Emily Watson

As a kid in Texas, I never would've thought I'd someday get to make a video for a gubernatorial candidate. This one was a pleasure to work on and I hope you'll check it out! My home state deserves better than Greg Abbott!

ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds.

He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings.

He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights.

This is political intimidation.

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, another mayor candidate who has cross endorsed Lander, speaks to crowd.

TABK in Albany!

4 - STOP SUPER SPEEDERS
Requires mandatory anti-speeding tech called intelligent speed assistance technology for repeat offenders.

S4045B | A2299B

3 - STOP AS YIELD
Allows cyclists to treat stop lights as stop signs and stop signs as yields, reducing vehicle conflict while prioritizing pedestrian right-of-way, and encouraging increased cyclist use of low-traffic, secondary roads.

S639 | A7071

2 - DEFINED SAFE PASSING
Require motorists to allow at least three feet between vehicle and pedestrians, bicyclists, and wheelchair users when overtaking or passing statewide except New York City which will continue to require “safe distance.”

S1665 | A01831

Here’s what we’re working on:

1 - COMPLETE STREETS MAINTENANCE: Includes, when possible, complete street design features in resurfacing, maintenance and pavement recycling projects and further enable safe access to public roads for all users.

S915 | A01077

Come with me and @kathyparkprice.bsky.social to Albany to advocate for the SAFE Streets Priority Bills and talk to state legislators about my injuries from getting doored last month

New York Mag Union

So 97% of @NYMagUnion members--including me!-- just signed a pledge to walk out of work if we don’t get a fair contract from @VoxMedia. If you love @NYMag, sign our solidarity pledge to support us in the event of a walkout:
nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing Begins on Sunday After twists and turns, a contentious plan meant to reduce traffic and pay for transit improvements is scheduled to take effect at midnight Sunday.

A watershed moment for the US, and he most important urban transportation reform of my lifetime.

Congrats to all the activists, planners, and policymakers who made this possible.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/n...

Ornament on tree. Ornament is round and covered with yellow logos that say The War on Cars.

Happy Christmas to all and to all a good bike!

Lingering in public spaces is one of the things I love most about cities like Paris. We need more places to linger

A dream:

A closeup of a wrist in front of holiday decor with two bracelets that both say “bikes” on them

You’re telling me there are people who actually wanna talk about safe streets for hours and won’t get sick of me?! (Had so much fun at the TABK holiday party - y’all are the best)

Welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social, Fog!

bike ridership over the four east river bridges continues to surge, c/o @nyc-dot.bsky.social

Sorry I’m late I got distracted snuggling with my cat. (It will happen again.)

Paris to Replace Parking Spaces With Trees The city’s new climate plan promises to drop speed limits, repurpose traffic lanes, remove 60,000 parking spots and create urban “oases” to combat extreme heat.

"By 2030, Paris will have removed 60,000 parking spaces and replaced them with trees."

This is a really important distinction:

It’s a really beautiful day in NYC to make sure we have more beautiful days. Call Gov. Hochul at 518-474-8390 to unpause congestion pricing ASAP. It’s now or never!

Only time I don’t hate lines in New York: at my polling place

NYC reaches deal with 5th Avenue merchants to redesign busy shopping corridor The plan released by Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday is a sharp change from one pitched by former Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2020 that would have turned the street into a busway.

He's so close to getting it....

“Right now, 70% of the people on Fifth Avenue are pedestrians, but they can only utilize less than half the space,” Adams said in a statement. “That makes no sense.”

Teamsters Win Groundbreaking Joint Employer Decision Against Amazon (PALMDALE, Calif.) – Amazon delivery drivers represented by Teamsters Local 396 in Palmdale, Calif., won a groundbreaking decision that sets the stage for Ama

This is huge!!

"The NLRB Region in Los Angeles also found that Amazon engaged in a long list of egregious unfair labor practices at its Palmdale facility, including unlawfully refusing to recognize the workers’ decision to unionize with the Teamsters"

teamster.org/2024/08/team...

NJ Transit will be free for a week as ‘thank you’ for messy service, Gov. Murphy says All rides will be free of charge from Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, after a hellish summer for commuters.

the "office pizza party" of government thank yous

gothamist.com/news/nj-tran...

Amazon says US labor watchdog that filed labor charges violates constitution ‘Our voices are only going to get louder’, workers warn tech giant after Atlanta warehouse writes up employees

I regret to inform y'all that Trader Joe's is also part of this union busting

www.theguardian.com/business/art...

Cars prove far deadlier than guns in NYC so far this year City data shows 127 people were killed by drivers across the five boroughs during the first six months of 2024, about 55% more than the 82 who were fatally shot over the same period.

"City data shows 127 people were killed by drivers across the five boroughs during the first six months of 2024, about 55% more than the 82 who were fatally shot over the same period."

gothamist.com/news/cars-pr...

Officials, Advocates Float Legal Action Over Congestion Pricing Pause Environmentalists, disability rights advocates, businesses and even the city comptroller on Wednesday joined forces to put the governor on notice.

NEW: Gov. Hochul’s last-minute derailment of congestion pricing has her now facing a stack of potential lawsuits from opponents who want to force the vehicle-tolling plan to be put back on track.

www.thecity.nyc/2024/06/12/o...

Gov. Hochul says critics of congestion pricing pause lack ‘imagination’ on funding MTA With state lawmakers done with their legislative session for the year, it remains unclear how the transit agency will make up for lost revenue from the tolling program.

In my imagination, I can actually picture urban spaces without cars...

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