Chris Sauer

EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A HOUSE

Tomorrow at 9am City Council will hold a hearing on Vision Zero and the bike network. *NEW DATA* A first look at the legally required Connectivity Index that shows the health of our bike network.

Could be boon to…people needing homes

Oxford Street’s pedestrian revolution is finally here ft.trib.al/FQwih9J

RETIRED? Hardly! #CriminalMischief is back — with a very special episode featuring a confrontation with one of NYC's worst people!

Every big paper has run a story like this in recent years. Why nothing changes: “The state can’t add more crosswalks, reduce the number of lanes or lower the speed limit on Union Avenue, all of which would take time and money,“ said the state DOT, which owns the road. 🔓: www.wsj.com/us-news/the-...

Deputies later found and arrested a 37-year-old San Francisco man in a nearby wooded area.

Listen to my new song! I re-recorded the Johnny Cash song “I’ve Been Everywhere,” and replaced EVERY city with a city or village from Nebraska. That’s really me singing on the track. Real Nebraska musicians recorded this too. No AI-generated music here. 👍

CalBike urges Californians to vote NO on Proposition 43. The measure would make it harder for communities to approve citizen-led taxes for safer streets, reliable transit, and other essential local services. Read more on the CalBike Blog: www.calbike.org/no-on-prop-43/

Voters in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties: be sure to Vote YES on RTM — the regional measure to save transit. *San Francisco voters: Yes on H for Muni

Rode through here a few weeks ago...and I didn't mind it. Traffic calming for bikes. Understand that we don't want anyone and everyone deciding what should be in the bike lane but maybe DOT could work with the school to to slow things down during busy times

As gas gets more expensive, people living in places with abundant transit and safe bike lanes can save money by driving less. In much of the US, that's not an option. From the new @lookbothwayspod.bsky.social, which is all about gas prices.

Ohio’s Cincinnati Public Schools is the first district in the nation to own and operate a parking lot where families experiencing homelessness can go to at night and sleep in their cars, and has served more than 300 people since opening this past spring ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/14/c...

If you're on the fence about Measure RTM, the regional transit measure, read our endorsement to find out why we think #YESonRTM is critical for Bay Area voters. If you're already voting yes, read the endorsement to pick up arguments to use with your friend. #Savethebus

OMB and ball knowers know this is like saying “the MLB”

NYC is about to spend billions on outdated, unnecessary car infrastructure. With the right vision, alternatives are possible. Speak up and tell local officials you want them to go back to the drawing board on the BQE at these events hosted by @nyc-dot.bsky.social:

The Big Beautiful Bill cut corporate income taxes pretty substantially. Corporate tax revenues came in even lower than expected.

Holy shit.

More than 1.5 million kids were missed in the last U.S. census. The undercount was 2.1% for children <18, and 5.4% for those <5, the highest rate of any age group. Now the Census Bureau is proposing major changes to 2030 Census rules that could make some children even harder to count.

"In the states examined in this analysis, a drop of approximately 20% in inflation-adjusted rents—as happened in Austin, Texas, and Minneapolis after those cities made reforms—could reduce poverty by 18% to 26% and child poverty by 21% to 38%." www.pew.org/en/research-...

The report, which details how transit cuts could make traffic apocalyptic, was put out by a nonprofit think tank that has endorsed both upcoming transit measures in the November election.

This is my road. These are my neighbors.

The Mayor was asked about this, so rambled on about "not ticketing, but behavioral change" Yes, change their fucking behavior! It's called towing & ticketing

Mandatory insurance minimums were quickly invented in the 1920s—papering over a massive hole in driving costs: unpaid debts to victims of crashes maxmautner.com/2026/09/11/l...

#Saucemaxxxxing

On the importance of public unions on this Labor Day of all days; plus, my favorite songs about work .https://humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/do-a-little-bummin-around-songs-about-work-2/

An innocent young woman, mother, and neighbor of yours was abducted by #iCE weeks ago contrary to the Constitution and everything else this nation should stand for. #ArmelleBondonga is still in jail. Every minute she is behind bars is an insult to right-thinking people.

It's rural areas, not big cities, that most need AVs. "How do you push [robotaxi] companies to get into the places where society would value their presence? As opposed to Lower Manhattan, which is very lucrative for a Waymo or Zoox but would be a disaster if that becomes a dominant way to travel."

The deep SNAP cuts enacted last year have harmful ripple effects for low-income families & the broader community. Kids losing SNAP also lose automatic enrollment for free meals at school. As more kids lose SNAP, schools may be forced to drop Community Eligibility & end free meals for all students.

Just departed SDF and this was the first thing I thought of after I got through security ha

Supporters of Prop. G, the ballot measure to reopen the Great Highway, say they want "safer streets." A pedestrian safety group was "frankly horrified." Read more from Sunset Buzz by @junyaoyang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/08/sf-s...

Every right on red frays the social contract a little further: defector.com/every-right-...

Zoning reform alone isn't enough: oversized street standards eat up land needed for housing, argues planner Naama Blonder. Narrower streets and shorter blocks boosted one project's yield from 3-5 homes per acre to 6, while leaving room for future housing. www.planetizen.com/features/138...

Autonomous vehicles are presenting a new challenge for those trying to reduce urban congestion. Read the full story here: ft.trib.al/vvcH1uR

"California’s strict liability regime [for utilities] creates powerful incentives to prevent utility ignitions and drives up retail electricity rates. It does much less to encourage home hardening, fuel treatments, defensible space, or safer development." energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/w...

Are raised crosswalks effective? Yes. Yes they are.

Great reporting on families with kids — many of whom are still eligible for SNAP — who have nonetheless lost the help they need to afford groceries. Now, they're facing impossible decisions when buying food means a utility bill goes unpaid or a broken car engine can't get fixed.

Tell your friends and neighbors via @calbike.bsky.social

117 mph on Skyline Blvd 😨 www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...

I don't care for Sufjan Stevens' stateside project, so let me proffer my own favorite songs 'about' states: from Mitch Miller and Lesley Gore to Public Enemy and Maluma. wp.me/pzXeC-lAX

Make motorists beg first, please

Mountain lions are keystone species that help keep ecosystems in balance. 🐾 When predators disappear, overgrazing can reshape entire ecosystems. Protect the predator, protect the ecosystem. 🌿 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4g2kVP8

San Francisco really needs congestion pricing!

New PUBLIC COMMENT responding to another bad take about why Los Angeles has such a persistently high rate of homelessness publiccomment.blog/p/right-abou...

The decision by California’s attorney general offers a glimpse into how the state intends to enforce a growing collection of city housing laws aimed at limiting local development.

“I’ll show you the Bronx(ville)!”

So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...

I thought something like this might be an option...maybe not anymore www.trainorders.com/discussion/r...