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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 1d

Thrilled to see my latest work for @nywfp.bsky.social out in the world.

Visit wfp.info for a great summary of the whats and whys of Fusion Voting in NYC, and be sure to vote for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on ROW D!

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 6d

The blank space will likely be another brown-painted pedestrian area. Crosswalks are painted when crossing active travel lanes, and the brown paint supersedes the need for crosswalk markings.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 7d

and getting a lot of audience applause for it!

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 7d

In the bike advocacy world, we always say "paint is not protection", and this is a pretty clear demonstration why!

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 7d

In a few weeks, there will be brown "truffle" paint and plastic delineators to indicate that it's a pedestrian area.

Once those are up, cars that park there will be ticketed.

These should be built out as concrete, but the short answer is that costs too much and takes too long.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 7d

What do you expect from an outlet that's sponsored by—excuse me, underwritten by—Ford, Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota?

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 8d

and built in what was the parking lot of a strip mall. remarkable!

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 9d

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 9d

Sad, but not surprising, to see @galeabrewer.bsky.social welch on her commitments to safe streets yet again.

www.reddit.com/r/Micromobil...

From the MicromobilityNYC community on Reddit: EMERGENCY: Gale Brewer has pulled her name off the Daylighting bill, dropping it below the support needed.

Explore this post and more from the MicromobilityNYC community

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 13d

This is very well-intentioned, but a stop sign is just a red-octagon sign instead of a yellow-diamond sign.

Signs don't stop cars, but concrete blocks, raised crosswalks, or curb extensions do.

nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/25/s...

Sign of the Crimes: Bill Would Require 'Stop' or Red Light at All Intersections - Streetsblog New York City

All signs say this is a no-brainer. The city would be forced to put traffic signals or stops signs at the thousands of intersections without them, whether or not they have painted crosswalks, under a ...

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 13d

Same with visual art, or music, or any kind of expressive skill, or pretty much anything....

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 14d

Apparently, rats eat the meat scraps and leave the bones behind. So we can only blame ourselves for not properly containerizing trash…

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Why are there so many chicken bones on the street? (Part 2, the finale!)

"Okay, I found the bag. Oh my god, and I found chicken bones. Oh my god. This is it. Ladies and gentleman, we got ‘em."

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 15d

A sample of all the ways Montreal knows how to daylight an intersection.

Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 21d

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It’s common for people who have Alzheimer’s disease to relive the past. Here’s how to support them by sharing their memories and their past experiences.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 22d

Another banger.

Will the desk be a recurring element in the series?

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 22d

a group of men in tuxedos and bow ties are sitting in a theater and the letters fys are on the bottom

ALT: a group of men in tuxedos and bow ties are sitting in a theater and the letters fys are on the bottom

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 23d

I agree, but how do you reply to someone complaining about a missing bus stop without sounding completely heartless?

Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 23d

We need more (and better) bus lanes, an expansion of all-door boarding, and to remove duplicative bus stops in order to bring the MTA's bus system up to par with our peers across the Atlantic.

What New York Can Learn from European Buses - Streetsblog New York City

... Or better said, why the DOT and MTA should sweat the small stuff.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · 27d

And in London, most of the power in street design afforded to the NYC DOT (the mayor) is in the hands of the borough councils.

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Philip Leff @philipleff.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you Robert Silverman for everything you've done in Montreal, and for building a biking city that's inspired activists across the continent!

Carlton Reid @carltonreid.com · Sep 7

Montreal Cycleway To Be Named For ‘Velorutionary’ Robert Silverman www.forbes.com/sites/carlto... Ceremony takes place tomorrow, Monday, with a ribbon cutting by Mayor Valérie Plante