Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Thanks for the heads up! Got mine at Kaiser Mission Bay, also quick! 041
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiCalifornia Transit Nerd @catransitnerd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Caltrain letting each city run its own grade separations is working out terribly as expected. This should be Caltrain or Caltrans or CAHSR doing this work corridor wide with a standardized design and limited customization www.paloaltoonline.com/transportati...paloaltoonline.comAs costs rise, Palo Alto scales back rail redesign plansAfter more than a decade of designing, debating and dreaming of grade separation at three local rail crossings, Palo Alto’s elected leaders are preparing to narrow their scope and focus their energy o... 1015922
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiIdothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 11/09/2026On this day in 1972, America's second generation metro service @bart.gov began service with trains between MacArthur and Fremont Station. After 20 years of planning and 5 years of disruptive construction, thousands of Bay Area locals crowded BART stations with cameras to see these space-age trains. 06816
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...npr.orgThey cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICEAfter 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. 7150662184
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Wrote a bit about the truck crash that cut off Treasure Island from the rest of the world (by road anyhow) back in June: www.treasuredtidings.net/posts/emerge... 000
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Remarkable. In 2025, Japan had the lowest number of crash deaths on record (going back to 1948). Now they're poised to have even fewer.theguardian.comJapan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streetsSpeed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer 435967
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiLeague of American Bicyclists @bikeleague.org · 27/08/2026ACTION ALERT 🚨 Right now, the Senate is considering adding language to the transportation reauthorization bill to restrict bike lanes. Tell Congress: funding for bike safety projects MUST continue! Take action: action.bikeleague.org/page/101946/... 515391
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiRyan Cavanaugh @searyanc.dev · 07/08/2026I think we really need a mindset shift around e-bikes. The main point is not than an e-bike can replace a car. Cars are useful and our cities are still designed around them. Most households will still have one. The main point is that an e-bike *trip* can often replace a car *trip*. 3942037
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 06/08/2026TI ferry didn’t run the 7:30am for a mechanical issue, but I’m on the Muni 25 trip that rescued the ferry riders. Strangers chatting a bit, great to see the bus building community (and important to have some alternative options!) 120
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026100%. Streamed a lot of this while on vacation there (wish it was available here), mainly because it was refreshing to see traffic enforcement taken seriously. 000
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiInfrastructure Weak @infrastructureweak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I've just published this article, Part 1 of 4 about the choices that will enable San Francisco to finally build a Geary metro. medium.com/@infrastruct...medium.comPlan the Geary metro right, right nowPart 1: Strong corridor; tight station spacing; frequent trains 1013835
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14/07/2026shoutout the chucklefuck pundit who insisted once that “environmental racism” was a nonsense term 7584352257
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiA. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026"Just getting politicians and planners on the bus -- so few of them know what it is not to just take the bus when it's convenient, but to truly rely on this. To have it be your first, third and last option." Catch Una Fonte on @nondriverpodcast.bsky.social podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K_8... 0142
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiNick Andert @nickandert.bsky.social · 05/07/2026youtu.beThe REAL Story Behind the LAX People Mover FiascoYouTube video by nandert 1212529
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchipublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 04/07/2026if you haven't seen any photos of what the US used to look like before the clean air/water acts, you should take 30 seconds for a quick image search 531480419
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026This was our family hauler too! SF to LA, Spokane, WA, even Yellowstone -- with 3 adults, 2 kids, luggage, and so on. Easily did it all and with better visibility and a safer hood height for everyone else on the road. 000
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 27/06/2026There is a crucial distinction to be made: mandatory "fees," often revealed late in the process, are basically fraud and should be illegal. But fees for options add ons, e.g. parking or storage, if disclosed upfront, are good in that they give renters options. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comUS renters call for action to combat surge of ‘take it or leave it’ apartment feesTenants push for tougher rules against unfair add-on charges. Industry players argue against policies that they say could limit the ‘effective use of fees’ 216621
