Alexander Frieden

Safe Streets, Science, & Sustainability. Often found on two wheels. Father & husband. Drinks rye. Opinions are my own.
He/him. #DemandMore

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Just remember the 5 year #Cambridge Plan, by 2022 this is going to be our network. Source: https://t.co/TgUdCFHHel

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@sam_d_1995 @GovMurphy It's wild to me: NJ had a chance to be a partner in this, decided hell no, and now are going to lose out on some real benefits they could have had.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Write to @maura_healey and tell her to sign the bus enforcement bill!
https://t.co/IiboGAuIzw

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@SomervilleInfr1 @311Somerville @katjballantyne Western Washington Street cycle track last night 72 hours after storm ended) still needs a lot of snow clearance. 75% of it looks great but really needs 100%.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@311Somerville is this a sidewalk or parking in this picture of Museum Street in Somerville?

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@fraudgovernment @SomervilleInfr1 Not true. I used it this morning to drop my kids off as did 3 other parents that I saw during the 20 seconds I was on the bridge before turning into the elementary school.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Bollards are up on Western Washington thanks to @SomervilleInfr1

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@just_steve_h @SomervilleInfr1 Very true. This project will be the first one to have precast concrete curb (something I have been pushing for for the past several years). However, there were procurement challenges with it and the PVC bollards will be there until the concrete can be installed in the spring

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@CityofNewtonMA y'all need to read a NACTO guide. This is new and doesn't really protect anyone.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@elonmusk government subsidized highway expansion projects with no plan from the state in how to pay for it.

General tax fund funding the Federal Highway Fund. It is bankrupt and we, the general tax base, are subsidizing it. Really should be paid by user fees.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

I think this is my major challenge with the city, and definitely frustrates many of us who are trying to improve it. Would love to work with @katjballantyne on how we can improve things.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

"Rather, the city is trying to do too many things without clear, unambiguous, public priorities and strong accountability. We need leadership who will tell us the trade-offs. We deserve to know, in clear terms, what’s not going to happen."

[Chris Dwan (he/him) @somershade1]

"A casual observer of Somerville politics, dropping in on a meeting or two, might get the impression that the city is overcommitted. It’s actually much worse than it appears at a first glance."

https://t.co/6R9PkmLXz4

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Question for those @Tesla owners and people using @Waymo out there. How is liability supposed to work in a full self driving world? I hear a lot of talk about removing traffic signals to better utilize roadway but not much discussion of how liability needs to work.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@Scott_Wiener Politicians pushing these tall tales.

I'll be here all week.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Pro tip: if you are like me finding the @Uber app frequently losing your driver at #reinvent2024, go into the taxi line. Seems to be moving pretty quickly.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@_Murphy_Dan What municipality has good schools, is walkable, and is affordable in the US?

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@thebostonlol

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

@nsokolsky I actually don't see where it explicitly mentions buses. Are the numbers for buses only?

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Except daily ridership is around 500,000 riders. Assuming that 90% of transit ridership is during peak transit over 4 hours of the day, they are suggesting we add 112,000 cars to San Francisco roads.

This is just a bad idea.

[Blake Byers @byersblake]

For 20% of SF's public transit budget you could buy and run a fleet of 15,000 Waymos and let everyone ride for free. Thats enough to cover the entire ridership of SF's public bus system with much better service.

Assumptions:
-Conservative 12 year average life of the Waymo with zero value recouped at the end
- $120k purchase price per Waymo
-$8k/year/waymo in operating costs
-Finance purchase with 12 year loan at SF municipal bond rate of 4.85%
-$0 in fares!

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Sad to see Cambridge accepting the status quo on Cambridge Street.

[Alexander Frieden @aefrieden]

Amazing job by @SomervilleInfr1. A few years ago I dreaded biking on Western Washington: It was bumpy, fast moving cars, no bike lanes, no safety. Last week I was able to go all the way on either cycletrack or (soon to be) protected bike lanes and it was easy and relaxing.