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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 10h

I’m hooking someone can enlighten me on how this doesn’t end up rolling over easily on turns? The rear wheels just appear to be too narrow. Need something low slung, wheels mounted at the lowest center of gravity, and a handbrake to do some awesome skids. I miss my Big Wheel.

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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026

NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”

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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m running for City Council to get back to the basics: • Pave our roads • Safe infrastructure • Tackle the deferred maintenance backlog • Deliver safety upgrades for everyone Decades of neglect left us with a $250M+ pavement backlog. Let’s build safe, smooth streets across Berkeley! 🚴 🚦 🚗

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Mark Humbert @markhumbert.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Beautiful Berkeley families who are thrilled about a Safe Hopkins! In front of Glom Thai, District 1.

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I was wondering about this. It’s YIMBY coded suburban sprawl.

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Adriana Valencia for AC Transit Ward 3 2026 @valencia4actransit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Please read @georgespies.bsky.social 's entire thread. Then, please: vote for me this November. I'm running to make buses work not just for those who are dependent on transit, but for everybody.

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I went to @adenaishii.bsky.social’s State of The City for Berkeley last night and I have to say it was great. I love the vision she has for a vibrant Berkeley. I’m really excited about her continued leadership.

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Between this and his signing of the bill to help stop a bike lane in LA, he’s not a serious person that wants to protect people. What could possibly be wrong with making sure doctors can safely provide care for their patients without fear of retribution?

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What happened in 8 hours time? bsky.app/profile/berk...

City of Berkeley posts about 3x3 women’s basketball tournament, then 8 hours later says it’s canceled.

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East Bay for Everyone @eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

East Bay for Everyone has published our endorsements of local candidates in Berkeley, Oakland, Emeryville, Alameda, San Leandro, BART, AC Transit and of course YES on the Regional Transit Measure! eastbayforeveryone.org/2026/09/21/e...

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EB4E 2026 General Election Endorsements | East Bay for Everyone

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Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀 @aceckhouse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

wondering who you should vote for in East Bay local elections? EB4E has answers

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tschuy 🏳️‍🌈 @tsch.uy · 19/09/2026

Just heard that AB 1599 was signed into law! Once fully implemented, one physical stop on the ground will have one name and one ID in apps (and other datasets)! Data standardization is a *major* part of transit integration. This is wonky but so important! www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/2026/6/...

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AB 1599: Seamless Interagency Stop Data - the California Transit Stop Registry — Seamless Bay Area

On June 23, the California Senate Transportation Committee is expected to hear and vote on a good bill to standardize bus stop data, making transit more convenient for riders and enabling smarter plan...

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

To make this point, I posted a new study that shows protected bike lanes and cycletracks reduce injuries substantially, and this is the response from my esteemed neighbors in Berkeley,”Yada Yada Yada”. Yes blame the victims.

Comment from Nextdoor about how safer streets reduce injury to cyclists.

“Yada Yada Yada. Maybe it's the pedestrians.
Skateboarding at night? On a curvy street with auto traffic? Anyway, I've been saying forever that pedestrians and cyclist...”

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As I’ve been advocating for more sustainable transportation in what you’d think is the most supportive community in the world, Berkeley, CA—I’ve realized how captured all Americans are to the lies they’ve been sold by the auto and oil industries. Even Berkeley, people think cars are necessary.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Two teens were killed in a car crash in Antioch on Sunday, & another in Union City on Monday. These tragedies will go largely ignored by policymakers in our region, who will continue to insist that e-bikes are the greatest danger to youth. www.ktvu.com/news/antioch... www.msn.com/en-us/public...

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'My body went numb': Mom tracks son's phone to scene of fatal Antioch crash

A mother is facing a parent’s worst nightmare after her teenage son was among two victims killed in a car crash in Antioch over the weekend.

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East Bay for Everyone @eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

All morning we've been posting on the misconduct of incumbent Joel Young. So who's the alternative for AC Transit Ward 3? Here's Adriana Valencia, a bus rider, mother, product manager, and transit advocate. East Bay for Everyone-endorsed. Vote, doorknock, and donate www.valenciaforactransit.com

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Adriana Valencia for AC Transit • Ward 3

Adriana Valencia is a frequent transit rider, community transit advocate and product manager running for AC Transit in Ward 3. Unable to drive because of a vision disability, Adriana relies on public ...

