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Bike Talk @biketalk.bsky.social · 2d

@strongtowns.org founder Chuck Marohn with Strong Townish Love Letter to Suburbia author Diane Alisa, @ericbrightwell.bsky.social on the fight for bikes in WeHo, Boston Bikeway Block Party, Bikes, Birds, & BART with @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social, and more. soundcloud.com/biketalk/253...

#2537 Validation

Listener emails in response to last episode's bike lane hater from Eric Brightwell, host of the Nobody Drives in LA podcast https://ericbrightwell.com/nobody-drives-in-la/ and Ross, a West Hollywood v

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Spooky Season!

Are you curious about Elysian Heights' Semi-Tropic Spiritualists? Bowery dancing rowdies, ghosts, assaults on cops, newsies and more

He's an hour-long presentation I gave at the Edendale Library on behalf of the Echo Park Historical Society

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The Semi-Tropic Spiritualist Association, with historian Eric Brightwell

Happy Spooky Season! Join me tomorrow, on 4 October from 13:00-14:00 in a presentation about the Semi-Tropic Spiritualists, their tract, and the Semi-Tropic Park. If you need a brief introduction. …

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 5d

Tomorrow! Get free "tickets" now! But if you can't make it, I'm going to record it with my phone.

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The Semi-Tropic Spiritualist Association, with historian Eric Brightwell

Happy Spooky Season! Join me tomorrow, on 4 October from 13:00-14:00 in a presentation about the Semi-Tropic Spiritualists, their tract, and the Semi-Tropic Park. If you need a brief introduction. …

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 13d

I rode the A Line Extension on opening day, with a small group. We checked out the stations and immediate vicinity along the way (although, spoiler alert, we skipped Glendora Station).

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Nobody Drives in LA — the A Line Extension to Pomona

On 19 September 2025, Metro’s A Line Extension to Pomona opened to the public. That day, there was an event called Rock the Rails which offered free music, free rides, and free food at the ne…

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 16d

In June I want to Wales to visit Portmerion, where they filmed the psychedelic and psychological television series, The Prisoner, in 1967 and '68.

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Where Fools Fear to Tread — Visiting Portmerion

Back in June, I visited Wales for the first time. I took the train to Portmerion. For the uninitiated, here’s what Wikipedia has to say: Portmeirion (/pɔːrtˈmɛriən/;[1] Welsh pronunciation: [pɔrtˈm…

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 21d

52% of Angelenos were born in California. 35% of Angelenos are immigrants. Only 13% of Angelenos are internal migrants from another state (or, as they're more often known, transplants). Despite comprising the smallest group, their impact is outsized. Let's dive in

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No Enclave — Los Angeles Transplants

It’s often said that Los Angeles is a city of immigrants. Although the same is almost never said of refugees, it should be. Together, immigrants and refugees account for roughly 35% of Angelenos. A…

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · 26d

Come along!

Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · 26d

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

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Sep 4

On this day (4 September) in 1781, 44 transplants and four cops gentrified DTLA.

¡Feliz cumple, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula!

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Aug 21

For this month's "Ask Silver Lake" we consider the 2014 resolution passed by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council that declared that Silver Lake was NOT part of the Eastside. The question remained, then, of what region Silver Lake IS part of.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · Aug 20

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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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today's "No Enclave" is about Welsh Los Angeles -- one of the most invisible minorities in Los Angeles. You've probably heard of Welsh immigrant Griffith J. Griffith, though. And what about Llewellyn Iron Works? The Lloyd Wrights? Tom Jones? Catherine Zeta-Jones?

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Jul 17

This month's "Ask Silver Lake" is about the history of radio in Los Angeles... which is limited, essentially, to Christian radio program "Haven of Rest" and pirate radio station KBLT.

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Ask Silver Lake — Radio Silver Lake

This piece was originally written for “Ask Silver Lake.” “Ask Silver Lake” is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas you’d like us to consi…

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · Jul 17

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 · Jun 20

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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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Jun 20

Alright, against my better judgement, I tackled the requests for an "Ask Silver Lake" about the fence and access to the reservoir. I trust you'll all play nice and politely comment with any corrections before I give it to the SLNC for their newsletter.

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Nobody Drives in LA @nobodydrivesinla.bsky.social · May 28

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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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · May 21

An "Ask Silver Lake" about Silver Lake's only garden apartment complex... the, um, Silver Lake Garden Apartments. There are plans to build residential blocks in their yards which, if nothing else, will make this island in the city a garden apartment no more.

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Apr 26

If California were its own country, it would have the fourth-largest economy in the world!!! but...

...still no universal healthcare
...still no free public universities
...still no high-speed rail

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Apr 23

The penultimate Silver Lake Walk is scheduled for May the 4th, 10:00 am, beginning and ending at Glendale / Locksley

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Apr 17

I shelved this post after missing Greek Independence Day earlier this month... but then I decided to finish it when I heard about the impending closure of Papa Cristo's. Here it is: No Enclave -- Greek Los Angeles.

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Phd’s, Pogo Sticks, and the Culver City 6 with Ivy Kwok

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Phd’s, Pogo Sticks, and the Culver City 6 with Ivy Kwok

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Apr 4

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.

Phd’s, Pogo Sticks, and the Culver City 6 with Ivy Kwok

Podcast Episode · Nobody Drives in LA · 04/04/2025 · 1h 16m

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Apr 3

The next of the #SilverLakeWalks will take place on 5 April, beginning at 10:00. Schindlers, the smallest community garden, historic gay bars, the birthplace of the oldest Asian American theater company, buried streams, mass transit, the community’s only pedestrian plaza, and more!

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Eric Brightwell @ericbrightwell.bsky.social · Mar 28

There was a brief segment about me on today's episode of @marketplace.org

Here's a longer (as you've come to expect from me) account me and the segment producer going on an urban ramble around their residence as we chatted about being car-free in Los Angeles.

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Urban Rambles — The Marketplace Ramble

I was recently contacted by Nicholas Guiang, an audio journalist and producer at the American Public Media radio program, Marketplace. He’d seen me on Rebecca Castillo’s piece for LA Ti…

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