Jay
@jayrduff.bsky.social
North Park, San Diego CPG member
Urbanist
Stroke survivor
BJJ Purple belt
Urbanist
Stroke survivor
BJJ Purple belt
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CityNerd — Was Hyperloop Ever Meant to Be Taken Seriously?
Hyperloop! The revolutionary
nebula.tv
August 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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The Problem with Huge Cars: A Thorough Investigation
YouTube video by Julian O'Shea
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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Dems should fight on every front.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
August 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Dems should fight on every front.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
If Texas steals 5 seats, Dem states should redistrict 30 GOP members out of their districts.
We should insist DOJ release the entire Epstein File.
Not only shouldn't we bring knives to a gun fight, if they bring pistols, we should bring machine guns.
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It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the headlines, but there’s so much good happening here in San Diego.
Join us for BikeSD Presents: Cross Pollination to hear from local leaders and researchers driving change in mobility, urbanism, and public space.
Let’s build together!
Join us for BikeSD Presents: Cross Pollination to hear from local leaders and researchers driving change in mobility, urbanism, and public space.
Let’s build together!
August 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the headlines, but there’s so much good happening here in San Diego.
Join us for BikeSD Presents: Cross Pollination to hear from local leaders and researchers driving change in mobility, urbanism, and public space.
Let’s build together!
Join us for BikeSD Presents: Cross Pollination to hear from local leaders and researchers driving change in mobility, urbanism, and public space.
Let’s build together!
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San Diego! Event in early October. Stay tuned for details, hopefully doesn’t conflict with Padres playoff games. Oops jinx
July 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
San Diego! Event in early October. Stay tuned for details, hopefully doesn’t conflict with Padres playoff games. Oops jinx
Now start building enough housing for the stranger.
June 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Now start building enough housing for the stranger.
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June 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It's always crazy to me that we never have a problem with a dirt lot, but always spend so much on parking lot maintenance.
Mission Bay Park's 2026 budget: 52% for parking lots, 0% for wetland cleanup—despite voters ranking environment priority #2, maintenance #5.
Yes, wetlands get funded in future years, but the charter says the environment should come first, not last.
www.sandiego.gov/sites/defaul...
Yes, wetlands get funded in future years, but the charter says the environment should come first, not last.
www.sandiego.gov/sites/defaul...
May 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's always crazy to me that we never have a problem with a dirt lot, but always spend so much on parking lot maintenance.
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IS THIS NORMAL? HALF OF THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY'S SECOND-BIGGEST PARK GOES TO PARKING LOTS?
May 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
IS THIS NORMAL? HALF OF THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY'S SECOND-BIGGEST PARK GOES TO PARKING LOTS?
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The Del Mar Tunnel CEQA comment process is now open, but NIMBYs want to shut down the US's #2 rail corridor instead of saving it from falling into the sea. Tell SANDAG by June 30th to support the fast Crest Canyon alignment and #LeaveRoomForCatenary! @ridesd.org docs.google.com/document/d/1...
CEQA comment SANDAG Del Mar Tunnel Alignments CTA
Call to Action: Support Electrified, high speed service & alignment options in Del Mar Tunnel CEQA Process Updated Notice of Preparation for Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) Comment period en...
docs.google.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Del Mar Tunnel CEQA comment process is now open, but NIMBYs want to shut down the US's #2 rail corridor instead of saving it from falling into the sea. Tell SANDAG by June 30th to support the fast Crest Canyon alignment and #LeaveRoomForCatenary! @ridesd.org docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
Save Medicaid
Please call your Representative right now and leave a voicemail, or first thing on Monday morning before the mark up session begins.
OcasioCortez.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts.
MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here.
Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️
OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
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Truly amazing how much street space in SoCal is spent on center turn lanes, even on low volume residential streets.
After weeks of repaving work, C Street was restriped from three car lanes down to two car lanes and a bike lane in each direction!
May 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Truly amazing how much street space in SoCal is spent on center turn lanes, even on low volume residential streets.
Always surprised to see bike lanes on the inside (closer to traffic) of parked cars instead of the outside.
After weeks of repaving work, C Street was restriped from three car lanes down to two car lanes and a bike lane in each direction!
May 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Always surprised to see bike lanes on the inside (closer to traffic) of parked cars instead of the outside.
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Great explanation of the manual by @acbowen.bsky.social:
Take my hand as I guide you through San Diego's new (draft) Street Design Manual and what it does — or doesn't do — to build a safer, more sustainable and more livable city.
Been working on this one for a while, hope you enjoy! www.kpbs.org/news/public-...
Been working on this one for a while, hope you enjoy! www.kpbs.org/news/public-...
What's in — and what's missing from — San Diego's new 'Street Design Manual'
The city's design standards on everything from crosswalks to medians to bike lanes haven't been overhauled in more than 20 years.
www.kpbs.org
March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Great explanation of the manual by @acbowen.bsky.social:
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Take my hand as I guide you through San Diego's new (draft) Street Design Manual and what it does — or doesn't do — to build a safer, more sustainable and more livable city.
Been working on this one for a while, hope you enjoy! www.kpbs.org/news/public-...
Been working on this one for a while, hope you enjoy! www.kpbs.org/news/public-...
What's in — and what's missing from — San Diego's new 'Street Design Manual'
The city's design standards on everything from crosswalks to medians to bike lanes haven't been overhauled in more than 20 years.
www.kpbs.org
March 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Take my hand as I guide you through San Diego's new (draft) Street Design Manual and what it does — or doesn't do — to build a safer, more sustainable and more livable city.
