Brianna
@briannaje.bsky.social
Medical student. Public health nutrition. Community gardener and community organizer. Housing and transit policy. Advocate for healthy and resilient communities. 🌱🚲🩺
📍Southern California ☀️
🏘️🚉 @southbayforward.bsky.social & IE Urbanists
📍Southern California ☀️
🏘️🚉 @southbayforward.bsky.social & IE Urbanists
Marty Supreme blimp off the Palos Verdes coast today
Props to the film’s marketing team
Props to the film’s marketing team
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Marty Supreme blimp off the Palos Verdes coast today
Props to the film’s marketing team
Props to the film’s marketing team
Boondoggle projects, even if eventually cancelled, set us back decades. I can think of three such cases in SoCal.
We need the state to implement and incentivize service-led planning through the state rail plan to improve passenger rail for all Californians, across urban, suburban, and rural areas.
We need the state to implement and incentivize service-led planning through the state rail plan to improve passenger rail for all Californians, across urban, suburban, and rural areas.
If service-led planning was mandatory, SBCTA wouldn't have wasted years of staff time on this boondoggle and would be already advancing better alternatives.
And while the ONT connector thankfully did not have success w/ grants, patchwork competitive grant programs kept hope alive for years.
And while the ONT connector thankfully did not have success w/ grants, patchwork competitive grant programs kept hope alive for years.
Victory! SBCTA is cancelling the ONT Tesla Tunnel project - which would have duplicated BRT with an tunnel for cars - after construction costs escalated to $1-2 B. Time to pivot to electrification and 15 minute service on the San Bernardino line, planning for future multi-use heavy rail to ONT.
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Boondoggle projects, even if eventually cancelled, set us back decades. I can think of three such cases in SoCal.
We need the state to implement and incentivize service-led planning through the state rail plan to improve passenger rail for all Californians, across urban, suburban, and rural areas.
We need the state to implement and incentivize service-led planning through the state rail plan to improve passenger rail for all Californians, across urban, suburban, and rural areas.
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Happy Thanksgiving [the original abundance holiday]! This year, we are thankful for Los Angeles's original, full-fat version of ED1, which enabled the development of 11418 Missouri Ave, a 44-unit, 100% affordable project developed with zero public money - no LIHTC, no subsidy. 1/4
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy Thanksgiving [the original abundance holiday]! This year, we are thankful for Los Angeles's original, full-fat version of ED1, which enabled the development of 11418 Missouri Ave, a 44-unit, 100% affordable project developed with zero public money - no LIHTC, no subsidy. 1/4
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Devastating.
Senator Faith Winter was a fierce advocate for transit, the environment, and families. I was lucky to get know Faith and learn from her through the Young Elected Officials Network.
She was nearly killed two years ago while biking.
And now traffic violence has claimed her life. 💔
Senator Faith Winter was a fierce advocate for transit, the environment, and families. I was lucky to get know Faith and learn from her through the Young Elected Officials Network.
She was nearly killed two years ago while biking.
And now traffic violence has claimed her life. 💔
Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver
Faith Winter, a Broomfield Democrat, was a fierce advocate for transit. She was entering her 12th and final year as a state lawmaker.
coloradosun.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Devastating.
Senator Faith Winter was a fierce advocate for transit, the environment, and families. I was lucky to get know Faith and learn from her through the Young Elected Officials Network.
She was nearly killed two years ago while biking.
And now traffic violence has claimed her life. 💔
Senator Faith Winter was a fierce advocate for transit, the environment, and families. I was lucky to get know Faith and learn from her through the Young Elected Officials Network.
She was nearly killed two years ago while biking.
And now traffic violence has claimed her life. 💔
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Without farmworkers we wouldn’t be able to celebrate Thanksgiving. Be thankful for their hard work this holiday season!
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Without farmworkers we wouldn’t be able to celebrate Thanksgiving. Be thankful for their hard work this holiday season!
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
Sin los trabajadores agrícolas no podríamos celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias. ¡Agradece su arduo trabajo en estas fiestas!
#WeFeedYou #Thanksgiving
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Trains sold out all day Wednesday and most of the day Tuesday to get from Seattle to my hometown. Should have bought tickets sooner, but it makes me happy to have this problem.
NEW STORY // Amtrak Breaks Ridership Records Nationally and in Pacific Northwest
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org //🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/24/a...
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org //🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/24/a...
Amtrak Breaks Ridership Records Nationally and in Pacific Northwest » The Urbanist
# Amtrak's annual ridership was up 5%, hitting an all-time record high of 34.5 million rides nationwide over the last year. Amtrak Cascades also hit a record high, reporting 1.4% growth and coming in ...
www.theurbanist.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Trains sold out all day Wednesday and most of the day Tuesday to get from Seattle to my hometown. Should have bought tickets sooner, but it makes me happy to have this problem.
