Scott Feeney
@graue.bsky.social
car-free urbanist, socialist, semi-lapsed techie, gardener, guitar player. he/him
also on fedi https://carfree.city/@scott/
blog https://scott.mn
also on fedi https://carfree.city/@scott/
blog https://scott.mn
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Thankful for all my fellow luddites today. Hammers up
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November 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thankful for all my fellow luddites today. Hammers up
🤖🔨❤️
🤖🔨❤️
I smelled the sweet scent of woodchips around these newly planted shrubs and trees along car-free Overlook Dr in GGP. Looks like a toyon among others
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I smelled the sweet scent of woodchips around these newly planted shrubs and trees along car-free Overlook Dr in GGP. Looks like a toyon among others
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I hate it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My Independent Dad is yelling at my Covenanter cousin for allying with the king while my Fifth Monarchist uncle keeps making cryptic pronouncements about the Book of Daniel, and here I am, a Leveller.
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I hate it when my family argues about politics at Thanksgiving. My Independent Dad is yelling at my Covenanter cousin for allying with the king while my Fifth Monarchist uncle keeps making cryptic pronouncements about the Book of Daniel, and here I am, a Leveller.
In which SFMTA staff "recommend" (but they're not letting the board vote, they're just going to do it) expanding Waymo, Uber, and Lyft onto what was supposed to be car-free Market 24/7.
Come to City Hall 12/2 at 4pm and tell the board to close the loophole instead.
Come to City Hall 12/2 at 4pm and tell the board to close the loophole instead.
Slide Presentation, 12-2-25 MTAB Item 14 Mid-Market St Commercial Passenger Loading Evaluation https://www.sfmta.com/media/43999/download?inline
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In which SFMTA staff "recommend" (but they're not letting the board vote, they're just going to do it) expanding Waymo, Uber, and Lyft onto what was supposed to be car-free Market 24/7.
Come to City Hall 12/2 at 4pm and tell the board to close the loophole instead.
Come to City Hall 12/2 at 4pm and tell the board to close the loophole instead.
The antidote to this would be an understanding of ecology: the balances and interconnections required for life to reproduce itself. Farming these social functions out to LLMs destroys that ecology. It destroys, going forward, the knowledge/relationships the LLMs had to mimic in the first place.
This is so soulless, I can't stand it. We have BRAINS. We can USE THEM.
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The antidote to this would be an understanding of ecology: the balances and interconnections required for life to reproduce itself. Farming these social functions out to LLMs destroys that ecology. It destroys, going forward, the knowledge/relationships the LLMs had to mimic in the first place.
With growing interest in social housing in SF, maybe it’s a good time to re-up this Q&A I hosted last month. In addition to lessons from Seattle, @uhshanti.bsky.social goes over SF efforts so far, so it’s a great way to get up to speed!
Municipal Social Housing: What can California learn from Seattle’s win? — California DSA
By now, San Francisco is famous not just for unaffordable rent, but also for its acrimonious debates about how to solve the problem. One well-funded contingent asserts it’s all about making it easier ...
www.californiadsa.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
With growing interest in social housing in SF, maybe it’s a good time to re-up this Q&A I hosted last month. In addition to lessons from Seattle, @uhshanti.bsky.social goes over SF efforts so far, so it’s a great way to get up to speed!
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Man, San Francisco city rents are going crazy. Listed rents for new apartments* are up 16% YOY for 1 BR.
* Based on a survey of listings. I don't know how well this takes into account things like concessions. And this doesn't hit existing rent controlled units.
www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
* Based on a survey of listings. I don't know how well this takes into account things like concessions. And this doesn't hit existing rent controlled units.
www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Man, San Francisco city rents are going crazy. Listed rents for new apartments* are up 16% YOY for 1 BR.
* Based on a survey of listings. I don't know how well this takes into account things like concessions. And this doesn't hit existing rent controlled units.
www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
* Based on a survey of listings. I don't know how well this takes into account things like concessions. And this doesn't hit existing rent controlled units.
www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...
"S.F.’s Union Square comeback is taking shape — despite two major question marks"
Somehow neither of them is the lack of bike lanes or the complete absence of bike parking anywhere near the block-wide, 7-story Macy's. Biking to and around Union Square sucks.
Somehow neither of them is the lack of bike lanes or the complete absence of bike parking anywhere near the block-wide, 7-story Macy's. Biking to and around Union Square sucks.
S.F.’s Union Square comeback is taking shape — despite two major question marks
Retail vacancy is decreasing and visitor numbers are increasing for San Francisco’s premier shopping district.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 AM
"S.F.’s Union Square comeback is taking shape — despite two major question marks"
Somehow neither of them is the lack of bike lanes or the complete absence of bike parking anywhere near the block-wide, 7-story Macy's. Biking to and around Union Square sucks.
Somehow neither of them is the lack of bike lanes or the complete absence of bike parking anywhere near the block-wide, 7-story Macy's. Biking to and around Union Square sucks.
