Who We Are
We are a group of urbanists, architects, developers and advocates who want to reimagine our city and address the housing, mobility and climate crisis at the same time.
Our Work
LCI is completely grassroots – advocating for a variety of reforms in housing, urban development and transportation. We envision a holistic plan to address LA’s housing, traffic and climate crisis by building 3-5 stories of gentle density housing above existing ground retail, adding protected bike lanes, tree canopy and car-light streets, creating 15-minute livable, walkable and bikeable communities. LCI is also part of the Los Angeles Housing Element (Program #131).
Lindsay Sturman
FOUNDER
Lindsay Sturman is the co-host of the podcast “Bike Talk,” which focuses on bikes, micro-mobility, transit, walking, parking, traffic and urban planning. She founded LCI in 2019. She was the founder of several diverse, progressive charter schools including Larchmont Charter School and City Language Immersion Charter (CLIC), a Spanish language immersion elementary school. She is also the founder of a special education parent support group, Parents of Different Learners. She has been a television writer and producer for twenty years.
Eduardo Mendoza
HOUSING POLICY DIRECTOR
Eduardo Mendoza brings a wealth of experience in urban planning and a deep commitment to equity and inclusivity. His involvement spans across multiple organizations, including serving on the board of Abundant Housing Los Angeles, and formerly chairing Inclusive Santa Monica. Eduardo’s expertise is grounded in his Master’s degree in Planning from USC’s Price School of Public Policy, and his hands-on experience includes roles in Santa Monica Forward, the Parking Reform Network, and the Palms Neighborhood Council.
Gerhard Mayer
Gerhard Mayer is an architect and urbanist embracing a paradigm shift towards the walkable, multimodal, equitable, sustainable high quality urban living of our future. He has practiced architecture on four continents, with valuable lessons learned in many cultural environments. Gerhard served chair of the AIA L.A.’s Urban Design Committee and takes pride in finding new opportunities for each project, for all stakeholders.
Sullivan Israel
TRANSIT POLICY DIRECTOR
Sullivan Israel is a Transportation Planner and Engineer, specializing in micro mobility and bike infrastructure. He has a bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from UCLA and a Dual Masters in Civil Engineering and City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly SLO. Sullivan founded Strong Towns Santa Barbara, a local advocacy group, and runs the Youtube channel Sullyville, where he discusses bikes, transit, and urban planning.
Martin Tomasz
Martin Tomasz is a Systems Engineer formerly at Bird Scooter, where he designed the scooter, and Apple. He is a leader and engineer, with a focus on technology, invention, product development and roadmap, including patents and IP strategy. History of building and leading teams, creating a collaborative team work culture, but loves concurrently participating deeply in hands-on technical work, product definition, and mentoring
LCI Advisory Committee
Jill Bauman, President and CEO of Imagine LA
Loraine Lundquist, California State University, Northridge Faculty Associate, Institute for Sustainability
Mike Manville, Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Shane Phillips, Author of “The Affordable City” and Housing Initiative Manager, UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Bridget Smith, Assistant General Manager and Senior Advisor, LADOT
The Housing Huddle
Jennifer Levin – Community Organizing
Ed Mendoza – Policy Director
Lindsay Sturman – Mobility + Bikes
Tony Gittelson – Affordable Housing
John Claflin – In-House Architect
Terenig Topjian – Web Design
Dr. Tunette Powell – DEI
Martin Tomasz – Mobility and Systems Engineering
Pastor Peter Watts – LCI Vermont
Evan Schwartz – Director of Storytelling
Patricia Bijvoet – LCI Landscape Architect
Ava Gamble – Project Manager
Gerhard Mayer – Urbanism & Vienna Social Housing
James Ingram – LCI Burbank
Erin Athey + Dylan Kendall – LCI Beverly
Michael Ainslie – LCI Culver City
Ana Benitez – Artist
Sullivan Israel – Transportation Policy Director
Helen Eigenberg
Marissa Levin
Francine Tansey
Rebecca Swint
Erick Robles
Andrea Learned
Ellen Isaacs
Paulette Light
Vaughan Meyer
Bishop Ed Smith
Charles Chung
Renee Threatte
Jenny Hontz
Alberta Moore
Josh Morgerman
Ben Rubin
Benjamin Lin
Beth Miller
Dan Luscher
Ilyse Pallenberg
Josh Kilroy
Michael Elison
Todd Katzberg
Thomas Small
Tina Ash
Nebby Vartanyan
Samantha Karim
Samuel Rubin