jimmybot
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This bus line-up at JSQ is not ideal. If it was the 10 and 87 going south next to each other instead of opposite directions a lot of people could just take whichever bus shows up next.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
November 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This bus line-up at JSQ is not ideal. If it was the 10 and 87 going south next to each other instead of opposite directions a lot of people could just take whichever bus shows up next.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
It's also only messed up because it's a bus station. Through-running on JFK also wouldn't have this issue.
Bus 80, one of NJ Transit's busiest lines in the state, just casually cancelling buses today with no announcement.
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Bus 80, one of NJ Transit's busiest lines in the state, just casually cancelling buses today with no announcement.
Quick vignette of Jersey City vs Hudson County when it comes to safe streets progress. JFK doesn't even have zebra crosswalks in most places. The cheapest, most car-friendly, highly-effective intervention possible, and still... not yet.
#FixJFKBlvd
#FixJFKBlvd
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Quick vignette of Jersey City vs Hudson County when it comes to safe streets progress. JFK doesn't even have zebra crosswalks in most places. The cheapest, most car-friendly, highly-effective intervention possible, and still... not yet.
#FixJFKBlvd
#FixJFKBlvd
Controversial urbanist opinion. Shoulder bike lanes are good and should be universal where there isn't room for PBLs. They narrow the travel lane and slow cars down.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Controversial urbanist opinion. Shoulder bike lanes are good and should be universal where there isn't room for PBLs. They narrow the travel lane and slow cars down.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
💡 Cool idea – NYC is innovating with using armadillos to protect the shoulder lane at intersections where it's most dangerous.
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We love you here in Jersey City Governor-Elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social Can you cancel the Turnpike Ext project? It will make lots more people sicker than the current arrangement. We don't want anymore dementia highways 'round here. Plus the state has no $, so why waste billions on it? Please 😬
Massive contrast between Mikie Sherrill vociferously condemning the cave and Abigail Spanberger supporting it. Already thinking we got the better of the two NatSec moderate female governors.
Mikie also got an essentially identical margin against a much stronger opponent than Spanberger’s.
Mikie also got an essentially identical margin against a much stronger opponent than Spanberger’s.
My statement on the proposed Senate deal
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We love you here in Jersey City Governor-Elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social Can you cancel the Turnpike Ext project? It will make lots more people sicker than the current arrangement. We don't want anymore dementia highways 'round here. Plus the state has no $, so why waste billions on it? Please 😬
Jersey City Chinese family whose first language with their kid is French is a trip. Second language is probably a southern Chinese language that has some similarities with Min but I don't think is Fujianese. I did eventually here some heavily accented English and Mandarin.
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Jersey City Chinese family whose first language with their kid is French is a trip. Second language is probably a southern Chinese language that has some similarities with Min but I don't think is Fujianese. I did eventually here some heavily accented English and Mandarin.
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I don't know what's going to happen, but the conversation where housing people are openly hoping Zohran continues Eric Adams policies on housing and trash would probably break the brains of most voters. (Imo revoking mayoral control of schools is genuinely insane.)
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I don't know what's going to happen, but the conversation where housing people are openly hoping Zohran continues Eric Adams policies on housing and trash would probably break the brains of most voters. (Imo revoking mayoral control of schools is genuinely insane.)
As urban sports go, tennis appeals to both men and women and is really popular. It isn't as dense as basketball or small side soccer, but on the other hand, Jersey City has two golf courses and 20 often locked baseball fields 😅
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
As urban sports go, tennis appeals to both men and women and is really popular. It isn't as dense as basketball or small side soccer, but on the other hand, Jersey City has two golf courses and 20 often locked baseball fields 😅
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Thought of one more parlor trick. One on one, who's more popular in each district - Solomon (Blue), McGreevey (Green), or O'Dea (Purple.)
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Thought of one more parlor trick. One on one, who's more popular in each district - Solomon (Blue), McGreevey (Green), or O'Dea (Purple.)
The 87 drivers driving like banshees. @super-bus-machine.bsky.social is this normal? I think there is a truth about 87 bus bunching that is yet to be told lol...
