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BikeSD @bikesd.bsky.social · 3h

We are stoked to announce, in close partnership with our friends at SD Bike Coalition, our next BikeSD Presents: Life After Cars, an evening with @thewaroncars.bsky.social!

Tickets available now: www.eventbrite.com/e/life-after...

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 5h

Thursday, 10/16 2p–close at Mendocino Farms Mission Valley 30% of all sales support Grant TK-8’s Imagine Campaign, funding Art and Science.

Dine in, takeout, or get delivery—just show the flyer at the register or order online at mendocinofarms.com using the code GIVEBACK

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 1d

For reference the Bayshore Bikeway on Bike The Bay day gets ~4,000 bike trips.

Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 1d

Paris Sets Another Record Logs 21,817 Bicycle Trips in a Single Day on One Route.
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Paris Sets Another Record Logs 21,817 Bicycle Trips in a Single Day on One Route

Paris broke yet another series of cycling records, underscoring what many residents already feel in their daily commute.

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BikeSD @bikesd.bsky.social · 4d

Join us this Monday to celebrate this monumental win! @ridesd.org @buildsd.org

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Saad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 7d

Trump cut $8B in energy grants to blue states while funding similar projects in red states—Minnesota transmission canceled, Montana's approved.

Using infrastructure as shutdown leverage undermines grid reliability nationwide, not just in Democratic areas.

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Ted Mann @whereisted.bsky.social · 8d

went on @thewaroncars.bsky.social to talk about the war on the war on cars

thewaroncars.org/2025/10/07/e...

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

Southern California, here we come! We just announced two new book tour stops in November: San Diego and Los Angeles. Tickets are now available to Patreon members and members of the local partner organizations. More info:

Live in San Diego and Los Angeles: Patreon Presale! | The War on Cars

www.patreon.com

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 9d

apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBN... Tech Brief here with more bikeways studied highways.dot.gov/media/30486 full report here highways.dot.gov/media/33856 which I’ve heard criticized for not including intersections, but the authors write there are too many variables to control for …

Safety Evaluation of On-Street Bicycle Facility Design Features

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 9d

IMO there are improvements that can be made on this segment, which I’ve posted about, so it’s certainly worth looking at with a critical eye.

Lastly, our bike map’s spatial data is more up to date than Apple or Google, hope it’s useful! geo.sandag.org/portal/apps/...

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 9d

Ride north on the varying bikeways of Coast Hwy through Encinitas, it’s like riding through the pages of a design guide with every variation of facility type for a range of users. This includes the Cardiff cycle track, oft cited by highly confident cyclists to prevent or remove similar installations

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 9d

@nerd4cities.bsky.social that was a fun ride yesterday. While you’re in town, you might take the train to Solana Beach. The rail line on the collapsing bluffs is a stark example of planning for climate resilience. The Coaster / Amtrak station’s land use may be seeing quite a bit of change with SB79.

People biking navigate through an all way stop to the 2-way protected Pershing bikeway in San Diego, CA.

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BikeSD @bikesd.bsky.social · 10d

We have two very exciting events happening tomorrow!

10 AM - 12:30 PM Fairmount Avenue Audit (City Heights)! We'll break up into groups and report on walking/biking conditions + make recommendations on how it can be improved

3:30 PM Welcome CityNerd to SD Bike Ride!

See y'all then!

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RideSD @ridesd.org · 11d

Join us for Rack & Ride together with @sandiegomts.bsky.social and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition for Rack & Ride!

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 12d

The fact that SF cameras have already caught thousands of people going more than 15 miles over the speed limit is a perfect illustration of why these cameras were needed in the first place. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...

S.F. speed cameras are generating mountains of tickets and fines. Here are the totals so far

August was the first month that San Francisco’s automated speed cameras generated citations with a fine. One camera accounted for a quarter of all the tickets, according to data.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 12d

“Fuck them kids.”

That’s literally what an ICE agent said when ICE, the FBI et al. raided an apartment in Chicago, including with a Blackhawk helicopter, separated children from their parents, and zip-tied them to each other.

abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

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"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

Watson said trucks and military-style vans were used to separate parents from their children. Other neighbors said agents destroyed property to get in the building.

"They had a big, 15-inch chainsaw with round blade on it, cutting this fence down," said witness Darrell Ballard. "We're under siege. We're being invaded by our own military."

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

I went out to the East San Diego County road where the Trump administration revoked a $1.165 million safety grant because they thought the project was "hostile to motor vehicles."

After walking around there, it was clear the current design is hostile to *pedestrians.*
www.kpbs.org/news/quality...

East County community disappointed after Trump revokes road safety grant deemed 'hostile' to cars

The Department of Transportation has canceled hundreds of grants that run counter to its goal of "preserving or increasing roadway capacity for motor vehicles."

www.kpbs.org

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Monica de la Cruz @monicadlc.bsky.social · 13d

Get yourself a city council member who bikes with his whole adorable family on board
Thanks for joining the climate week ride with @bikesd.bsky.social, @seanelorivera.bsky.social!

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 13d

“Let’s have some baseball fun.” youtu.be/M4YFG2900Oc?...

MLB THEME - "LET'S GO PADRES" (SAN DIEGO PADRES)

YouTube video by Pirate Radio U.S.A.

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sandiegouniontribune.com.web.brid.gy @sandiegouniontribune.com.web.brid.gy · 13d

Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on record, experts say

The ice mass in Switzerland has declined by one-quarter over the last decade.

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 14d

LMAO the rule being used to block funding for the Hudson and Second Avenue projects appears to have only been drafted and posted as of last night. www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...

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Josh Clark @heyjoshclark.bsky.social · 16d

😢 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 17d

Keep up the calls to the Governor and ask him to sign these bills! Calls are taken during business hours, at other times, you can also write a comment a gov.ca.gov/contact

South Bay Queer Solidarity @sbqsolidarity.bsky.social · 19d

A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!

Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills

TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 19d

Tactical urbanism award in Atlanta allows neighbors to plan a bike lane and after a year, and fundraising 10k, to build that sucker in 2 days

The demand for safe movement in cities is high. We're only limited by our imaginations and political will

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These Residents Built a $10,000 Bike Lane in Atlanta

Dozens of community members came together to build the pop-up bike lane through the city's tactical urbanism initiative.

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Families for Safe Streets @familiesforsafestreets.org · 20d

Speed tables work.

Cleveland added 100 last year and residents are clamoring for more. The city plans to install another 100 this year.

visionzeronetwork.org/small-wins-b...

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Colin Parent @colinparent.bsky.social · 20d

My colleague Carlisle Dockery was on @KPBS this week talking about walkability in San Diego. Carlisle is @CirculateSD's Director of Planning and Community Engagement, and is an expert on the subject.

She did a great job! You can listen here: www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...

How walkable is San Diego?

San Diego has some walkable neighborhoods, but others — not so much. We look at what walkability looks like in our region and what is being done to address it.

www.kpbs.org

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