“Children routinely get forgotten within thinking about the built environment, and particularly in streets and transport. This blind spot around children has had a massive impact on children's lives and health, and this is what needs to change.“ @thewaroncars.bsky.social

You don't need to love rent stabilization in Montgomery County, and you don't need to hate it. But we all need to calm down.

"Suddenly, I wasn’t dependent on anyone else. I could suddenly go anywhere I wanted. It wasn’t just about mobility, it was about freedom, responsibility, and the realization that all of DC was mine to explore." ggwash.org/view/103069/...

Rain or shine, you only turn 18 once, and we have lots planned to make tonight a special night. Tickets available at the door for our birthday party at (indoor) Pearl Street Warehouse, 6 to 9 pm. See you there! ggwash.org/event/18th-b...

The sooner we stop burning fossil fuels, the better it is for everyone.

New to transit in? See if you qualify for free rides in May! @marylanddot.bsky.social’s new Transit Incentive Program is making it easier to ride the bus and train in the Greater Baltimore area. Find out more: www.mdot.maryland.gov/transitincen...

“The students are saying, housing prices are so high that I'm worried that even if I get a good job, it's not going to be enough to rent or buy something decent. And year over year, visiting these campuses, I was seeing this feeling of disillusionment and cynicism rising.”

the number of people i see speeding through school zones and residential streets with their phones directly in their faces…

YIMBYs and our coalition helped drive one of the most consequential periods for housing reform in Virginia's recent history. We saw advancements in parking reform, Faith In Housing, and so much more 🔥 Want to learn how we did it? https://yimbyaction.pulse.ly/oeup8sk9at

"Across the world we see that cities whose decision-makers truly reflect the diversity of the places they represent are more likely to have public spaces and mobility infrastructure that benefit the lives of everyone." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“In a near-unanimous vote, the Virginia General Assembly approved zoning parity for manufactured homes where site-built housing is allowed. Previously restricted, these homes — often the most affordable path to ownership — will now be treated equally under zoning rules.” 🏘️ @yimbyaction.bsky.social

Have you lost someone close to you, or in your community, because of a truck crash? Hundreds of people die every year when pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and occupants of passenger vehicles go under trucks. It can happen to anyone, as it has to thousands of Americans, it can happen to you!

Maryland legislature last night passed @govwesmoore.bsky.social's Transit Oriented Development bill with amendment proposed by @actfortransit.bsky.social. The ACT amendment exempts mixed-use development on @wmata.com station parking lots from all local zoning rules that limit density & use. 1/2

Preschool dropoff line, brought to you by the Seminary Road bike lanes

They don’t make them like this anymore.

A city can be judged by how comfortable its most vulnerable residents feel cycling on its roads. It was very heartening to see so many parents carrying their children on their bikes on my way to work in Paris today.

Our Executive Director Laura Foote's op-ed was featured in @richmond.com on why one provision in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could detract from an otherwise HUGE pro-housing bill. Banning build-to-rent homes won’t lower costs, it limits options and reduces the supply of homes available.

“Advocates and politicians have an obligation to channel economic frustration into policies that will actually deliver. We shouldn’t write policy based on whom we hate. We should write policy based on whom we can help.” 🏘️ @yimbyaction.bsky.social

“When we pursue state-wide legalization of missing middle housing we’re not overriding local control, we’re enabling local action. State reform doesn’t override the community — it shifts whose preferences within that community get to count.” @laurafoote.bsky.social

DC Streetcar service ends today. We failed the streetcar as much as the streetcar failed us.

How rude of DC to kill its streetcar on International Tram Day of Visibility. 🚉

Glad this is here instead of nothing but this Loudon ass development in the heart of DC is a huge waste of space for an urban neighborhood, should be 10X denser.

“Incorporating small commercial uses into neighborhoods could help Richmond become more walkable and convenient, especially for residents who don’t have a car or want to reduce their carbon footprint. It could give a boost to local businesses competing with big retailers.” @richmonder.bsky.social

“In the first year after the rules went into effect in 2021, 88% of new building permits were for middle housing and accessory dwelling units, far outpacing single-family homes. And fourplexes were three times as popular as duplexes and triplexes.” 🏘️ www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

I'm car free, so I never think about gas prices, but I empathize with those hit hard. We’ve created a system where driving is a mandate, not a choice. That isn’t freedom. Let's create a world where everyone has viable options for getting around not solely based on the private automobile.

