It’s been a discouraging few months for people who care about transit and urbanism. With the grim political news from Washington and many of our transit systems facing fiscal cliffs, it can be hard to stay motivated. But whatever garbage is coming out of Washington for the next few years, there is still so much good being done in our cities and states. What's happening in cities across the Midwest is proof that, while transit and urbanism face a challenging few years ahead, there is still good work happening, progress to celebrate, and real reason to be hopeful. In this video, we count down the 13 most interesting urbanist developments across the Midwest.