Seth Rieder
@sethrieder.bsky.social
YIMBY | Passionate about cities that are built for people not cars.
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When transportation urbanists go back home for the holidays and have to ride in a car for everything they do.
December 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When transportation urbanists go back home for the holidays and have to ride in a car for everything they do.
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Legislators in Trenton should vote against the e-bike bill because it:
1) is a de facto ban on Citibike and other popular bike share programs in NJ;
2) puts the livelihoods of many restaurants at risk; and
3) makes low-cost transportation unaffordable and inaccessible.
1) is a de facto ban on Citibike and other popular bike share programs in NJ;
2) puts the livelihoods of many restaurants at risk; and
3) makes low-cost transportation unaffordable and inaccessible.
Speed Kills: Restricting low-speed e-bikes will lead to more dangerous streets
The New Jersey Legislature is currently considering the most restrictive low-speed e-bike laws in the…
https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/12/14/speed-kills-restricting-low-speed-e-bikes-will-lead-to-more-dangerous-streets/
The New Jersey Legislature is currently considering the most restrictive low-speed e-bike laws in the…
https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/12/14/speed-kills-restricting-low-speed-e-bikes-will-lead-to-more-dangerous-streets/
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Legislators in Trenton should vote against the e-bike bill because it:
1) is a de facto ban on Citibike and other popular bike share programs in NJ;
2) puts the livelihoods of many restaurants at risk; and
3) makes low-cost transportation unaffordable and inaccessible.
1) is a de facto ban on Citibike and other popular bike share programs in NJ;
2) puts the livelihoods of many restaurants at risk; and
3) makes low-cost transportation unaffordable and inaccessible.
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State lawmakers are restricting access to safe & affordable mobility options while not actually solving any safety problems.
Add your name and tell Trenton to hit the brakes on this bad e-bike bill! actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
Add your name and tell Trenton to hit the brakes on this bad e-bike bill! actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
Save Low-Speed E-Bikes! Stop S4834 / A6235
In just a single month, a new bill requiring a drivers license, registration, and insurance to ride the lowest-speed e-bikes has been racing through the legislature, despite unanimous opposition from ...
actionnetwork.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
State lawmakers are restricting access to safe & affordable mobility options while not actually solving any safety problems.
Add your name and tell Trenton to hit the brakes on this bad e-bike bill! actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
Add your name and tell Trenton to hit the brakes on this bad e-bike bill! actionnetwork.org/letters/save...
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"These ebikes are out of control and we need to regulate them now!"
December 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
"These ebikes are out of control and we need to regulate them now!"
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CitiBike threatens to leave New Jersey over insane Nick Scutari e-bike bill. www.instagram.com/stories/citi...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
CitiBike threatens to leave New Jersey over insane Nick Scutari e-bike bill. www.instagram.com/stories/citi...
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Cookie cutters are how we get lots of pretty cookies without too much work.
Woah... from an SB 1123 project proposed in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cookie cutters are how we get lots of pretty cookies without too much work.
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A few weeks ago, PATH announced a series of service expansions that will finally reverse this trend. Though paired with a rather steep fare increase, these changes will finally put weekend PATH service levels above where they were 25 years ago. Huge congrats to all the advicates who made this happen
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A few weeks ago, PATH announced a series of service expansions that will finally reverse this trend. Though paired with a rather steep fare increase, these changes will finally put weekend PATH service levels above where they were 25 years ago. Huge congrats to all the advicates who made this happen
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Celebrating this project is annoying, a shiny object. Instead they could have followed their capital plan to connect the PATH to the Airport, serving loads more travelers and employees. This would have improved a critical regional connection between the airport and Newark, Jersey City, and NYC.
"The new $3.5 billion AirTrain system will be impressive. It will have the capacity to handle 50,000 passengers per day. The current system only has a 33,000-passenger capacity."
Port Authority Chairman celebrates groundbreaking of new Newark AirTrain. newjerseyglobe.com/the-otoole-c...
Port Authority Chairman celebrates groundbreaking of new Newark AirTrain. newjerseyglobe.com/the-otoole-c...
