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We are a member-driven nonprofit committed to making walking in Los Angeles safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable for all.
Los Angeles Walks is a member-driven nonprofit working to transform the city’s streets into vibrant, people-centered spaces. Founded in 1998 by urban planner and designer Deborah Murphy, the organization advocates for equitable infrastructure so that everyone can move through their communities with dignity and ease.
Despite its car-centric reputation, Los Angeles already walks. From bustling sidewalks in Koreatown to neighborhood strolls in Boyle Heights, walking is essential to how Angelenos connect. Los Angeles Walks champions this reality by pushing for safer, more accessible, and more enjoyable walking conditions for all.
Under Executive Director Alex Ramirez, Los Angeles Walks is committed to a community-driven approach to making streets safer and more welcoming for everyone.
As a Mexican immigrant and urban planner, Alex works with diverse neighborhoods to reclaim public spaces and advocate for fair, accessible transportation. She champions the cultural and economic contributions of LA’s communities, ensuring equity and inclusion guide our mission.
Alex holds a master’s in urban and regional planning from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s in architecture from Universidad de las Américas Puebla.
At Los Angeles Walks, we believe in the power of community to create lasting change.
Together, we are building a city where walking is safe, accessible, and celebrated.
Through grassroots organizing and education, we provide communities with the tools and support to work together, harness their collective power, and create safer, more accessible streets.
BUILD POWER through organizing and mobilizing a broad constituency for safe, accessible walking conditions across Los Angeles, particularly in historically disinvested neighborhoods.
SHIFT CULTURE by amplifying the voices of communities most impacted by traffic collisions and dangerous street design, and by collaborating with community members to reclaim public space for people.
CREATE CHANGE by exercising collective power to advocate for immediate safe street changes as well as securing citizen committee appointments and elected positions to directly shape policies and public narratives.
DEVELOP Los Angeles Walks into a representative, strong, stable organization that brings a diversity of stakeholders into our leadership team, staff and board.
hello@losangeleswalks.org | 213.219.2483
1000. N. Alameda Street
, Suite 240
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles Walks is a project of Community Partners.