Notable at this hearing:
👍 Item 1: Slow Golden Gate Ave gets concrete diverter
🙅♂️ Item 7: Kirkham neckdown to be removed, replaced by less effective traffic calming
👍 Item 1: Slow Golden Gate Ave gets concrete diverter
🙅♂️ Item 7: Kirkham neckdown to be removed, replaced by less effective traffic calming
Engineering Public Hearing Agenda, December 5, 2025 https://www.sfmta.com/media/43965/download?inline
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Notable at this hearing:
👍 Item 1: Slow Golden Gate Ave gets concrete diverter
🙅♂️ Item 7: Kirkham neckdown to be removed, replaced by less effective traffic calming
👍 Item 1: Slow Golden Gate Ave gets concrete diverter
🙅♂️ Item 7: Kirkham neckdown to be removed, replaced by less effective traffic calming
Oak Woodlands has long been my favorite part of Golden Gate Park, but only recently have I come to appreciate Buena Vista Park for its own coast live oak forest... and even more recently noticed this enormous coffeeberry shrub at the bottom of the hill
November 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oak Woodlands has long been my favorite part of Golden Gate Park, but only recently have I come to appreciate Buena Vista Park for its own coast live oak forest... and even more recently noticed this enormous coffeeberry shrub at the bottom of the hill
We gotta get single-stair building reforms unstuck in San Francisco too. The BOS unanimously passed a resolution in favor, but in our strong-mayor city I think the actual decision is up to a department effectively controlled by the mayor. Get on that, Lurie.
It's official, last night Denver City Council adopted a local single-stair ordinance!
Beginning December 31, 2025, 5-story single-stair housing will be permitted in Denver!
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/24/d...
Beginning December 31, 2025, 5-story single-stair housing will be permitted in Denver!
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/24/d...
Denver City Council approves single-stair building ordinance
Denver City Council approves ordinance for 5-story single-stair buildings, promoting affordable housing and flexible building options.
www.coloradopolitics.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We gotta get single-stair building reforms unstuck in San Francisco too. The BOS unanimously passed a resolution in favor, but in our strong-mayor city I think the actual decision is up to a department effectively controlled by the mayor. Get on that, Lurie.
If someone's response to an effort to fund social housing is to complain about how a ballot campaign was run 5 years ago, I'm going to interpret that as they oppose social housing, and they are an obstacle to be routed around.
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
If someone's response to an effort to fund social housing is to complain about how a ballot campaign was run 5 years ago, I'm going to interpret that as they oppose social housing, and they are an obstacle to be routed around.
Oh my god, the 19th Avenue repaving project is going to be going on through the November 2026 election, when must-pass transit funding is on the ballot. "...will be completed by December 2026." 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
19th Avenue Paving and Rehabilitation | Caltrans
State of California
dot.ca.gov
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Oh my god, the 19th Avenue repaving project is going to be going on through the November 2026 election, when must-pass transit funding is on the ballot. "...will be completed by December 2026." 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
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A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
A reminder that cars aren’t a technology problem. They’re a geometry problem.
Hot take: dark mode being easier on the eyes is a fiction invented by tech companies to distract us from the negative health effects of staying addicted to our devices and consuming.
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Hot take: dark mode being easier on the eyes is a fiction invented by tech companies to distract us from the negative health effects of staying addicted to our devices and consuming.
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Wow. Vitale wrote The End of Policing, advocating for community-based solutions for safety instead of policing.
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Wow. Vitale wrote The End of Policing, advocating for community-based solutions for safety instead of policing.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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A commendation goes a long way for Transit Operators, and this one got me out of a doldrums all on its own. If you find yourself recognizing and appreciating a Muni Operator for excellent service, consider submitting a commendation: www.sfmta.com/getting-arou...
Muni Feedback
In life-threatening situations, call 911 immediately. *Serious incidents and criminal activity should be reported to SFPD if comfortable doing so. 在危及生命的情況下，請立即撥打 911. 如果願意，應向三藩市警方報告嚴重事件和犯罪活動. En sit...
www.sfmta.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A commendation goes a long way for Transit Operators, and this one got me out of a doldrums all on its own. If you find yourself recognizing and appreciating a Muni Operator for excellent service, consider submitting a commendation: www.sfmta.com/getting-arou...
@esksf.bsky.social's column today speculates that Connie Chan and allies will run a doomed prop to close Sunset Dunes park, just to turn out voters for Chan.
But a good chunk of No on K voters are in congressional district 15, outlined, and can't vote for Chan.
But a good chunk of No on K voters are in congressional district 15, outlined, and can't vote for Chan.
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
@esksf.bsky.social's column today speculates that Connie Chan and allies will run a doomed prop to close Sunset Dunes park, just to turn out voters for Chan.
But a good chunk of No on K voters are in congressional district 15, outlined, and can't vote for Chan.
But a good chunk of No on K voters are in congressional district 15, outlined, and can't vote for Chan.
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It's not just "consumer smart" it reduces environmental waste, key materials are often mined in slave conditions. The whole tenor of the article is wrong - why is the economy so dependent on us engaging in mass waste?
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It's not just "consumer smart" it reduces environmental waste, key materials are often mined in slave conditions. The whole tenor of the article is wrong - why is the economy so dependent on us engaging in mass waste?
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if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
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THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
And so with the former Great Highway
Every time
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
And so with the former Great Highway
Replacement.AI
Humans are no longer necessary. So we’re getting rid of them.
replacement.ai
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Did you all see the fake AI ad in the City awhile back? It has a whole parody website too! replacement.ai
November 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Did you all see the fake AI ad in the City awhile back? It has a whole parody website too! replacement.ai