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JFK BRT is a moderate transit investment that would have huge benefits. In the vein of quicker wins, there are incremental ways to speed up buses, including by eliminating bad bus stop spacing. Two examples in Jersey City of bus stops just a block apart, unnecessarily slowing them down (87, 8).
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
JFK BRT is a moderate transit investment that would have huge benefits. In the vein of quicker wins, there are incremental ways to speed up buses, including by eliminating bad bus stop spacing. Two examples in Jersey City of bus stops just a block apart, unnecessarily slowing them down (87, 8).
Wealthy individuals in NJ have most of their wealth tied to investments / businesses rather than their home. High property taxes capture only a very particular kind of wealthy at best.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Wealthy individuals in NJ have most of their wealth tied to investments / businesses rather than their home. High property taxes capture only a very particular kind of wealthy at best.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
The Fed ranks NJ as one of the top 10 most regressive tax states largely due to high property taxes.
A lot of white collar corporate layoffs coming up in NJ for the new year. Amazon, Audible, UBS, Prudential, pharma...
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A lot of white collar corporate layoffs coming up in NJ for the new year. Amazon, Audible, UBS, Prudential, pharma...
Ah, my mistake, I did not know about the 43. Found the archive of the schedule. Looks like it was a pretty barebones bus. Very work oriented with 3-4 roundtrips a day and just 1 roundtrip a day headed south down Old Bergen Road. Would love to know how it came into being in the first place.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ah, my mistake, I did not know about the 43. Found the archive of the schedule. Looks like it was a pretty barebones bus. Very work oriented with 3-4 roundtrips a day and just 1 roundtrip a day headed south down Old Bergen Road. Would love to know how it came into being in the first place.
Yeah groceries seems like a good use. Would provide access to CTown and Lidl and maybe Costco. I remember the Via comment and IIRC they were asking for access to Lidl.
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Yeah groceries seems like a good use. Would provide access to CTown and Lidl and maybe Costco. I remember the Via comment and IIRC they were asking for access to Lidl.
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
Need that 440 Pedestrian Bridge. Can't believe it is going to cost $10M: www.tapinto.net/towns/bayonn...
@super-bus-machine.bsky.social Do you have thoughts on what they could extend the Broadway Bus to connect to? Maybe the 6 or the 87?
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
@super-bus-machine.bsky.social Do you have thoughts on what they could extend the Broadway Bus to connect to? Maybe the 6 or the 87?
The free section of I-78 is also a death trap. Even just trying to make the OPRA request it is very obvious that something has been wrong for a long time and NJSP and NJDOT just don't care.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The free section of I-78 is also a death trap. Even just trying to make the OPRA request it is very obvious that something has been wrong for a long time and NJSP and NJDOT just don't care.
Urban speed cameras seem to reduce injuries for everyone, but the benefit seems especially large for cyclists. 22% reduction in injuries for cyclists vs 12% overall. Based on NYC data.
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Urban speed cameras seem to reduce injuries for everyone, but the benefit seems especially large for cyclists. 22% reduction in injuries for cyclists vs 12% overall. Based on NYC data.
This bus line-up at JSQ is not ideal. If it was the 10 and 87 going south next to each other instead of opposite directions a lot of people could just take whichever bus shows up next.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This bus line-up at JSQ is not ideal. If it was the 10 and 87 going south next to each other instead of opposite directions a lot of people could just take whichever bus shows up next.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
Quick vignette of Jersey City vs Hudson County when it comes to safe streets progress. JFK doesn't even have zebra crosswalks in most places. The cheapest, most car-friendly, highly-effective intervention possible, and still... not yet.
#FixJFKBlvd
#FixJFKBlvd
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Quick vignette of Jersey City vs Hudson County when it comes to safe streets progress. JFK doesn't even have zebra crosswalks in most places. The cheapest, most car-friendly, highly-effective intervention possible, and still... not yet.
#FixJFKBlvd
#FixJFKBlvd
Controversial urbanist opinion. Shoulder bike lanes are good and should be universal where there isn't room for PBLs. They narrow the travel lane and slow cars down.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Controversial urbanist opinion. Shoulder bike lanes are good and should be universal where there isn't room for PBLs. They narrow the travel lane and slow cars down.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
Actually national data shows the same trend. Bus ridership is down not just year-over-year (blue) but also down relative to rail ridership (green).
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Actually national data shows the same trend. Bus ridership is down not just year-over-year (blue) but also down relative to rail ridership (green).
Giant victory for @eleanalittle.bsky.social and for Ward E. Delighted to see her to win outright. Eleana is an amazing combination of caring, policy smarts, humility, and hard work. Safer streets, pro-housing policies, and a long track record fighting for democratic reform.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Giant victory for @eleanalittle.bsky.social and for Ward E. Delighted to see her to win outright. Eleana is an amazing combination of caring, policy smarts, humility, and hard work. Safer streets, pro-housing policies, and a long track record fighting for democratic reform.
I don't have a problem with nostalgia. But I do really appreciate this line from Aaron Morrill 😅😂
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I don't have a problem with nostalgia. But I do really appreciate this line from Aaron Morrill 😅😂
What would good look like? Just a block away from JFK, Jersey City's Bergen Square is the beautiful, complete streets polar opposite of Hudson County's past car-centric redesigns.
