maplewood, new jersey.
“the i am maplewood mural, designed by husband and wife visual artists michael david adams & viktorija bowers adam, at the corner of prospect and springrield, celebrates the diversity of the essex county township.”
hoboken, new jersey prioritizes intersection visibility over car parking.
“you should be able to carry on a casual conversation with a friend—not having to fear that your right of way will be violated.”
“daylighting” parking spots at intersections so all users of the road can see each other.
"The Mount Laurel “fair share housing” doctrine is widely regarded as the most significant civil rights case in the nation since Brown vs. Board of Education (1954).
The New Jersey Supreme Court, in Mount Laurel I (1975) and Mount Laurel II (1983), declared that municipal land use regulations that prevent affordable housing opportunities for the poor are unconstitutional and ordered all New Jersey municipalities to plan, zone for, and take affirmative actions to provide realistic opportunities for their “fair share” of the region’s need for affordable housing for low and moderate-income people.
...Contrasted with this massive development scheme was Mount Laurel’s historic black community, which had resided in the Township since the Revolutionary War, with many tracing their lineage to slaves from the South who escaped and came north by way of the Underground Railroad with Mount Laurel as a railroad stop and destination point. These black families worked the farms and were of modest means, incomes much below what would be needed to purchase one of the new single-family homes planned for Mount Laurel’s three PUDs."
What happens when the GW Bridge (NJ-NY) has a curfew of midnight? You bike south for the 24/7 Path trains in order to get back into the city for home-sweet-home…
(Brother is using a bike of mine, which I acknowledge he’s too tall for.)
We hope everyone is safe and dry on the East Coast. With public transportation down in various cities we want to do what we can to help.
If any of you are trying to get to the store, work or another part of town to see friends and family we would like to offer a free bike rental up to $25. This will be available from Nov. 1st — Nov. 7th.
Use the link here to redeem your free rental. You'll then see the $25 added to your account balance. Feel free to share this with friends who might find it helpful.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions that you have.
Take care, The team at Liquid
(emailed to me) join Liquid—list your bike, rent bikes
Pedestrian Decoy Operation. New Jersey police officers get training on how to conduct a pedestrian safety operation.
"..walked back-and-forth for four hours, and 70% of drivers did not stop."
