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    Design and Architecture

    Putting the 'Cool' Back in LA Mobility

    Getting around LA used to be fun; can it be again? Hear why eBikes might be the answer, and putting the cool in Metro. With Michael Lejeune, Don Di Costanzo and Terry Sherry.

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    By Frances Anderton • May 13, 2014 • 28m Listen

    LA has long been celebrated as a city of “mobility,” a place that was defined by its freedom of movement, where you could zip across the Southland feeling cool in a stylin' car.

    But now we are trapped in gridlock of our own making. Can we change that? Can we restore a sense of fun to getting around? Hear about why eBikes just might be the answer, with guests Don DiCostanzo and Terry Sherry, and commentary from Scott Bice, Alejandro Martin Lopez and TJ Flexer.

    And Michael Lejeune talks about putting the cool into Metro.

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      Frances Anderton

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