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The 87 drivers driving like banshees. @super-bus-machine.bsky.social is this normal? I think there is a truth about 87 bus bunching that is yet to be told lol...
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I did some preliminary analysis on the Jersey City mayoral race, with wards to come later. First, raw vote total maps. Solomon Blue, McGreevey Green, O'Dea Purple, Ali Orange.
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I did some preliminary analysis on the Jersey City mayoral race, with wards to come later. First, raw vote total maps. Solomon Blue, McGreevey Green, O'Dea Purple, Ali Orange.
Giant victory for @eleanalittle.bsky.social and for Ward E. Delighted to see her to win outright. Eleana is an amazing combination of caring, policy smarts, humility, and hard work. Safer streets, pro-housing policies, and a long track record fighting for democratic reform.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Giant victory for @eleanalittle.bsky.social and for Ward E. Delighted to see her to win outright. Eleana is an amazing combination of caring, policy smarts, humility, and hard work. Safer streets, pro-housing policies, and a long track record fighting for democratic reform.
Nothing more awkward today than sitting at a cafe in Jersey City without an "I Voted" sticker.
🗳️ Very excited for the fall of the undemocratic Line and to have voted for @katiebrennan.bsky.social & @ravibhalla.bsky.social
today. Huge shoutout to @andykimnj.bsky.social
and locally James Solomon @eleanalittle.bsky.social
+ many others for fighting for real democracy for years.
today. Huge shoutout to @andykimnj.bsky.social
and locally James Solomon @eleanalittle.bsky.social
+ many others for fighting for real democracy for years.
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Nothing more awkward today than sitting at a cafe in Jersey City without an "I Voted" sticker.
🗳️ Very excited for the fall of the undemocratic Line and to have voted for @katiebrennan.bsky.social & @ravibhalla.bsky.social
today. Huge shoutout to @andykimnj.bsky.social
and locally James Solomon @eleanalittle.bsky.social
+ many others for fighting for real democracy for years.
today. Huge shoutout to @andykimnj.bsky.social
and locally James Solomon @eleanalittle.bsky.social
+ many others for fighting for real democracy for years.
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🗳️ Very excited for the fall of the undemocratic Line and to have voted for @katiebrennan.bsky.social & @ravibhalla.bsky.social
today. Huge shoutout to @andykimnj.bsky.social
and locally James Solomon @eleanalittle.bsky.social
+ many others for fighting for real democracy for years.
today. Huge shoutout to @andykimnj.bsky.social
and locally James Solomon @eleanalittle.bsky.social
+ many others for fighting for real democracy for years.
I don't have a problem with nostalgia. But I do really appreciate this line from Aaron Morrill 😅😂
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I don't have a problem with nostalgia. But I do really appreciate this line from Aaron Morrill 😅😂
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Three Sunday services we aren't talking about in Jersey City this election:
- Opening the libraries on Sundays
- VIA service on Sundays
- Parking enforcement on Sundays
- Opening the libraries on Sundays
- VIA service on Sundays
- Parking enforcement on Sundays
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Three Sunday services we aren't talking about in Jersey City this election:
- Opening the libraries on Sundays
- VIA service on Sundays
- Parking enforcement on Sundays
- Opening the libraries on Sundays
- VIA service on Sundays
- Parking enforcement on Sundays
On the bus today watching people get on the bus with very little delay. Flowing, tossing in coins or flashing the NJ Transit app to the driver, only a slight slow down. Actual issues were too many bus stops, double parking, car traffic, and traffic lights. Each one ~10X the issue vs fare collection.
If you believe in free bus fares in New York City or other big cities, you really need this article by @emmbadger.bsky.social.
It covers all the nuances that get lost in the shouting, explaining both why free fares are popular and why they're hard.
(Free link.)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
It covers all the nuances that get lost in the shouting, explaining both why free fares are popular and why they're hard.
(Free link.)
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Can Faster Buses Really Be Free? (Gift Article)
An analysis of the possible promise and fundamental tension in one of Zohran Mamdani’s big plans for New York.
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
On the bus today watching people get on the bus with very little delay. Flowing, tossing in coins or flashing the NJ Transit app to the driver, only a slight slow down. Actual issues were too many bus stops, double parking, car traffic, and traffic lights. Each one ~10X the issue vs fare collection.
