Drive. Bike. Walk. A balanced approach to housing, mobility, & our transition off carbon fuels. Cost-v-benefit measures are essential, as are fact-based claims.
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2 May 2024
People constantly seem to think I'm arguing against building housing. Period.
No, I'm arguing against the lies & pants-on-fire approach used to demand deregulation & force lifestyle transformation on the unwilling.
Densify where it's welcome for those who want it. Period.
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YIMBY quote of the day. 🏆
Jun 13
You’re literally defending agriculture which destroys the environment infinitely more than urban development
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SB-569, @SenBlakespear, of course:
"This bill would prohibit a city, county, regional, or other local agency from removing, or reducing the physical separation of, [a bikeway], without a replacement of equivalent or greater safety and connectivity."
Backlash Block.
@GreenLeapFwd
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Jun 10
This is more of the same. It's really just removing parking minimums, and despite the claims, without any real management of the impacts of the change or controls of car count at new development that claims to not need parking. It burdens everyone else.
ITDP's 2024 report, "The Opportunity of Reforming Parking," highlights how cities like Zurich, San Francisco, Mexico City, Montreal, and Kigali are moving beyond #parking minimums and managing on- and off-street parking as one system.
Download the report at itdp.org/publication/the-opp…
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Here Dan I fixed your poster for you
x.com/dlondonwortel/status/2…
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Excellent thread:
The Queensboro Bridge crash is horrific. Two people are dead. But the takeaway should not be “bikes don’t belong on city streets.”
That conclusion misunderstands both bicycle transportation and the actual operational problems involved.
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What if you could have a pony and a unicorn too!
What if you could safely bike from the ocean to DTLA through the job-rich westside?
We identified the 10 gaps preventing that from being possible, and how to fix them.
Let's get it done! Stay tuned for how you can help.
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I've read a LOT of crappy cycling & safety reports over the years, but this latest attempt by the County of San Diego Grand Jury has to rate near the bottom.
Why is a grand jury getting into this?
@GreenLeapFwd, have a look.
sandiegocounty.gov/content/d…
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May 28
E-bike manufacturer protectionism masquerading as e-bike reform is what SB-1167 is.
The 750w power levels of all e-bikes in California put them at the level that should be regulated as motor vehicles just like mopeds and motorcycles.
None should be treated as bikes.
We won! Two bad e-bike bills are dead and our sponsored e-bike bill, SB 1167 by @Cblakespear rolls on.
Thank you to everyone who called their legislators and a very big thank you to @BuffyWicks!
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May 28
Just like in the EU, max wattage should be 250w, and power assist should end at 15 mph, so that they behave within the realm of pedaled bikes. And no throttles.
U.S. e-bikes' speed and acceleration are bad for regular cyclists, pedestrians, and unpredictable for drivers.
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May 28
I don't have a problem with higher powered two-wheelers. But they need sufficient power to operate as a motor vehicle, in motor vehicle lanes, and include all the necessary features to operate as one and be operated by a licensed & insured rider—just like a moped or motorcycle.
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1/ I was wondering why @RVA_DOT had become a flood of cookie-cutter urbanist safetyism-systems dogma posts...
x.com/DriveBikeWalk/status/2…
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Poll:
Intern or bot?
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May 28
2/ But it turns out that the x/king of cookie-cutter urbanist safetyism-systems dogma posts was appointed as Richmond's Director or Transportation!
Lord have mercy on Richmonders...
styleweekly.com/want-to-make…
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DriveBikeWalk retweeted
May 24
YIMBY is a totally fake astroturf thing, a huge percentage of it is funded by two billionaires from Meta and Stripe, who fund every think tank, lobbyist, PAC, campaign fund, that they see as representing deregulation, empowering capital, and anti-human.
coefficientgiving.org/funds/…
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May 25
And I would add.. nor—in any significant way—about any supply additions. These run-ups and drops are largely driven by psychology, ints, & buyer $$$ resources.
San Diego hasn't been building a lot of condos, but it applies to apt rents as well.
Rents not dropping due to supply.
May 25
wolfstreet.com/2026/05/25/oh…
Condo price collapses everywhere. Not about zoning.
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May 16
The current e-bike classifications in California are a farce. All current e-bike classes at 750w behave like e-motorcycles and should be regulated as such.
AB 1557 puts them closer to enhanced bicycles.
Self-described safety advocates are concerned about bike sales.
BREAKING: Another bad ebike bill gone!
AB 1557, which would have blown up the 3 class system and do substantial harm to mom and pop bike shops across the state, is dead in the appropriations committee.
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May 13
Sixty god damned circles on this ballot and I can't find a single one worth filling.
Too much of everything, and none of it good.
(Wait — isn't that the YIMBY motto?)
Apr 18
62 candidates for governor of California in the voter guide.
SIXTY-TWO.
(4 yrs ago, there were 14. 8 yrs ago 27.)
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Who not to vote for.
May 12
Becerra sued a city under the HAA and won.
Steyer backed SB 79 when it was costly to.
Porter has shown rare willingness to say no to allies.
Mahan cut fees and unlocked 2,000 homes in San Jose.
3,300 word assessment of the candidates, and 3 asks for the winner:🧵
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May 10
Point by point analysis revealing why none of the candidates deserve to be elected governor of California.
All have been absorbed into the YIMBY bubble. Might as well elect Wiener or Wicks governor.
Ugh. No doubt we'll get stuck with one...
May 10
Watching @ezraklein grill the candidates for CA governor on housing policy was a vertiginous experience.
tl, dr: "Abundance" has won the war of ideas, but not the war of legislative attrition in Sacramento. And no one's talking about the second war.
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DriveBikeWalk retweeted
A very good article showing how measurement choices can dramatically change how the housing market looks
cato.org/blog/how-measuremen…
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