Liza Lutzker
@lizalutzker.bsky.social
Safe Streets Researcher: @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social
Epi PhD Student: @berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social
Advocate: @walkbikeberk.bsky.social
Data-driven + Equity-focused
Views are obviously mine
Epi PhD Student: @berkeleypublichlth.bsky.social
Advocate: @walkbikeberk.bsky.social
Data-driven + Equity-focused
Views are obviously mine
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Liza Lutzker
@lizalutzker.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hi folks. So excited to see the new communities being built here!
I stopped posting on the other site when it changed hands, so I’m a bit out of practice. But you can expect me to post here about local Berkeley politics, safe streets research & practice, epi methods, and racial & social justice.
I stopped posting on the other site when it changed hands, so I’m a bit out of practice. But you can expect me to post here about local Berkeley politics, safe streets research & practice, epi methods, and racial & social justice.
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BART has best Cost Efficiency (OE/VRM) in the nation both as a commuter rail and as subway 🎉
CA should be throwing every transportation dollar it's got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
CA should be throwing every transportation dollar it's got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
March 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
BART has best Cost Efficiency (OE/VRM) in the nation both as a commuter rail and as subway 🎉
CA should be throwing every transportation dollar it's got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
CA should be throwing every transportation dollar it's got at the spectacularly efficient and effective BART system to maximize ridership!
If I have to hear our City Traffic Engineer talk about stop sign warrants one more time I’m gonna scream.
Since Aug, 3 middle schoolers have been hit on a bike boulevard next to school but because people don’t always stop at stops signs, it’s better to leave things as the speed-inducing status quo.
Since Aug, 3 middle schoolers have been hit on a bike boulevard next to school but because people don’t always stop at stops signs, it’s better to leave things as the speed-inducing status quo.
Opinion: Construction compromises safe access to Longfellow Middle School
The safety of students and staff at Longfellow is at risk due to construction that will create hazards for those who walk and bike to school.
www.berkeleyside.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If I have to hear our City Traffic Engineer talk about stop sign warrants one more time I’m gonna scream.
Since Aug, 3 middle schoolers have been hit on a bike boulevard next to school but because people don’t always stop at stops signs, it’s better to leave things as the speed-inducing status quo.
Since Aug, 3 middle schoolers have been hit on a bike boulevard next to school but because people don’t always stop at stops signs, it’s better to leave things as the speed-inducing status quo.
Crystal clear.
March 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Crystal clear.
Feeling inspired and energized after today’s #StandUpForScience rally at Berkeley. Huge turnout. Fantastic speakers, including friends, colleagues, and Nobel prize winners (pictured here, Jennifer Doudna, inventor of CRISPR).
March 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Feeling inspired and energized after today’s #StandUpForScience rally at Berkeley. Huge turnout. Fantastic speakers, including friends, colleagues, and Nobel prize winners (pictured here, Jennifer Doudna, inventor of CRISPR).
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
Well said, re: tariffs and car prices. This is not a win in any way.
Lastly, I fucking hate cars. I hate car-dependency.
But I care far more about people being able to eat and feed their kids, keep their jobs and have access to food and housing.
Instead of penalizing people by making cars cost more, let's move people away from the debt trap of cars possible.
But I care far more about people being able to eat and feed their kids, keep their jobs and have access to food and housing.
Instead of penalizing people by making cars cost more, let's move people away from the debt trap of cars possible.
March 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Well said, re: tariffs and car prices. This is not a win in any way.
“These poll results…should end the debate over who is the narrow interest group. People who want safe streets for everyone…are the clear majority. Anti-safety, anti-bike-lane advocates are a small marginal group who want to protect their own self-interest at the expense of vulnerable street users.”
New survey supports a strong Berkeley Bike Plan: Op-ed
The authors commissioned a professional poll from a nonpartisan research agency to learn more about what Berkeley wants in its bike infrastructure.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“These poll results…should end the debate over who is the narrow interest group. People who want safe streets for everyone…are the clear majority. Anti-safety, anti-bike-lane advocates are a small marginal group who want to protect their own self-interest at the expense of vulnerable street users.”
Happening tonight!!! For BUSD families only!
