Get Involved

There are many ways you can help create safer streets in York. Here’s how you can get involved:

  1. Sign up for our mailing list below.
  2. Join our chat group on Discord here.

Help Wanted

We are looking for help with:

Book Reports

Read books on urban design and write a series of short social media posts connecting the book’s ideas to York. Any book aligned with our mission is welcome. We can recommend:

  • Happy City by Charles Montgomery
  • Cities for People by Jan Gehl
  • Strong Towns by Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
  • Confessions of a Recovering Traffic Enginner by Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
  • Building the Cycling City by Melissa and Chris Bruntlett
  • The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

Please contact [email protected] with your ideas.

Field Reports

When traveling, document an example of good urban design that we could apply in York. Write a short social media post to share it.

Please contact [email protected] with your ideas.

Science Reports

Read a relevant scientific study and present its implications for York’s public realm in popular terms.

Please contact [email protected] with your ideas.

Personal Profiles

Share stories about people’s experience moving around York.

Please contact [email protected] with your ideas.

Professional Projects

If you have any of the following skills, we would especially love to work with you:

  • Data science and statistics.
  • Geographic information systems (GIS).
  • Front-end and full-stack web development.
  • Financial and budgetary analysis.
  • Strategic planning.
  • Graphic design.
  • Project management.

Please contact [email protected] to discuss what we can do together.

Other Groups

Consider joining one of the many local groups working for a more equitable city. In alphabetical order, these groups include:

Also consider joining a national group:

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