Transit and Urbanism Directory: 2026 UPDATE IS LIVE! 418 Organizations - 45 orgs added - 577 social links added - 33 social links relocated Have a look! www.howdoyou.guide/orglist

New website apps.cnt.org/black-perspe... includes direct insights from North Lawndale residents, as well as links to several reports on Black Perspectives on Public Transit. Grateful for the collaboration with Dr. Purifoye, @equiticity.bsky.social NLCCC, & CNT! Funded by @illinoisdot.bsky.social

You can ride your bike down this street, but you can't....

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

There is a new battery saver mode on the Chicago Bike Routes app. apps.cnt.org/bikechi/

Join EPIC and us for a preview of our new DAC Mapping Tool, which examines how seven Great Lakes states define “Disadvantaged Communities” for Drinking Water SRF (DWSRF) programs. 📅 Thursday, May 29 | 🕐 1:00–2:30 PM ET | Register: bit.ly/dacmaptool

Milwaukee Ave Chicago gets a little backed up... for some

“Walking and cycling should be the most ordinary, and therefore, the safest mode of transport” www.globalissues.org/news/2025/05...

This looks like it could be quite useful in gathering bike route safety data... techxplore.com/news/2025-05...

USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy Is Dead Wrong About Bike Lanes - usa.streetsblog.org/2025/04/25/s...

The Climate Action Hero Awards celebrated CNT VP Jacky Grimshaw’s superpower of promoting walk/bike/transit - chi.streetsblog.org/2025/04/24/a...

I really love the Belmont bike lanes. #bikechi #chicago #bikesky

Enjoy this bike ride with me on some bike lanes through Chicago.

In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers. See what changes are in store for your county. By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith

Chicago is Debating Lowering its Speed Limit. Other Cities Aren’t Waiting blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/07/c...

Lowering Chicago’s speed limit: Voices from the community activetrans.org/blog/lowerin...

"We are just locked into a system of driving that is meant to be more enjoyable but isn’t." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Need a New Year's resolution? Get a bike and use it for your work commute and all of your travel under 5-10 miles. momentummag.com/if-you-bike-...

"Overall, some 27 community-based commercial and housing projects by new or emerging developers are part of the Elevated Works project, which is providing them with $1 million in coaching and technical assistance." #etod #chicago cnt.org/stories/with...

"A city is a community, and everyone needs to give a little. The next time you’re fuming about new street patterns, consider: You may be saving a life, and it could be your own." www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/12/o...

California to Launch its First Statewide eBike Voucher Project up to $2,000 in Rebates on Dec. 18 #ebikes #cargobikes #cycling tinyurl.com/534yj9ms

Millions more people across America are riding public transportation in 2024! Check out the #transit systems with the largest ridership increases this year. #TransitWrapped2024

Cars have been getting wider for quite a while.

Wednesday's Most Read # 1 - Why It’s So Frickin’ Hard to Stop Driving bit.ly/4ghax4t @slate.bsky.social @davidzipper.bsky.social

www.sciencealert.com/almost-30-of... Tire particles (tiny flakes of plastic generated by the wear and tear of normal driving) are a significant but often-overlooked contributor to microplastic pollution. Every year billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments.