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Improving the economy & health of Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown by fostering better transportation. (Repost. Liking does nothing.)

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Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · Nov 17

Andre Brook was completely dry last weekend.
We are doing everything in our power to ensure NYSDOT puts a protected mobility lane in the Route 9 Complete Streets project, so residents and visitors will no longer feel #2scared2bike or #ForcedToDrive, so we can cut a big chunk of our carbon emissions.

Photo of a park, with a stone and concrete features that should be carrying a stream, but is completely dry.

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Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · 1d

Folding bikes For the Win.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

work trips this week from c’ville to DC to Baltimore to Providence back to DC and then home. the bike is how i am getting from station to hotel to wherever i need to be

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Michael Williams @bikepedx.bsky.social · Aug 26

NACTO flowchart, as well as AASHTO bike GUIDe, is based largely on opinion at this point. For hard data, www.edgelaneroads.com

CW.edgelainroads.com

Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · 1d

TONIGHT: Come give feedback on the proposed Safe Streets Action Plan @ Tarrytown Senior Center, 6 pm

Photo of 3 smiling kids holding their bikes in front of school.

Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · Jun 7

100%. Family + a kid's friend went to NYC the other day. $91 round trip. 😲 (Yet Lying Mike Lawler cries about the poor drivers having to pay the $9 Decongestion Pricing fee.)

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Noel Hidalgo 🗽❤️🚲 @noneck.org · Jun 7

"Her decision contradicts her long history of criticizing Cuomo. In April, she made headlines by suggesting that the 67-year-old’s “mental acuity is in decline” and arguing the city could not afford a “Joe Biden moment.”"
www.crainsnewyork.com/politics-pol...

Jessica Ramos endorses Cuomo in mayoral race twist

The Queens lawmaker has long criticized Cuomo but now considers him “best positioned to protect this city.”

www.crainsnewyork.com

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: [email protected] @gazza-d.bsky.social · Jun 7

Free car parking means less money for frontline services.
What is more important?
Things like cancer care and treating sick children or car parking?
No one is suggesting not driving, BUT car parking should be self financing. making a fair profit for improvements and feed into services is also good.

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loucycle.bsky.social @loucycle.bsky.social · Jun 7

Yep - I'm in Wales where its all free parking at hospitals.
The car parks are absolutely full to bursting from early morning. Staff cannot get a space, & the main Rd the hospital is on is at a standstill for hrs each day as ppl wait for 'their' free space.
Awful idea.

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Bike JC @bikejc.org · Jun 7

Wed. June 18 at Wilson School, just over the JC border in Bayonne. Come out and scream bloody murder, because ultimately that’s what this entire highway expansion project is, the future cause of death via crashes, air pollution, heat, sedentary transportation, and all the other ills of car traffic.

Larry Higgs @commutinglarry.bsky.social · Jun 7

The only and final public hearing on the controversial $6.2B NJ Turnpike bridge replacement happens this month- how to participate www.nj.com/news/2025/06...

Public hearing to be held on controversial $6.2B Turnpike bridge. Critics say it’s too late.

Hearing on controversial $6.2 billion NJ Turnpike bridge project to be held on June 18. Opponents question if it anything will change.

www.nj.com

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Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · Jun 7

Yes. A huge disappointment. Ramos' credibility is now zero.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · Jun 7

Transportation leaders in the Assembly and Senate are all about car culture. An analysis.

Transportation Committee Review: Cars Cars Cars and More Cars - Streetsblog New York City

Transportation leaders in the Assembly and Senate are all about car culture. An analysis.

buff.ly

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · Jun 7

Bike infrastructure isn't just for bikes

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Andrew Kohan @akohan.bsky.social · Jun 7

Results are in from the community-built pilot project: it’s fun as hell!

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Reconnect Rochester @reconnectroc.bsky.social · Jun 7

More people are questioning the cost of car ownership due to many factors including:

-Paying an average of $120k over 10 years
-Cars sitting unused roughly 95% of the time
-Rising e-bike ownership
-Most car trips are under 3 miles

www.fastcompany.com/91341903/hou...

