Ride and grade Rochester’s bike infrastructure to improve future projects! Visit bit.ly/roc-bike-grading to get started. #rochestercycling

A 2025 academic paper found that cameras placed near New York City schools reduced crashes by 14% and caused tickets issued to fall 75% (drivers who received a citation typically changed their behavior).

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · yesterday

A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)

Visit reconnectrochester.org/csm-nominati... to nominate an intersection for a Complete Streets Makeover!

Thank you @usa.streetsblog.org for this important distinction! Don't let bad actors destroy a chance to improve road safety! "Speed- and red-light cameras prevent hundreds of road deaths every year, but they collect far less data, and under more-strict regulations, than Flock’s devices."

Streetsblog USA@usa.streetsblog.org · 6d ago

‘Flock Off’: Mass Surveillance Surge Jeopardizes Lifesaving Crash Reduction Strategy

Please weigh in on Monroe County's Active Transportation Implementation! This is a huge opportunity to advocate for cyclist/pedestrian safety! Share your thoughts here: publicinput.com/mcatip www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/l...

Monroe County seeks public input on walking and biking plan

Monroe County is gathering public feedback to help shape future investments in sidewalks, trails, bike infrastructure and accessibility improvements.

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Somerville has lowered speed limits, repainted & shortened crosswalks to reduce the time pedestrians are in the roadway, added new speed humps, fixed sidewalks, expanded its bike-lane network, installed new bus stops/lanes and stepped up ticketing for vision zero. www.governing.com/infrastructu...

This New England City Hasn't Had a Traffic Death in Three Years

Somerville, Mass., officials say their success is rooted in tried-and-true best practices for traffic safety.

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Speeding accounted for 29% of all motor vehicle fatalities nationwide in 2024. It is all of our responsibility to keep each other safe, but drivers have a bigger responsibility given their capacity to do harm. #Drive2Bbetter

City of Rochester, New York@cityofrochester.bsky.social · last wk.

Just 5 mph can make a big difference. Slowing down by just 5 mph gives you more time to react, reduces stopping distance, and helps create safer streets for everyone — whether they're walking, biking, or driving. Learn more: drive2bbetter.org

Driving the speed limit "could save an average of $22 million, 6.7 million gallons of fuel and 57,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide every day...With an average daily driving distance of 28.6 miles, driving at or below corresponds to 54 seconds longer a day." ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/speed-d...

Need for speed? Driving above the speed limit costs you - and doesn't actually save much time

Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, n...

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Whenever the air quality gets worse this map comes to mind...

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Federally we’ve seen a shift back to car-centric priorities while threatening funding to public transportation and complete streets infrastructure. Here are two simple campaigns you can sign on to show your support...

DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites

Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.

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“less than half of these older drivers have made a plan for a time down the road, when changes in their health might make it less safe for them to drive…Just 14% used public transportation.” record.umich.edu/articles/pol...

Flex posts are up on Woodbury's Downtown SmART Streets project as well! The flex posts create a barrier to reclaim space for crossing pedestrians. Narrowing the space compels turning vehicles to slow down and minimizes interaction with pedestrians. Give feedback here: reconnectrochester.org/dss/

Downtown SmART Streets flex posts are up on Union Street! Narrowing the space for vehicles compels them to slow down and minimizes time pedestrians interact with vehicles. This is our first project with a pedestrian island mid crossing. Let us know what you think! reconnectrochester.org/dss/

"Temporarily closing roads to vehicles can slash air and noise pollution levels by about 60%...While it's impractical to close all roads to cars, the key is to have some major arteries that are available to pedestrians and cyclists.” www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/10/n...

How car-free streets make healthier communities

A new Carleton University study has found that temporarily closing roads to vehicles can reduce air and noise pollution by about 60 per cent for pedestrians and cyclists.

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We love to see the great work from Hinge Neighbors revitalizing Rochester's alleys for pedestrians! rochesterbeacon.com/2026/07/13/a...

Alley revitalization effort underway in Rochester - Rochester Beacon

In addition to making alleys clean and safe, the city wants to improve bike and pedestrian connections. Completion of a yearlong study is expected by the end of summer.

