Friends & Fellow Innovators I Hope to See Along the LA2B Path
As I make my way toward Los Angeles on this Near-to-Far journey, I’m gathering a living list of the many innovative friends I’ve been lucky enough to know in LA—plus a few folks marked with a “*” who don’t currently live there but carry deep LA mobility wisdom, and the “**” crew I haven’t met yet but hope to. I’d love to visit, walk, talk, or grab a few minutes to record a short five-question interview for the documentary I’ll premiere back in LA around October 2026.
This list is already long (120+ and growing), and I know I won’t be able to meet everyone one-on-one—so I may host a few small “Path Parties” along the route where friends can connect with each other and I can gather several conversations in one spot. I’m also excited to meet new inventive minds along the way.
And if you’re a friend and somehow I missed your name, please tell me—I’ll add you right away, and I’m sorry!
David Abel - LA biz | civic culture
Larry Abele - Bike Ventura | Frmr Volvo Design
Marco Anderson - SCAG MPO • mobi planner
Jacki Bacharach - SBCCOG • MPO leader
Harald Belker - Mobi vision | dzn
Matt Benjamin - (FP) Mobility planner
Robb Bush* - logistics visionary
Tamika L. Butler** - Mobi | urban | equity innovation
Marlon Boarnet - Mobi professor
Dave Bondi - Artist | innovator
Christian Bordal - KCRW • comms
Clair Bowin - City LA urban plan lead
David Boyd* - Mobi design | engineering | fab
Drew Boyles - Former El Segundo mayor | real estate
Jay Brett - Mobi dzn | fabrication
Michael Brylawski - Mobi - sustainability tech
Eric Bruins - LA mobility expert
Ben Caldwell - Culture transform | innovator
Amanda Chapman - Mobility planning
Christian Chaudhari - Dzn | innovator
Quirino de la Cuesta - LA Neighborhoods | filmmaker
Kristin Eberhard* - Rewiring America
Mehmet Efe - Digital tech - social transformer
Doug Field - EV + tech VP at Ford
Rajit Gadh - EV tech | professor
Shawn Gehle - ARCH - urban dzn
Mark Goodstein - Streetscope • Mobi tech | insurance
Jim Gomes - Local mobi expert | biz
Bill Gross - Idealab - GreenBiz incubator
Stephen Gyllenhaal - Film producer | urban transformer
Sven Hackmann - Mobi biz - innovator
Dan Hendry* - Youth mobility educator
Cliff Henke - BRT | mobi expert
Karen Hoffman** - Art Center College of Design President
John Hotchkis - Performance automotive
Tim Huntzinger - Mobi dzn | biz
David Hodge* - Designer • Filmmaker
Michael Ippoliti - EV Mobi tech
Jennifer Jacobus - Environmental sciences
Bryan Jones - Mobi planning | city leader
Dylan Jones* - Gensler mobi-urban planning / dzn
Jeremy Klop - (FP) Mobility planner
Deb Loftis - WGA | writer | producer
Kurt Kaufman* - Concept artist | mobi dzn
Steve Kellenberg - Community dzn
Juan Matute - UCLA mobi research
Zoë Melo* - Sustainable neighborhoods
Jeff Morales - Mobi infrastructure | gov operations
Rick Morgal - Sustainability tech
Gregg Moscoe - writer | mobi advocacy
Evan Meyer - Mobi | civic tech
Dave Muyres* - Mobility Futures Alliance • mobi dzn
Janet Neuwalder - Artist | professor
Aaron Paley - Urban transform | CicLAvia creator
Timothy Papandreou* - Mobi innovator
Mike Paritee* - Mobi engineering | biz
John Peck - Entertainment industry
Richard Pelletier - Turn Institute • mobility designer
Matt Petersen - LACI - GreenBiz incubator
Whitney Pitkanen - EV mobility transformation
Retro-David Poblano - Mobility designer | innovator
Steve Price* - Mobi transformations
Alan Pullman - ARCH | urban dzn
Alex McDowell - Film-arts producer | vision
Jessica Meaney - Urban mobility safety | equity
Hilary Norton - Mobility hub advocate
Seleta Reynolds** - City transpo leader
Richard Rojas, Jr. - City leader
Jack Ross - Writer | mobi comms
Frank Saucedo - Mobi dzn + biz
Julian Scaff - Turn Institute • Mobi - UX professor - innovator
Joshua Schank** - Mobi innovator
Blair Schlecter - Mobi biz innovator
Shaheen Seth - Friends of a Friend - comm dzn
Susan Shaheen* - Mobi research | CARB member
Jennifer Siegal - ARCH • mobile dzn
Wally Siembab - SBCCOG - sub|urban transformer
Harris Silver - Mobi-Urban dzn | culture transformer
Daniel Sperling* - Mobi research
Thomas Small - City leader • mobi dzn
Jeff Thomashow - Sustainability | mobi innovator
Jasna Tomic - Calstart • EV + mobi
Terenig Topjian - Mobi advocacy
Brian Ulaszewski - City Fabrick • ARCH + urban dzn
Jon Wagman* - Sustainability artist
Geoff Wardle* - Mobility Futures Alliance • mobi dzn
Martha Welborne - ARCH - Urban dzn
Llew Wells - Mobility Futures Alliance • Urban transformation comms
Andrea White-Kjoss - Mobility hub pioneer
Roland Wiley - ARCH + cultural dev
Jeff Wood* - Overhead Wire • Mobi / Urban Dev comms
Paul Bob Velick - Men development | artist