Sylva Zhang

Indianapolis Real Estate Broker | Wants to build a liveable city.

[Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @Car_Free_USA]

Copenhagen’s bike bridges handle 40K cyclists daily, easing traffic & pollution.

A street would need to be at least 4 lanes to handle the same amount of traffic.

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

Since we're trying all kinds of wacky things at the federal level right now, why not try this?

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

Unpopular opinion: we should have more toll roads. In fact, every road should be a toll road.

Get rid of every other road tax and charge for usage. Rush hour usage should have surge pricing. This is the only scalable solution for traffic congestion.

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

@ryanmartin The term Fourth Estate refers to the press/news media in their explicit capacity, beyond the reporting of news, of wielding influence in politics. The term arises from the traditional European concept of the three estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

🚴‍♀️ Paris saw a +240% surge in cycling (2018–2023) — proof that bold mobility policy works. Safe lanes, secure parking & better design turned bikes from niche to normal.

When cities invest, people ride.

#Cycling #UrbanMobility #Paris

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

I guess my kids are going to Purdue at this point.

[Indiana Daily Student @idsnews]

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our paper. Upon pushback, IU fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision. Letter from the editors to come.

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

@darrenhgraves @markskovorodko @cayimby Everything in LA is toxic, so I'm not surprised. But ULI in Indy is rad.

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

This matters. I think you'll find that donors to IU are finding this isn't the year to support their alma mater with their dollar.

[Indiana Daily Student @idsnews]

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: Our student media director refused to censor the Indiana Daily Student. IU fired him. https://t.co/iFxA02nbs8

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

🚲💭 Turning dreams into movement. The 'Dream Bike' was created to turn dreams into visions — and visions into action. Wherever it rolls, ideas grow.🌿

This vehicle is more than a bike. It’s a mobile piece of urban furniture, designed to spark conversations, events, and debates.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

In 2025, it's still illegal in many cities to
❌ allow multi-unit buildings
❌ build closer to the street
❌ build infill housing
❌ convert garages to dwelling units
❌ let home providers choose how much car storage to build

States are starting to intervene because city governments are keeping housing scarce.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

The Elizabeth Line in London moves 800,000 people daily. No highway at its busiest point moves that many people daily in North America.

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

In case anyone in Indy was wondering. . .

[Jen Fox @jenfox54]

🧵This is what Vision Zero looks like

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

I'm not mad about townhomes happening in McCordsville https://t.co/zwU0XjWoQH

[Andrea Watts @andreamwatts]

Indy adopted #CompleteStreets + #VisionZero. Not buzzwords—commitments.

Protected bike lanes work. They’re ADA compliant. Cities prove it daily.

Since MK lanes were scrapped last fall, I’ve been waiting for this. Time to act like a city that keeps its word.

[Tyler Fenwick @Ty_Fenwick]

“I’ll have you negotiating economic development deals under me.” -former Indianapolis DMD director’s text to Thomas Cook during their kinda-sorta secret affair.

The public was in the dark, but Hogsett wasn’t. https://t.co/Jljd5fKnhI

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

@RizomaSchool We used to have direct train service!

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

Dear @realDonaldTrump

I watched your speech about the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. Missed the part where you mentioned that one of Mr. Kirk's last wishes was for you to release the #EpsteinFiles. To honor Mr. Kirk, why not fulfill his wish?

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

A reminder that the subway lines (4/5/6) under Lexington Ave in Manhattan move 1.3 million people daily.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Cyclists are so entitled.

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

This 👇

[HoosierTruth @Hoosier_truth]

@JamesEBriggs No someone doesn’t have to…

Data centers should be put in places like Gary Indiana where there’s 3600 acres of previously industrialized ground available and plenty of water. Those who cheerlead them being put on farm ground only prove their short sightedness and ignorance…

[Sylva Zhang @sylverspokes]

@JamesEBriggs Going grapes of wrath, eh?