Specialties: Conceptualizing, planning, organizing and producing large, complex and community-based events in public spaces. Planning public spaces (such as parks, plazas,malls and square) to support public events. One of North America's foremost experts on "open streets." Pedestrian and bicycle linkages within an urban framework, specifically with regards to transit. Innovator in delivering alternative community engagement strategies and practices. Deep knowledge of the cultural diversity of Los Angeles as well as the key contacts and practitioners of culture among the hundreds of ethnic and social groups that call Los Angeles home.