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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bro this guy needs to go, it's enough already. We have ghost buses, 30 minute headways and a dying bus system and this guy is stopping fixes at every opportunity while harassing people. Vote Adriana Valencia as soon as you can.

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Marc Hedlund @marcprecipice.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Everyone in Berkeley supports bikes" 🤨

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Do Shimano batteries have a well known charging problem? My around 1 year old battery that I’ve treated nicely, now has the charger blinking orange that it can’t charge. Based on interpreting their blinky light language, it’s a failure for the charger to “connect”. Maybe a bad charger?

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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This story buries the lede, but if you pull out a calculator and do the math, AAA found that the average American spends $15,031 a year for a single car! www.cnbc.com/2026/09/14/c...

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Car ownership costs an average of $5,851 a year on top of auto loan payments, analysis finds

The cost of insurance, gas, and maintenance or repairs can add thousands of dollars a year to the price of owning a car.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 12/09/2026

Art of the Day - that moment when you are on a northbound yellow line BART train leaving 19th Street and you see your friend on the orange line. I'll have this piece and others at the BART anime fair next Saturday 9/19. www.bart.gov/news/article...

watercolor drawing of someone on a train looking out at a window at another train on a parallel track, with a person smiling back

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

After 9/11, many Americans opted to drive instead of fly. But because plane travel is much safer than car travel, the shift led to a surge in crash deaths. Researchers have found that the number of lives lost (2,000+) is comparable to those killed on 9/11. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

attacking trans people hurts dem politicians and that take is missing from this whole news cycle. dems attacking trans people makes it more likely you will lose, defending trans people makes it more likely they win I want democrats to win so they need to defend trans people

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Gene Conroy-Jones @foursignalsdev.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Microsoft just made Rust a Tier-1 language. Enterprise systems programming is shifting.

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Rust Is Tier-1 Language at Microsoft

Four Signals — The Wire

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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Saying you won’t vote for Talarico, who has a very consistent record supporting trans rights, against Paxton, who is actively trying to harm trans people, is the same thing as saying “I am indifferent to what actually happens to trans people” It isn’t principled, virtuous, or logical

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Blood on Doug Ford's hands.

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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NW Berkeley home prices hit $1.5M this summer - that makes ownership impossible for most regular people. Berkeley has done a good job building rental apartments, but we need more paths to ownership. Condos, missing middle housing & single-stair reform will help bring young families to Berkeley.

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

First day of school in a lot of places?

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Smoke plume from the prescribed burn on Angel Island (📷: my coworker)

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Marc Hedlund @marcprecipice.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is absolutely unacceptable.

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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Reporting from Berkeley on why repaving must include street safety upgrades! After Rose St was repaved, speeds jumped 5mph—increasing collision risk. Thanks to 2024’s Measure FF, we have funds for speed bumps & traffic calming to reach our Vision Zero goals. 📹: @brandonyung.bsky.social 🙏

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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Jean Walsh is the real deal! She leads with enthusiasm, principles, and strategic vision, never settling for status quo public transit in Alameda County. Plus, her car-free happy hours are a monthly treat! I'm honored to have her endorsement and support out door knocking with me! 🚌🚏❤️💪

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Infrastructure Weak @infrastructureweak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Hi, Peter, glad you've become interested in public transit! Would welcome your donation to Seamless Bay Area or participation in the campaign to save Bay Area transit, which turned out 1000 volunteers this spring. www.seamlessbayarea.org/donate www.transbaycoalition.org/join/

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

There’s something just so crazy about a bike lane on a small section of street in a medium sized city of the US going viral on Bluesky. Welcome to Berkeley everyone! We have world renowned authors and scientists, who’ve traveled the world, love Amsterdam and Copenhagen. But bikes won’t work here!

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Cargo Bike NELA @vmsev.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Cart full of groceries to feed family (Most people aren’t buying more than a cart’s worth of groceries per visit). Cars idle and block sidewalk and bike lane waiting for parking spaces to open up.

