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Adam

@NorthIsUp

Pretty good at coding in Python, making highly concurrent web systems, and snowboarding.

 San Francisco — mission
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Joined January 2008
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Filling out your ballot this weekend? This election will impact the future of our city and the safety of our streets. Check out the KidSafe endorsements, supporting leaders and measures that make our streets safe for all. kidsafesf.com/november-2024-…
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Please sign the petition below to close the intersection of West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street to car traffic and make the area safe for people while making public transportation faster and more reliable. With your help, we can make this area better now: actionnetwork.org/letters/we… – at San Francisco, CA
Close the intersection of West Portal and Ulloa to car traffic and install Transit-Only Lanes

Close the intersection of West Portal and Ulloa to car traffic and install Transit-Only Lanes

The intersection of West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Streets is dangerously designed and, with its numerous Muni stops and large number of people walking and biking through the area, it should be closed...

actionnetwork.org
Luke Bornheimer (Streets Forward) (@LukeBornheimer) profile pictureLuke Bornheimer (Streets Forward)@LukeBornheimer16 Mar 2024
Two people were killed in West Portal near the intersection of West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street — an intersection with multiple Muni bus and train stops — and SFMTA should close the intersection to car traffic while it studies improvements. Statement ➡️docs.google.com/document/d/e…
Statement about fatal car crash in West Portal Full text available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRebY4FK26wvlAySYDtClzQ1e-psj8MSolsc-jXq72idcN0Tvu6mQnSmCXGD978BbIiCiVQeejcNcMk/pub

ALT Statement about fatal car crash in West Portal Full text available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRebY4FK26wvlAySYDtClzQ1e-psj8MSolsc-jXq72idcN0Tvu6mQnSmCXGD978BbIiCiVQeejcNcMk/pub

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Ordinary people are capable of extremely aggressive behavior when they drive a motor vehicle. And if something tragic happens they call it an accident.
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Clement street farmer’s market is bustling despite 0 (😱) on street parking. People flock to car free spaces for their quiet, safety, community, and fun.
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Replying to @Apple
@Apple Since many people can ride a bike faster than 10 mph — Apple Maps’s default speed — and with the increasing adoption of e-bikes (which can go up to 28 mph without peddling), not offering an option/setting for biking speed is flawed and encourages people to drive. @Tim_Cook – at San Francisco, CA
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All hands on deck! We may lose 3-day #CarFreeHayes in less than 24 hours. Show up for public comment, 1pm tomorrow, or email @SFMTA_Muni to support car-free Hayes. Meeting info and one-click email template: carfreehayes.org/blog/car-fr… /cc @DeanPreston @jeffreytumlin
AI-rendered view of a pedestrianized Hayes Street, at Hayes and Octavia looking east. People on bikes and sitting at tables, among planters.

ALT AI-rendered view of a pedestrianized Hayes Street, at Hayes and Octavia looking east. People on bikes and sitting at tables, among planters.

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Shakeup at SFMTA sf.streetsblog.org/2023/10/0…
Shakeup at SFMTA - Streetsblog San Francisco

Shakeup at SFMTA - Streetsblog San Francisco

Two of SFMTA's most senior officials are leaving, including the second in command

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I dug up previously unpublished concept drawings & models of the proposed Panhandle Freeway and they are ... harrowing. ☹️☹️☹️ The later sketches look like they were designed by the same architect who worked on the Death Star trenches. sfchronicle.com/vault/articl…
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Image from Peter Hartlaub (@peterhartlaub)
Image from Peter Hartlaub (@peterhartlaub)
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Something we don't talk about enough: Just how close city leaders came to turning the Panhandle into an eight-lane freeway, and the absolute legends who put a stop to it. A San Francisco horror story for your weekend 😱⬇️ (Gift link! 🎁) sfchronicle.com/vault/articl…

A freeway through the Panhandle? It almost happened, until these heroes stopped it

In the 1950s and 1960s, an eight-lane freeway almost obliterated most of the Panhandle...

sfchronicle.com
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Why are Unpaid Advocates so Much Faster than the City? sf.streetsblog.org/2023/08/2…
Why are Unpaid Advocates so Much Faster than the City? - Streetsblog San Francisco

Why are Unpaid Advocates so Much Faster than the City? - Streetsblog San Francisco

It's about the city's leadership, period

sf.streetsblog.org
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A week ago, a driver turning right at 4th/King killed for a four year old. Today at the vigil, SFMTA said it would take 3 weeks to do a “quick build” to make the intersection safer. That's too long to wait. So we did our own quick build tonight and closed one of the turn lanes
intersection at 4th/King looking Southeast down 4th. there are two right turn lanes onto King, but the inner one has been closed off to cars using flexposts and cones

ALT intersection at 4th/King looking Southeast down 4th. there are two right turn lanes onto King, but the inner one has been closed off to cars using flexposts and cones

