Josh Gunter 🏳️‍🌈

Lots of transit news from BART director Victor Flores - including that the BART board has voted to use standard gauge for the 2nd set of transbay tubes.

This will open up the option for Caltrain, High Speed Rail, and Amtrak to cross between downtown San Francisco and the East Bay in the future.

-Initial data indicates the recall —despite getting some prog engagement—was driven by conservative voters who refuse to acknowledge we live in a city and deny our climate emergency.
-More D4 voters voted yes on prop K than yes on recall. This vote was not a referendum on the park.
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Group of people on bikes and runners in front of cars on the Great Highway at night. Credit to Open The Great Highway

Lots of people enjoying Sunset Dunes on a beautiful day.

Four years ago, SSR was started to make the great highway permanently car-free. Now, sunset dunes is one of SF's most popular parks. Like the embarcadero and central freeway removals, there may be more fights ahead, but we're not going back.
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Excellent. Just have to make sure Gavin signs!

I just called the governor's office and I'm holding a crying baby.

What's your excuse?

(916) 445-2841, press 1 for English and then 6 to leave a message.

The most impactful housing bill in California history is on the 1 yard line. It has passed the assembly and the senate vote is TODAY!

Right now is your last chance to call your state senator and tell them to support building more housing near transit!

cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

Legislature, Gov. Gavin Newsom agree to fund high-speed rail through 2045 Under the terms of a still-unauthorized deal, high-speed rail would receive $1 billion per year.

California HSR guaranteed $20b in state funding over the next 20 years. There’s still a funding gap in getting to Gilroy and SF, but steady funding will make that much easier to close — amp.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Ladies and gentlemen, SB 79 has passed both chambers! Off to the Senate for concurrence!

“Developing a Network of Slow Streets: Planning the Routes & Connections July 15, 2025 - Public Review OakDOT, Safe Streets Division Bicycle & Pedestrian Program”

“Designing Calm Routes for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Making the street "SLOW" and establishing the route with treatments including: Speed Humps Neighborhood Traffic Circles Gateway Treatments Side-Street Stop Control Wayfinding ...and in locations with persistent traffic Modal Filters Designing Safe and Comfortable Crossings Improving network connections across major streets: Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Pedestrian Signal - Hybrid Beacon Median Refuge Island Corner Bulb Island Designing Vibrant Welcoming Places Including livability improvements for residents and people traveling along slow streets: SLOW Signs and Markings Landscaping & Trees Street Furniture Murals Street Murals Green Stormwater”

Oakland has developed a great Slow Streets network proposal, but they need your input to hone the segments & make sure they’re on the right track. Comments are due by this Friday 9/11. Check out the map at the link below then email slowstreets@oaklandca.gov.

www.oaklandca.gov/Government/O...

Imagine results like this in the Bay Area.

We need congestion pricing here to make it easier and safer for everyone - including drivers - to get around and to help transit ridership grow.

Organizing and/or going to a local community meeting and saying "things should be better, somewhat" has the policy impact power of sending a 100,000 posts.

Congestion pricing is one of the biggest policy successes of the past decade.

Hey it's @cityofoakland.bsky.social

Best thing California could do to fight fascism is build more housing.

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

As Mayor of Berkeley—and as someone who regularly relies on public transit—I urge Governor Newsom to approve the $750 million state loan to stabilize Bay Area transit agency budgets and prevent devastating service cuts.

Read the full statement: www.mayoradenaishii.com/from-the-may...

YouTube video by EBMUD EBMUD Board Meeting August 26, 2025

TIL: the @oaklandballers.bsky.social use 1.7 million gallons of recycled EBMUD wastewater every year! #WaterWise

youtu.be/4fagG8hJGa4?...

Yes Gov Newsom is an 🫏 for attempting to reneg on the $750M loan to keep Bay Area transit afloat.

But also remember that MTC postponed our regional transit ballot measure in 2024 to make way for an affordable housing measure, but then that didn’t happen either.

Leadership failure on all levels.

For the record, this is not an abstract issue for me. I have a nine month old, I don’t own a car, and I haven’t even driven a car in about a decade. If BART and AC Transit are forced to cut service it’s going to have immediate negative repercussions for me and my family.

Massive Bay Area transit cuts likely as Newsom backtracks on $750M loan, lawmakers warn Bay Area lawmakers and transit advocates say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reneging on a critical $750 million loan will have devastating consequences for BART, Muni and other agencies in the region.

This matters a lot more than his tweets.

2023-2024 Regional transit passenger snapshot survey Bar charts of Household Income of Passengers surveyed Each bar has 5 categories: <$50k, 50-100k, 100-150l, 150-200k, 200k+ The following are the percentage of riders on each mode for each of the 5 categories in sequence from low to high income Caltrain 17, 23, 17, 14, 29 Local Bus 51, 25, 10, 5 8 Express Bus 48, 23, 10, 6, 13 Rail 34, 26, 13, 9, 17 Ferry 11, 17, 19 , 14, 39 All Transit Modes 45, 25, 11, 7, 12 2023 Bay Area population 16, 18, 16, 13, 37

Who rides transit in the Bay Area? 2023-2024 data is available at public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Except for ferries, the typical transit rider makes less money than the average Bay Area resident - this is even true for Caltrain, which has the highest average rider income other than the ferries.

Stressful morning for BART commuters trying to find alternative ways to get between SF and the East Bay.

Biking across the Bay Bridge would be a fantastic option…..if the bike path didn’t stop halfway across 🥲

Sign our petition to get more folks moving!

Absolute greenwashing.

This project greatly harms the environment by adding a highway lane and inducing many more vehicle miles and greenhouse gas emissions.

This will harm the marshlands and wildlife by furthering climate change.

Shame on everyone supporting this.

Hi my name is (your name), I live in (your town), and I was so relieved in July when I heard that the state budget would include a $750 million emergency loan to BART, Muni, AC Transit, and Caltrain to stop massive service cuts, before funding starts to flow from a regional funding measure) . These transit agencies provide essential service to our communities and I depend on them to get where I need to go. However, I’m very concerned that with just eight days left to issue the loan, the Governor hasn’t followed through on his promise to protect our communities from these devastating cuts. I’m calling to urge him to make good on his promise and issue that loan ASAP to these transit agencies and stop these terrible cuts. Thank you.

Gov Newsom still hasn't signed the $750m loan to Bay Area transit agencies that would get us to the Nov 2026 funding votes. He has eight days to act.

Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.

Great short video by TransLink explaining “the empty bus lane myth”

Want to improve trail safety? Build more dog parks, Durango residents say Residents and regular users of the Animas River Trail Richard Reynolds and Paula Lutz are leading the call for more dog parks in Durango, saying dog parks along the popular trail would make it safer f...

www.durangoherald.com/articles/wan...

today's ride: the Bay Trail between Millbrae BART and San Carlos Caltrain. great for plane spotting!

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