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Farm&City is a 501c3 nonprofit think & do tank dedicated to high quality urban & rural human habitat in Texas in perpetuity. FarmAndCity.org VisionZeroTexas.org

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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are hiring for two Fall paid internships at 15 hours a week helping with research & education on the problem of traffic crashes in Texas and possible solutions. One position will focus on data & GIS & the other will focus on policy analysis & communications. farmandcity.org/2026/09/17/f...
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Farm&City is hiring two Fall 2026 interns – Farm&City
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Crashes cost Texans $54B a year while congestion costs us about $15B. Our funding system is built for the smaller problem. The Legislature can fix that. Farm&City submitted these comments today to the Texas House Subcommittee on Transportation Funding: farmandcity.org/2026/09/02/c... #txlege
Photo from the side of 290 of a bad crash in the middle of Elgin. There are police cars and emergency vehicles from multiple agencies and a helicopter in the middle of the road waiting to take someone to the emergency room.
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Vision Zero Network @visionzeronet.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨 The FY2026 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) NOFO is now live! Nearly $1B in funding is available to directly support communities in prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. The deadline to apply is May 26 at 5 PM ET. Check out the NOFO: transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
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Dallas Area Transit Alliance @ridewithdata.org · 12/12/2025
Collin County Connects Committee members dissent against alternative options proposed
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Collin County Connects Committee members dissent against alternative options proposed
Plano’s 4C wraps up without making a recommendation
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
2025 TxLege Recap + What Comes Next for Farm&City mailchi.mp/e17e90c06ca0...
2025 TxLege Recap from Farm&City. The image is an AI generated cartoony picture of the Texas state capitol with city buildings and animals dressed in suits and some wearing shirts that say “more housing” and “safe streets!”
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Jay Blazek Crossley @jaycrossley.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
The Texas House will vote on SB 1013, the Safe Driveways bill, on Tuesday or Wednesday! Please write your rep right now! secure.everyaction.com/oIQrPSOS1UuY... #txlege
Shot of the south front of the Texas state Capitol at night with lots of lights on in the building.
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Cities like Fort Worth need help making streets safe. The Texas House Committee on Transportation is considering HB 5253, the Safe Neighborhood Streets today at #txlege. www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-...
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Cities like Fort Worth need help making streets safer. This bill is a must | Opinion
Dropping speed limits on residential streets can be expensive. Here’s how the Legislature can help. | Opinion
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Every kid in Texas deserves the right to live on a Safe Neighborhood Streets with 20 mph speed limit and design speed. Tell #txlege you want to end the ban on Safe Neighborhood Streets!
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
🚨 Big moment: HB 5253 (Safe Neighborhood Streets) and HB 535 (Safe Passing) will be heard Thursday in the House Transportation Committee! Help us push these life-saving safety bills forward — take 2 minutes to write your rep: mailchi.mp/8252603928ec...
shot of the Texas Capitol from the middle of Congress Avenue with a guy walking across a crosswalk looking at the Capitol in the background.
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Texans! Take the survey: How is public input in transportation planning, policy, and funding working out in your neck of the woods? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Take the survey: How is public input working in your neck of the woods?
In Austin, the city is going through a process to reconsider all of its boards and commissions, including consideration of ending the Pedestrian Advisory and Bicycle Advisory Committees, which have be...
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Check out the Farm&City email newsletter for a survey on public input in transportation, our top ten 2025 goals, media hits on housing abundance at #txlege, TxLege Forum on Ending Traffic Deaths tickets & why you should consider donating to help us pass Vision Zero bills! mailchi.mp/31dbb7a8d70a...
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How should governments engage the public on transportation policy?
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 02/01/2025
Texas spends a lot on building highways, but not on other transportation options. Research has shown that adding lanes does not cut commute times. www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
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Drivers in Houston have some of the worst commutes nationally. Here’s why.
Texas spends a lot on building highways, but not on other transportation options. Research has shown that adding lanes does not cut commute times.
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Last minute gift idea! Donate today to give your loved ones meaningful hope for change in Texas public policies to give people the freedoms of walking, biking, cars & transit without the daily risk of death & affordable options to live healthy, low-carbon lifestyles. Donate.FarmAndCity.org
Picture from sitting at a sidewalk cafe with an iced tea and a laptop on the table in front of you, a guy walking up the sidewalk, parked cars at the curb, and mid-rise density all around.
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Jay Blazek Crossley @jaycrossley.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
We need your help to raise $12,000 more to ensure Farm&City enters the 2025 legislative session with the strength to drive change. Your donation fuels professional nonprofit Texas advocacy and lobbying efforts for crucial safe streets and housing abundance bills. mailchi.mp/ce979cd2aaa2...
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Support Safe Streets and Abundant Housing Policies for all Texans
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Houston Chronicle @houstonchronicle.com · 16/12/2024
#Editorial : After a 2-year old was killed crossing the street, Mayor John Whitmire, HPD and DA-elect Sean Teare must signal zero tolerance for reckless driving. trib.al/ffrtm1Y
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A 2-year-old was killed in a crosswalk. Why hasn't the driver been charged?