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What would good look like? Just a block away from JFK, Jersey City's Bergen Square is the beautiful, complete streets polar opposite of Hudson County's past car-centric redesigns.
Good lessons-learned from NYC. For dense city streets, it is important to not over-hype bus lanes by themselves. Off-board payment, stop consolidation, signal priority, and traffic enforcement cameras are also key. The evidence in NYC shows danger in just painting some asphalt red.
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Good lessons-learned from NYC. For dense city streets, it is important to not over-hype bus lanes by themselves. Off-board payment, stop consolidation, signal priority, and traffic enforcement cameras are also key. The evidence in NYC shows danger in just painting some asphalt red.
There is a gonzo world way for highway demand to decrease without providing mass transit options or instituting congestion pricing. You could always pair it with economic collapse instead. The Atlantic City Expressway has ~25% less traffic than at its peak.
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
There is a gonzo world way for highway demand to decrease without providing mass transit options or instituting congestion pricing. You could always pair it with economic collapse instead. The Atlantic City Expressway has ~25% less traffic than at its peak.
One of the worst road projects that happened these past few years has been the Jersey Ave bridge, a formerly pedestrian-only bridge that added a roadway. Back in 2001, HART was able to oppose the proposal by Schundler and development interests and get it killed: www.geocities.ws/hartwheels/J...
October 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
One of the worst road projects that happened these past few years has been the Jersey Ave bridge, a formerly pedestrian-only bridge that added a roadway. Back in 2001, HART was able to oppose the proposal by Schundler and development interests and get it killed: www.geocities.ws/hartwheels/J...
This byline is interesting. Paul Wyckoff now works for NJ Transit as director of government relations. Here's him reporting on the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) rail expansion in 1999 for the now defunct Star Ledger: www.geocities.ws/hartwheels/M...
October 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This byline is interesting. Paul Wyckoff now works for NJ Transit as director of government relations. Here's him reporting on the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) rail expansion in 1999 for the now defunct Star Ledger: www.geocities.ws/hartwheels/M...
HART allied with another predecessor organization, Bike Advocates of Jersey City (BAJ) and the OG Tri-State Transportation Campaign. 75 cyclists rallied together with JCPD police bike escort in September of 1999! cc
@bikejc.org @tstc.bsky.social
web.archive.org/web/20021029...
@bikejc.org @tstc.bsky.social
web.archive.org/web/20021029...
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
HART allied with another predecessor organization, Bike Advocates of Jersey City (BAJ) and the OG Tri-State Transportation Campaign. 75 cyclists rallied together with JCPD police bike escort in September of 1999! cc
@bikejc.org @tstc.bsky.social
web.archive.org/web/20021029...
@bikejc.org @tstc.bsky.social
web.archive.org/web/20021029...
What's old is new again. The defunct Hudson Alliance for Rational Transportation (HART). Hudson County Complete Streets rises in its ashes: www.perplexity.ai/search/hudso...
cc @hudcostreets.org
cc @hudcostreets.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What's old is new again. The defunct Hudson Alliance for Rational Transportation (HART). Hudson County Complete Streets rises in its ashes: www.perplexity.ai/search/hudso...
cc @hudcostreets.org
cc @hudcostreets.org
What in the hipster is happening in Brooklyn? How is it possible for VMT to increase by 50% in 5 years?!
@openplans.org's excellent report: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
@openplans.org's excellent report: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
What in the hipster is happening in Brooklyn? How is it possible for VMT to increase by 50% in 5 years?!
@openplans.org's excellent report: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
@openplans.org's excellent report: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Here's another issue. The private operators had concessions that artificially ended at municipal boundaries. The Broadway Bus and the old A&C Old Bergen Road lines end at the Bayonne/Jersey City border. NJT will probably connect the Broadway Bus to Journal Square. Going to be *way* more useful.
October 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Here's another issue. The private operators had concessions that artificially ended at municipal boundaries. The Broadway Bus and the old A&C Old Bergen Road lines end at the Bayonne/Jersey City border. NJT will probably connect the Broadway Bus to Journal Square. Going to be *way* more useful.
This comment is pretty similar to what the A&C bus lines in Jersey City were like. Completely inscrutable in the age of smartphones, Google Maps, and real-time tracking. I don't think from an attentional perspective it's possible for one-off lines to survive unless it's a long-distance line.
October 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This comment is pretty similar to what the A&C bus lines in Jersey City were like. Completely inscrutable in the age of smartphones, Google Maps, and real-time tracking. I don't think from an attentional perspective it's possible for one-off lines to survive unless it's a long-distance line.
A limited edition ebike. Bird Bike on Jersey City streets.
I think it's probably a second hand of their old inventory not a bike share that got lost. Looks sleek and in good condition. Low maintenance Gates carbon drive, not a heavy tank like the Citibikes.
I think it's probably a second hand of their old inventory not a bike share that got lost. Looks sleek and in good condition. Low maintenance Gates carbon drive, not a heavy tank like the Citibikes.
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A limited edition ebike. Bird Bike on Jersey City streets.
I think it's probably a second hand of their old inventory not a bike share that got lost. Looks sleek and in good condition. Low maintenance Gates carbon drive, not a heavy tank like the Citibikes.
I think it's probably a second hand of their old inventory not a bike share that got lost. Looks sleek and in good condition. Low maintenance Gates carbon drive, not a heavy tank like the Citibikes.