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Val Menotti

@valmenotti.bsky.social
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SF Bay Area land use / transportation planner, bicyclist, husband and dad. San Diego native.

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Val Menotti @valmenotti.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social @ternerhousing.bsky.social This style of discussion has been very effective as a way to understand the various candidate’s positions than the other CA Gov debates. Less bickering, and Ezra helpful in asking follow-up questions. Thank you all.
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Val Menotti @valmenotti.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Bay Area home prices soar near BART. What happens if stations close?
Faced with a budget deficit of up to $400 million, BART officials are weighing plans to close stations and eviscerate service. The cuts would wreak havoc on the Bay Area real estate market.
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Carter Lavin @carterlavin.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Want to stop disastrous cuts to BART, Caltrain, Muni and AC Transit while also improving transit throughout the Big 5 Bay Area Counties? Come out Friday! luma.com/le1g7slf?tk=...
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Signature Gathering Kickoff for Connect Bay Area Transit · Luma
To avoid devastating Bay Area transit service cuts, we need to gather over 200,000 signatures to get Connect Bay Area Transit, the five-county regional transit…
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
BREAKING: The Governor signed our legislation to authorize a Bay Area regional funding ballot measure for transit. SB 63 is critical to avoid massive service cuts at Muni, BART, Caltrain & other systems. We need to stabilize & modernize these systems for the Bay Area’s future.
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Val Menotti @valmenotti.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Great news! Thanks for your leadership Senators @scottwiener.bsky.social and Jesse Arreguín
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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 21/03/2025
“The MTA as a whole is averaging 448K more public transit riders per day this year…The MTA ridership growth since congestion pricing went into effect is almost 50% larger than the total ridership of America’s next-largest subway system.” bettercities.substack.com/p/congestion...
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Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle
Which is exactly why Trump wants to get rid of it
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Val Menotti @valmenotti.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Muni has a new leader as it faces a fiscal crisis, service cuts www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m... Congrats to Julie!
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Muni has a new leader as it faces a fiscal crisis, service cuts
San Francisco's Muni names Julie Kirschbaum as the transit agency's new leader as it faces a fiscal crisis, service cuts
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
NEW SHIFT KEY Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) has emerged as an early leader of the anti-Trump 2.0 opposition. He’s also a longtime observer of climate politics. He joins us to talk about how Dems plan to fight back and what climate advocates and clean energy firms need to do for the next four years:
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What Senator Brian Schatz Wants Climate Advocates to Know
Rob and Jesse talk Trump, contracts, and climate messaging with the lawmaker from Hawaii.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 30/01/2025
It's been 3 weeks since Congestion Relief Zone tolling went into effect, and the program is working! We're seeing traffic move quicker into and within Manhattan, which benefits all New Yorkers—drivers, bus riders, emergency vehicle operators, pedestrians, and more.
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BART @bart.gov · 18/01/2025
🎉January ridership is already up year over year! This week we’ve seen at least 10k-24k extra trips each day. Tues ⬆️ 24k (185k trips) Wed ⬆️ 14k (183k trips) Thurs ⬆️ 11k (181k trips) Fri ⬆️ 10k (140k trips)
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BART @bart.gov · 15/01/2025
🚨What the … BART train screens just got a sick little update?!⬇️ The Passenger Information System on BART’s train cars is being updated to show major transit transfer connections at stations as part of a larger effort to make it easier for riders to navigate the Bay Area’s transit systems.
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Patrick Siegman @siegman.biz · 14/01/2025
“The data seemed to confirm what some New Yorkers have said they have already noticed: fewer traffic jams, less honking and more curbside parking on some blocks in and near the congestion pricing zone.” #DecongestionPricing works!😁 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/n...
The time it took to cross bridges and tunnels into Manhattan last week between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. was shorter on average than in January 2024
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John Myers @johnmyersca.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
The passing of President Carter should give us a moment to reflect on the nature of public service, far beyond terms in elected office. A reflection, too, of a kind of politics we left behind a long time ago.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
And here's the messy map of country growth over the last four years! I like how clear you can see the boom in certain states like Florida, Texas, and Utah. I've got a lot more state and region level maps coming later today, so stay tuned
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
In 2023, ALL of America's largest metro areas saw positive economic growth! The fastest growers were OKC (+6.9%), Seattle (+6.2%), Houston (+5.4%), New Orleans (+5%), and Charlotte (+4.7%)
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Today we got new GDP by Metro area data, so here's a thread breaking down the numbers by state/region! Starting with California, where there's been a partial rebound in the Bay Area tech hubs while SoCal growth heavily trails the national & state average.🧵
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Every state except one (North Dakota) has now seen their GDP recover or exceed pre-COVID levels! Fastest: Florida (23.5%), Idaho (23%), Utah (21.8%), Arizona (19.9%), Texas (19.5%) Slowest: North Dakota (-0.2%), Hawaii (1.7%), Alaska (3.5%), Louisiana (3.8%), Illinois (3.9%)
A map of GDP growth by state since Q3 2019
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
As I've been saying: Rise in RTO mandates is a sign that the labor market is softening. RTO is effectively a backdoor pay cut, which firms would not do unless they thought workers had less bargaining power (and/or are trying to reduce headcount) www.businessinsider.com/att-5-days-o...
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AT&T follows Amazon with a 5-days-in-office mandate
AT&T is requiring office employees to work on-site five days a week starting in January, effectively eliminating a recent hybrid option.
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BART @bart.gov · 12/12/2024
BART and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission unveiled new test maps and signs at El Cerrito del Norte Station. They are designed to make transit journeys easier to understand riders by delivering clear, predictable, and familiar info across service areas and county lines. 🧵 ⬇️
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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
For five years, through a global pandemic and financial crisis, I've served the most amazing team, in the city I love most in all the world. We accomplished more than I dreamt possible. I'll be stepping down Dec 31 at the end of my contract www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/j...
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Controversial Muni transportation chief Jeffrey Tumlin stepping down
Jeffrey Tumlin, S.F.’s transportation chief who leads Muni, stepping down at the end of the year
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Exactly one week from today is the release of the BEA's GDP by metro area data for 2023, something I am unironically super excited for because it means I get to update my favorite map collection:
A map of Real GDP growth, 2019-2022, for CaliforniaA map of Real GDP Growth, 2019-2022, for TexasA Map of Real GDP Growth, 2019-2022, for Florida
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Robert Prinz @prinzrob.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
First bike through w some amazing Dublin bike advocates. Visit BikeEastBay.org/CoalitionPartners to learn more about local East Bay groups & get involved.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
As neighborhoods grow wealthier, transit ridership drops. In Southern California, "a one-standard deviation increase in median rent is associated with 22% fewer neighborhood transit boardings." doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
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