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Weldon

@heyweldon.bsky.social
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City of Berkeley Disaster and Fire Safety Commissioner. Dogs, bikes, amateur radio, disaster preparedness, transit, urbanism. Posts are not official.

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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 20h
Rasmussen said the layout forces drivers leaving her angled parking area to not only back out, but watch for pedestrians on the sidewalk, people biking or riding scooters in both directions and traffic on 400 South. Clearly, a burden to high to place on automobile drivers...
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Aw man, MBV is a big gap in my 1990s concert going and I deeply regret it
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They never really left me either. On a different note, Ministry at the Bill Graham Civil Auditorium (SF) in '91 or '92 was one of the loudest show I've ever seen
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What a fantastic album! Still sounds good in 2026.
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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Big thanks to @buffywicks.bsky.social and @markhumbert.bsky.social for joining the Malcolm X Elementary School Walk and Roll to School day! School is better when kids get there outside of a car!
Picture of group at MX schoolyard
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Action" Street
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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tens of millions of American motorists believe there's nothing wrong with texting at a stoplight. Or driving 73 in a 60mph zone. Or changing lanes without signaling. Or rolling right on red without coming to a full stop. But somebody has to do something about cyclists who don't follow the rules.
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bikemattic @bikemattic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is Europe the new home of cycling innovation? theradavist.com/europe-exper...
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The Dust-Up: Is Europe the (New) Home of Cycling Innovation? – John Watson
Is Europe the new home of bicycle framebuilding experimentation, creativity, and innovation? After documenting four Bespoked events, where he photographed over one hundred custom bikes, as well as fou...
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is the way
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Anemone!
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Captured.
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
50 bikes on the Bicibus = 50 fewer cars in the drop-off line
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Protect trans kids.
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Whenever I hear his name, my brain processes it as "tres" in French, so I started referring to him as Very Gowdy.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Marc Hedlund @marcprecipice.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Absolutely incredible post on this whole topic by @idothethinking.bsky.social. 👏🏻 Well worth your time if you're in Berkeley, but plenty to learn for anyone fighting for bike lanes (or housing, or city improvements of any kind) in any location. darrellowens.substack.com/p/reflection...
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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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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Just 10??? Here's 15 instead: Johnny Cash Ice-T Max Roach The Smiths Sturgill Simpson Depeche Mode Herbie Hancock Souxie and the Banshees Nirvana Elvis Costello REM Paul Weller Steve Earle The Damned Sleater-Kinney
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
My e-bike trips to Berkeley Bowl West are far quicker than my car trips there. The only way the car quicker is when there's no other traffic, and I get green lights all the way.
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The Oaklandside @oaklandside.org · 19/08/2026
This Sunday, the advocacy group Bike East Bay hosts a Pothole Reporting training event, where newbies to Oak311 can learn how to flag road damage — and spark repairs.
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Potholes are the worst. Learn how to report them
This Sunday, the advocacy group Bike East Bay hosts a Pothole Reporting training event, where newbies to Oak311 can learn how to flag road damage — and spark repairs.
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The City should send a text alert on move in/out days
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S. S. Newbery @ssnewbery.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Yesterday, a woman told me that she’d fantasized about a way to take her dad (a nursing-home resident) out for a ride on some kind of “contraption” connected to her bike. Well, we now have such a contraption in the East Bay: it’s called a trishaw! (Here is “Nugget” hoping for a ride…) #Berkeley
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Shelly HW @sh3lly.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wind in your hair and a taste of freedom: Cycling nonprofit gets older Coloradans back on wheels... Wind in the hair is what Cycling Without Age Littleton promises to anyone who can’t pedal themselves. The movement started in Copenhagen and has expanded globally. www.cpr.org/2024/07/24/c...
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Wind in your hair and a taste of freedom: Cycling nonprofit gets older Coloradans back on wheels
Cycling Without Age Littleton allows those who can't pedal themselves a chance to get outside and enjoy a bike ride.
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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 04/08/2026
Happy Birthday 
Barack Obama 
Turns 65 Today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY


BARACK OBAMA
TURNS 65 TODAY
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Jimmy Kimmel nailed another one. Enjoy.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A great example of why the "make eye contact with drivers and wear reflective clothing" advice for pedestrians and cyclists is bad. Nothing short of physically limiting where and how drivers can operate their vehicles will work.
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Drivers Have Run Over, Flipped Off And Cursed Out Chicago’s Traffic Aides For Doing Their Jobs
Traffic control aides are needed during big summer events, like Lollapalooza this weekend. But drivers often take out their frustration on them — and two aides were recently hospitalized after being h...
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This was not a narrow victory, it was a 7-2 decision
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🦫 Libby Lee-Egan 🦫 @libbington.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
www.dailycal.org/news/city/tr...
Lee-Egan, a Hopkins Street resident, said the opposition is “all about parking.”

