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🌐 Check out my blog: nycstreetsutures.wordpress.com Lifelong outer-borough #NYC resident demanding better ways to not drive. Expect posts and calls-to-action about NYC transit, modernizing regional rail, #bikeNYC, dangerous streets, undoing car supremacy
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I will be there! And I will have my sound kit to talk to people for an @thewaroncars.bsky.social special episode on what is happening with congestion pricing.

TOMORROW: Join us for a march to protect the safer streets, cleaner air, and better transit we won together and remind President Trump whose streets these are! 🗓️Saturday, Feb 22 | 🕒 3PM | 📍 Times Square (Broadway + 47th St)

There's no politician out there who will step in and "indefinitely pause" the #QueensBusNetworkRedesign as with congestion pricing, right? Right? Sweet. 'Cuz we finally have a date, and I would love to stick to that date, tyvm. 🙏🏻 #Queens #NYC #MTA

I remember winter being an argument against protected bike lanes but look at this…

In many ways it's fitting that the showdown between monarchy and democracy ends up being over NYC congestion pricing. Cities are where the power of kings were first challenged, and few things are more fundamental to government than control of public space. The cameras are staying on!

I popped over to the bad place for a minute this morning and first thing I saw was a Barstool guy screaming into the camera about how congestion pricing has been a wild success and Tr*mp is an idiot for trying to touch it

"For him to cancel it is insane. It just shows that he doesn’t really care about New Yorkers," said one Rockaway straphanger.

There’s no wait right now. It takes 2 minutes to tell @govmurphy.bsky.social how much his position on this stinks.

Let's reconnect the borough!! 🚉🌳 #BuildtheQueensLink Don't forget to buy tickets for our upcoming fundraiser event at the link in bio 😎

#FairFares finally made it to #OMNY.

JSK has logged on. smash that follow button

The US is still a nation of laws, and congestion pricing is the law of NY state. The federal government cannot legally start and stop programs on a whim. ETA stands behind the MTA in its lawsuit to ensure that this successful program continues to improve NY.

MTA doing more than any other agency by literally just saying "No"

this is what we think of kings in New York galleries.lafayette.edu/2019/01/02/w...

My entire career, I've heard street safety advocates say they wish America took car crashes as seriously as plane crashes. Wrote about how that conversation needs to shift as deregulation and defunding comes for air travel, too, and why government trust is an overlooked component of "safe systems."

Trump wants you to forget that he gutted the Aviation Safety Committee and ousted the FAA administrator during his first week in office. Don’t forget.

you love to see it. gov hochul comes out strong.

Fight back and protect congestion pricing: 📅 Today at 3:30 p.m. 📍Grand Central Station - Subway fare array located at One Vanderbilt beyond turnstiles that lead to the S shuttle We'll see you there! Don't bring back the traffic!

MTA is suing in response. Join them at 3:30 PM today at Grand Central for a press conference; they'd love supporters there!

This is huge: the MTA just filed a suit against Sean Duffy (Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Duffy), and notably, in the filing, said they will continue Congestion Pricing as it currently stands while the legal challenge plays out

Hochul has an opportunity to revive her political career (which is currently on life support) by forcefully standing up to Trump and saving congestion pricing. Will she take it?

Copy of the MTA lawsuit against Duffy/USDOT/FWHA is here -- storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In fact, @mta.info has sued Trump since you posted

🍾 Join us for a festive celebration to cap off our Winter Fundraiser on March 19th from 7pm-10pm!! All proceeds will go towards our grant study to help move #QueensLink forward!! 🥪🥤 We'll have complimentary food, refreshments, and live music from Queens native Jonny Meyers 🎶

Oh yeah. Remember @transalt.org's #NYC25x25 initiative? Guess what year it is now 🤐

These cars were in my bucket list for a long time and I'm so glad I got to ride them for my birthday in 2016 Now these museum cars will be 100 years old this year 👀

When cities holistically tackle pollution, they get results. This is a clear example that it is possible to work from multiple angles to create more livable, green cities for everyone.

Projects like Crossrail (aka Elizabeth Line) are the future of regional rail, creating more efficient systems and unlocking new travel possibilities. Since opening in May 2022, it has far exceeded ridership projections and transformed travel in Greater London. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/eli...

“The residents of Queens don't need another train line” my ass! The @queenslink.org fundraiser was completed *three weeks* ahead of the deadline!! Orgs and electeds chipped in too, with Senator James Sanders Jr. contributing $10k! (Thank you!) We want to #BuildtheQueensLink!!

Awesome to see @wafisher.bsky.social’s team’s work on the new UI for @mta.info platform screens being deployed widely! The left screen has the new combined arrival times and service change display. The right screen has the dynamic map that changes for nights and weekends. It’s world class stuff.

Saw one of these in the wild for the first time. Cute.

Happy Valentine's Day from QueensLink! 🧡💚

The MTA needs to figure out how to do critical upgrades while also getting costs under control and improving its practices. Albany simply axing necessary funds accomplishes neither.

With that said… Queens–Bronx transit will remain barely existent. I like what @jointtransit.bsky.social has to say about the #InterboroughExpress in their video: youtu.be/WBCfPZO87oI?...

Show your love for #railsANDtrails! Help #BuildtheQueensLink with donations so they can study the benefits of their vision!

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Dear Governor Hochul, We respectfully request you fire the fuck out of Mayor Eric Adams immediately. Sincerely, Sane Americans who are losing their shit with incompetent government officials Please disregard if he is no longer employed by the state of New York There! Problem solved.