North ATLANTIC Treaty Organization How the mighty have fallen! Yet another reason to cancel your @nytimes subscription.

One of the biggest disinformation campaigns ever applied to cities involves the constant claims that “driving pays its way.” It’s actually MASSIVELY subsidized, while things like walking, biking, public transit & supportive housing for the unhoused actually SAVE PUBLIC MONEY. #UrbanTruth

“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.” Designed-in car dependency, surging car AND gas prices, longer loan periods with more interest. Sound like “freedom?”

If Hopkins Street gets paved without bike lanes then (A) it should go to the ballot for a direct vote (it will win) and (B) im going to ride my bike as slowly in the street, blocking cars behind me. I will also park my fat sedan right in front of the shops and walk to BART and leave it there all day

This what happens when politicians don’t have the courage to stand up for their previous decisions. It seems that Mayor Ishii and Council Member Rashi Kesarwani are competing to set a world backpedalling speed record.

Whenever residents ask their city not to remove parking spots, not to build bike lanes or bus lanes, or to include parking in new developments, they’re promoting a fossil fuel economy. They might not realize it, but they just are

Oh so now copyright matters.

“WHO DOESN’T SAY HELLO?!"

There are two types of brains. Bike brain: when you feel joy and safety when you see other road users doing what you do. Car brain: rage.

Okay @alleghenycounty.bsky.social Since you haven’t learned anything from your earlier, offensive posting, forget my suggestion about your needing to apologize. JUST DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT and take your deceptive, garbage posts elsewhere. And please, don’t let the door hit you on your way out.

These guys mean business. #WorldBollardAssociation 😎

Dear @alleghenycounty.bsky.social Victim-blaming, motor-normative garbage belongs on that other site. You’re embarrassing yourself. Do the right thing & apologize or delete your account. Sincerely, Someone Who Has Been Hit by a Car 2x & Experiences Threats of Violence from Drivers Ever Day.

Roughly 1/2 of Marin Ave lies in Albany, other 1/2 in Berkeley. Kudos to Albany for adding bulb-outs & ped signals to their 1/2 to enhance pedestrian safety. Same issues plague Solano Ave, so will curious to see changes there in the coming months. Meanwhile, from the City of Berkeley … crickets.

Watch this video, if you haven’t already done so. My favorite quote: "If you’re lucky enough to avoid a serious crash, cars will still play the long game, killing you slowly over time. "

Trump openly threatens war crimes against Iranian people as he says if Iran's leaders don't make a deal he will destroy the civilian drinking water centers and electric grids. Looks like Trump is learning from Netanyahu. www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...

Hey US Air Force targeting analyst, if they’re saying “find me all the desalination plants“ that’s a big old illegal order and war crime target and you don’t want no part of that

To be clear with how I feel about it. Anyone in the military who directs or carries out strikes on desalination plants should be in prison when this is over.

Well done. #NoKings

Contrary to some lies, it's obviously easier for firetrucks and other emergency services if they don't have to fight cars every step of the way.

431.28 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 26-Mar-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

Logical consequence of forced car dependency. People no longer capable of driving are compelled to do so anyway. They are crashing into **buildings** on a weekly basis, killing innocent people. Meanwhile we are in the middle of a moral panic around ebikes which are 1000x safer than cars.

“Let me remind you what fascism is. I need not wear a brown or green shirt. Fascism begins the moment a ruling class, fearing people may use political democracy to gain economic democracy, begins to destroy political democracy to retain its power of exploitation & special privilege.” ~ Tommy Douglas

Meanwhile, in the Bay Area, BART has average speed of 35 mph (56 km/h) with: ✅ 48 stations (minus Antioch and KOAK) ✅ 181 km of track (not including eBART & KOAK connector) ✅ Custom track gauge & rolling stock ✅ Frequent outages ✅ High noise level inside & out ✅ Struggles for funding

Remember, if you’re interested in what REALLY “drives” a lot of regional growth & infrastructure politics, it’s pretty much this. Great drawing via Ian Lockwood.

Merci !

What a GREAT MOMENT — new Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire @egregoire.bsky.social arrives via the Rivoli cycle path to Paris City Hall, embraces his predecessor Anne Hidalgo @annehidalgo.bsky.social while @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social, who just sent me this special video, looks on. Inspiring.

