded Cleverhood here:
www.streetsforall.org/merch/rover
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Biked to Union Station for a @metrolosangeles.bsky.social sustainability council meeting. Despite the rain I’m nearly completely dry thanks to my @cleverhood.bsky.social
You can get your @streetsforall.org branded Cleverhood here:
www.streetsforall.org/merch/rover
You can get your @streetsforall.org branded Cleverhood here:
www.streetsforall.org/merch/rover
Help I’m being chased by two crazy girls on Fairfax
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Help I’m being chased by two crazy girls on Fairfax