Carter Rubin
@carterrubin.com
Urban planner in Southern California working to transform transportation. Posting my way to a better world to walk, bike and roll. Talk to me about DOTs, MPOs, RTPs and SCSs. Day job at NRDC.
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Hey Caltrans better not to ignore elected officials & advocates all asking for the same thing:
Build 3 blocks of protected 🚲 lanes connecting Ohio to Ohio during your repaving project
You CAN do this but are refusing to. No more excuses!
🎥 @carterrubin.com @mobilityforwho.bsky.social
Build 3 blocks of protected 🚲 lanes connecting Ohio to Ohio during your repaving project
You CAN do this but are refusing to. No more excuses!
🎥 @carterrubin.com @mobilityforwho.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Hey Caltrans better not to ignore elected officials & advocates all asking for the same thing:
Build 3 blocks of protected 🚲 lanes connecting Ohio to Ohio during your repaving project
You CAN do this but are refusing to. No more excuses!
🎥 @carterrubin.com @mobilityforwho.bsky.social
Build 3 blocks of protected 🚲 lanes connecting Ohio to Ohio during your repaving project
You CAN do this but are refusing to. No more excuses!
🎥 @carterrubin.com @mobilityforwho.bsky.social
This is an incredible story, and a reminder of what we lost (or rather killed off and drove away). There are 19th Century accounts of the canyons above Malibu being lousy with grizzly bears.
A wolf has ventured into the mountains of Los Angeles County.
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
She was looking for a mate but ended up making history. www.latimes.com/environment/...
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
Around 6 a.m. Saturday, the 3-year-old female arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, as tracked by a GPS collar.
www.latimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This is an incredible story, and a reminder of what we lost (or rather killed off and drove away). There are 19th Century accounts of the canyons above Malibu being lousy with grizzly bears.
"A new analysis from the National Consumers League finds that federal vehicle safety and fuel economy standards account for only a small share of vehicle prices while delivering thousands of dollars in savings per vehicle and trillions of dollars in societal benefits." nclnet.org/wp-content/u...
nclnet.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"A new analysis from the National Consumers League finds that federal vehicle safety and fuel economy standards account for only a small share of vehicle prices while delivering thousands of dollars in savings per vehicle and trillions of dollars in societal benefits." nclnet.org/wp-content/u...
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What do Paris, Montreal, Barcelona and Brussels have in common?
“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L
“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L
February 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
What do Paris, Montreal, Barcelona and Brussels have in common?
“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L
“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L
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Woah I found some kind of butterfly paradise in the Verdugos
February 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Woah I found some kind of butterfly paradise in the Verdugos
This was really fun to make!
Hey Caltrans better not to ignore elected officials & advocates all asking for the same thing:
Build 3 blocks of protected 🚲 lanes connecting Ohio to Ohio during your repaving project
You CAN do this but are refusing to. No more excuses!
🎥 @carterrubin.com @mobilityforwho.bsky.social
Build 3 blocks of protected 🚲 lanes connecting Ohio to Ohio during your repaving project
You CAN do this but are refusing to. No more excuses!
🎥 @carterrubin.com @mobilityforwho.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This was really fun to make!
Look what Trump is doing to our country.
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Look what Trump is doing to our country.
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My northbound Caltrain is just packed. Almost every seat taken. Folks having a great time. Lots of first time riders commenting how nice it is, how driving sucks comparatively. 💯
February 7, 2026 at 11:53 PM
My northbound Caltrain is just packed. Almost every seat taken. Folks having a great time. Lots of first time riders commenting how nice it is, how driving sucks comparatively. 💯
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Big news in California, with filing deadline very near:
Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilor and a leader in the local left, has decided to run for mayor against Mayor Karen Bass (and many others).
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilor and a leader in the local left, has decided to run for mayor against Mayor Karen Bass (and many others).
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Big news in California, with filing deadline very near:
Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilor and a leader in the local left, has decided to run for mayor against Mayor Karen Bass (and many others).
