Helluva day to give a talk about New York City later tonight. Hope to see some folks there :)

Great piece via @johnsurico.bsky.social on @streetfilms.bsky.social's Clarence Eckerson Jr., the OG and hardest-working man in livable-streets show business. hellgatenyc.com/livable-stre...

Love this well-deserved tribute to @streetfilms.bsky.social by @johnsurico.bsky.social @hellgateny.bsky.social! hellgatenyc.com/livable-stre...

Hey all! I hope you enjoy this @hellgatenyc.com article on me written by @johnsurico.bsky.social and my 20 years with Streetfilms (and even longer than that.) I got a little emotional from reading all the kind words. @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org hellgatenyc.com/livable-stre...

E-bikes retail for $2,000 on average, a price point that deters some from investing in one. Companies like Upway are trying to establish a market for cheaper, used e-bikes and expand their accessibility to more would be riders. via @johnsurico.bsky.social

"If there was a way to make 31st Street even more dangerous than what it was, it’s what you have now: three lanes of parking on some stretches and a lack of clarity for drivers and cyclists" @nyc.streetsblog.org @johnsurico.bsky.social

Great feature by @johnsurico.bsky.social of @nycfuture.bsky.social and Nick Underwood in @nytimes.com that explores NYC's flood resiliency. Our #stormwater report, outlines how natural areas capture 17% of runoff in the city! Learn more: bit.ly/3LkkvHT Revisit the stormwater report: bit.ly/4qz3MB4

The feature that gave Gotham its strength is one of the greatest challenges it faces today—confronting what feels like a near-existential threat perhaps the most profound test yet of its resiliency. Our @nytimes.com story asks: can we do it? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Listen, there are loads of reasons to be pessimistic about NYC and flooding. Our aim with this piece, which we've been working on for months, was to lay out the possible solutions as they are, without being naive. I hope we've done that. Please read and share this gift link and lmk what you think.

Honored to be a part of it 💪 If you're an adjunct instructor at NYU, DM me to join the 230+ of us and counting! nyunews.com/news/2025/09...

Mayor Adams is set to announce the expansion of containerized garbage collection to Brooklyn Community Board 2, which includes areas like Fort Greene, Cobble Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, and Boerum Hill

TEASER TRAILER #02 Featuring the voices of: Magdalena Moranda, Ross Barkan, Michael Thomas Carter, @johnsurico.bsky.social, @michaellangenyc.bsky.social, and @sofaptekar.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1zBG...

I don’t cycle in Queens often so Friday afternoon was a great time to get a tour of the first two phases of 31st Avenue by @johnsurico.bsky.social! Highlights: 🚲 16’ wide bike lane segment 🚶 amount of new pedestrian space 🚦 bike signals placed at eye level 🤫 how calm and quiet the street is!

Trucks! Cities can't live with them but can't live without them. So how do we deal? For @bloomberg.com, I look at weigh-in-motion technology (WIM) on NYC's BQE (and now elsewhere!) as one potential policy solution, amongst others. Much ado about the big rigs: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Excited for this!

There's no park like Flushing Meadows. But as demand and challenges grow, public $ haven't kept up. In the latest from @nycfuture.bsky.social, @jbowlesnyc.bsky.social and I laid out 20 ideas for local leaders to deliver the investment for FMCP that's long overdue. nycfuture.org/research/The...

Folks: I'm going to SXSW! Actually... maybe! I’m part of a proposed panel unpacking a question facing cities everywhere: Can tech really save urban life? But we need your votes to help us get to the stage! If you can, appreciate any/all support :) participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

Excited to share that I'm starting *year 3* as @nycfuture.bsky.social's climate fellow! In my years working with CUF, we've amassed an impressive portfolio on parks/open spaces and sustainability as key pillars of livability. And at a pivotal moment for the city, it's more pressing than ever.

This month's Streetbeat starts on a personal note about watching millions of Americans get tossed off Medicaid when it was the only thing that saved my family, and ends on a picture of our feline friend. In between is all sorts of other stuff. Check it out: streetbeat.substack.com/p/streetbeat...

The 1st phase of the 31st Ave Bike Blvd in Astoria is complete and looks great. Sharing some photos as NYC DOT was nearly done. Dramatically more pedestrian space, much safer pedestrian crossings, and high-comfort cycling connecting to the waterfront and Manhattan. More: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...

The first 'microhubs' have arrived in New York City as the latest fix for what feels like endless truck traffic. But can they work? Latest piece in @nymag.com weighs scale, data, logistics, and the political third rail: street parking. www.curbed.com/article/deli...

Great article on managing Central Parks drives for pedestrians, runners, bikes and carriages. Thanks to @johnsurico.bsky.social for including JFK Promenade and Sunset Dunes for comparison. @sunsetdunes.org @streetsforall.org @streetsforward.org @walksf.org www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Even when I lived in NYC 15 years ago, the Central Park loop was congested. Finally, the park is redesigning the space to make room for everyone from strolling photo-taking holidaygoers to runners (🙋‍♂️) to cyclists nabbing their next Strava segment. via @johnsurico.bsky.social

Central Park is redesigning its drives for the first time in a generation. And with its size and scope, it’s probably the best case study we have right now of balancing rapidly changing forms of mobility in urban green spaces. Latest for @bloomberglp.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Really important finding in this @johnsurico.bsky.social piece on street safety perceptions vs. reality: "According to the police’s database of motor vehicle collisions, of the 9,610 New York City pedestrians injured in 2024, only 37 involved e-bike collisions." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Chatted with @johnsurico.bsky.social about serious injuries on New York City streets: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

In an exclusive for @bloomberglp.bsky.social (and with data from @transalt.org), we mapped out how and why serious injuries are back on the rise in New York City — and what it says about the general feeling of unease traversing our streets. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Last call to join @nycfuture.bsky.social's forum tomorrow (IRL/virtually) on our latest idea to better fund NYC's parks and open spaces: a thoughtful expansion of concessions. Excited to chat alongside park leaders and policymakers! nycfuture.org/events/the-o...

