Becky Hartung
@beckyhartung.bsky.social
producer | professor | transportation advocate
los angeles
los angeles
If you live/work/bike in Pasadena—come out to our bike panel on May 20th at 7:00 PM.
May 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
If you live/work/bike in Pasadena—come out to our bike panel on May 20th at 7:00 PM.
Bike to Work day—tired eyes and all.
May 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Bike to Work day—tired eyes and all.
I was out biking this weekend, did I miss anything before I go clock in for my job in INTERNATIONAL TV SALES & DISTRIBUTION?
May 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I was out biking this weekend, did I miss anything before I go clock in for my job in INTERNATIONAL TV SALES & DISTRIBUTION?
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If Trump is serious about tariffs on movies, it's a very dangerous escalation. Tariffs have not traditionally been applied to services, and the United States is a massive net exporter of services. We would be extremely vulnerable to any service-based retaliation.
Trump says movies produced outside the U.S. are a national security threat. So he’s imposing a 100% tariff on all movies that are “produced in foreign lands.”
May 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If Trump is serious about tariffs on movies, it's a very dangerous escalation. Tariffs have not traditionally been applied to services, and the United States is a massive net exporter of services. We would be extremely vulnerable to any service-based retaliation.
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Bikes lanes are only empty because we refuse to actually separate them from dangers like cars and trucks.
April 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Bikes lanes are only empty because we refuse to actually separate them from dangers like cars and trucks.
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did they not hear our city is BROKE
This week in L.A. City road-widening: Friday Board of Public Wks agenda has item to add $500K to $3M construction budget for city Balboa Boulevard Widening at Devonshire Street project. ens.lacity.org/bpw/agendas/...
ens.lacity.org
April 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
did they not hear our city is BROKE
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Don’t give the Democratic Party a dime until they start treating the current moment like the crisis it is.
The Senate just voted 66 to 32 to confirm Trump's investment banker, COVID conspiracy peddler ambassador to Japan.
Trump is eviscerating the constitution, and they are pretending like everything is normal.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Trump is eviscerating the constitution, and they are pretending like everything is normal.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
April 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Don’t give the Democratic Party a dime until they start treating the current moment like the crisis it is.
A new multi-family unit in our neighborhood opened and within a few weeks we saw sighs going up about a “neighborhood watch”. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
April 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A new multi-family unit in our neighborhood opened and within a few weeks we saw sighs going up about a “neighborhood watch”. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
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Grassy tram park land ftw. 🚃🌱
Amsterdam, already a beautiful city, continues to carve out space for people and greenery (2015 v. 2022).
March 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Grassy tram park land ftw. 🚃🌱
My coworker has been teaching her daughter to respond to criticisms about her outfits by saying, “It’s okay if you don’t like it” and I think that’s what I’m going to start saying to anyone opposing more bike infrastructure.
March 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
My coworker has been teaching her daughter to respond to criticisms about her outfits by saying, “It’s okay if you don’t like it” and I think that’s what I’m going to start saying to anyone opposing more bike infrastructure.
I like that San Antonio adds these colorful lights under their freeways. If I have to walk under these awful things—at least make them bright.
March 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I like that San Antonio adds these colorful lights under their freeways. If I have to walk under these awful things—at least make them bright.
I think Dems should have set up mutual aid areas across DC or in their districts tonight to talk about issues, provide support, and serve a hot meal.
March 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I think Dems should have set up mutual aid areas across DC or in their districts tonight to talk about issues, provide support, and serve a hot meal.
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Everyone but like five cast members can go
Reboot the whole Dem party
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Everyone but like five cast members can go
I was excited to watch Running Point on Netflix, but the opening scene with a speeding driver going down what is clearly PCH and hitting people sitting at a restaurant is in poor taste and soured me a bit.
March 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I was excited to watch Running Point on Netflix, but the opening scene with a speeding driver going down what is clearly PCH and hitting people sitting at a restaurant is in poor taste and soured me a bit.
As a kid, I lived near a race track that had races every Friday night and you could hear the sounds of racing cars throughout town. Now, living in Pasadena, drivers treat ours roads as their race track and tear through our neighborhoods every night. 🤦🏼♀️
February 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
As a kid, I lived near a race track that had races every Friday night and you could hear the sounds of racing cars throughout town. Now, living in Pasadena, drivers treat ours roads as their race track and tear through our neighborhoods every night. 🤦🏼♀️
I think the California Film Commission should give production tax credits to productions who have crews commute by public transit and/or show characters on bikes, buses, or trains for a certain amount of film/episodes.
February 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I think the California Film Commission should give production tax credits to productions who have crews commute by public transit and/or show characters on bikes, buses, or trains for a certain amount of film/episodes.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Bikes, cargobikes, transit, walkable cities have always been a “fuck the oligarchy” movement for me. Riding my bike is an act of resistance. Always has been. (My people knew Elon Musk was full of shit before it was popular). Today’s FTO content is a natural and necessary extension of that.
I keep seeing my follower count climbing and while it's neat, I can't help but wonder if people realize my normal schtick is cargo bikes, e bikes for transportation, infrastructure design, livable cities, and overall urbanism rather than the current flood of "fuck the oligarchy" content.
February 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Bikes, cargobikes, transit, walkable cities have always been a “fuck the oligarchy” movement for me. Riding my bike is an act of resistance. Always has been. (My people knew Elon Musk was full of shit before it was popular). Today’s FTO content is a natural and necessary extension of that.
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EXCLUSIVE: New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6M in tolls during its first month, a strong start that exceeded expectations. The revenue figures, expected to be released publicly on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are the latest sign that the tolling plan is working.
Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals. (Gift Article)
Revenue figures from the Manhattan tolling plan showed that the program is on track to raise billions for mass transit repairs.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
EXCLUSIVE: New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6M in tolls during its first month, a strong start that exceeded expectations. The revenue figures, expected to be released publicly on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are the latest sign that the tolling plan is working.
Good trouble, indeed.
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
Kluwe, a Huntington Beach resident, made comments against a MAGA plaque proposed for installation at the Central Library, then approached the dais and was arrested.
www.latimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Good trouble, indeed.
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I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :)
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
February 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :)
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
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instead of building back more resiliently, the powers that be in LA County are trying to ensure that we build back in exactly the same way in the same fire-prone areas. We'll all pay next time too
California's public plan can't pay losses from the LA wildfires and is issuing the max $1 billion assessment on private insurers. Any further shortfalls will be assessed on the public directly
A sharp acceleration in the downward spiral that is the CA insurance market
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/c...
A sharp acceleration in the downward spiral that is the CA insurance market
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/c...
California’s High-Risk Insurer Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
The move will likely lead to higher costs for households across the state, and may push more insurers to leave, intensifying a home insurance crisis.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
instead of building back more resiliently, the powers that be in LA County are trying to ensure that we build back in exactly the same way in the same fire-prone areas. We'll all pay next time too
February 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Time for the 3C&D Amtrak route in Ohio. Thinking of a safe, comfortable, affordable, train ride to Dayton, Columbus, and Cleveland, from Cincinnati. Reducing VMT on I-71/I-75. @allaboardohio.org @amtrak.com
“Just under 1.4 million passengers traveled on the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority’s four Amtrak routes in 2024, a 4.3% increase over the previous year — and a 45% increase over its pre-pandemic record set in 2019.” 🚆
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Richmond
www.axios.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Time for the 3C&D Amtrak route in Ohio. Thinking of a safe, comfortable, affordable, train ride to Dayton, Columbus, and Cleveland, from Cincinnati. Reducing VMT on I-71/I-75. @allaboardohio.org @amtrak.com