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JournalSquire t1_j82pwts wrote

Reply to Driver, Pedestrian, Cyclist: no matter what I am, I feel unsafe traveling by lordleft

Agreed. Have lived in many cities and neighborhoods. Jersey City feels very unsafe as a pedestrian — and also for cycling and driving. I almost wonder if every single person on this thread emailed the mayor this week at sfulop@jcnj.org along with Mike Manzella at mmanzella@jcnj.org and lit a fire under their assess calling on them to step up traffic calming efforts and traffic enforcement, if it would make some difference. Couldn’t hurt, right?

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JournalSquire t1_j82oi5j wrote

Reply to comment by kulgan in Driver, Pedestrian, Cyclist: no matter what I am, I feel unsafe traveling by lordleft

Couldn’t agree more. Anytime there are traffic calming efforts, there are so many loud voices in opposition. Case in point: see image.

https://preview.redd.it/jy6oie6z2jha1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=886c3b4ec76352fce6a842d930b34612ea6b7c49

Please get involved with these groups and your community associations to support these efforts.

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yoko_izzy t1_j82l928 wrote

Reply to comment by hyperstationjr in Uniqlo is coming to the Newport mall - Apple should come as well by coliji

Yea that’s a big deterrent. It’s not even about the actual amount which is rather insignificant. It’s about the principle. I can go to Shorthills, Willowbrook, Jersey gardens, or Woodbridge and get free parking. I gotta pay to park to shop mid range stores and go to an AMC but the mall with the aquarium and Dave and busters has free parking. The mall with the apple store and all the high class stores has free parking. The other mall that has a movie theater has free parking. If I’m parking it’s apparent that I have a car. I can go somewhere else. At least American dream mall has an amusement park and water park amongst other outrageous Shit before they charge you for parking.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j82fm0h wrote

Reply to comment by mrwigglez in Driver, Pedestrian, Cyclist: no matter what I am, I feel unsafe traveling by lordleft

There’s not much evidence to back that up, and a lot to discredit that. Most obviously:

  1. They aren’t doing it today, so it’s not like someone is losing work. There’s data to back that up. This isn’t a job they are doing.
  2. It’s work unions actively complain about having to do citing danger to officers.
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