Brer Marsh

Brer Marsh

@brerbear.bsky.social

California Knucklehead Architect - AIA - The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of architects. It is the city hack that opens the door to great ideas. 🚲❤️

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Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

Sold! An absolute steal at the price.

Brer Marsh@brerbear.bsky.social

Know someone who might like some vintage steel between their legs? Check out this 1984 #Nishiki I just put back on its tires after 40 years in storage. Virtually zero miles since new www.craigslist.org/view/d/san-d...

Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

This really speaks to the bias of those running the City of San Diego transportation department that in a time of record high gasoline prices they are cutting funding and firing key staff responsible for making biking safer.

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Chris Thomas
@cycoligist.bsky.social

It’d be very sad to see this place go. Hopefully enough people will step in. Ive been going here since I moved to SD in’86. www.sandiegoville.com/2026/09/san-...

sandiegoville.comSan Diego's Legendary Big Kitchen Café On Brink Of Closure As Staff Plead For Help To Save 46-Year-Old InstitutionSan Diego's legendary Big Kitchen Café may be nearing closure as staff seek urgent support for payroll, repairs and mounting financial struggles.
Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

If you can afford to drive to the beach, you can afford to pay for parking at the beach.

Jake Gotta@jakegotta.bsky.social

There are 8,221 public parking spaces in the city’s beach and bay lots…Over the course of a full year, the city could collect more than $37.5 million even with a conservative estimate of lots being, on average, half full. My latest for @kpbssandiego.bsky.social www.kpbs.org/news/economy...

kpbs.orgBeach parking is free in San Diego. Should it stay that way?Council President Joe LaCava and Councilmember Raul Campillo have introduced an ordinance to permanently ban paid parking in city-owned lots at the beaches. They could be leaving millions of dollars o...

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Peter Flax
@pflax1.bsky.social

Demi Vollering wins an instant-classic Tour de France Femmes that bike racing fans will remember forever. An important reminder that you don't need to save women's sports—you need to watch women's sports.

Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

We all make mistakes.

Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org

The owners of Astoria’s renowned King Souvlaki food truck took the city to court last year to stop the city from installing a protected bike lane on 31st Street — but now, they’re supporters.

buff.ly'It's a Great Bike Lane': King Souvlaki Abandons Astoria Lawsuit Fight - Streetsblog New York CityAstoria's King Souvlaki food truck is embracing the 31st Street protected bike after previously backing a lawsuit to stop it.

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Saad Asad
@realsaadasad.bsky.social

A prominent NIMBY org is now just tweeting out xenophobic nonsense blaming Chinese people for the housing shortage. Here are the San Diego County elected officials who continue ot endorse this group: Solana Beach Lesa Heebner – Mayor Jill MacDonald – Councilmember David Zito – Councilmember 🧵/2

Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

It’s true.

mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social

similar to the phenomenon where agents tell their clients with dead careers that they lost out on jobs due to affirmative action, i think there's a lot of dead/dying businesses that are happy to use the bike lanes as a cope to avoid facing their real problems

Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

Glad to see the old sign has been adopted and restored by an Arby's executive. In 2024 anti-development preservationists fought to preserve it in-situ on Hollywood Blvd. where the old Arby's had stood for 55 years. Had it stayed it would have been lost to neglect. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

latimes.comWhy the iconic Hollywood Arby's sign from Sunset Boulevard was at StagecoachThe Hollywood Arby's on Sunset closed in 2024, but its sign found a temporary home in the desert at the Stagecoach Music Festival over the weekend.
Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

I recently heard our streets described as under the control of an automotive regime and I think its accurate.

gregmartinsd.bsky.social@gregmartinsd.bsky.social

While I favor the fare increase, there's a huge difference in how elected officials respond to people that drive versus those that use transit. People that drive to Balboa Park get to keep all of the parking and pay nothing while those using transit will pay more and possibly get less service.

sandiegouniontribune.comSteep San Diego transit fare hikes get SANDAG’s OK — but service could still be cut. Here’s why.Fare freezes for low-income riders, approved last month by MTS and Thursday by NCTD, will slash new revenue from the hikes by more than half.

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Josh Clark
@heyjoshclark.bsky.social

First biccies in San Diego! I’ve been patiently waiting for the first protected intersection in the region. I thought it was going to be on Santa Fe Dr in Encinitas but that council became anti-bike and redesigned. Then I thought it would be University @ 54th but that got delayed (will still happen)

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The War on Cars
@thewaroncars.bsky.social

At its heart, this is a story about sprawl and the lack of a public square in many cities and towns. Places with parks, plazas, and places people can access for free often have outdoor concerts, movie screenings, or just ways people can socialize and have fun without having to pay for it.

bloomberg.comThe Fun Shortage Is Real, and It’s Making America MiserableWith fewer places to relax and socialize, and steeper prices for entry, having fun is quantifiably harder than it used to be.
Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

A solid retort for any name-calling

Lea Zengage@leazengage.bsky.social

-Christina Lorey "“COMMUNIST!” an angry white guy shouted at Zohran Mamdani as he hopped on a Citi Bike. “Actually, it's pronounced 'cyclist,’” the New York mayor calmly replies. Calm. Clear. Clever. Concise. Kind. He should give our current president a lesson! "

Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

Still a great idea! #BalboaPark

Miser@misernyc.bsky.social

A mere 8 years ago we removed cars from Central Park. Never listen to anyone that claims you can't remove cars. Ever.

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Jan Rosenow
@janrosenow.bsky.social

Probably the best example of a rapid bottom-up energy transition: Pakistan imported more Chinese solar last year than any country on earth. No big subsidy, no rooftop scheme, no feed-in tariff. Solar is now around a quarter of electricity. More in my piece👇 www.thenewworld.co.uk/jan-rosenow-...

thenewworld.co.ukPakistan’s solar miracle – how the hell did they do it?Faced with constant electricity blackouts and a failing grid, people in Pakistan took matters into their own hands. The result is a lesson for the rest of the world, and also a warning
Brer Marsh
@brerbear.bsky.social

Was hit by an SUV that pulled out of a gas station. Knocked me off my bike and bent derailleur ($200) along with some other damage. A cop stopped, looked at my bike and said “glad everyone is ok and we can all go”. Driver left while I talked with the cop and he told me to be more careful.

The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE: Is the way we think about criminal consequences for drivers who harm pedestrians and cyclists another form of motonormativity? A study from Professor Ian Loader of the University of Oxford challenges how the law sees driving and offers solutions. podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/r...