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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲

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He/Him | NU 2028 (civil engineering) | *Posts/Likes/Etc. reflect my own views*

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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 23/09/2026
The Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million: #mapoli mass.streetsblog.org/2026/09/23/i...
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In the Midst of A Reelection Campaign, Gov. Healey Proposes $120 Million Tax Cut For Drivers and Oil Companies - Streetsblog Massachusetts
The Governor's office estimates that the proposal would reduce the state's Fair Share funding for transportation and education investments by approximately $120 million.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Loving what @streets.boston.gov has done here at Mass and Huntington. Due to construction the 4 lane road with bike lanes had to be narrowed. BTD decided to prioritize protecting bikes and peds and implemented a road diet in both directions to 1 lane.
Temporsry green paint and flex posts implement a construction road diet across a bridge
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 09/09/2026
Last night we celebrated the opening of our new dedicated bus lane for the 8 bus on Denny by doing the obvious thing: racing it again. Last summer, Seattleites raced the bus on foot and beat it. This time around, with the lane up and running, it wasn’t even close.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Banning bike lanes on the NHS would be a disaster for anyone who uses a bicycle (or might want to in the future). In DC alone, the NHS includes: 🔹 14th St NW 🔹 15th St NW 🔹 Pennsylvania Ave 🔹 Connecticut Ave NHS map: hepgis-usdot.hub.arcgis.com/apps/7cd9b8f...
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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Guys, this is for real. Senate GOP and the administration want to pass a law that outlaws bikelanes on the 160K mile National Highway System. Imagine if adding protected bikelanes to many arterials would suddenly be against the law. Let’s not allow this.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Final separated bike lane markings coming to Broadway. Signal changes coming soon too. What an exciting time for #CambridgeMA. So much hard work went into this project, very exciting to see it come to fruition!
Floating bus stop island in two way bike lane at sunset Two way bike lane crosses diagonally. Temporary cones separate it and the lane is not fully painted yet One way separated lane laid out transitions into complete one way separated painted lane with flex posts Paint marks our lay out markings for Broadway
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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
ACLU Massachusetts: Speed cams =/ flock www.aclum.org/news/were-pr...
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We’re privacy hawks. Here’s why we’re alarmed by license plate readers, and not necessarily by speed cameras - ACLU of Massachusetts
When properly regulated, speed cameras don't pose the same threats to privacy as license-plate-reader surveillance
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Nick Schmidt @cyclejargon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Western/River/Prospect looking crisp and beautiful as @cambridgemass.bsky.social starts putting finishing touches around #CarlBarronPlaza
New sidewalk and separated bike lane in Central Square, Cambridge, MassachusettsNew separated bike lane and near-side bike signal in Central Square, Cambridge, MassachusettsNew sidewalk and separated bike lane in Central Square, Cambridge, MassachusettsNew sidewalk, separated bike lane, and bike signal in Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Unfortunate branch placement
Branch covering the NO in NO TURN ON RED
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Holy shit we’re flying like a bat out of hell. #Acceler8
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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I'm hearing some concerns up about implementing "no turn on red" as a default policy in Seattle, so it's worth remembering that allowing turns on red only saves "1-5 seconds" on average for 🚗 drivers, meanwhile it increases 🚶🏼 crashes 60% and 🚴🏾‍♀️ crashes 100%. Info sdotblog.seattle.gov/2023/05/04/n...
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Credit where credit is due! Awesome stuff in Boston with a bike detour at Mass and Huntington
Jersey barrier and temporary green paint for bike lane Jersey barrier with temp bike and walking lane
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Nearly got taken out by a jeep wagoneer turning right on red illegally over a two-way bike lane. Thankfully I wasn’t going too fast, but scary to think about how many drivers just remain unaware of how important our laws are for preventing crashes.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Love this quick build turn hardening island on Broadway in Cambridge!
Flex posts mark a turn hardening island on Broadway in Cambridge. Sunny photo with trees and in a residential community. Green traffic signals, a walk sign and a no turn on red sign exist at the intersection. The road is 2 lanes, one in each direction. Both directions have a bike lane, parking is off the curb. Both sides of the street have flex post separated lanes
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Charlie Weingartner @charlieweingartner.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A coupla things here: 1) People, by and large, obey the law 2) No Turn On Red is self-enforcing. One good citizen stopping as required, prevents other people in the queue from breaking the law. This has a compounding effect. 3) This is purely an argument between driver convenience & ped safety. 🧵
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Cummins Highway is no joke. Wow. Best bike lane in Boston.
