Really feeling this in Ann Arbor. “The success in countries like Norway stems from prioritising safety in all aspects of transportation planning, not accepting traffic deaths as inevitable... We must be willing to prioritise human life over speed and convenience.“ #A2Council

🚸 “When other nations like Norway can approach zero deaths, it reveals that the barrier in the US is not feasibility, but commitment” ⛔️ #VisionZero #roadsafety www.itsinternational.com/feature/us-r...

In 1975, Ann Arbor was the 1st city in the US to use Ranked Choice Voting to elect a mayor. Dr. Wheeler was the 1st Black tenured professor at the University of Michigan and only Black #A2Council mayor to date. But just months later, opponents moved to repeal RCV and silence the will of the voters:

Alan Dershowitz redefining the semantics of "pedophile" isn't hairsplitting, according to the plain meaning of "hairsplitting" by Steven Pinker

#A2Council concerns about fire safety come up often with new multifamily in Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor has committed to Vision Zero. I am not really seeing it front-and-center in our transportation projects, at least not explicitly. In conversations, however, I am assured it is a priority. Are we afraid to own it? Are we afraid of push-back if we use the specific phrase? #A2Council

According to a lawsuit, participants would be flown from Italy to Bosnia where they would pay to shoot people.

“Virtue signalling” is good, actually. It’s how we show others what behaviors we believe to be acceptable in society. “Treat others as you would like to be treated” is virtue signaling.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

If you're not outraged, you're probably exhausted and trying to exercise healthy boundaries with how you consume media

Americans can’t afford this deal. Democrats can fight AND win — just like we did in our budget battle in Michigan. A promise isn’t a deal. Don’t settle.

Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/

I love Mayor Mamdani’s radical optimism. Not a hollow, saccharine optimism, nor a hopeful, passive optimism, but a courageous optimism. We can dream of better things, and we can make them happen. It’s infectious.

Lot of folks saying they’ll leave if Mamdani wins but full credit to Cheney for putting his money where his mouth is.

BREAKING | Photographic evidence reveals how Neighbors for More Neighbors A2 corruptly influenced Democratic officials to embrace pro-housing reforms. #a2council

Drivers slow down more for speed humps than they do for stop signs. Time to put a raised crosswalk at every intersection.

Ann Arbor’s weather comes up constantly in discussions about bike lanes, pedestrian infrastructure, open streets, etc. As Not Just Bikes points out, cities with worse weather than us still have good infrastructure. After all, you’re not made of sugar. #A2Council youtu.be/BXDP9WQe0io?...

Man, a Friday night downtown is kinda shit with all the cars. #A2Council

As a Trump donor who tried to buy a local election, I have a unique perspective on fascism. So when I saw that a beloved local publication had found a long-term home at the library, I knew that we had truly crossed the rubicon. #a2council by Strozzapreti Linguine Rotini

MORE exciting events tonight for Neighborhood Week! And there might even be more cookies 👀 #a2council

Last night Ann Arbor’s Transportation Commission saw a presentation from Toole about the multilane reconfiguration study. I really like their methodology. “Rightsizing” these roads will dramatically improve safety. It was an excellent presentation and I look forward to the results! #A2council

The nonunion Associated Builders & Contractors came for Ann Arbor during Lansing's debate over best value procurement. My response. #a2council

Charlie Kirk I never thought much of the guy, though to be honest I never thought much about the guy at all.

Putting overly-restrictive height and unit count limits on Low-rise Residential in Ann Arbor means much of our new apartments will be constrained to our car sewers. #A2Council

seriously #a2council folks listen to this. It's broadly relevant to recent events, not just transportation issues. "Courage is contagious" in particular.

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September 11 thoughts as we approach a quarter century. 24 years ago my generation watched it happen live on TVs in our high school classrooms. We won’t forget, just like we won’t forget the aftermath. 20 years of war. 70 9/11s of death. For what?

"This isn't who we are" says country that removed all evidence to the contrary from its history books

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk: "Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."

Someone should post this to the Ann Arbor Reddit. I’ve seen so many posts claiming that Dunbar Towers will be bad actually bc people who are homeless are all criminals and drug users who are unhoused because they are bad people. #a2council

Walking past Lawton Elementary this morning, I watched two cars roll through a stop sign, and another one stop in the crosswalk. Are we ever going to actually take action, or are we just going to pretend we care about safety of pedestrians and school children? #a2council

I don’t find this very convincing, either as a unique problem with Bluesky or as an electoral liability for democrats.

It would be great to have this at some crosswalks around Ann Arbor. #A2Council youtube.com/shorts/j4liR...

Adding “high priest of blueskyism” to my LinkedIn

I am glad we have been doing this in Ann Arbor. The streets we converted back to two-way are much better for walking and cycling, and less confusing for drivers. I see way more foot traffic too. That said, I think one way streets can work when they only have one lane of car traffic. #A2Council

Glad to see the Sunset Sidewalks project back in the CIP. It always feels good to make a positive comment in support of something. It’s a shame some folks in Ann Arbor only show up to say “no”. #A2Council

40% of Republicans think the COVID vaccine killed more people than the COVID virus. One in four believe that QAnon is real. No matter how far they radicalize, we are told over and over again that the people being rude to them are the problem.

What is the status with getting something for CCA in Michigan, #A2Council? @jeffmirwin.bsky.social @forwardwithforeman.bsky.social

#A2Council has talked the talk. Let’s walk the walk (and bike the bike, and bus the bus) too.

On one hand, reducing car use reduces urban pollution. But on the other, everyone likes it and cities become more livable

I know that many Ann Arbor City Council members, including several former CMs who I often disagree with on local issues, were ardent supporters of Sen. Warren’s presidential campaign. She is, once again, on the right side policy-wise. Abundant housing is the answer. #A2Council

No shit! “Black drivers still disproportionately stopped by police in Ann Arbor despite ordinance” www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb... Like really, no shit, Sherlock! As CM Harrison put it: the ordinance “changed policy, but it did not change policing.” #a2council

This ‘blue states closed schools too long’ narrative is becoming increasingly entrenched in the Polite Center but it’s arguable at best. Republican states had far more deaths during COVID and their students have roughly comparable learning loss.

#a2council housing shortages lead to rising prices. Abundant housing is how we protect people (and their neighborhoods) from gentrification. Not by constraining supply, and not by eliminating transportation safety improvements.

A former mayor of Santa Monica says it best: gentrification is too much money chasing too little housing