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 26/06/2026I just signed an executive order to support faster, cheaper, and easier public transit across California. I'm directing state agencies to prioritize key local transit projects by enforcing clear deadlines, modernizing arrival data and payments, and expanding employee benefits. 821903381
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/06/2026Sam Alito: It is the worst kind of discrimination to create majority-minority congressional districts and so we are going to kill the Voting Rights Act. Also Sam Alito: There is nothing we can do if the president cancels legal status because he thinks the United States is a white country. 10456621601
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Please speak up. Record your objection. This is crucially important. 5516421075
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Got it to ingest Metrolink (and opened a ux issue 🙂) github.com/markegge/gtf...github.comWhen viewing stop trips, default to a service pattern serving that stop · Issue #46 · markegge/gtfsxThanks for the tool! Trying it out on this 2024-10-23 Metrolink feed from the Mobility Database and was initially confused why trips weren't appearing when browsing from a stop. To reproduce: Open ... 030
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Great work of explanatory, visual, & public-interest journalism by Michael Keller, Eli Murray, Danielle Ivory, Irineo Cabreros of @nytimes.com, on thousands of needless deaths caused by monster-ization of US vehicles. (Image: Chevy Silverado 1998 vs 2021) www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 2322350
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 19/06/20261/10? On my way to LA from SF via bus-Gold Runner-bus. Stocked up on a sandwich and snacks at Safeway plus brought a cup of ice from home— should be well prepared for the Gold Runner snack situation. Supposed to leave Salesforce Transit Center at 9:40 and ultimately arrive LA Union Station 19:15. 140
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 22/05/2026So glad to see LA-area agencies joining others large and small across the state in offering tap to ride! 092
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Excited to share that I've been appointed to the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors by the Mayor of SF! Looking forward to serving and helping implement the ambitious transportation and development plans for the islands. Say hi if you see me on the bus, ferry, or bridge path! 130
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchijosh vredevoogd @jawshv.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Bringing back this map I first drafted a year or two ago to show how mindblowing fast the D Line Extension is going to be. Time to start adjusting your mental model of LA because she's shrinking Stations are spaced on a grid where each 'tick' represents one minute of travel 49920
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiDr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 17/04/2026It is so thrilling to pull up and watch the bike detected blue light go on. No pushing a beg button far away on the sidewalk. No waiting for a car to trigger a green light for me. Redondo Beach at Artesia and Rindge 720234
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiCarter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 31/03/2026And if you're 18 or older, you can help save Caltrain (and the rest of transit in the Bay Area) by gathering signatures with us! We've got lots of events coming up that you're invited to luma.com/connectbayar... It's surprisingly easy and lots of fun.luma.comConnect Bay Area | Stronger Muni for All · Events CalendarView and subscribe to events from Connect Bay Area | Stronger Muni for All on Luma. Gathering signatures to get Connect Bay Area (our 5-county transit funding measure), and San Francisco’s Stronger Mu... 1126
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 25/03/2026You know your parking enforcement problem is bad when the construction crew decides to park their bulldozer in a no-parking zone to avoid getting blocked from their site by cars parked in the no-parking zone… 020
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiJeffrey Tumlin 🏳️🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Caltrans was an unexpectedly excellent partner while I served in SF govt. They're doing good work to reinvent themselves, and they need great leaders to continue that work. Apply: www.linkedin.com/posts/caltra...linkedin.com#caltrans #hiring #transitandrail #leadership #publicservice #sustainablemobility | Caltrans🚨 Caltrans is hiring a statewide mobility leader! 🚨 We’re recruiting a 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁 & 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹, a new executive role created to help deliver California’s bold new Transit Policy. This leade... 0226
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 07/03/2026Imagine all the cool, fast trains we could have with the billions we spend on bombs. 274172766
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 03/03/2026In The Netherlands, if you hit a kid under 14 with your car, it is automatically presumed to be your fault. 1468
