MultiModalUnit
@multimodalunit.bsky.social
Don't like to be chained to my car.
can anyone provide links to opinions on NYS 2025 Ballot Ref #1 about building new Olympic facilities?
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
can anyone provide links to opinions on NYS 2025 Ballot Ref #1 about building new Olympic facilities?
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Plot twist: High-viz clothes are *more* dangerous for pedestrians.
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
'Embarrassment': Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Still Flawed at Night — Streetsblog USA
Relying solely on vehicle automation for pedestrian detection and collision avoidance is not advised, a new study said.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Plot twist: High-viz clothes are *more* dangerous for pedestrians.
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
"Wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make [cars' pedestrian detection] technology less likely to spot a person strolling in the dark."
so glad Gov Hochul is pausing this project. highway expansions are just awful investments. Now let's put $ into improving rail west of the Hudson. How about double-tracking and electifying Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines? Re-activating other abandoned lines? @capntransit.bsky.social
Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the Hudson Valley highway expansion would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.
nysfocus.com/2025/10/14/h...
nysfocus.com/2025/10/14/h...
Hochul Hits Pause on Hudson Valley Highway Expansion
Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the project would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.
nysfocus.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
so glad Gov Hochul is pausing this project. highway expansions are just awful investments. Now let's put $ into improving rail west of the Hudson. How about double-tracking and electifying Port Jervis and Pascack Valley lines? Re-activating other abandoned lines? @capntransit.bsky.social
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The American centrist punditocracy has decided that what the US transit industry needs are endless lectures about the importance of security.
These writers misunderstand the problem, and are making things worse. 1/
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
These writers misunderstand the problem, and are making things worse. 1/
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Other Reason Americans Don’t Use Mass Transit
People will take buses and trains only if they feel safe while riding them.
www.theatlantic.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The American centrist punditocracy has decided that what the US transit industry needs are endless lectures about the importance of security.
These writers misunderstand the problem, and are making things worse. 1/
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
These writers misunderstand the problem, and are making things worse. 1/
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Lots of excitement over SB 79—understandably. I would add, every single bill California YIMBY sent to the governor was signed today. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/10/g...
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Lots of excitement over SB 79—understandably. I would add, every single bill California YIMBY sent to the governor was signed today. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/10/g...
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It was wet. It was cold. Everyone was having fun.
Thousands of Portlanders showed up to say they are unafraid — by making themselves as vulnerable as possible.
Many fully or partially naked, all of them astride bicycles, the crowd swelled like a sponge in the pouring rain.
❤️🚲❤️ @bikeportland.org
Thousands of Portlanders showed up to say they are unafraid — by making themselves as vulnerable as possible.
Many fully or partially naked, all of them astride bicycles, the crowd swelled like a sponge in the pouring rain.
❤️🚲❤️ @bikeportland.org
Presence as power marks massive pedaling protest against Trump
Thousands of Portlanders showed they are unafraid by making themselves as vulnerable as possible.
bikeportland.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It was wet. It was cold. Everyone was having fun.
Thousands of Portlanders showed up to say they are unafraid — by making themselves as vulnerable as possible.
Many fully or partially naked, all of them astride bicycles, the crowd swelled like a sponge in the pouring rain.
❤️🚲❤️ @bikeportland.org
Thousands of Portlanders showed up to say they are unafraid — by making themselves as vulnerable as possible.
Many fully or partially naked, all of them astride bicycles, the crowd swelled like a sponge in the pouring rain.
❤️🚲❤️ @bikeportland.org
State DOT’s Highway Habit Ignores Emissions Mandate: Report - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/09/s...
State DOT’s Highway Habit Ignores Emissions Mandate: Report - Streetsblog New York City
The state's highway-centric transportation agency is still flouting the 2020 state climate law, and is doing little to change course, according to a lawyers' group.
nyc.streetsblog.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
State DOT’s Highway Habit Ignores Emissions Mandate: Report - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/09/s...
the "wow" sentence: "Ironically, had SROs grown since 1960 at about the same rate as the rest of the U.S. housing stock, the nation would have roughly 2.5 million more such units— enough to house every American experiencing homelessness in a recent federal count more than three times over."
a year after i finished this article about the history of single-room occupancy (SRO) units, it's exciting to see Pew finally publish it. If you're curious about SROs or "micro-units," have a read! www.pew.org/en/research-...
