Charlie Costanzo
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Charlie Costanzo
@charlcost
https://t.co/HEyMracGCb / civic and transportation data @wearejarvus + @california_itp. senior advisor @codeforphilly. public transit, urbanism
Philadelphia, PA Katılım Mayıs 2018
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Charlie Costanzo retweetledi
This effect — regular commuters switching to transit, so delivery drivers, small business owners, and tradespeople who *need* to drive can make the journey faster & be more efficient overall — is what the most extreme pro-pricing people said would happen. x.com/MattZeitlin/st…
Matthew Zeitlin@MattZeitlin
the new york times found a cautiously pro congestion pricing electrician from new jersey *who's related to joe dimaggio*
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Just heartbreaking. Safer streets for every Philadelphian.
Jawad Pullin@JawadPullin
Absolutely tragic, needless and preventable death. These don’t just happen in Center City and South Philly. This was in Dawn Staley’s hood. Communities everywhere need DUI-proof streets. North Philly cannot keep assuming only people in Northern Liberties want safer streets.
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Anyway, that's what I spend most of every day thinking about anymore, thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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But to me, a takeaway is that residents are failed when we downzone our neighborhoods without altering their design in other ways to enable safety and enjoyment.
Preferably, though, we don't downzone and still make out streets safer and more walkable 😆(cont'd)
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I think an entire thesis can be written on the effects of downzoning a street's buildings but failing to 'downzone' the street itself
(maybe one has been?)
But North 5th St in Philly is a great example... (cont'd)
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Charlie Costanzo retweetledi
Today, I sent a letter to the Governor urging him to use all available tools—including flexing federal infrastructure funds—to prevent devastating SEPTA service cuts and fare hikes. Nearly a million Pennsylvanians rely on public transit every day. We can’t afford to let them down.
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Charlie Costanzo retweetledi
“new jersey has never been consulted” ya dude that’s cuz it’s the policy of a different state
you don’t get to live in nj for lower taxes and get benefits or manhattan for free
Governor Phil Murphy@GovMurphy
I am firmly opposed to any attempt to force through a congestion pricing proposal in the final months of the Biden Administration. My administration will continue the fight to block this plan in court.
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Charlie Costanzo retweetledi
Mass transit is a lifeline for Pennsylvanians, but Senate Republicans still refused a deal to fund SEPTA.
Now, the Governor may be able to "flex" federal funds to help plug the gap in SEPTA’s budget. I believe we should use any power we have to avoid fare hikes and service cuts.
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Charlie Costanzo retweetledi
It's a toll, not a tax.
You only pay if you choose to drive into the most transit-rich, walkable place in America — and it's working in London, Paris, Singapore, Rome, and Milan.
Jason Beeferman@JasonBeeferman
Statement from @realDonaldTrump on the return of congestion pricing:
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now compare this to how we’re talking about SEPTA today: “managed decline”
Randy Clarke@wmataGM
Reflecting on these stats. @wmata is #1 in 🚇 ridership growth in 2024 & top in 🚌 on recovery. $500+m in savings found in 2 years while having highest customer satisfaction in history & less safety issues. We can’t get complacent, w/o investment things will go backwards. #wmata
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Charlie Costanzo retweetledi
Confusing move. Bus Revolution gets us better, more frequent service overall for the same money. Why would we postpone that?
rosalie (et. al.)@_spacepeanut_
or lordy there it is
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