Andrew
@njtrainsit.bsky.social
Executive Director @BikeHoboken.org
I like talking about transit, urbanism, accessibility, and local stuff.
I like talking about transit, urbanism, accessibility, and local stuff.
Fun fact: every outdoor dining space in #hoboken combined only occupies 58 parking spaces.
These 58 spots generate about $24k per month in revenue to fund city services.
Outdoor dining is also our highest performing curb use, with ~30 people interacting with each space equivalent per day.
These 58 spots generate about $24k per month in revenue to fund city services.
Outdoor dining is also our highest performing curb use, with ~30 people interacting with each space equivalent per day.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Fun fact: every outdoor dining space in #hoboken combined only occupies 58 parking spaces.
These 58 spots generate about $24k per month in revenue to fund city services.
Outdoor dining is also our highest performing curb use, with ~30 people interacting with each space equivalent per day.
These 58 spots generate about $24k per month in revenue to fund city services.
Outdoor dining is also our highest performing curb use, with ~30 people interacting with each space equivalent per day.
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Exciting changes are coming for the PATH in #hoboken! Let’s talk about what those changes mean, and how we got to this incredible announcement.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Exciting changes are coming for the PATH in #hoboken! Let’s talk about what those changes mean, and how we got to this incredible announcement.
To complicate matters even more for our UES neighbor, #Hoboken already has city-wide free buses.
She will likely reconsider the second she finds out Hoboken also has a large issue with unhoused folks and not enough shelter or resources for them and all the friction that causes there, because those are the people she is afraid of (instead of supporting things to help them...like free buses).
Robin Reiter runs a PT office on East 65th Street. Do you think she knows Hoboken has a Sikh mayor?
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
To complicate matters even more for our UES neighbor, #Hoboken already has city-wide free buses.
Love seeing my feed lighting up with happy Minneapolitan photos of the aurora!
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Love seeing my feed lighting up with happy Minneapolitan photos of the aurora!
Interesting analysis. I took a similar look at the Hoboken race. Looks like a similar dynamic between Jabbour and Russo.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Interesting analysis. I took a similar look at the Hoboken race. Looks like a similar dynamic between Jabbour and Russo.
Time for the annual NYC game of “Is It A Costume, or Just How They Normally Dress?”
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Time for the annual NYC game of “Is It A Costume, or Just How They Normally Dress?”
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Hoboken has had zero traffic deaths since the beginning of 2017, making it a star of the Vision Zero movement.
Can Philly replicate its success?
Can Philly replicate its success?
Hoboken has gone 8 years without a traffic death. Can Philly replicate its success?
The densely populated city across from Manhattan is not taking a victory lap. Hoboken transportation officials know that Vision Zero success can be fleeting and vow to keep focusing on it.
www.inquirer.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hoboken has had zero traffic deaths since the beginning of 2017, making it a star of the Vision Zero movement.
Can Philly replicate its success?
Can Philly replicate its success?
Update: exciting things happening here.
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Update: exciting things happening here.
The ‘Problem’ With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/t...
The 'Problem' With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones - Streetsblog New York City
New Yorkers are riding illegal vehicles marketed as e-bikes with little to no-consequences, and it's a safety problem.
nyc.streetsblog.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The ‘Problem’ With E-Bikes? The Super Fast Illegal Ones - nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/10/21/t...
"Her [Cybertruck] name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice."
Men will do literally anything to avoid therapy.
www.wired.com/story/owning...
Men will do literally anything to avoid therapy.
www.wired.com/story/owning...
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck
“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they’re proud to drive it.
www.wired.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Her [Cybertruck] name is Aura, and I use her as a therapist. When I'm driving, I'll ask questions, and it actually gives really good therapy advice."
Men will do literally anything to avoid therapy.
www.wired.com/story/owning...
Men will do literally anything to avoid therapy.
www.wired.com/story/owning...
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Big step forward coming for #Hoboken! When Grand Street is resurfaced in the coming weeks, the city will pilot the ever protected bike lane through the interior of Hoboken! How exciting!
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Big step forward coming for #Hoboken! When Grand Street is resurfaced in the coming weeks, the city will pilot the ever protected bike lane through the interior of Hoboken! How exciting!
Update: exciting things happening here.
October 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Update: exciting things happening here.
