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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 2h

New mast arms and signal equipment up (but dormant, for now) at #CarlBarronPlaza while work continues @cambridgemass.bsky.social

New and old traffic signal equipment in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 6d

North Washington Street Bridge, connecting Charlestown and Downtown Boston, is complete. Congratulations @streets.boston.gov and @massdot.bsky.social!

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 6d

I assume this is the result of the utility relocation process for the Centre / Walter DCR project www.mass.gov/event/centre...

www.mass.gov

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 9d

Age is a gift, my friend

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 10d

Vassar Street (Cambridge, MA) separated bike lanes striped and signed. Green markings and more flexposts coming soon.

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 13d

Sidewalk, tree zone, and separated bike lane taking shape along Carl Barron Plaza (Cambridge, MA)

Sidewalk, tree zone, and separated bike lane under construction

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Bluebikes @ridebluebikes.bsky.social · 20d

🚲 Want a Bluebikes station closer to you? Use our new Suggest a Station tool to drop your pin 📍 and tell us where biking would make your life easier.

🔗 See Bluebikes.com/suggest-a-station or follow along as we step you through how it works.

Use your laptop or phone. 🌞

#bluebikes #bikeboston

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 22d

It’s a “driver” when the victim is property. It’s a “car” when the victim is someone walking, biking, or just existing.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22d

A driver crashed a car into the entrance gate of an FBI field office in Pittsburgh early Wednesday and fled on foot in what officials said they believed was a targeted act.

Driver Crashes Car Into F.B.I. Field Office Gate in Pittsburgh

A driver rammed into the entrance of the compound and fled on foot in what officials believed to be a targeted act. Officials named a suspect.

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 23d

What happens when there’s not enough space for accessible sidewalks? Make a shared street. Here’s Fairmont Ave in Cambridge, MA. Former sidewalks become landscaping and everyone shares the flush street at very slow speeds. Special surface treatment tells you something is different.

Home access and accessible parking is preserved on this shared street

Drainage and fire hydrant on a shared street

Former sidewalk space becomes space for landscaping and placemaking

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 24d

Main Street (Cambridge, MA) separated bike lanes striped with flexposts. Green and remaining markings coming soon.

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 26d

Flexposts are in. Markings and green paint coming soon.

Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 27d

Thoughtful bike detour on Beacon Street, Back Bay, this morning

Temporary bike detour around a mobile crane

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City of Cambridge @cambridgemass.bsky.social · 29d

🎉 Cambridge Science Carnival is an annual STEAM celebration featuring hundreds of interactive activities for visitors of all ages! Join us on Sunday, Sep. 21 at the Kendall/MIT Open Space to celebrate our diverse, creative community together 🧪 More info: https://camb.ma/46cplOn

People attending a robotics demonstration outdoors, with a robotic device launching a projectile as spectators react with excitement.

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Sep 4

And a very cool pool

Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Sep 4

Couldn’t agree more. Still thinking about how someone told me today they liked my purple shirt.

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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · Aug 29

The Republican gerrymander in North Carolina meant that Harris’s 47.65% vote share translated into only 21% of congressional seats.

3 of the 14 congressional seats in NC went blue

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new ninja gaiden came out a few weeks ago

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Aug 13

Heads up! We temporarily moved the #MIT at Mass Ave / Amherst St #Bluebikes station half a block north—next to the big crosswalk at the Rogers Building—during sidewalk construction. It’ll go back in a few weeks. Did you know this is the busiest station in the whole system? @ridebluebikes.bsky.social

Bluebikes station at Mass Ave and Amherst St in Cambridge

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Aug 9

It’s wild. We go through all this process to try and secure federal funding when this could be paid for with state money right now.

Jim Aloisi @jimaloisi.bsky.social · Aug 8

There’s no excuse for not moving forward on connecting the #mapoli Red & Blue Lines @massgovernor.bsky.social

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sidewalks poured at Carlo Barron Plaza! 🤩

New sidewalk at Carl Barron Plaza in Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Aug 8

Send coordinates, please

Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Aug 5

Cambridge has the highest ridership station (most trips), the highest turnover station (most trips per dock per day), and the biggest station (most docks) in the system

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Jul 30

Can the Commonwealth convince my building’s board of managers to upgrade the electrical system, please?

Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Jul 26

Is this a recent study? Do you have a link? Thanks!

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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · Jul 25

Talk about being in the right place at the right time @universalhub.com

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