“There’s lots of good evidence indicating that cycling and walking significantly reduces mortality, lowers the risk of injury and helps with depression. That obviously reduces demand on the NHS.” www.cyclingweekly.com/news/everyon...

“People who have walked, biked, or took the bus to school have a reduced probability of being car-dependent today by 12 percentage points. And that experience increases the probability that their children use a sustainable mode by more than 30%.” 🚶🏾‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️🚌 @thewaroncars.bsky.social

I didn’t coin this, but I think about it all the time: murder is completely legal in the US as long as the weapon is a car

“Bike lanes that greatly reduced crashes on National Mall set for removal” 10/10 hed, no notes. #bikedc

The urbanism of Friedrichshagen. 🇩🇪

Counting traffic deaths per mile driven is like counting deaths per cigarette smoked

Professor Streetcar bestowed plenty of lessons — about the fecklessness of the only administration to oversee it, about why America struggles to build good transit, and more.

“We had a freeway plan in Vancouver. It would have decimated low-income, vibrant communities. It would have done all the damage most other North American cities saw. But it was the moms and the grandmothers who started the great freeway revolts.” @brenttoderian.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Cycling side-by-side isn’t bad behaviour—it’s human behaviour. It’s how parents talk to their kids. How friends catch up. How communities form. If bicycle infrastructure is too narrow for people to ride and talk together, the problem isn’t the people. It’s the infrastructure. Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

When the Bauhaus movement built a training center for Germany’s largest union, they wanted wayfinding between the various dormitories to be easy, so they used the same floor plan but different colors. 🔴🟠🟢🔵

Council Candidate responses to our housing questionnaire are online now! Thanks to @sandymarks.bsky.social, Frank Fannon, and @avo4alx.bsky.social for all getting us their responses. They'll all go out in an email next week, while we consider an endorsement yimbysofnova.org/alexandria/2...

I’m such a fan of the Happy Rizzi House in Braunschweig. 💕

👀 ggwash.org/view/102681/...

Things that become even more essential when ⛽ goes up: BRT & more bus lanes Park & Ride, also using the bus lanes. Tax rebates for all bicycles. More micro mobility/bike lanes. Start with tactical. Safer crosswalks, refuge Islands

"Richmond’s new transportation director @urbanismspeakeasy.com wants a city ‘built for people.’ His work is increasingly urgent." We need safer streets. Remember, streets are for people! www.richmonder.org/richmonds-ne... via @richmonder.bsky.social

The urbanism of Braunschweig. 🦁

“Under state law, Richmond is only allowed to install 23 red-light cameras. It’s good the city got around to putting some up (only four so far, and four months after it first said it would.) It should put up more, right up to the state-permitted cap.” @dinfontay.com www.chlookout.com/p/run-the-re...

"This is likely to be the end of any meaningful federal challenge, given that, when anyone with power pushes back hard in these pointless bully fights that the administration picks, the Trump people tend to give up and move on to their next bad idea." via @heybonanos.bsky.social

Zara Larsson is the kindest individual l've ever met. She took photos, signed autographs & even did the #LushLife dance with the kids. The kids got the full #ZaraLarsson #BikeBus experience!! Thanks you to you and your team for riding with us. #Boots

they literally asked, “why would a car do that?” lol

Sharing from friend in Richmond chapter: local govts in general are “out for blood” on this bill, including some open threats of total development moratoriums & quadrupling fees for builders Commonwealth Housing Coalition call to action here: actionnetwork.org/letters/lega...

In recent years, Bilbao has quietly built a cycling network shaped by lessons from the Netherlands: calmed where it can be, protected where it must be, and always comfortable and connected. The result? You can now pedal across the city on infrastructure made for everyone—not just the fit and brave.

A good, if sober, Year in Transit with @yonahfreemark.com and the @theoverheadwire.com. As Yonah points out, the number of rail projects in the US is dwindling even as the amount we're spending stays about even. The biggest issue: astronomical costs.

Cities aren’t loud, cars are loud (and stressful). - expanding on @thewaroncars.bsky.social