Cody Kraatz

Father, @VTA Digital Communications Administrator, #DTSJ urbanist, @SJBikeClinic co-founder. Tweets are mine alone.

[Cody Kraatz @ckraatz]

@codeforamerica Could you also help @CAgovernor and the CA EDD with a modern unemployment benefits management system? I’d expect major back-end, security, privacy and payment facets - and massive payoff for millions of struggling Californians @GavinNewsom

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[Cody Kraatz @ckraatz]

@barbmarshman @dyuliharris Would examples of criminal negligence offer better analogies?

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@barbmarshman @dyuliharris Good point. I think the intent of the analogy is that there are many historically victimized groups who are blamed for the injustices committed against them. They’re often the least powerful in our society. But the arc of the moral universe is long, and bends toward justice.

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@dyuliharris @barbmarshman @mercnews A colleague’s daughter was hit a year ago at 40mph. She survived after many surgeries but this will change her life. Just started walking with a cane. Memory loss. 27. Nearly across a crosswalk walking to the bus stop. Driver distracted by Google Maps. Blame her clothing?

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@dyuliharris @barbmarshman @mercnews To be clear, I’m not trying to absolve myself or others of responsibility while walking. I just think those involved in public policy should be focused on more pragmatic solutions than controlling people’s clothing choices.

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@barbmarshman @dyuliharris @mercnews “Pedestrian lighting improves visibility of pedestrians walking along and across the street” claims @seattledot https://t.co/OZmgeBR73U. Are they right? Even if someone’s wearing black though? @CaliforniaWalks @NACTO

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@barbmarshman @dyuliharris @mercnews “When the street was lit, the detection distance was doubled. The mean detection distance using LED lamps was statistically...better than the detection distance obtained under high pressure sodium lighting.” https://t.co/yS6prDv36n

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@barbmarshman @dyuliharris @mercnews “There’s no way to engineer streets to make people in dark clothing visible at night.” I’m no engineer, but—with all due respect and speaking 100% personally—should we perhaps check with transportation engineers before concluding this, or cite a reliable source?

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@barbmarshman @dyuliharris @mercnews “Several studies have found that pedestrian injuries at nighttime are typically reduced by roughly half by illumination” according to this @western_ITE conf paper—there’s MUCH more at https://t.co/A1EHUjY5Nd

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@barbmarshman @dyuliharris @mercnews The new LED lighting San Jose is installing at intersections (17th and Santa Clara near me is an example) is bright & makes me feel much safer. I’m confident I’m seen & I like it as a driver too. I doubt my warm black pea coat absorbs all visible light and renders me invisible.

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@Thompson_KF .@SJPDPIO messaging suggests that data puts the onus on pedestrians. I’m skeptical because that differs from other data sources and I’ve read about nationwide challenges with collision data collection. I’d like to see their raw data. https://t.co/IPCb7TkHzP

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@Thompson_KF 👍 now all we need to do is focus the dialogue on what the data shows (until I see otherwise) to be the main collision and pedestrian fatality factors. There’s a lot of uninformed opinions, victim-blaming, badly collected data, and historical propaganda to overcome.

[Richard Masoner 🚴‍♂️ @cyclelicious]

Reminder: "Jaywalking" is a uniquely American crime created after strong-arm propagandizing by the motoring and oil industry.

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@cyclelicious Word

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@Thompson_KF Data I’ve seen shows that’s how most collisions happen, so people-focused policy solutions should focus there rather than on edge cases outside crosswalks. I also have a hunch that SJPD data is unreliable. I don’t know if they’re accurately collecting collision factor data.

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@Thompson_KF Would you agree it’s my right (and my son’s and grandfather’s) to walk into a non-signalized crosswalk or cross a busy signalized with a walk signal, wearing black clothes and no reflectors, and without being hit by a car?

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@Thompson_KF @ThinkBiggerSJ I also don’t look nearly as good in orange as I do in black 😉

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@Thompson_KF @ThinkBiggerSJ Do you mean Gary Richards has a point or the letter writer? How could this be pragmatic public policy in San Jose? Get everyone to wear reflective clothing at night? Really?

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@Thompson_KF @ThinkBiggerSJ Sorry, “people-focused”

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@Thompson_KF @ThinkBiggerSJ I would agree to disagree with you @Thompson_KF. I do agree, however, with your desire to invest in a “people-centered San Jose.” Expecting people to “take steps” before using their right feels like a contradiction of terms. Isn’t it just our right, by law, to cross the street?