Planner and housing + safe transportation activist. ED of Neighborhood Institute. Everyone should be able to live and meet their daily needs in the neighborhood of their choice.https://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3mgn6r64mmk2fT minus 7 days until #A2Council votes on a shiny new Comprehensive Plan! Kudos to planning commission, activists, and staff! 🎉 Should we make housing-misinformation bingo cards? What should go on them? 🤔09 Mar 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgn6r64mmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3m6vf6jxcik2lI looked Blackstone and Airbnb in the eyes — but the enemy staring back was our own zoning code.01 Dec 2025 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vf6jxcik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3m6sfq4tdec2c“We’re pulling up the ladder for your own good.” This would never happen in other left-leaning cities. 🤣 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Nov 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6sfq4tdec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3m6ffdftihc22Attention Chicago friends. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2025 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ffdftihc22https://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3lwp4x6qbbc2aThe “detour” part of this sidewalk catches a bunch of slush in the winter thanks to high-speed snowplows. There is a still a distinct low spot in the turf where the stump was removed decades ago.18 Aug 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwp4x6qbbc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3lvjtgyahsc23So many maps are like this.03 Aug 2025 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjtgyahsc23https://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3lvghsotvh22tThe US and South Korea are the only wealthy democracies still using a full presidential system. Trump’s abuses aren’t a bug, they’re a feature of a system that incentivizes strongmen — and no way to swap out leaders without a full election. Maybe it's time we joined the modern world.02 Aug 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvghsotvh22thttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3lvggxm37a224I've had two different #umich hospital call center interactions recently where I was deceived into thinking I was reaching a generic voice mail menu — and it turned out to be a live person. Beyond just great articulation, actual voiceover quality! Wished I had taken down the names to share.02 Aug 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvggxm37a224https://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3lsurn5cknk2jI'm inclusive, just not here! #annarbor bursts into the pantheon of lawn-sign contradictions as a draft of our new comprehensive plan moves toward the public comment period. #a2council #YIMBY01 Jul 2025 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsurn5cknk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3lo7jqdqvcs2h#Annarbor friends! ❤️THANK YOU❤️ to everyone who signed the SafetyforStadium.org petition! We're delivering it to City Council on Monday. If you haven't, this is your last chance to tell #a2council to narrow the road and install safe bike lanes and crossings! 🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️👩‍🦽02 May 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7jqdqvcs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3llz3t43nns2aAnn Arbor didn't just miss its #VisionZero deadline of 2025, we've had a record-breaking number of deaths & injuries recently. And this is with a City Council that is on board with traffic calming. Sharing this analysis as a cautionary tale. #a2council https://www.damnarbor.com/2025/03/opinion-ann-arbor-has-failed-its-vision.html04 Apr 2025 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3llz3t43nns2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kirkwestphal.bsky.social/post/3lggbykqzws2xEven in progressive cities, it’s disappointing to see that the “planning process” still largely serves to lend a veneer of legitimacy for wealthy homeowners to control other people’s properties, even if they 1) live blocks and blocks away, and 2) will be long dead before a change affects them.23 Jan 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:mbcsvwpxyn4xkh57aardyj3f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggbykqzws2x