Kate Blumberg

The extraordinarily high numbers of US pedestrian & bike deaths are primarily the result of policy failures. First in federal safety standards @NHTSAgov. And second in street planning at the local level. Neighborhood streets should be limited to and designed for 20 mph.

@FullLaneFemme I’ve had Kevlar tires in the past and then never got a flat again. They aren’t made for the bike I currently have but after 2 flats in a week 😭 I got the shop to install this green slime stuff and haven’t had a flat since. I feel your pain.

Mind you I got my flat a 20 minute bike ride from home. Closest red line station *with a working elevator was a 44 minute walk. Closest Brown Line with a working elevator was a 22 minute walk😭😭 I want to die. Fuck This whole evening

Took an Uber from home to my bike after dropping off groceries. I timed myself walking my bike to the brown line, taking the red line home, and walking try the half mile home: one hour and 15 minutes😩. I had zero wait for both my trains

@jasonford1 @SFMTA_Muni @sfbike Sharrows and city-identified bike routes on multi-lane roads that are limited to 35 mph and regularly have speeds over 50 mph are reckless and negligent. There is room for a fully protected lane here—it is also the only direct route for bikes. Get it done, @SFMTA_Muni

Almost died on Portola headed west near St. Francis Wood. Car doing 50mph passes me IN THE SAME LANE. Safe bike infrastructure when @SFMTA_Muni ? Cc: @sfbike

@CitizenYan @mateosfo I always tell them, “no rush!” when I’m on my bike. And I often turn into the car lane to block traffic. The cars don’t reliably stop unless they think they might get a scratch on the paint.

This is climate change, people.

NHTSA put out a proposal to rate cars for their safety to pedestrians, but vehicles that fail still get a 5-star safety rating. Do you think this vehicle is safe for pedestrians? Should it get a 5-star safety rating? We say no & if you agree, tell NHSTA ↴ p2a.co/JY9CZwU

“This is normal on the West Coast” IT IS NOT FUCKING NORMAL HERE EITHER. GETTING CHOKED OUT BY WILDFIRE SMOKE EVERY SUMMER IS A RECENT PHENOMENON FOR MOST OF THE WEST COAST TOO STOP NORMALIZING EVIDENCE OF A CLIMATE CATASTROPHE

@mateosfo They make most of the profit on the behemoths, so they market the hell out of them, and then they say they are just giving us what we want.

One of the most consequential lies in the US is that Americans, of our own volition, decided we prefer giant truck and SUVs. What really happened: Carmakers hate regulations that save lives, so they crafted a loophole to exempt themselves, & drove 100 million trucks through it.

“But some autoworkers and manufacturers fear that the [proposed] transition to all-electric vehicles goes too far, too fast…” When have automakers NOT complained that proposed regulations go too far, too fast? It’s as reliable as “Who’s there?” after “Knock, knock.”

Walked by this yesterday and thought, why isn’t this a park? Sign here to help make it one! @ClaraJeffery chng.it/8r9HDNWzDc

Happy birthday to the great Mario Molina. google.com/doodles/mario-…

@gillyarcht @ClaraJeffery Yep, did that first thing. And put up some posters. I mean, how far can a guinea pig travel?

@ClaraJeffery @kate_icct If not brought to SFACC, can post on Nextdoor, it’s one of the few things that app is actually useful for

No new fossil fuels is the least of what we can do. This is irresponsible and unconscionable.

@irapolis How about we just build more damn houses and make the affordable ones have nice big windows too?

@vjon @irapolis @brezina @SFyimby She’s usually the best we’ve got.

@irapolis @brezina The really crazy thing is @SFyimby voted to endorse the planning commissioner who made the “rich windows” comment for Supervisor.

@miatkowski @ShabazzStuart It reminds me of the GOP argument at Supreme Court against student loan relief—we make bank off that debt, you can’t take that away! Making people’s lives better? Naw. The GOP prefers the tax revenue that comes from their misery.

@irapolis @rayyyynell @GoldenGateFerry @mattdorsey @SupStefani @Ahsha_Safai I’ve been wanting to do this very thing!

Hi @GoldenGateFerry Board members @mattdorsey @SupStefani @Ahsha_Safai, a question: do you know why the first ferry from SF to Larkspur on the weekends doesn’t arrive there until 1:20 PM? Makes boat-based transit day trips to northern/central Marin/Sonoma basically infeasible.

@wafoli Almost got blown over a few times. Glad to have no more plans for the day!

@ArmandDoma I’m “grew up in a single family house in a lovely neighborhood. Played in the street and watched the cars go faster and faster. Moved to rent control apt in big city with lots of unhoused. Wondered why I get to win just based on luck/timing, while others don’t. Also, hate cars.”

What type of YIMBY are you? I’m “grew up poor, saw my family and friends struggle with housing costs their entire lives, studied the research extensively, and realized that fighting for working class people meant fighting for housing”

Perhaps you have not yet had time to read this, but please make some. Especially if you are going through or will ever go through menopause or have friends and relations that are/will. Also if you are a doctor or a nurse.