Hey Berkeleyans! Does your kid bike to school? Do you wish they could but don't feel it's safe enough?
There’s a BUSD-specific listening session on the Bike Plan update: Tue 2/25, 6:30-8:30pm at King! Would be great to get input from families on how Berkeley can make it safer to bike to school.
There’s a BUSD-specific listening session on the Bike Plan update: Tue 2/25, 6:30-8:30pm at King! Would be great to get input from families on how Berkeley can make it safer to bike to school.
Berkeley Bike Plan Focused Update - Public Input Map & Survey
The City of Berkeley is updating its Bicycle Plan for everyone who wants to bike or roll in Berkeley – including skateboarding, scooting, or other personal wheeled mobility devices.
www.BerkeleyBikePlan.org
February 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Happening tonight!!! For BUSD families only!
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This is a topic I have tried to push for years. Kids have a right to move around on our roads exactly the same as licensed drivers. You don't need a licenses to ride your bike in the street and yet cities do little to protect youth who need to use our roads.
February 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This is a topic I have tried to push for years. Kids have a right to move around on our roads exactly the same as licensed drivers. You don't need a licenses to ride your bike in the street and yet cities do little to protect youth who need to use our roads.
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My entire career, I've heard street safety advocates say they wish America took car crashes as seriously as plane crashes. Wrote about how that conversation needs to shift as deregulation and defunding comes for air travel, too, and why government trust is an overlooked component of "safe systems."
Are We Starting to Treat Plane Crashes The Way We Treat Car Crashes? — Streetsblog USA
As aviation disasters pile up, is America in the midst of a culture shift in transportation safety — and what would that mean for advocates on the ground?
usa.streetsblog.org
February 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My entire career, I've heard street safety advocates say they wish America took car crashes as seriously as plane crashes. Wrote about how that conversation needs to shift as deregulation and defunding comes for air travel, too, and why government trust is an overlooked component of "safe systems."
Hey Berkeleyans! Does your kid bike to school? Do you wish they could but don't feel it's safe enough?
There’s a BUSD-specific listening session on the Bike Plan update: Tue 2/25, 6:30-8:30pm at King! Would be great to get input from families on how Berkeley can make it safer to bike to school.
There’s a BUSD-specific listening session on the Bike Plan update: Tue 2/25, 6:30-8:30pm at King! Would be great to get input from families on how Berkeley can make it safer to bike to school.
Berkeley Bike Plan Focused Update - Public Input Map & Survey
The City of Berkeley is updating its Bicycle Plan for everyone who wants to bike or roll in Berkeley – including skateboarding, scooting, or other personal wheeled mobility devices.
www.BerkeleyBikePlan.org
February 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Hey Berkeleyans! Does your kid bike to school? Do you wish they could but don't feel it's safe enough?
There’s a BUSD-specific listening session on the Bike Plan update: Tue 2/25, 6:30-8:30pm at King! Would be great to get input from families on how Berkeley can make it safer to bike to school.
There’s a BUSD-specific listening session on the Bike Plan update: Tue 2/25, 6:30-8:30pm at King! Would be great to get input from families on how Berkeley can make it safer to bike to school.
I know things are going downhill quick but I lack a sufficiently deep understanding of both US history & how other authoritarian governments operate to grasp what’s coming.
This article was a really helpful read in providing that context. Highly recommend.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
This article was a really helpful read in providing that context. Highly recommend.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I know things are going downhill quick but I lack a sufficiently deep understanding of both US history & how other authoritarian governments operate to grasp what’s coming.
This article was a really helpful read in providing that context. Highly recommend.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
This article was a really helpful read in providing that context. Highly recommend.
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
Nothing to see here folks.
Just a whole lot of federal fraud and waste.
Just a whole lot of federal fraud and waste.
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Nothing to see here folks.
Just a whole lot of federal fraud and waste.
Just a whole lot of federal fraud and waste.
So glad these wonderful scholars/colleagues are speaking up about the consequences of canceling equitable transportation research projects.
Failing to examine a problem doesn’t make it go away, but it does make us all worse off.
Failing to examine a problem doesn’t make it go away, but it does make us all worse off.