“You’re living in a city with other people; you need to make choices that are good for more people than just yourself,” Lee-Egan said. “So it really bothers me that they care more about parking in front of their own houses or parking in front of businesses they like than my kids biking to school safely.”
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Congratulations Andrea!
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hmm, maybe that's the problem. I've been using Darnitol all these lost years...
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
My local Fire Chief was at least open to this idea when I pitched it to him. I also told him it is already working well in Paris.
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is a full road closure - it applies to pedestrians and cyclists also
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
John Richards introduced her music to me in February, and she quickly became one of my favorite artists
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Marc Hedlund @marcprecipice.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The next @ebkm.org Kidical Mass ride will be Saturday, August 8th at Lake Merritt in Oakland! This bike ride for kids, families, and suppporters is free for all and is an all-ages ride. Free safety vests, bells, and stickers for the kids, free lunch + treats for all. Free registration: luma.com/lake
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Lake Merritt Ride · Luma
A Kidical Mass bike ride is a large group ride for kids of all ages, family members, and supporters. We choose an easy route that anyone can ride, and ride as…
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I love this for car drivers. It would be a real shame for car drivers if this happened in Berkeley, say, on Hopkins between Gilman and Colusa, at around 5 p.m. some day. Absolute shame.
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
This is the coyote news I needed to hear today
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
If your religion or value system is threatened by seeing a Pride flag or a gay couple holding hands, that's a you problem. Grow up and seek therapy.
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
This is the way
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Berkeley Climate Equity Action @climateequity.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“People say ‘I’ve lived here for the past 75 years’, but I’m going to live here for the next 75 years.” So right! We design our cities for the future, not the past. A crystal clear lesson for Hopkins Street, safe routes to school, and other protected bike lanes.
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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Loved this one we published on Memorial Day about the violent history of Route 66 you won't see in nostalgic tourist traps, and how that's shaped the roads we still drive on today
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The Forgotten History of 'Bloody 66' And How Public Memory Helps Perpetuate Traffic Violence — Streetsblog USA
Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America's most "iconic" highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Pretty clear and obvious, and sometimes what’s needed
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This is worth reading, for excellent communication & story-telling. “I’m driving less. I don’t want to see the world through a driver’s eyes any more. Before I began driving less, I had long had a melancholic sense that the city lifestyle I lived was cut off...” #UrbanTruth From @irishtimes.com
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I’m driving less. I don’t want to see the world through a driver’s eyes any more
Before I began driving less, I had long had a melancholic sense that the city lifestyle I lived was cut off from the seasons and nature
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Toronto walkable shopping street
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I hope you get a chance to dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This, and term limits for Supreme Court justices
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ally gross @radiolexy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
it's always a good day to try bike commuting :)
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Weldon @heyweldon.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
My version of a dream garage 🤩
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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A yeah ago in May, I rode my bike to Bike to Work Day across the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge at sunrise. This year, thanks to @mtcbata.bsky.social closing the path on weekdays, I'll probably just drive. Good stuff, guys!
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Ava Community Energy @avaenergy.org · 27/04/2026
Our next Ava Bike Electric drawing is tomorrow! 🚲⚡️💸 Apply by 11:59 PM tonight to be in this month's drawing for a chance to receive an instant rebate of $400 to $1,500 off a new e-bike. Drawings take place every month through 09/26. Visit AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric to apply!
Image of e-bike on orange and mint green background. Text reads: Ava Bike Electric. Rebate drawing tomorrow! Submit your application by 11:59pm tonight: AvaEnergy.org/bike-electric
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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Sign up for @berkeleyca.gov neighborhood organizing classes to prepare for disasters together, get to know neighbors, form a group, and make crisis plans! 🦺 Wednesdays, May 6 and June 10 | 6 - 8 pm Fire Department Training Facility | 997 Cedar Street Register: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...
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Terry Taplin @taplinterry.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Join @berkeleyca.gov at its Ohlone Greenway Construction Detour Meeting to learn where detours will be located and how construction may affect your route! 🚧 🦽 🦼 👟 🛴 🚲 Monday, April 27 | 6 - 7:30 pm Zoom Link / More Info: berkeleyca.gov/community-re... Questions: ohlonegreenway@berkeleyca.gov
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