Naveen
navgattu.bsky.social
Naveen
@navgattu.bsky.social
Safe streets advocate
Damn. Not beating those “just another car” allegations
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
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Wanna stick it to Trump and live up to the Paris Accords, California? Stop driving so much *and* tell your city council's to build bus and bike lanes instead of throwing away money on car infrastructure.

www.aalto.fi/en/departmen...
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
stancil vs urbanists 🥱

urbanists vs the AV urbanists 🍿
Almost half the Waymos on California streets are driving around empty. They're either waiting for the next customer or en route for a pickup.

If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.

www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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hi motorists. So, when you use your horn to get a cyclist's attention, you're using a device designed to make a sound loud enough to penetrate layers of metal & glass. How'd you like an air horn in your ear while you're concentrating on something that could get you hurt or killed if you flinched?
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I coauthored an opinion in Berkeleyside today, focusing on how the 26foot street clearance the Fire Department requires is being interpreted in ways that harm the city.

www.berkeleyside.org/2025/11/19/2...
Opinion: Berkeley should rethink rule requiring 26-foot clearance for fire trucks on city streets
Selective enforcement of an optional state fire code rule has harmed street fairs and farmers markets. If applied uniformly, many streets would lose half their parking. A policy better tailored to Ber...
www.berkeleyside.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Berkeley Public Works is hiring a Principal Program Manager to help lead transportation projects that make streets safer and support our climate goals.

This role oversees Measure FF–funded work on streets, sidewalks, and safety.

Apply by Nov. 24 at 5pm PST: www.governmentjobs.c...
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When you leave in a car you’re thinking “what’s the fastest way to get there?”

When I leave on my bike I’m thinking “what’s the safest way to get there?”

We are not the same
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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our crossing guards do mission impossible and I am so thankful for all of them, but JFC the fact that we need "Guards" to simply ensure drivers don't run over school children?
This is what is so twisted about our auto obsessed culture that we don't even see how we've completely normalized this.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Whenever we upzone or add bike lanes in Berkeley
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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I think Rose from Live Oak to Hopkins might be better. It serves Live Oak on one end and Cedar-Rose Park on the other, plus four schools (Madeleine, King, Crowden and Acty). It’s a major youth corridor and intersects Milvia, California and Ohlone bike paths. It’s also now a speedway and car sewer.
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Zohran just eased the pressure from Indian parents on their liberal arts kids across the country
Humanities where the cool jobs at
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Fantastic speech, complete with a Mario Cuomo reference and Trump callout. The Bollywood song playing as Zohran left the stage was “Dhoom Machale” - literally “Make some noise”
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Dick Cheney was responsible for millions of deaths but he also voted for Kamala Harris, so it's impossible to say if he's bad or not
November 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Every city should have a dedicated Speed Hump/Cushion program, as distinct from any general traffic calming initiatives.

“Slowing down is an act of respect. It’s how we show we care about each other’s lives”

💯
November 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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I don’t know if he deliberately wants to screw over the people doing meaningful work in this area or he is too stupid to know that his words have this impact. But I think everyone now agrees he is another Billionaire we should just ignore.
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Oakland and Alameda County officials have confirmed that the originally planned Border Patrol raids have been put on pause, at least for now.

Remain alert! If you see something, contact ACILEP at 510-241-4011 ACILEP.org

oaklandside.org/2025/10/24/i...
Oakland mayor, sheriff say CBP 'surge' operation canceled for East Bay
The Alameda County Sheriff's Office confirmed that federal officials have paused the operation in the East Bay.
oaklandside.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My kids Halloween Night school party goes so hard they have take the following day off 👻💀
October 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What an absolute sublime performance this was at Freight and Salvage. I’ll never look at the harp the same way again.

secure.thefreight.org/15049/15050-...
Brandee Younger Trio
Thursday, October 23, 2025
secure.thefreight.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Zoning rules? Tradition, change aversion, + vibes

Parking requirements? Egregiously bad science + vibes

Traffic engineering? Morally abhorrent value judgments about the level of injury and death we’ll accept in exchange for motorist speed and convenience (vibes)

Building codes? Tradition + vibes
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Insane how one car hitting a power line can knock out power to an entire neighborhood, forcing PG&E and Public Works to scramble to restore power. And it's just like .. a normal Wednesday
openmhz.com/system/basca...
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"Making bikes as convenient to use as cars" should be a driving ethos of e-bike manufacturers imo.

www.fastcompany.com/91425273/riv...
Rivian’s spinoff micromobility company just unveiled its first electric bike
Rivian is known for designing its electric trucks from scratch. Now a spinout company has done the same thing for an electric bike.
www.fastcompany.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Today I learned on The Nextdoor that some avid cyclists think bike lanes are “scary” 💀 because they are “forced” to use them. Hence we should get rid of them, to make them feel comfy and safe 🧸 on the road.
October 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
An elderly driver struck a 12 year old child riding a bike, apparently on his way to/from school, on Friday Oct 17th in El Cerrito, Hill St and Lexington Ave.
CC @rebeccaforec.bsky.social

nextdoor.com/p/QNswFjQ6Htkg
October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM