Jacob deCastro
@jacobdecastro.com
digital @nycplanning.bsky.social • 🚲🚇🚶🚍 • formerly @transalt.org • he/him, 🏳️🌈, 🇵🇭
📍brooklyn
📍brooklyn
Reposted by Jacob deCastro
With the state's outdated FAR cap finally gone, we were able to DOUBLE the amount of housing in our proposal for Midtown South.
10,000 new homes in the heart of Manhattan — let's make it happen!
10,000 new homes in the heart of Manhattan — let's make it happen!
July 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
With the state's outdated FAR cap finally gone, we were able to DOUBLE the amount of housing in our proposal for Midtown South.
10,000 new homes in the heart of Manhattan — let's make it happen!
10,000 new homes in the heart of Manhattan — let's make it happen!
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"More people visited the Business Improvement Districts within Manhattan’s congestion relief zone in January than during the same month last year, dispelling some business owners’ fears that the toll would deter visitors to Manhattan’s core, according to [EDC]" www.crainsnewyork.com/transportati...
Business foot traffic is up within the congestion pricing zone
A million more people visited the city’s Business Improvement Districts in Manhattan below 60th Street in January.
www.crainsnewyork.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"More people visited the Business Improvement Districts within Manhattan’s congestion relief zone in January than during the same month last year, dispelling some business owners’ fears that the toll would deter visitors to Manhattan’s core, according to [EDC]" www.crainsnewyork.com/transportati...
I would like my council member to be notified every time sidewalk space is repurposed as car parking
December 19, 2024 at 11:51 PM
I would like my council member to be notified every time sidewalk space is repurposed as car parking
It sure has been an exciting first week on the communications team at @nycplanning.bsky.social 🥳
Huge congrats to everyone who got City of Yes to the finish line. We can and must fix the housing shortage — and today’s vote is a huge step forward!
Huge congrats to everyone who got City of Yes to the finish line. We can and must fix the housing shortage — and today’s vote is a huge step forward!
Breaking News: The New York City Council passed a plan to create 80,000 homes over 15 years, the most significant effort to address the city’s housing crisis in decades. nyti.ms/3D16xqt
December 6, 2024 at 12:37 AM
It sure has been an exciting first week on the communications team at @nycplanning.bsky.social 🥳
Huge congrats to everyone who got City of Yes to the finish line. We can and must fix the housing shortage — and today’s vote is a huge step forward!
Huge congrats to everyone who got City of Yes to the finish line. We can and must fix the housing shortage — and today’s vote is a huge step forward!
so is this officially the new subway map?
November 27, 2024 at 9:33 PM
so is this officially the new subway map?
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Actual lol that the City Council killed 91% of the street dining program through its “compromise”
This is such an unserious city
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is such an unserious city
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Dining Sheds Changed the N.Y.C. Food Scene. Now Watch Them Disappear.
Street side sheds and shanties helped keep restaurants afloat during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, for better or worse, new city rules are forcing their removal.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Actual lol that the City Council killed 91% of the street dining program through its “compromise”
This is such an unserious city
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is such an unserious city
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
wicked promo out of control
November 22, 2024 at 11:54 PM
wicked promo out of control
Making it more expensive to live in New York. Great work 🙄
The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is up for a vote on Thursday and the City Council has signaled it will roll back the proposal to remove parking mandates citywide. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/11/20/c...
Council Likely To Weaken Mayor's 'City Of Yes' Pro-Housing Zoning Plan
The City of Yes is up for a vote on Thursday and the City Council has signaled it will roll back the proposal to remove parking mandates citywide.
nyc.streetsblog.org
November 21, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Making it more expensive to live in New York. Great work 🙄
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America needs to adjust safety standards to align with Europe so that we can have rolling stock with doors on the outside. That means big windows and big doorways.
the R211 trains are nice but I wish they had big windows like on DC’s trains
November 20, 2024 at 8:18 PM
America needs to adjust safety standards to align with Europe so that we can have rolling stock with doors on the outside. That means big windows and big doorways.
the R211 trains are nice but I wish they had big windows like on DC’s trains
November 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
the R211 trains are nice but I wish they had big windows like on DC’s trains
my 2024 lyft-run bike share tour lol
✅ DC
✅ San Francisco
✅ Boston
✅ Chicago
✅ NYC
with bonus points to cdmx’s ecobici that lyft helped build
✅ DC
✅ San Francisco
✅ Boston
✅ Chicago
✅ NYC
with bonus points to cdmx’s ecobici that lyft helped build
November 19, 2024 at 7:22 PM
my 2024 lyft-run bike share tour lol
✅ DC
✅ San Francisco
✅ Boston
✅ Chicago
✅ NYC
with bonus points to cdmx’s ecobici that lyft helped build
✅ DC
✅ San Francisco
✅ Boston
✅ Chicago
✅ NYC
with bonus points to cdmx’s ecobici that lyft helped build
dc i was not familiar with your game
November 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
dc i was not familiar with your game
Some news: Today is my last day @transalt.org after 3.5 exciting, challenging, and inspiring years.
I am so grateful to have worked with an incredible team of people that care deeply about making New York City a better, stronger, and more resilient place.
I am so grateful to have worked with an incredible team of people that care deeply about making New York City a better, stronger, and more resilient place.
November 15, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Some news: Today is my last day @transalt.org after 3.5 exciting, challenging, and inspiring years.
I am so grateful to have worked with an incredible team of people that care deeply about making New York City a better, stronger, and more resilient place.
I am so grateful to have worked with an incredible team of people that care deeply about making New York City a better, stronger, and more resilient place.
i don't even know how to respond to good news anymore, but this is *very good news*
Today — because you called and rallied and never stopped pushing — Governor Hochul is advancing congestion pricing.
