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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 4h

Don’t cave, Book.

Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 2d

So, effectively, a Democrat just signed into law a tax cut on coal and gas power?

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Bike Hoboken @bikehoboken.org · 2d

Each election season, we ask Hoboken's candidates where they stand on transportation issues that matter to you!

Visit bikehoboken.org/articles/may...

Responders include:

Michael Russo
Dini Ajmani
@hobokenemily.bsky.social
and Ruben Ramos

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 6d

Hoboken just activated an automated system for ticketing cars that are illegally parked in bike lanes and bus stops.

Imagine if NYC did this!

Bike Hoboken @bikehoboken.org · 6d

Initial reports are coming in about how well the #Hoboken CLEAR parking enforcement is working. How exciting to finally have useable bike lanes and bus stops! Have you ever seen the Washington Street bike lane this clear? 😍

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 8d

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 Hoboken @bikehoboken.org · 9d

We are thankful for the City Council and Mayor Bhalla approving this plan — leading Hoboken toward safer streets and a more welcoming community!

nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/29/h...

Scofflaws Beware! Hoboken to Launch Automated Parking Enforcement - Streetsblog New York City

New York City should take note of what is going on in a city that has not had a traffic fatality since 2017.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 11d

As an alumnus, this is embarrassing.

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 11d

I would go for a NJTransit Baggu. That'd be pretty sick.

Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 11d

Thought of you:

youtu.be/o0muZt7NoCM?...

Doug DeMuro Carspotting On Zillow!

YouTube video by Cars & Bids

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 16d

Car Guys should be more like Horse Girls.

Every once in awhile, you travel out from the city into the country and work on your little hobby. It's more fun that way!

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 18d

We use the term "vulnerable traveler" as an objectively descriptive phrase.

I suppose we could have flipped the phrasing to "dangerous travelers", but then the conversation is more about "who is to blame", rather than a statement of "how do we protect these people from being injured?"

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 21d

Giving “vehicular cycling” a try.

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 27d

This was a particularly great episode. I appreciated hearing how Brad dealt with residents who opposed the street safety projects. It was a perfect example of listening to community concerns, making changes where reasonable, but ultimately doing what will ultimately make the neighborhood safer.

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 27d

Yep. Only bump outs work.

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 27d

From someone living in Hoboken, it's absolutely wild driving in any other urban environment that doesn't have daylighting.

How is it even supposed to work? Even the best drivers can't see around blocks of metal.

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 28d

The street safety group I run is, according to our critics, both:

1.) an all-powerful cohort who pay off and strong-arm electeds to do our bidding

and

2.) a small, ineffective group of nerds who couldn't organize themselves out of a pothole.

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · Aug 28

RT to scare a Floridian

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · Aug 24

Reviewing old #hoboken city code.

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · Aug 24

E-bikers 🤝 Golf Carters

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Bike Hoboken @bikehoboken.org · Aug 24

A great outsider look at the #Hoboken approach to Vision Zero, and how many of our traffic harm reduction strategies are transferrable to other cities:

santacruzlocal.org/2025/08/22/t...

Featuring @ravibhalla.bsky.social

This New Jersey city achieved zero traffic deaths. Could it be a model for Santa Cruz? - Santa Cruz Local

Nearly 3,000 miles from Santa Cruz, a city about the same population, compressed into about 1 square mile, bustles with activity. Each weekday morning, thousands of businesspeople, families and studen...

santacruzlocal.org

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CJ Young @youngdrum.bsky.social · Aug 20

Once again, the people accusing safe streets advocates of controlling city government were the ones doing the bribes.

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · Aug 19

NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So @suryamattu.com and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then @mariepastora.bsky.social made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.

NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot

An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.

www.bloomberg.com

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · Aug 18

Kidless cargobiker 🙋

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · Aug 17

25kph and 250w throughout most of the EU.

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Bike Hoboken @bikehoboken.org · Aug 12

We spoke with Gothamist to talk about the disruptions to PATH train service in #hoboken and the impact it’s having on commuters:

gothamist.com/news/port-au...

Port Authority aimed to avoid Hoboken PATH disruptions. Now station is closing for a weekend.

The Port Authority blames a contractor for a faulty part after a monthlong closure to install a new interlocking system. Hoboken station will close over Labor Day weekend.

gothamist.com

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