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Samuel Santaella
@samuelsantaella.bsky.social
I advocate for safe streets and better transit in NYC as a low-income, outer-borough resident without a degree or job title. 🌐 I blog at nycstreetsutures.wordpress.com! 🪪 View my Gravatar profile page at: gravatar.com/samuelsantaella
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Dan Garodnick said: "you better provide parking [in transit deserts] or else you’re you’re not going to have any renters or purchasers." I challenge this. A crisis is a crisis until the parking's gone, I suppose. 🫠

Will Indicted Mayor Adams's Bid to Eliminate Parking Mandates Survive Council Review? - Streetsblog New York City
Will Indicted Mayor Adams's Bid to Eliminate Parking Mandates Survive Council Review? - Streetsblog New York City

The City of Yes is a web of interconnected policies, if the proposal to remove parking mandates is eliminated, it would change the efficacy of the plan.

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More space for pedestrians and bike riders on the #QueensboroBridge#MoreSpaceQBB

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“…the underfunded Parks agency doesn’t have its own dedicated unit or contractor for greenway resurfacing, and has to go through a multi-year capital project process each time it wants to renovate a pathway.”

Cycle of Pain: Ocean Pkwy Still A Mess for Bikers — And No Fix is Planned - Streetsblog New York City
Cycle of Pain: Ocean Pkwy Still A Mess for Bikers — And No Fix is Planned - Streetsblog New York City

Ocean Parkway still has a long way to go back to its 19th century glory days.

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Feds funded a redesign of Delancey & Clinton in 2023, but “there won’t be a ribbon-cutting until 2029 (at the earliest)”. One year before the window closes to avoid the most catastrophic consequences of #climatechange.

Photo Op: Tight Squeeze for Cyclists is Perfect Frame for Williamsburg Bridge Shutterbug - Streetsblog New York City
Photo Op: Tight Squeeze for Cyclists is Perfect Frame for Williamsburg Bridge Shutterbug - Streetsblog New York City

For photographer Adam DiCarlo, who runs the growing instagram account @ridersnyc, the Bridge's exit is an artistic opportunity.

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City of Yes is proposing to end parking mandates in NYC. That won’t make it illegal to build parking—it’ll just make it legal to build without parking. Email your Council Member to tell them you support ending parking mandates! actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

Support City of Yes for Housing Opportunity!
Support City of Yes for Housing Opportunity!

We are asking YOU to tell your Council Member that it is critical that they support the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Zoning Text Amendment that we can! Enter your info and click "Start Writing"...

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I don't think anyone realizes how wildly different all our streets would be if the same standard applied to cars

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The shared e-scooter program has been operating successfully in the East Bronx for three years, and we never needed an “operational pause” as Speaker Adams is suggesting in Queens. It’s counterproductive, and would hurt folks who now rely on the program. www.amny.com/transit/spea...

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams seeks ‘pause’ to Queens e-scooter pilot program | amNewYork
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams seeks ‘pause’ to Queens e-scooter pilot program | amNewYork

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is urging City Hall to put an "operational pause" on the ongoing electric scooter share pilot program in Queens, citing an

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#RidersAlliance dropped this 60-second video that perfectly fits within the limits of Bluesky. (Tomorrow it will have been a month since Bluesky allowed video sharing.) They should make the switch. 👀

Why is your subway always delayed???
Why is your subway always delayed???

If Governor Hochul has her way, we'll be stuck with flooded platforms, inaccessible stations, and vintage subway cars for decades to come.All to save wealthy...

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Samuel Santaella
@samuelsantaella.bsky.social
I advocate for safe streets and better transit in NYC as a low-income, outer-borough resident without a degree or job title. 🌐 I blog at nycstreetsutures.wordpress.com! 🪪 View my Gravatar profile page at: gravatar.com/samuelsantaella
68 followers83 following316 posts