Sidewalk level 7’ wide bike lane with bioswales
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MassBike @massbike.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
GOOD NEWS! The State Senate has passed the #trafficsafety amendments to the Economic Development Bill, which will hopefully be included in the final version of the bill after House review. Thanks again to Senator Brownsberger for his support. www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
Update on traffic safety legislation: PASSED! State Senate passed two traffic safety amendments, bill will head to conference committee with House for review.
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Jerry Schippa @jerryschippa.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Rest in red is like the philosphical opposite of that. youtu.be/IHO0pior2LM?...
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Free Rest in Red test
YouTube video by Jerry Schippa
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Exciting to see the new infrastructure in Ann Arbor, MI with @streetcraft.bsky.social . Nice application of actuated bike signals, cast in place concrete, and qwick kurb.
RRFB, islands, and raised bus stop on two way bike laneQwick kurb separated a bike lane with a bike signal. Railroad crossing with landscaped buffer for two way laneAdvisory bike lane approaching two way bike way
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Maybe the Globe should retract the disgusting victim blaming op-ed they posted yesterday
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Driver in fatal cyclist crash maneuvered around another vehicle - The Boston Globe
The driver appears to have been heading east on Tremont Street shortly after 8 a.m., and came upon a vehicle that was turning left.
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National Association of City Transportation Officials @nacto.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
At NACTO, our work is driven by the people in our community working to make the world kinder. Unfortunately, last week we lost one of our own: Louisa Gag. Louisa, a lifelong resident of Boston, was struck and killed by a truck while riding her bike to work.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
London’s use of the 4” nearside signals to provide LBIs at every signal on cycle highways is such a nice touch. Very easy to do.
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Darren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Trump’s war on science comes for bikes and Vision Zero. Proven Safety Countermeasures are a set of street design tools that FHWA career engineers judge to have been proven to improve safety. They delisted Bike Lanes, Road Diets, and three speed management tools. highways.dot.gov/safety/prove...
28 Proven Safety countermeasures shown on an old fHWA flyer. Sped Safety Cameras, variable Speed Limits, Appropriate speed limits for all road users, Bicycle Lanes, and road diets are crossed out
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Enjoyed cycling in London! Will post my thoughts after my trip. Some photos so far. Cycling on the left is not too bad!
Leading bike interval Mini bike signal Traffic light tree ! Signal separation with red balls (no arrows)
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"To lose her on a morning commute at an intersection the city has explicitly documented as dangerous for years is just an unmitigated tragedy, a systemic failure." Deaths like Louisa's occur because our leaders prioritize the convenience of drivers over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists.
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‘Systemic failure’: Crash that killed Boston transit planner sparks furor over road safety efforts - The Boston Globe
Residents and public officials alike have been concerned about pedestrian and cyclist safety on the stretch of Tremont Street in Mission Hill near Parker Street for years.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 10/07/2026
Gag had been deeply involved in the advocacy and action behind Boston's “Vision Zero” policy – the international roadway safety initiative that aims to reduce and eliminate the risks of death and injury on city streets. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/10/l...
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Louisa Gag, Longtime Street Safety Advocate, Identified as Thursday's Crash Victim - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Family members have identified the victim of Thursday morning's homicide crash near Roxbury Crossing as Louisa Gag, a longtime street safety advocate and transportation planner at Boston's City Hall.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I have no idea what is going on with the Dutch railway system this visit to the Netherlands but I am very disappointed with the service. Very unreliable and often delayed or cancellations.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Lovely day in Utrecht. 65km bike ride with @bicycledutch.bsky.social around Hilversum and Soest (amazing signaling there !). Then kayaked in Utrecht where a motorway became a canal, and ended the day with beers in Gouda with my friend Seamus. Simply perfect, gonna miss this place.
Me with the first Voorrangsplein in HilversumMark and I cycling in Dan Dorf on the F28
Kayaking in canal in UtrechtBeers in Gouda on a table outside in the Maakt
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I love watching Dutch signals cycle. The phase combinations they pick are so smart and optimized
Dutch signal from a view. Shows left and right green, through red.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Read my latest:
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We didn’t need a rape accusation to know Graham Platner was unfit
Despite months of red flags, his allies insisted he was the vision of positive masculinity the party needed.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Been enjoying my time this week in the Netherlands. Here’s a clip from Amsterdam, cycling through a school and across to a park. Very nicely integrated!
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Went over to Boston to check out some updated separated lanes. Loving the new concrete separation! Cast in place is such a cool technology, looking forward to its further use in the region.
Cast in place concrete separates a one way bike lane on congress st. Under construction. Pre cast concrete curbs separate a bike lane from traffic on state street
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
separated bike lanes for cats!
Bike rests next to my bike in a contraflow separated bike lanes Black cat rubs up against my leg while I’m on.my bike
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Aaron Greiner @aarongreiner.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Took a detour on my run today, it’s amazing. So green, safe, and pleasant. There were kids playing in the street and a little block party going on! This should be the new standard for all low traffic residential streets. Well done @cambridgemass.bsky.social.
