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Torched in Paris

Bike share

Paris has made space for cyclists in a way that I simply have not seen in any other city

Alissa Walker Apr 1, 2026

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Spring breaking

I'm headed to Paris with a long list of your recommendations, plus an update on the Metro outage, and much, much more

Alissa Walker Mar 28, 2026

Graphic design

LA is not a bloomin' desert

The official look and feel for the games shows, once again, that LA28 doesn't really understand our city

Alissa Walker Mar 24, 2026

Bike lanes

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A person in a black coat rides a bike share bike in a pink Paris 2024-branded bike lane on a Paris street

Torched in Paris

Bike share

Paris has made space for cyclists in a way that I simply have not seen in any other city

Alissa Walker Apr 1, 2026

A staircase on an LA hillside painted in brightly colored patterns and cactuses with the phrase: je t'aime LA

Tous les jeux

Torched is going to Paris

And I need your help!

Alissa Walker Mar 10, 2026

An open streets event milling with people walking bikes and branded for the Netflix show Stranger Things 5 with the tagline "One Last Ride"

Open the streets

The upside down

The spectacle that unfolded along four miles of Melrose on the Sunday before Thanksgiving was a portal into LA's age of activations

Alissa Walker Dec 2, 2025

A huge purple cutter from a tunnel boring machine emerges from the ground on Metro's D line subway project

Real talk

"If it hasn't broken ground by now, it's not happening"

It's time for paint, posts, and political will

Alissa Walker Sep 21, 2024