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capntransit, 1 hour ago to random

RT @travis_robert: You ever think about how completely unstoppable New York State would be if we zeroed out our highway-widening budget moving forward and used that $ instead to build 2-3 metro lines each in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany — and connected all of them to NYC via 200mph rail?

capntransit, 1 hour ago to random

RT @bdhowald At Bk. CB2 meeting, Borough President Reynoso answered a question from a member about progress on daylighting:

“We’re set to implement daylighting over 20 years. That’s totally unacceptable. Too often in this city, we make a crisis out of nothing, and do nothing in the face of crises.”

capntransit, 3 hours ago to random

RT @justinamash Nobody should be placed on a federal no fly list without a relevant criminal conviction. Prohibiting people from flying on the basis of suspicion, prejudice, or political bias is unconstitutional and lawless.

capntransit, 5 hours ago to random

RT @alexfromnj There is no world in which a transit agency can identify $600m in cuts without it resulting in worse service for riders.

For context, $600m = about 1/5 of NJ Transit's annual budget.

Imagine 20% fewer trains and buses.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2024/05/07/nj-transit-cuts-plan-assessment/73555728007/

capntransit, 8 hours ago to random

Anniversary blog post from May 9, 2012: the first one where I mapped city council districts by car ownership

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2012/05/expanding-constituency-for-transit-and.html

capntransit, 23 hours ago to random

RT @senatorcooney Honored to be named Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. Mobility touches the daily lives of all New Yorkers, and I'm ready to get to work on behalf of communities across NY. Thanks to Andrea Stewart-Cousins, my majority colleagues, and to Rep Tim Kennedy for your mentorship.

capntransit, 1 day ago to random

RT @csny_events On 6/26, join us for a panel on rebuilding New York’s transportation systems featuring CM Brooks-Powers! Find out more and register for the #RebuildingNYSummit today!

https://events.cityandstate.com/2024-rebuilding-new-york-summit/

capntransit, 1 day ago to random

RT @streetsblognyc NYC Sanitation, which didn't consider crash and driver safety history when it selected 18 companies to collect the city's commercial waste, now wants to require those companies regularly submit crash and driving data.

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/05/07/waste-reforms-could-require-data-on-crashes-dangerous-driving

capntransit, 1 day ago to random

RT @colleenallreds 'Quick wins' promised by North Highlands, the team examining how to restructure NJTRANSIT, should be delivered in a few weeks.

Will the public get a preview?

That and the full scope of the analysis provided here:

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2024/05/07/nj-transit-cuts-plan-assessment/73555728007/

capntransit, 1 day ago to random

RT @lynn4nyc We Saw...We Heard...We Acted! Scaffolding on a stretch of Austin Street, near 72nd Rd., was impeding pedestrians, particularly older adults and those with disabilities. Glad to report that my office was able to get NYC Buildings to remove the scaffolding

bryan, 1 day ago to random

Now that we know that most of our office jobs can easily be performed at home, any required commute into an office counts toward your 8 hours that day. Go ahead, I give you permission.

jehiah, 1 day ago to random

Adding a RSS feed to track sponsor changes on https://legislation.support/ and I'm surprised it's been over 10 years since Google Reader shut down - depth of online content has suffered since.

capntransit, 1 day ago to random

Anniversary blog post from May 8, 2011: Increased transit is not a victory if it doesn't get people out of cars.

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-you-want-to-be-serious-or-do-you.html

capntransit, 1 day ago to random

RT @njdotcom Dozens of groups urge lawmakers to kill $10.7B Turnpike project, fund NJ Transit

https://www.nj.com/news/2024/05/dozens-of-groups-urge-lawmakers-to-kill-107b-turnpike-project-fund-nj-transit.html

rowdypixel, 1 day ago to random

I think this post summarizes the quality of information you get from social media.

capntransit, 2 days ago to random

Will the NYC DOT cut parking meter times and raise rates?

"What makes the most clogged piece of Tremont Avenue such a challenge is that the blocks where bus speeds are so low, the street is just 50 feet wide. …

"Any traffic will grind a bus to a halt, because the bus has nowhere else to go. Further complicating matters, the commercial stretch between Jerome and Clinton avenues has metered parking that last for up to two hours, which leads to little turnover."

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/05/06/city-considers-fixes-for-another-ridiculously-slow-cross-bronx-bus

capntransit, 2 days ago to random

RT @amnewyork New York City restaurant owners can purchase components for outdoor dining setups on a dedicated online marketplace starting Monday.

https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-launches-marketplace-outdoor-dining/

capntransit, 2 days ago to random

RT @stevevance if I was designing a consolidated transit system in Chicagoland I would model it after the verkehrsverbünde

I explain how they work, what benefits they offer, and describe using transit in Bonn, Germany

https://www.stevencanplan.com/2024/05/why-i-think-the-juice-of-chicagoland-transit-consolidation-is-going-to-be-worth-the-squeeze/

capntransit, 2 days ago to random

RT @nyc_dot Hey Manhattan! Join us to discuss a proposal to install bus lanes and pedestrian safety treatments on 96th St from 1st Ave to West End Ave.

When: 5/9, 6:30PM
Where: Manhattan CB11 Public Safety & Transportation Committee https://us06web.zoom.us/w/89488599127?tk=JL0Ruqs6NDRWu-zIQJIURGwJjBYuYHzH2veerGE9NCU.DQYAAAAU1e-oVxZqNWNVcG5kTFF4T0ZVc1FHcC1pcUpnAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&uuid=WN_k3vc-gNURj6Z9sKgkoWV3g#success

capntransit, 2 days ago to random

Anniversary blog post from May 7, 2013, in which Democratic candidates for Mayor of New York City got a debate question about a bus stop and patted themselves on the back for knowing that the Mayor doesn't control the MTA.

There was only one problem: the Mayor does control bus stops.

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2013/05/why-would-they-take-glass-encasing-off.html

capntransit, 2 days ago to random

RT @tylernewcomb_ At least three times this year, we’ve seen states dedicate immense resources to rapidly re-opening highways after damage from the effects of car dependency.

If only we could have as much ambition and funding for public transit.

capntransit, 2 days ago to random

From the Empire State Passengers Association on Facebook:

We need improvements in CSX dispatching, an earlier bus connection on Fridays as a second option for folks who want more time in the Berkshires and a staffed cafe car on Fridays to make this service work better for folks. It's on MassDOT to do this.

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/berkshire-flyer-train-nyc-pittsfield-mass-will-it-return-rail-berkshires/article_3f9bebf0-0971-11ef-8757-335b9c1ca856.html

capntransit, 3 days ago to random

Anniversary blog post from May 6, 2010: in 1983, Harvard student Jay Walder wrote a master's thesis on private express van service in Staten Island. At the time I wrote the post, he was CEO of the MTA.

https://capntransit.blogspot.com/2010/05/but-what-does-jay-walder-think.html

capntransit, 3 days ago to random

RT @civic_grit The section of I-95 from Center City to South Philly was meant to bolster Philadelphia's docks and industry. That did not succeed.

Returning this land to Philly would save 100s of millions of $ in maintenance and would generate similar amounts in prop. tax on the reclaimed land.