Pedestrianist
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This tweet is actually about San Francisco
I'm not usually a One Easy Trick person but amidst all of the discourse about #bospoli property taxes...I really do think that large-scale pedestrianization would be a cheat code for downtown being pretty much the best CBD in the country.
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This tweet is actually about San Francisco
Wanna bet that stencil on the pavement doesn't say "Waymo Only"?
December 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Wanna bet that stencil on the pavement doesn't say "Waymo Only"?
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Jonathan Hale was arrested by LAPD today for painting a crosswalk, even as the city of Los Angeles funnels more money to LAPD and does gymnastics to avoid implementing HLA.
@mayor.lacity.gov, Jonny has made repeated attempts to meet with your office and has been iced out. Angelenos deserve better.
@mayor.lacity.gov, Jonny has made repeated attempts to meet with your office and has been iced out. Angelenos deserve better.
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Jonathan Hale was arrested by LAPD today for painting a crosswalk, even as the city of Los Angeles funnels more money to LAPD and does gymnastics to avoid implementing HLA.
@mayor.lacity.gov, Jonny has made repeated attempts to meet with your office and has been iced out. Angelenos deserve better.
@mayor.lacity.gov, Jonny has made repeated attempts to meet with your office and has been iced out. Angelenos deserve better.
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I agree with Miles. Muni Metro is just a bad system, its worse than the bus. Its proof the new vehicles with the slow doors make a slow system even slower. The only good-ish part is the subway portions which should be fully separated from the streetcars, anyways.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDEc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDEc...
Fastest Muni Metro Rider Alive...?
YouTube video by Miles in Transit
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I agree with Miles. Muni Metro is just a bad system, its worse than the bus. Its proof the new vehicles with the slow doors make a slow system even slower. The only good-ish part is the subway portions which should be fully separated from the streetcars, anyways.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDEc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDEc...
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L.A. redesigned a road to slow traffic. People fought to reverse the safety improvements and won. Then one of the advocates hit and killed a woman walking her dog (the dog died too).
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
America’s plan to protect pedestrians failed. A young woman’s death reveals why.
U.S. officials adopted Europe's Vision Zero initiative, but many cities have seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities despite efforts to improve road safety.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
L.A. redesigned a road to slow traffic. People fought to reverse the safety improvements and won. Then one of the advocates hit and killed a woman walking her dog (the dog died too).
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
This should be a lawsuit. The city is liable along with the driver.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
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How many people shoving you does it take for an adult to learn to take off their backpack on a packed subway train? This ain’t 2021, my friends. The trains are too crowded for you to wear backpacks.
December 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
How many people shoving you does it take for an adult to learn to take off their backpack on a packed subway train? This ain’t 2021, my friends. The trains are too crowded for you to wear backpacks.
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😱The clock is ticking on Mike & Nancy’s offer to double every gift to Walk SF!
Go to walksf.org/donate now to step up for safe streets before midnight.
Don’t miss this chance to 2x your support of safe streets in the city you ❤️.
#GivingTuesday
Go to walksf.org/donate now to step up for safe streets before midnight.
Don’t miss this chance to 2x your support of safe streets in the city you ❤️.
#GivingTuesday
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
😱The clock is ticking on Mike & Nancy’s offer to double every gift to Walk SF!
Go to walksf.org/donate now to step up for safe streets before midnight.
Don’t miss this chance to 2x your support of safe streets in the city you ❤️.
#GivingTuesday
Go to walksf.org/donate now to step up for safe streets before midnight.
Don’t miss this chance to 2x your support of safe streets in the city you ❤️.
#GivingTuesday
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I hope every transit agency doesn't shut up about this for months
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE!
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I hope every transit agency doesn't shut up about this for months
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
You will either need to wait for your existing Clipper card to be upgraded to 2.0, or pay using a CC/tap-to-pay on your phone (note: not a digital a Clipper card; see first point)
The transition could be less confusing, but this will be HUGE when it happens
The transition could be less confusing, but this will be HUGE when it happens
Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE!
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
You will either need to wait for your existing Clipper card to be upgraded to 2.0, or pay using a CC/tap-to-pay on your phone (note: not a digital a Clipper card; see first point)
The transition could be less confusing, but this will be HUGE when it happens
The transition could be less confusing, but this will be HUGE when it happens
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Bad journalism has real-life consequences.
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bad journalism has real-life consequences.
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INCREDIBLE NEWS: Walk SF co-founder Mike Smith and his wife Nancy Botkin are matching every donation TODAY ONLY for #GivingTuesday 🎊
If you 💗SF & safe streets, donate now at walksf.org/donate.
If you 💗SF & safe streets, donate now at walksf.org/donate.
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
INCREDIBLE NEWS: Walk SF co-founder Mike Smith and his wife Nancy Botkin are matching every donation TODAY ONLY for #GivingTuesday 🎊
If you 💗SF & safe streets, donate now at walksf.org/donate.
If you 💗SF & safe streets, donate now at walksf.org/donate.
