Benjamin Fry
@bluejekyll.bsky.social
Rust, Rusty Bikes, and making everything safer.
Berkeley, CA.
Berkeley, CA.
Federal law that requires mass transit to any venue or sports arena that hosts an audience of more than 30k.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Federal law that requires mass transit to any venue or sports arena that hosts an audience of more than 30k.
I hate that I read something like this and I can’t say if it’s true or if it’s some BS made up to support the ICE operations.
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I hate that I read something like this and I can’t say if it’s true or if it’s some BS made up to support the ICE operations.
I just had to look this up too, but now I know that I want 10’ radius’ everywhere, “the curved portion of a curb that connects two intersecting street curbs or the curb to a driveway approach”
October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I just had to look this up too, but now I know that I want 10’ radius’ everywhere, “the curved portion of a curb that connects two intersecting street curbs or the curb to a driveway approach”
Nextdoor is now a place where we can troll car drivers for all demanding they get rid of the bike lane on RSR bridge and now the traffic is worse than ever.
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Nextdoor is now a place where we can troll car drivers for all demanding they get rid of the bike lane on RSR bridge and now the traffic is worse than ever.
Who is this even for? That looks like a non-standard rear rack (wont accept standard panniers) appears to lack even a porter rack. For $4500?
October 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Who is this even for? That looks like a non-standard rear rack (wont accept standard panniers) appears to lack even a porter rack. For $4500?
I rode with #NoKings in oakland today, it was good. Just a couple people jackasses, but mostly everyone was in a good mood. Though it does make realize, Oakland’s streets are ridiculously dangerous in so many places.
October 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I rode with #NoKings in oakland today, it was good. Just a couple people jackasses, but mostly everyone was in a good mood. Though it does make realize, Oakland’s streets are ridiculously dangerous in so many places.
Damn, another person hit on Rose this time at the Ohlone Greenway. Thankfully Berkeley is upgrading this particular crossing, but clearly it’s not happening soon enough.
October 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Damn, another person hit on Rose this time at the Ohlone Greenway. Thankfully Berkeley is upgrading this particular crossing, but clearly it’s not happening soon enough.
In what world am I a senior?! 1979? Come on.
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that there’s such horrid AI slop that thinks people who aren’t even 50 are seniors.
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that there’s such horrid AI slop that thinks people who aren’t even 50 are seniors.
September 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In what world am I a senior?! 1979? Come on.
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that there’s such horrid AI slop that thinks people who aren’t even 50 are seniors.
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that there’s such horrid AI slop that thinks people who aren’t even 50 are seniors.
Probably one of the most controversial product manufacturing changes in history, leading to serious and dangerous issues. Sudden temperature changes are the that needs to be avoided.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex
September 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Probably one of the most controversial product manufacturing changes in history, leading to serious and dangerous issues. Sudden temperature changes are the that needs to be avoided.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex
Seriously, check this out, isn’t this an obvious better usage than car storage?
And then look at the best way to get to the stroll
And then look at the best way to get to the stroll
September 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Seriously, check this out, isn’t this an obvious better usage than car storage?
And then look at the best way to get to the stroll
And then look at the best way to get to the stroll
Something about this celebration with a stroller in the background made me laugh, almost a metaphor for soccer in the US.
September 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Something about this celebration with a stroller in the background made me laugh, almost a metaphor for soccer in the US.
Who knew that Berkeley had steampunk shops for creating machine's designed for such specific use cases.
September 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Who knew that Berkeley had steampunk shops for creating machine's designed for such specific use cases.
I’m wondering if this note from our local PD is the extent to which we’ll see meaningful support of pedestrians,
September 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’m wondering if this note from our local PD is the extent to which we’ll see meaningful support of pedestrians,
An entitled car driver pissed about bikes in their way. A cyclist pissed about a jogger in their way. Joggers pissed at pedestrians in their way. Then there are those super annoying slow walkers going four abreast making me slow my pace.
Turtles all the way down. Just get out of my way.
Turtles all the way down. Just get out of my way.
August 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
An entitled car driver pissed about bikes in their way. A cyclist pissed about a jogger in their way. Joggers pissed at pedestrians in their way. Then there are those super annoying slow walkers going four abreast making me slow my pace.
Turtles all the way down. Just get out of my way.
Turtles all the way down. Just get out of my way.
I’m a little late to mentioning this, but I’m actually impressed @berkeley.bsky.social installed these flex posts within a week of this crash.
