Advancing Equitable and Sustainable Street Permitting, Enforcement & Financial Strategy
Mokyou Hyun
2024–2026 | City of Los Angeles – Bureau of Street Services, Public Works Department
MOKYOU HYUN is an experienced finance professional, nonprofit advisor, and clean energy co-founder where she partners with companies and research organizations to develop plasma processing solutions for waste, water, and biotech industries. Previously, she originated and executed industry-transforming M&A, corporate finance, and private equity transactions as an investment banker and principal investor at Merrill Lynch. She was also a special assistant to the CEO, CFO, and Vice Chairman of Trammell Crow Company/CBRE. Mokyou earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has a passion for driving multidisciplinary solutions to improve public policy and strengthen infrastructure resilience for marginalized communities.
Project
The City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA) is collaborating with FUSE on a high-impact initiative to strengthen the maintenance, safety, and long-term sustainability of the nation’s largest municipal street network, which includes more than 23,000 lane miles of streets, 660,00 street trees, and 800 miles of alleys. The project focuses on how the City regulates and manages public right-of-way activity that shapes infrastructure delivery across Los Angeles. Working in close partnership with StreetsLA’s Investigation and Enforcement Division, executive leadership, the Board of Public Works, City Council, and numerous external stakeholders, the effort includes modernizing over 20,000 annual permits governing the use of City streets and infrastructure, improving enforcement of unpermitted or unsafe activity, and advancing fair, consistent compliance citywide. The initiative advances long-term financial sustainability through updated cost-recovery policies and new revenue sources that reduce reliance on the General Fund. By addressing resource imbalances that have disproportionately affected underserved communities, the project supports cleaner, safer, and more equitable neighborhoods for all Angelenos.