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Talk to me about better transit, clean air, clean oceans, more trees, leaders who do things, and hope. Oh and about New Jersey! Join our cause: https://hudcostreets.org/
Celebrating 20 years ago when @openplans.org @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social & @transalt.org teamed together for the NYC Renaissance to create our wished for transformations of about a dozen of our public spaces. Basically ALL of them eventually happened. Here is Astor Place!
“I want there to be zero barriers to entry for a school to participate in this program, we can learn a lot from cities like Seattle, who have a really simple questionnaire.” - Sabina our Community Planner who helps schools with their applications. gothamist.com/news/nyc-loo...
NYC looks to grow involvement in Open Streets as applications open for 2027
The Mamdani administration bolstered funding this year and is asking applicants to suggest infrastructure upgrades.
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Hallelujah! Installing NYC's first Low Traffic Neighborhood around PS 110 has started with diverter elements, paint & converting one short block to a plaza. Also a mid-block crossing to school. In the shadow of the BQE cutting off cut thru traffic access! @openplans.org @talyaschwartz.bsky.social
This should not be hard. No cars in the parks. No motorcycles in the parks. No illegal contraptions in the parks.
Cargo bikes in London are the new normal. Usage is up 126% since 2022 & major logistics companies are looking to expand their fleets - cutting emissions & congestion and saving money. Great visiting London-based manufacturer Minimal to see their operation & try out a new model.
Just biked from the centre of Copenhagen to the suburb of Lyngby. Bike lanes the whole way.
The Cross-Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel! It'll cost, but it's not fancy new technology. It's basically the same technology we've been using for over a century.
NYC is about to spend billions on outdated, unnecessary car infrastructure. With the right vision, alternatives are possible. Speak up and tell local officials you want them to go back to the drawing board on the BQE at these events hosted by @nyc-dot.bsky.social:
That’s why we teamed up with Jack from Hudson County Complete Streets to call on state leadership to modernize and expand the HBLR.
The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail shows just how transformative public transit can be. But for too long, riders have had to put up with delayed trains, overcrowded platforms, and long-promised expansions that have yet to become reality. Our communities deserve better.
17 community boards — plus more than 60 city and state officials — are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as “Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the mayor to reduce car speeds to 20 mph. buff.ly/FQDBi0p
'Sweeping The City': Millions Of New Yorkers Are Crying Out For Mayor Mamdani To Slow Down Drivers - Streetsblog New York City
Representatives of more than one-quarter of the city are demanding that the Mamdani administration designate their neighborhoods as "Slow Zones,” by taking advantage of a state law that allows the…
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NYC is running away from what is obviously needed - rethinking freight. This highway needs to be replaced with at-grade light rail, low speed car lanes, and new trucking alternatives. Water and rail should be used for the big stuff, and then move materials onto the little guys for last mile.
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · last wk.Mayor Mamdani and his transportation commissioner, Mike Flynn, have suggested that it was a mistake for the city to build the BQE 70 years ago. Despite this, they are planning to restore the BQE, and build a temporary highway above the Brooklyn Bridge. youtube.com/shorts/m3Al8...
Hudson County - please watch the video and let it radicalize you.
Ruth Delgado@heylookitsruth.bsky.social · last wk.Earlier today, ICE goons terrorized the community of Harrison, NJ — physically assaulting a child while ripping his family apart. This is who they are. This is what they do. Remember this, and GO VOTE! #ICEoutofNJ
Earlier today, ICE goons terrorized the community of Harrison, NJ — physically assaulting a child while ripping his family apart. This is who they are. This is what they do. Remember this, and GO VOTE! #ICEoutofNJ
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
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Happy first day of swing! The new school street gate for City-As school is officially installed on Clarkson St. Modeled after similar designs in Paris, this new infrastructure creates safe, open spaces for students. Let's bring these to schools across NY!
For every “we can”t” from DOT, there is often a factual proof that in fact you can. Today’s proof: we CAN take a lane from the west side highway.
$1,000,000,000 to save drivers a few minutes.
Report: Billion Dollar Highway Connector Would Save Drivers 6 to 22 Minutes - Columbus Underground
The final feasibility study analyzing a potential US-23/I-71 connector was released today, recommending an 18-mile-long route that would curve around the village of Ashley and cost between $857 millio...
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Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"?
It’s remarkable how many people can move on a street when those people don’t feel the need to always take a massive car with them. Mobility in cities is about space.
I disagree with @talyaschwartz.bsky.social I don't want our children being indoctrinated with ideas like "build a better world", "fixed traffic", "make our streets safer", or "fight climate change". hudsoncountyview.com/op-ed-jersey...
Op-Ed: Jersey City has a school drop off problem: 'The traffic is worse than ever' - Hudson County View
Op-Ed: Jersey City parent Talya Schwartz explains why she feels the city has a school drop off problem that needs to be addressed right away.
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A little bit of whimsy along a curbside bike lane in London. I love these tulips!
The amazing policy would be to require cash outs for any employees that don't use parking. Use it for transit, use it for mortgage/rent, whatever, but everyone chooses how they want to use it.
This is the 4th and the last excerpt posted from our 1 hour documentary "Close Encounters of the 34th Avenue Kind" this one looking at the topic of school streets on the Avenue @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @sabinathegreat.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social youtu.be/GFcJSMBi6T0
How School Streets on 34th Ave Make Arrival & Dismissal Safe for Kids in NYC (Documentary Segment)
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
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I can't wait for no one to believe the data that this is good for business and the city economy overall. I still can't believe that Times Square has cars driving through it, especially during the busiest times of the day....
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 2w agoThe countdown is on for a traffic-free Oxford Street. Monday 26 October marks a new chapter for the nation’s high street as it becomes pedestrianised.
NYC’s congestion pricing program cut ambulance travel times by over a minute
