Jeffrey LeFrancois
@jlef423.bsky.social
42 followers 150 following 9 posts
Cities and transit, politics and housing, art and theater, travel, trains. Proud ED of Meatpacking District NYC. Opinions my own.
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mrjoncryer.bsky.social
From the guy who literally wrote the book on Elon Musk:
niedermeyer.online
It's important to remember that any principled effort to remove fraud from America's public life would start with an all-out push to prosecute and imprison Elon Musk.

There is no bigger fraudster alive today.
kyledcheney.bsky.social
Litigants seeking to block DOGE's access to student loan / DOE data cited this exchange as supporting their case:
jlef423.bsky.social
Love riding the M12 to work but it’s absolutely packed this morning, as it is most mornings. @mta.info @nyctransit.bsky.social we need more than 2 M12s an hour, the route has certainly proved its popularity!
jlef423.bsky.social
Ummmm…
elivalley.bsky.social
As another Nazi is recruited into the Trump Administration, the ADL continues its Nazi-curious shift:
www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
Beattie, who has a PhD in political theory from Duke University, where he also taught, was fired in 2018 after attending a conference with white nationalists. He was appointed by Trump in 2020 to a the Commission for the Preservation of American Heritage Abroad, a move that the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, called “outrageous” at the time. (_Greenblatt declined to comment Sunday._) The commission works with other governments to preserve sites related to World War II and the Holocaust.
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Never forget, the electric car is here to save the car industry, not cities or the planet.
jlef423.bsky.social
TAKING MY FIRST CAB SINCE CONGESTION PRICING — UWS (Trader Joe’s field trip) TO HOME IN HK AND ACTUALLY EXCITED TO PAY THE FEE! 😆
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thetransitguy.com
*entire country post WW2 built around the car and gas industry*

Bike Lane is built anywhere:

“OH WHAT SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS GOT THIS BIKE LANE BUILT?!”
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jehiah.cz
Jehiah @jehiah.cz · Jan 5
I object to the scale here.

18% is the lowest but my neighborhood in the congestion relief zone (Hell’s Kitchen) is way way lower at 13% and the metric that really matters - using a car to get to work - it’s just 3%. That 10% are the wealthy that use their cars for leisure.
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brooklynspoke.bsky.social
This is my New Year's Eve.
mta.info
It’s happening! Tonight, MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber unveiled one of the signs at the entrance to the Congestion Relief Zone. Tolling begins at midnight.

Learn more: congestionreliefzone.mta.info
jlef423.bsky.social
This 25 year old is spot on! More of this thinking on congestion pricing is needed.
jlef423.bsky.social
So many terrible changes on the most recent iPhone update. 🤯
jlef423.bsky.social
I’m thrilled to welcome more housing & dismayed by an old guard who thinks status quo saves us. Newsflash: we’re in crisis bc past policies got us here. Thx @ebottcher.bsky.social @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social for #CityOfYes. Let’s build housing & increase affordability!

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jlef423.bsky.social
It’s raining, trying to figure out shoes and jacket situation.
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misernyc.bsky.social
One thing a lot of people don't realize about the Barcelona Superblocks is that all of them allow cars. Look at the number of garages. The key is making the street not lead anywhere useful so people don't constantly drive through.
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muellershewrote.com
Lots of people are about to be really mad that price of eggs goes up but they can’t get a 2nd job because they can’t afford childcare and when they do finally get the eggs they get E Coli because there’s no FDA but can’t go to the doctor because they got kicked off their health plan. #FAFO
jlef423.bsky.social
Let’s see what happens here.