The household auto fleet is a money pit

What if wealth wasn’t a driveway full of cars—but the freedom to not need them?

www.fastcompany.com

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Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · May 13

Damn straight! Albany, NY has TOO MUCH car parking. @timesunion.com's Chris Churchill latest opinion piece BRINGS IT, using @parkingreform.org's data. www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...

Churchill: Downtown Albany has problems. Parking isn't one of them.

At the recent Albany mayoral debate sponsored by CBS6, moderator Tom Eschen asked candidates how to address the "problem" of parking in downtown Albany.

www.timesunion.com

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Elisabeth @affabletoaster.bsky.social · May 12

New bike helmet cover! I’ve been eyeing this BikePretty hat for ages, finally decided to splurge for my birthday. Stylish summer rides are in my future!

(This is the XL cover on my Thousand helmet. They don’t ship to Canada but I was able to order it from Green Street in Peterborough, ON)

A white woman with glasses and curly long brown hair crouches next to some white and red tulips. She is wearing a bike helmet with a cover on it that is made of a yellow straw hat with a black ribbon.

Back view of the woman and her straw hat helmet cover. You can see the black ribbon is tied in a bow at the back of the hat.

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Upzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · May 12

Baraka lies, falsely claiming Fulop is lying about building the most affordable housing. It's true, Jersey City has built more affordable than anyone.

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Upzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · May 12

Baraka gives a shitty answer, blaming "the Kushners" and "Blackrock" for increasing housing costs.

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Upzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · May 12

Mikie Sherrill criticizes Mount Laurel and criticizes market rate development, extremely NIMBY answer.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · May 12

The world needs more of this and less of most other things

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · May 13

the number one goal for everyone left-of-center for the next 6 weeks should be making sure Andrew Cuomo doesn’t become mayor of the largest city in the country.

even if you don’t live in NYC, you probably have friends or family who do. please tell them how awful Cuomo.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · May 10

Andrew Cuomo, who leads in the mayoral polls, has a Trumpian belief in his own spurious talents and triumphs. His election would likewise be a disaster for everyone subject to his rule.

New York City Is About to Make a Huge Mistake

Andrew Cuomo, who leads in the mayoral polls, has a Trumpian belief in his own spurious talents and triumphs. His election would likewise be a disaster for everyone subject to his rule.

newrepublic.com

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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · May 12

Trump's DOT is pushing a truly baffling narrative that the Biden administration didn't build any infrastructure, and now they're cleaning up the mess. Wrote about why that's bullshit + why we need to pay attention to exactly what they're building, and what they're not.

US DOT Says It's 'Getting America Building' — But Leaves Transit and Safety In Limbo — Streetsblog USA

The feds are finally giving out money again — but not everyone is getting their promised funds.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · May 12

How do Utrechters keep their bikes safe and accesible?

One solution: the Fietshangar! These secure and durable 'fietstrommels' (bike lockers) offer a practical way to store bikes in dense urban areas. That’s why you’ll spot Fietshangars all over Gemeente Utrecht and Rotterdam.

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Bike Tarrytown @biketarrytown.bsky.social · May 12

See above, @reconnectroc.bsky.social

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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · May 12

Walking did not merely decline. It was deterred.

Rochester, 1953: 11 days after the first segment of the Inner Loop expressway opened, police began blaring reprimands from the loudspeaker of their new Safety Education Car. Their amplified orders were directly primarily at pedestrians. ...

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · May 12

A long term solution to the US transit funding crisis probably lies in capturing the value that transit creates: the increase in local land value around frequent service. That's the key to delivering both transit and dense housing nearby.

Great @jongeeting.bsky.social piece, relevant nationwide.

Two Problems, One Solution — SEPTA

Why fund SEPTA? Public transit access provides higher property values and more incentive to build much-needed housing

thephiladelphiacitizen.org

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