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Ben S @bensh3.bsky.social · 8h

Probably the most damning thing about the planning of Bellwether is the massive widening of 26th St to carry trucks with dual-turn lanes everywhere, meanwhile the only rail spur has been unceremoniously cut off with no planned access. The City should have done much more to improve the plan

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

Meet the livestream.

NYC Rally with Zohran Mamdani and AOC

YouTube video by Bernie Sanders

www.youtube.com

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Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 8h

Mine too! But if your in-laws live there, it's pretty much uncool by definition, right?

Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 10h

This is the union that provided rubber stamps to make it easy for Buffalo voters to "write in" Byron Brown, against the Democratic candidate India Walton.

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Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 10h

There are so many cool places we can get to by train that you can enjoy all of them before you ever need to use a car.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 14h

lmfao a VP of the NYC *transportation workers union* is telling people to vote against Zohran because he’s too tough on car owners

Tramell Thompson • @progress... 23h • Mamdani wants to make you pay MORE to own your car.
Not because you did anything wrong — just because your car exists.
He's not taxing billionaires.
He's taxing the people who drive their kids to school.
Remember this at the polls today until the ballots are counted!
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NYCar Owners Must Watch!

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 14h

Also he was incompetent. His leadership was fear and incompetence. He drove every competent person away because he couldn’t stand anyone else getting credit for accomplishments.

Steve Flack @vitaminsteve.com · 14h

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Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 14h

In 1952 a gang of privileged thugs forced our government to provide "free" overnight parking, on streets maintained with tax money, for anyone who can afford a car. David Lombardo tries to get @andrewsrein.bsky.social to talk about that, but all he wants to talk about is people jumping turnstiles.

Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, they'd probably be just as upset to see the homeless people well taken care of as they are to see them in any other state. Just boundless cruelty and hatred.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 5d

The same car that ICE agents got into earlier on Canal and Church exited the cordoned off area around 26 Federal Plaza.

Despite NYPD's major efforts to crack down on license plate covers and other ghost cars, they didn't care when one drove right in front of their eyes.

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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 4d

As I've said, I actually support the limits on micromobility, but they have to be paired with ones that are the same or slower for cars. I've long called for 20 across the board on anything that moves in NYC. A system that vilifies ebikes and suggests we're more dangerous than cars is insane.

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MultiModalUnit @multimodalunit.bsky.social · 5d

so glad Gov Hochul is pausing this project. highway expansions are just awful investments. Now let's put $ into improving rail west of the Hudson. How about double-tracking and electifying Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines? Re-activating other abandoned lines? @capntransit.bsky.social

New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 5d

Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the Hudson Valley highway expansion would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/14/h...

Hochul Hits Pause on Hudson Valley Highway Expansion

Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the project would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.

nysfocus.com

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 4d

"I was the editor of Governing, a magazine and website covering state and local governments. But after facing increasing internal censorship pressures — largely to avoid critical coverage of President Donald Trump — I refused to go along, and I resigned." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Opinion | My Bosses Were Afraid of Crossing Trump. So, I Quit.

A veteran journalist opens up on the censorship that he says led to his resignation.

www.politico.com

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 8d

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d

We need real enforcement — and a plan.

Ours begins with bringing down the sheds that have been up on hundreds of City properties for more than 3 years.

And we'll prioritize investments in preventative maintenance to reduce the need for scaffolding in the first place.

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Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 6d

This is awesome! I first learned about "the Baileys" from @naparstek.bsky.social telling us in 2007 how Schumer thought they would drive SUVs:

nyc.streetsblog.org/2007/03/14/d...

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Regional Plan Association @rpa.org · 11d

HUGE news from the Hudson Valley — the Route 17 expansion is on pause!

The Route 17 project would only save drivers 6 minutes and cost billions. Great to see this happen.

Rachel Weinberger in @nysfocus.bsky.social:

Hochul Hits Pause on Hudson Valley Highway Expansion

Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the project would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.

nysfocus.com

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Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 9d

Just as long as the medical emergency didn't cause him to drive through the front window of a supermarket.

Seriously, get well soon, Tom Prendergast!

Colleen Wilson @colleenonthescene.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: Head of Gateway tunnel project had a medical emergency

I spoke to Tom Prendergast about what happened, who’s stepping in day to day for him and what his status is.

Story at NorthJersey ⬇️
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...

New head of Gateway tunnel project for now as CEO has medical emergency

CEO Tom Prenderegast is on partial medical leave after suffering a cardiac event that sent him to the hospital. He expects to return soon.

www.northjersey.com

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 9d

One cool thing about this bike lane is that it is reducing crossing distance on my corner and making it safer for me to cross Court Street, which I do approximately a million and one times every day.

Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 9d

Fresh paint on the Court Street bike lane. Gotta love it.

Two people on city bikes, riding on a green bike lane as pedestrians way to cross. a row of parked cars is to the right

Work crew painting, a bike lane. There is white striping of a crosswalk and orange traffic bar

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · 12d

A controversial highway expansion in the Hudson Valley has been delayed after pushback from transportation planners and environmentalists, who argued that it isn’t necessary and would harm the local environment.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/14/h...

Hochul Hits Pause on Hudson Valley Highway Expansion

Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the project would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.

nysfocus.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 14d

Sometimes I think about how absolutely wild it is that drivers think they're being oppressed when they get punished for breaking the law

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my personality is "castlevania" @leokitty.bsky.social · 12d

so much in this city is built around "what if a homeless person used it" and all it does is make life worse for everyone!!!

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Jeffrey TOMBlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 12d

Trolleybuses pull power directly into efficient, hill-climbing engines without need for massive, pavement-crushing batteries. Next gen trolleys with in-motion charging offer significant off-wire travel, allowing incremental wire extension. SF and Seattle partnering:
www.sfmta.com/media/43118/...

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 17d

Five years after New York passed its landmark 2020 climate law, the state Department of Transportation is quietly undermining it as it expands highways, sidestep emissions reviews, and ignores the law’s equity mandate.

State DOT’s Highway Habit Ignores Emissions Mandate: Report - Streetsblog New York City

The state's highway-centric transportation agency is still flouting the 2020 state climate law, and is doing little to change course, according to a lawyers' group.

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Cap'n Transit @capntransit.bsky.social · 15d

You may be right, but I have to point out that Switzerland is not in the EU.

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