Move LA’s Denny Zane

Sunday Afternoons at the Third Street Promenade

Denny Zane is executive director of transportation advocacy group Move LA. Before participating in a panel on whether the bicycle will kill the car in Southern California, he offered commuting advice, recommended the best times to hang out at the Third Street Promenade, and hated on UFC mixed martial arts in the Zócalo green room.

Los Angeles Times Reporter Laura J. Nelson

I Cover Transportation. And Yes, I Drive to Work.

Reporter Laura J. Nelson covers transportation for the Los Angeles Times. Before moderating a panel on the future of bicycles and transportation in Southern California, she talked about the comforts …

LADOT Bike Coordinator Nate Baird

Confessions of a Wannabe Clairvoyant

Nate Baird is the bicycle program coordinator of the LADOT Bike Program. Before participating in a panel on bicycle-car relations in Southern California, he talked mind-reading, swimming, and biking by …

Women Rule the Skies

Airline Cockpits Remain Male Preserves, But Aviation’s Top Bosses Are Often Female

History is full of bold and charismatic aviatrixes: Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic; Bessie Coleman, the first African-American to earn a pilot’s license; …

Bicyclists and Car Drivers: Cease Fire

Pondering a More Bike-Friendly (Without Being Car-Unfriendly) Los Angeles Future

It’s time for a truce in the battle between L.A.’s bicyclists and automobile drivers, said a panel of transportation thinkers at a Zócalo Public Square/Grand Park event. Instead, it’s time …

Sorry, Folks, L.A. Doesn’t Need Bicycles

Bike Paths Are For Recreation, Not For Getting Around Today's Megalopolis

The bicycle is an ingenious mobility device. It gets you from A to B and, in the process, lets you observe your surroundings at a leisurely pace. It is usually …