Jacob Evangelista 雅格
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Jacob Evangelista 雅格
@jacob-bikes.bsky.social
student, educator, advocate |
working to build safer streets for everyone |
pitt '27, VP of Complete Streets at Pitt

jacobbikes.substack.com
www.jacobbikes.org
Once again, another life has been taken on the streets of Oakland, and even a teen in my hometown of Stoneham, Mass. I express my frustrations about how many lives have to be lost in my latest Substack.

jacobbikes.substack.com/p/were-here-again
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Massachusetts leads the Nation, Zohran’s win in the 2025 NYC mayoral election brings many of Gov Healey & Mayor Wu’s policies to New York.
Read my latest Substack to learn more.
jacobbikes.substack.com/p/zohrans-gr...
November 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Read my latest post on my work in New Hampshire with Gov Ayotte's Task Force on Highway Safety to advocate for youth safety and non-drivers.

jacobbikes.substack.com/p/governors-...
October 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Happy #WeekWithoutDriving ! Take on the challenge this week to see how your community treats non-drivers, and how much a car can open doors to opportunity.

jacobbikes.substack.com/p/week-witho...

#weekwithoutdrivingpgh #pittsburgh #alleghenycounty #prt #bike #transit
September 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Discover how academic activism in Pittsburgh evolved into a two-year journey that transformed advocacy into tangible infrastructure change. Read my latest Substack here!
jacobbikes.substack.com/p/the-power-...
September 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Learn more about why I think Halifax is an outstanding example of North American urbanism in my latest Substack!
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September 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Read my latest Substack on how living with nature builds better communities for everyone in the neighborhood.
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September 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
From Boston to Pittsburgh to Taipei, my latest piece looks at how bikeshare succeeds—or stumbles—depending on pricing, access, and the realities of each city’s streets

jacobbikes.substack.com/p/bikeshare-...
August 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In my latest Substack, I reframe the Harris Campaign's slogan, ‘We are not going back,’ within the context of 2025 and its implications for transportation, road safety, and public progress in the wake of federal transit cuts.

jacobbikes.substack.com/p/we-are-goi...
#pennsylvania #rhodeisland #nyc
August 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We can’t fix our commutes without fixing our #housing policy. My latest Substack dives into why housing is a #transportation issue—and what governments at every level can do about it.

jacobbikes.substack.com/p/believe-it...
July 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Read the latest issue of my Substack on The New Hampshire Purity Test!

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#newhampshire #bike #election #massachusetts
July 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Read My Substack: An Urbanist's Lessons from Taiwan

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July 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Read My Substack: We're Not Amsterdam... Yet

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June 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Read my substack: A Beautiful Day in My Own Neighborhood?

jacobbikes.substack.com/p/a-beautifu...

#mrrogers #pittsburgh #pitt
May 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Happy #BikeMonth! Jacob Bikes is discounting lessons by 10%! www.jacobbikes.org/our-team/les...
May 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Please read the new article on my Substack about building a cycling community and city for all!

open.substack.com/pub/jacobbik...

#bikes #gainey #pittsburgh #mayorwu #visionzero #completestreets
April 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Read my substack: Congestion Pricing Was Set to Fix NYC's Streets. Then Politics Got in the Way.

#nyc #congestionpricing #kathyhochel #politics
March 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It was great to speak with the NH Executive Council and leaders about traffic safety and keeping drunk drivers off the roads.

#nh #trafficsafety #visionzero
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Read my subsack: Who Gets to Shape a Neighborhood? open.substack.com/pub/jacobbik...
#pittsburgh #boston #newhampshire #bikes #railtrail
February 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Thank you to everyone who joined and supported Complete Streets at Pitt’s Vigil for Jessie Maroney and all Victims of Traffic Violence. Your presence and commitment remind us that we are not alone in our grief or resolve to fight for safer streets.
December 12, 2024 at 9:51 PM
With the tragic news of Jessie Maroney's death, a Pitt community member, CSAP is planning a vigil to remember Jessie Maroney, who was struck and killed by a driver while walking at the intersection of Terrace and Darragh Streets in Oakland on Pitt's Upper Campus.
December 10, 2024 at 12:33 AM