While the idea of an official “Shared Street” may be new and somewhat unsettling to Chicagoans today, the idea is anything but new or untested. We only need to look back to the pre-car dominated city to see how the streets used to be much more public territory than they are today. The image below of […]
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Uptown's Proposed Shared Street at Argyle: How ADDING Uncertainty Can Make Our Side Streets Safer
Anticipating City Made festival this weekend, when Andersenville will turn Clark between Argyle and into an open air market and street party for two days has us wishing that some of our city’s streets could always be a little more integrated. Anyone who’s ever attended a block party or recalls a childhood game of kickball […]
Dear Divvy, Thanks for Getting People up on Bikes!
More bikes on the road means greater visibility, safety and public support for all bikers and all of those results are fine by moss.
If They Build it We Will Park – So Why Require More Parking With Every New Construction Project?
Bring on the predictable outrage, folks, but we’re about to do it … we’re about to say … There is WAY too much free parking available in Chicago. We should stop building more of it! For all the hoopla over the (admittedly) terrible parking meter deal made by Mayor Daley and regardless of the sticker […]
The Melee that is Montrose Beach Parking Lots
Our proposal for an updated Montrose Beach Park – which both maintains the already extensive multi-user quality of the park and enhances it with less parking!
Work Life Balance: Bike to Work Challenge Reprise (spoiler alert: We Still Roll)
Moss rocked the Bike Commuter Challenge last year in 2013 we’re proud to say that, this year, we still know how to roll! In case you hadn’t noticed … moss is an office that likes to bike. We’ve enjoyed demonstrating a commitment to our bicycles this past week during the Bike Commuter Challenge. With six […]
Biking in Chicago: What you need to know to be safe!
With the Bike Commuter Challenge beginning TOMORROW, moss is ready and raring to go. The moss team ranges in dedication to the cycling gods. We’ve got Chris, who bikes a 36 mile round trip to work most nice days, and Matt, who regularly sets out in the rain for client meetings or errand runs on […]
Work and How to Get There: Alternatives to the Car
Commuting … almost everybody does it. We love to hate this aspect of modern life, but the daily back-and-forth doesn’t necessarily have to be a burden.
Spectacular Portraits of South Africans and their Bikes
As a group of avid bike enthusiasts, there’s little we like more than seeing other people love their bikes. This collection of portraits South Africans with their bikes photographed by Stan Englebrecht and Nic Grobler by is available in a kickstarter funded book, unsurprisingly called “Bicycle Portraits.” The whole project is an amazing union of […]
Work Life Balance: Following the Classic Cycle Races
We support many outside interests at moss HQ, and spring fever here manifests in excitement about the Classics – the series of one day professional bike races held all over Europe which have been a test of cycling skill since the 19th century. Matt’s very own Roubaix (pictured above) was designed by Specialized Bikes with […]
Five Reasons To Live in a Walkable Neighborhood
Where you live affects how you live. Choosing to live in a walkable neighborhood is linked to happiness, health, efficiency, and finances.
Make Streets Smarter with Sneckdown Spotting
Sneckdowns highlight road areas where cars don’t drive and pavement could be replaced with pedestrian zones or permeable surfaces. Learn how cities can battle runoff and make roads safer by watching winter snow.
Why a roundabout at Lincoln, Ashland and Belmont is good for everyone
We already knew roundabouts, used widely in Europe and other locales, were better for fuel efficiency and safety, but according to a recent mythbusters episode, they are more efficient for motorists, too. By about 20%. In our 2011 Lakeview Area Master Plan, we proposed a traffic bean with pedestrian islands to improve traffic flow and make […]
An Open Letter to Alderman Pawar: We're a Lakeview Business and We Support the Ashland BRT
Dear Alderman Pawar, I write this with the support of my colleagues of the 47th Ward Green Council. As a business owner and resident of Lakeview, I pledge my full support to the construction of the Ashland Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. My studio is located three blocks from Ashland, a street I typically avoid when biking or […]
moss Team Rocks Bike Commuter Challenge
June 8–14, 2013 was Chicago’s Bike Commuter Challenge, a week where Active Transportation Alliance encouraged offices to log their commutes in methods other than private vehicle. Participating offices were categorized by number of employees for fairness’ sake, and the whole point of the challenge was to get people both more active during their commutes, and to reduce […]