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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I am deeply honored to receive the endorsement of California State Assemblymember @buffywicks.bsky.social As a dedicated champion for housing, Assemblymember Wicks continues to lead the charge on making housing more abundant and affordable across our state. Grateful for her leadership 🙏

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Marc Hedlund @marcprecipice.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It’s wild to me that two authors of books on sustainability that I own have now come out against this particular bike lane. (The other is Paul Johnson, owner of Monterey Fish and author of _Fish Forever_.)

A classic Pogo poster reading, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” It shows Pogo in front of pollution and littering between two large trees. He looks sad to see it. The poster was made for Earth Day 1971.

Reprint of original Pogo poster created for Earth Day, 4/22/1971. Notation at bottom of print: Print copyright 1980 The Walt Kelly Estate. Published by Swamp Yankee Studios, Box 2311, Bridgeport CT 06608. Formed part of the exhibition "Tales From the Vault: 40 Years / 40 Stories" at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum held March 25, 2017-October 22, 2017.

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PenguinGuy @penguinguy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Depending on how you count, the people of Berkeley have voted to approve this project 8 separate times bsky.app/profile/blue...

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Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

They are blocking a bike lane to a middle school on grounds that it would remove parking for Monterrey Market. As if the market didn't already have a giant parking lot, a bus stop in front, and shoppers couldn't ride ebikes in the new bike lane.

Satellite map view of the Hopkins/California St area showing a parking lot 4x the size of the grocery store, a bus stop on the corner, and parking along every street in the area

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This is a great thread. Not because of the car tech, but because of the highly educational responses about distracted driving. It’s always intrigued me, cars vs. planes, if you want to stick a new thing in a plane, it requires going through huge reviews and tests. Cars, nothing.

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Corry Frydlewicz 🏳️‍⚧️ @corry.us · 03/09/2026

Compromising with anti-bike movements is never the answer. I'm unapologetically anti-private vehicles, pro-bike, and pro-pedestrian. I don't care about parking (except for accessibility spaces). Let's _actually_ build the cities we want to live in. (Another banger from @idothethinking.bsky.social)

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Reflection on Berkeley’s Bike Lane Drama

Hopkins bike lanes get approved for at least a third time. The drama won’t stop here.

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Ross Bernet @rosszb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Makes me sad and in disbelief that Berkeley is getting sued for violating environmental law “CEQA” for an intention to build a bike lane. Doesnt seem real. A despicable, hopefully not too costly distraction. Parking is good for the environment after all! www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/03/c...

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Parental achievement unlocked. Both kids are at school today! And they both went willingly and on time. Yes, one got bribed with a car ride the mile and a half to school. No I don’t feel guilty about this, cause the kid is finally at school. I also had to promise homemade pizza tonight.

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Critical Mass twice a day during rush hour.

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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The @ridealso.bsky.social company continues to market their device as a Class 3 ebike w a top speed of 28 mph, but this is inaccurate for CA. There’s no mechanical connection btwn the pedals & drive train, so the motor always exclusively propels the device. It is legally not a Class 1 or Class 3.

“Speed and throttle: Pedal assist up to 28 mph; thumb throttle boosts up to 20 mph for quick acceleration off the line.”

“312.5. (a) An "electric bicycle" is a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor that does not exceed 750 watts of power.
(1) A "class 1 electric bicycle," or "low-speed pedal-assisted electric bicycle," is a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, that is not capable of exclusively propelling the bicycle, except as provided in paragraph (4), that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour, and that is not capable of providing assistance to reach speeds greater than 20 miles per hour.
(2) A "class 2 electric bicycle," or "low-speed throttle-assisted electric bicycle," is a bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
(3) A "class 3 electric bicycle," or "speed pedal-assisted electric bicycle," is a bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, that is not capable of exclusively propelling the bicycle, except as provided in paragraph (4), and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour, and equipped with a speedometer.
(4) A class 1 or class 3 electric bicycle may have start assistance or a walk mode that propels the electric bicycle on motor power alone, up to a maximum speed of 3.7 miles per hour.”

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“I drive a room with a couch around to get places, but people using e-bikes aren’t getting any exercise.” Man, how many people drive cars as their primary mode of transportation again?

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Benjamin Fry @bluejekyll.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The city should simply extend the sidewalks, and pass an ordinance that allows bikes to ride in designated areas of the sidewalks.

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