Poured new concrete but didn't leave enough space for trees! @treepgh.bsky.social

New Evidence Underscores Why Neighborhoods Matter and How Policies Can Improve Lives New, decades-long analysis proves that public policies can improve children’s success in life by enabling them to grow up in resource-rich neighborhoods.

New evidence shows that investing in #neighborhoods can provide long-term benefits for #children and families. In this Urban Wire post, experts explore how place-conscious public policies improve people’s lives and ways local leaders can turn this #research into action.

Learn more.

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The @mpactmobility 2026 call for speakers is OPEN! Send us your inspiring ideas and then join us in Toronto this September!

Sexy sign, PRT!

🔊 Listen Now: The hidden costs to owning a car are on the rise Here & Now from WBUR on NPR One | 3:36

Listen to: The hidden costs to owning a car are on the rise - one.npr.org/i/wburwp-105...

Got this unsolicited but very much appreciated notification while visiting O'Hare airport. #PublicTransit

Got this unsolicited but very much appreciated notification while visiting O'Hare airport. #PublicTransit

Got this unsolicited but very much appreciated notification while visiting O'Hare airport. #PublicTransit

I love my friends and colleagues at other cities like Philly and Portland...and it's exciting to see them following our lead for once. ;) #Parking #VisionZero

In Allegheny County, 75% of crashes happen on 16% of roads. #VisionZero

Speed kills.

#SlowIsSafe

The @mpactmobility.bsky.social Transit + Community conference starts SOON in Portland.

I can't wait for the amazing learning, networking, and urban exploring that comes with every conference (and this is my 14th)!

mpactmobility.org/conference/registration
#MpactPDX #transit #mobility #development

Yes! Agree with these logical changes! Thanks, DOMI.

This space seems wasted, no?

Don't miss out on the best rates for the 2025 Mpact Transit + Community conference! Register by next week, September 26: mpactmobility.org/registernow.

And, make sure to check out the line up of sessions, plenaries, mobile workshops, and networking events on our website!

Pittsburgh Parking Authority is privileging large vehicles, seeing aside the most convenient spaces in its blue garage downtown for the least efficient and profitable customers.

The countdown to #MpactPDX is on! Join me for the most fun and learning you can get in three days, and register now to get the early bird rate. #Transit #Development

A study from England finds that, "failing to provide alternatives to cars is making people more lonely and more isolated." www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p... #Transportation #PublicTransit #Loneliness

To go or not to go? And if one does go, is it a turn?

#transportation #design #mobility

Well, this is an erudite, academic perspective on civilization decline if I've ever seen one (not that I disagree).

How do women both: (1) get noticed when we've collectively been socialized to value strong language, authoritativeness, self-promotion, and stoicism; and (2) shift collective values toward strategy, participation, generosity, and balance?

"UNICEF’s guidelines on child-responsive urban planning emphasize five core benefits for children: health, safety, citizenship, environment, and prosperity...often missing in city design." This disproportionately impacts girls, who aren't usually considered distinct. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

$20,000 Bike Project Kickstarted The National Youth Bike Council highlights and celebrates a youth-led bike project that is filling a gap in their own community.

Hometown heroes: @cmu.edu students support fellow cyclists on campus. americawalks.org/bike-project... (h/t @americawalks.bsky.social)

h/t @americawalks.bsky.social

Protect Freedom to Move for All Everyone deserves the freedom to move safely and securely—regardless of immigration or citizenship status.But today, that freedom is under threat. Our immigration system is routinely violating constit...

People should be free to move regardless of age, ability, race, gender...or immigration status. #TalkingWalking www.votervoice.net/AmericaWalks...

Should have noted that I saw all of these great places to sit during a @nacto.bsky.social walkshop of public spaces in downtown DC.

Happy Monday. Reposting this as a reminder to myself and others.