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiRebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 02/03/2026If Metro can do this, BART should be able to too! Station retail is one of the things I worked on for many years as a BART director but never accomplished. I think we would have made progress without the pandemic. After the Connect Bay Area measure passes, I hope BART brings back station retail. 2255
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiCarter Rubin @carterrubin.com · 02/03/2026Nice work by CM Katy Yaroslavsky to get coffee kiosks in all the new Metro D Line stations opening in May! cdn.mc-weblink.sg-mktg.com/weblink/MTc3... 29220
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Props to Seattle for having clear guidance on mobile wallet (virtual) card numbers in their tap to pay rollout -- necessary imo if fare verification relies on riders knowing or sharing those: support.myorca.com/hc/en-us/art...support.myorca.comFinding Credit or Debit Card Numbers in Digital WalletsShowing proof of fare payment aboard transit looks different when you tap to pay your fare with a credit or debit card in a digital wallet. During fare inspection, you will need to show fare inspec... 010
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Not taking away the driver's license of someone permanently who annihlated an entire family is...I have no words. In a city like SF too where the perpetrator could take public transit. www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...sfchronicle.comS.F. driver accused of killing family of 4 in West Portal crash likely to avoid prison timeThe woman prosecutors said killed a family of four after ramming into a bus stop with her car in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood will avoid jail time after changing her plea in court. 931150
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchiclipless baddie @urbanistbarbie.bsky.social · 13/02/2026If you can based on your state (IL is included) opt out now: www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...clearview.aiPrivacy & Requests | Clearview AI 22415
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiDavid Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 24/07/2025This graphic alone is like a fucking dissertation. Incredible stuff. Master class. Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending. 11469131
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchitschuy 🏳️🌈 @tsch.uy · 06/02/2026California's great outdoors is more transit accessible than you think -- I've added trailheads all across the state to Hiking by Transit, ready for your outdoor adventure! Check it out: hikingbytransit.com 514838
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Chipped in what I can, donation links in the thread. They won't win. 020
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiJacob Wasserman @jacoblwasserman.bsky.social · 28/01/2026@cityofsantamonica.bsky.social Big Blue Bus becomes the 1st agency in the state to add yield signs to buses, saving time at every stop. Thanks @caltransit.bsky.social for sponsoring the state bill authorizing and @electdanhall.bsky.social and @nzernitskaya.bsky.social for moving this locally for me! 053
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiAlfred Soto @sotoalfred.bsky.social · 04/01/2026It doesn't embarrass me to admit that Bernard Sumner ranks among my favorite lyricists. Somehow he offers universal truths in the most banal language. Luckily the rhythm section and synths help. Happy birthday. humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/r...humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.comRanking New Order albumsDuring the early Bush II years I watched as my favorite became embraced for the values that had raised suspicions during his father’s era: the cultivated, surly anonymity; the resolute commit… 48511
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 27/01/2026if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too. 441229234262
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Sharing a transit success story - got from TI to Point Reyes trails in just over 2 hours last Saturday morning. Quick transfers from Muni 25, to Golden Gate Transit 101, to Marin Transit 68 (which ran a high floor bus!). The latter 2 buses were pretty full - including a big group of trail runners. 120
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiMichael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 27/01/2026The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired 141124434122
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Can ICE enter a home to make an arrest with only an administrative warrant? @orinkerr.bsky.social says DHS’s new policy is probably unconstitutional. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/can-...lawfaremedia.orgCan ICE Enter a Home to Make an Arrest With Only an Administrative Warrant?A tentative take, on both the rights and the remedies. 48420124
Eric Dasmalchi @edasmalchi.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Wow. My bad FlixBus experience where we drove around Hollywood for 45 minutes is nothing compared to this... 030
Reposted by Eric Dasmalchijamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/01/2026i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals 192173203382
Reposted by Eric DasmalchiAnson Stewart @ansonstewart.com · 15/01/2026When people say transportation research should get "back to basics," what do they mean? 🙃 This exhibit comes to mind – on the 4th Fl of the MLK Library, just a few blocks from #TRBAM #CrossroadsConvening 063