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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

That’s awful! Those connections should be timed. Good thing you got a BayWheels.

Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 1d

Life After Cars book tour! #thewaroncars
@georgespies.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @bluejekyll.bsky.social

People holding their life after cars books on the bart platform

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 8d

AC Transit really upped their game for the No Kings rallies. Large crowds are always a challenge for AC Transit but the communication this time around was much better. Detour information was even on Google maps! Did anyone have experiences trying to take the bus during the protest in the East Bay?

Handwritten sign at a bus stop noting alternate locations

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 8d

It was a most excellent day. #NoKings

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 8d

That’s ridiculous, I’m sorry, Brandon!!

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East Bay Young Democrats @ebyd.bsky.social · 10d

The East Bay Young Democrats salutes our Aquamarine Blue tier sponsors for our Annual Gala, which is this Saturday, October 18th, from 6-9 PM at Fluid510 in Oakland. We are grateful for their generous support at the $100 level!

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 9d

I also wonder about the travel time impact to pedestrians trying to cross the street, waiting at the “improved” signals.

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 9d

What do you think? Seems underwhelming given the millions of dollars spent.

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 11d

Did you miss car free happy hour? Yes

Will there be another car free happy hour next month? Also yes.

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 12d

If you’re coming to Car Free Happy Hour tonight (5:30 at Los Moles), there’s a lot of recent transportation and housing improvements you’ll want to check out around El Cerrito del Norte BART.

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El Cerrito del Norte BART platform with view of Mayfair housing

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 14d

Ok, since many people are obviously not reading the article, here's a pertinent figure from it showing the top actions to reduce emissions.

A horizontal bar chart titled “19 climate-friendly choices, ranked” shows actions individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint, ordered from most to least impactful. The x-axis represents projected impact in tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita per year (tCO₂e/cap/yr), ranging from 0 to about 2.5. Each action is color-coded by sector: transportation (blue), energy (orange), and food (green).

Go car-free – highest impact (blue bar extending to about 2.5 tCO₂e).

Fly less (blue, about 1.5).

Shift to renewable home energy (orange, about 1.4).

Switch to EV or hybrid car (blue, about 1.2).

Go vegan (green, about 1.0).

Walk, bike, or take transit more (blue).

Make energy-efficient renovations (orange).

Use clean cooking equipment (orange).

Go vegetarian (green).

Shift driving habits (e.g., carpooling) (blue).

Increase telecommuting (blue).

Shift to regional/seasonal diet (green).

Move to energy-efficient home (orange).

Decrease food waste (green).

Eat less meat (green).

Use less energy at home (orange).

Reduce packaged food, dining out (green).

Use energy-efficient appliances (orange).

Compost – least impact (green, under 0.1).

A note clarifies that these are meta-analytic estimates of greenhouse gas reduction potentials, drawn from 659 estimates across 47 academic journal articles. The average person emits 6.28 tonnes of CO₂e per year, though this varies widely by income and country. Wealthier populations may emit up to 110 tonnes per year, while lower-income populations may emit as little as 1.6 tonnes.

Source: WRI, based on data from Ivanova et al., 2020.

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 14d

Went to Home Depot today 😊

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 15d

Oddly proud of this

Water score chart showing 36 gallons per day versus 110 for typical household

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 28d

Shibuya scramble from the 64 bus!!!

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thank YOU for organizing! Looks like a great turnout!

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tschuy 🏳️‍🌈 @tsch.uy · Sep 14

Thank you to everyone who made it out to the redwoods with me this morning! It was great getting to meet so many other people excited about getting outdoors car free!

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · Sep 12

Looking forward to coming to all these businesses once I can get here safely on a bike after the Grand Ave project!

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Eric Panzer @ericpanzer.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you to all who contacted the AC Transit Board to urge the withdrawal of these risky (to put it lightly) grant applications. And a big thank you to @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social and @sarahsyed.bsky.social for their tireless leadership!

www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/10/a...

AC Transit sought a $523,000 security grant — in exchange for ICE cooperation

The bus agency withdrew its recommendation to apply for funds from the Department of Homeland Security after protest erupted.

www.berkeleyside.org

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streetsblogsf.bsky.social @streetsblogsf.bsky.social · Sep 10

AC Transit Withdraws Grant Application that Required Cooperation with ICE/DHS - sf.streetsblog.org/2025/09/09/a...

AC Transit Withdraws Grant Application that Required Cooperation with ICE/DHS - Streetsblog San Francisco

As a condition of a law-enforcement grant, AC Transit's board was set to vote on an information sharing/collaboration-obligation pact with Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security

sf.streetsblog.org

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · Sep 9

We said OH HELL NO and got the Department of Homeland Security grant application rescinded.

Thank you everyone for your advocacy! ✊🏽

The decision to resend the application for a grant from Donald Trump’s Department of homeland. Security is a victory for the communities we serve.

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · Sep 9

Great pics, thank you!

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Vallery Lancey @isthelaststop.bsky.social · Sep 8

"I didn't join the AC Transit board to preside over service cuts." @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social

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AC Transit board member Jean Walsh speaking at a podium. Behind her are other elected officials, and a crowd holding signs like "fund transit not traffic".

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · Sep 8

This is this morning, folks! Come on out!

Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · Sep 8

See folks tomorrow at 9 am! (I rescheduled meetings to be there - if you’re on the fence about attending and can make it, please do - it’s so important.)

And if you’re on BART’s red line in the East Bay, want to head there together? Here’s the train schedule. Meet in the second car.

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Eric Panzer @ericpanzer.bsky.social · Sep 6

Unless you want AC Transit to be in the position of having to support and cooperate with Trump's efforts to kidnap people (and possibly intimidate voters), tell the AC Transit board to reject submitting this grant application

www.actransit.org/form/contact...

actransit.legistar.com/MeetingDetai...

Contact the Board of Directors | Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District

www.actransit.org

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