The Colombian capital of Bogotá is opening 76km (47 miles) of temporary bike lanes to reduce crowding on public transport and help prevent the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), as well as to improve air quality. #leadership #flattenthecurve smartcitiesworld.net/news/news/bogo…

While MoGo Detroit wasn't included in this study (we didn't launch until 2017), I wonder if this finding would hold true in a city like #Detroit that is largely autocentric. intelligenttransport.com/transport-news…

Breaking: Effective immediately, we are dropping Enforcement as one of the 6 E’s of Safe Routes to School. Enforcement cannot be part of a program focused on improving kids' safety and health when police threaten the health, safety, and very existence of Black and brown kids.

Public transit should be free.

"Rather than stumble back into car dependency, cities can begin to undo their worst mistake: giving up so much of their land to the automobile." Preach! 🙌🙌 nytimes.com/2020/07/09/opi…

The 85th percentile practice for setting speed limits is outdated and dangerous. Glad to see NACTO recommend a more nuanced approach to setting city speed limits. smartcitiesdive.com/news/nacto-urg…

I'm really excited to share the mic with Lauren Hood as part of Share the Mic Now: Detroit. Inspired by Share the Mic Now, this is an opportunity to focus on the voices and experiences of Black women in metro Detroit. #sharethemicnowdetroit #keepsharingthemicdetroit

There are great ideas in this article to make cities better, more welcoming places when the weather gets colder. On a personal level, I bought a portable fire pit to extend my enjoyment of the backyard -- how are you preparing for colder temperatures? 880cities.org/postcovidcity-…

We reject false choices between fixing the roads we have and making space for alternative modes of transportation. Americans deserve world-class quality and a full range of good options to get where they need to be.

Hi all! Ever wondered something about QLINE Detroit but weren't sure who to ask? Ask me! I'll be answering all questions about the QLINE via Tweet, so please reply to the tweet below with #AskLisa

Looking forward to talking transit with Transportation Riders United (TRU), Detroit Department of Transportation, @smartbusorg, and Dave Woodward this evening -- tune in via zoom by registering with TRU!

Kudos to Detroit Department of Transportation for providing free bus rides today and Monday in honor of Rosa Parks' birthday and national #TransitEquityDay! Labor Network for Sustainability

Our roads are unsafe because they are designed to move the maximum number of vehicles as quickly as possible. We need better design, better metrics, and more courageous choices when it comes to spending on roads. Design streets for people first! nytimes.com/2022/04/21/opi…

Happy 5th anniversary, MoGo Detroit! I remember the joy of launch day as if it were yesterday 🤩 Here’s to many more years of providing affordable, accessible mobility to Detroit and the region!

Ever-bigger pickups and SUVs are exacting a deadly toll on urban streets. Here’s how one US city plans to push back bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg CityLab David Zipper

Germany's all-you-can-ride 9 euro/month train pass? Count me in! 🙋‍♀️🚃 nytimes.com/2022/08/15/wor…

Thanks again to our friends at the Detroit Symphony for a beautiful performance today on QLINE Detroit! We're excited to bring more programming to our passengers soon! freep.com/story/entertai…

Reasons why I think pedestrian deaths have increased: cars are getting safer for the ppl driving them, but not other road users; vehicles keep getting bigger, heavier, and deadlier for ppl walking and biking; & roads that are designed for speed. bridgemi.com/michigan-healt…