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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 2d

IIRC, Hayward has one. They could work out a deal. Livermore offered theirs to Pleasanton. Either way, TDA Article 3 funds can be used for a mini street sweeper.

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 3d

Another is Level of Traffic Stress (LTS). That 1 - 4 rating should be replaced by something more meaningful and with more differentiation.
Related: Level of Service (LOS) seems inversely related to LTS.

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 3d

One of my complaints is when bollard-protected bike lanes end 100 yards before an intersection with multiple turn lanes. It's not protected unless it protects you all the way.

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 3d

Reminds me of this: archive.strongtowns.org/journal/2019...

Best of 2019: Four Ways Traffic Engineers Thwart Public Will

Public officials trying to make their city’s street more humane are often thwarted by the professional engineers giving them advice. If that’s your city, it’s time to make a change.

archive.strongtowns.org

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Todd Nelson @footsteps.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

@coffeeneuring
Third ride of the coffeeneuring challenge happened on Halloween, which was also the eighth year of what we now call Superhero-neuring. I'm the outlier in the back but they call me super-cow so I fit in. #koffeetime loves us and brought out free […]

[Original post on sfba.social]

Cyclists wearing Halloween costumes - the Joker, Lucha Libre, Superman, TheFlash, a cow, a soccer player - standing next to bicycles. The text reads "Coffeeneuring Challenge #3".

Cyclists wearing Halloween costumes - the Joker, Lucha Libre, Superman, Robin, The Flash, a cow, a soccer player - standing next to bicycles under an illuminated sign that reads "Pleasanton".

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 4d

"The Great Unraveling" is focused on systems thinking and "polycrisis". Many problems are interconnected and amplify problems. www.postcarbon.org/issue/the-gr...

The Great Unraveling - Post Carbon Institute

Navigating the polycrisis of environmental and social breakdown. During the 20th century, humanity’s increasing adoption of fossil fuels as sources of cheap and abundant energy enabled rapid industria...

www.postcarbon.org

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 8d

I ask my city traffic engrs to quantify the existing situation, estimate what it'll be after the change, then measure it to see if it worked. <blank stares> That's what good engineers do; that's how things improve. Keep quantifying things, Robert!

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 10d

Every time I see "probably two weeks" I assume the insider traders do their thing, give him a wink, and then he changes his tune. #TACO

footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 10d

Probably stacked up in a bathroom somewhere?

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you for this! I have these "bike lane" projects here. Protection exists for some of the street, but disappears approaching the intersection. It serves as traffic calming in the high-speed sections and is unnecessary near intersections. Makes sense!

footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 11d

I tried to argue a TDA Article 3 application issue with MTC. The City of Pleasanton's application included false statements ("project is in the Master Plan" but it wasn't). MTC sided with traffic engr's bs instead of their own rules. Seems like collusion.

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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 11d

The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail closures & bike shuttle "mitigation" start on Monday, October 27. Read this @bikeeastbay.bsky.social blog post for details, & use the linked bike shuttle feedback form to let them know how it is/isn't working for you.
👇👇👇
bikeeastbay.org/richmond-san...

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail Closures and Bike Shuttle - Bike East Bay

Learn about the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike shuttle ahead of the partial trail closures starting October 27, 2025.

bikeeastbay.org

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 11d

Love Robert’s summary of the decisions made on the Richmond San Rafael walk/bike path (click the arrows in the blog for more details):

Text:

The Bay Conservation and Development Commission failed us
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission failed us
Caltrans Bay Area failed us
The Bay Area Council failed us

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 12d

But, sure, let NCAA players bet on pro games.
Don't forget the fine print, "if you have a gambling problem, call 1-800- ..."

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 12d

None of this accounts for the unregulated crypto money that poured in.

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 12d

My understanding is that Home Depot uses Flock automatic license plate readers #APLR and Flock is known to share data freely with ICE.
@404media.co writes about this.
If you drive to Home Depot, you could be tracked wherever you go if cities also connect their Flock cameras to the national network.

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 13d

Draymond Green enters the chat...

footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 17d

Any news about this guy's salary?

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 26d

Smith had 5 fouls. Let her play!

footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 27d

Hey, good luck with your bike race at Huntsman! (I'm in the 60-64 group.)

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · 29d

Landing space doesn't matter unless one foot lands in the defender's? Like Loyd's head crashing into Kah's ...not in the cylinder? #WNBA

footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · Oct 5

Mine has gotten stuck for two days. If I click on #WNBA and select "latest", it works. But the feed doesn't.

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · Oct 2

Totally agree! "...cyclists exhibit a greater commitment to the common good..." momentummag.com/cyclists-com...

momentummag.com

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footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · Oct 2

I joined my local Indivisible group. Immediately, I saw that everything they do is on google (docs, groups, etc.). And Google is going to roll over as soon as they're asked ... probably already.

footsteps654.bsky.social @footsteps654.bsky.social · Sep 29

Oh, I think Man Bun, Tyler, and Girl Dad could say whatever they wanted without repercussion.

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