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Great piece highlighting the need for County officials to get more proactive about road safety.
Oakland pedestrian death raises questions for Bergen County amid hurdles to upgrades
A dangerous intersection in Oakland illustrates the challenges for towns who need county and state funds to make crosswalk upgrades.
www.northjersey.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Officers in New York State crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded criminal punishment, an investigation found.
nysfocus.com/2025/09/09/n...
‘No Arrests’: In New York, Some Police Can Drink, Drive and Avoid…
Officers in New York State crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded…
nysfocus.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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E-bikelash is operating full force in NJ. Does Gottheimer really believe that Duffy won't use this opportunity to demonize e-bikes?

gottheimer.house.gov/posts/releas...
RELEASE: Gottheimer Announces New E-Bike Safety Plan to Protect Children from Rise in E-Bike Accidents
Above: Gottheimer joins local officials and first responders to protect children against e-bike accidents. HACKENSACK, NJ — Today, September 5, 2025, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced ...
gottheimer.house.gov
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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This graph says it all. Induced demand is real, and the reverse is also true: if we don't expand highway capacity, people make choices other than sitting in worsening traffic jams. $10B for transit instead, please.
September 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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New York State might throw out a plan to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway, depending on the public comments it gets on the plan this month nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/06/06/g...
Gov. Hochul Reconsidering Cross-Bronx Expressway Expansion - Streetsblog New York City
Community outrage over what would essentially expand the highway has forced Gov. Hochul and NYSDOT to change their plans.
nyc.streetsblog.org
June 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent defense conference following reports of the data analytics firm's work with the Trump administration.
Palantir Is Going on Defense
Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm’s work with the Trump administration.
www.wired.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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I have a 30-minute drive home from work, and I listened to this episode from 41:32 to 46:22 on repeat the whole way for it to really sink in. So very well written and delivered too.
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Part Two: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism
Behind the Bastards · Episode
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May 31, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Slow down drivers with this one weird trick: Make them terrified of scratching their cars.
Q: How will you celebrate your birthday?

A: Walking to the north side of Albert Bridge to gawk at drivers trying to navigate their vehicles through the bollards.
April 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Healthier air, lower emissions, and cleaner vehicles.

That’s what congestion relief is already delivering for New York City in just the first 100 days — and leading the way for other cities to follow.

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April 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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She's against congestion pricing. That tells me all I need to know about who she will represent. Like Murphy, she cares more about her wealthy donors who can drive into NYC from Bergen county than working people everywhere in NJ who take transit.
March 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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👏 "If everyone drives, nobody moves"

New op-ed from Bergen County Complete Streets confronts the truth about traffic & congestion pricing. Instead of opposing, they call for bus lanes on the GWB & finally extending the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to Bergen County: newjerseymonitor.com/2025/03/31/n...
New Jersey lawmakers should embrace transit, not traffic • New Jersey Monitor
It’s time for Gov. Murphy to address our transportation challenges directly by making our own transit investments, the author writes.
newjerseymonitor.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM