Steve Boland
@steveboland.bsky.social
Bay Area, Cal. (Work in transpo planning, not tech.)
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Steve Boland
@steveboland.bsky.social
· Jun 27
Say what you will about Reddit, at least you can downvote
One can only hope the EU shows this much resolve
Hi Donald, should you execute your ridiculous tariffs plan re. Greenland, do say goodbye to:
-US military bases in Europe'
-European investments in the U.S., give or take USD 14.5 trillion;
-Airline flights to Europe;
-U.S. tourist visa to Europe.
Want more? Just say so. We'd be happy to oblige.
-US military bases in Europe'
-European investments in the U.S., give or take USD 14.5 trillion;
-Airline flights to Europe;
-U.S. tourist visa to Europe.
Want more? Just say so. We'd be happy to oblige.
January 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
One can only hope the EU shows this much resolve
Sorry Alex, I found your tone condescending and I overreacted. Apologies
January 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Sorry Alex, I found your tone condescending and I overreacted. Apologies
Glen Parkers really love Glen Park, and for good reasons — but not always the right reasons. Here are the right reasons www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
This S.F. neighborhood isn’t just one of the world’s ‘coolest,’ it’s a model for the Bay Area’s future
OPINION: San Francisco neighborhoods don’t need to be “cool,” but they should be places where housing is affordable, where cars aren’t king and where street life is lively.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Glen Parkers really love Glen Park, and for good reasons — but not always the right reasons. Here are the right reasons www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
Oh ffs. You realize that you’re interacting w people who’ve been doing transit planning for 20 years? Bye kid
January 18, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Oh ffs. You realize that you’re interacting w people who’ve been doing transit planning for 20 years? Bye kid
Next time I’m on a bus?
January 18, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Next time I’m on a bus?
Sure, for suburban or rural networks
January 18, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Sure, for suburban or rural networks
I left out re-entry, if there’s any traffic
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I left out re-entry, if there’s any traffic
Those are edge cases. A single boarding or alighting requires decel, doors, and accel. If you’re near side at a stop sign or signal, this may be mitigated, but on balance balancing is the way to go
January 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Those are edge cases. A single boarding or alighting requires decel, doors, and accel. If you’re near side at a stop sign or signal, this may be mitigated, but on balance balancing is the way to go
This is reason #1234 to hate Donald Trump, but I’m pretty sure he’s never spent any time anywhere other than New York or Florida www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
A Trump Veto Leaves Republicans in Colorado Parched and Bewildered
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
This is reason #1234 to hate Donald Trump, but I’m pretty sure he’s never spent any time anywhere other than New York or Florida www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
You’ll learn to love AI if we just force-feed you enough of it
January 17, 2026 at 3:26 PM
You’ll learn to love AI if we just force-feed you enough of it
It’s Japan, can’t imagine how much trouble someone’s in
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It’s Japan, can’t imagine how much trouble someone’s in
Reposted by Steve Boland
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
Living in LA for a few years was a real eye-opener as to how geography and climate spares the Bay Area from the consequences of its actions
January 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Living in LA for a few years was a real eye-opener as to how geography and climate spares the Bay Area from the consequences of its actions
90-92 to 93-97 doesn’t sound like much, right? But this is how roads work (or don’t work): reach the tipping point, and things go downhill fast … or slowly. This is why planners will tell you that a car-based system doesn’t scale. Someone should tell our tech overlords
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 AM
90-92 to 93-97 doesn’t sound like much, right? But this is how roads work (or don’t work): reach the tipping point, and things go downhill fast … or slowly. This is why planners will tell you that a car-based system doesn’t scale. Someone should tell our tech overlords
It’s almost like financial success has no relationship to intelligence or morality
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM
It’s almost like financial success has no relationship to intelligence or morality
For some reason I keep thinking about this question. I think the closest proper river is the Napa. Don’t ask me to define “river”
January 13, 2026 at 2:28 AM
For some reason I keep thinking about this question. I think the closest proper river is the Napa. Don’t ask me to define “river”
Closest, I guess (altho originally it was only an inlet). My first thought was the Russian, lol
January 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Closest, I guess (altho originally it was only an inlet). My first thought was the Russian, lol
Can we call the Estuary a river?
January 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Can we call the Estuary a river?
I do sometimes wonder how America would be different today if Lincoln hadn’t been so high-minded
They really should have hung Jeff Davis, Robert E. Lee and every other high ranking Confederate traitor
January 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I do sometimes wonder how America would be different today if Lincoln hadn’t been so high-minded
I love social media so much
Theories that aliens constructed ancient human buildings are, at their core, racist.
January 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I love social media so much
I think it’s precisely because most people find the topic of regulation in general dry that a small minority have been able to game the system
January 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I think it’s precisely because most people find the topic of regulation in general dry that a small minority have been able to game the system
Somehow I never learned this part in 7th-grade Texas History
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Somehow I never learned this part in 7th-grade Texas History
You deserve extra credit
January 10, 2026 at 1:50 AM
You deserve extra credit
I think if folks saw the inside of Potrero Division they’d be very worried for the state of Muni’s infrastructure. Presidio is not much better
Muni's oldest bus yard is getting ready to close next month to make way for a new state-of-the-art bus yard.
SFMTA to close 111-year-old Potrero Muni bus yard for major rebuild - The Voice of San Francisco
San Francisco’s oldest Muni bus yard is about to be temporarily closed for several years to make way for a new, modern yard that includes better bus maintenance facilities. The over a century-old Potr...
thevoicesf.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I think if folks saw the inside of Potrero Division they’d be very worried for the state of Muni’s infrastructure. Presidio is not much better
Another recent positive transpo change near my home on the east side of Lake Merritt, Oakland: a new @baywheels.bsky.social bikeshare station. Slowly but surely, getting around my neighborhood is getting safer and easier
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Another recent positive transpo change near my home on the east side of Lake Merritt, Oakland: a new @baywheels.bsky.social bikeshare station. Slowly but surely, getting around my neighborhood is getting safer and easier