The truck must have stood up on its back wheels, extended out its massive robotic arms and thrashed about the neighborhood, finally making good on its vendetta against *checks notes* telephone poles! (Pretty sure the truck had a driver, Brooklyn Paper 🙄)

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How is this a real headline, a real lawsuit?

“It is difficult to design a space that will not attract people - what is remarkable is how often this has been accomplished.' - Holly Whyte

I’m sorry, Bridgeport? What? Someone explain…

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My littlest New Yorker comprehending surface rail transit. 🚃 🌴

Wasting $10.7 billion of taxpayer dollars on foolhardy highway expansions is the definition of poor public policy.

I strongly oppose the misguided Turnpike widening and would allocate this funding for our mass transit infrastructure.

Read more:
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One of America’s most pleasant train platforms may be found at San Diego’s Santa Fe Station, where the Amtrak Surfliner, Coaster (commuter rail), and the MTS Trolley (light rail) blue and green lines converge.

Look who is moving into Apolline’s Garden! So happy to see this detail wasn’t forgotten.

The NIMBY car brain says apartments ruin neighborhood character but whatever these are have a motor and wheels so they are fine.

We are looking for three new Street Plans colleagues who are passionate about transforming cities. Take a look and apply if you think you’d be a good fit!

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The legal threat is promising but most officers will not shift modes. The simplest solution is to ban private parking within a certain distance of the station house so officers can parallel park and walk, I dunno, a half block. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/04/24/und…

Where would you rather walk? I went to Palm Springs and it was very hot, even for April. Why do cities like this keep favoring the aesthetic of the palm instead over the economic, climate, and social value of the shade tree? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Following London’s virtuous circle example, I’m already looking ahead to NYC own version of the ultra low emission zone, low traffic neighborhoods, cross rail, regional cycleways, and superloop 1 and 2…

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The requirement that street widths accommodate on-street parking where ample off-street parking is also required results in low parking utilization, overly wide and fast streets, and unnecessary heat sinks.

Just some light vacation reading by the pool… But seriously, buy this book when it comes out in June! Island Press

From rail patronage, to higher spends on commercial streets, people who cycle have always a supported the economy in the most low impact of ways.

Downtown San Diego

You absolutely love to see it:

USDOJ is threatening to sue NYPD (for violating ADA) b/c police keep blocking sidewalks with their cars.

Shoutout to Streetsblog New York, Marcel Moran & all those who've drawn attention to NYPD's indefensible behavior.

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The Great Sort continues… nytimes.com/2024/04/18/us/…

A tremendous story of advocacy grit that made its way through City channels to finally arrive at statewide approval. As a father of two little boys in this city 🙏 Amy Cohen Transportation Alternatives