Last week saw the most hilarious transit debacle in recent memory, and we needed to talk about it. Join us as we discuss the fallout over the ill-conceived “La Sombrita,” take a closer look at the consultants who brought it to us, and share some insights into how something like this comes to be.
Sources mentioned in the episode:
- JCDecaux’s 2021 “Shade Blade” proposal
- LADOT Twitter thread defending La Sombrita
- Kounkuey (KDI) Twitter thread defending La Sombrita
- Regurgitated press release on Spectrum News
- Univision segment on La Sombrita
- Kounkuey (KDI) Gender Equity Transportation Study “Changing Lanes”
- Kounkuey (KDI) Coachella Valley bus shelter
- numble Twitter post with screencap of Kounkuey Instagram
Transiting Los Angeles 