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Oh, I'm not sure NJT itself truly has a priority list since it is all state politics to get funding. But known potential NJT projects under the lens of capital invested per rider, ranked by efficiency. Paterson-Newark light rail seems another under talked about one. 37K riders for just $1.3B (!!)
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Oh, I'm not sure NJT itself truly has a priority list since it is all state politics to get funding. But known potential NJT projects under the lens of capital invested per rider, ranked by efficiency. Paterson-Newark light rail seems another under talked about one. 37K riders for just $1.3B (!!)
One simple way to compare potential transit projects would be dollars invested per net new rider. IBX looks like it'd be an extraordinarily efficient investment. In NJ, the Northern Branch extension of HBLR to Bergen County is too and in the same ballpark.
(Caveat: Table is deep research generated)
(Caveat: Table is deep research generated)
December 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
One simple way to compare potential transit projects would be dollars invested per net new rider. IBX looks like it'd be an extraordinarily efficient investment. In NJ, the Northern Branch extension of HBLR to Bergen County is too and in the same ballpark.
(Caveat: Table is deep research generated)
(Caveat: Table is deep research generated)
Nice! Sidewalk snow clearing at scale. Haven't seen these power brush sweepers before.
I think this one was hired by the local downtown SID and not by Jersey City itself. It would be a reasonable solution vs relying on every building owner to do the right thing, which never happens.
#jerseycity
I think this one was hired by the local downtown SID and not by Jersey City itself. It would be a reasonable solution vs relying on every building owner to do the right thing, which never happens.
#jerseycity
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Nice! Sidewalk snow clearing at scale. Haven't seen these power brush sweepers before.
I think this one was hired by the local downtown SID and not by Jersey City itself. It would be a reasonable solution vs relying on every building owner to do the right thing, which never happens.
#jerseycity
I think this one was hired by the local downtown SID and not by Jersey City itself. It would be a reasonable solution vs relying on every building owner to do the right thing, which never happens.
#jerseycity
Truth really is sometimes stranger than fiction. The ACLU has completely jumped the shark when it comes to cars and is weaponizing the language of equity to protect reckless drivers. Against breathalyzer locks in California, against automated speed cameras in Connecticut.
December 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Truth really is sometimes stranger than fiction. The ACLU has completely jumped the shark when it comes to cars and is weaponizing the language of equity to protect reckless drivers. Against breathalyzer locks in California, against automated speed cameras in Connecticut.
NYCDOT shows frequent violators have 40X KSI crash risk.
We have socialism for dangerous drivers. It is state policy to preserve the ability for people to keep driving at all costs. There is no way to insure these people except to force normal drivers to subsidize them.
#visionzeronj
We have socialism for dangerous drivers. It is state policy to preserve the ability for people to keep driving at all costs. There is no way to insure these people except to force normal drivers to subsidize them.
#visionzeronj
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
NYCDOT shows frequent violators have 40X KSI crash risk.
We have socialism for dangerous drivers. It is state policy to preserve the ability for people to keep driving at all costs. There is no way to insure these people except to force normal drivers to subsidize them.
#visionzeronj
We have socialism for dangerous drivers. It is state policy to preserve the ability for people to keep driving at all costs. There is no way to insure these people except to force normal drivers to subsidize them.
#visionzeronj
Zuppa didn't just defeat Journal Square's blocker-to-all progress Boggiano. He had the highest vote percentage of all runoff ward races
Worked with Brennan on doing affordable units in JSQ with upzoning as the compensation. Hope for some housing abundance policies with Zuppa, Little, Brennan combo?
Worked with Brennan on doing affordable units in JSQ with upzoning as the compensation. Hope for some housing abundance policies with Zuppa, Little, Brennan combo?
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Zuppa didn't just defeat Journal Square's blocker-to-all progress Boggiano. He had the highest vote percentage of all runoff ward races
Worked with Brennan on doing affordable units in JSQ with upzoning as the compensation. Hope for some housing abundance policies with Zuppa, Little, Brennan combo?
