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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 3d

Circulator 10/10/2025 - New Team Member, Project Recaps, and Momentum Awards! www.circulatesd.org/circulator_1...

Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 5d

Circulate provided feedback on the City of San Diego’s 2025 Annual Report on Homes. Circulate complied some top-line numbers from prior Annual Reports on Homes.

Read the letter here: www.circulatesd.org/policy_lette...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 6d

Support Letter: Land Development Code Update - Item # 7
www.circulatesd.org/support_lett...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 13d

PRESS RELEASE - National Walk and Roll to School Day is October 8. Join our community to celebrate safe, active trips to school.

www.circulatesd.org/press_releas...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 13d

Circulate and its allies submitted a letter to the SB 125 Task Force calling for Dedicated State Operating Funding, Capital Project Reform, and Fare and Service Integration. Read the full letter: www.circulatesd.org/policy_lette...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 14d

Circulate supported the Faith In Housing Act coalition letter submitted by Up for Growth Coalition on September 25, 2025 to the offices of Representative Peters (D-CA 50) and Representative Edwards (R-NC 11). Read the full letter here: www.circulatesd.org/support_lett...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 17d

Circulator 09/26/2025 - Volunteers Needed, Clean Air Day, KPBS Feature & much more! www.circulatesd.org/circulator_0...

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UC Berkeley SafeTREC @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social · 18d

Tune in to the @kpbssandiego.bsky.social conversation w/our CPBS colleague SDSU's Bruce Appleyard, @circulatesd.bsky.social Carlisle Dockery & @aarp.org California's Israel Hernandez on what it means to live in a truly
#Walkable city youtu.be/iGFnspBtOf0?... #PedestrianSafetyMonth

How walkable is San Diego?

YouTube video by KPBS Public Media

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 20d

On behalf of the Vision Zero Coalition, Circulate submitted a letter to recommend transportation projects to be included in District One's Budget Priority Memoranda for FY 2027. Read the full letter here: www.circulatesd.org/policy_lette...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · 20d

On behalf of the Vision Zero Coalition, Circulate submitted a letter to recommend transportation projects to be included in District One's Budget Priority Memoranda for FY 2027. Read the full letter here: www.circulatesd.org/policy_lette...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Sep 12

Circulator 09/12/2025 - Momentum Award Nominees, Park(ING) Day, CicloSDia and many more events! www.circulatesd.org/circulator_0...

Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Sep 11

📢Check it out - - We just released this year's Momentum Award Nominees! Award winners will be announced at the Momentum Awards on October 24th. Congratulations to all of the nominees. Learn more about the awards: www.circulatesd.org/awards2025

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 29

Circulator 08/29/2025 - CalSTA Appointment, Future of MTS Service and Event Recaps! www.circulatesd.org/circulator_0...

Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tomorrow: Our August Membership Mixer in Imperial Beach.

Complimentary drinks • Easy bike & transit access • Video premiere on IB’s bike/ped upgrades

Aug. 26 | Novo Brazil Brewing | 5:30 PM

Free for members — RSVP: www.circulatesd.org/aug2025membe...

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SPUR @spur-urbanist.bsky.social · Aug 21

In California, building infrastructure, including transit, is costly & slow. A new report from @circulatesd.bsky.social & SPUR reveals permitting challenges & offers solutions. Recent legislative reforms suggest that the state may be eager to put these solutions into practice.

California Has a Transit Cost Problem — and a New Appetite to Deal With It

In California, it takes too long and costs too much to build infrastructure of all kinds, including transit. A new report from Circulate San Diego in partnership with SPUR details the challenges that transit projects face during the permitting process and ways to overcome them. Powerless Brokers charts a set of possible next steps for the state legislature following a momentous year for infrastructure streamlining.

www.spur.org

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join us in Imperial Beach for our August Membership Mixer. Enjoy networking, complimentary drinks, food, and the premiere of a short video highlighting new bike and pedestrian improvements.

August 26 | 5:30–7:30 PM
Novo Brazil Brewing – Imperial Beach

RSVP: www.circulatesd.org/aug2025membe...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 18

On August 15th, Circulate submitted a letter informing the Transit Transformation Task Force (TTTF) at California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to provide public comments on Agenda Item 5(a)(i), for Meeting # 12. Read full letter: www.circulatesd.org/policy_lette...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚨 Closing TODAY! 🚨Nominations for Circulate San Diego’s Momentum Awards close 5 PM, Mon Aug 18.

These awards honor the people & projects making our region safer, more connected, & more vibrant. Nominate a project, a partner—or yourself.

www.circulatesd.org/awards2025_n...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Save the Date: Circulate San Diego’s August Membership Mixer is headed to Imperial Beach on Aug. 26.

Free for members — network, enjoy complimentary drinks, and see our new video on bike and pedestrian upgrades.

RSVP: www.circulatesd.org/aug2025membe...

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 12

Circulate’s CEO (@colinparent.bsky.social) was featured on KPBS to discuss our latest report: The Powerless Brokers.

Andrew Bowen (he/him) @acbowen.bsky.social · Aug 12

New Freeway Exit bonus episode just dropped. Me in conversation with @colinparent.bsky.social about his new report “Powerless Brokers: Why California can’t build transit.”

Have a listen!
www.kpbs.org/podcasts/fre...

BONUS: Abundance in transportation

California needs better public transit. But building new bus and rail lines is difficult and expensive here. A new report says to make things easier, the state needs to get out of its own way.

www.kpbs.org

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Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · Aug 11

ICYMI - Must read report from @circulatesd.bsky.social on how local permitting is stalling California's ability to grow and modernize our transportation network.

Streetsblog California @streetsblogca.bsky.social · Aug 8

“You have Robert Moses, an unelected bureaucrat who is able to build without anyone able to stop him. And now we have unelected bureaucrats who are not allowed to build but are allowed to stop building, at least when it comes to transit.” @CirculateSD

cal.streetsblog.org/2025/08/08/p...

Powerless Brokers: New Reports Puts Blame on Local Permitting for Cost Overruns, Slow Delivery Time, for State Mega-Projects - Streetsblog California

No third party permitting? A permit "shot clock?" These are just some of the solutions discussed in Powerless Brokers.

cal.streetsblog.org

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Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social · Aug 6

🚨 Extended! We’ve heard from folks away on summer break, so we’re giving everyone a bit more time. Nominations for the 2025 Momentum Awards now close Monday, August 18!

Know a great project or advocate? Nominate them today: www.circulatesd.org/awards2025_n... #MomentumAwards

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CalBike @calbike.bsky.social · Aug 5

Circulate San Diego @circulatesd.bsky.social has released one of the most important transit reports in recent memory, The Powerless Brokers,

Join Circulate San Diego and SPUR this Friday to dive deeper: www.spur.org/events/2025-...

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Blair Lorenzo / The Fox and the City @thefoxandthecity.com · Aug 5

I haven't had a chance to dig into it yet, but the title and cover of @circulatesd.bsky.social's new report on "Why California Can't Build Transit" is very much on point.

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Cover of the Circulate San Diego report in the design of Robert Caro's "The Power Broker" only entitled "The Powerless Brokers: Why California Can't Build Transit"

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Rep. Scott Peters @repscottpeters.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks to @circulatesd.bsky.social for having me to discuss & celebrate “The Powerless Brokers.” Making it easier, quicker, and more cost-effective to build public transit projects is a win-win. I’ll keep pushing to make commonsense permitting reforms in Congress.
www.circulatesd.org/press_releas...

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