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California Knucklehead Architect - AIA - The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of architects. It is the city hack that opens the door to great ideas. 🚲❀️

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Past few weekends I spent patching and finishing the walls and repairing damage from the massive rain storm. Started the process of painting today, ceilings first.

08.03.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The 5 can move that many cars in one hour.

07.03.2026 06:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We can do both

07.03.2026 05:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not just easy, it’s been closed for extended periods and no one really noticed.

07.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

We had great bodysurfing in Oxnard.

07.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

From downtown? Take the trolley or there’s the 5 and 805. We have four N/S connections, that’s too many.

07.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of south park characters with the words it 's all agreed on the bottom ALT: a group of south park characters with the words it 's all agreed on the bottom
07.03.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is the best bodysurfing break? Pier or jetty?

07.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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San Diego,

07.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

The average price of a new car is 50k. There is no new car under 20. Gas is up 11% in one week.

Ride a bike.

06.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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a cartoon character says " we 've tried nothing and we 're all out of ideas " in front of a bookshelf ALT: a cartoon character says " we 've tried nothing and we 're all out of ideas " in front of a bookshelf
07.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just imagine,

β€œAs Freeways overflow, Caltrans bans SUVs and large trucks”

06.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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As Bike Cars Overflow, Caltrain Bans Large Bikes and Panniers - Streetsblog San Francisco New rules heavily restrict the types of bikes Caltrain users can bring on board. Years ago advocates warned Caltrain that they weren't allotting enough bike space on the new trains

Come on

sf.streetsblog.org/2026/03/04/a...

06.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

When you build your life around one specific tool or skill and that essential things becomes obsolete, what will you do?

06.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve said this before, the tipping point on mode shift for the majority of people is affordability. The cost of fuel and insurance will help people make a different choice.

06.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here what the road looks like. Protected bike lanes between parked is beyond parked cars to the left side.

03.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is a center lane for passing and turning across traffic that emergency vehicles can drive is. What is the real reason here?? Because it isn’t what’s quoted in the article.

03.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Encinitas to remove protected bike lane in front of San Dieguito Academy Community concerns over parking and traffic jams led the council to approve reconfiguring the bike lane.

Reasons to remove a bike lane

1. Drivers block emergency vehicles

2. Drivers don’t know how to park their car

3. Drivers make dangerous right turns in front of cyclists when they can’t block the bike lane.

www.kpbs.org/news/public-...

03.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
Graphic with the Slow Boring logo above the words β€œSlow Boring San Diego Meetup” over a faded San Diego skyline background. Event details at the bottom read: β€œMarch 10 | 5:00–7:30 PM | The Church by The Lost Abbey (Downtown).”

Graphic with the Slow Boring logo above the words β€œSlow Boring San Diego Meetup” over a faded San Diego skyline background. Event details at the bottom read: β€œMarch 10 | 5:00–7:30 PM | The Church by The Lost Abbey (Downtown).”

If you live in San Diego and read Slow Boring, this is your bat signal. I’m co-hosting a meetup(3/10) for readers of Matt Yglesias’s newsletter. Policy nerds, housing wonks, transit heads welcome. form.123formbuilder.com/6936107/slow...

@mattyglesias.bsky.social

02.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this was a good idea when the bike lanes were being discussed as it avoids the freeway ramp conflicts.

01.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A great way to oppose wars in the middle east
Don't use gasoline

01.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps there are those individuals. Our Zoo comes across like an island of their own self-interest, even amongst the other institutions in the same park.

01.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are protecting their business interests and have the political clout to do it effectively. A largely beloved institution with a $300m endowment and influential people as regular donors.

01.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I liken it to 1980s mall and amusement park mindset when more parking was believed to equate to more business.

01.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reconfiguring this corridor won’t happen without a fight with the Zoo. They threatened to sue the city over adding protected bike and bus lanes at the expense of street parking.

01.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This is the busiest rapid bus route in the MTS system and it connects workers to downtown. Prioritizing the zoo and its customers over residents riding the bus is a sign of seriously misplaced priorities.

01.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

San Diego has the best cycling weather in the country and we can barely use some of our protected bike lanes.

01.03.2026 06:33 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 7 is stuck in standstill traffic waiting for the bus lane to restart. This whole line of cars is waiting to turn into the zoo parking lot

28.02.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

*Cabrillo Bridge

28.02.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0