Been working on this one for a while, hope you enjoy! www.kpbs.org/news/public-...
Been working on this one for a while, hope you enjoy! www.kpbs.org/news/public-...
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🚨🚨 Please comment on the new San Diego Street Design Manual ⬇️
Ask for:
1. Intersections to have crosswalks on all sides, so that pedestrians aren't forced to cross 3 dangerous streets to cross 1 side
2. Ban right turn on red
3. Prioritize protected bike lanes over parking
Ask for:
1. Intersections to have crosswalks on all sides, so that pedestrians aren't forced to cross 3 dangerous streets to cross 1 side
2. Ban right turn on red
3. Prioritize protected bike lanes over parking
[City of San Diego] Street Design Manual Comment Form
sandiego.seamlessdocs.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚨🚨 Please comment on the new San Diego Street Design Manual ⬇️
Ask for:
1. Intersections to have crosswalks on all sides, so that pedestrians aren't forced to cross 3 dangerous streets to cross 1 side
2. Ban right turn on red
3. Prioritize protected bike lanes over parking
Ask for:
1. Intersections to have crosswalks on all sides, so that pedestrians aren't forced to cross 3 dangerous streets to cross 1 side
2. Ban right turn on red
3. Prioritize protected bike lanes over parking
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I want a Liberty Party
I want its plan to be 'Project Phoenix'
I want it to champion democracy/rule of law/civil rights/etc
I want it steeped in rhetoric of Revolution/Constitution/Civil War/Reconstruction/Liberal International Order/Civil Rights/etc
I want it to acquire & wield power
I want it now
I want its plan to be 'Project Phoenix'
I want it to champion democracy/rule of law/civil rights/etc
I want it steeped in rhetoric of Revolution/Constitution/Civil War/Reconstruction/Liberal International Order/Civil Rights/etc
I want it to acquire & wield power
I want it now
March 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I want a Liberty Party
I want its plan to be 'Project Phoenix'
I want it to champion democracy/rule of law/civil rights/etc
I want it steeped in rhetoric of Revolution/Constitution/Civil War/Reconstruction/Liberal International Order/Civil Rights/etc
I want it to acquire & wield power
I want it now
I want its plan to be 'Project Phoenix'
I want it to champion democracy/rule of law/civil rights/etc
I want it steeped in rhetoric of Revolution/Constitution/Civil War/Reconstruction/Liberal International Order/Civil Rights/etc
I want it to acquire & wield power
I want it now
At the north park library for manning the ballot box for the North Park Community Planning Group. Come out and vote!
March 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
At the north park library for manning the ballot box for the North Park Community Planning Group. Come out and vote!
We are very successful in getting a lot of candidates looking to participate in the NP CPG!
To be able to easily vote online, you have until Thursday to sign up for online voting!
To be able to easily vote online, you have until Thursday to sign up for online voting!
February 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
We are very successful in getting a lot of candidates looking to participate in the NP CPG!
To be able to easily vote online, you have until Thursday to sign up for online voting!
To be able to easily vote online, you have until Thursday to sign up for online voting!
Why can't Americans just buy European cars, like the id3? Why do we add so much cost to our supposed allies products?
"why don't Europeans buy American cars???" Is a question nobody who has seen the width of our roads is seriously asking.
February 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Why can't Americans just buy European cars, like the id3? Why do we add so much cost to our supposed allies products?
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I wonder if the dude ever regretted voting for the "competence and pragmatism" president
February 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I wonder if the dude ever regretted voting for the "competence and pragmatism" president
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I’m becoming more convinced that our immediate and intermediate future should focus on BRT with full priority over cars. Topology will challenge rail even without the hostile political climate, and the dense highway network is right there, if we have the political courage to take lanes.
In which we dissect the "conceptual planning study" of a high-speed rail line in San Diego, and consider the risks of dangling mega projects in front of marginalized communities with no realistic plan to build them:
www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
www.kpbs.org/news/environ...
San Diego's 'Purple Line' subway — and the dangers of 'planning fatigue'
SANDAG has long envisioned a new rail line from the border to Sorrento Mesa. But a recent planning study found immense cost and engineering challenges.
www.kpbs.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’m becoming more convinced that our immediate and intermediate future should focus on BRT with full priority over cars. Topology will challenge rail even without the hostile political climate, and the dense highway network is right there, if we have the political courage to take lanes.
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Anyone remember the “Quickway Proposal” from over a decade ago? It was kind of kooky but makes more and more sense as time goes on. www.slideshare.net/slideshow/th...
February 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Anyone remember the “Quickway Proposal” from over a decade ago? It was kind of kooky but makes more and more sense as time goes on. www.slideshare.net/slideshow/th...
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If you got room for a frunk, you should have designed it to have a van nose. These vehicles are so dangerous. Now that it’s air not motor it should be design regulated.
February 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you got room for a frunk, you should have designed it to have a van nose. These vehicles are so dangerous. Now that it’s air not motor it should be design regulated.
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7.) Quick build sidewalk widening used fencing or bollards to delineate space. The hodgepodge of materials felt as if they just used whatever they had on hand and didn’t overthink it.
November 17, 2024 at 7:56 PM
7.) Quick build sidewalk widening used fencing or bollards to delineate space. The hodgepodge of materials felt as if they just used whatever they had on hand and didn’t overthink it.