The Bourne Identity (2002) / The Hidalgo Legacy (2026)

Many in Berkley continue to use fire access as a reason to not build bike infrastructure when, in fact, bike infra could actually improve emergency response times. Also, consider the size of that fire truck compared to the behemoths used in most of N. America.

Seen tacked to a community board on my walk

We have choices. We can bankrupt our transportation system repairing car roads. We can buy giant vehicles for everyday errands. We can pay high gas prices. Or we can build reliable transit & wide, safe, connected bike lanes. It's our future. Speak up for what you need. (Amsterdam protest 1970s)

Stuck in a traffic jam on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge upper deck, I saw something I’d never had time to notice before: A “NO PARKING” sign, which seemed ironic given the circumstances. Perhaps CalTrans could put up more appropriate signs, like NO SUNBATHING, DOGS ON LEASH, DO NOT FEED WILDLIFE.

If you haven’t watched this before, you really should. The brilliant Dr. Carl Sagan testifying before the United States Congress in 1985 on #ClimateChange. We should have listened then. Will we now? Remember, climate change isn’t an on & off switch. It’s an exponential dial. We’re making it worse.

Let's see if I got this right, we're allowing private companies to test fleets of self-driving cars on the streets of our major cities, but tech for directing impaired drivers is not yet ready for prime time? Got it. No notes.

This very well reported story offers a lot of detail of how clearly important mobility projects in California for pedestrians and bike riders are not being funded. Gov Newsom can be clever and effective at sparing but it's always unclear where his heart is at. www.sacbee.com/news/local/t...

“… all city’s daylighting zones are all painted red …”? I beg to differ. This loading zone at Tacoma/Solano Aves remains, despite reports to @berkeleyca.gov. This is one of longest crosswalks in Berkeley. Drivers speed, dble-park, make dangerous u-turns. Someone is going to be injured or killed.

Apropos of emergency vehicles using protected bike lanes, here is a video of a ladder truck in NYC passing hundreds of cars by using a bike lane. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVOP...

The increasing probability of heat extremes, including out of the traditional summer season... Graph shows shifted distribution of surface air temperature anomalies. Visual by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5613/

When we think about the big differences between European and North American city-building, a primary turning point was the 1970s Energy Crisis. European cities and nations learned, and took their city-building, urban transportation, and renewable energy development in very different directions. 1/2

This NACTO/USDOT report addresses how to downsize fire trucks in cities. nacto.org/wp-content/u...

STUDY: “Bicycle lanes reduce GHG emissions as effectively as highways create them.” “Investing in networks of protected bicycle lanes has significant potential to reduce GHG emissions, lower transport costs, prevent road fatalities, & improve quality of life for people in cities around the globe.”

This should be the biggest weather and climate news on your radar today. You can send an email today to say why dismantling NCAR is a bad idea for everyone: [email protected]

Not only did we show up to support bike lanes on Hopkins but we showed up to support businesses on Hopkins and grabbed slices from Gioia which is probably the best pizza spot in Berkeley (and we weren't the only ones). Owning a car shouldn't be required to go grab a slice of pizza with your kid.

Poorly maintained bike infra results in illegal dumping, so City of Richmond cuts the Gordian Knot. "This K-rail was installed to stop vehicles from accessing the dead end and illegally dumping. Since it has been put in place, we have not seen any illegal dumping in the area." 2 Bollards? Hello?

The New Tobacco: “Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.” Via the BBC. #UrbanTruth www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The @walkbikeberk.bsky.social action in support of Hopkins safe streets was so powerful and joyous! How can the Berkeley City Council not listen to these families and kids who just want to be able to get to schools, parks, and shopping safely by bike?

Great turnout today to support bike lanes on Hopkins! #bikesafeberkeley

"One of the main ways Waymo saps public resources is via stalled cars." In San Francisco, first responders and the municipal transport agency are forced to deal with more and more complaints about private robo-taxis blocking public roads. futurism.com/advanced-tra...

This is how I imagine the Caltrans Meeting with their contractor where they decided to eliminate several blocks of bike lane on Oak St. in downtown Oakland without notice. Why not change their name to the California Dept of Enshitification.