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Transportation Policy and Planning Researcher | ex-Lime

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A dark and killing cloud over Tehran And over a shamed America

As @billmckibben.bsky.social reminds us, we can't look away from the crisis unfolding in Iran:

open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

10.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties

Also, he is what Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson told everyone Biden was. Their silence now is deafening. And damning.

09.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 1637 πŸ” 374 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 8
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Le Formidable Laissez tomber votre voiture. Adoptez un cargotail : vΓ©lo cargo et longtail combinΓ© en un seul vΓ©lo cargo Γ©lectrique. FabriquΓ© en France.

So it does exist - a front loader & a long tail combined. ❀️

Le Formidable, premier cargotail au monde | Galian

galiancycles.com/products/le-...

08.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

07.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 12401 πŸ” 4838 πŸ’¬ 553 πŸ“Œ 475

The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children

08.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 11287 πŸ” 3856 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 39
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S.F. lagged behind other big cities in getting housing permitted but it’s speeding up The streamlining has made it relatively fast to get housing projects approved, but San Francisco still lags behind comparable cities in the time it takes to obtain building permits.

Statewide reforms in California have made it relatively fast to get projects approved but San Francisco still lags behind comparable cities in the time it takes to obtain building permits.

06.03.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent A $2.4 billion upgrade to Caltrain is shaving time off trips, boosting ridership, and reducing riders’ exposure to toxic diesel pollution.

How electrifying a Bay Area rail system made trains faster, cleaner, and more frequent | grist.org/transportati....

05.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 10
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10/10 No notes.

03.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 2217 πŸ” 560 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 19
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At a precarious moment for Muni, S.F. releases results of annual rider survey Seventy-eight percent of riders surveyed last year said Muni service was excellent or good, according to Mayor Daniel Lurie.

Love to see that Muni is still killing it in customer satisfaction! The only way to keep that going is to ensure there is sufficient new funding to fill the agency's deficit. Come join the kick off for Stronger Muni for All tomorrow, or come gather signatures to help the measure get on the ballot!

03.03.2026 06:50 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Automakers Risk Being Reduced to Niche Producers of Gas Vehicles

For US automakers, Trump's election in 2024 may have been an extinction-level event.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/b...

03.03.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 13
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Report: refurbished e-bikes are matching the reliability of new models with 93% seeing no returns in a year.

Read more: zagdaily.com/trends/repor...

02.03.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The chairman of the Board of Peace bombed the Gandhi hospital. Process that.

01.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1389 πŸ” 532 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 15

A United States senator from the president's own party, one who serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has no idea what's going on as America goes to war with Iran.

28.02.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 6370 πŸ” 1998 πŸ’¬ 219 πŸ“Œ 73
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the bombings will continue until peace improves

01.03.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 2543 πŸ” 621 πŸ’¬ 215 πŸ“Œ 75

We had a deal to keep Iran from getting nukes!

Trump backed out of it because he wanted to own Obama. Iran kept following its end of the deal for a year anyway, begging Trump to reenter the deal.

Trump literally backed out of the no nukes deal and then initiated a war because of nukes. Insanity.

28.02.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 1012 πŸ” 342 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 15
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Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the biggest gamble of his administration

From @julianborger.bsky.social: Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

28.02.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done

- started a war in the middle east
- completely destroyed the economy

28.02.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 26306 πŸ” 8898 πŸ’¬ 290 πŸ“Œ 334
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28.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So let’s think about this.

A private company refused - on principle - to yield to the government’s demands.

The government then cancelled its contracts with the company and has set about destroying it

27.02.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 4930 πŸ” 1565 πŸ’¬ 233 πŸ“Œ 88
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Stronger Muni for All - Kickoff Β· Luma The Stronger Muni for All measure will prevent catastrophic Muni service cuts, reduce traffic congestion, and help secure the city’s economic recovery while…

Starting next week in San Francisco, advocate signature gatherers will be carrying two petitions for transit: the Connect Bay Area regional transit measure & the Stronger Muni for All SF measure. Come join us at the Stronger Muni for All kickoff and get setup with both petitions!

luma.com/0pritor4

28.02.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Hoboken has insightful data from our Curb Study report, showing a less pronounced but similar condition on our streets. Although 80% of households don’t drive to work, almost all of our public street space is used for storing cars that are used 1-2x per week.

22.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty wild that @sierraclub.org lets chapters put this stuff on their website

26.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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The AI-Augmented Scientist The promise and pitfalls of using AI tools to boost my capabilities as a scientist

As a rare climate scientist working in Silicon Valley, I've been drinking from the AI firehose a lot more than my peers. I thought it would be helpful to lay out my experiences of both the promise and pitfalls of using AI to accelerate scientific research:

24.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 8

Could be! I really hope you’re wrong!! 🀞🀞

26.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Service has been restored systemwide following an earlier computer network hardware failure.

Expect residual delays systemwide.

26.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I’m in the same boat, but I guess I could see the logic going either way. I think it’s just as reasonable to vote in favor to avoid further cuts to service, which would likely only exacerbate delays and issues like this.

26.02.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

BART service has resumed between West Oakland and 24th St. Mission. Expect residual delays systemwide as service is re-established.

26.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BART computer outage during rush hour isn’t great! Tons of stranded commuters, and not a lot of clarity. At least my train operator was answering questions. We need to fund Bay Area transit and build a stronger, more resilient system. Further cuts will only make the system more fragile.

26.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BART service has stopped between West Oakland and 24th St. Mission due to an equipment problem on the track. Seek alternate means of transportation.

26.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3