Walk San Francisco (@walksf) profile pictureWalk San Francisco
@walksf23 Aug 2023
Thank you to so many people for coming out to grieve the loss of a child & demand City leaders do more to keep all of us safe. Please take 1 minute to send an email at walksf.org/neveragain to echo our call for 3 key actions the City must take NOW to fix deadly intersections.
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We can't bear another ghost stroller. We can't bear another ghost bike. It's time to say #NeverAgain and make #SanFrancisco streets safer for everyone. Rally TODAY, 5pm at King/4th. And take one minute to send a letter to city leaders--info for both at: walksf.org/neveragain
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On Tuesday, a 4-year-old was killed on the streets on San Francisco. Tragic and preventable deaths like this happen across our city due to dangerous street design. Today, I’m calling for immediate improvements to made and citywide policies to be approved🧵docs.google.com/document/d/e… – at San Francisco, CA
Image of press release available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTJvXNKUNvAKIMjbEDPWCzaAH8BuRz5WXqkkyITROg0N4goRzjBmmRQNgLZEtjV6lzx6QUv0ZFjA_KJ/pub

ALT Image of press release available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTJvXNKUNvAKIMjbEDPWCzaAH8BuRz5WXqkkyITROg0N4goRzjBmmRQNgLZEtjV6lzx6QUv0ZFjA_KJ/pub

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Adam retweeted
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jd@jodirren10 Aug 2023
I realized the other day that nowhere are there signs that say this is a bike lane (except small images of bicycles on the ground) but "Fire Lane" is plastered everywhere. This is car infra, not bicycle infra. @SFFDPIO is as bad as @SFMTA_Muni in creating safe streets.
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This could be Grant Ave. tomorrow if we wanted it. . . . @LondonBreed @AaronPeskin @sfchin @SFMTA_Muni @sfpublicworks
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𝕏 out here trying to use unicode U+1D54F as a logo like we weren't gonna notice
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RIP Twitter 2006-2023
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Pop Crave (@PopCrave) profile picturePop Crave
@PopCrave23 Jul 2023
Twitter will officially rebrand as X later today, Elon Musk confirms.
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BART
@SFBART12 Jul 2023
It's Christmas in July for transit fans! Our incredibly popular ugly holiday sweater is back for its third year -- and now with a ugly holiday beanie and ugly dog sweater! They are all available for PREORDER right now! railgoods.com/bart-2023-ugly…
Celebrate the upcoming season with this year's BART Ugly Holiday Sweater...complete with LED track lights and the iconic BART legacy car horn sound! -Product photos are for reference only -Material – 55% Cotton, 45% Acrylic -Due to lighting mechanism, spot clean only. Do not dry clean. Refer to care label for details. -Sound card should be removed before cleaning. -Second sound card will be included. -Unisex sizes available – S - 4XL. -Limit 2 sweaters per household.

ALT Celebrate the upcoming season with this year's BART Ugly Holiday Sweater...complete with LED track lights and the iconic BART legacy car horn sound! -Product photos are for reference only -Material – 55% Cotton, 45% Acrylic -Due to lighting mechanism, spot clean only. Do not dry clean. Refer to care label for details. -Sound card should be removed before cleaning. -Second sound card will be included. -Unisex sizes available – S - 4XL. -Limit 2 sweaters per household.

New this season! A ugly holiday BART dog sweater! Product photos are for reference only. -Material – 100% Acrylic -Machine washable. Refer to care label for details. -Sizes available – 2XS - 3XL. See size chart at https://www.railgoods.com/2023-ugly-holiday-dog-sweater-58312751.html -Limit 2 sweaters per household.

ALT New this season! A ugly holiday BART dog sweater! Product photos are for reference only. -Material – 100% Acrylic -Machine washable. Refer to care label for details. -Sizes available – 2XS - 3XL. See size chart at https://www.railgoods.com/2023-ugly-holiday-dog-sweater-58312751.html -Limit 2 sweaters per household.

New this season...to match your ugly sweater! Knit beanie with embroidered BART logo. Product photos are for reference only. -Material – 100% Acrylic -Machine-washable. Refer to care label for details. -One size only. -Limit 2 beanies per household.

ALT New this season...to match your ugly sweater! Knit beanie with embroidered BART logo. Product photos are for reference only. -Material – 100% Acrylic -Machine-washable. Refer to care label for details. -One size only. -Limit 2 beanies per household.

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Each year, North American communities spend, per person: 👟 $50 on sidewalks/crosswalks 🚍 $180 on public transit 🚘 $1000 on public roads & traffic 😩 >$2000 on gov't-mandated parking This is why @WalkSF pushes for a safer, more walkable San Francisco. planetizen.com/blogs/124359-…
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A plea to my governor: Gavin Newsom, Please Don’t Cut Public Transit Funds. My @NYTOpinion column nytimes.com/2023/06/09/opini…
Opinion | Gavin Newsom, Please Don’t Cut Public Transit Funds. That’s Short-Term Thinking. (Publi...

Opinion | Gavin Newsom, Please Don’t Cut Public Transit Funds. That’s Short-Term Thinking. (Publi...

Even in a tough budget year, more investment in transit would be money well spent.

nytimes.com
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