Allowing political considerations to hollow out and cancel ongoing research is not only harmful to whatever domain the administration deems a threat, but it sets an alarming precedent for research at large, setting us on a path leading backward rather than forward.
Op-Ed: Equitable Transportation Research Makes America Great. So Why Is the Trump Admin Hollowing It Out? — Streetsblog USA
Allowing political considerations to hollow out and cancel ongoing research is not only harmful to whatever domain the administration deems a threat, but it sets an alarming precedent for research at…
buff.ly
February 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
So glad these wonderful scholars/colleagues are speaking up about the consequences of canceling equitable transportation research projects.
Failing to examine a problem doesn’t make it go away, but it does make us all worse off.
Failing to examine a problem doesn’t make it go away, but it does make us all worse off.
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
I am feeling this very acutely.
We need to start planning for what to do if this trajectory is not stopped or diverted.
Collectively AND individually.
I’m finding the latter challenging, especially as a parent.
Collectively AND individually.
I’m finding the latter challenging, especially as a parent.
February 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I am feeling this very acutely.
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I remain super pissed that the taxes I've paid are funding harm instead of services, and then I need to do mutual aid to help people being harmed by the government I'm funding.
That's the inefficiency right there.
That's the inefficiency right there.
February 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I remain super pissed that the taxes I've paid are funding harm instead of services, and then I need to do mutual aid to help people being harmed by the government I'm funding.
That's the inefficiency right there.
That's the inefficiency right there.
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Red paint makes buses go faster!
New bus lane on Durant Ave in #Berkeley for @rideact.bsky.social buses! 🚌🚌🚌 @telegraphforpeople.bsky.social
New bus lane on Durant Ave in #Berkeley for @rideact.bsky.social buses! 🚌🚌🚌 @telegraphforpeople.bsky.social
February 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Red paint makes buses go faster!
New bus lane on Durant Ave in #Berkeley for @rideact.bsky.social buses! 🚌🚌🚌 @telegraphforpeople.bsky.social
New bus lane on Durant Ave in #Berkeley for @rideact.bsky.social buses! 🚌🚌🚌 @telegraphforpeople.bsky.social
Wow. RIP Donald Shoup. What a big thinker who moved forward urbanism in an awesome way.
I was lucky to have crossed paths with him.
I was lucky to have crossed paths with him.
February 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Wow. RIP Donald Shoup. What a big thinker who moved forward urbanism in an awesome way.
I was lucky to have crossed paths with him.
I was lucky to have crossed paths with him.
This is a critical position in a city where there’s a lot of ambition to do great things!
Please apply and share with your networks!!
Please apply and share with your networks!!
JOB: Berkeley is hiring a new Transportation Division Manager! Please share widely. The City needs a leader committed to Vision Zero and sustainable transportation!
wbcp.applicantpool.com/jobs/1182604
wbcp.applicantpool.com/jobs/1182604
February 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is a critical position in a city where there’s a lot of ambition to do great things!
Please apply and share with your networks!!
Please apply and share with your networks!!
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News is pouring in about potential layoffs of probationary CDC employees.
Officials were told to rank 10% of their probationary staff as mission-critical, 50% as “important” and 40% as not mission-critical.
Officials were told to rank 10% of their probationary staff as mission-critical, 50% as “important” and 40% as not mission-critical.
February 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
News is pouring in about potential layoffs of probationary CDC employees.
Officials were told to rank 10% of their probationary staff as mission-critical, 50% as “important” and 40% as not mission-critical.
Officials were told to rank 10% of their probationary staff as mission-critical, 50% as “important” and 40% as not mission-critical.
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Bat signal: If you are a researcher working on topics related to sustainable and equitable transportation whose work/funding is being impact by the Trump administration, please hit me up today or early tomorrow if you'd like to talk about it on the record, or just post thoughts in the thread. 👇
February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bat signal: If you are a researcher working on topics related to sustainable and equitable transportation whose work/funding is being impact by the Trump administration, please hit me up today or early tomorrow if you'd like to talk about it on the record, or just post thoughts in the thread. 👇
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It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
February 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
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I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far:
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13