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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 6h

This is a lot of deaths caused by cars in two years. Thanks to this group for raising awareness of this issue. Cars are destroying our cities. I'm not anti-car, but we need BIG not incremental changes to make our cities safe again. Like new regulations, new street designs, and accountability.

Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 8h

Our San Diego chapter is working to place 146 memorial signs around the city -- one for every person killed in the last 2 years. You can help by donating!
$15 covers a sign. Link below.

www.circulatesd.org/families_for...

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Streetopia Upper West Side @streetopia.bsky.social · 8h

“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.”

Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.

A group of people gathered on the sidewalk in front Council Member Gale Brewer’s district office.

A sign held up in front of Gale Brewer’s office that reads “You supported safety, Gale. Don’t turn your back now.”

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Council Member Lincoln Restler @cmrestler.bsky.social · 1d

New Yorkers want bring back year-round open dining! Our bill will:

📆 Allow year-round dining again
✅ Expand footprint for small restaurants
⚠️ Help design safer streets
🍽️ Allow more businesses to participate

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19h

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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Gersh Kuntzman @realgershkuntzman.bsky.social · 18h

Every single day I am almost run over and killed by a car driver.

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Eleana Little @eleanalittle.bsky.social · 1d

I'm proud to be endorsed by Streets PAC NJ! For years I have stood with transit & complete streets advocates. On the City Council, I’ll be ready to deliver the next wave of downtown #JerseyCity infrastructure successes—making our streets safer for all and improving our mass transit options.

Streets PAC NJ endorses Eleana Little for Council - Ward E

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jimmybot @jimmybot.com · 1d

If Solomon is bad on streets, no one in NJ is good. No Ward or Ward equivalent in NJ has seen more progress on safe streets in the last 8 years.

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Award-Winning Reporter Dave Colon @davecolon.bsky.social · 1d

This is a huge case of Streetsblog Gets Action, but this is also thanks to the environmental and neighborhood activists in the area around Starlight Park who, against all odds, organized to kick the state DOT's teeth in. So congratulations to them for a very impressive win

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 3d

Well, I, for one, am proud of us for doing the sensible thing and basing our entire economy on computers that tell kids to kill themselves

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 3d

JPMorgan Chase reports that $1.2T of debt is now tied to AI-related companies, making it the largest segment in the investment-grade market (Caleb Mutua/Bloomberg)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 4d

When newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson started converting car lanes to bike lanes in 2009, pundits claimed it was political suicide. In 2018, he stepped down after three terms as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. So what can this tale teach us about so-called "bikelash"?🧵

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 4d

My mother recently moved to Jersey City from the burbs. She likes it way more than she thought she would. Walking more, likes that she doesn't have to drive on highways, finding a lot of community and neighborhood activity.

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 4d

This is perfect for a city like Jersey City. If we could make our neighborhoods truly safe for pedestrians and cyclists, we wouldn't need to rely on cars so much. Imagine getting to school or to the PATH station or to the bus this comfortably!

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 4d

Look how wonderful Low Traffic Neighborhoods can be!

This is the Van Gogh Walk in Lambeth, London. This street is decades old but built for people first yet still has access for last block travel & emergency vehicles! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @nycdot.bsky.social

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 4d

Look how wonderful Low Traffic Neighborhoods can be!

This is the Van Gogh Walk in Lambeth, London. This street is decades old but built for people first yet still has access for last block travel & emergency vehicles! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @nycdot.bsky.social

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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 8d

I'm not saying that e-bikes aren't a growing safety concern, but 2023 saw over 3,000 teenagers die plus another 200,000+ teenagers injured due to car crashes... and this problem has been around since before Rick Reilly was even born

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 6d

In NJ when a driver injures or kills someone "by accident" - there is usually no consequence, or sometimes just like a traffic citation. Do insurance and state laws create the impression that individual actions and judgement are only about protecting themselves? How can we change this?

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 6d

The 9-Montgomery bus

The 9 bus in front of a Greek Orthodox Church and a building in the background

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 8d

Red states already do what he wants, all he needs is to hurt blue states enough so they do the same. Hard to imagine red states abandoning trump even with economic woes.

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Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social · 8d

Another example of ill-considered restrictions on e-bikes that makes no sense and will not protect anybody from anything. Unfortunately, we can probably expect more of this in the coming weeks and months in New Jersey, after the State Senate President declared war on e-bikes yesterday.

John Boyle 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇵🇦 @fjohnboyle.bsky.social · 8d

In response to 3 teenage e-bike riders killed in mixed traffic on the roads, Union County, NJ announces Executive Order banning e-bikes in County Parks including its section of the East Coast Greenway
#makeitmakesense

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Union County Announces Executive Order Banning E-Bikes & Motorized Scooters in County Parks at Senate President Scutari’s Press Conference on E-Bike Safety

Download Executive Order 2025-01 At a press conference hosted this morning by Senate President Nicholas Scutari at Scotch Plains Township Hall, Union County Commissioner Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded an…

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Hazel Southwell @hazelsouthwell.bsky.social · 9d

this is actually extraordinary and a lot of it's been done just by asking people to drive basically any car produced since 2007. almost no cars later than that (and some earlier) comply with ULEZ - it's not forcing everyone into a Tesla, it's incredibly basic improvements

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 9d

For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.

Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 9d

Interested in parents & kids biking and easier ways for getting around? Please join PS 5 parents today Oct 1 at 5pm at Mary Benson Park to meet other families, check out different bike setups, and talk tips and tricks.

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 9d

Jersey City needs this desperately. People are obsessed with how hard it is to find parking, but they don't like any of the real remedies to solve it. They only want to build more parking lots, as if we could ever build enough. Wah.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 9d

Zurich is the latest city to make parking more expensive for oversized cars like SUVs.

Cities including Paris and Montreal have taken similar steps to counteract car bloat.

Zürich will Parkgebühren erhöhen – SUV-Fahrer müssten deutlich mehr bezahlen

Zürich plant höhere Parkgebühren für schwere Autos in der Blauen Zone. Elektrofahrzeuge profitieren von vergünstigten Tarifen. Vorschlag geht an den Gemeinderat

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 9d

Downtown Jersey City, the real turnpike extension.

A very long of suburban drivers heading to the Holland Tunnel in downtown Jersey City

Cars blocking the intersection of Marin/Columbus Downtown Jersey City

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 10d

I cannot wait for those Christie-era coach buses to be phased out on the Hoboken 126 line. They make boarding so slow, difficult for accessibility, and uncomfortable. Glad to see more investment happening!

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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 10d

Let there be light! On the bike lane! (& sidewalks, and murals.) Today #JerseyCity lit the new streetlights in the once-forbidding areas under the overpass at 12th Street., over the Coles Street curb-raised lane & around the corner by the big murals. The bit under the 14th St. bridge is lit now too.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 11d

Paris celebrated the opening of its 300th “school street”: landscaped & pedestrianized or semi-pedestrianized blocks situated in front of schools. Most have been completed since 2020.

Paris passe le cap des 300 rues piétonnes près des écoles pour être « plus accueillante aux enfants »

La municipalité, qui a organisé samedi une fête dédiée, tire un bilan positif de ces espaces piétonnisés aux abords des établissements scola

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