neighborhood of mostly midrise single stair buildings in germany w/ slow streets

neighborhood of mostly midrise single stair buildings in germany w/ slow streets

dense housing not limited to arterials - how do these neighborhoods even thrive?

Ann Arbor policymakers take note:

“These moves can clearly save lives; researchers don’t doubt their effectiveness. Even better, many residents are eager to see them implemented. The missing link: policymakers courageous enough to do the right thing.”

#A2Council #AnnArbor #VisionZero

Maybe #a2council can require that all cars wear high-vis?

Some things to consider as Ann Arbor grows.

#A2Council #AnnArbor

Every city that I know of that’s established an in-house team to deliver ‘missing middle’ small-capital projects has had huge success.

Good afternoon to everyone who drives who doesn't do the slow roll toward you while you're crossing.

a garbage and dirt filled bike lane bike lane so derelict drivers won't even park in it.

Bike lane so derelict drivers won't even park in it.

People living in multi-family housing deserve to be protected from the noise, pollution, and traffic violence of arterials. Instead, they will be used as insulation to buffer their neighbors living in the quiet low-density Residential interiors of our superblocks.

This is what is upsetting about Ann Arbor City Council’s push to site dense housing on arterials with Transition and Hub land use categories and cap Residential at three story triplexes. Dense housing near schools and neighborhood parks is as close to transit, but healthier.

#A2Council #AnnArbor

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.

The “silent majority” for #ClimateAction needs to get loud.

People want action. Smart cities need to go much further, much faster.

The #TransitDog of the day is this border collie wearing doggles, riding in a side car on a bicycle with the text Ice Out decorating it.💜

#A2Council

I love the framing at the end… not just a restriction, but an amenity.

#A2Council should consider some of these treatments on nearby side streets when major roads are calmed.

It should go without saying, but safe streets includes safe from Brownshirt thugs murdering and kidnapping folks.

#AbolishICE

Michael Manville Critiques L.A.’s Vision Zero: Progress ‘Incredibly Disappointing” The Los Angeles Times article examines the harsh reality of implementation challenges for ambitious urban goals like phasing out gas-powered vehicles or becoming a fully interconnected Smart City.

Cities that float lofty Vision Zero goals without following up have just ZERO VISION and political courage. Los Angeles is a key example of those cities, as limited progress has been made since 2016.

#a2council

kid with head in hands and bike leaning up on a tree New cyclist finds out he's an anti-car urban elite who has no life and wants some made up bike utopia.

New cyclist finds out he's an anti-car urban elite who has no life and wants some made up bike utopia.

Dropped into the meeting Rainier Valley Safe Streets hosted tonight to get feedback from community members on potential council-funded safety investments.

It lasted about 10 minutes before being interrupted by someone complaining about how "no one" uses the bike lanes on the South End.

Justin we love you but as a chart enthusiast you're too smart to post charts with arbitrary start points and linear trendlines. Here's a couple we made, with the same data, that shows traffic fatalities are on the rise!

But onto a more serious analysis of this 🧵

I’m hoping that the Ann Arbor delegation can get behind this and that City Council can put it on their Policy Agenda. Intelligent Speed Assistance technology just makes sense and it would be great to see #Michigan join other states in doing this.

#A2Council #VisionZero

Please fill out this survey to tell the Michigan Department of Transportation to make safety paramount and center Vision Zero principles in their designs and operations.

#A2Council #VisionZero #Michigan

They may tell you it is unfair, but they know it isn’t.

I hope our local leaders in Ann Arbor will take this to heart.

We can have safe streets for all. Leadership signals what is a priority. This is Day 3 of Mamdani's mayorship. #A2Council

Deaths and serious injuries due to traffic violence are unacceptable and preventable. Every single one is a policy failure, and this blood is on the hands of our leaders. In 2026, they must stop privileging driver speed and convenience at the expense of safety.

Coverage of our abject failure in meeting our Vision Zero commitments in 2025. Ann Arbor’s City Council needs to make sure we follow through on all the designs and studies and targets and actually make infrastructure improvements to make pedestrians safe on our streets.

#A2Council #VisionZero