How States and Cities Decimated Americans’ Lowest-Cost Housing Option
Low-cost micro-units, often called single-room occupancies, or SROs, were once a reliable form of housing for the United States’ poorest residents of, and newcomers to, New York, Chicago, San Francisc...
www.pew.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
the "wow" sentence: "Ironically, had SROs grown since 1960 at about the same rate as the rest of the U.S. housing stock, the nation would have roughly 2.5 million more such units— enough to house every American experiencing homelessness in a recent federal count more than three times over."
Komanoff: Data Show Fewer Trucks in the So. Bronx After Congestion Pricing - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/19/k...
Komanoff: Data Show Fewer Trucks in the So. Bronx After Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York City
Expert Charles Komanoff, using MTA bridge and tunnel data, dispels one of the myths that opponents spread about the Manhattan toll.
nyc.streetsblog.org
September 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Komanoff: Data Show Fewer Trucks in the So. Bronx After Congestion Pricing - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/19/k...
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We said this was going to happen, but Mayor Adams didn't care: Cyclists are being forced into dangerous traffic by all of the double parking on three blocks of Bedford Avenue where the mayor ripped out a protected bike lane.
September 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We said this was going to happen, but Mayor Adams didn't care: Cyclists are being forced into dangerous traffic by all of the double parking on three blocks of Bedford Avenue where the mayor ripped out a protected bike lane.
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September 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Love to see eliminating parking requirements. go Chicago! @parkingreform.org www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
To Boost Housing, Chicago Kills Parking Minimums
As part of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s efforts to eliminate zoning rules that block new home construction, the city joins a national parking policy reform movement.
www.bloomberg.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Love to see eliminating parking requirements. go Chicago! @parkingreform.org www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"Smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too."
Seeing this billboard up has been incredible and this shot from @visionzerovancouver.ca of the team of volunteers is pretty moving TBH.
Seeing this billboard up has been incredible and this shot from @visionzerovancouver.ca of the team of volunteers is pretty moving TBH.
August 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Smoking tables next to non-smoking tables used to be normal too."
Seeing this billboard up has been incredible and this shot from @visionzerovancouver.ca of the team of volunteers is pretty moving TBH.
Seeing this billboard up has been incredible and this shot from @visionzerovancouver.ca of the team of volunteers is pretty moving TBH.
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While eyes are focused on Philly's transit catastrophe, there's also ominous news from Rhode Island.
Frequency on RIPTA's critical R Line will fall from 10 to 12 min on weekdays & 15 to 20 min on weekends. Practically asking frustrated riders to get a car.
eu.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Frequency on RIPTA's critical R Line will fall from 10 to 12 min on weekdays & 15 to 20 min on weekends. Practically asking frustrated riders to get a car.
eu.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
August 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
While eyes are focused on Philly's transit catastrophe, there's also ominous news from Rhode Island.
Frequency on RIPTA's critical R Line will fall from 10 to 12 min on weekdays & 15 to 20 min on weekends. Practically asking frustrated riders to get a car.
eu.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
Frequency on RIPTA's critical R Line will fall from 10 to 12 min on weekdays & 15 to 20 min on weekends. Practically asking frustrated riders to get a car.
eu.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...
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I wrote an unusually strongly worded thing about the transit crisis in Pennsylvania, which is coming soon to Oregon and Illinois. humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...
The Fall of Philadelphia — Human Transit
The Pennsylvania State Senate has decided that the transit system of America’s fifth largest city should be substantially destroyed. Similar dramas are playing out in Illinois, Oregon, and Rhode Isla...
humantransit.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I wrote an unusually strongly worded thing about the transit crisis in Pennsylvania, which is coming soon to Oregon and Illinois. humantransit.org/2025/08/the-...
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Imagine destroying everything you've spent decades building to stop a bike lane.
That's exactly where Broadway Stages's Gina and Tony Argento find themselves, indicted by DA Bragg for bribing an aide to Mayor Adams to get her to block the safety redesign on McGuinness Boulevard. buff.ly/OcXZBFh
That's exactly where Broadway Stages's Gina and Tony Argento find themselves, indicted by DA Bragg for bribing an aide to Mayor Adams to get her to block the safety redesign on McGuinness Boulevard. buff.ly/OcXZBFh
'Classic Bribery': How a Powerful Brooklyn Family Crashed and Burned Over a Simple Bike Lane - Streetsblog New York City
Imagine destroying everything you've spent decades building to stop the city from building a bike lane. Welcome to Gina and Tony Argentos' world.
nyc.streetsblog.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Imagine destroying everything you've spent decades building to stop a bike lane.
