<p>Los Angeles' El Peatonito is part of a subset of real life superheroes who are more focused on things like picking up trash and taking on civic issues than catching criminals in alleys.</p><p>These super citizens take their inspiration from comic books but in some ways have more ambitious goals than defeating a make believe villain. They are out to solve big societal problems. Wherever a city is plagued by traffic accidents, or people are living on the streets…these heroes heed the call of service. </p><p><a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?post_type=episode&p=39658">Super Citizens</a></p><p>Check out David Weinberg's brilliant series <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-the-superhero-complex-94326228/">The Superhero Complex</a></p>
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