marisa
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@marmang.bsky.social
san diego transportation planner. into bikeways, oysters, joy division. don't obstruct the bus.
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Now that both parts are up, here's a short 🧵on my deep dive into why American roads are a sea of SUVs and trucks – and no, it's not just "consumer demand." 🙄 First: the light truck loophole — which was closed recently! But not in a way people are celebrating ...
Through Nov 13, share feedback on the City of San Diego's Draft Streets for All Manual — the guiding framework for calmer, safer, more public space friendly streets ⤵️⤵️ app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01a04...
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🚨🚨 Please take this survey! (You don't have to be a resident, potential visitor's opinions count) Tell the City of San Diego: Pedestrianize the Cabrillo Bridge on El Prado The beautiful gateway to the Park is hostile to pedestrians with cars going 30+ in a 15 survey123.arcgis.com/share/00136b...
Disappointed to see no questions about mobility, pedestrian safety, or access in today’s Balboa Park survey. These should be central to any conversation about the park. I encourage everyone to share your thoughts in the “Other” fields. survey123.arcgis.com/share/00136b...
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CicloSDias San Ysidro is this Sunday 10/18! A very easy ride on the Bayshore Bikeway and new Border to Bayshore Bikeway to get there (also trolley-adjacent). They need some volunteers too for a couple shifts if you can help out sign up here dash.pointapp.org/events/790098
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I love taking the train between San Diego and Los Angeles since it's such a gorgeous view but there's just no way it'll still exist on the same track a generation from now. www.instagram.com/reels/DeSCAh...
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the bus is the public forum
Man gets on the bus rambling to no one and it just sounds like he's talking nonsense until he says, "it's 100 degrees and last night the president told Iran they could blow up San Diego!" The bus driver goes "hey now, he didn't say that" until the passenger pulled up the video clip
'Emergency Streets’ Strategy Gets First Real-World Pilot (Spokane) usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/01/s...
I'm so glad @adamconover.net is on bluesky. It took me this long to know, but at least I can enter my least favorite quarter of the calendar year with this dopamine boost.
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✅ SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR: AB 1740 by @asmrickzbur.bsky.social that makes it easier to build bike, transit, and pedestrian projects in the Coastal Zone.
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✅ SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR: AB 1837 by @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social that extends authority for automated video enforcement of parking and stopping violations from bus cameras.
I love running into people I know whilst biking. Tonight it was @mtborq.bsky.social on Fifth at Laurel in *the* golf cart.
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For decades, one of Budapest’s most spectacular public spaces was reserved exclusively for moving cars. Today, on summer evenings and weekends, the city is testing a different future on the Danube River: one where the din of traffic gives way to conversation, music and the ringing of bicycle bells.🧵
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Just days after a Tesla drove down the Pacific Beach boardwalk, on the other side of PB a woman drives at me on the Rose Creek Bikeway. @joelacavad1.bsky.social our bike and walking trails need to be protected by steel bollards.
I want to share the work of a friend 💥 "The Unheard Ones are a mid-1990s emo trio from Baltimore who are releasing their archival retrospective album, Stories and Songs, today on Handstand Records." open.spotify.com/track/6nGBLH...
THIS.
We’re: — Redesigning our most dangerous streets. — Regulating delivery apps. — Lowering speed limits where children play. — Upgrading 1,000 intersections every year. — Cracking down on dangerous drivers and super speeders. — Improving our street lights. — Building safe, beautiful public spaces.
MTS is taking applications until 9/18 to join the Accessible Services Advisory Committee. Check it out ⤵️⤵️ www.sdmts.com/rider-info/a...
Beginning this Sunday the 992 from airport to downtown will run every 15 minutes daily until 1am www.sdmts.com/inside-mts/m...
Here is the UN report. Overshoot explained: 5 things to understand about a world beyond 1.5°C share.google/8Nk0s1nfNldb...