Notices by Cap'n Transit (capntransit@urbanists.social)

RT @streetsblognyc The NYPD is still writing 92 percent of its tickets for "jaywalking" to Blacks and Latinos.

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/05/22/on-the-bias-nypds-walking-while-black-ticketing-continues

RT @justinbrannan Gray seal pup sez what up? New York harbor is the cleanest it’s been in over 100 years. This knucklehead is living his best life.

Burning wood contributes to global warming and pollutes the air around. That might be slightly more acceptable in rural areas, because the number of people breathing in particulates is probably smaller. But it's the same amount of carbon dioxide released.

People like this college professor don't deserve "a pass" on burning wood because it's cheaper, just like people driving into Manhattan don't deserve one because they might not have much money. Lives are at stake.

https://www.wnyc.org/story/new-york-makes-energy-transition-fireplace-users-get-pass/

RT @notchrisvolpe Snow is such a great indicator of wasteful spending.

It stopped snowing at 8am, yet outside every single precinct there are multiple illegally parked NYPD vehicles that never get used and could have paid for libraries instead.

RT @BethO: Nissan collects some of the creepiest categories of data, including “sexual activity.” So does Kia. Oh, and six car companies say they can collect your “genetic information” or “genetic characteristics.”

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

RT @byerussell: Americans don't ride trains 🙃

From 2001-2020, #Amtrak's share of DC-New York travelers jumped to 80% of the air+rail market from 45%.

RT @jme_pew Turns out “microplastics” isn’t descriptive enough. We should be panicking about *tire dust.*

“Seventy-eight percent of ocean microplastics are synthetic tire rubber, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust.”

https://e360.yale.edu/features/tire-pollution-toxic-chemicals

RT @bellachu10 A transportation system that requires cars to get around is economic albatross around the necks of ordinary, hard working people. It is the mandatory purchase of a polluting, time-sucking, dangerous, depreciating asset.

RT @guydealership
This isn't a shitcoin.
This isn't a meme stock.
This is the average monthly payment on a new car.