On this day 7 years ago I asked neighborhood kids to write to their councilmembers in response to proposed crosswalk changes and one CM admitting she doesn’t always yield to pedestrians. Cards and drawings were emailed to all CMs so that they could be on the record, forever. #a2council
It’s clear that the “curb carts stored in bike lane” See Click Fix category is just going to /dev/null. Absolutely no action other than an automated acknowledgment, even when a ticket is created weekly for the same address. Ann Arbor needs to step up enforcement. #A2Council
#A2Council, it’s time for county-wide pedestrian safety activism in Washtenaw. Stopping at the city limits of Ann Arbor is not equitable.
MLive@mlive.com · 2mo agoThe crash occurred in Lodi Township, prompting investigation by the Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety.
We have had this conversation in Ann Arbor Nextdoor #A2Council. Round and round in circles.
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2mo agoMe: Cities would be better for everyone, including drivers, if there was less car-dependency and more safe, viable choices in how to get around. Someone: But I have to drive because [insert reason]. Me: Cities would be better for everyone, including drivers, if there was less car-dependency and…
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SideStreets@sidestreets.bsky.social · 2mo ago"Nearly every person who gathered to honor Riley could share a story of somebody close to them who had been injured or killed in a crash. And nearly every person understood that the unlicensed, uninsured, illegally parked driver who 'doored' Riley could have easily done the same to any of us."
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost. This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath
It’s nice out and the “nobody uses the bike lanes” lie is no longer remotely tenable. Folks are out enjoying summer Open Streets despite construction downtown. But on Nextdoor and Facebook, bikelash and autonormative chauvinism is still a constant theme. #A2Council #AnnArbor #A2VisionZero
“Making streets safer for pedestrians requires making them measurably less convenient for drivers.” #A2Council #AnnArbor #VisionZero youtu.be/tMBR3ur1egk?...
The $20 Fix That Solved Traffic Deaths
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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2mo agoNever forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
The new crosswalk between Blake and the library on 5th in downtown Ann Arbor is so welcome. I have already used it several times. #A2Council #AnnArbor
Why do cops speed #A2Council? Aren’t they supposed to be *protecting* us from scofflaws, rather than being scofflaws themselves? Brought to you by an Ann Arbor Police Department SUV flying down Pauline at probably 45 mph.
#A2Council lots of this in our local discourse. We need to spend less time on Nextdoor…
Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD@mbonsma.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is a great example of "blame inversion" (coined by @ashtonindc.bsky.social) where danger very clearly caused by cars is blamed on anything else: parents letting their kids play outside, kids riding bikes, etc.
We have definitely experienced this in Ann Arbor. #A2Council
Stephen Judkins@stephenjudkins.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt it amazing how drivers think "I didn't see you!" is exculpatory when in fact it is the opposite
Congestion pricing reaping more dividends. It turns out when you directly price the things that make cities worse, you make cities better. We hope to see this introduced in Ann Arbor someday. #A2Council
Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 3mo ago“Since New York City introduced congestion pricing, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, & toll revenue projected to hit $500 million by the end of 2026. Now, Cornell researchers have tallied the environmental benefits.”
Lots of folks on Nextdoor are comfortable admitting to hitting curbs, flex posts, etc. at speeds that damage their cars. They blame the infrastructure, not their own ineptitude. We are glad they are hitting fixed objects and not vulnerable road users. #A2Council #VisionZero
Adam Goodman@akgood.bsky.social · 3mo agoWild how people will just go on the internet and tell everyone that they're not able to competently pilot a motor vehicle #a2council
Every time my town tries to put in sidewalks on a school route, the wealthy landowners who live nearby put up a huge fight. They say it’s about trees, or parking, or that somehow the sidewalk will be less safe (true story), but always the actual underlying principle is “fuck them kids.” #a2council
The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew episode up! Streets can be more than places to move and store cars—they can be places for children to thrive. Alice Ferguson and Tim Gill call for a “radical, child-centric approach to transport policy and planning.” That would change everything for all of us. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
#A2Council local pedestrian safety advocates regularly get called “radical” in the Ann Arbor discourse.
Tom Flood@tomflood.bsky.social · 3mo agoFinding out I was considered "radical" for wanting kids to be able to get school safely and independently was shocking and what motivated me to try and help change that perspective. Culture Shift developed with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
Finding out I was considered "radical" for wanting kids to be able to get school safely and independently was shocking and what motivated me to try and help change that perspective. Culture Shift developed with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social
It’s great to see a candidate centering Vision Zero in her campaign! www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb... #A2Council
Street safety and housing advocate announces run for Ann Arbor council
Hannah Stanton-Gockel, a cycling advocate known for organizing “Bubbles for Bike Lanes” demonstration rides, is running for Ann Arbor City Council.
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From @akgood.bsky.social: Tell MDOT you support bus lanes on Washtenaw Avenue! www.damnarbor.com/2026/04/opin...
Opinion: Tell MDOT you support bus lanes on Washtenaw Avenue!
This piece, by Adam Goodman, was originally published on the Transportation Riders United (TRU) website . TRU advocates for a seamless trans...
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✨ introducing… ✨ 🌇 Transportation for the Abundant Society 🚅 "Abundance" says our problem is artificial scarcity—especially housing. But you can’t build your way out if transportation policy still treats traffic flow as sacred. Transportation is the binding constraint. ssrn.com/abstract=538...
There are many in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti that are skeptical of protected bike lanes. I think it just makes sense to have a small amount of space reserved for the most efficient form of transportation. As we look towards a sustainable future, it just makes sense. #a2Council #YpsiCouncil
Dave Robertson@davebikeski.bsky.social · 4mo ago"Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of transport ever invented, allowing humans to travel faster and farther while using less energy than walking or running." #bicycles #cycling ☺️🚲
#A2Council building infrastructure is important. We will never succeed by relying on drivers to behave themselves.
John Munro@johnmunro.bsky.social · 4mo agoConsider the infrastructure v enforcement debate settled. Car culture is a problem of public space. There is no policing your way to results as impressive as this.
We hear people so often at Planning saying that things like sidewalks and bike lanes are bad for accessibility. #A2Council
Urban Truth Collective@urbantruth.bsky.social · 5mo ago“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”
“Senate Bill 847 would require drivers to pass vision, written knowledge and driving skills tests at a Michigan Secretary of State branch office every four years beginning on their 75th birthday… [and] annual[ly]… beginning at age 85.” #A2Council #Michigan #VisionZero www.abc12.com/news/state/b...
Bill would increase testing rules for elderly Michigan drivers
Senate Bill 847 would require drivers to pass additional Secretary of State tests every four years beginning at age 75 and every year beginning at age 85.
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There is now a website for the effort to save the AAATA Route 30 bus in Scio Township west of Ann Arbor along Jackson Rd. to the Meijer’s, IHA and Michigan Medicine West Arbor campuses, Alpha House, and many homes and businesses. #AnnArbor #A2Council #Scio www.savethe30.com
SAVE THE 30
Scio Township is considering a plan that would eliminate the number 30 bus route on Jackson Ave., west of Wagner. This means the AAATA number 30 bus stop at Meijer would be eliminated and there would...
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I would assume we also need something like this in Michigan so that Ann Arbor can do Shared Streets. Has anyone heard of any movement on it? #AnnArbor #A2Council #VisionZero
The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 8mo agoA trove of documents show work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the Seattle Department of Transportation to take advantage of Washington's new Shared Streets Law. Pedestrianizing a number of streets could be around the corner. Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
