A few seconds can save a life! Leading pedestrian intervals are a way to time light changes at intersections to give cyclists and pedestrians a few seconds head start. This makes them more visible to drivers and helps drivers to respect the right of way which people outside of cars have.

I hope everyone participates in the North Main Street Transportation Study! Survey is open now. #A2Council #VisionZero engage.a2gov.org/n-maintransp...

Ann Arbor AF, the podcast helping folks in and around Ann Arbor get informed about local politics and then get involved on issues like housing, transportation, and community safety, is back for 2026! Find us wherever you get your podcasts, or on our website, annarboraf.com #a2council

🧵 #A2Council Council made the same choice by kneecapping potential density in most of the city zoned for residential use in the upcoming Comprehensive Plan. The loudest, least safe stroads with the worst air quality are where significant new density is "allowed."

At GOPC, we are big advocates for a fully integrated & multi-modal transportation network that is nimble, safe, & reliable for users of all modes. Our friends at Toole Design have put together a great post about why bike lanes & sidewalks are good for drivers too!

Our longtime volunteer @rhifaux.bsky.social was hit by a driver yesterday on the way home from a road safety workshop at city hall. She is home from the hospital and recovering with a broken wrist. We're grateful it wasn't worse, and outraged it happened at all. More to say soon.

Ann Arbor + Ypsi friends, TheRide is seeking folks to participate in focus groups in a couple weeks. Sign up at www.surveymonkey.com/r/AAATAfocus... cc #a2council

The idea that someone who gets around with a $2000 piece of equipment is "elitist" while someone who uses a $30,000+ piece of equipment that costs hundreds of dollars per month to operate is "normal" is quite the brainwashing.

Cops should not be arresting parents for letting their kids walk or bike around the neighborhood.

A common complaint in many cities, including Ann Arbor, is “rat-running”, folks speeding through nearby side streets to avoid calmed major roads, traffic lights, etc. Here’s a great solution happening in Berlin. #A2Council #AnnArbor #VisionZero

Blood streaks are red Bike lanes are green Was he wearing a helmet? Or high-vis to be seen? #a2council

#a2council 92k city population and 363k metro population sounds pretty similar to Ann Arbor...look at what's possible! Do we know the quantitative impact of recent bike lane additions on cycling in Ann Arbor?

We loved this video, and Life After Cars is at the top of our to-read pile! “What would your life be like if you weren’t forced to depend on a car for every last trip in your life?” #A2Council #AnnArbor

These benches are great! Thank you to the University of Michigan Urbanism Club for installing them around Ann Arbor. www.michigandaily.com/news/ann-arb... #A2Council #AnnArbor

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.

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

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

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 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

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.

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

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

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

2025 was a rough year for transportation reformers. I spent much of it thinking about ways to build support for car-free streets, transit expansions, bike lanes, etc. Here are a few stories where I shared what I’ve learned. 🧵

Vancouver’s transit is free for New Year’s Eve and into the wee hours, ensuring everyone has a safe way to get home. In Ann Arbor, AAATA shuts down service early. How many people will drive drunk tonight? #A2Council

Or sometimes the authorities *don't* take action to address dangerous road design after it kills someone. Or even multiple someones. We should not have to pay for safe streets with blood.

Zero deaths or serious injuries on Ann Arbor’s streets in 2026. #A2Council #VisionZero #NewYear

Hey #a2council, how many times are we going to have to explain this to the same two dozen cranks?

It’s a real shame when private citizens need to take the city’s responsibility into their own hands. City of Ann Arbor staff should have cleared this sidewalk, yet here we are. Thank you Pete and Mark. #A2Council

Given that there does not appear to be an appetite for municipal sidewalk snow removal in Ann Arbor, and the existing complaint-driven system is clearly not working with major corridors going over a week before being reasonably passable, we would like to see the following happen: 🧵 #A2Council

Meanwhile, at City Hall: seeclickfix.com/issues/20613... seeclickfix.com/issues/20613... #A2Council

Ann Arbor’s Transportation Manager would like to celebrate the fact that overall crashes are down since 2014. That is good, but it obscures the fact that K and A crashes are up. There is a reason Vision Zero highlights fatal and serious injury crashes: they change lives. #A2Council #VisionZero

The purpose of a system is what it does, and the purpose of this transportation system is to move cars. Not people. Cars.

Yet another unacceptable, preventable death. Not Ann Arbor proper, but our efforts cannot stop at the city limits. Washtenaw is a five-lane stroad with a 45 mph speed limit. There’s many homes and businesses on both sides, stops on heavily-used bus lines, and few crosswalks. #A2Council #VisionZero

We would love to see this pass in Michigan. #A2Council

Can't decide what's more irritating about this situation here. The pile of snow AAPS left on the sidewalk where they stopped plowing? Or the snow that the city of Ann Arbor has left untouched on the sidewalk adjacent to the Greenview park. #a2council seeclickfix.com/issues/20600...

“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com