- Alissa Walker leads practice walks, knows Los Angeles inside and out, and is the world's biggest Gelato fan.
- Bob Inman is the stairway king of Los Angeles; he also leads practice walks, and is designing the Friday prologue. His book is the ultimate pocket stairway reference.
- Andrew Lichtman and Ying Chen are the grizzled vets and ultimate public walk inspirers.
- Carrie and Dean Okrand are hot on their heels for that position.
- Kristin Bedford wrangled movies.
- The Echo Park Film Center helped make our movie - and tons of other public cinema events - happen.
- Helen Springut (of Thrillist) gave awesome advice and helped wrangle music.
- Friends of Griffith Park are our friends, too.
- Amazing music for 2011 comes from RTNTHE44s and The Worldwide Ukelele Orchestra.
- Use the LA Metro to get to and from our walks.
- Learn about the Los Angeles Parks Department - we'll be passing through over a dozen local facilities.
- GreenLAGirl writes about environmentally conscious living in Los Angeles.
- Streetsblog LA provides news and advocacy for self-powered and mass transit.
- LAIst, for breaking local news and information.
- The Great Los Angeles Walk is another group on-foot event.
- The Echo Park Historical Society has a local stairway map and comprehensive information on the historic neighborhood that contains nearly 1/3rd of the route's public stairways.
- The Eastsider is Echo Park's blog lifeline to the rest of the known universe...
- The "Welcome to Silverlake" website has info on the "other" neighborhood that has the walk's high stairway concentration.
- Hope Anderson writes about Beachwood Canyon, the Hollywood Sign, and LA culture.
- Steven Box keeps the local transit powers-that-be honest.
- The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition is holding its annual River Ride the week before the Big Parade. You should try it!
- Silverlake's In & Up Pilates will help build you core strength - and prevent injury - before the Parade.
- Diane Edwardson is dedicated to preserving the amazing Corralitas Red Car site at Silverlake's north end.
- Fallen Fruit is all about the edible streets of Los Angeles - and beyond.
- The Los Angeles Eco-Village is a cooperative, sustainable, urban community.
- Lisa Anne Auerbach is a great artist and helped to organize the Big Parade.
- Dave Ptatch lives in Fellowship Park and it shows.
- Charles Fleming has a book about stairs in Los Angeles.
- Puzzles is my kitten.
- Otto is my son.
- Kalee is my wife.
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