That's exactly where Broadway Stages's Gina and Tony Argento find themselves, indicted by DA Bragg for bribing an aide to Mayor Adams to get her to block the safety redesign on McGuinness Boulevard. buff.ly/OcXZBFh
That's exactly where Broadway Stages's Gina and Tony Argento find themselves, indicted by DA Bragg for bribing an aide to Mayor Adams to get her to block the safety redesign on McGuinness Boulevard. buff.ly/OcXZBFh
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As part of VDL's trade war surrender to Trump, the EU has promised to lower its vehicle safety & pollution standards.
NGO @transenv.bsky.social calls it a "betrayal of all EU citizens" forcing "monster 🇺🇸pick-up trucks" into Europe that will increase pedestrian deaths.
NGO @transenv.bsky.social calls it a "betrayal of all EU citizens" forcing "monster 🇺🇸pick-up trucks" into Europe that will increase pedestrian deaths.
EU cave in on vehicle trade rules will cost European lives as US…
Pedestrians, cyclists and drivers are at increased risk as the rapid rise in monster US pick-up trucks on Europe’s roads is set to accelerate after the…
www.transportenvironment.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
As part of VDL's trade war surrender to Trump, the EU has promised to lower its vehicle safety & pollution standards.
NGO @transenv.bsky.social calls it a "betrayal of all EU citizens" forcing "monster 🇺🇸pick-up trucks" into Europe that will increase pedestrian deaths.
NGO @transenv.bsky.social calls it a "betrayal of all EU citizens" forcing "monster 🇺🇸pick-up trucks" into Europe that will increase pedestrian deaths.
This @bloombergcities.bsky.social article leaves out $$ spent on highway widenings incl a new scheme by Dem Gov Murphy contributing to NJ Transit sucking. NJ should be doing so much more and not just fixing what's broken. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
www.bloomberg.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This @bloombergcities.bsky.social article leaves out $$ spent on highway widenings incl a new scheme by Dem Gov Murphy contributing to NJ Transit sucking. NJ should be doing so much more and not just fixing what's broken. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Yes, my friends, he said, "They want their gas cans to be able to pour more freely." Because isn't that what every true American wants? That, and to breathe in the coal dust and billowing smoke and methane fumes that are celebrated in the B-roll for this interview.
Zeldin: "Our proposal isn't just a rescission of the endangerment finding, but also all of the regulations that followed ... we're heeding the American public that wants relief from diesel fuel exhaust systems. They want their gas cans to be able to pour more freely."
August 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yes, my friends, he said, "They want their gas cans to be able to pour more freely." Because isn't that what every true American wants? That, and to breathe in the coal dust and billowing smoke and methane fumes that are celebrated in the B-roll for this interview.
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How is this possible when congestion pricing was supposed to create an urban wasteland?
gothamist.com/news/call-it...
gothamist.com/news/call-it...
'Call it a comeback': Manhattan foot traffic finally tops pre-pandemic times
Visits to office buildings in the city’s commercial districts were up 1.3% last month compared to July 2019, data shows.
gothamist.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
How is this possible when congestion pricing was supposed to create an urban wasteland?
gothamist.com/news/call-it...
gothamist.com/news/call-it...
Can someone please nominate @tomflood.bsky.social for a MacArthur Genius award? www.macfound.org/programs/awa...
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can someone please nominate @tomflood.bsky.social for a MacArthur Genius award? www.macfound.org/programs/awa...
I love stuff like this!
according to our calculations this is going to be visible *tomorrow* August 12 at 6:29pm from the intersection of Vanderbilt and Dekalb — see you there? 👁️https://nygroove.nyc/eye-of-sauron-building-brooklyn/
Sauronhenge is calling. Are you ready?
What if Brooklyn had its own uniquely evil solar phenomenon? Well good news, now we do!
nygroove.nyc
August 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I love stuff like this!
OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good! - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/05/o...
OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good! - Streetsblog New York City
Amazon’s e-cargo bikes alleviate the need for delivery vans and reduce traffic collisions. They also look rad.
nyc.streetsblog.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good! - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/08/05/o...
Restaurant Row: Cars Need to Go - This is such a no-brainer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/07/24/r...
Restaurant Row: Cars Need to Go - Streetsblog New York City
“People like to sit outside and not be bothered by the cars,” said one restaurant manager.
nyc.streetsblog.org
July 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Restaurant Row: Cars Need to Go - This is such a no-brainer. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/07/24/r...