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HAPPY MONTH OF CLIPPER 2.0 LAUNCH (fingers crossed) (knocks on wood)
the countdown officially begins!
the countdown officially begins!
Clipper Board meeting slides now up! December 10 will bring about a host of features for Clipper 2.0, with other features to be introduced in the future.
@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social @adinalevin.bsky.social @tsch.uy @kaleomark.bsky.social @infrastructureweak.bsky.social
@seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social @adinalevin.bsky.social @tsch.uy @kaleomark.bsky.social @infrastructureweak.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
HAPPY MONTH OF CLIPPER 2.0 LAUNCH (fingers crossed) (knocks on wood)
the countdown officially begins!
the countdown officially begins!
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We can restore at least 2019 service if we pass Muni Now, Muni Forever's community parcel tax proposal.
But Daniel Lurie is pushing his own version that would lock in cuts (in order to save millions for downtown companies like Marc Benioff's Salesforce who just got Trump tax cuts). Write a letter!
But Daniel Lurie is pushing his own version that would lock in cuts (in order to save millions for downtown companies like Marc Benioff's Salesforce who just got Trump tax cuts). Write a letter!
Speak Up — Muni Now, Muni Forever
muniforever.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
We can restore at least 2019 service if we pass Muni Now, Muni Forever's community parcel tax proposal.
But Daniel Lurie is pushing his own version that would lock in cuts (in order to save millions for downtown companies like Marc Benioff's Salesforce who just got Trump tax cuts). Write a letter!
But Daniel Lurie is pushing his own version that would lock in cuts (in order to save millions for downtown companies like Marc Benioff's Salesforce who just got Trump tax cuts). Write a letter!
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SF has the same problem: a fire department obsessed with the risk they've largely solved (fire) and unwilling to consider safer streets at the same priority. Vision Zero isn't even mentioned in the SFFD capital plan. Hard to buy equipment fit to use when you're not considering the use.
November 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
SF has the same problem: a fire department obsessed with the risk they've largely solved (fire) and unwilling to consider safer streets at the same priority. Vision Zero isn't even mentioned in the SFFD capital plan. Hard to buy equipment fit to use when you're not considering the use.
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there are *incredibly negative* health effects associated w/ noise
annoyance, dementia, cardiac issues, death
and yet we do NOT measure noise pollution in the US - don't do anything to mitigate it either
in fact it's the opposite: we focus density on the loudest roads
bsky.app/profile/holz...
annoyance, dementia, cardiac issues, death
and yet we do NOT measure noise pollution in the US - don't do anything to mitigate it either
in fact it's the opposite: we focus density on the loudest roads
bsky.app/profile/holz...
i don't know what it will take for planners to understand that noise pollution, air pollution, and unsafe streets are not the sorts of places we should be focusing dense and affordable housing
this isn't even a major arterial - and look how loud it is midday on a friday.
this isn't even a major arterial - and look how loud it is midday on a friday.
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
there are *incredibly negative* health effects associated w/ noise
annoyance, dementia, cardiac issues, death
and yet we do NOT measure noise pollution in the US - don't do anything to mitigate it either
in fact it's the opposite: we focus density on the loudest roads
bsky.app/profile/holz...
annoyance, dementia, cardiac issues, death
and yet we do NOT measure noise pollution in the US - don't do anything to mitigate it either
in fact it's the opposite: we focus density on the loudest roads
bsky.app/profile/holz...
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Davis Street, 1971c
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Davis Street, 1971c
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
Just something great about this John Holtzclaw image from underneath the Embarcadero Freeway ramps with the Alcoa Building in the background, part of the recent SFMemory.org update #sfhistory #sfmemory
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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.
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Hey I have cell service in the Central Subway now?? 👀
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hey I have cell service in the Central Subway now?? 👀
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Our riders put the ART in BART. We love seeing riders' interpretations of maps, train carts, stations, etc. This piece was created by @mousefists on Instagram "sometimes BART is a magical place" 🪄
We couldn't agree more!
We couldn't agree more!
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Our riders put the ART in BART. We love seeing riders' interpretations of maps, train carts, stations, etc. This piece was created by @mousefists on Instagram "sometimes BART is a magical place" 🪄
We couldn't agree more!
We couldn't agree more!
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When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Someones gotta photoshop MTG into here.
They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Someones gotta photoshop MTG into here.
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@sbworkersunited.org have launched the biggest open-ended strike in Starbucks history, fighting for fair wages and against unfair labor practices. We all need to stand in solidarity with striking workers. DON'T BUY STARBUCKS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STRIKE. #NoContractNoCoffee
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
@sbworkersunited.org have launched the biggest open-ended strike in Starbucks history, fighting for fair wages and against unfair labor practices. We all need to stand in solidarity with striking workers. DON'T BUY STARBUCKS FOR THE DURATION OF THE STRIKE. #NoContractNoCoffee
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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-...
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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-...
If robotaxis scale, anything close to that level of deadheading would create crushing gridlock.
www.thedriverlessdigest.com/p/what-cpuc-...