Gianni VillaSanta

[sam @sam_d_1995]

best way to stop subway surfing is with open gangway subway cars that essentially make it physically impossible to get on the outside of a train while it is moving. plus an added bonus of increased capacity

really hope the next MTA rolling stock purchase goes fully open gangway

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

We need curb space in NYC to be as easy for restaurants (currently bureaucratic hell + expensive) as it is for cars (free & no permits).

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

June is a week away and nearly 1,000 restaurants are still waiting for their outdoor dining permits.

What's the holdup? A failed program devised by former Mayor Eric Adams and the last City Council under Speaker Adrienne Adams, explains @kduggan16.

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

Let the Sweepers cook 🧑‍🍳

[NYC Sanitation @NYCSanitation]

Every week, nearly 500,000 cars violate street cleaning regulations, preventing us from sweeping more than 3000 miles of streets. YOUR street suffers when SOMEONE ELSE breaks the rules.

We HATE that! We want to keep New York City clean, and you do too - right?

Yesterday, the New York City Council voted YES on new state legislation to help us do our jobs. Now we need Albany to act!

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

It’s about time

[NYC DOT @NYC_DOT]

It’s time for us to save outdoor dining—make it year-round and cut the red tape.

“Streets once dominated by parked cars became lively public spaces filled with conversation, energy, and community.”

Commissioner Mike Flynn’s op-ed: https://t.co/AsgOCmKRTJ

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

@nicochristie @nicochristie code please, would love to try it 🙏🏻 haven’t had any success with existing excel solutions

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

Vulcan launches Cert-2 at sunrise

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

A new record has been set for the most people in Earth orbit at one time: 19

International Space Station:

Matthew Dominick
Michael Barratt
Jeanette Epps
Alexander Grebenkin
Oleg Kononenko
Tracy Caldwell Dyson
Nikolai Chub
Butch Wilmore
Suni Williams

Soyuz MS-26, en route to ISS:

Don Pettit
Aleksey Ovchinin
Ivan Vagner

Dragon Resilience, free-flying Polaris Dawn mission:

Jared Isaacman
Scott Poteet
Sarah Gillis
Anna Menon

Tiangong Space Station:

Ye Guangfu
Li Cong
Li Guangsu

[Baltimore Orioles @Orioles]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Orioles minority owner Wayne Gioioso, Sr.

Mr. Gioioso was a successful businessman, leader in his community, and passionate supporter of his hometown team. Our hearts go out to his family and friends at this time.

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

Great to see an IRA goal (accelerating adoption of EVs by lowering prices) be realized so quickly. Rarely do policy outcomes match intent so clearly. https://t.co/LDEOhDN4dQ

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

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[Bloomberg Green @climate]

Parking reformer Donald Shoup makes the case for replacing the free curb spaces in New York City with parking benefit districts https://t.co/hoVD0ujbDD

[Transportation Alternatives @TransAlt]

How it started How it's going

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

I want to pass a law that Amtrak cannot be more expensive than airfare serving the same trip.

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

NYC congestion pricing approved, a HUGE quality of life win for the city. Reduces amount of cars/pollution and funds upgrades to the subway system.

Less cars = more space for outdoor dining, bike lanes, and containerized trash

If you hate that, you may be a rat 🐀

[POLITICO @politico]

Biden administration green lights nation’s first congestion pricing plan for New York https://t.co/ll2fECxbfX

[Gizmodo @Gizmodo]

Electric Vehicles Could Become a Blackout Solution in California https://t.co/HsoDTvOrNI

[Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne]

Better bus lane enforcement is coming to NYC with the expansion of the bus mounted camera program.

https://t.co/xaJ2v0HvPG

[Market Urbanism @MarketUrbanism]

So that’s where MTA construction costs are at – making US military spending look affordable

[Bloomberg @business]

Here's how the Dutch made bike parking widely available at train stations https://t.co/mphl8fewyy

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

@tylersteinhrdt Search is awful with contacts and messages, it’s way too difficult to find old conversation threads

[Gianni VillaSanta @410h]

NYC needs trams running east/west loops on major arteries (Houston, 14th, 23rd, 34th, etc). Trams solve the biggest pain point of getting around NYC, for billions less and decades faster than adding subways. You can’t find a project with a higher ROI.

[FuckCars @FuckCarsReddit]

Trams are so underutilized in North America. It’s a shame because they take up such a a small amount of space, and they can be very reliable, especially if you ban cars on the streets they operate.