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Jean Walsh
@therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
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AC Transit Director, Ward 2 (Berkeley, Emeryville, parts of Oakland, CA) Car free since 2004.
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therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
East Bay Car Free happy hour is tonight starting at 5pm at Arthur Mac’s! Come on out!

4006 MLK Jr. Way, Oakland
AC Transit lines 18, 88, 57, 6
MacArthur BART
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
The Airtrain announcement says you can now use a “contactless bank card” to pay. Aka credit or debit card?
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

F BUS BEST BUS!
The luxury bus ride that's one of the Bay Area's best-kept secrets
Eastbound riders get a glimpse of Treasure Island's new Cityside Park.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
I want to take transit to the Long Beach airport. It’s a hard sell when it takes literally more than twice the amount of time vs by car.
Map of transit directions showing 20 minutes by car and 47 minutes by a train
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
The next car free happy hour will be held at:

Arthur Mac’s Tap & Snack
Thursday, November 13, 5:30pm
4006 MLK Jr. Way, Oakland

- AC Transit lines 18, 88, 57, 6
- MacArthur BART

Spread the word! Bring a friend! All are welcome!
Purple car free happy hour graphic
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
HE RIDES THE BUS
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13d
Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work.

transition2025.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
Happy Halloween 🎃
Jean dressed as Sandy from Grease
November 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Congrats on a great year for housing! Thanks to our housing and transit champions! @jessearreguin.bsky.social @victorfloresbart.bsky.social
@cecilialunaparra.bsky.social
@cayimby.bsky.social
Jean and Jesse Group selfie
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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At a ribbon cutting today, BART marked the completion of a transformation of North Berkeley Station that will make it easier for more people to walk and bike to the station and set the stage for the future TOD at the station, which will bring hundreds of affordable homes to the community.
A group of people cut a ribbon outside under a clear sky
October 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Life After Cars book tour! #thewaroncars
@georgespies.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @bluejekyll.bsky.social
People holding their life after cars books on the bart platform Life after cars panel
October 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
AC Transit really upped their game for the No Kings rallies. Large crowds are always a challenge for AC Transit but the communication this time around was much better. Detour information was even on Google maps! Did anyone have experiences trying to take the bus during the protest in the East Bay?
Map of a Transit detour Handwritten sign at a bus stop noting alternate locations
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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It was a most excellent day. #NoKings
The enemy is in the White House poster
October 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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The East Bay Young Democrats salutes our Aquamarine Blue tier sponsors for our Annual Gala, which is this Saturday, October 18th, from 6-9 PM at Fluid510 in Oakland. We are grateful for their generous support at the $100 level!
October 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Did you miss car free happy hour? Yes

Will there be another car free happy hour next month? Also yes.
October 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Jean Walsh
rebeccaforec.bsky.social
If you’re coming to Car Free Happy Hour tonight (5:30 at Los Moles), there’s a lot of recent transportation and housing improvements you’ll want to check out around El Cerrito del Norte BART.

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El Cerrito del Norte BART platform with view of Mayfair housing
October 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Reposted by Jean Walsh
davidho.bsky.social
Ok, since many people are obviously not reading the article, here's a pertinent figure from it showing the top actions to reduce emissions.
A horizontal bar chart titled “19 climate-friendly choices, ranked” shows actions individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint, ordered from most to least impactful. The x-axis represents projected impact in tons of CO₂ equivalent per capita per year (tCO₂e/cap/yr), ranging from 0 to about 2.5. Each action is color-coded by sector: transportation (blue), energy (orange), and food (green). Go car-free – highest impact (blue bar extending to about 2.5 tCO₂e). Fly less (blue, about 1.5). Shift to renewable home energy (orange, about 1.4). Switch to EV or hybrid car (blue, about 1.2). Go vegan (green, about 1.0). Walk, bike, or take transit more (blue). Make energy-efficient renovations (orange). Use clean cooking equipment (orange). Go vegetarian (green). Shift driving habits (e.g., carpooling) (blue). Increase telecommuting (blue). Shift to regional/seasonal diet (green). Move to energy-efficient home (orange). Decrease food waste (green). Eat less meat (green). Use less energy at home (orange). Reduce packaged food, dining out (green). Use energy-efficient appliances (orange). Compost – least impact (green, under 0.1). A note clarifies that these are meta-analytic estimates of greenhouse gas reduction potentials, drawn from 659 estimates across 47 academic journal articles. The average person emits 6.28 tonnes of CO₂e per year, though this varies widely by income and country. Wealthier populations may emit up to 110 tonnes per year, while lower-income populations may emit as little as 1.6 tonnes. Source: WRI, based on data from Ivanova et al., 2020.
October 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Went to Home Depot today 😊
Bike bag loaded with flowers
October 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Oddly proud of this
Water score chart showing 36 gallons per day versus 110 for typical household
October 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Shibuya scramble from the 64 bus!!!
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Thank you to everyone who made it out to the redwoods with me this morning! It was great getting to meet so many other people excited about getting outdoors car free!
A group in front of a bus Pointing and talking in a forest
September 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Looking forward to coming to all these businesses once I can get here safely on a bike after the Grand Ave project!
Street with several small businesses
September 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Reposted by Jean Walsh
ericpanzer.bsky.social
Thank you to all who contacted the AC Transit Board to urge the withdrawal of these risky (to put it lightly) grant applications. And a big thank you to @therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social and @sarahsyed.bsky.social for their tireless leadership!

www.berkeleyside.org/2025/09/10/a...
AC Transit sought a $523,000 security grant — in exchange for ICE cooperation
The bus agency withdrew its recommendation to apply for funds from the Department of Homeland Security after protest erupted.
www.berkeleyside.org
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reposted by Jean Walsh
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AC Transit Withdraws Grant Application that Required Cooperation with ICE/DHS - sf.streetsblog.org/2025/09/09/a...
AC Transit Withdraws Grant Application that Required Cooperation with ICE/DHS - Streetsblog San Francisco
As a condition of a law-enforcement grant, AC Transit's board was set to vote on an information sharing/collaboration-obligation pact with Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security
sf.streetsblog.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
therealjeanwalsh.bsky.social
We said OH HELL NO and got the Department of Homeland Security grant application rescinded.

Thank you everyone for your advocacy! ✊🏽
The decision to resend the application for a grant from Donald Trump’s Department of homeland. Security is a victory for the communities we serve.
September 9, 2025 at 11:31 PM