Jamie Parks

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Jamie Parks

@transpocrat

Transportation professional, incremental change agent. Statements are my own.

Katılım Ocak 2009

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·10 Ara

@JohnDHamblin @jm_ziegler This is a valid concern, and is why bonds should never be used to cover operating expenses. These bonds are only for capital assets with a useful life of >20 years. With construction costs rising 5-6% per year, paying 4% interest to build it now is a better than waiting

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John Hamblin@JohnDHamblin·9 Ara

@jm_ziegler Bonds have to be repayed with interest.

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JM Ziegler@jm_ziegler·9 Ara

Great! No more excuses...get the garbage picked up, the graffiti painted over and the potholes filled. No more third world streets...and keep that money away from the crooked non-profits! oaklandside.org/2025/12/09/oak…

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·24 Ara

@StatisticUrban Volume is where metric is the undeniable champion. Miles/Feet/inches vs km/m/cm is worse but overall fine. tsp/tbsp/oz/cup/pint/quart vs ml/L is indefensible

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Hunter📈🌈📊@StatisticUrban·24 Ara

We can all agree that the metric system of length measurement is obviously superior, right?

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·10 Kas

@IDoTheThinking Which term is used doesn’t concern me one way or the other, but it’s a fact that “Latinx” is alive and well in Bay Area government. Here’s one example but I could find many others: a18.asmdc.org/newsletter/rai…

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·9 Kas

@streetsblogkea @humantransit Mobility choice. + health/activity! The bike/ped movement made a mistake by sidelining the benefits and joy of walking/biking, to focus solely on safety risk. Vision Zero is a moral argument (one I accept btw), and it doesn’t connect with a lot of folks

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streetsblogkea@streetsblogkea·8 Kas

Honest question...Do you think sustainable transportation advocates would stand a better chance of winning in this political moment if they called themselves "mobility choice" advocates, "affordable transportation" advocates, or something else?

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Darwin BondGraham@DarwinBondGraha·8 Kas

Voters, officials frustrated with slow Alameda County ballot count. Thursday’s election results update included just a few thousand new votes, not enough to gain insights into election outcomes. oaklandside.org/2024/11/08/vot…

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·8 Kas

@cathasach4bikes It’s because most of the vote hasn’t been counted. Stay tuned while Alameda County takes its time…

Dan Kopf@dkopf

According to the AP, we have numbers for just 28% of the vote in Alameda County. If it's not the slowest county in the U.S., it's got to be up there. Not making a value judgment here, but it is certainly notable.

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Bike Mayor of the Lumpenproletariat كاحسخ@cathasach4bikes·7 Kas

Alameda county had 24% turnout this election. That's less than half of the turnout of 2022 and ten points less that the primary. Absolutely wild numbers.

Bike Mayor of the Lumpenproletariat كاحسخ tweet media

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·8 Kas

@hyphy_republic Looks like 5,000 ballots counted today countywide 😭😭

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Jaime Omar Yassin@hyphy_republic·8 Kas

Welp, I don't get it, but the ALCO Registrar's update too the Oakland count is of something less than 200 votes from what I can tell

Jaime Omar Yassin@hyphy_republic

Well, this is annoying. ROV says they updated, but its the same numbers as 1am Weds morning

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·8 Kas

@hyphy_republic SF said 4pm, and the update was there at 4:02. AC is "sometime today", and now I'm just sitting around refreshing my browser. Hope they update soon!

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Jaime Omar Yassin@hyphy_republic·8 Kas

@transpocrat Yeah, they didn't tell people when to expect a vote count today. I think its usually around 4 or 5, so its now late, I guess

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Jaime Omar Yassin@hyphy_republic·7 Kas

Even if it's only a slim possibility the recalls didn't pass, several races are close or could be turned around, I humbly ask reporters to stop claiming the count has ended. For races that turn around, you are literally creating the script for stop the steal rhetoric.

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Ben Gerhardstein@bgerhardstein·12 Eki

The vast majority of Berkeleyans want safer streets for walking and biking. Vote the Berkeley Bike Ballot for safe, green, and joyful streets!

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·27 Eyl

@Noahpinion @MHendi35 ersa.org/wp-content/upl…

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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼@Noahpinion·27 Eyl

@MHendi35 Even the flat part is pretty empty tho

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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼@Noahpinion·27 Eyl

Man, Spain is empty as hell

Hunter📈🌈📊@StatisticUrban

@NateSilver538 It is a de-facto population density map, possibly with some differences in methodology between nations (England and Ireland seem low, for example)

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City of Oakland@Oakland·21 Haz

See us this Sunday, June 23 at the Jack London Square Farmer's Market! We'll be there from 11am-4pm to get your feedback on the proposed Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements. To learn more or sign-up for email updates, visit hubs.la/Q02CSzw20.

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·31 May

@clhubes Scrapple

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·25 Oca

@the_transit_guy Silly take. A Prius can go 0-30 in 100’. EVs even faster. Street design (while extremely important!) can’t eliminate dangerous driving. Vehicle regulation and automated enforcement are critical tools in every country that takes traffic safety seriously

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Hayden@the_transit_guy·24 Oca

Hot take: not a fan. Just design streets to limit the speed of a vehicle, not a big brother device.

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle

California would become the first state to require new vehicles be equipped with speed governors — technology that limits how fast they can be driven — under legislation by San Francisco state Sen. Scott Wiener. trib.al/QMuCCkO

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·24 Ara

@markasaurus @byJoshuaDavis Yes! SFCTA provided $4M for the program (proceeds from Uber/Lyft tax) earlier this year. New traffic calming process is revised to cut time from application to installation from 3 years to 9 months. Hope it works!

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Joshua Davis@byJoshuaDavis·24 Ara

Excited to see Oakland is close to allowing residents to apply for encroachment permits. I already have an idea for a road diet on my block.

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City of Oakland@Oakland·16 Kas

📣OakDOT is hiring to fill a number of engineering positions!!📣 Are you an engineer looking to make a positive difference in your community by designing transportation projects that put safety, sustainability, and equity first? Read on👇🏼

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Bike East Bay@BikeEastBay·12 Ara

Oakland's "Upper, Upper" Telegraph Ave protected bikeway project, 52nd St to Woolsey, is moving into the outreach & design phase with community meetings scheduled for January 2024. Learn more & weigh in via the city's survey by January 31, info at BikeEastBay.org/surveys

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·18 Kas

@StreetsblogSF Link in article to "current city law" is a 2003 memo, but City Code changed in 2008. Skateboards are regulated as "Non-motorized User-propelled Vehicles" (NUVs) and are allowed to ride on most streets outside of business districts codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/san_fran…

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Streetsblog SF@StreetsblogSF·17 Kas

Is San Francisco Ready to Recognize Skateboarding as Legit Transportation? sf.streetsblog.org/2023/11/16/is-…

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Jamie Parks@transpocrat·15 Kas

Loving the new commute and excited to be working for Oakland again!

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@JohnDHamblin @jm_ziegler @StatisticUrban @IDoTheThinking @streetsblogkea @humantransit @cathasach4bikes @hyphy_republic