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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 1d

#JCcrashes The owner of The Other Side dispensary was struck by a speeding vehicle and her leg was seriously injured while walking with her child last Saturday: www.linkedin.com/posts/beast-...

SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 1d

Yet another car crashes into a building in #NJ, injuring a woman inside:

"But were they in a crosswalk?"
"Were they wearing a helmet?"

www.nj.com/ocean/2025/1...

SUV slams into N.J. home, injuring woman inside

A woman lying on her coach inside was thrown across the living room, Manchester police said.

www.nj.com

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 4d

Some of the urbanism happening in New York City…is stunning.

Broadway between Union Square and the Flatiron.

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Upzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · 4d

Delivery drivers double park, park in bus/bike lanes, and block traffic with impunity. While we need loading zones, we don't have them. We need automated fines and to tax/fine them into oblivion, right now they impose all their externalities on the public.

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Streetsblog NYC @nyc.streetsblog.org · 4d

If he gets elected mayor, Mamdani’s support for banning parking near intersections citywide could undo a bureaucratic knot at the Department of Transportation, whose leaders have vigorously pushed back against the movement fighting for the safety measure.

Likely Mayor Mamdani Supports Daylighting as DOT Digs In Heels - Streetsblog New York City

The next mayor will have to overcome a deeply entrenched bureaucracy opposed to the common-sense policy.

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 9d

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 · 10d

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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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 11d

Today at noon, our second free bike tour of the #JCAST art fest rolls around Jersey City. Join us! Meet 11:30 at Grove PATH Plaza with your bike. Today we visit Downtown, the Heights, and Journal Square.
Route: ridewithgps.com/events/40081...
Live tracking map: bluelane.io/wTJAL4

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 12d

#JCcrashes 😡😡😡 We're hearing a young girl was hit today while in the crosswalk at Jersey and 2nd St by a left-turning vehicle

SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · Jun 14

#JCcrashes Yesterday afternoon, a 6-year-old boy was tragically killed by a UPS truck driver at the intersection of 6th & Jersey Ave: jcitytimes.com/six-year-old...

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Alec Perkins @alecperkins.me · 12d

Meanwhile just this afternoon someone on a bike was hit by a driver in Bergen-Lafayette and a kid on a scooter was hit downtown. @safestreetsjerseycity.org

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Matt da Silva @mdasilva.bsky.social · 12d

This would be great for JC. Too many mega SUVs and trucks taking up 1.5 parking spaces.

🆆 🅸 🅻 🅻 @wjfarr.bsky.social · 13d

Charging parking permits or vehicle registration fees by weight seems to be catching on. At least a few Montreal boroughs, DC, and Zurich to my knowledge. Short of directly regulating vehicle size (which should obviously be done), this is a good step. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Meet the Montreal Mayor Who Declared War on SUVs

Oversized vehicles are devouring street parking spaces in the Canadian city. So one borough’s mayor is fighting back with bigger fees for hefty trucks and SUVs.

www.bloomberg.com

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Colleen Wilson @colleenonthescene.bsky.social · 14d

The crosswalk in Oakland where 4yo Jalen Gomez died was made less visible & lacked a basic safety feature - Bergen Co won't say why.

In 2020, a state grant to make ped safety upgrades along Ramapo Valley Road was denied. Now ped deaths in NJ are at 30-year highs.
www.northjersey.com/story/news/t...

Oakland pedestrian death raises questions for Bergen County amid hurdles to upgrades

A dangerous intersection in Oakland illustrates the challenges for towns who need county and state funds to make crosswalk upgrades.

www.northjersey.com

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Bike Hoboken @bikehoboken.org · 14d

Initial reports are coming in about how well the #Hoboken CLEAR parking enforcement is working. How exciting to finally have useable bike lanes and bus stops! Have you ever seen the Washington Street bike lane this clear? 😍

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 15d

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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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 16d

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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Bike Hoboken @bikehoboken.org · 17d

We are thankful for the City Council and Mayor Bhalla approving this plan — leading Hoboken toward safer streets and a more welcoming community!

nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/29/h...

Scofflaws Beware! Hoboken to Launch Automated Parking Enforcement - Streetsblog New York City

New York City should take note of what is going on in a city that has not had a traffic fatality since 2017.

nyc.streetsblog.org

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Upzone New Jersey 🏗️ @upzonenj.bsky.social · 18d

I've made an attempt to calculate car free % and other demographic stats from the Census Bureau ACS (2019-2023 5 year average) by Jersey City ward. Follow up posts will talk a bit about methodology and share some maps.

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 18d

#JCcrashes Crash at Claremont and West Side Ave, possibly two vehicles involved: www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity...

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Bike JC @bikejc.org · 20d

Not a big surprise: Jersey City came in second. People need to stop pretending we’re some inherently car-dependent exurb, and embrace an urban transportation mix, with more and better mass transit, biking and walking.

Justin Fox @byjustinfox.bsky.social · 21d

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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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 20d

Okay just saw a standing room only bus almost full 9 just pass me 😳

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 20d

#JCcrashes A large truck took down wires on Hudson St between Essex and York Sts. HBLR service has been suspended between Jersey Ave and Exchange Place.

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 23d

C’mon @citibikenyc.bsky.social This station is full again and you’re not giving any points to move bikes to other stations, same with the station closest to it. This is one of the busiest stations in Jersey City, manage it better

Screenshot of the Bergen & Sip citibike station showing that there are no open docks.

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SafeStreetsJC @safestreetsjerseycity.org · 24d

#JCcrashes Bad two-car crash at Manhattan and JFK last night: www.facebook.com/share/v/19bZ...

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 25d

Complete lawlessness on Pavonia approaching Summit. A bunch of cars just decide to drive in the opposite direction to over take the traffic at the intersection. Just crazy.

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Super_bus_Machine 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☘️ @super-bus-machine.bsky.social · 26d

There's free ferry service today from Pier 81 and Pier 16 in Manhattan to Newport Marina celebrating the new Dick's Sporting good's store in Newport but it's running every 90 minutes so..

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Turnpike Trap @turnpiketrap.org · 27d

Governor Murphy has defunded investment in NJ Transit by $2.4B over 10 years while increasing funding for highway expansions to $24B over 10 years. It is no accident our trains and buses are constantly breaking down.

#turnpiketrap

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