Legislation to slow down only e-bikes? 🙅‍♂️❌ Ordinances & infrastructure to facilitate safe speeds for ALL road users? 👍✅

Everyone who has an e-bike better write to their state representative asap if you want to keep using it without a huge number of additional burdens.

I want laws that require every single street to be safe for all road users. What would this mean? Roads where traffic engineers want fast speeds would require separated and protect bike lanes. Highways would require side running paths with safe access and safe crossings. All bridges get bike lanes.

The face on this woman speaks volumes about the excitement people feel in getting behind someone who doesn’t know what the tattoo on his chest means.

I worry that the only way to fix this is violent revolution. It’s hard to imagine that actually having a good outcome though.

I randomly was at a car show recently where an old V8 Cadillac was running, a few people were oohing and aahing at the sound of the engine rumbling under the hood. All I could marvel at was how bad the exhaust smelled and how it was I was the only one offended by the noxious fumes.

it’s simple. Dems need to 1. prepare retaliatory gerrymanders in every blue state now that the VRA has been overturned 2. pack the court (and prosecute Thomas/alito) in 2029 I will only even *consider* primary candidates who support both of the above going forward

It's honestly wild that pedestrians - people mostly travelling entirely under their own steam - are almost always expected to travel significantly out of their way to accommodate the caprices of people using machines the whole purpose of which is to make it trivially easy to travel further.

Another day in Berkeley, another 60-something driver hitting a 70-something pedestrian. www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/04/29/t...

An elderly lady pushing a grocery cart was struck by a driver speeding on Hearst this morning. Absolutely tragic what we subject our citizens to, and what we are all subject to. www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/04/29/t...

Can anyone explain to me in a way that makes sense, why our legislature’s number one transportation priority this session is e-bike regulation, when the daily reality in our communities is this? 👇👇👇 www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/04/29/t...

I just listened to an episode of the CA Report on @kqednews.kqed.org, all about people “needing” to drive. One was someone community across the bridge into SF, at no point did I even hear them ask “have you tried BART?”, or “do you consider biking?” Yes, gas is expensive, so do something else!

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#USOC2026 Round 4: Two matches on Tuesday, six on Wednesday. 16 teams (13 #MLS, 2 #USLC, 1 #USL1) are four away from a #USOpenCup title and a 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup spot. PREVIEW: thecup.us/2026/04/27/2... (Graphic by @franklan.bsky.social)

Hey, we need a sign to alert drivers to some lane narrowing. Let's put it in the bike lane that is shared by pedestrians and cyclists. It will only take up 55% of their space.

Most calculus textbooks are bloated. This one isn't. Delighted to announce the preorder of a hidden gem 💎— the first complete English translation of Kiselev's Calculus.

Raised crosswalks are the best, and berkeley only has a handful. We need more.

Honestly, the only disappointing thing about this photo is that both vehicles weren’t totaled.

Someone at work said it’s time to mourn your previos job as a software engineer. It’s probably the most apt understanding of the shift going on in the industry right now. The game is changing, no longer will the craft of software construction be appreciated in the way it was before.

I ran 17.7km today in Seattle.

Incredibly strong endorsement of Tom Steyer for CA Gov here:

I’ve been trying to get. A bike rack in front of my house. I can’t think of any bike racks in our residential neighborhoods.

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Acoustic bike is the only correct retronym.

Car Free Happy Hour is tonight, folks!We head to Headlands Brewing in Berkeley, at 1280 Gilman Street, right on the Ohlone Greenway. Lots of friendly folks interested in the same things you are. Come on out! 🚴‍♀️🚐

1st time using bike shuttle across the RSR Bridge & it's not my lucky day. The live tracking of the shuttle is not working. Another cyclist was waiting & she called the contractor who said there's a problem with the trailer. So she took the last the last bike slot on the 580 bus, so I'm waiting.

How many times do you need to win a city vote before you actually win? Asking for Berkeley residents. 1) win on a bike plan that includes bike lanes on Hopkins. 2017 2) win when funding to study bike lane on Hopkins. 2021 3) win when initial plans are approved for bike lanes on Hopkins. 2022

Take action TODAY! The Council committee meets tomorrow (Wednesday, 4/15 at 2pm) about Hopkins.

