Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲
@sofio.bsky.social
He/Him | NU 2028 (civil engineering)! | Toole Design alum | *Posts/Likes/Etc. reflect my own views*
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The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.
Grateful for @massdcr.bsky.social converting this signal at Matignon from a pedestrian signal to a full one featuring a blank out sign (that activates before the pedestrian phase !). Much safer intersection now!
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Grateful for @massdcr.bsky.social converting this signal at Matignon from a pedestrian signal to a full one featuring a blank out sign (that activates before the pedestrian phase !). Much safer intersection now!
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Good God. Someone stop them. NOW. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10...
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
Tesla’s “Mad Max” mode is now under federal scrutiny
The new mode added in the latest update will speed and weave through traffic.
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Good God. Someone stop them. NOW. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10...
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
Shout out bus lanes!
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Shout out bus lanes!
Review is in: Aberdeen’s new separated lane is amazing! Love being so close to the trees in the center of the roadway, and the transitions are well designed with minimal waiting.
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Review is in: Aberdeen’s new separated lane is amazing! Love being so close to the trees in the center of the roadway, and the transitions are well designed with minimal waiting.
This is some wicked clever stuff from BTD. Looking forward to seeing these tactics used in the field soon! Seems like such a win for the region. www.boston.gov/departments/...
Better Buffers
We’re switching out materials to enhance safety for all travelers.
www.boston.gov
September 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is some wicked clever stuff from BTD. Looking forward to seeing these tactics used in the field soon! Seems like such a win for the region. www.boston.gov/departments/...
Never seen a no turn on red like that
September 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Never seen a no turn on red like that
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Driver who racks up between $300 and $400 a month in speeding and parking tickets feels like he’s "being bullied.” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
September 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Driver who racks up between $300 and $400 a month in speeding and parking tickets feels like he’s "being bullied.” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Nice new bike lane on Vassar St
September 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Nice new bike lane on Vassar St
Had probably closest right hook crash ever at Mass and Pearl this pm. Driver’s blind spot monitor was even lighting up red! Are drivers that uneducated that they have to yield? Thank god I could tell the driver didn’t plan on yielding because I developed a sense for that
September 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Had probably closest right hook crash ever at Mass and Pearl this pm. Driver’s blind spot monitor was even lighting up red! Are drivers that uneducated that they have to yield? Thank god I could tell the driver didn’t plan on yielding because I developed a sense for that
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Note that Congress is on the verge of killing DC's right-on-red ban, despite clear evidence that it works.
"In DC a pilot (banning right turn on red) at 74 intersections led to a 92% reduction in failure-to-yield incidents and a 97% drop in vehicle conflicts"
Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...
Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...
Right Turn on Red: It’s Time to Reconsider - Toole Design
Toole Design's Bill Schultheiss and Mariel Colman unpack why it's time to move away from a blanket approach to right turn on red (RTOR).
tooledesign.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Note that Congress is on the verge of killing DC's right-on-red ban, despite clear evidence that it works.
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That didn't take long
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
That didn't take long
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Happy Prelim Election Day, Boston! All aboard the WuTrain! 🏙️🚇 @wutrain.bsky.social @wutrainstation.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Happy Prelim Election Day, Boston! All aboard the WuTrain! 🏙️🚇 @wutrain.bsky.social @wutrainstation.bsky.social
Nice new signal separation installed by @jfh01.bsky.social ‘s team on Mass at Tremont. Felt a lot safer crossing, though that no turn on red sign maybe could use a new location as it’s blocked by the turn signal!
August 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Nice new signal separation installed by @jfh01.bsky.social ‘s team on Mass at Tremont. Felt a lot safer crossing, though that no turn on red sign maybe could use a new location as it’s blocked by the turn signal!
Not sure how I feel about blank out signs being used for signal separation, but maybe it’s okay? The red arrow honestly gets the same compliance as a no turn on red sign in Boston in my experience (despite having no legal meaning).
August 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Not sure how I feel about blank out signs being used for signal separation, but maybe it’s okay? The red arrow honestly gets the same compliance as a no turn on red sign in Boston in my experience (despite having no legal meaning).
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This is what US DOT Secretary Duffy wants to happen everywhere. Not because removing street murals saves lives [in fact, evidence suggests they improve street safety], but because they happen to celebrate the existence of queer people.
Remove all the street murals you want, we’ll still be here.
Remove all the street murals you want, we’ll still be here.
Workers under cover of night removed a rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse nightclub, apparently as part of state and federal transportation officials’ aim to wipe “political banners” from public roadways. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/21/r...
Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight
“We did everything according to state law, everything was compliant,” said Patty Sheehan, the city’s first openly gay elected official. “FDOT never moves that quickly with anything.R…
www.orlandosentinel.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is what US DOT Secretary Duffy wants to happen everywhere. Not because removing street murals saves lives [in fact, evidence suggests they improve street safety], but because they happen to celebrate the existence of queer people.