After a 2-year old was killed crossing the street, Mayor John Whitmire, HPD and DA-elect Sean Teare must signal zero tolerance for reckless driving.
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It was an exciting day in Dallas w/ the Planning Commission hearing what seems overwhelming support for eliminating minimum parking mandates to allow people to afford a variety of housing & lifestyle options. Here’s some background from @txnewsprincess.bsky.social www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/...
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How Close Is Dallas to Eliminating Its Parking Requirements?
Dallas has been discussing the parking requirements in its city code for going on five years. There now seems to be momentum to rethink the city's relationship with cars.
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Krista Nightengale @knightengale.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I’m so proud of Dallas tonight. Folks in line at 8:23 pm at night to speak in support of parking reform.
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This #GivingTuesday, support safe streets, walkable urbanism & abundant housing by donating to Farm&City. Today, help us reach our $30,000 goal to advocate for the Safe Neighborhood Streets bill to give every kid in Texas the freedom of safe residential streets. mailchi.mp/490cd0c7204d...
Picture of Texas Capitol with the moon
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Stand with Farm&City for Safe Streets and Abundant Housing. With your support, we can stand up at the legislature for Safe Neighborhood Streets, so every kid in Texas can enjoy the freedom of 20mph safe residential neighborhoods. mailchi.mp/e86d7ab118a3...
Picture from behind a trolley operator from inside the streetcar as they stand at the controls.
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Excited to be here at the inaugural Dallas Housing Summit in a big room filled with an amazing mix of people interested in finding solutions and working together to make solutions work so more Texans can find affordable options to live how & where they want.
Shot of the backs of people’s heads with a speaker at a podium and a slide showing the elected officials appearing at the summit including State Senator Royce West, State Rep. Rhetta Bowers.Fish eye lens picture of a bunch of people at luncheon tables with a PowerPoint slide on a stage to the left.
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Send your letter today to ask your representatives in the Texas House and Senate #txlege and Governor Greg Abbott to pass meaningful legislation this Spring that will reduce the number of people killed in crashes on Texas streets and roads. sendyourletter.visionzerotexas.org
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2024 World Day of Remembrance Letter Campaign
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Today, Texans remember loved ones killed in traffic crashes. Some gather on the South Steps of the Capitol at 5pm. Others will 4,167 steps to remember those killed in the last year. Some post in honor of those hurt in crashes. Some change policies to end the traffic deaths. #WDoR2024
Picture from the 2018 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on the South Steps of the Texas State Capitol with Jay Blazek Crossley standing at the mic with a crowd of people holding yellow signs that say Crash Not Accident and similar messages.

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Bike Denton @bikedentontx.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Traffic crashes killed 11 people since Nov. 2023 in the City of Denton and 4,167 people in Texas. On this World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, remember the lives lost, plug into orgs like @farmandcity.bsky.social, and demand more from leaders at all levels of government. #WDoR2024
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Suzi Rumohr @suzir.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Tomorrow (11/17) I will walk 4,167 steps in Denton to remember the 4,167 lives lost in traffic crashes in Texas over the past 12 months. No one should feel the pain of losing a loved one in a sudden violent event. I hope you'll join me in demanding change. #WDoR2024 #VisionZero #EndTheStreakTX
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Jay Blazek Crossley @jaycrossley.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Texans: please join us this Sunday at the South Steps of the State Capitol in Austin for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Together we can end traffic deaths in Texas. We must. mailchi.mp/10cd94034d65...
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World Day of Remembrance
Join us on Sunday, November 17 to remember the lives lost on Texas streets and roads.
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Jay Blazek Crossley @jaycrossley.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Next Sunday, 11/17, is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. @farmandcity.bsky.social will host the Texas vigil on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol. After the vigil we will take 4,167 steps around the Capitol honoring each person killed in 12 months of Texas car crashes.
A group of people walking across a crosswalk holding yellow signs that say “traffic deaths are not accidents” and “Hands-free saves lives”
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Dan Keshet @dankeshet.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
@farmandcity.bsky.social is hiring in Amarillo! farmandcity.org/2024/10/08/w...
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We’re Hiring – MPO Reform Lead / Amarillo Metropolitan Organizer – Farm&City
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Farm&City @farmandcity.bsky.social · 21/09/2024
A growing Texas needs modal freedom - Farm&City Newsletter Sep 21, 2024 mailchi.mp/e537ee9ae3d1...
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A growing Texas needs modal freedom - Farm&City News Sep 21, 2024
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Jay Blazek Crossley @jaycrossley.bsky.social · 19/09/2024
Today, we asked the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation to “create a transportation system that is more safe, efficient, and responsive to the needs of all Texans” suggesting they try to address three key issues and giving them seven policy proposals we think will help. #txlege A thread 1/
Photo from the audience of Chair Robert Nichols presiding over the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation with Senators Parker, Eckhardt, and Hancock also sitting around the Dias and two people facing away from the camera sitting at the front table giving testimony, and several staffers sitting behind the Senators.
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