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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 1d

This is perfect for a city like Jersey City. If we could make our neighborhoods truly safe for pedestrians and cyclists, we wouldn't need to rely on cars so much. Imagine getting to school or to the PATH station or to the bus this comfortably!

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 2d

Look how wonderful Low Traffic Neighborhoods can be!

This is the Van Gogh Walk in Lambeth, London. This street is decades old but built for people first yet still has access for last block travel & emergency vehicles! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @nycdot.bsky.social

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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 3d

Today at noon, our second free bike tour of the #JCAST art fest rolls around Jersey City. Join us! Meet 11:30 at Grove PATH Plaza with your bike. Today we visit Downtown, the Heights, and Journal Square.
Route: ridewithgps.com/events/40081...
Live tracking map: bluelane.io/wTJAL4

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 4d

#JCcrashes 😡😡😡 We're hearing a young girl was hit today while in the crosswalk at Jersey and 2nd St by a left-turning vehicle

SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · Jun 14

#JCcrashes Yesterday afternoon, a 6-year-old boy was tragically killed by a UPS truck driver at the intersection of 6th & Jersey Ave: jcitytimes.com/six-year-old...

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Alec Perkins @alecperkins.me · 4d

Meanwhile just this afternoon someone on a bike was hit by a driver in Bergen-Lafayette and a kid on a scooter was hit downtown. @safestreetsjerseycity.org

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Matt da Silva @mdasilva.bsky.social · 5d

This would be great for JC. Too many mega SUVs and trucks taking up 1.5 parking spaces.

🆆 🅸 🅻 🅻 @wjfarr.bsky.social · 5d

Charging parking permits or vehicle registration fees by weight seems to be catching on. At least a few Montreal boroughs, DC, and Zurich to my knowledge. Short of directly regulating vehicle size (which should obviously be done), this is a good step. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Meet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVs

Oversized vehicles are devouring street parking spaces in the Canadian city. So one borough’s mayor is fighting back with bigger fees for hefty trucks and SUVs.

www.bloomberg.com

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Colleen Wilson @colleenonthescene.bsky.social · 6d

The crosswalk in Oakland where 4yo Jalen Gomez died was made less visible & lacked a basic safety feature - Bergen Co won't say why.

In 2020, a state grant to make ped safety upgrades along Ramapo Valley Road was denied. Now ped deaths in NJ are at 30-year highs.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...

Oakland pedestrian death raises questions for Bergen County amid hurdles to upgrades

A dangerous intersection in Oakland illustrates the challenges for towns who need county and state funds to make crosswalk upgrades.

www.northjersey.com

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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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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 7d

Interested in parents & kids biking and easier ways for getting around? Please join PS 5 parents today Oct 1 at 5pm at Mary Benson Park to meet other families, check out different bike setups, and talk tips and tricks.

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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 8d

Let there be light! On the bike lane! (& sidewalks, and murals.) Today #JerseyCity lit the new streetlights in the once-forbidding areas under the overpass at 12th Street., over the Coles Street curb-raised lane & around the corner by the big murals. The bit under the 14th St. bridge is lit now too.

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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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Upzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · 11d

I've made an attempt to calculate car free % and other demographic stats from the Census Bureau ACS (2019-2023 5 year average) by Jersey City ward. Follow up posts will talk a bit about methodology and share some maps.

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 10d

#JCcrashes Crash at Claremont and West Side Ave, possibly two vehicles involved: www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity...

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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 12d

Not a big surprise: Jersey City came in second. People need to stop pretending we’re some inherently car-dependent exurb, and embrace an urban transportation mix, with more and better mass transit, biking and walking.

Justin Fox @byjustinfox.bsky.social · 13d

Big surprise: New York is the only US city where most households don't have cars. But there are some big zero-car minorities across the river in New Jersey and in Washington, Boston and San Francisco. From new column with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 12d

Okay just saw a standing room only bus almost full 9 just pass me 😳

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 12d

#JCcrashes A large truck took down wires on Hudson St between Essex and York Sts. HBLR service has been suspended between Jersey Ave and Exchange Place.

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 15d

C’mon @citibikenyc.bsky.social This station is full again and you’re not giving any points to move bikes to other stations, same with the station closest to it. This is one of the busiest stations in Jersey City, manage it better

Screenshot of the Bergen & Sip citibike station showing that there are no open docks.

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 17d

#JCcrashes Bad two-car crash at Manhattan and JFK last night: www.facebook.com/share/v/19bZ...

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 17d

Complete lawlessness on Pavonia approaching Summit. A bunch of cars just decide to drive in the opposite direction to over take the traffic at the intersection. Just crazy.

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 18d

There's free ferry service today from Pier 81 and Pier 16 in Manhattan to Newport Marina celebrating the new Dick's Sporting good's store in Newport but it's running every 90 minutes so..

www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity...

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Turnpike Trap @turnpiketrap.org · 19d

Governor Murphy has defunded investment in NJ Transit by $2.4B over 10 years while increasing funding for highway expansions to $24B over 10 years. It is no accident our trains and buses are constantly breaking down.

#turnpiketrap

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jerseycitytimes.bsky.social @jerseycitytimes.bsky.social · 19d

Two men have been arrested and charged in a July car crash on John F. Kennedy Boulevard that involved three cars and injured five people.
jcitytimes.com/two-men-char...

Two Men Charged in July Three-Car Kennedy Blvd. Crash That Injured Five

According to Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello, the two men drove two of the three cars involved in the July 21 collision near Claremont Avenue.

jcitytimes.com

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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 21d

This Friday, let’s celebrate streets for people! We’ll observe Park(ing) Day, an annual, global tradition, by turning 3 Jersey City parking spaces into pocket parks for the day, featuring food, games, activities, and no-cost bike tune-ups. 1/3

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 21d

The 119, 87, and 88C is on detour from Central Ave in the Heights because of roadwork.

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 22d

#JCcrashes A cyclist was doored by someone exiting their vehicle at McWilliams Pl and Pavonia by Hamilton Park.

Via Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity...

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 22d

The problem with takes like these is that they fail to consider how vehicle fleet turnover actually works, at all, a massive and fatal blind spot that dooms climate activism.

It's true that China is leading the world with EVs. But the U.S. is leading the world with gas-guzzling trucks & SUVs.

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