Remove all the street murals you want, we’ll still be here.
Remove all the street murals you want, we’ll still be here.
Park Ave improvements can’t come soon enough
August 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Park Ave improvements can’t come soon enough
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Many American engineers responded to my multi-stage ped crossing video saying that they can't do Dutch-style ped green waves with American equipment.
But the City of Madison, WI keeps proving them all wrong. Here's @jerryschippa.bsky.social showing one off:
youtube.com/shorts/ltq2Q...
But the City of Madison, WI keeps proving them all wrong. Here's @jerryschippa.bsky.social showing one off:
youtube.com/shorts/ltq2Q...
E Washington & EB HWY 30 Ramp (SB Ped Crossing)
YouTube video by Jerry Schippa
youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Many American engineers responded to my multi-stage ped crossing video saying that they can't do Dutch-style ped green waves with American equipment.
But the City of Madison, WI keeps proving them all wrong. Here's @jerryschippa.bsky.social showing one off:
youtube.com/shorts/ltq2Q...
But the City of Madison, WI keeps proving them all wrong. Here's @jerryschippa.bsky.social showing one off:
youtube.com/shorts/ltq2Q...
Got honked at for obeying signal separation today. Driver luckily realized they were in the wrong but the placement of the signal was so obvious. Wondering how long it’ll take for drivers to get the hang of it
August 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Got honked at for obeying signal separation today. Driver luckily realized they were in the wrong but the placement of the signal was so obvious. Wondering how long it’ll take for drivers to get the hang of it
Some RRFBs coming to the minuteman in Lexington!
August 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Some RRFBs coming to the minuteman in Lexington!
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Roadway violence victims' family members rebuke politicians for campaigning against safety:
"Some Boston-area political candidates are ignoring the overwhelming research consensus on bike lanes"
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/o...
"Some Boston-area political candidates are ignoring the overwhelming research consensus on bike lanes"
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/o...
Our loved ones died biking in Cambridge last year. Boston-area candidates need to follow the facts on bike lanes. - The Boston Globe
Some candidates are displaying a staggering lack of regard for people who cycle, victims of traffic violence, and everyone who cares about safer roads.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Roadway violence victims' family members rebuke politicians for campaigning against safety:
"Some Boston-area political candidates are ignoring the overwhelming research consensus on bike lanes"
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/o...
"Some Boston-area political candidates are ignoring the overwhelming research consensus on bike lanes"
#mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/11/o...
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"Separated bike lanes reduce collisions and save lives."
It's really that simple. The research is ample. But our leaders and, sadly, our neighbors have chosen to ignore all that to coddle drivers and protect parking. Deaths like those of John Corcoran and Minh-Thi Nguyen are policy choices.
It's really that simple. The research is ample. But our leaders and, sadly, our neighbors have chosen to ignore all that to coddle drivers and protect parking. Deaths like those of John Corcoran and Minh-Thi Nguyen are policy choices.
Our loved ones died biking in Cambridge last year. Boston-area candidates need to follow the facts on bike lanes. - The Boston Globe
Some candidates are displaying a staggering lack of regard for people who cycle, victims of traffic violence, and everyone who cares about safer roads.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"Separated bike lanes reduce collisions and save lives."
It's really that simple. The research is ample. But our leaders and, sadly, our neighbors have chosen to ignore all that to coddle drivers and protect parking. Deaths like those of John Corcoran and Minh-Thi Nguyen are policy choices.
It's really that simple. The research is ample. But our leaders and, sadly, our neighbors have chosen to ignore all that to coddle drivers and protect parking. Deaths like those of John Corcoran and Minh-Thi Nguyen are policy choices.
Happy to see this new signal separation in Boston along Western. And guess what, the compliance is good! That’s what happens when signals are well designed. Putting the right turn signal directly over the turn lane helps a lot. Wish it had backplates though.
August 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Happy to see this new signal separation in Boston along Western. And guess what, the compliance is good! That’s what happens when signals are well designed. Putting the right turn signal directly over the turn lane helps a lot. Wish it had backplates though.
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“It’s every light & every corner & every time a car almost turns into you — it’s really scary & it’s just time to consider something a little bit radical to save people from getting hurt … It shouldn’t take another fatality to motivate change.”
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
Red-light right turns: Ottawa councillor wants to ban them downtown
Downtown drivers may get less leeway at red lights. A councillor is applying pressure after witnessing an accident steps from City Hall.
ottawacitizen.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“It’s every light & every corner & every time a car almost turns into you — it’s really scary & it’s just time to consider something a little bit radical to save people from getting hurt … It shouldn’t take another fatality to motivate change.”
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.