The O'Toole Chronicles: The train to the plane to unlimited opportunities - New Jersey Globe
On Tuesday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey broke ground on a new AirTrain Newark system to replace the outdated AirTrain that began
newjerseyglobe.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Celebrating this project is annoying, a shiny object. Instead they could have followed their capital plan to connect the PATH to the Airport, serving loads more travelers and employees. This would have improved a critical regional connection between the airport and Newark, Jersey City, and NYC.
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Hey Ciudad Jersey, can you take a moment to fill out this survey about the city’s master transportation plan. If you could share this link to any of your family and friends in the city.
letsmove-jerseycity.hub.arcgis.com
letsmove-jerseycity.hub.arcgis.com
Let's Move JC
Discover, analyze and download data from Let's Move JC. Download in CSV, KML, Zip, GeoJSON, GeoTIFF or PNG. Find API links for GeoServices, WMS, and WFS. Analyze with charts and thematic maps. Take th...
letsmove-jerseycity.hub.arcgis.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hey Ciudad Jersey, can you take a moment to fill out this survey about the city’s master transportation plan. If you could share this link to any of your family and friends in the city.
letsmove-jerseycity.hub.arcgis.com
letsmove-jerseycity.hub.arcgis.com
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November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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We did the math on Solomon’s affordable housing plan so you don’t have to.
Unfortunately, it provides very little affordability or housing for homeowners and renters alike and could raise property 22% by forcing the city to subsidize all new development.
Unfortunately, it provides very little affordability or housing for homeowners and renters alike and could raise property 22% by forcing the city to subsidize all new development.
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
We did the math on Solomon’s affordable housing plan so you don’t have to.
Unfortunately, it provides very little affordability or housing for homeowners and renters alike and could raise property 22% by forcing the city to subsidize all new development.
Unfortunately, it provides very little affordability or housing for homeowners and renters alike and could raise property 22% by forcing the city to subsidize all new development.
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Better Blocks NJ endorses Bill O'Dea for mayor of Jersey City.
https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/10/16/the-jersey-city-mayoral-voter-guide/
https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/10/16/the-jersey-city-mayoral-voter-guide/
October 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Better Blocks NJ endorses Bill O'Dea for mayor of Jersey City.
https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/10/16/the-jersey-city-mayoral-voter-guide/
https://betterblocksnj.org/2025/10/16/the-jersey-city-mayoral-voter-guide/
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Solomon's affordable housing plan basically abolishes by-right zoning in JC. Every single big building will be subject to a city council vote on a PILOT in order to make it financially viable. There will be shakedowns for more parking and scaling down plans, as well as opportunities for corruption.
September 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Solomon's affordable housing plan basically abolishes by-right zoning in JC. Every single big building will be subject to a city council vote on a PILOT in order to make it financially viable. There will be shakedowns for more parking and scaling down plans, as well as opportunities for corruption.
I guess @citibikenyc.bsky.social listened too well! Zero parking available at all the stations below.
September 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I guess @citibikenyc.bsky.social listened too well! Zero parking available at all the stations below.
Meanwhile over in Communipaw it’s the exact opposite. The stations either never have bikes or have very few. System definitely needs some better management. @citibikenyc.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Meanwhile over in Communipaw it’s the exact opposite. The stations either never have bikes or have very few. System definitely needs some better management. @citibikenyc.bsky.social
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We should be building this stuff in NJ. Traffic is awful, trains are overcapacity and poor air quality is making us sick. @mikiesherrill.bsky.social we’re just wasting lots and lots of money demolishing an expressway and rebuilding it just to add a lane - which will just make traffic worse!
September 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We should be building this stuff in NJ. Traffic is awful, trains are overcapacity and poor air quality is making us sick. @mikiesherrill.bsky.social we’re just wasting lots and lots of money demolishing an expressway and rebuilding it just to add a lane - which will just make traffic worse!
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Just imagine @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, what we could accomplish if we ran frequent service, expanded service to the Ironbound and Newark Penn, fix PATH, improve bus service - then we won’t need to waste billions to demolish a highway & rebuild it just to add ONE lane of traffic.
