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Idothethinking

@idothethinking.bsky.social
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Anti fascist urbanist. My "bluesky posts" represent myself and do not represent my employer or any affiliated groups and organizations.

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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's not really about market-rate vs affordable but density levels. Even in that article, the anti-market-rate candidate is trying to downsize affordable BART housing. Berkeley's housing culture war is about density levels, not really affordability levels, which Nico is typically aware of.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Cedar Row Middle Housing project On Cedar and Grant Streets in North Berkeley is starting construction. I asked the crew if they were just clearing out the site for environmental analysis (formerly a gas station) or if they were going forward with foundation and they said the latter.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I feel like a lot of my time on NextDoor is just explaining to neighbors the very, very basic stuff that local government does. I keep forgetting that despite living in the information age even retirees know hardly anything about local government with the decline of in-depth local news.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
SHUT THIS PARK DOWN
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Usually when theres a heatwave in Oakland / Berkeley i always go to Ocean Beach for a beach day because it'll usually be at least 75. This appears to be the first time i was wrong. Whoops. Shouldve hit Alameda.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy Tuesday from the epcot monorail station
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Anyone know what kind of giant tree this is at Disneyworld? Whats its name?
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Im sure its been said a million times but I love that Americans park in a garage and then ride mass transit to pedestrianized streets at Disneyworld.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Transit oriented housing
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My transbay commute
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My BART commute looks a little different this morning
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I made the pilgrimage!
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Ok this operator was late on the announcements. Should start speaking when the last car is out of the Ashby subway. But clearer than usual.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Easily the most obnoxious sign campaign placements in my recent memory.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In my Hopkins bike lane debate with my friend, he argued ehat my councilmember also argued that the pedestrian HAWK signals that flash yellow are sufficient traffic safety. But if that intersection STILL requires a human crossing guard to force cars to stop then its a failure. The flashers suck.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A lefty lib posted this on Linkedln and how delusional can you possibly get. The MAGA side agrees to literally none of those boxes on the right side—except maybe if it was only for white people. Even that's a maybe.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ladies and Gentleman, the Solano Stroll is closed at 5pm. We need to return upper Solano to being desolate of foot traffic so cars can come thru. Please move.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The best and most crowded breakfast spot in North Berkeley, Eggys, is moving Downtown, filling the old Fish and Bird restaurant. Honestly a more fitting location as far as access and demographics lol. Now it'll be even more crowded to get in
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
No the panhandle bike lane is fine but this section where cars can just cut through the lane seem to turn left seem totally baffling to me and cars immediately starting pulling into me and several other e-bikers
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
So i didnt know what the JFK Promenade was but i got bored and joyride a limescooter thru GGP at night and stumbles on it and oh my god. I cant believe cars went through the park thats insane. Thats absolutely nuts.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Im in my rediscovering San Francisco era and a party doesnt start till 10 so im walking around and wow...they look cooler in photos tbh
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Tf is "Regional Partner." Bro, put me in charge of all Bay Area wayfinding at MTC. BART needs all its wayfinding standardized immediately
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ok which one of you did this
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
On 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.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Like cmon with Richmond
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
But by 1 PM it was gradually clearing up and became more Yellow Day than Orange Day.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Took the bus downtown (note the 10 AM time) and people were just walking around in a total daze
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Then it became full Orange Day. My mom called me terrified, thinking it was something out of Exodus. The sky wasn't just orange either, everything was covered in a light layer of ash.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Headlights were on at 8 AM in the summer. Knew something was up and weird. As I walked through the streets it was getting darker and darker.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ok lets post our Orange Day 2020 photos. My collection starts from just slightly unusual grey skies in the morning to eventually the day getting darker and darker as time goes on. (First three were progression pics, last one was taken day before Orange Day).
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Everything wrong with American media in a nutshell in the Trump decline. Trump does something insane and the news story is more about how people are reacting to it rather than how insane it is.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And theres kids and parents on bikes passing by or shopping there on Hopkins at peak hours like every couple of seconds. I dont understand how motorists dont see these people and thats understating how much more would cycle with the lane. This is just what i snapped in my 3 minute walking thru.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My Hopkins bike lane article was getting long so I had to edit a lot of arguments out but The shopping block is a tiny one block in length. Half the block is a red curbed bus stop. If there's more than 6 motorists parked in front of the shops, you cannot park in front of it.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So what do you guys think of Mammy's crayon subway map? I dont get the Divis subway idea. Also a 19th Ave line cant miss UCSF.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Taking Claremont Ave was pretty awful so looking forward to bike lanes on this route when its due for paving. Pretty moon tho.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Its cool to see the skyline of Berkeley change from so far away. Big crane in the background
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ive been doing this instead of BART lately and its been a lot of fun. Probably should just buy am ebike at this point.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Great visualization of the transit to North Beach problem
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This bus objectively looks better than the normal muni livery
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NIMBYs love name dropping Paris but Paris is not single family homes everywhere except 2-4 story apartments on main corridors. That is America. Nobody in Rockridge or Berkeley supports redeveloping every residential block into 6 stories like Paris. Let alone the bike lanes & commercial uses of Paris
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Why "Western men" instead of White men? Newsflash: Asian Americans are Westerners.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The new bench's first users! If you ever see a sfbabc.org bench in distress or vandalized just find it on the map and report it to sfbabc.org
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Little homages to the North Berkeley BART taco truck, @libbington.bsky.social kid bike group, karl the fog etc. The old bench actually held up extremely well despite it being a v1. Bench. All that faded was the paint. It goes back to the shop for rebirth via bike trailer.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Our old North Berkeley BART 52 line bench goes out of service after 2.5 years of service. In its place, a pretty new bench with a BART mural by local artist Sally Carson (sallycarson.com)
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
BMW drivers living up to their parking reputation
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Really need that protected bike lane along Telegraph my god lol. Pulling out the phone every block in Rockridge
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
With that helmet on he looked like a bobblehead
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The fuck is up with this weird trend of elementary schoolers riding straight up motorcycles in mixed traffic in Berkeley. E bikes and scooters maybe but this shit is wild. The 4th time ive seen it.
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Idothethinking @idothethinking.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
On trash day bike lanes are like mario kart. But the cans dont bother me as much as the dumpsters
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