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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 19h

Well, I, for one, am proud of us for doing the sensible thing and basing our entire economy on computers that tell kids to kill themselves

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 23h

JPMorgan Chase reports that $1.2T of debt is now tied to AI-related companies, making it the largest segment in the investment-grade market (Caleb Mutua/Bloomberg)

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 2d

When newly-elected Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson started converting car lanes to bike lanes in 2009, pundits claimed it was political suicide. In 2018, he stepped down after three terms as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. So what can this tale teach us about so-called "bikelash"?🧵

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

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

My mother recently moved to Jersey City from the burbs. She likes it way more than she thought she would. Walking more, likes that she doesn't have to drive on highways, finding a lot of community and neighborhood activity.

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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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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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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 5d

I'm not saying that e-bikes aren't a growing safety concern, but 2023 saw over 3,000 teenagers die plus another 200,000+ teenagers injured due to car crashes... and this problem has been around since before Rick Reilly was even born

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 4d

In NJ when a driver injures or kills someone "by accident" - there is usually no consequence, or sometimes just like a traffic citation. Do insurance and state laws create the impression that individual actions and judgement are only about protecting themselves? How can we change this?

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 4d

The 9-Montgomery bus

The 9 bus in front of a Greek Orthodox Church and a building in the background

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 6d

Red states already do what he wants, all he needs is to hurt blue states enough so they do the same. Hard to imagine red states abandoning trump even with economic woes.

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Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social · 6d

Another example of ill-considered restrictions on e-bikes that makes no sense and will not protect anybody from anything. Unfortunately, we can probably expect more of this in the coming weeks and months in New Jersey, after the State Senate President declared war on e-bikes yesterday.

John Boyle 🇺🇲🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇵🇦 @fjohnboyle.bsky.social · 6d

In response to 3 teenage e-bike riders killed in mixed traffic on the roads, Union County, NJ announces Executive Order banning e-bikes in County Parks including its section of the East Coast Greenway
#makeitmakesense

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Union County Announces Executive Order Banning E-Bikes & Motorized Scooters in County Parks at Senate President Scutari’s Press Conference on E-Bike Safety

Download Executive Order 2025-01 At a press conference hosted this morning by Senate President Nicholas Scutari at Scotch Plains Township Hall, Union County Commissioner Kimberly Palmieri-Mouded an…

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Hazel Southwell @hazelsouthwell.bsky.social · 6d

this is actually extraordinary and a lot of it's been done just by asking people to drive basically any car produced since 2007. almost no cars later than that (and some earlier) comply with ULEZ - it's not forcing everyone into a Tesla, it's incredibly basic improvements

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 6d

For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.

When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.

Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.

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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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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 7d

Jersey City needs this desperately. People are obsessed with how hard it is to find parking, but they don't like any of the real remedies to solve it. They only want to build more parking lots, as if we could ever build enough. Wah.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 7d

Zurich is the latest city to make parking more expensive for oversized cars like SUVs.

Cities including Paris and Montreal have taken similar steps to counteract car bloat.

Zürich will Parkgebühren erhöhen – SUV-Fahrer müssten deutlich mehr bezahlen

Zürich plant höhere Parkgebühren für schwere Autos in der Blauen Zone. Elektrofahrzeuge profitieren von vergünstigten Tarifen. Vorschlag geht an den Gemeinderat

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 7d

Downtown Jersey City, the real turnpike extension.

A very long of suburban drivers heading to the Holland Tunnel in downtown Jersey City

Cars blocking the intersection of Marin/Columbus Downtown Jersey City

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Andrew @njtrainsit.bsky.social · 7d

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 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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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 9d

Paris celebrated the opening of its 300th “school street”: landscaped & pedestrianized or semi-pedestrianized blocks situated in front of schools. Most have been completed since 2020.

Paris passe le cap des 300 rues piétonnes près des écoles pour être « plus accueillante aux enfants »

La municipalité, qui a organisé samedi une fête dédiée, tire un bilan positif de ces espaces piétonnisés aux abords des établissements scola

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 8d

I sat for a long time and watched as the whole thing just... worked. People who need cars or need to be driven can still get where they need to go, but the people whose lives are made worse by other people's cars aren't exposed to too many of them. It's awesome.

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Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi.bsky.social · 10d

Bright spots in US transit:

After opening its 3rd basic Bus Rapid Transit route for just $10M/mile, Albany didn't just exceed pre-pandemic ridership

They just set an all-time CDTA ridership record. Never been a better time for transit in Albany than now

BRT is the future

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 12d

This is the definition of insanity. Deaths from car crashes are up, nationally and in NJ. Anyone who drives anywhere in NJ feels terror from these super speeders. And my mom will no longer drive on highways for fear.

Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social · 12d

New blog: Matthew Solovay, the new Chief of Princeton Police, confirmed a 'Walkable Princeton' analysis showing that local cops have mostly stopped writing speeding tickets, but argued that it was part of a national trend, and has no impact on traffic safety. walkableprinceton.com/2025/09/25/n...

New Princeton Police Chief Agrees That Number of Speeding Tickets Issued Has Dropped “Drastically” Since 2019.

Matthew Solovay, of the Princeton Police, speaking at the Princeton Council meeting on Monday night. Speaking at a Princeton Council meeting on Monday night, Princeton Police Captain Matthew Solova…

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 12d

Prices are extremely high, it's very noticeable to anyone who is looking at prices, and yet when I walk around town people are out and about shopping everywhere. is there a credit card crisis looming? seems like this money has to come from somewhere?

John Reitmeyer @johnreitmeyer.bsky.social · 12d

"It’s very tough,” said the manager of a popular vegetarian restaurant in Little India in Edison, NJ.
“Vendors are charging 50% more, and we have no option but to increase our menu prices. Customers feel it and yes, we risk losing business.”
Reporting by Raven Santana @njspotlightnews.org

Trump's tariffs drive shoppers away from NJ's 'Little India' | Video | NJ Spotlight News

Imports face 50% tariffs on spices, clothes and more. Business 'have no option' but to raise prices

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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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Open Plans @openplans.org · 13d

Low Traffic Neighborhoods make your streets quieter, safer and calmer!
🚗 47% less traffic
🏥 50% fewer car-related casualties
🚲 25% more walking/biking
Less crime & better air quality! 🍃

Join our lunch and learn on Sept 30 at 12pm to learn more!
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 14d

Dropping this bad boy in the conversation

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 15d

And here's the non-profit they founded with DeGise, O'Dea, and Watterman all on their board: artofhospitalitynj.org/our-board/

OUR BOARD

Anthony Bucco SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF CULINARY OPERATIONS AT LANDMARK HOSPITALITY Read Anthony's Bio jeanne cretella President and Founder of Landmark Hospitality Read Jeanne's Bio Madd...

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