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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 18h

Big update to our San Francisco book event with @yimbyaction.bsky.social on Oct 25. Given the passage of SB79, we're thrilled to welcome CA Sen Scott Weiner, Berkley Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani, and KQED Reporter Adhiti Bandlamudi. cc: @yimbylaura.bsky.social Tickets: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

green and red graphic that says "yimby action presents the war on cars live saturday october 25th the grand theater san francisco. Features picutres of Doug Gordon, Sarah Goodyear, Laura Foote, Scott Weiner RAshin Kesarwani, and Aditi Bandlaumdi

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 1d

Immediately reminded me of this mural (which I think still exists behind some plywood at 21st & Mission)

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 1d

BEAT LA!

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 1d

FYI California comrades, PG&E is seeking yet another rate hike. You can participate in public comment at the Public Utility Commission's website here. Threading information about the public hearings below.

Proceedings Tab5 - Public Comments

apps.cpuc.ca.gov

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Bryan Culbertson 🥄 @bryanculbertson.com · 1d

BART is already the most efficient rail agency in the nation at providing service. It is unreasonable to squeeze even more cost savings than BART already has.

BART riders deserve more service, not less!

www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/data-pro...

Metrics from FTA's National Transit Database with BART as the most efficient rail service in the nation at $9 mile of service

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BART @bart.gov · 2d

When will Caltrans start adding time via transit to their freeway signs? ⏳

BART @bart.gov · 2d

Take transit.

It’s safer, better for the environment and it will support our ability to fund service and make improvements.

Google Maps image showing a longer drive time (one hour and 14 minutes) from Walnut Creek to downtown SF compared to taking BART (39 minutes).

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 2d

For all the talk of what Weiss is going to do at CBS, I think this is the most likely outcome.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 2d

Happened so long ago now in SF that I forget it's not normal everywhere

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Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 2d

Be sure to spread it around

No kings
No dictators
October 18
Nokings.org

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Andrew Allio @andrewallio.bsky.social · 8d

11 billion is just a little under half the amount needed to get High Speed Rail out of the Central Valley and into the Bay Area, transforming mobility in the state.

Or we can spend it so that people can drive from the booming metropolises of Novato and Vallejo.

Tough call.

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 8d

The entire proposed Highway 37 Solano-Marin super bridge is estimated to cost $11 billion, all to replace an existing road between a couple of suburbs. And it's proposed at 114 feet wide.

For comparison, the Golden Gate Bridge is 90 feet wide.

Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 8d

Caltrans has released a cross section for the ultimate (raised viaduct) version of SR-37.

Now maybe I'm just being paranoid, but if you were building a road that you planned to keep at 4 lanes wide, I don't think it would look like this.

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 6d

Also, I realize #SFMuni was just parking their handle here and not checking it, but looks like there's some problem with the account now 🙃

Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 6d

This is exactly why the chopping the 5-Fulton, 9-San Bruno, etc off at Market St is so dumb. It's ~halved frequency for most riders, who are going downtown

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 7d

The #1 piece of advice that TransLink's CEO offers other North American transit agencies:

Provide frequent service

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Californians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 7d

This one highway is projected to cost 85% of what CA has spent on high-speed rail over 15 years and hundreds of miles. If we can afford this, we can afford high-speed rail.

Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 8d

The entire proposed Highway 37 Solano-Marin super bridge is estimated to cost $11 billion, all to replace an existing road between a couple of suburbs. And it's proposed at 114 feet wide.

For comparison, the Golden Gate Bridge is 90 feet wide.

Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 8d

Caltrans has released a cross section for the ultimate (raised viaduct) version of SR-37.

Now maybe I'm just being paranoid, but if you were building a road that you planned to keep at 4 lanes wide, I don't think it would look like this.

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 7d

Currently in Tokyo, and let me tell you the depth of some metro stations here is not a desirable feature. The only reason it works as well as it does here is because the trains come every 3-5 mins.

I doubt Seattle will run trains that frequently (and I know SJ BART won't)

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 7d

Re: the discourse about the Seattle Link station:

Going under a tunnel is going to be painful, but there's a lot of stuff separate from the tunnel depth that should be looked at. The deeper you go, the worse the station costs get and it happens in almost an exponential fashion.

City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 7d

Two things immediately jump out separate from the tunnel depth.

First, the depth of the station box, what’s going on those two bottom levels? Passengers won’t be using them, they’ll be following the passageway.

Second, 34’ wide platform seems way excessive. (SAS was 28’)

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Bryan Culbertson 🥄 @bryanculbertson.com · 8d

You could electrify 4.5 Caltrains for the cost of this $11B eight lane highway through the wetlands that is currently a two lane road

Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 8d

Caltrans has released a cross section for the ultimate (raised viaduct) version of SR-37.

Now maybe I'm just being paranoid, but if you were building a road that you planned to keep at 4 lanes wide, I don't think it would look like this.

Cross section of 114' wide bridge structure with each direction having a 12' outside shoulder and a 10' inside shoulder.

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Eric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 9d

The CBS takeover by Larry Ellison and Bari Weiss is the most foreboding move in a while, and I’m not saying that lightly.

It will have an effect on the 2026 elections: CBS will now lie to people and normies will believe it.

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 8d

Regrettably, Governor Newsom just signed this bill, paving the way to widen a rapidly sinking highway.

MTC Bay Area @mtcbata.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today’s passage of AB 697 marks a major advance for long-running efforts to start work on a suite of projects to enhance North Bay marshlands and wildlife habitats, reduce flooding, improve traffic flow along Highway 37, and introduce transit service between Vallejo and Novato.

Legislature passes bill paving way for Highway 37 improvements

Today’s passage by the California State Senate of Assembly Bill 697 — sponsored by the Solano Transportation Authority, authored by Assemblymember Lori Wilson of Solano County and passed by the Assemb...

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 8d

Y'all should not be proud of this terrible waste of money

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 8d

Embarcadero platform is narrow, but why not Civic Center?

Also hilarious that they flip-flopped between 12th and 19th a couple times in the 2000s and I *still* get confused

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 9d

Idea: keep the inhalers, get rid of half a million cars per year.

Headline:
Climate pollution from inhalers has the impact of half a million cars per year, study finds

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Darrell Owens @idothethinking.bsky.social · 9d

Hahahahahaha

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 9d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 12d

Always remember that if they do this to some people — whether immigrants or otherwise — they can do it to you. We must never normalize this gestapo behavior. There needs to be severe accountability for these thugs & the fascists who direct them.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13d

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

www.youtube.com

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · 12d

I mean it's been a long time since Leland Stanford left SF for the farm

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Darrell Owens @idothethinking.bsky.social · 13d

I agree that NYC nightlife is better than SF. NYC being more diverse in industries and housing affordability makes for a better city. But it's easy to avoid tech crowds if you avoid tech scenes. Its a self report when people complain that everyone they know is tech. Tech's only 12% of the workforce.

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 13d

I wish the same national pundits/reporters who love critiquing California's highly critique-able high speed rail would drill literally one layer down to report that most cost is due to the fact that highway contractors control 100% of our budget and are using most HSR funds to ... widen highways.

Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 13d

What's up, railfam? We've got some overbuilt CA HSR grade seps here in Madera!

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