Kevin Burke
@burke.bsky.social
Ask me about the Contra Costa County Housing Element
Video has a disappointing lack of focus on the tambourine player/hype man and whatever this is www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3QL...
June 19, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Video has a disappointing lack of focus on the tambourine player/hype man and whatever this is www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3QL...
This is very funny… “free fares had no impact on car volumes… reorganizing the bus network had a higher impact than free fares”
June 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is very funny… “free fares had no impact on car volumes… reorganizing the bus network had a higher impact than free fares”
SFMTA also surveyed people who didn’t ride to ask why they didn’t ride and the top answers were that the bus was too slow and didn’t arrive often enough.
It found a 30% *increase in boardings* not an increase in riders. This is an argument for a cheaper monthly pass.
It found a 30% *increase in boardings* not an increase in riders. This is an argument for a cheaper monthly pass.
June 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
SFMTA also surveyed people who didn’t ride to ask why they didn’t ride and the top answers were that the bus was too slow and didn’t arrive often enough.
It found a 30% *increase in boardings* not an increase in riders. This is an argument for a cheaper monthly pass.
It found a 30% *increase in boardings* not an increase in riders. This is an argument for a cheaper monthly pass.
Larkspur, Warm Springs and Sac Valley transportation planners
June 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Larkspur, Warm Springs and Sac Valley transportation planners
This is straightforwardly giving the customer what they are asking for (a lower monthly insurance premium, adequate coverage be damned). How is this malfeasance???
June 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is straightforwardly giving the customer what they are asking for (a lower monthly insurance premium, adequate coverage be damned). How is this malfeasance???
It’s 1.3 acres of park space Michael, how much could it cost to renovate it?
June 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It’s 1.3 acres of park space Michael, how much could it cost to renovate it?
Which member of @cacommonground.bsky.social is depicted in this episode?
June 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Which member of @cacommonground.bsky.social is depicted in this episode?
If only - Dean Preston’s staff replied to this data by saying that a plurality of public comments on the MTA budget were asking for lower fares (after Preston had posted on Twitter that people should write in and ask for lower fares.)
June 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If only - Dean Preston’s staff replied to this data by saying that a plurality of public comments on the MTA budget were asking for lower fares (after Preston had posted on Twitter that people should write in and ask for lower fares.)
Argument in this paper is that 2/3 of the gap between men's and women's wages can be explained by preference for non-salary "amenities" - things like a regular schedule or a safer job papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
June 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Argument in this paper is that 2/3 of the gap between men's and women's wages can be explained by preference for non-salary "amenities" - things like a regular schedule or a safer job papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Walnut Creek is spending $690k next year to add sidewalks on one of these four sections of San Miguel Drive. Guess which one.
June 13, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Walnut Creek is spending $690k next year to add sidewalks on one of these four sections of San Miguel Drive. Guess which one.
5 homes per acre on great infill site. Only $10m for the school district, $1m/acre. Fantastic
June 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
5 homes per acre on great infill site. Only $10m for the school district, $1m/acre. Fantastic
Few people have been more vindicated than the "30-50 feral hogs" guy
June 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Few people have been more vindicated than the "30-50 feral hogs" guy
It’s free money*
*was free money in 2016.
*was free money in 2016.
June 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It’s free money*
*was free money in 2016.
*was free money in 2016.
Good job Hayward voters taking advantage of a unique low interest rate environment to make investments in the city’s future
June 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Good job Hayward voters taking advantage of a unique low interest rate environment to make investments in the city’s future
Missed opportunity to build a steam train IMO
June 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Missed opportunity to build a steam train IMO
Name and logo combo goes hard
June 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Name and logo combo goes hard
Society if we let people take heavy rail to the Santa Cruz beach.
June 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Society if we let people take heavy rail to the Santa Cruz beach.
No rail service to Santa Cruz boardwalk because the Coastal Commission wants to “preserve the view” for the motorists parking in the 15 acre parking lot right next door change my mind
June 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
No rail service to Santa Cruz boardwalk because the Coastal Commission wants to “preserve the view” for the motorists parking in the 15 acre parking lot right next door change my mind
Right, definitely not something with any predictive power whatsoever.
June 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Right, definitely not something with any predictive power whatsoever.
This is basically the situation Walnut Creek is in with jacking up permit fees by 15%, more revenue at the cost of higher inflation and less activity.
They should find another revenue source IMO.
They should find another revenue source IMO.
June 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is basically the situation Walnut Creek is in with jacking up permit fees by 15%, more revenue at the cost of higher inflation and less activity.
They should find another revenue source IMO.
They should find another revenue source IMO.
This is the future SB 79 opponents want
June 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is the future SB 79 opponents want
On the one hand: P/E rollups of local businesses seem bad.
On the other hand: come on, these people are leaving so much money on the table.
On the other hand: come on, these people are leaving so much money on the table.
June 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
On the one hand: P/E rollups of local businesses seem bad.
On the other hand: come on, these people are leaving so much money on the table.
On the other hand: come on, these people are leaving so much money on the table.
Implement a land value tax.
May 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Implement a land value tax.