Christopher Kidd

Senior Planning Associate @altafieldnotes. Formerly @SFMTA_Muni. Views are mine, etc. He/Him

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

*gets in lyft*
Me: Hi!
Him: Boy, traffic in SF is crazy, right?

**20 minutes later**

Me: ... and so, if you compare the SFMTA staffing capacity against our CIP and the structural deficit on the city’s infrastructure...
Him: sir, get out of my car

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@TribTowerViews Dimond district?

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@TribTowerViews the Euc Truthers are an absolute menace

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@AsFanByDesign @linusalf Maybe a better comparison is the original Texas Rangers renderings vs what they ended up building - especially with the recent news of price escalation on the Bally's site. Value Engineering is a hell of a drug.

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@AsFanByDesign @linusalf here's the ~1988 rendering of Tropicana Field, for reference

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@daguilarcanabal Some of us are old enough to remember the "Oakland Acorns" local currency proposed under Dellums

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@prinzrob What are the extents of the new path?

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@linusalf or Matt Stairs, for that matter.

[Robert Prinz @prinzrob]

Sharrow haters rejoice! CA Senate Bill 1216 was signed into law on Sept 27, prohibiting these shared lane markings on streets w speed limits over 30mph, starting Jan 2025. Then 2026 they’re also banned for projects over 25mph funded by the state Active Transportation Program.

[Robert Prinz @prinzrob]

The Oakland/Caltrans "Vision 980" study looking into repurposing the 980 freeway corridor between Downtown & West Oakland is underway. Take the survey online & comment that they need to set up a Hwy 980 open streets event in 2025!
https://t.co/QdQ5S336c9

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@dt8k The owner is awesome! really sad to hear about it and will def plan to support once they're open again.

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@linusalf Is the Ballers game tonight going to be aired anywhere?

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@CarterLavin Would have liked them to stack the data by severity (murder & violent crime at the bottom) rather than frequency (most reported at the bottom). It makes it hard to compare violent crime changes when they're stacked in the middle and bouncing up and down b/c of other data.

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@prinzrob Class I have different design standards in CA MUTCD for things like shoulders, vertical elements, etc.

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@prinzrob @aceckhouse @TribTowerViews Can't wait for you to turn your expert eye onto the recommended facilities map for the Berkeley Bike Plan update 😜

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@prinzrob @aceckhouse @TribTowerViews hrm - not what I heard from Berkeley staff - I'll try to confirm

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@dt8k for comparison, both Broadway Valdez Specific Plan took and Lake Merritt Area Specific Plan took about 5 years

[SFGATE @SFGate]

'Climb any hill in San Francisco': The transportation changing families' lives in the city https://t.co/4Pfc7EvQ5I

[Christopher Kidd @BikeBlogChris]

@linusalf we stan