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Ben Turner

@bicyclecommuter.bsky.social

Interested in urbanism, sports, politics, music, movies and books. No DM’s please.

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One sex abuser endorsing another. How touching.

22.06.2025 15:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for letting me know!

04.06.2025 13:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Was there a vote last night? How did it go?

03.06.2025 16:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

How did the meeting go last night? Was there a vote?

03.06.2025 16:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Wasn’t this same group supposed to build social housing in little mountain but they never did?

09.05.2025 11:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Trump-Harris polls turned out to be pretty accurate.

28.04.2025 00:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I don’t think that’s true. The polls ended up being quite accurate, and apparently Harris’ internal polls showed Trump winning. In retrospect, her decision to appear on Fox shows that they were getting desperate.

08.03.2025 23:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Law enforcement attracts some really fine people.

08.03.2025 23:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s insane that the US is basically at war with the two other host countries.

06.03.2025 12:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Uneducated, wealthy, white and uncurious people who never interact with anyone who aren’t like themselves.

25.02.2025 22:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

CB11, Queens

05.02.2025 15:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Sure. Happy to answer more questions, too.

03.02.2025 22:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Community boards influence what actually happens on the ground in NYC. I joined my CB promote transportation equity in Northeast Queens and helped get several miles of bike lanes in our area. I’ve also advocated in favor of a homeless shelter. I strongly encourage other people to join their CB.

01.02.2025 21:10 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

You might not “need” it, but a lot of people could benefit from a better understanding of things like systemic racism that have shaped our society. Or children’s books with diverse characters rather than the all white characters in the books we used when I was in school.

31.01.2025 13:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is just tiresome. NY has worked long and hard on CP and it’s finally delivering results. Maybe Phil Murphy should start investing more money into public transit in NJ rather than trying to make his state’s problem New York’s problem.

21.01.2025 17:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They punked themselves. Total self own.

21.01.2025 01:29 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

By their own choice. Self-inflicted suffering.

12.01.2025 18:13 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In first days of congestion pricing, New Yorkers see signs of reduced gridlock Experts warn it's too early to tell what impact the tolls are having on Manhattan's notorious gridlock, but the view from the streets shows signs the program could be working.

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09.01.2025 14:13 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Judge Rejects New Jersey’s Bid to Halt Congestion Pricing Starting Sunday, most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak travel times will be charged a $9 fee.

Good.

06.01.2025 00:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

More people with disabilities depend on transit.

05.01.2025 18:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s worked well in other places they’ve implement CP.

05.01.2025 18:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It will be interesting to see the impact the provincial legislation that they passed last year that makes it easier to built high density around transit hubs. I’m skeptical that they can do much to truly make Vancouver “affordable,” but it could change the layout of the city.

28.12.2024 21:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

At least they don’t have any park and rides. Land use around skytrain stations is actually pretty good.

28.12.2024 17:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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A fair question.

24.12.2024 22:40 — 👍 42537    🔁 10298    💬 902    📌 457
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

24.12.2024 12:28 — 👍 21152    🔁 5715    💬 460    📌 225
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Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.

21.12.2024 00:49 — 👍 22042    🔁 8737    💬 1060    📌 1055
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Intersection Intervention: Clearing the Way for Safety with Intro 1138 New York State law currently prohibits parking within 20 feet of an intersection with a crosswalk. However, New York City has long exempted itself from this critical regulation.  Traditionally…

Daylighting improves visibility and safety at intersections. If you live in NYC, please sign the bill to make them mandatory.

20.12.2024 14:32 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

So gross.

19.12.2024 19:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We have a Greenway Plan! During this season of giving, we’ve received the best gift of all: significant progress on the Eastern Queens Greenway. The Department of Parks recently unveiled the long-awaited design for t…

During this season of giving, we’ve received the best gift of all: significant progress on the Eastern Queens Greenway. The Department of Parks recently unveiled the long-awaited design for the next phase of the Destinations: Greenway project.

18.12.2024 21:22 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Automobiles.

16.12.2024 20:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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