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An air quality map of the east coast with heavy concentrations of pm2.5 in the Midwest
St Louis Streetcar logo. St Louis Public Service Company
A Smart Train goes through a green field
A window is blue as part of a bus advertising wrap
Capital View Corridors from the Texas Capital in Austin Texas radiating out from the center.
Connie Chan opposed center running lanes on Geary for buses.
Cangqian Depot Deck, completed in 2021. A huge deck over a massive railyard with two buildings under construction surrounded by green land.
A red barn between Minneapolis and Rochester MN
Wiener said Chan’s opposition to a rapid bus line on Geary Boulevard has slowed transit in her district. Chan said she supported a transit-only lane on the side of the street, but not the rapid line that would have run down the center of the street on an elevated platform, as on Van Ness Avenue.
Map of New Orleans at 3m sea level rise
A transit map in a circle pattern from Maul Shadow Lord the Star Wars show.
This blog supports the subway to the sea in 2007
Chart of freedom american children have
Household responsibilities of surveyed women. At the top is keeping track of everyone's schedule
Yoda says “Aww cannot get your ship out”
A Pepsi truck sits at the curb blocking passengers from getting on the Muni 24 bus.
Beijing manhole cover with swimming fish
Map of gentrification in the bay area
Bus only scarves stacked up
A streetcar delivers the Olympic flame in Milan
A map of Amazon's regional distribution centers
German store with great food!
Three different transportation related scarves with different designs including bus only and bike only lane patterns.
A faux movie poster with zombies entitled "Dawn of the NIMBYs" They came for zoning and never left. The image in the background is a highway cloverleaf.
Signs to the toll plaza
Bay bridge toll plaza for HOV +3 and buses
Ana Zivarts wearing our bus only scarf
A map of Prague's tram expansion plans
Album cover for the band Tonic’s first album entitled Lemon Parade
Three scarves on a chair. Bus only design, bike only knit design, and bike only light weight design for sale.
From a high speed train you can see Solar panels on a mountain in the distance
A green three wheeler is stacked high with shared bikes.
Two Chinese high speed rail trains
Tall buildings in Taiyuan China
Video shows residential tower blocks in Taiyuan China
A letter with the logo of the Overhead Wire company stamped on it.
A map of major transit stops approved for more density and housing in Ontario, Toronto's province
Book: Architecture as Epidemiology
Muni map jersey with SFCityFC Crest
Corgi dogs riding a wave imitating Honkusai’s Great Wave picture.
A temperature heat map showing hot areas inland while San Francisco is 59 degrees
49. Freedom to Travel: Lawmakers must take action immediately to protect drivers from government- mandated remote kill switches that are currently scheduled to be in every vehicle starting in 2026, to prevent this unconstitutional surveillance of drivers and the weaponization of this technology against Texas drivers. We oppose climate mandates like Net Zero, Vision Zero, or declarations of a climate emergency that threaten our freedom to travel, impose any sort of state or federal mileage tax, or institute diversity, equity, and inclusion policies on taxpayers and drivers. We oppose anti-car measures that punish those who choose to travel alone in their vehicles. We also oppose mandates such as autonomous vehicle technology, digital IDs, digital license plates, or other mandates that restrict, control, or prohibit driving (particularly gas-powered vehicles), shrink auto capacity, or intentionally clog vehicle lanes to force deference to pedestrian, bike, and mass transit options.
A galactic reporter from the show Andor says “We are here in (insert blue city), I’m going to show you what’s not true.”
Crawfish beignet
A leather card holder that looks like a Muni fast pass
The safe systems pyramid includes five levels; education, active measures, latent safety measures, built environment, and socioeconomic factors at the base of the pyramid. Two arrows one facing up labeled individual effort and one facing down towards the base labeled population health impact.
A sign saying "Gavin: Fund Transit" hangs off a highway overpass in San Mateo County California
Memory usage of different Firefox tabs with a single one taking up most of the space.
A Subaru Forrester car with an exterior airbag wrapped around the front windshield
Two book covers. Clamor by Chris Berdik and Reclaiming the Road by David Prytherch
A blue Waymo van at an intersection with new styling
A package in front of a green scarf designed like a bike lane.
Cars on the highway crawl next to a BART station
A cherry tree covered in blossoms with sun cascading through the flowers
Map of several cities along I-35 in Texas showing pipelines connected to a major aquifer.
Decline in transport emissions by sector in the EU - Transport, Industry, Electricity Generation, Buildings, Ag, Waste
Several scarves designed like a bike lane wrapped in plastic bags. They have a checkerboard in white and dark green.
A bridge over the water at a French Chateau
A view of the stars above San Francisco includion Orion’s Belt
An empty parking space that used to be outdoor dining.