Public space on the campaign trail. The power of mutual aid in saving lives. Funding five years after the pandemic. A playbook for dumb tyranny. And a photo, as always, of our feline companion. Lots and lots to unpack in this month's Streetbeat.

Immensely proud to see @nycfuture.bsky.social's impact on today's State of the City from Council Speaker Adams: - Start of NYC Minority Business Accelerator (an idea of ours from '22) - Creating CUNY Flex + CUNY Fresh Start (two new ideas) - Baselining CUNY Reconnect - Expanding CUNY ACE

Some words on the social dividends of congestion pricing, a Q&A with @jonathantarleton.bsky.social on his new book, a tribute to Donald Shoup, and lots o' bollards, in the latest edition of Streetbeat. (Plus a new voiceover! Open to any/all feedback.) streetbeat.substack.com/p/streetbeat...

UPDATE: Today, transportation secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter notifying Gov. Kathy Hochul that President Trump planned to revoke federal approval for NYC's Congestion Pricing program. Check out @johnsurico.bsky.social's updated piece on the stakes of ongoing litigation regarding the program.

A new book by Jonathan Tarleton is a gripping play-by-play of two Mitchell-Lama developments faced what an impossible decision: stay public or sell out? In @nymag.com today, we chatted about privatization, social housing, and the crisis we have found ourselves in:

After the recent vehicle attack in New Orleans, #cities again face the issue of protecting people from vehicles, through physical or social, top-down or bottom-up means, explains @johnsurico.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Why not upgrade them to something that can actually stop a car? NYC already has better bollards but rarely deploys them. www.flickr.com/photos/jym/3...

The horrific attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the first few hours of this year revived an age-old debate over public space—how do we balance effective security with smart design? I looked all for best practices in a new feature for @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I've grown kinda obsessed (?) with fixing bollards around NYC. Or, rather, getting the city out to fix them. So I wrote a guide for @nyc.streetsblog.org about how you, too, can join me in this valiant streetscape effort: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/06/y...

Because city agencies are typically reactive, not proactive; crews aren’t scouring the city for downed flexposts. But in a rare victory for municipal services, explains @johnsurico.bsky.social, if you tell them, they will come.

What flexposts say: "We could use steel bollards but a bollard might scratch a car and that would be a tragedy. So, we're going to use these instead — things literally designed to be run over — because protecting even one car from a scratch is worth thousands of pedestrian deaths every year."

Lots to dig into w/@govkathyhochul.bsky.social's State of the State but thrilled to see a push to apply Environmental Bond Act $ on electrifying @cuny.edu + @sunyofficial.bsky.social campuses. Eli Dvorkin + I at @nycfuture.bsky.social called for exactly that last April: nycfuture.org/research/to-...

Our latest report at @nycfuture.bsky.social lays out the legal mechanisms and potential $$$ from what would be the first-ever recurring funding stream for the city's parks, if passed: a modest surcharge on ticket sales at concerts, stadiums and arenas. W/Eli Dvorkin: nycfuture.org/research/ena...

Last Jan, @nycfuture.bsky.social put out 20 ideas to better fund NYC parks. One that stood out: a small surcharge on tickets sold at concerts and arenas, dedicated to parks maintenance. We've got a plan of action to enact it, with a kick-off event on 01/23. Come by!

On one hand, what happened in Ashland, KY, was a referendum on roundabouts. On another, it's a much larger story about the status quo of streets and our crisis-level faith in govt doing anything to improve lives. Latest for @bloomberg.com dives into all that: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

love this @johnsurico.bsky.social story about the roundabout, but also about our crisis of faith in government and whether it's reversible. "Its design forces you to contend with the fact that you’re not alone out there, and trusts that you’ll yield in return." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

2024 felt like the apex of whatever era we've entered, and Streetbeat has long been an attempt to make sense of it all. But this year was hard to explain. Talked through policy wins, student climate reporting, my old employer, and some more this month. streetbeat.substack.com/p/streetbeat...

The main reason I'm on Bluesky is because of how it embeds Substack links. (Real talk: big month for Streetbeat.)

There are 1.5 million adults in NYS who have some college credits but no degree. Our new @nycfuture.bsky.social report urges state leaders to create a new program, SUNY Reconnect, to help these adults re-enroll at SUNY & get over the college finish line. nycfuture.org/research/its...

Trump is taking over the greatest spurt of public works spending in decades. What that means for NYC is unclear. But if anyone might know, it's Meera Joshi. Her team secured $2.4B for NYC under Biden—the most of any city. We spoke about all that + more for @nymag.com: www.curbed.com/article/trum...

"If there’s a window for New York City to implement congestion pricing, it’s narrowing." @nycfuture.bsky.social Senior Fellow for Climate & Opportunity @johnsurico.bsky.social dives into the ongoing litigation over the controversial plan. statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...