Amanda Eaken

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This is what it looks like to (finally) get the job done! Congratulations and gratitude to the hardworking ⁦@SFMTA_Muni⁩ staff and everyone—and I mean everyone—who stepped up to get Central Subway across the finish line. Incredible celebration at today’s ribbon cutting.

Thank you @DeanPreston for your comments tonight on Vision Zero, the urgency of the climate crisis, and the spot-on reframe that while it may feel like a lot of changes happening now, that's because for years we've put off the street improvements we need to be a livable city.

At last! SF Board of Supes on the right side of history with tonight's 7-4 vote to create a permanent car-free route through Golden Gate Park. Huge thanks to the hardworking staff at @sfmta_muni @RecParkSF @sfcta @jeffreytumlin @philginsburgsf

Car crashes kill nearly 40,000 Americans each year and injure over 3 million. Why do we shrug them off? nbcnews.com/think/opinion/…

On time and on budget. A 38R that's 20% faster with the quick build alone. A blind resident who can cross Geary safely for the first time in years. So much to celebrate at the ribbon cutting for the Geary Rapid Project this week. Huge thanks to the hard working @sfmta_muni staff!

Celebrating the amazing work of the @sfmta_muni Shared Spaces Team with a Special Recognition at today's MTA Board Meeting.

"Mayors of cities understand intuitively that the same actions that will help us to achieve our climate goals and bring down that carbon pollution, they also just make their cities better places to live," said @NRDC's @aeaken. bit.ly/38P0NxB

I can't believe we even have to debate whether to let cities factor in the safety of people walking and biking. Thankfully @GavinNewsom is a former Mayor and understands the importance of safe streets to thriving cities. Please #SignAB43 @laurafriedman43 sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Fat…

Today is a big day for @NRDC. We are delighted to welcome @ManishBapnaNRDC as our new President & CEO. nrdc.org/stories/leader…

We're expanding the Free Muni for Youth program so everyone 18 and under can ride Muni for free, no application required. For some people the financial burden of a Muni ride is small, but for youth and families with kids, these costs add up. twitter.com/MyrPressOffice…

Two years ago, we set an ambitious goal of adding 20 new miles of protected bike lanes. We've met and exceeded that goal. We're making long-term changes and short-term fixes, and working to make San Francisco a city where it's safe and convenient to bike. londonbreed.medium.com/bike-to-wherev…

Great to see Mayor @LondonBreed, Sup. @RafaelMandelman, @sfbike and @sfmta_muni staff this morning to celebrate safe streets for biking and walking in San Francisco londonbreed.medium.com/bike-to-wherev… #BiketoWhereverDay

1/ The Republican infrastructure "Roadmap" is a status quo alternative that would lock in rising GHG emissions and ensure slower economic growth—needlessly prolonging the pain of the coronavirus-induced recession. Congress needs to pass the AJP. americanprogress.org/issues/economy…

On behalf of a young change-maker I know, posting this petition to ban plastic school lunch containers at @RevolutionFoods Sign the Petition! chng.it/hcVDNvTL via @Change

Safe streets have emptied my emergency department — we should keep them – The San Francisco Examiner sfexaminer.com/opinion/safe-s…

@Kaid_in_DC @stevemouzon @donchennyc @MZStrat @NRDC Thanks @Kaid_in_DC for all of *your* thought leadership. Hope to be able to see you and many other sustainability leaders in person in the year ahead. 🤞

@stevemouzon Everybody pretty much knows @donchennyc, so here are 2 more GenXers: @MZStrat, thinker/doer for equity, transit, housing, based in Richmond VA; @aeaken, expert on transportation/land use relationship, based in CA for @NRDC. Both in the trenches more than in national eye.

Please nominate up to three people younger than Boomers doing good work in neighborly & sustainable place-making at any scale that we all should know about but probably don’t... yet. And because we don’t yet know them, please say why.

BREAKING: Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. We know the time for justice is long past due - today we honor George Floyd’s life and pay tribute to his family.

Huge gratitude and respect to our amazing @sfmta_muni transit workers for keeping our city moving.