Worked with Brennan on doing affordable units in JSQ with upzoning as the compensation. Hope for some housing abundance policies with Zuppa, Little, Brennan combo?
NJ's statewide plan for Vision Zero is really not bad.
One surprising thing – being car-lite – I had no idea safety inspections were removed from NJ motor vehicle checks in 2010. What reason could they possibly have had for doing this? Will be great when this is reversed.
#visionzeronj
One surprising thing – being car-lite – I had no idea safety inspections were removed from NJ motor vehicle checks in 2010. What reason could they possibly have had for doing this? Will be great when this is reversed.
#visionzeronj
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
NJ's statewide plan for Vision Zero is really not bad.
One surprising thing – being car-lite – I had no idea safety inspections were removed from NJ motor vehicle checks in 2010. What reason could they possibly have had for doing this? Will be great when this is reversed.
#visionzeronj
One surprising thing – being car-lite – I had no idea safety inspections were removed from NJ motor vehicle checks in 2010. What reason could they possibly have had for doing this? Will be great when this is reversed.
#visionzeronj
"The state's regional Democratic warlords will take on many New Jerseyans, but they do not want to pick another fight with @andykimnj.bsky.social"
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"The state's regional Democratic warlords will take on many New Jerseyans, but they do not want to pick another fight with @andykimnj.bsky.social"
Traffic circles / roundabouts are statistically the most effective traffic calming measure possible. 73% reduction in crashes before and after in the US, 82% internationally. (The only caveat is there isn't room for them at every intersection)
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#visionzeronj
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#visionzeronj
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Traffic circles / roundabouts are statistically the most effective traffic calming measure possible. 73% reduction in crashes before and after in the US, 82% internationally. (The only caveat is there isn't room for them at every intersection)
nacto.org/wp-content/u...
#visionzeronj
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#visionzeronj
Galaxy brain traffic engineering in Monmouth County. One of the rare places in NJ with a traffic circle – great! – but then they defeat it with two dangerous slip lanes to speed traffic around it. And a huge detour for the sidewalk.
Brookdale Community College / High Tech HS / CBA HS
#visionzeronj
Brookdale Community College / High Tech HS / CBA HS
#visionzeronj
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Galaxy brain traffic engineering in Monmouth County. One of the rare places in NJ with a traffic circle – great! – but then they defeat it with two dangerous slip lanes to speed traffic around it. And a huge detour for the sidewalk.
Brookdale Community College / High Tech HS / CBA HS
#visionzeronj
Brookdale Community College / High Tech HS / CBA HS
#visionzeronj
JFK BRT is a moderate transit investment that would have huge benefits. In the vein of quicker wins, there are incremental ways to speed up buses, including by eliminating bad bus stop spacing. Two examples in Jersey City of bus stops just a block apart, unnecessarily slowing them down (87, 8).
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
JFK BRT is a moderate transit investment that would have huge benefits. In the vein of quicker wins, there are incremental ways to speed up buses, including by eliminating bad bus stop spacing. Two examples in Jersey City of bus stops just a block apart, unnecessarily slowing them down (87, 8).
Wealthy individuals in NJ have most of their wealth tied to investments / businesses rather than their home. High property taxes capture only a very particular kind of wealthy at best.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Wealthy individuals in NJ have most of their wealth tied to investments / businesses rather than their home. High property taxes capture only a very particular kind of wealthy at best.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
A lot of white collar corporate layoffs coming up in NJ for the new year. Amazon, Audible, UBS, Prudential, pharma...
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A lot of white collar corporate layoffs coming up in NJ for the new year. Amazon, Audible, UBS, Prudential, pharma...