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Great idea! Rochester needs a bicycle counter!

@highpoh.bsky.social · 3w ago

Goodness #CS3 was super busy tonight on the way home. Was like a full Tube Strike day. Also starting to get significant congestion on #CS2... we're going to need bigger bike lanes. @cs3cs6count.bsky.social tonight's counts (very low given how busy things were)

I've already received complaints. This service helped people who live too far from a bus line. That's a LOT of people in our suburban towns. We can only solve this with more investments in public transit.

RTS On Demand will scale back weekend and night services starting September

RTS's on-demand rideshare service is scaling back its hours. RTS On Demand will no longer operate on weekends or weekday nights at 8 p.m.

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Please write to RTS and your state officials to let them know how cutting On Demand service on evenings and weekends will affect you. Please also join us on Thursday for Winning A Better Bus System for Rochester to join our coalition for better public transit funding.

This is effectively stranding residents who use on demand for work, shopping, or getting home. These folks will now be forced to find alternative, typically more expensive, options to commute in the evenings and weekends. www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...

A huge THANK YOU to every volunteer who helped with our fourth Downtown SmART Streets installation at Woodbury and St. Mary’s Place. Seeing so many community members come together in support of safer streets means more than we can say. Learn how they work: reconnectrochester.org/downtown-sma...

Do you ride the bus? Do you want it to be better? Join us & @vocal-ny.bsky.social July 16th as we organize for RTS to hear your concerns & policymakers to invest in a robust bus system connecting people to jobs, healthcare, education, childcare & groceries. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Winning a Better Bus System for Rochester

Do you ride the bus? Do you want it to be better? Come join us to plan what comes next to advocate for fast and frequent buses. No advocacy experience necessary! Put on by Reconnect Rochester and VOCA...

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Reupping our support for Automated Enforcement as the city has now opened up a survey for you to share your thoughts. Help us create an equitable rollout that protects all road users! Please take the survey: www.cityofrochester.gov/departments/...

Reconnect Rochester@reconnectroc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Rochester residents! Read our thoughts on automated enforcement and please attend one of these meetings! reconnectrochester.org/2026/04/auto...

For common household bills, auto loans rank third in most expensive monthly costs, totaling to a median annual cost of $5,820. www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/...

Rochester drivers spend $575 a month on cars, study says

A new report says Rochester ranks among the nation's pricier cities for auto loans and insurance, with households spending a median $575 a month.

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Larger cars are worse for the environment, pedestrian/cyclist safety, fuel efficiency, and will reduce space for parking. Whether you're a driver or not, it's in our best interest to regulate oversized vehicles.

The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · last mo.

"The report calls for hood height caps of 85 cm (33.5 inches), width limits of 192 cm (75.6 inches), taxes tied to vehicle dimensions, parking fees based on size, and regulatory incentives reserved for smaller EVs measuring less than 4.2 meters (165.4 inches) long."

Burning fossil fuels does more than just accelerate climate change, it also poisons the air we breathe.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last mo.

Cars kill in more ways than one.

Every car in this picture has just one person in it. This wouldn't even fill half an RTS bus. Frequent transit is the answer to congestion.

We're taking a moment to report back the community results of recent advocacy efforts. Depsite disappointments on the federal and state level, there are many local brightspots we're making sure to capitalize on. Read the whole post here: reconnectrochester.org/2026/06/advo...

Huge thanks to all the Downtown SmART Street volunteers who came out today! You braved the heat and the irony of standing in the street with cars flying by to paint murals for pedestrian safety. Your time, talent, and commitment are making a lasting difference. We couldn’t do it without you!

Battle congestion with bicycles!

Adam Tranter@adamtranter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Bicycles are hugely space efficient, which is why they make a lot of sense in congested cities. This video demonstrates why there aren’t traffic jams in bike lanes. Just imagine the traffic queues if every bicycle here was a car.

"The shift toward vehicles with higher hoods caused about 3,000 deaths from 2016 to 2024. The estimate is conservative in many ways." We're glad NYTimes has a free article with illustrative demonstrations on the dangers SUVs pose to pedestrians. Please read. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s

The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.

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