Nick Schmidt

Nick Schmidt

@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Dad, borderline minimalist, deeply unfashionable, a rare commodity, sneaky strong. Cambridge, MA, walk/bike program manager. Comments are mine.

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City of Cambridge
@cambridgemass.bsky.social

🚲 The Central Square Safety Improvement Project will connect existing separated bike lanes and improve safety on Mass Ave. Learn more: 💻 Nov. 12, 6–8 PM: Virtual 📍 Dec. 2, 5:30–7:30 PM: Open House Project details + email updates:

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Come hang out with me this morning!

City of Cambridge@cambridgemass.bsky.social

Join us this Saturday, October 3 for the annual Bow Tie Bike Ride!🚲 Trace Cambridge’s iconic bow tie shape on a relaxed, family-friendly ride through the city. We’ll start and end at Sennott Park, with the ride leaving promptly at 10 a.m. Learn more: https://camb.ma/4hOZwLf

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

I was so lucky to be on the Harvard Bridge yesterday evening during one of the best sunsets of my life. Just about everyone on the sidewalk and bike lane paused and stared for some time

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

I am speaking as a Boston resident, a transportation professional, and former Planning Department staff who served as PLAN: East Boston transportation project manager and transportation reviewer for 355 Bennington: this decision is borderline cruel, completely tone deaf, and legally problematic.

StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org

Against Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/20/a...

mass.streetsblog.orgAgainst Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square - Streetsblog MassachusettsCity Hall bureaucrats alleged that the changes had been made in response to community "feedback," but they conspicuously evaded answering questions about who had requested the changes, and how they ha...
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Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Day Square is drowning in parking. Staff performed a huge multi day analysis of parking quantity, occupancy, and duration. On average, parking was occupied 70% of the day. At peak parked time during the analysis, 185 spaces were empty. Why add more parking?

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

I get that details can change with any project over time, but this is beyond a detail and coming one month after my colleague was killed while biking makes this difficult to understand and accept.

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

I am speaking as a Boston resident, a transportation professional, and former Planning Department staff who served as PLAN: East Boston transportation project manager and transportation reviewer for 355 Bennington: this decision is borderline cruel, completely tone deaf, and legally problematic.

StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org

Against Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/20/a...

mass.streetsblog.orgAgainst Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square - Streetsblog MassachusettsCity Hall bureaucrats alleged that the changes had been made in response to community "feedback," but they conspicuously evaded answering questions about who had requested the changes, and how they ha...
Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Check PLAN: East Boston. Day Square is a neighborhood crash cluster. Consistently, folks participating in the planning study in good faith for years pleaded for changes to make the area safer. We did a good job of doing that and were able to bake plan elements into this development review.

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

I am speaking as a Boston resident, a transportation professional, and former Planning Department staff who served as PLAN: East Boston transportation project manager and transportation reviewer for 355 Bennington: this decision is borderline cruel, completely tone deaf, and legally problematic.

StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org

Against Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/20/a...

mass.streetsblog.orgAgainst Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square - Streetsblog MassachusettsCity Hall bureaucrats alleged that the changes had been made in response to community "feedback," but they conspicuously evaded answering questions about who had requested the changes, and how they ha...
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Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Essentially, this long-negotiated and well designed improvement was approved by the BPDA Board and cemented into zoning by the Zoning Commission. Will there be a Notice of Project change? Will there be a public process?

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

This streetscape improvement received $2.6 million in MassWorks grants. Will the money be given back to the state? Will the Executive Office of Economic Development approve the dramatic scope change? Have they been asked?

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

I am speaking as a Boston resident, a transportation professional, and former Planning Department staff who served as PLAN: East Boston transportation project manager and transportation reviewer for 355 Bennington: this decision is borderline cruel, completely tone deaf, and legally problematic.

StreetsblogMASS@mass.streetsblog.org

Against Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square mass.streetsblog.org/2026/08/20/a...

mass.streetsblog.orgAgainst Vocal Opposition From East Boston Residents, Boston Streets Commissioners Unanimously Vote to Eliminate Planned Bikeway Near Day Square - Streetsblog MassachusettsCity Hall bureaucrats alleged that the changes had been made in response to community "feedback," but they conspicuously evaded answering questions about who had requested the changes, and how they ha...
Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

The streetscape improvements cut from the already-approved plan are defined public benefits in the project’s PDA. This is essentially a very flexible zoning overlay that enables the project by allowing variances from baseline zoning through the provision of defined public benefits.

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Crashes on both sides of the BU Bridge during yesterday’s PM commute. Here, on Comm Ave, things looked intense. Ambulance and stretcher on the Cambridge side. Hope everyone is fine.

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Big day for the Schmidts: we passed the 10k-mile mark on our e-bike! 🥳 Shuttling my son to school and back, and many errands and fun trips between, it’s no understatement to say our lifestyle over the past five years is only possible with an e-bike. Fun to watch the odometer reset!

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City of Cambridge
@cambridgemass.bsky.social

During the Red Line closures (now through July 30), residents can get a FREE $10 Bluebikes credit, thanks to the Blue Bikes title sponsor Blue Cross MA. While supplies last, enter the code BLUECROSSMBTA26 in the Rewards section of the Bluebikes app. Visit camb.ma/redline to learn more.

Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

What a frustrating article, which makes Culbert St sound pastoral. The development fronts Blue Hill Avenue, with a side on Culbert. Culbert is a literal stone’s throw from the BHA Fairmount line entrance, and high frequency 28 and 31 buses. Within a minute walk, one is at shops and services.

Ari Ofsevit@ofsevit.bsky.social

This isn’t NIMBYism says person complaining about development happening in their backyard. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/21/m...

bostonglobe.comA multimillion dollar complex is being built in Mattapan. Black homeowners fear what it will do to the neighborhood. - The Boston GlobeHere may be a case-study in how fraught building new housing can be in a city known for its stubborn resistance to change and well-documented history of racism.
Nick Schmidt
@cyclejargon.bsky.social

Louisa’s death is a tremendous and senseless loss for the region. I’ve known her for years. I worked with her near daily up until her death. She was kind, empathetic, charismatic, and sharp. I am somehow both numb and incredibly angry. Boston, we have lost one of our absolute best and brightest.

The Boston Globe@bostonglobe.com

A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning.

trib.alCycling advocate and city worker killed after being struck by car near Roxbury Crossing, family says - The Boston GlobeThe 36-year-old woman "was a dedicated public servant to the City of Boston and passionately advocated for safer streets,” her sister said.