August 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Just imagine @mikiesherrill.bsky.social, what we could accomplish if we ran frequent service, expanded service to the Ironbound and Newark Penn, fix PATH, improve bus service - then we won’t need to waste billions to demolish a highway & rebuild it just to add ONE lane of traffic.
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Meeting on street safety and street redesign in Communipaw/Lafayette
July 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Meeting on street safety and street redesign in Communipaw/Lafayette
Great thread covering Solomon’s housing platform - as well as some nice counter points from @3underscores.bsky.social
Gonna give a bit of background on Solomon while attempting to stay as candidate neutral as possible. The TLDR is that (i) Solomon's housing platform has a lot in common with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @katiebrennan.bsky.social and (ii) his broader platform has a lot of strong elements. 🧵
June 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Great thread covering Solomon’s housing platform - as well as some nice counter points from @3underscores.bsky.social
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Another parking lot finally bites the dust. 680 homes & retail on just half the parking lot at 242 Hudson St. 68-story tower. The other half is destined for another apartment building.
This project was stalled for almost 5 years.
This project was stalled for almost 5 years.
June 26, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Another parking lot finally bites the dust. 680 homes & retail on just half the parking lot at 242 Hudson St. 68-story tower. The other half is destined for another apartment building.
This project was stalled for almost 5 years.
This project was stalled for almost 5 years.
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Ground-floor rendering of Namdar's first 48-story towers in Journal Square. Will bring about 1,700 apartments with no parking to Summit Ave between Pavonia and Van Reipen. Two other towers are already under construction on the same block.
June 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Ground-floor rendering of Namdar's first 48-story towers in Journal Square. Will bring about 1,700 apartments with no parking to Summit Ave between Pavonia and Van Reipen. Two other towers are already under construction on the same block.
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In reaction to a recent pedestrian death, JC’s downtown councilman and mayoral candidate, Solomon, is coming out swinging on street safety reform with a bunch of suggestions for improvement.
June 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
In reaction to a recent pedestrian death, JC’s downtown councilman and mayoral candidate, Solomon, is coming out swinging on street safety reform with a bunch of suggestions for improvement.
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A bill before the New Jersey legislature sponsored by LD-31's Assemblywoman McCann-Stamato could lead to greater housing affordability in New Jersey.
New York, Austin, and Denver all do it. Why can't NJ?
Read why we need it by @3underscores.bsky.social
betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/01/s...
New York, Austin, and Denver all do it. Why can't NJ?
Read why we need it by @3underscores.bsky.social
betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/01/s...
Single-Stair Reform: A Solution for New Jersey's Housing Crisis
Explore how single-stair reform in New Jersey can reduce housing costs, enhance safety, and improve community walkability.
betterblocksnj.org
June 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A bill before the New Jersey legislature sponsored by LD-31's Assemblywoman McCann-Stamato could lead to greater housing affordability in New Jersey.
New York, Austin, and Denver all do it. Why can't NJ?
Read why we need it by @3underscores.bsky.social
betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/01/s...
New York, Austin, and Denver all do it. Why can't NJ?
Read why we need it by @3underscores.bsky.social
betterblocksnj.org/2025/06/01/s...
This is why I’m concerned about pretty much all JC mayoral candidates’ housing plans.
“Inclusionary zoning” is one of those policies that sounds great at first but then when you look at the actual impact it ends up just being a massive tax on new apartments that exempts single family homes, accomplishing the exact opposite of the intended effect
May 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is why I’m concerned about pretty much all JC mayoral candidates’ housing plans.
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“Inclusionary zoning” is one of those policies that sounds great at first but then when you look at the actual impact it ends up just being a massive tax on new apartments that exempts single family homes, accomplishing the exact opposite of the intended effect
May 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“Inclusionary zoning” is one of those policies that sounds great at first but then when you look at the actual impact it ends up just being a massive tax on new apartments that exempts single family homes, accomplishing the exact opposite of the intended effect