I’ve heard from the boys dad, he’s out of his arm sling, but he’s still a bit scared to get back on his bike.
Which, man, as someone who’s been hit, I get.
I’ve heard from the boys dad, he’s out of his arm sling, but he’s still a bit scared to get back on his bike.
Which, man, as someone who’s been hit, I get.
August 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’m a little late to mentioning this, but I’m actually impressed @berkeley.bsky.social installed these flex posts within a week of this crash.
I’ve heard from the boys dad, he’s out of his arm sling, but he’s still a bit scared to get back on his bike.
Which, man, as someone who’s been hit, I get.
I’ve heard from the boys dad, he’s out of his arm sling, but he’s still a bit scared to get back on his bike.
Which, man, as someone who’s been hit, I get.
Get a citizen notification saying someone was hit near your home right after school lets out. You know it’s a street that your kid and friends use to get home.
She messaged me on her watch, she’s ok, but holy crap, she’s in this photo from a friend that went over there.
Fuck Save Hopkins.
She messaged me on her watch, she’s ok, but holy crap, she’s in this photo from a friend that went over there.
Fuck Save Hopkins.
August 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Get a citizen notification saying someone was hit near your home right after school lets out. You know it’s a street that your kid and friends use to get home.
She messaged me on her watch, she’s ok, but holy crap, she’s in this photo from a friend that went over there.
Fuck Save Hopkins.
She messaged me on her watch, she’s ok, but holy crap, she’s in this photo from a friend that went over there.
Fuck Save Hopkins.
The federal government started its war on cities with the car. Led by Robert Moses, I didn’t even realize how evil he was. Wanted to destroy Shakespeare in the Park and playgrounds? He was blamed for destroying Penn Station?!
If only every city had a Jane Jacobs.
If only every city had a Jane Jacobs.
![The opposition reached a climax over the demolition of Pennsylvania Station, which many attributed to the "development scheme" mentality cultivated by Moses 461 even though it was the impoverished Pennsylvania Railroad that was actually responsible for the demolition. 147] This casual destruction of one of New York's
greatest architectural landmarks helped prompt many city residents to turn against Moses's plans to build a Lower Manhattan Expressway, which would have gone through Greenwich Village and what is now SoHo.148) This plan and the Mid-Manhattan Expressway both failed politically. One of his most vocal critics during this time was the urban activist Jane Jacobs, whose book The Death and Life of Great American Cities was instrumental in turning opinion against Moses's plans; the city government rejected the expressway in 1964.149]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yy6qi2cciyxqvwgwlxmvbdzu/bafkreigd5js5iwj4eybhhylf6h2zw75ojihdim3gqnbg5snszpbvkgzcza@jpeg)
August 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The federal government started its war on cities with the car. Led by Robert Moses, I didn’t even realize how evil he was. Wanted to destroy Shakespeare in the Park and playgrounds? He was blamed for destroying Penn Station?!
If only every city had a Jane Jacobs.
If only every city had a Jane Jacobs.
I so want to respond to this text, but I know it's a phishing/scam...
August 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I so want to respond to this text, but I know it's a phishing/scam...
Is this a classic example of they do what they accuse others of doing? Literally admits she did something unsportsmanlike to get an edge in a game. Crazy.
August 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Is this a classic example of they do what they accuse others of doing? Literally admits she did something unsportsmanlike to get an edge in a game. Crazy.
I guess I’m being forced to upgrade my home laptop.
August 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I guess I’m being forced to upgrade my home laptop.
What if Sacramento was a park with bike lanes, and the street was calmed like this? (Paris, Boulevard Marguerite de Rochechourt)
August 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
What if Sacramento was a park with bike lanes, and the street was calmed like this? (Paris, Boulevard Marguerite de Rochechourt)
Oh, I guess the Fire Department, signed off by the Chief.
July 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Oh, I guess the Fire Department, signed off by the Chief.
Here's the scope of work, it seems to imply cars for everything and directly asks it to question the impact of safety improvements to streets.
July 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Here's the scope of work, it seems to imply cars for everything and directly asks it to question the impact of safety improvements to streets.
Citizen gets even more accurate
July 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Citizen gets even more accurate
I commend you, sir. Here’s one at the same spot with just a single pannier of groceries.
July 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I commend you, sir. Here’s one at the same spot with just a single pannier of groceries.