Sustainable Communities Influence with Alex Fisch
01/27/23 • 26 min
Alex Fisch knows how to engage with constituents, collaborate with peers and tell the positive stories that get the LA area affordable housing and urbanism advocates rolling. His work as a former Mayor of, and City Councilperson in, Culver City has been an ideal platform for being seen Living Change. Andrea talks with Alex about eBiking and bus lanes, parking mandates, and how understanding the whole system of transportation, social justice and affordable housing – citing the Livable Communities Initiative in LA - is key. May it ultimately rest in peace, Andrea and Alex also talk about the power of Twitter, and how the time has come for bolder, more risk-taking politicians.
@AlexFischCC - Twitter
LivableCommunitiesInitiative.com comes up a lot (they are @LCI_LA )
Alex Fisch knows how to engage with constituents, collaborate with peers and tell the positive stories that get the LA area affordable housing and urbanism advocates rolling. His work as a former Mayor of, and City Councilperson in, Culver City has been an ideal platform for being seen Living Change. Andrea talks with Alex about eBiking and bus lanes, parking mandates, and how understanding the whole system of transportation, social justice and affordable housing – citing the Livable Communities Initiative in LA - is key. May it ultimately rest in peace, Andrea and Alex also talk about the power of Twitter, and how the time has come for bolder, more risk-taking politicians.
@AlexFischCC - Twitter
LivableCommunitiesInitiative.com comes up a lot (they are @LCI_LA )
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Plant-Based Climate Influence with DJ John Richards
KEXP DJ John Richards is well known for his global music influence and committed Morning Show fanbase, but in this lively conversation, Andrea unearths the backstory on his somewhat stealth climate influence. Recorded live at John’s fully vegan Seattle bar, Life On Mars (which is now - and rightly so - a global independent music tourist destination), this conversation brings his “living change” to full light (and, that’d be a disco ball light). Learn about plant-based-eating and eBike-riding climate influence from a truly surprising validator.
Find John on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/djjohnrichards/
& Twitter: https://twitter.com/djjohnrichards
Visit John’s restaurant, Life on Mars:
https://lifeonmarsseattle.com/
More fun stuff about John Richards:
The Rad eBikes interview with John: https://www.radpowerbikes.com/blogs/the-scenic-route/riding-ebikes-with-kexp-host-john-richards
Great backgrounder on John/KEXP role during COVID: https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3zmqb/kexp-is-keeping-seattle-and-everyone-else-sane
Huffington Post interview with John, written by Andrea, re: the importance of community radio: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/national-radio-week-kexp-on-the-social-impact-of-community_b_59907654e4b0ed1f464c0bb0
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E-Bikes, Land Use and Transportation Systems with Bowinn Ma
Bowinn Ma was driven into politics by climate change and a rebellious streak. She gets around the city and builds constituent trust, by riding an eCargo Bike. She also talks enthusiastically about how the BC Government is buying up land to ease transportation for its 1.8 million citizens. In all she does as a lawmaker, biking the streets, and on social platforms, Bowinn pedals her talk and gets things done.
CycleLogistics Background, by Sam Starr
Anand Giridharadas’s book, The Persuaders
Social media tags/handles:
Twitter & TikTok: @BowinnMa
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