Bike North Bergen
@bikenorthbergen.org
[ #HudsonCounty, #NewJersey ]
Advocating for safer streets in North Bergen for pedestrians, people on bikes and active transportation.
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Advocating for safer streets in North Bergen for pedestrians, people on bikes and active transportation.
https://linktr.ee/bikenorthbergen
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Bike North Bergen
@bikenorthbergen.org
· Nov 14
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E-scooters are for freedom of speech and peaceable assembly.
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
E-scooters are for freedom of speech and peaceable assembly.
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Marnixstraat, Amsterdam in 1980 and today. Not only has the car parking been removed but all the cars have too, now only accessible to those on foot, bike or on the tram
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Marnixstraat, Amsterdam in 1980 and today. Not only has the car parking been removed but all the cars have too, now only accessible to those on foot, bike or on the tram
Is NJTRANSIT down? App and website offline. Unable to purchase tickets.
@customeradvocate.bsky.social
@customeradvocate.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Is NJTRANSIT down? App and website offline. Unable to purchase tickets.
@customeradvocate.bsky.social
@customeradvocate.bsky.social
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One major positive news came out of the Board meeting last night: As part of its fleet modernization effort, and after the order of 374 new rail cars, NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors authorized $917 million to overhaul its existing fleet of 429 Multilevel railcars.
ℹ️More info👉 bit.ly/4qYgmd5
ℹ️More info👉 bit.ly/4qYgmd5
NJ TRANSIT
New Jersey Public Transportation Corporation - The Way To Go
www.njtransit.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
One major positive news came out of the Board meeting last night: As part of its fleet modernization effort, and after the order of 374 new rail cars, NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors authorized $917 million to overhaul its existing fleet of 429 Multilevel railcars.
ℹ️More info👉 bit.ly/4qYgmd5
ℹ️More info👉 bit.ly/4qYgmd5
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This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is interesting — a recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries. Interesting results. HT @davidzipper.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Just how much space is actually given to cars vs other modes? 👇
A new study says automobiles are given a disproportionate and amount of space on city streets
YouTube video by Shifter
youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Just how much space is actually given to cars vs other modes? 👇
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Physically protected bike lanes don't come from thin air. If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight-- and today is the LAST day you can pre-order the book from @islandpress.bsky.social islandpress.org/books/if-you... because starting tomorrow you can only just regularly order it since it'll be out.
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Physically protected bike lanes don't come from thin air. If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight-- and today is the LAST day you can pre-order the book from @islandpress.bsky.social islandpress.org/books/if-you... because starting tomorrow you can only just regularly order it since it'll be out.
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For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
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Today I learned Americans spend 1% of the global GDP on auto insurance premiums alone and I haven’t even started reading @thewaroncars.bsky.social book yet.
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Today I learned Americans spend 1% of the global GDP on auto insurance premiums alone and I haven’t even started reading @thewaroncars.bsky.social book yet.
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Wide bike lanes would save lives.
October 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Wide bike lanes would save lives.
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In 1999, resident Louis Massano eloquently writes why the previous boondoggle Turnpike expansion through Jersey City was a horrible idea. The proposed expansion was ultimately unsuccessful due to local opposition: www.geocities.ws/hartwheels/C...
#turnpiketrap
#turnpiketrap
October 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In 1999, resident Louis Massano eloquently writes why the previous boondoggle Turnpike expansion through Jersey City was a horrible idea. The proposed expansion was ultimately unsuccessful due to local opposition: www.geocities.ws/hartwheels/C...
#turnpiketrap
#turnpiketrap
Check out the before and after of River Road! I think I like having a protected barrier better.
River Road - Before & After Safety Improvements
YouTube video by Hudson County Complete Streets
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Check out the before and after of River Road! I think I like having a protected barrier better.
Two different ways to get pizza.
These neighborhoods built right next to each other are so different
YouTube video by Streetcraft Shorts
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Two different ways to get pizza.
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Our latest newsletter was just published!
October 2025: Latest Advocacy News and Membership Drive!
newsletter.hudcostreets.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our latest newsletter was just published!
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We also need some actual planning and zoning from Weehawken, West New York, and North Bergen. Big new buildings going up with zero retail. No coffee, bagels, restaurants, retail, diapers, daycares. Just lots and lots of parking. Then the new residents move-in and immediately complain about traffic.
October 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We also need some actual planning and zoning from Weehawken, West New York, and North Bergen. Big new buildings going up with zero retail. No coffee, bagels, restaurants, retail, diapers, daycares. Just lots and lots of parking. Then the new residents move-in and immediately complain about traffic.
We've seen the same arguments being made over on this side of the Hudson about #RiverRoad redesign
"We are pro-bikes. We just think this is a really bad idea."
