Sam Chavez (she/her)

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[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

The world can feel super overwhelming (especially if you’re on Twitter).

If you’re looking for a respite, come join me @Knurdology 🌱🌍 I write about shaping change through an exploration of society & the power we have to build lasting social change.👇🏼

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[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

With all the articles coming out about the Nebraska teen sentenced to 90 days in jail for self-managing an abortion, I just wanted to flag something I wrote last week about coverage of the case.

[Safe Street Rebel @SafeStreetRebel]

Great thread above - unsurprising seeing VCs claim yet another technology is going to save us, when in reality AVs do nothing to "improve" the status quo except eliminate labor. Street safety is solved: design human-first streets, fund first-class public transit, and BAN CARS

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

@DangerATX Don't get me started! I would love it if SF turned into a bikable city like Paris.

Luckily, there are many people protesting and pushing back against driverless cars. Call me crazy, but I don't want my city to be a testing simulation!

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

I hate feeling unsafe & unwelcome in my own city because I choose not to drive.

🚲I stopped biking in the Mission, SOMA, FiDi, and Civic Center because it's so dangerous and no one is protecting us (Cc @SFMTA_Muni).

San Francisco can be a walkable, vibrant city if we let it!

[Jason @jasonford1]

Bike hit at Valencia and 24th by Uber driver making an illegal turn. You can see where the bike got pinned under the car.

@SFMTA_Muni @sfbike I’m telling you it’s crazy out here. Sure it’s chill at first but it ramps to 100 super fast at key junctions.

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

@NopaPeakRiders @BetterValencia @valencia4people Small businesses would be pretty happy!

[Justin M. Bibb @JustinMBibb]

Cleveland is adopting a 15-minute city framework. Here’s what that means:

➡️ Putting people over cars

➡️ All basic needs are within a 15 minute transit ride, walk or bike ride from your home

➡️ Investment in transit and sustainability

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[Luke Bornheimer (Streets Forward) @LukeBornheimer]

Great Highway should be a park full time and permanently.

It’s the right thing to do for people, our city, and the planet, and it makes financial sense.

It’s time for policymakers to lead on this and make it a full-time park CC @LondonBreed @JoelEngardio
https://t.co/h8Uar37Kp8

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

Fran Drescher is the hero we need

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

Fran Drescher, president of SAG-AFTRA, announcing the actors strike: "They plead poverty - that they're losing money left and right - while giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs"

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

This is of course not statistical data or a perfect poll. Professional analysis will need to be done.

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

Infrastructure influences behavior. That's my biggest takeaway from this impromptu (yet flawed) poll.

I believe that San Francisco is a cycling city, but our elected leaders have made decisions that make it less safe & reliable. Support @BetterValencia and @sfbike!

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

🚲 Question for SF cyclists, have your cycling habits changed in the Mission?

Infrastructure updates change behavior, but officials often forget about the people they don't see. @sfbike @BetterValencia

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

The writers gain power from the actors going on strike.

The actors gain power from the writers being on strike.

Collective action is our power. Solidarity is our power. This isn't just true for workers in Hollywood, it's true for the entire working class.

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

@BetterValencia Thank you for amplifying people's experiences on Valencia St!

I hope @SFMTA_Muni is taking feedback and improving the safety experience even during this pilot program.

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

@LukeBornheimer @BetterValencia Thanks @LukeBornheimer!

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

@brezina @sfbike @BetterValencia You're right. I realized it after I launched the poll. I'm happy to hear some people are enjoying it more.

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

🚲 Question for SF cyclists, have your cycling habits changed in the Mission?

Infrastructure updates change behavior, but officials often forget about the people they don't see. @sfbike @BetterValencia

[Sam Chavez (she/her) @chavezs]

They assume fewer cyclists = no one wants to bike. Instead of better infrastructure = more biking

I believe that San Francisco is a cycling city, but our elected leaders make it less safe and reliable.

We reduce our car dependency by making alternative transportation better.