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).
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
Helen Eigenberg
Marissa Levin
Francine Tansey
Rebecca Swint
Erick Robles
Andrea Learned
Ellen Isaacs
Paulette Light
Vaughan Meyer
Bishop Ed Smith
Josh Kilroy
Michael Elison
Todd Katzberg
Thomas Small
Tina Ash
Nebby Vartanyan
Samantha Karim
Samuel Rubin
Ben Rubin
Benjamin Lin
Beth Miller
Dan Luscher
Ilyse Pallenberg
Charles Chung
Renee Threatte
Jenny Hontz
Alberta Moore
Josh Morgerman