What would good look like? Just a block away from JFK, Jersey City's Bergen Square is the beautiful, complete streets polar opposite of Hudson County's past car-centric redesigns.
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What would good look like? Just a block away from JFK, Jersey City's Bergen Square is the beautiful, complete streets polar opposite of Hudson County's past car-centric redesigns.
Complaints about JFK have been ongoing for at least a decade. And so what's crazy about JFK is they *have* done safety redesigns. But no one can tell because the redesigns were so cowardly and ineffective and focused on preserving wide lanes, car speed, and volume instead of safety. #FixJFKBlvd
#JCcrashes 🤬 Two men were hit by a car running a red light at JFK and Fairview and taken away in ambulances. JFK is a notoriously dangerous County Road, and we need the County to take action to redesign the roadway to be safe. #FixJFKBlvd
October 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Complaints about JFK have been ongoing for at least a decade. And so what's crazy about JFK is they *have* done safety redesigns. But no one can tell because the redesigns were so cowardly and ineffective and focused on preserving wide lanes, car speed, and volume instead of safety. #FixJFKBlvd
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If you missed it, you can watch the whole thing right here: youtu.be/rbnMkhowbK4
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
If you missed it, you can watch the whole thing right here: youtu.be/rbnMkhowbK4
Good lessons-learned from NYC. For dense city streets, it is important to not over-hype bus lanes by themselves. Off-board payment, stop consolidation, signal priority, and traffic enforcement cameras are also key. The evidence in NYC shows danger in just painting some asphalt red.
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Good lessons-learned from NYC. For dense city streets, it is important to not over-hype bus lanes by themselves. Off-board payment, stop consolidation, signal priority, and traffic enforcement cameras are also key. The evidence in NYC shows danger in just painting some asphalt red.
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Per census data fewer people live in Bayonne today than 100 years ago. When people say there's no room for housing, what they actually mean, is: there's no room for all the cars. Hudson County was more populated and had amazing bus and rail service. The car industry has eaten up our land.
Broadway Bus once served Ocean Terminal, Maidenform factory and downtown Bayonne with 42 buses.
More recently, they're down to 10 buses, 1 route - and now they will close Nov 30.
Third-gen owner Emil Massa talked to me about growing up in the bus biz.
More recently, they're down to 10 buses, 1 route - and now they will close Nov 30.
Third-gen owner Emil Massa talked to me about growing up in the bus biz.
After 101 years and three generations, North Jersey bus company rolling to a final stop
At its peak, Broadway Bus in Bayonne had 41 buses. COVID was the final straw. NJ Transit may absorb the company's last operating route.
www.northjersey.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Per census data fewer people live in Bayonne today than 100 years ago. When people say there's no room for housing, what they actually mean, is: there's no room for all the cars. Hudson County was more populated and had amazing bus and rail service. The car industry has eaten up our land.
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I voted early and you can too (now with more polling sites)!
If you live in Ward E in downtown #JerseyCity, I’d be honored to earn your vote for City Council, and I hope you’ll consider electing my #TeamSolomon teammates as well.
If you live in Ward E in downtown #JerseyCity, I’d be honored to earn your vote for City Council, and I hope you’ll consider electing my #TeamSolomon teammates as well.
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I voted early and you can too (now with more polling sites)!
If you live in Ward E in downtown #JerseyCity, I’d be honored to earn your vote for City Council, and I hope you’ll consider electing my #TeamSolomon teammates as well.
If you live in Ward E in downtown #JerseyCity, I’d be honored to earn your vote for City Council, and I hope you’ll consider electing my #TeamSolomon teammates as well.
There is a gonzo world way for highway demand to decrease without providing mass transit options or instituting congestion pricing. You could always pair it with economic collapse instead. The Atlantic City Expressway has ~25% less traffic than at its peak.
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
There is a gonzo world way for highway demand to decrease without providing mass transit options or instituting congestion pricing. You could always pair it with economic collapse instead. The Atlantic City Expressway has ~25% less traffic than at its peak.