It's like NIMBY Mad Libs! As we write in the book, it's actually somewhat encouraging that bike lane opponents can't come up with new things to say.
It's like NIMBY Mad Libs! As we write in the book, it's actually somewhat encouraging that bike lane opponents can't come up with new things to say.
Brooklyn neighbors fear new bike lanes on busy McDonald Avenue will be dangerous
Windsor Terrace neighbors are growing concerned the city's plan to redesign the busy four-lane corridor with bike lanes will make it less safe.
www.cbsnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We've seen the same arguments being made over on this side of the Hudson about #RiverRoad redesign
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New road layout outside a primary school in Utrecht. Bike parking, greenery and cycle tracks to keep kids and parents safe. Compare this to the dangerous car orientated mess that is Downham Road in Hackney!
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 AM
New road layout outside a primary school in Utrecht. Bike parking, greenery and cycle tracks to keep kids and parents safe. Compare this to the dangerous car orientated mess that is Downham Road in Hackney!
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NEW RESEARCH: Parked cars can account for 10 percent of the surface areas of some cities. It turns out that their albedo (reflectivity) can significantly contribute to the urban heat island effect.
Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
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Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
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August 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
NEW RESEARCH: Parked cars can account for 10 percent of the surface areas of some cities. It turns out that their albedo (reflectivity) can significantly contribute to the urban heat island effect.
Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
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Dark-coloured cars are the worst, making the air around them 3.8°C hotter vs nearby asphalt road.
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Horrific crash on Tonnelle Ave resulting in two fatalities. The state must prioritize this corridor on their Target Zero Commission Plan.
Multiple injured after 2 cars involved in violent crash in New Jersey
YouTube video by Eyewitness News ABC7NY
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Horrific crash on Tonnelle Ave resulting in two fatalities. The state must prioritize this corridor on their Target Zero Commission Plan.
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China’s cycling resurgence can best be admired at street level, where cities like Kunshan are building infrastructure of incredibly high quantity and quality.
Cohesive networks that offer both practical connectivity and inviting usability; with abundant width, shade, protection, and natural beauty.
Cohesive networks that offer both practical connectivity and inviting usability; with abundant width, shade, protection, and natural beauty.
September 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
China’s cycling resurgence can best be admired at street level, where cities like Kunshan are building infrastructure of incredibly high quantity and quality.
Cohesive networks that offer both practical connectivity and inviting usability; with abundant width, shade, protection, and natural beauty.
Cohesive networks that offer both practical connectivity and inviting usability; with abundant width, shade, protection, and natural beauty.
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Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
September 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
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"They said the driver, who dropped off her child at the school, did not see the boy and drove nearly the length of the block with him pinned underneath the vehicle. Witnesses told police the car appeared to be moving at a high rate of speed."
www.fox32chicago.com/news/boy-9-f...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/boy-9-f...
Fourth grader struck, killed by car outside Chicago elementary school
A 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car Thursday morning outside McNair Elementary School on Chicago's West Side, police said.
www.fox32chicago.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"They said the driver, who dropped off her child at the school, did not see the boy and drove nearly the length of the block with him pinned underneath the vehicle. Witnesses told police the car appeared to be moving at a high rate of speed."
www.fox32chicago.com/news/boy-9-f...
www.fox32chicago.com/news/boy-9-f...
Start off the autumn with our "Tour de Weehawken"! We'll ride through the 3 wards of Weehawken and down to Pier A in Hoboken, and we'll end our ride conquering the hill of Pershing Boulevard.
ridewithgps.com/routes/52626...
ridewithgps.com/routes/52626...
September 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Start off the autumn with our "Tour de Weehawken"! We'll ride through the 3 wards of Weehawken and down to Pier A in Hoboken, and we'll end our ride conquering the hill of Pershing Boulevard.
ridewithgps.com/routes/52626...
ridewithgps.com/routes/52626...
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What's it like being hit by a car going 40 mph? It exerts similar force as falling off a 54-foot ladder.
Kudos to the Virginia DMB for this powerful demonstration in Richmond.
"Last year..410 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes across Virginia"
www.dmv.virginia.gov/news/youd-ne...
Kudos to the Virginia DMB for this powerful demonstration in Richmond.
"Last year..410 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes across Virginia"
www.dmv.virginia.gov/news/youd-ne...
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What's it like being hit by a car going 40 mph? It exerts similar force as falling off a 54-foot ladder.
Kudos to the Virginia DMB for this powerful demonstration in Richmond.
"Last year..410 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes across Virginia"
www.dmv.virginia.gov/news/youd-ne...
Kudos to the Virginia DMB for this powerful demonstration in Richmond.
"Last year..410 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes across Virginia"
www.dmv.virginia.gov/news/youd-ne...