Co-Founder @StreetPlans | Co-Author #TacticalUrbanism, Smart Growth Manual | Board Member @NewUrbanism | Creator @Open_Streets Project | Léo + Luca’s dad
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Logging back on here for the first time in months to wish the best for @StevenFulop tonight! We’ve worked in partnership with his administration since 2016 and I know he would be a great, forward-thinking and action-oriented governor for New Jersey.
3 million people were expected to participate in last night’s annual Ciclovía Nocturna, which offered 95 kilometers (59 miles) of car-free streets!
#Ciclovía50Años
Get. It. Done. What happens here can set a precedent anywhere.
nytimes.com/2024/11/13/nyreg…
Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) retweeted
Oakland, California has a stunningly beautiful site, ideal weather even by California standards, and the hub of the regional rapid transit network. Why don't three times as many people live here? Why not Vancouver-style towers at every station?
Big fan of @OsseChi and his leadership here!
I deal with government everyday. It’s not efficient and can be maddening. But in 20+ years of doing this, creating a *new form* of governance led by 2 ideologues with no gov experience is ridiculous. This is a self-serve deal with startup costs that negate any supposed benefit.
Mike Lydon (mikelydon.bsky.social) retweeted
The Queens Blvd redesign is complete, including the longest protected bike lane in NYC (14 miles total, 7 in each direction)
Since it began in 2015, this redesign has cut traffic deaths by 68%. We will continue with capital improvements on Queens Blvd in 2025.
New @NYCSanitation set out rules kick in tonight. How are we doing, New York? Like us, it appears no one has received their new bins yet 🤷🏻♂️
From this 2022 @TheAtlantic article: ‘Mutual incomprehension’ is about the best term I’ve come across describing the America we are living in.
theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Love me a repaving because you get to see Brooklyn, but without the cars. It’s a fleeting glimpse into what these streets were when these buildings were built.
Underhill Avenue appreciation 🧵. I bike this street weekly to get my kids to swim class but today I switched up my running route back from Prospect Park so that I could document the components that make this “Bike Boulevard” so safe and comfortable for walking/cycling.
So that’s it. 9 blocks effectively delivered with lower cost Quick-Build materials that sure stirred the pot with a small but vocal group of detractors but 💯 delivers safety benefits for schools, parks, businesses, and local residents. This should be the norm, not the exception.
And thanks @NYC_DOT! This was a hard battle worth fighting. Our family appreciates how much safer it has become to go to swim, for a run, or to drop our kiddies at The Tiny Scientist. 🙌🏻