“We – dealers, manufacturers, auto lenders – don’t learn our lessons from the past,” Schwartz said. “I’m sure bank presidents back then said, ‘We’re never doing 96-month loans again.’ And here we are, 15 years later, and we’re getting right back into it. It’s crazy.”
“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.”
Designed-in car dependency, surging car prices, longer loan periods with more interest.
Sound like “freedom” to you?
Designed-in car dependency, surging car prices, longer loan periods with more interest.
Sound like “freedom” to you?
Cars are so expensive that buyers need 7-year loans
Once rare, seven-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average auto prices nearing $50,000.
www.seattletimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“We – dealers, manufacturers, auto lenders – don’t learn our lessons from the past,” Schwartz said. “I’m sure bank presidents back then said, ‘We’re never doing 96-month loans again.’ And here we are, 15 years later, and we’re getting right back into it. It’s crazy.”
So, effectively, a Democrat just signed into law a tax cut on coal and gas power?
October 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
So, effectively, a Democrat just signed into law a tax cut on coal and gas power?
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Each election season, we ask Hoboken's candidates where they stand on transportation issues that matter to you!
Visit bikehoboken.org/articles/may...
Responders include:
Michael Russo
Dini Ajmani
@hobokenemily.bsky.social
and Ruben Ramos
Visit bikehoboken.org/articles/may...
Responders include:
Michael Russo
Dini Ajmani
@hobokenemily.bsky.social
and Ruben Ramos
October 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Each election season, we ask Hoboken's candidates where they stand on transportation issues that matter to you!
Visit bikehoboken.org/articles/may...
Responders include:
Michael Russo
Dini Ajmani
@hobokenemily.bsky.social
and Ruben Ramos
Visit bikehoboken.org/articles/may...
Responders include:
Michael Russo
Dini Ajmani
@hobokenemily.bsky.social
and Ruben Ramos
Hoboken just activated an automated system for ticketing cars that are illegally parked in bike lanes and bus stops.
Imagine if NYC did this!
Imagine if NYC did this!
Initial reports are coming in about how well the #Hoboken CLEAR parking enforcement is working. How exciting to finally have useable bike lanes and bus stops! Have you ever seen the Washington Street bike lane this clear? 😍
October 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Hoboken just activated an automated system for ticketing cars that are illegally parked in bike lanes and bus stops.
Imagine if NYC did this!
Imagine if NYC did this!
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We are thankful for the City Council and Mayor Bhalla approving this plan — leading Hoboken toward safer streets and a more welcoming community!
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/29/h...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/29/h...
Scofflaws Beware! Hoboken to Launch Automated Parking Enforcement - Streetsblog New York City
New York City should take note of what is going on in a city that has not had a traffic fatality since 2017.
nyc.streetsblog.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We are thankful for the City Council and Mayor Bhalla approving this plan — leading Hoboken toward safer streets and a more welcoming community!
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/29/h...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/29/h...
Giving “vehicular cycling” a try.
September 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Giving “vehicular cycling” a try.
RT to scare a Floridian
August 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
RT to scare a Floridian
E-bikers 🤝 Golf Carters
August 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
E-bikers 🤝 Golf Carters
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A great outsider look at the #Hoboken approach to Vision Zero, and how many of our traffic harm reduction strategies are transferrable to other cities:
santacruzlocal.org/2025/08/22/t...
Featuring @ravibhalla.bsky.social
santacruzlocal.org/2025/08/22/t...
Featuring @ravibhalla.bsky.social
This New Jersey city achieved zero traffic deaths. Could it be a model for Santa Cruz? - Santa Cruz Local
Nearly 3,000 miles from Santa Cruz, a city about the same population, compressed into about 1 square mile, bustles with activity. Each weekday morning, thousands of businesspeople, families and studen...
santacruzlocal.org
August 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A great outsider look at the #Hoboken approach to Vision Zero, and how many of our traffic harm reduction strategies are transferrable to other cities:
santacruzlocal.org/2025/08/22/t...
Featuring @ravibhalla.bsky.social
santacruzlocal.org/2025/08/22/t...
Featuring @ravibhalla.bsky.social
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Once again, the people accusing safe streets advocates of controlling city government were the ones doing the bribes.
August 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Once again, the people accusing safe streets advocates of controlling city government were the ones doing the bribes.
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NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So @suryamattu.com and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then @mariepastora.bsky.social made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.
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 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So @suryamattu.com and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then @mariepastora.bsky.social made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.