Ah, my mistake, I did not know about the 43. Found the archive of the schedule. Looks like it was a pretty barebones bus. Very work oriented with 3-4 roundtrips a day and just 1 roundtrip a day headed south down Old Bergen Road. Would love to know how it came into being in the first place.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ah, my mistake, I did not know about the 43. Found the archive of the schedule. Looks like it was a pretty barebones bus. Very work oriented with 3-4 roundtrips a day and just 1 roundtrip a day headed south down Old Bergen Road. Would love to know how it came into being in the first place.
Yeah groceries seems like a good use. Would provide access to CTown and Lidl and maybe Costco. I remember the Via comment and IIRC they were asking for access to Lidl.
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yeah groceries seems like a good use. Would provide access to CTown and Lidl and maybe Costco. I remember the Via comment and IIRC they were asking for access to Lidl.
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
@super-bus-machine.bsky.social Do you have thoughts on what they could extend the Broadway Bus to connect to? Maybe the 6 or the 87?
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
@super-bus-machine.bsky.social Do you have thoughts on what they could extend the Broadway Bus to connect to? Maybe the 6 or the 87?
The free section of I-78 is also a death trap. Even just trying to make the OPRA request it is very obvious that something has been wrong for a long time and NJSP and NJDOT just don't care.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The free section of I-78 is also a death trap. Even just trying to make the OPRA request it is very obvious that something has been wrong for a long time and NJSP and NJDOT just don't care.
Urban speed cameras seem to reduce injuries for everyone, but the benefit seems especially large for cyclists. 22% reduction in injuries for cyclists vs 12% overall. Based on NYC data.
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Urban speed cameras seem to reduce injuries for everyone, but the benefit seems especially large for cyclists. 22% reduction in injuries for cyclists vs 12% overall. Based on NYC data.
This bus line-up at JSQ is not ideal. If it was the 10 and 87 going south next to each other instead of opposite directions a lot of people could just take whichever bus shows up next.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This bus line-up at JSQ is not ideal. If it was the 10 and 87 going south next to each other instead of opposite directions a lot of people could just take whichever bus shows up next.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
Quick vignette of Jersey City vs Hudson County when it comes to safe streets progress. JFK doesn't even have zebra crosswalks in most places. The cheapest, most car-friendly, highly-effective intervention possible, and still... not yet.
#FixJFKBlvd
#FixJFKBlvd
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Quick vignette of Jersey City vs Hudson County when it comes to safe streets progress. JFK doesn't even have zebra crosswalks in most places. The cheapest, most car-friendly, highly-effective intervention possible, and still... not yet.
#FixJFKBlvd
#FixJFKBlvd
Controversial urbanist opinion. Shoulder bike lanes are good and should be universal where there isn't room for PBLs. They narrow the travel lane and slow cars down.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Controversial urbanist opinion. Shoulder bike lanes are good and should be universal where there isn't room for PBLs. They narrow the travel lane and slow cars down.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
Actually national data shows the same trend. Bus ridership is down not just year-over-year (blue) but also down relative to rail ridership (green).
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Actually national data shows the same trend. Bus ridership is down not just year-over-year (blue) but also down relative to rail ridership (green).
Giant victory for @eleanalittle.bsky.social and for Ward E. Delighted to see her to win outright. Eleana is an amazing combination of caring, policy smarts, humility, and hard work. Safer streets, pro-housing policies, and a long track record fighting for democratic reform.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Giant victory for @eleanalittle.bsky.social and for Ward E. Delighted to see her to win outright. Eleana is an amazing combination of caring, policy smarts, humility, and hard work. Safer streets, pro-housing policies, and a long track record fighting for democratic reform.
I don't have a problem with nostalgia. But I do really appreciate this line from Aaron Morrill 😅😂
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I don't have a problem with nostalgia. But I do really appreciate this line from Aaron Morrill 😅😂
What would good look like? Just a block away from JFK, Jersey City's Bergen Square is the beautiful, complete streets polar opposite of Hudson County's past car-centric redesigns.
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What would good look like? Just a block away from JFK, Jersey City's Bergen Square is the beautiful, complete streets polar opposite of Hudson County's past car-centric redesigns.