Detroiter. Safe Streets, mobility, and urbanism advocate. Language learner. Open data. Parks steward. tedtansley.github.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3mg3f3p5nfk2qMichigan's work to restore the Artic Grayling to our environment. https://youtu.be/692TVsNWFyw?si=KonOg3DkFclP2fM702 Mar 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3f3p5nfk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3m6hx7cepos2sBicycles jazz song https://open.spotify.com/track/0N9Kp1Ko1imm1ZXkjWnbI1?si=S3rd_ue8RbS57Gsuaw9fKQ25 Nov 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hx7cepos2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3m6fws6s52224https://youtu.be/xKGr5t1W85k?si=Yx4ef71bWD6Vqcmz24 Nov 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fws6s52224https://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3m5ey6q5csc2zSo glad to see bipartisan work from Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, and Tim Walberg, R-Tipton to try and get resources to support the whitefish. @bridgemi.com 's reporting is making a real difference. https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-lawmakers-seek-500m-to-stop-mussels-save-great-lakes-whitefish/11 Nov 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ey6q5csc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3m4qhuddu4s2vFirst solar neighborhood (Van Dyke) broke ground in Detroit last week. https://planetdetroit.org/2025/10/detroit-neighborhood-solar-array/ Take a look at the maps I made around the spaces where these installations are placed: https://detroitography.com/2025/07/25/map-impact-assessment-of-the-detroit-solar-neighborhoods/03 Nov 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qhuddu4s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3m4qh34wkls2iEvent: Detroit GIS Day 2025 https://detroitography.com/2025/10/15/event-detroit-gis-day-2025/03 Nov 2025 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qh34wkls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3m2kyrggigc23https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/10/05/driver-runs-red-light-causes-deadly-hit-and-run-on-detroit-east-side/07 Oct 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2kyrggigc23https://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lztlxhnc7c2kWhy don't we use the money to make the streets safer? https://www.wxyz.com/news/deputies-issue-100-tickets-in-pontiac-as-part-of-operation-no-walking-zone Why is it we can find ways to deploy police but not street interventions?27 Sep 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lztlxhnc7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lvoqetugtk2bhttps://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/can-michigan-save-beloved-whitefish-fate-hinges-on-uphill-bid-to-kill-mussels/05 Aug 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvoqetugtk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3luzmuucrwk25Op-Ed: Why Detroit needs to get serious about zoning https://www.bridgedetroit.com/detroit-zoning-reform/28 Jul 2025 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3luzmuucrwk25https://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lus6tyt6lc2uMap: Impact Assessment of the Detroit Solar Neighborhoods https://detroitography.com/2025/07/25/map-impact-assessment-of-the-detroit-solar-neighborhoods/25 Jul 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lus6tyt6lc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3luilpwcfd22iCertainly something to be said about being consistent and doing what works even if it is considered unpopular. Michigan dropping the ball and only allowing itself to further lag behind. https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/mississippi-turned-around-its-schools-its-secret-tools-michigan-abandoned21 Jul 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3luilpwcfd22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3ltkyomr5j227It seems super weird that there isn't a political party in the state making this a major issue. Michigan fishing regulators to discuss Great Lakes whitefish crisis https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-fishing-regulators-discuss-great-lakes-whitefish-crisis via @bridgemi.com09 Jul 2025 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkyomr5j227https://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsxywfwfzs2oA crisis that could be seen miles away and one that Michigan "leaders" have ignored. Transportation troubles create a lonely reality for older Michiganders | Bridge Michigan https://share.google/POAbw8y5Oq2wZzhbr02 Jul 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsxywfwfzs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsqvyurs4s2cIt feels like we have nobody in power talking to what we need to do to address this. https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/its-not-just-whitefish-407-michigan-species-brink-amid-historic-die29 Jun 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqvyurs4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsjsbezu522nQuestion MDOT and other road managers should answer to is "how many more?" Boy killed riding bike near Ypsilanti was aspiring filmmaker, leaves legacy of empathy www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/06/boy-killed-riding-bike-near-ypsilanti-was-aspiring-filmmaker-leaves-legacy-of-empathy.html https://www-mlive-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/06/boy-killed-riding-bike-near-ypsilanti-was-aspiring-filmmaker-leaves-legacy-of-empathy.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&outputType=amp&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17509494910379&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlive.com%2Fnews%2Fann-arbor%2F2025%2F06%2Fboy-killed-riding-bike-near-ypsilanti-was-aspiring-filmmaker-leaves-legacy-of-empathy.html26 Jun 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjsbezu522nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsi6kvfqqk2sMichigan, when? [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jun 2025 03:26 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsi6kvfqqk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsf75imhxk2cFrom @planetdetroit.org "Post-restoration monitoring revealed the return of five species of herpetofauna, including the eastern American toad and the northern water snake, species that hadn’t been seen in significant numbers on the island before." https://planetdetroit.org/2025/06/detroit-river-federal-funding/24 Jun 2025 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsf75imhxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsee3ulzj22pTalked with some neighbors and learned that it was only during the day they blocked it off. There was nobody there later on in the evening leading up to the fireworks. Went over to Lakewood East park today confirms this as there was an absurd amount of garbage strewn about. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsee3ulzj22phttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lse5xa5rnc2aApparently they didn't close every park. Over at one that got entirely trashed. Why would they block up one park all day and not the ones next to it? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jun 2025 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lse5xa5rnc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsd6hz3w4s2iIconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/iconic-whitefish-edge-collapse-great-lakes-biodiversity-crisis-deepens via @bridgemi.com24 Jun 2025 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd6hz3w4s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lsc637iymc2hWithout a library branch and the local community center closed due to the fireworks, Jefferson Chalmers residents in Detroit are left without access to a safe place to cool off during this heat. Ewald branch of GPP library is also closed without AC.23 Jun 2025 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsc637iymc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lryl6fyez22gI spiring to see this French city tackle pollution and excessive car usage in their city center. Pollution significantly down as it stands with plans to take it further. Detroit should be planning similarly to prepare for population rises. https://youtu.be/FGzntclNkV8?si=PiRxqDuu1_ZfaaKt19 Jun 2025 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryl6fyez22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lrlzjewtbk2eAwesome event at Detroit Parks this summer. Sounds From The Parks by Marcus Elliot. Today at Chandler Park. Next one July 17th at Clark Park.14 Jun 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrlzjewtbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lrjuzryekc2zHope it gets sold and redeveloped soon! I'm hoping for something worth walking to. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jun 2025 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjuzryekc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lr74p7wj4k2cCheck out my analysis of speed humps and their impact on crashes in Detroit. https://detroitography.com/2025/06/09/map-analysis-of-speed-hump-efficacy-in-detroit/09 Jun 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr74p7wj4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tedtansley.bsky.social/post/3lr6qiijvjs2vThere’s still time to sign up for this month’s Data Forum [This Friday] where we will discuss City, County, and Hospital health assessments in Detroit. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow data enthusiasts and expand your knowledge. 🧠 https://detroitography.com/2025/05/16/event-detroit-data-forum-health-data-and-assessments/ https://lnkd.in/e9YBBPHk09 Jun 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:ddeafqfcputzaoffiurngprw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6qiijvjs2v