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@geolikestrains.bsky.social
📍San Francisco
Observer of city life, urbanism, and public and active transportation
Observer of city life, urbanism, and public and active transportation
hey @transit.app SFO is looking a bit strange
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
hey @transit.app SFO is looking a bit strange
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An argument for the Geary subway, citing density, 38/38R bus ridership, and bus crowding. via Reddit
44,000 Riders, Zero Trains: A Case for the Geary Subway
A data-driven analysis proving why the Geary corridor, with 44,000+ daily riders, is the most underserved transit route in San Francisco.
musubi3.github.io
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
An argument for the Geary subway, citing density, 38/38R bus ridership, and bus crowding. via Reddit
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people mix them up all the time, but it's not difficult to understand the difference between lie and lay.
to lie is intransitive, as in "eat hot chip and lie"
to lay is transitive, as in "lays potato chips"
to lie is intransitive, as in "eat hot chip and lie"
to lay is transitive, as in "lays potato chips"
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
people mix them up all the time, but it's not difficult to understand the difference between lie and lay.
to lie is intransitive, as in "eat hot chip and lie"
to lay is transitive, as in "lays potato chips"
to lie is intransitive, as in "eat hot chip and lie"
to lay is transitive, as in "lays potato chips"
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you can hear the entire state really well
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
you can hear the entire state really well
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San Francisco: punching above its weight in both national influence and municipal ridiculousness since 1850.
San Francisco’s newest supervisor resigns amid pet store controversies
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s appointment of Beya Alcaraz had quickly become the biggest misstep of his tenure. Choosing the untested newcomer to replace recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio stunned City...
www.sfchronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
San Francisco: punching above its weight in both national influence and municipal ridiculousness since 1850.
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"stans" "superfans" some of us sure, but mostly we are transit cassandras, we see the future and no one believes til it's too late. love and train (look at my name) but at this point we are really just trying to trying to avoid pointless society economic disasters at this point.
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"stans" "superfans" some of us sure, but mostly we are transit cassandras, we see the future and no one believes til it's too late. love and train (look at my name) but at this point we are really just trying to trying to avoid pointless society economic disasters at this point.
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lol an SF paper recently interviewed me for a piece on "transit enthusiasts" and i had to tell them i've lived in toronto for three years. the interview went on awkwardly, but they ultimately excluded me from the piece.
the piece kind of sucks, though, so i'm ok with having wasted their time
the piece kind of sucks, though, so i'm ok with having wasted their time
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
lol an SF paper recently interviewed me for a piece on "transit enthusiasts" and i had to tell them i've lived in toronto for three years. the interview went on awkwardly, but they ultimately excluded me from the piece.
the piece kind of sucks, though, so i'm ok with having wasted their time
the piece kind of sucks, though, so i'm ok with having wasted their time
I just walked through an active drug bust and said excuse me to both the people getting arrested and the officers and they both looked at me so confused
November 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I just walked through an active drug bust and said excuse me to both the people getting arrested and the officers and they both looked at me so confused
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Finally a good bus shelter ad
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Finally a good bus shelter ad
i am burdened by knowledge of public transit to the point I've annihilated the joy i used to feel (also am a commuter, rip)
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
i am burdened by knowledge of public transit to the point I've annihilated the joy i used to feel (also am a commuter, rip)
new headphones, we are at back
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
new headphones, we are at back
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the oldest city in nebraska lies on a grid of numbered streets, avenues, and… corsos. (corsi?)
what's more, the corsos are interrupted by a diagonal grid of numbered terraces and rues.
they expended all their creativity on this, so the city was named Nebraska City.
what's more, the corsos are interrupted by a diagonal grid of numbered terraces and rues.
they expended all their creativity on this, so the city was named Nebraska City.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
the oldest city in nebraska lies on a grid of numbered streets, avenues, and… corsos. (corsi?)
what's more, the corsos are interrupted by a diagonal grid of numbered terraces and rues.
they expended all their creativity on this, so the city was named Nebraska City.
what's more, the corsos are interrupted by a diagonal grid of numbered terraces and rues.
they expended all their creativity on this, so the city was named Nebraska City.
a treat last night, I got a little emotional
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
a treat last night, I got a little emotional
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maybe millennials could afford a house if they stopped buying embarcadero toast
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
maybe millennials could afford a house if they stopped buying embarcadero toast
gaydar? oh, you mean fag-or-swag?
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 AM
gaydar? oh, you mean fag-or-swag?
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no one showed up to my game night
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
no one showed up to my game night
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Working on something that I think folks will have a fun time playing with 👀
October 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Working on something that I think folks will have a fun time playing with 👀
this continues to be a local transit as well as a bike parking issue. samtrans has not properly adapted its services to electrification and important stations like the rebuilt hillsdale aren't served by busses that continue to serve the area near the old station, a 15 minute walk away
Full bike capacity: Train 510 southbound reported full bike car capacity departing S. San Francisco
More details at https://app.simplifytransit.com/alerts/caltrain/834cb25d-6ff6-4def-bd75-ea7b5985670c
More details at https://app.simplifytransit.com/alerts/caltrain/834cb25d-6ff6-4def-bd75-ea7b5985670c
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
this continues to be a local transit as well as a bike parking issue. samtrans has not properly adapted its services to electrification and important stations like the rebuilt hillsdale aren't served by busses that continue to serve the area near the old station, a 15 minute walk away
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They're not. They exist to replace public transit with cars, and they block bike lanes every day, among many other erratic unsafe behaviors
a waymo blocks the bike lane on Townsend right outside of the SF Caltrain depot, May 12 19:27
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
They're not. They exist to replace public transit with cars, and they block bike lanes every day, among many other erratic unsafe behaviors
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I am on a crowded 7 train/day Capital Corridor headed to San Jose
Even though it is a slow diesel train on shared freight tracks, it is the fastest trip between Oakland and San Jose!
It is faster than BART, Caltrain, or even driving, and that's before electrification!
Even though it is a slow diesel train on shared freight tracks, it is the fastest trip between Oakland and San Jose!
It is faster than BART, Caltrain, or even driving, and that's before electrification!
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I am on a crowded 7 train/day Capital Corridor headed to San Jose
Even though it is a slow diesel train on shared freight tracks, it is the fastest trip between Oakland and San Jose!
It is faster than BART, Caltrain, or even driving, and that's before electrification!
Even though it is a slow diesel train on shared freight tracks, it is the fastest trip between Oakland and San Jose!
It is faster than BART, Caltrain, or even driving, and that's before electrification!
baseball is the only sport mentioned in the Bible cuz uhhh i ummm uhh in the big inning
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
baseball is the only sport mentioned in the Bible cuz uhhh i ummm uhh in the big inning
aaaaaand bluesky explodes
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
aaaaaand bluesky explodes
this image reminds me of how I constantly try to make my hi-vis look stylish
What's especially fun about yesterday discovering my shoutout in Life After Cars, is that this evening I'm delivering a talk to @wesmars.bsky.social's class at CU Denver on my exploits in tactical urbanism, for I believe the 7th year in a row.
I had to add a slide for the first time in a few years
I had to add a slide for the first time in a few years
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
this image reminds me of how I constantly try to make my hi-vis look stylish