Our years spent yelling into the wind at SBCTA about the insanity of this ONT Connector has paid off
Victory! SBCTA is cancelling the ONT Tesla Tunnel project - which would have duplicated BRT with an tunnel for cars - after construction costs escalated to $1-2 B. Time to pivot to electrification and 15 minute service on the San Bernardino line, planning for future multi-use heavy rail to ONT.
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Our years spent yelling into the wind at SBCTA about the insanity of this ONT Connector has paid off
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
JD Vance speaks like a youth pastor trying to make a far-flung analogy and fawning for approval
who actually likes electricity? raise your hand. haha, i see a joker back there. but ask yourself: how many times do you turn on the light in morning, just for fun? what about the afternoon. never, right? and why are you staying up so late? our forefathers tucked themselves in at 6pm like god inten—
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
JD Vance speaks like a youth pastor trying to make a far-flung analogy and fawning for approval
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The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
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CAHSR doesn't open for another 7 years! ppl traveling through the Central Valley still need transit options! The state should be beefing up bus service to get people in the habit of connecting to CAHSR, not cutting it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
CAHSR doesn't open for another 7 years! ppl traveling through the Central Valley still need transit options! The state should be beefing up bus service to get people in the habit of connecting to CAHSR, not cutting it.
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The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
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This Black Friday weekend we are going to send a message to corporations that enable Trump and the MAGA agenda: #WeAintBuyingIt
😠 Are you sick of corporations enabling this administration by ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chasing tax breaks?
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
❌💲 From Thanksgiving morning through nighttime Cyber Monday, BUY NOTHING from Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. Join us & spread the word! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
app.sosha.ai
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This Black Friday weekend we are going to send a message to corporations that enable Trump and the MAGA agenda: #WeAintBuyingIt
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An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
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We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We came to LA as refugees from the USSR in 1991. Life wasn’t easy, but we persevered and, I dare say, came to contribute something of worth to this nation.
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Had I experienced the following when I was a boy, I don’t know what would have become of me.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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it's infuriating that agencies will build out roads/interchanges/etc for "future demand" based on little more than a hunch, wink, and a nod, but bike infra needs to practically produce a dissertation (often by the advocates themselves) to prove the need for a stripe in the gutter for a few blocks.
How can cities use micromobility data to build safer streets?
Baltimore, Nashville, & Phoenix partnered with Lime and the League through the 2025 Lime Mobility Insights Competition to find out. Join our Dec 9 webinar to learn what the data uncovered. Register: bikeleague-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Baltimore, Nashville, & Phoenix partnered with Lime and the League through the 2025 Lime Mobility Insights Competition to find out. Join our Dec 9 webinar to learn what the data uncovered. Register: bikeleague-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
it's infuriating that agencies will build out roads/interchanges/etc for "future demand" based on little more than a hunch, wink, and a nod, but bike infra needs to practically produce a dissertation (often by the advocates themselves) to prove the need for a stripe in the gutter for a few blocks.
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here's my urbanist wish list for mayor elect katie wilson.
what are your top urbanist asks?
what are your top urbanist asks?
5 things i hope katie wilson implements in the first few months.
1. path to eliminating parking minimums - and introduce maxes and caps - *citywide*
there are more cars in seattle today than ever before. we need a path to deprioritize cars and reclaim space for people
1. path to eliminating parking minimums - and introduce maxes and caps - *citywide*
there are more cars in seattle today than ever before. we need a path to deprioritize cars and reclaim space for people
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 AM
here's my urbanist wish list for mayor elect katie wilson.
what are your top urbanist asks?
what are your top urbanist asks?
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Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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And regardless of what alternative is ultimately chosen, the fact that regional agencies (SGVCOG and Metro) have to rely on a patchwork of cities to approve is not a recipe for an integrated bus network. The benefits are diffuse, but the costs, the costs are concentrated and, well, mostly illusory
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 AM
And regardless of what alternative is ultimately chosen, the fact that regional agencies (SGVCOG and Metro) have to rely on a patchwork of cities to approve is not a recipe for an integrated bus network. The benefits are diffuse, but the costs, the costs are concentrated and, well, mostly illusory
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This is a man whose wife was SHOT IN THE HEAD having to act even-keeled when the President of the United States tries to incite violence against him. Trump has to go, right now.
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is a man whose wife was SHOT IN THE HEAD having to act even-keeled when the President of the United States tries to incite violence against him. Trump has to go, right now.
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
LA TACO is the real deal
Technically we reported him as a federal agent. We know he’s actually Border Patrol. @eltragon.bsky.social knew him personally growing up.
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
LA TACO is the real deal
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Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
www.krqe.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
Many such examples
Thank god. Pretty disappointed in the local environmental groups that were, frankly, very much on the wrong side of this one. Climate action over NIMBYism!
www.abridged.org/news/sacrame...
www.abridged.org/news/sacrame...
Sacramento County leaders approve 2,700-acre solar farm after hours of debate
Sacramento County leaders approved a solar energy project despite concerns over the destruction of local oak forests and grasslands.
www.abridged.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Many such examples