We are one step closer to cleaner air, safer streets, faster buses, accessible subways & a more resilient future.
Today wouldn't have been possible without you.
We are one step closer to cleaner air, safer streets, faster buses, accessible subways & a more resilient future.
Today wouldn't have been possible without you.
November 14, 2024 at 5:48 PM
i don't even know how to respond to good news anymore, but this is *very good news*
we can't even get real BRT in new york :(
Barcelona's TRAM service has extended to Verdaguer, connecting Glòries Square to Verdaguer in the Eixample district. This 2km extension, part of a larger project to unite the city's tram networks, adds three new stations and is expected to serve 24,000 daily passengers, reducing car traffic.
November 12, 2024 at 10:10 PM
we can't even get real BRT in new york :(
but for real this time 🤞
Gonna try using this more! 👋
November 10, 2024 at 12:22 AM
but for real this time 🤞
Reposted by Jacob deCastro
NEW COLUMN: On Trump, congestion pricing, and the irony that one of the best tools that we have to battle inflation — our transit system — is likely to be the hit the hardest by his return to the White House -- www.curbed.com/article/trum...
Trump’s Election Means It’s Now or Never for Congestion Pricing
Three billion dollars in federal matching funds will likely evaporate after January 20.
www.curbed.com
November 6, 2024 at 9:21 PM
NEW COLUMN: On Trump, congestion pricing, and the irony that one of the best tools that we have to battle inflation — our transit system — is likely to be the hit the hardest by his return to the White House -- www.curbed.com/article/trum...
Gonna try using this more! 👋
October 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Gonna try using this more! 👋
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It's been a hot summer 🔥
With the nation's slowest buses, long waits, and few shelters, cooling down hot bus stops is a critical but often overlooked need.
We analyzed NYC's bus stops with NASA DEVELOP to see where action is needed.
Read our latest report:
With the nation's slowest buses, long waits, and few shelters, cooling down hot bus stops is a critical but often overlooked need.
We analyzed NYC's bus stops with NASA DEVELOP to see where action is needed.
Read our latest report:
Why Waiting for the Bus in New York City is Hot and Miserable — Transportation Alternatives
NASA and Transportation Alternatives reveal the 100 spots where New Yorkers swelter waiting for the bus.
projects.transalt.org
August 12, 2024 at 2:41 PM
It's been a hot summer 🔥
With the nation's slowest buses, long waits, and few shelters, cooling down hot bus stops is a critical but often overlooked need.
We analyzed NYC's bus stops with NASA DEVELOP to see where action is needed.
Read our latest report:
With the nation's slowest buses, long waits, and few shelters, cooling down hot bus stops is a critical but often overlooked need.
We analyzed NYC's bus stops with NASA DEVELOP to see where action is needed.
Read our latest report:
we took a look at the first ten years of vision zero
(and made charts to sum it up)
(and made charts to sum it up)
NYC launched the nation's first Vision Zero program a decade ago.
The goal? Zero traffic deaths & serious injuries.
We evaluated 10 years of data and identified trends that help explain the successes and shortcomings of Vision Zero.
Our new report:
The goal? Zero traffic deaths & serious injuries.
We evaluated 10 years of data and identified trends that help explain the successes and shortcomings of Vision Zero.
Our new report:
Five Lessons for the 10-Year Anniversary of Vision Zero in New York City — Transportation Alternatives
A Look at the Successes and Shortcomings of America’s First Vision Zero Program
projects.transalt.org
February 12, 2024 at 4:36 PM
we took a look at the first ten years of vision zero
(and made charts to sum it up)
(and made charts to sum it up)
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Traffic violence is one of the leading causes of injurious death for children in New York City, and we need solutions.
Congestion pricing will bring better transportation, cleaner air, and safer streets — benefiting students and teachers across the region.
This lawsuit is wrong.
Congestion pricing will bring better transportation, cleaner air, and safer streets — benefiting students and teachers across the region.
This lawsuit is wrong.
Teachers union and Staten Island borough president team up in congestion pricing lawsuit
The United Federation of Teachers and Borough President Vito Fossella’s federal suit argues congestion pricing will negatively affect government workers who drive.
gothamist.com
January 4, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Traffic violence is one of the leading causes of injurious death for children in New York City, and we need solutions.
Congestion pricing will bring better transportation, cleaner air, and safer streets — benefiting students and teachers across the region.
This lawsuit is wrong.
Congestion pricing will bring better transportation, cleaner air, and safer streets — benefiting students and teachers across the region.
This lawsuit is wrong.
Reposted by Jacob deCastro
We are so grateful for your support this year 🧡
Whether you signed a petition, attended an event, went to a community board meeting, or talked to your neighbors about safe streets, you fueled our many shared achievements in 2023 🥳
Let's take a look at some of our wins 🧵
Whether you signed a petition, attended an event, went to a community board meeting, or talked to your neighbors about safe streets, you fueled our many shared achievements in 2023 🥳
Let's take a look at some of our wins 🧵
December 27, 2023 at 6:34 PM
We are so grateful for your support this year 🧡
Whether you signed a petition, attended an event, went to a community board meeting, or talked to your neighbors about safe streets, you fueled our many shared achievements in 2023 🥳
Let's take a look at some of our wins 🧵
Whether you signed a petition, attended an event, went to a community board meeting, or talked to your neighbors about safe streets, you fueled our many shared achievements in 2023 🥳
Let's take a look at some of our wins 🧵
if only bus lanes didn’t cost $500 million 🤷♀️
November 23, 2023 at 12:43 AM
if only bus lanes didn’t cost $500 million 🤷♀️