PARK(ing) Day 2019
It’s a dual celebration! We are celebrating our 10th year in business by building a temporary park, complete with urban chickens, bocce ball, pizza and cold beverages.
2019 Bike to Work Commuter Challenge
It’s time, again, for the Bike Commuter Challenge, starting June 14. Moss is competing again for the 7th year and we’re going to crush it!
Bike Commute this Fall with 5 Easy Tips
A fall bike commute is easy for beginner cyclists with these five tips and resources. Make it easier to choose “biking” for your next commute.
Asphalt Alternatives: Can We Escape Winter Potholes?
There’s a joke about Chicago, “there are only two seasons: winter, and construction.”
Chicago’s Odd obsession with Ground Level Parking
It’s hard to see Chicago developers’ obsession with ground level parking when stacking buildings on top of parking only hurts neighborhoods.
Loop Link propels Chicago into Transit leap forward
Moss has been a proponent of BRT over the last few years despite its many setbacks in Chicago and we are excited to see how the first phase – the Loop Link starts to shift the transit landscape as it gets under way. What is Loop Link? Per the city’s own BRT website, Loop Link is:…
Chicago is ready for the Bike Commuter Challenge
Hoorah! It is time, again, for the Bike Commuter Challenge, starting tomorrow. Are you ready? Are you riding?
Bike Month: Bikes and Biking Around the world
Tuesday we talked about Biking around the World, first accomplished by Thomas Stevens (on a High Wheeler!) , and today we talk about Biking, Around the World. Guess which country bikes the most.
Bike Month: a Quick Spin Through Bike History
Moss loves bikes and biking in all their forms. To celebrate Bike Month (May), we make a rolling stop tour through the history of the bicycle.
Winter Biking And The Gear You Need To Get Through
As long as there isn’t a frozen snow/ice bank in the bike lane, winter road riding is exhilarating. Here’s how team moss braves the cold for winter biking!
Buildings and Climate Change: Good Design Can Help
We don’t want to belabor the often-depressing facts on climate change any more than necessary … but it does seem necessary to acknowledge the most recent report from the International Panel on Climate Change. Whether or not you’ve read anything about their findings you should be able to pass this pop quiz. Look, we know no…
Resilient Responses to Storm Damage: What Chicago Can Learn From New York's Big U Project
This weekend’s damage to the Lakefront Trail only underlines the need for a more environmentally resilient plan to deal with our waterfront. New York is handling this better with their “Big U” coastal infrastructure project. What can we learn from their designs? And why aren’t we on top of this already? In case the nippy weather, obsessive…