Monica de la Cruz
@monicadlc.bsky.social
Mostly biking, transit & urbanism with a little fitness. YIMBY. Board member of BikeSD and the Greater Golden Hill Planning Committee. Let's go Padres.
📍San Diego | she/her/ella
📍San Diego | she/her/ella
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Monica de la Cruz
@monicadlc.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Crazy week with the group ride, live event and a day trip to LA but I still made it to pilates
I listened to this episode walking laps at Golden Hill Park and got a little emotional looking at the downtown view and all the beautiful city and park land we have sacrificed to car infrastructure, imagining all we could reclaim 🥲
Really enjoyed talking with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social while they were in San Diego promoting "Life After Cars." They met me in Balboa Park (in the pouring rain!) so we could see, hear and discuss the ways cars have impacted our most precious public spaces.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
BONUS: "Life After Cars” (w/ The War on Cars)
What would society look like if people no longer needed their cars? That's the premise of the new book “Life After Cars,” written by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear.
www.kpbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I listened to this episode walking laps at Golden Hill Park and got a little emotional looking at the downtown view and all the beautiful city and park land we have sacrificed to car infrastructure, imagining all we could reclaim 🥲
Reposted by Monica de la Cruz
Really enjoyed talking with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social while they were in San Diego promoting "Life After Cars." They met me in Balboa Park (in the pouring rain!) so we could see, hear and discuss the ways cars have impacted our most precious public spaces.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
BONUS: "Life After Cars” (w/ The War on Cars)
What would society look like if people no longer needed their cars? That's the premise of the new book “Life After Cars,” written by Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear.
www.kpbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Really enjoyed talking with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social and @sgoodyear.bsky.social while they were in San Diego promoting "Life After Cars." They met me in Balboa Park (in the pouring rain!) so we could see, hear and discuss the ways cars have impacted our most precious public spaces.
Have a listen!
Have a listen!
The bit where you pretend to be the guy stuck in the john swinging from a crane is funny every time
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The bit where you pretend to be the guy stuck in the john swinging from a crane is funny every time
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It's so funny watching local California candidates take credit for housing made possible by state housing laws that they opposed. Not the first time this has happened!
This is rich. Connie Chan says she “built real affordable housing, not the Sacramento version that destroys our neighborhoods.”
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
She points to new affordable housing on Geary: housing that she didn’t build but that *was* built using “Sacramento version” housing laws & $52M in state funds. 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It's so funny watching local California candidates take credit for housing made possible by state housing laws that they opposed. Not the first time this has happened!
Love when Scott gets talking about trees
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Love when Scott gets talking about trees
We've entered that time of year when Switzer Canyon drops down to arctic freeze temps at night and you can't help but let out a high pitched squeal biking through it
November 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
We've entered that time of year when Switzer Canyon drops down to arctic freeze temps at night and you can't help but let out a high pitched squeal biking through it
I can't stop smiling from last night. @thewaroncars.bsky.social delivered much-needed encouragement to fight the good fight with Life After Cars, along with tons of laughs and (deserved) dragging of SD car culture. Best part was just watching all the head nods, pops & cheers from such a stoked crowd
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I can't stop smiling from last night. @thewaroncars.bsky.social delivered much-needed encouragement to fight the good fight with Life After Cars, along with tons of laughs and (deserved) dragging of SD car culture. Best part was just watching all the head nods, pops & cheers from such a stoked crowd
I just know Cheryl Hines is having the worst day and that makes me chuckle
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I just know Cheryl Hines is having the worst day and that makes me chuckle
Thank you to everyone who came out! My heart is so full 🫶
November 17, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Thank you to everyone who came out! My heart is so full 🫶
It's so funny to come across young NIMBYs that know literally nothing about housing complaining about evil "luxury condos" like some gen X hipsters in the 1990s. What condos?? Did you just hear that on TV when you were a kid and thought it sounded cool?
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's so funny to come across young NIMBYs that know literally nothing about housing complaining about evil "luxury condos" like some gen X hipsters in the 1990s. What condos?? Did you just hear that on TV when you were a kid and thought it sounded cool?
