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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 18h

Ok cool but, uh, what does that have to do with climate change?

3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 18h

The municipal parking lot at 701 Newark Ave in Journal Sq is closing permanently in 2 weeks. In its place we'll get 360 homes and retail, including 72 low-income homes subsidized by a $90M Aspire credit from NJ state.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 19h

Why do you think they refused to reverse?

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 22h

Consider taking a few minutes today to send an email to County Executive Craig Guy thanking him for constructing the first protected bike lane on a county road in Hudson County.

Email address is: [email protected] (cc: [email protected])

3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Love this protected bike lane being built on River Rd in North Hudson. Unfortunately opponents have gathered 682 signatures for a petition against it.

The good news is that it's too far along to cancel.

Travis Fedschun @travfed.bsky.social · 6d

Running a 10k through Edgewater + North Hudson along a stretch of River Road sums up where North Jersey infrastructure is at.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 22h

There will also be flexible pedeestrian seating and raised intersections.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 22h

I am looking forward to the permanent redesign of Grove St between City Hall and Columbus Dr as a pedestrian-oriented space with sidewalk-level protected bike lanes!

This plan was released a few months ago, but got overshadowed by the bus lane discourse.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says "Climate Revolution" like endorsing a guy who is against bus lanes and opposes transit-oriented development because it doesn't have parking for city council 🧐

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3d

I just can't get over the differences in scale between Ballard Link's Westlake Station as proposed and the original Westlake Station, off to the left.

Ballard Link's Westlake has two separate entrances underneath separate buildings, with one showing a long tunnel to get to the train guideway. They are at least five stories deeper than the original Westlake, which is tiny and only around 10-15% of the size

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 3d

If you don't want this project to get ripped out and want to see more like it, sign up to speak TOMORROW at the county commissioners meeting at the county courthouse!

fs4.formsite.com/cGgrlU/2dyjz...

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 3d

Maybe they did originally, and then it got watered down to something unbuildable, in order to pass in 2023.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 3d

Common occurrence in NJ :-/ but yeah Newark's planners should've done better.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Al says he believes no buildings have been built probably, but since buildings like this have to go before the Planning Board before even obtaining financing, they've already generated pushback :-/

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

The main danger at this point is that the county will think twice in the future about more lanes like this, given the pushback.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

If you live in Hudson County, please consider shooting a note to county exec Craig Guy saying exactly this!

3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

😢 it's ominous for sure....

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Here is the petition:
www.openpetition.org/us/petition/...

Stop the "Shrinking" of River Road - Port Imperial, New Jersey - Online petition

Urgent message from the community: the River Road project is hurting, not helping our neighborhood. PLEASE do NOT remove an important lane on River Road (an already constrained MAIN transportation art...

www.openpetition.org

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Love this protected bike lane being built on River Rd in North Hudson. Unfortunately opponents have gathered 682 signatures for a petition against it.

The good news is that it's too far along to cancel.

Travis Fedschun @travfed.bsky.social · 6d

Running a 10k through Edgewater + North Hudson along a stretch of River Road sums up where North Jersey infrastructure is at.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Newark mayor Ras Baraka's administration is proposing downzoning some parts of the city back to R-1 single-family zoning:

newark.legistar.com/LegislationD...

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Glad to see this is fairly far along! Saw a petition against it recently and was worried it would be stopped, but I think not at this point.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

The article is wrong and it has nothing to do with the new Journal Sq IZO. Its not even in the 2060 redevelopment plan. I sent them an email about it and they didn't correct it.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Even he is supportive 😭

Everyone except Solomon.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, those polls are the latest. They are all internal polls, so must be taken with a grain of salt. Hard to know where it stands now.

3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

We need a much more robust welfare state at the state+federal levels that provides direct aid to families in need. Until we figure that out, if we're going to do affordable in new bldgs, leveraging that huge pot of state money is the way to go, IMO.

JC's left a lot of those funds on the table.

Jersey City and AC Residential Project Receive Aspire Credits

The NJEDA Board has approved residential projects in Jersey City and Atlantic City for tax credit awards under the Aspire Program.

njbmagazine.com

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

Oh I just saw your question about vouchers. Yes, from an economist's standpoint, vouchers/direct aid are way more efficient and would house way more people per dollar than even the best-designed inclusionary programs. The question is how to fund expanding vouchers at a local level.

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3underscores.bsky.social @3underscores.bsky.social · 4d

O'Dea is pretty much suggesting this, and I think it's because he has worked as an affordable housing developer at a non-profit and knows how these financing tools work.

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