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On the 17th of April 2024, I will attempt to break the Guiness World record for the longest Chess marathon in the heart of Times Square New York City for 58 hours without losing a game. Doing this for the dreams of millions of children across Africa without access to education.

.MTA needs to upgrade their sign technology. but at least it's on the outside of the station.

Want to learn about cargo bikes and how they'll improve your life? RSVP for my wife's webinar tonight! #cargobike #bikenyc #cargobikemomma massbike.org/emmamassbike/f…

Our film for @usatoday #statesofamerica on the maternal health crisis in Mississippi has won a Peabody Awards for public service! Thanks to an amazing production team, Economic Hardship Reporting Project for its support and most of all the women who shared their stories. youtube.com/watch?v=Ed_rRg…

Ok, if a rookie cop is suddenly well known for strict enforcement of traffic laws after only three months, what’s the implication of all the other cops?

$40m = ~8 days of congestion pricing revenue #hocholsmta

In Boston went for a family ride using the new cargo bike share rideCargoB.bsky.social (plus a Bluebikes) and it was fantastic to see historic places, parks, bike lanes & more! We need in #bikenyc. Here's a bit of our 18km journey. My first time behind an @UrbanArrowcom! Open Plans

I'm announcing my newest challenge: The Prince St Shimmy. Leave your bike at home, for this challenge you must walk the entire length of Prince St adjacent to NYPD 84th Precinct. It might seem easy, but you will squeeze, turn, and shimmy past numerous cars parked on the sidewalk.

Odds are good that your favorite European piazza/plaza/place used to be a parking lot. Great story from Aitor Hernández-Morales with before/after pics: politico.eu/article/europe… Here’s Madrid’s Plaza Mayor [cont'd]

~80% of a delivery truck's time is spent parked on the curb, and most of the delivery takes place walking around carrying packages. Electric cargo bikes to the rescue! ⚡️🚲

Seriously, WATCH this short video to see how to effectively make the case for protected bike-lanes, and particularly how they’re good for business. Or just as a great example of how to speak to any city council. Watch it, then share it. HT Providence Streets Coalition 👟🚲🚌🛴♿🚗🌲

Odds of a child getting kidnapped are ~1 in a million. Odds of a child born in 2021 dying in a traffic crash are ~1 in 93. Parents act like these stats are reversed. Paranoid about rare kidnappings and naive about the common driving. (Natl Safety Council tracks this stuff)

Spent a couple hours today on the newly redesigned slow street stretch of Broadway above Union Square, and dammmmn, this is a home run for NYC DOT and Union Square, NYC. It’s spectacular, and allocates the street space exactly right. 1/

WHAT is going on? First: NYC DOT installs UNGA #bikenyc lanes! Then: Announces Bus Only lanes on 96th despite cranky opposition!😀 Next: Going forward with the bike plans on McGuinness!😀 More? Could we get the Fordham road bus lanes now too? Congestion Pricing? 🤨 Please!

Here's just that side-by-side before & after coming off the Pulaski Bridge a few of you have already asked for as an excerpt (and I even made it a little longer!) It's really quite remarkable. NYC DOT did very well here earlier this year.

Happy Holidays! Please check out this short, uplifting montage I edited featuring just some of the great work this year done by Open Plans, Streetfilms (Now 1,118+ films!) & Streetsblog New York And consider donating to our ambitious plans for 2025 via this link: openplans.org/support-2024