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Nithya Raman, a progressive city councilor and a leader in the local left, has decided to run for mayor against Mayor Karen Bass (and many others).
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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Tear it all down. A list of things that must be abolished:
* The Department of "Homeland" Security. It's been a racist enterprise from that start.
* Its twin offspring, ICE and CBP
* All for-profit detention, jails, and prisons
* Immigration courts
* The Department of "Homeland" Security. It's been a racist enterprise from that start.
* Its twin offspring, ICE and CBP
* All for-profit detention, jails, and prisons
* Immigration courts
Maria is one of hundreds of children, who — like Liam Ramos — have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.
Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/
Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/
Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school
A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Tear it all down. A list of things that must be abolished:
* The Department of "Homeland" Security. It's been a racist enterprise from that start.
* Its twin offspring, ICE and CBP
* All for-profit detention, jails, and prisons
* Immigration courts
* The Department of "Homeland" Security. It's been a racist enterprise from that start.
* Its twin offspring, ICE and CBP
* All for-profit detention, jails, and prisons
* Immigration courts
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Big Black Mtn, SanDiego County, CA
🗺33.1599, -116.8081 🧭198° ⛰4039 ft
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1827
🗺33.1599, -116.8081 🧭198° ⛰4039 ft
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1827
February 7, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Big Black Mtn, SanDiego County, CA
🗺33.1599, -116.8081 🧭198° ⛰4039 ft
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1827
🗺33.1599, -116.8081 🧭198° ⛰4039 ft
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1827
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Today marks one year since Don Shoup died. I put on a jacket I didn’t realize I wore last at our memorial lunch, pockets stuffed with Kleenex.
In Don’s memory today, think about how you commit yourself to change and leave a legacy of passion and love behind.
In Don’s memory today, think about how you commit yourself to change and leave a legacy of passion and love behind.
February 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Today marks one year since Don Shoup died. I put on a jacket I didn’t realize I wore last at our memorial lunch, pockets stuffed with Kleenex.
In Don’s memory today, think about how you commit yourself to change and leave a legacy of passion and love behind.
In Don’s memory today, think about how you commit yourself to change and leave a legacy of passion and love behind.
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The Eastern Pacific High, long anchored off the California coast, is forecast to shift westward, settling north of Hawaii. This change should allow the storm track and the desperately needed rain and snow it carries, along with cooler temperatures, to move southward into California later next week.
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 AM
The Eastern Pacific High, long anchored off the California coast, is forecast to shift westward, settling north of Hawaii. This change should allow the storm track and the desperately needed rain and snow it carries, along with cooler temperatures, to move southward into California later next week.
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Sacramento deserves a regional rail system. What would it take to build it?
February 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Sacramento deserves a regional rail system. What would it take to build it?
Exciting to see tracks being laid in the Central Valley. We all want high speed rail sooner, but I try not to get too jaded and remember how amazing it will be when it's online. I mean, are we really going to still be tooting around on Southwest flights in 2050?
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Exciting to see tracks being laid in the Central Valley. We all want high speed rail sooner, but I try not to get too jaded and remember how amazing it will be when it's online. I mean, are we really going to still be tooting around on Southwest flights in 2050?
Caltrans is *so close* to doing the right thing. We gotta push them all the way. So we can have transit AND bike connections on the Westside before today's kindergartners are in college. @michaelschneider.com santamonicanext.org/2026/02/sant...
Santa Monica/West LA Leaders Urge Caltrans to Build “Ohio to Ohio” Bike Link With Santa Monica Boulevard Rehab - Santa Monica Next
A growing chorus of elected officials representing Santa Monica are pressing Caltrans to stop treating bike safety as an afterthought and instead deliver a long-planned protected bicycle connection at...
santamonicanext.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Caltrans is *so close* to doing the right thing. We gotta push them all the way. So we can have transit AND bike connections on the Westside before today's kindergartners are in college. @michaelschneider.com santamonicanext.org/2026/02/sant...