That little DNS project I started about 10 years ago is making some news with Google! This is definitely because so many people have jumped in to help contribute here. Special call out to @djc.ochtman.nl who’s picked up a huge amount of slack for me in the last year. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

Isn’t it odd that all of these laws are coming at the same time across the US? CA has a bunch of bad proposed bills that ignore cars and focus on e-bikes. Registration, dropping the top speed from 20 to 16 without dealing with illegal e-motos. All BS. Someone is scared that bikes are winning.

Take a moment to support making Hopkins safe for ALL!

Here’s a short, seven-minute documentary about East Bay Kidical Mass @ebkm.org, posted online for the first time. Enjoy, and hope to see you at a future ride! youtu.be/10CImzRMSu8

Quality bike lanes can magically create new cyclists out of thin air. "The installation of protected and buffered bicycle lanes was consistently and significantly associated with increased bicycle commuting." doi.org/10.1177/0361...

Artemis II splashing down exactly when predicted, to the minute, after traveling like 700,000 miles is why we need dedicated bus lanes tbqh.

This. Some things that fascists that talk about "birth rate decline" know, but pretend that they don't: There has been no big decline in birth rate for most white women. There has even been an increase for older women!👍🏿 All of the decrease, is because fewer girls (not women!) are having babies.

New argument for bike lanes, “Don’t worry, with your cataracts you won’t even know they’re there!”

For folks in California, AB 1557 was just amended to make up new definitions for Class 1 and 2 ebikes that would dramatically impact their usability for carrying kids and cargo. @calbike.bsky.social has a good summary; contact your representative now: click.everyaction.com/k/129073693/...

#StopSuperSpeeders has cleared the first hurdle in California. 🙌🏼 Thank you to our members who testified. Thank you to Assemblywoman Soria, the bill's sponsor.

This is Berkeley. "We value evidence based science until it inconveniences me."

I want to see mayors across the US competing with NYC on services they provide for their citizens. These ads make me want to be there. It’s a great use of his personal brand and wide reaching platform. This is the type of thing Democrats should be doing across the country, show government working.

I hate having to do the "look, they're normal just like us" post, but sometimes you have to do that when American propaganda tries to convince everyone Iranians are "animals".

Worst UI every, which one is enabled? Which is disabled?

The City of Berkeley needs to face the truth, parking comes at the expense of safety. In the Hills the BFD has been delayed trying to put out home fires due to cars blocking the route. In the Flats parking comes at the cost of lives due to the lack of bike lanes and safe pedestrian crossings.

Bikes were misnamed. It’s about the drive train, pedal power from human, but we called them bikes and now three and even for wheeled things are bicycles. Pedcycle should have been the name, and it would fit all the things that people use today. Even scooters could be Pedcycles. Pedcycle lanes, etc.

This is not a good thing, but until we hear about things like this is US Soccer, we just haven’t arrived yet. “Dozens of fans of Dynamo Dresden ran across the field toward supporters of Hertha Berlin … before being chased back by police. Dresden fans then burned a Hertha fan flag.”

And on the third day he returned as the Easter Bunny. Happy Easter 🥚🐣🐰 Origins of Easter: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92o...

There are a lot of people saying this is the time to Cabinet will recognize the lunacy and invoke the 25th amendment. 1st, have you seen who’s on the Cabinet? They can’t think for themselves. 2nd, that just kicks off a similar process as impeachment, meaning impeachment is easier. Be real people.

"My neighborhood is not built for community. It’s built to move cars, as fast as possible, and makes a car all but required for even the smallest errands. City planning and road design are justice issues. The harm they cause is real. These roads kill people." open.substack.com/pub/jesusurb...

This adds an entirely different dimension to the electrified train concept. Absolutely amazing.

Why do we live in such a childish, stupid country? A country that wastes its money on useless billion dollar aircraft carriers, when it could be spending those tax dollars to actually help its citizens like sane countries.