A quiet residential street with a flush curb.A block party happening in the street. A shared street sign with a pedestrian symbol biggest, followed by a bike symbol, and a car symbol the smallest. The street before, with narrow sidewalks.
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🌈 (andy) @andrw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
#CambMA Commissioner Brooke McKenna presenting on how Cambridge gets around safer at a StreetWise presentation.
A crowd watching a slideshow presentation from Brooke McKenna who is near the back of the image. Viewers are sitting at tables watching the slideshow presentation that has a title of "Getting There Safely".
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Always exciting to see new signals go live!
Leading bike interval for Western Ave at GreenTransit and bike signals on new bus only wayBike and turn signals in flash
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Great day in NYC! Love seeing these new 4” bike signals, rock blocks in ped spaces, and of course double wide bike lanes. Sadly couldn’t get the 3rd Ave green wave to work but we may have been on the wrong blocks at the wrong time! Curious if @nyc.streetsblog.org knows more.
Petru with a yellow 4” bike signalSeparated bike lane with Jersey barriers and blocks Double wide bike lane on 10th Avenue taken from high lineMe and friend on citi e bikes stopped at signal separation on 3rd Ave
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Stephanie Gal @stephaniegal.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Editorial team is on board with congestion pricing ❤️ "driving into Boston is actually not quite free: During business hours you typically pay with your time because of the traffic...the average Boston resident paid $2,270 in wasted time and fuel because of traffic per year."
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Congestion pricing? Don’t freak out, Boston. - The Boston Globe
New York City, which implemented congestion pricing last year, shows that charging tolls to enter gridlocked areas can reduce traffic and improve transit without harming businesses.
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City of Cambridge @cambridgemass.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🚲 Want the latest on the Cambridge St Safety Improvement Project? Join us for a virtual information session on Wednesday, April 29 from 6–8 PM on Zoom. Register in advance: camb.ma/48jp4Ln Learn more: camb.ma/4u07pk6
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Exciting progress on #RiverSt! Looking forward to signal activation soon with new 4” bike signals along the corridor, FYART signals and bike green waves.
4” bike signal is the only bagged signal at the intersection of Franklin and river st
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Come join me and other city staff to learn about this important project!
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
If this had happened under the Biden administration, Republicans wouldn't have waited for the smoke to clear before calling for Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign or be fired. Among other demands, Democrats need to make it clear that Sean Duffy has got to go.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 20/03/2026
@eleanornorton.bsky.social, @mikethompson.house.gov, and I are demanding that NPS immediately halt any plans to remove this bike lane, which is a vital commuter route for DC-area residents.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
It’s a nice spring day, but hardly peak cherry blossom crowds down by the National Mall and Tidal Basin. But the 15th Street protected lane that the Trump administration will start tearing out next week was still busy with people on bikes and scooters; locals and tourists alike.
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Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Any traffic engineer signing off on removing a safety intervention - that has plenty of data backing up its effectiveness - could/should be liable
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15th St NW/SW Project Analysis
Protected two-way cycletrack from Pennsylvania Ave NW to Maine Ave SW.
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Safe signals
A signal with a concurrent walk sign, no turn on red, and a protected only left turn phase
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Anyone know why almost if not all the flex posts are gone on the mass ave bridge? Cc @massdot.bsky.social
Flex post less mass ave bridge Flex post less mass ave bridge
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Petru S. 🚄🚦🚲 @sofio.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Massachusetts’s MUTCD amendments now has guidance that NO TURN ON RED should be the default approach to new signaled intersections in the commonwealth. This is great work @massdot.bsky.social !
MUTCD mass amendments SECTION 2B.6
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City of Cambridge @cambridgemass.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Join the 2026 Annual Winter Bike Ride! 🚴❄️ 🗓️ Saturday, March 7 | Meet between 9:30–10 a.m. (ride leaves promptly at 10) 📍 Meet near the intersection of Broadway & Norfolk, by the Bluebikes station For more details and other bike rides ➡️ camb.ma/4shDoLT
Cyclists, including a child, ride in a designated bike lane with a green surface on a city street. Several police motorcycles escort the group. Residential and commercial buildings line the street, and signs indicate traffic directions.
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 05/03/2026
SCOOP: The Blue Hill Avenue center-running busway project, endorsed by @mbta.com and @mayorwu.boston.gov, is now fully funded for construction. Congress Allocates $80 Million to Build Blue Hill Ave. Busway - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/c...
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Congress Allocates $80 Million to Build Blue Hill Ave. Busway - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Combined with existing pledges of funding from other federal, state, and local sources, the project is now fully funded for construction.
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