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Another US lethal strike on a boat, this one in the eastern Pacific. Total attacks now up to 38, killing at least 128.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Another US lethal strike on a boat, this one in the eastern Pacific. Total attacks now up to 38, killing at least 128.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
As with previous boat bombings, in violation of US law and international treaties, without any causus beli, when the US wasn’t attacked, and hasn’t even advanced stated goals.
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This should be a bigger story.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
February 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
This should be a bigger story.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
A Reagan-appointed judge just ruled Trump’s Energy Secretary illegally ran a secret panel of climate deniers to cook up a biased report and sabotage clean air rules.
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Smash cut to the TBMs for Gateway just sitting in giant holes in New Jersey in a fit of Trump political spite.
BESSENT SAYS IF TRUMP WINS IRS SUIT, $10B WOULD COME FROM TAXPAYERS
February 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Smash cut to the TBMs for Gateway just sitting in giant holes in New Jersey in a fit of Trump political spite.
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LA Peeps, can you take this survey for turning Pacific Coast Highway into a main street instead of a drag strip? (SCAG=Southern California Association of Governments, which coordinates housing+transportation planning for 6 SoCal counties/pop 19.5M)
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February 4, 2026 at 5:24 PM
LA Peeps, can you take this survey for turning Pacific Coast Highway into a main street instead of a drag strip? (SCAG=Southern California Association of Governments, which coordinates housing+transportation planning for 6 SoCal counties/pop 19.5M)
koacorp.typeform.com/to/X1TB8QAC
koacorp.typeform.com/to/X1TB8QAC
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Numerous studies, from a 1992 SCAG study to a 2024 DOE study to the most recent State Rail Plan all call for electrifying the Southern Transcon through greater LA. CA High-speed Rail will be electrifying from LA-Fullerton, what about the rest?
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Numerous studies, from a 1992 SCAG study to a 2024 DOE study to the most recent State Rail Plan all call for electrifying the Southern Transcon through greater LA. CA High-speed Rail will be electrifying from LA-Fullerton, what about the rest?
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In Riverside, Metrolink trains run alongside BNSF's busiest main line, where riders and trackside residents are exposed to pollution from dozens of diesel trains a day. Electrification from Fullerton to SB could improve passenger and freight service and clean up the air for all. #ElectrifyMetrolink
February 4, 2026 at 4:39 PM
In Riverside, Metrolink trains run alongside BNSF's busiest main line, where riders and trackside residents are exposed to pollution from dozens of diesel trains a day. Electrification from Fullerton to SB could improve passenger and freight service and clean up the air for all. #ElectrifyMetrolink
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BNSF wants to build a MASSIVE railyard in Barstow to support a freight shuttle service from the ports to Barstow. This is the perfect opportunity to electrify the route - but their EIR dismisses electrification with the same tired excuses. We set them straight: calelectricrail.org/wp-content/u...
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
BNSF wants to build a MASSIVE railyard in Barstow to support a freight shuttle service from the ports to Barstow. This is the perfect opportunity to electrify the route - but their EIR dismisses electrification with the same tired excuses. We set them straight: calelectricrail.org/wp-content/u...
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A good reminder of how impactful just a single article can be. I doubt any of this would be happening if it weren’t for the Calmatters DUI article from last October.
Looking through proposed legislation this year... there are a bunch of bills on driving infractions and DUIs.
Looks like CA legislators have an appetite for reform this year.
Looks like CA legislators have an appetite for reform this year.
February 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A good reminder of how impactful just a single article can be. I doubt any of this would be happening if it weren’t for the Calmatters DUI article from last October.
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Thank you @benallenca.bsky.social for joining Asm Rick Chavez Zbur in demanding that Caltrans do the Ohio-to-Ohio connector NOW, when they’re already working on the street, and not in 20 years.
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Thank you @benallenca.bsky.social for joining Asm Rick Chavez Zbur in demanding that Caltrans do the Ohio-to-Ohio connector NOW, when they’re already working on the street, and not in 20 years.