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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 7h

The AC Transit contagion is spreading.

David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My recent Palo Alto experience: driver left turns with me walking in the crosswalk, sees me and stops within a few feet. Then... *Puts her hands over her eyes and accelerates.* Blindly and with no steering wheel control.

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Angela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I just think women should be able to get educations without a constant threat of sexual violence.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Somewhat surprised this isn't more of an Oakland tourist attraction.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Men Explain Rape to Me.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

On an extremely packed 38R Geary bus. Seems like there could be a better way to transport the 4000 people on this bus.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Spending my birthday canvassing for @valencia4actransit.bsky.social for AC Transit District 3. Stopped into a store to cool off, might get myself a birthday card.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I kind of want to buy an autonomous vehicle that can just deadhead around causing traffic and sometimes follow me around when I'm biking so drivers can't make unsafe passes.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

OCTA is the agency that runs exactly 4 bus lines out of one of the largest and most expensive transit centers in California.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This quote is nuts. How do you know if you're succeeding in "deliver[ing] bus service every day" unless you measure it, look at the measurements, and fix problems? Like, y'all check the fuel gauge on buses before they depart, right?

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ren they/them 🏳️‍⚧️ @renzaro.com · 24/09/2026

Joel Young is at a rail transit conference in Europe tonight (AC Transit has 0 railroads) and I am in Oakland waiting for a bus that has been 0 minutes away for 10 minutes

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just thinking about how we haven't heard anything about this in a year.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I guess certain people didn't want to get yelled at tonight.

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Truly this thread is the best absurdist thriller novel I have read this year

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QT 🔞 @forbiddenqt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I think trans people don't exclusively want cis people to not vote for democrats that are anti-trans. I think that trans people want cis people to raise almighty hell about it until every democrat is ten toes down on trans rights, rendering the issue moot.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Question for the chat: I noticed while driving across the bridge last night (Monday) that the barrier had not been moved since the weekend. Any info on how often or when the barrier is actually moved?

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

IMO these numbers are unbelievably low, but the real numbers would cause people to just dismiss the report. Scale of magnitude: the number of inbound BART commuters, in cars, would fill every lane of every freeway from the toll plaza to Richmond, Walnut Creek, and Castro Valley.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On @caltrain.com slowing down for a station. Seems like this monitor would be a good place to show where we're stopping.

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California Transit Nerd @catransitnerd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We nearly got Meta to put up major money towards dumbarton rail. Pretty clear that all the companies if possible would love to shift ongoing private shuttle funding to public transit ops even if the upfront investment has about a decade ROI.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Welp, I guess the state forests will stay stuck with 1950's-era mandates to produce merchantable wood products instead of, I don't know, dealing with climate change. And, stay stuck with no reliable funding.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Chat, is this good? ($25.99 per kilo)

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

AC Transit board meeting schedule posted, contains an agenda item to purchase 13 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The zombie technology just won't die.

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If the Dem consultant class were just "following the polls" they'd be encouraging candidates to go hard against "ai," stop arming the Israeli regime and embrace impeachment. They are doing the opposite, and their targeting of trans people is, likewise, about their own twisted ideology and cruelty.

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Cyrus Hall @cyrushall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This Thursday, we're kicking off the ground game for the Regional Transit Measure, with events in each of the 5 counties. There are 50 days until the election. In that time, we need to convince Bay Area voters to invest in public transit! In San Francisco? Come rally and then talk to BART riders!

luma.com

Yes on RTM Day of Action: Rally in Downtown San Francisco + BART Crawl! · Luma

We're kicking off the Yes on RTM campaign in San Francisco at the Powell St. Cable Car Turnaround! Hear from elected and community leaders about how vital it…

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Oh great, the Clipper mobile app is broken again.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Whenever I hear CARBOB, I imagine it's part of an updog-adjacent joke.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Close watchers of San Francisco Bay may have noticed that it's been higher than usual. I've kind of noticed this for the past month, but really took notice when the spring tides caused flooding that is odd for this time of year. The bay has been 6" higher than typical.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sitting on the sofa uploading a week's worth of bike lane obstruction photos to @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social . I've developed the habit of taking a photo EVERY TIME it occurs, which takes away the question of whether I should bother or not.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Transferring from SMART to the Golden Gate Transit 580 and got caught with the bad transfer. Guess I'll bike it out.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Caltrain hauling lumber! I guess there's a lumber yard with a rail spur along the peninsula.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Imagine if this happened to a highway? We don't have to imagine: CalTrans spent $110 million (this time around) to fix CA 1 going to a village of 60 people.

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Westport Landslide Complex | Caltrans

State of California

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hayward Park showing us how it's done: transit-oriented auto dealership support buildings.

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My motion passed unanimously to get rider-centric data to the board on a monthly basis regarding reliability issues/cancelled buses. This is a great start. Thank you everyone for speaking up! ✊✊✊

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Great Redwood Trail is hiring a GIS administrator. Be a part of one of the most exciting projects happening the country right now! www.governmentjobs.com/careers/rgs/...

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Robert Fruchtman @fruchtose.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hello San Francisco. I'm at the Eureka Valley Rec Center for a presentation by SF Planning and Supervisor Mandelman on the proposed historic landmark designation of the Castro St commercial corridor.

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Kuan Butts @kuanbutts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sharing my public comment re: staff report on collapsing service levels for the upcoming @rideact.bsky.social Board meeting Wed Sep 9: ac-transit.com/presentation... Links to make your own comment plus relevant reports and staff report documents, included.

ac-transit.com

Riders already paid for reliability

Public comment for AC Transit’s September 9 Board meeting on the need for weekly reliability reporting and rider-centered accountability.

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Jean Walsh @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The AC Transit board will be discussing the reliability crisis this Wednesday, September 9 starting at 5 PM. Come tell us your thoughts! actransit.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...

actransit.legistar.com

Agenda - Board of Directors - Regular Meeting - 9/9/2026

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

AB 1599 passed, let's see if Newsom signs it.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Oh this is not good. Someone's gonna get seriously injured. Cutting in Richmond.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Happened to ride by MM today on a recreational ride (bike lanes on California!). Parking lot, about 40 spots, is full. At least 6 bikes parked that I can see, 3 cargo, including this guy. 15% biking mode share. 4 walkers just went in as I write this.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In the spirit of scientific inquiry, I drove to Monterey Market along Hopkins today to do a bit of grocery shopping. A trip report, I suppose. Decades ago when I lived in El Cerrito and was a Berkeley grad student, MM was conveniently between the two. I was car-free and cycled everywhere.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Food for thought: the parcel containing Monterey Market is eligible for SB 79 upzoning.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just think, if we had chosen the I-5 corridor, we could be celebrating the start of track laying this year between Patterson and Buttonwillow!

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 05/09/2026

East Bay! Support Adriana Valencia for AC Transit - Ward 3! For a more reliable, affordable, and accountable bus system. 🚌 www.valenciaforactransit.com @valencia4actransit.bsky.social

Adriana Valencia with Alfred, who is holding a campaign sign for Adriana Valencia for AC Transit - Alameda - Oakland - Piedmont. Valenciaforactransit.com

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Emma the Sewer Socialist @mayorseidel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nelson is here to do two things: run a Frenchman alongside and defeat her, and to take your girl a Prize, and he’s sunk or burned all the Frenchmen.

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David Schleef @trafficfurnitur.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This isn't so much crayoning as a grab bag of neighborhoods in SF that don't have good rail transit access and then someone connected the dots: "North Beach!", "Noe Valley!", "the outer Richmond!" I wouldn't say it's political genius, but I'm guessing the vagueness decreases knee-jerk NIMBYism.

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