Ben Furnas

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Ben Furnas

@bfurnas

Exec. Director, @transalt | Formerly: @Cornell, @NYCMayorsOffice | The greatest city in the world should have the greatest streets in the world. Views mine.🗽🚲

NYC Katılım Mayıs 2007
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Shaun Abreu@ShaunAbreu·
Rolling out the red carpet for transit riders and pedestrians just in time for this summer’s World Cup! I applaud the effort and the timeline from @NYC_DOT.
NYC DOT@NYC_DOT

📢Big changes coming to Ninth Avenue! 9thAve in Midtown/Hell’s Kitchen will get wider sidewalks, a wider protected bike lane, and an extended bus lane to 50th St. This redesign will reduce sidewalk crowding, improve bus reliability and expand cycling infrastructure.

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Effective Transit Alliance
Effective Transit Alliance@eta_ny·
While it's exciting that the MTA is ordering new trains, there is no excuse not to buy all of them as walk-through (open-gangway) cars. Walk-through cars are the standard worldwide: they're not only higher capacity, but safer.
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NYC DOT
NYC DOT@NYC_DOT·
📢Big changes coming to Ninth Avenue! 9thAve in Midtown/Hell’s Kitchen will get wider sidewalks, a wider protected bike lane, and an extended bus lane to 50th St. This redesign will reduce sidewalk crowding, improve bus reliability and expand cycling infrastructure.
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Tahra Hoops
Tahra Hoops@TahraHoops·
Yes! All construction—even ‘luxury’ construction—helps housing affordability. It creates moving chains that open up opportunities for lower earners and make more affordable units available.
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Yoni Appelbaum@YAppelbaum

This is shaping up as the most consistent finding in housing studies: Building lots of luxury housing can reduce rents at the top of the market—but the people it helps most are renters struggling to afford even the least desirable units

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Shabazz Stuart@ShabazzStuart·
@SwiftySanders @bfurnas Yes because why should it be a ticket to run a red light in a 4 ton vehicle but a criminal summons to do it on a 30 lb bike?
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Chris
Chris@SwiftySanders·
@bfurnas I didnt have a problem with them handing people tickets for riding wrecklessly. I had a problem with the criminal offense for a traffic violation part.
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Sean Butler
Sean Butler@Sean_Butler1·
Over 2,000 brand new subway cars coming to the @MTA soon thanks to @GovKathyHochul's historic support. That's what we call a transit renaissance.
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State Senator Andrew Gounardes
State Senator Andrew Gounardes@Sen_Gounardes·
If you've spent any time on a New York street, you know how terrifying it is when someone drives recklessly. My Stop Super Speeders Act would hold the most dangerous drivers accountable by requiring them to install speed-limiting tech in their cars, keeping our streets safe.
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RVA DOT
RVA DOT@RVA_DOT·
This used to be one traffic lane, now it’s two traffic lanes. Rearranging street space can add tremendous capacity.
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Van I Am@VanIAm1776

@RVA_DOT I agree only if you're not taking traffic lanes to do so.

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Tony Simone
Tony Simone@tonysimone·
Reckless speeding is a public safety crisis. A small group of repeat offenders put our communities at risk every day. The Stop Super Speeders Act uses smart tech to prevent speeding before it happens, not just punish it after. Prevention over punishment. Safety isn’t negotiable.
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