Tools for Space Travel since 1997. We specialize in skateboard manufacturing, education and advocacy and are committed to social and environmental stewardship.
San Francisco, CA
Joined August 2009
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Comet Skateboards retweeted
Public records show SF Supervisor Mandelman pushed the city to install traffic dots to deter skateboarders in spite of concerns by SF MTA who were "so hesitant to use them" bc they are "not intended" to be driven over. The dots are also famously dangerous for bikers/skaters.
SFPD officers & barricades out in force at Dolores Park, an attempt to shut down the hill bomb before it starts.
Almost no skaters here. Officers setting up barriers all along sidewalk & intersections.
They’re hoping to prevent a repeat of last year: missionlocal.org/2023/07/bre…
Comet Skateboards retweeted
SF has always stepped up ensuring events that would otherwise be pure chaos can happen in a much safer way, with buy-in from neighbors *and* participants, while utilizing the planning and activation experience of City departments - including @RecParkSF and @SFMTA_Muni.
Comet Skateboards retweeted
I guess we're going to have another SF Police shitshow in two weeks because the city including @RafaelMandelman can't see skateboarders as anything other than criminals. missionlocal.org/2024/06/san…
Near-fatal e-bike crashes underscore the imperative of designing mobility infrastructure with velocity in mind—ahead of mode.
All concerned about 30+ mph bike speeds are served when we advocate for “mid speed mobility” instead of the too-broad and limited frame of “bike”lanes.
On a recent trip to Detroit we stopped by this piece of pumpable infrastructure sandwiched between a pedestrian path and a four-lane road.
Less than 100’ long, the series of moguls is an offshoot from the walkway, and has a sign beside it: “Bike Way Challenge Bumpy Road”.
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Challenges to increase both mobility and joy are what excite us today. As the world begins to boil and fear sets in, the imperative of play in moments of despair can serve as the point of departure from the status quo and allow us to imagine a better way for all.
If the possibility of change excites you, and you want to see your city thrive into the future, please reach out. The world needs a Space Travelers Coalition ready to reimagine the road ahead.
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Sam settled in the sun.
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Juan getting a head start on the CRUISER in our Soft Wheel Skate School.
Start ‘em young at cometskateboards.com/cruiser
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The CRUISER is BACK
Twenty white-wheeled completes are ready for wigglin today, and more are on the way.
Get yours and get down!
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Comet Skateboards retweeted
This Wednesday, 7/19 we’ll provide free, secure 🛹 check for those participating in the SFPD Comissioner mtg at City Hall (🛹 aren’t allowed inside). ✊ Please share so folks use this resource (RSVP not req’d but helps plan for storage space & staff): partiful.com/e/cDv2JS9NXivb8…
We want to hear the @SFMTA_Muni’s official stance on the police response to yesterday’s hill bomb. It is not illegal to be in public on a skateboard, and yet MTA put new skate-stoppers down at two intersections on Dolores in anticipation of the event.
Update: Mass arrests of up to 60 skaters and spectators proceeding in Dolores Park missionlocal.org/2023/07/bre…
We promote the new term,“mid-speed mobility” to make space for the imagining of new forms of infrastructure and legal frameworks that account for all the ways we move. We need fewer narrow, boundaried spaces and instead wider, heterogeneous spaces with wiggle room for all.