This week, we delve into how a city like Los Angeles – famous for its reliance on cars – could be better built to serve its people, while promoting a healthier environment for all. While modern LA is a spider web of freeways and smoggy skies, it wasn't always this way, so how have we ended up here?

In this episode, we learn about LA's transit history, which communities are historically harmed or forgotten in public transportation decisions, and how we can better improve our transportation infrastructure moving forward.

Guests:

Brian Taylor, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies

Yassi Kavezade, Associate Director of Policy and Campaigns at Building Decarbonization Coalition

Jennifer Cardenas, Campaign Organizer for the Sierra Club Clean Transportation For All campaign

Featuring music from Holy Matter