Alright San Diego, how many more critically acclaimed, pop-up-turned-brick-n-mortar smash hit bakeries do we have in us? Because these fancy croissants seem to be solely responsible for holding up the entire 5-over-1 retail market in East Village
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Alright San Diego, how many more critically acclaimed, pop-up-turned-brick-n-mortar smash hit bakeries do we have in us? Because these fancy croissants seem to be solely responsible for holding up the entire 5-over-1 retail market in East Village
Pretty wild weekend going out downtown Saturday (YIMBY legislative workshop) then a show Sunday (Life After Cars book tour)
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Pretty wild weekend going out downtown Saturday (YIMBY legislative workshop) then a show Sunday (Life After Cars book tour)
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The “War on Cars” is coming to car-centric San Diego
The creators of the "War on Cars" podcast and authors of "Life After Cars" are promoting a vision for San Diego that reduces car dependency. They advocate for alternative transportation, emphasizing i…
The creators of the "War on Cars" podcast and authors of "Life After Cars" are promoting a vision for San Diego that reduces car dependency. They advocate for alternative transportation, emphasizing i…
The "War on Cars" is coming to car-centric San Diego
"That would be transformative for a place like San Diego or anywhere in Southern California.”
timesofsandiego.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The “War on Cars” is coming to car-centric San Diego
The creators of the "War on Cars" podcast and authors of "Life After Cars" are promoting a vision for San Diego that reduces car dependency. They advocate for alternative transportation, emphasizing i…
The creators of the "War on Cars" podcast and authors of "Life After Cars" are promoting a vision for San Diego that reduces car dependency. They advocate for alternative transportation, emphasizing i…
Lmao these reddit replies
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Lmao these reddit replies
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no idea how you'd study this without running into a correlation is not causation problem but i wonder if every extra few minutes you spend driving to the polling place increases the odds you're going to vote for republicans by 1%
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
no idea how you'd study this without running into a correlation is not causation problem but i wonder if every extra few minutes you spend driving to the polling place increases the odds you're going to vote for republicans by 1%
It was eerily calm, warm and clear yesterday ahead of the big storm
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
It was eerily calm, warm and clear yesterday ahead of the big storm
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San Diego! We’re headed to you next for a LIFE AFTER CARS live event this Sunday at the Adams Avenue Theater. Tickets are still available. See you there!
Life After Cars - Presented by BikeSD and San Diego County Bike Coalition
Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon, hosts of The War on Cars, are visiting San Diego! Join to learn more about their new book, Life After Cars.
www.eventbrite.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
San Diego! We’re headed to you next for a LIFE AFTER CARS live event this Sunday at the Adams Avenue Theater. Tickets are still available. See you there!
Reposted by Monica de la Cruz
I'll be there. Really looking forward to this
San Diego! We’re headed to you next for a LIFE AFTER CARS live event this Sunday at the Adams Avenue Theater. Tickets are still available. See you there!
Life After Cars - Presented by BikeSD and San Diego County Bike Coalition
Sarah Goodyear & Doug Gordon, hosts of The War on Cars, are visiting San Diego! Join to learn more about their new book, Life After Cars.
www.eventbrite.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I'll be there. Really looking forward to this
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Downtown San Diego is getting a new COASTER stop! We're getting through-running, now it's time to move forward with the other two pillars of Electrolink: level boarding and electrification! www.cbs8.com/article/traf...
New Downtown COASTER stop to connect Oceanside and the Gaslamp by 2027 | On the Move
A smoother, more direct ride from North County to Downtown San Diego is on the horizon.
www.cbs8.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Downtown San Diego is getting a new COASTER stop! We're getting through-running, now it's time to move forward with the other two pillars of Electrolink: level boarding and electrification! www.cbs8.com/article/traf...
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so uhhhhh is anyone going to do anything about the epidemic of drivers just blasting through red lights these days? @timdonnelly.com investigates: nygroove.nyc/why-does-no-...
Society broke down and all, but you really still need to stop at red lights
I can't believe we need to explain this one, but it seems that we really do
nygroove.nyc
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
so uhhhhh is anyone going to do anything about the epidemic of drivers just blasting through red lights these days? @timdonnelly.com investigates: nygroove.nyc/why-does-no-...
Ah, the mystical southern lights seen from San Diego.
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Ah, the mystical southern lights seen from San Diego.
This last week was tough but today I biked really fast and coasted and biked really fast on a car-free path that took me to the beach and it made me feel happy
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This last week was tough but today I biked really fast and coasted and biked really fast on a car-free path that took me to the beach and it made me feel happy
Dancing up on bike pedals, doing body rolls, swinging hips and throwing ass, especially on a holiday in the warmth of the sun, is essential to latina health
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Dancing up on bike pedals, doing body rolls, swinging hips and throwing ass, especially on a holiday in the warmth of the sun, is essential to latina health
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The weaponization of historic preservation has always been about blocking new homes, but they usually don’t just come out and say it out loud like this
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The weaponization of historic preservation has always been about blocking new homes, but they usually don’t just come out and say it out loud like this
Finally heard a bus driver get on the mic to tell a guy to use headphones or turn his phone sound off. These transit workers are upholding civilization for us all
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Finally heard a bus driver get on the mic to tell a guy to use headphones or turn his phone sound off. These transit workers are upholding civilization for us all