Jessica Alba

Sustainable transpo planner and strategist
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*Views and opinions are my own.*

[Jessica Alba @planneralba]

@Scott_Wiener 50% of US and Bay Area trips are shorter than 3 miles (20-min bike ride). Almost 3/4 of those trips are driven. 60% of ppl are interested in biking but too concerned about safety to do so. Protected bike facilities = safe, equitable, healthy, green and FUN!

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

🎵 Don't you (forget about me) 🎵

[Assemblymember Diane Papan @AsmDianePapan]

Great work! | This Bay Area transit agency just set ridership records. Here’s how they did it | https://t.co/VtH1peRCGO | @SFBayFerry @seamusmurphy @MTCBATA @FleetWeekSF @planneralba @GmiMonique

[Jessica Alba @planneralba]

@elubin9 @ToksOmishakin @MTCBATA @BayAreaCouncil Wow, this is SO awesome to see. What a great event.

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

In 2019 (our best ridership year ever), we averaged 13,728 passengers during July weekends.

Our last 3 weekends:
▶️ July 8-9: 13,143 pax
▶️ July 15-16: 15,080 pax
▶️ July 22-23: 14,317 pax

[Nick Bloom @I_Am_NickBloom]

What is the impact of WFH on productivity?

Hard to measure, so try US macro data:
1) WFH days rose 5-fold after 2020
2) Productivity growth rose 10% after 2020

Not conclusive - many many other things happened - but this at least suggests WFH is not some big productivity killer.

[Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat]

New plan for Fifth Avenue unveiled: given there are already far more pedestrians than cars, the space is being ‘right-sized.’ Wide sidewalks! A safe, separated cycle track! Dedicated bus lanes! And then a little leftover space for cars. Putting cars in their place, finally.

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

This Thursday 7/13, YOUTH RIDE FREE on all San Francisco Bay Ferry routes in celebration of the S.F. Ferry Buildings' 125th Birthday! 🎊 RT this if you'll be riding with us. 💯 We can't wait to see you onboard! Details: https://t.co/P0WemnAmGM #birthday #ferrylife 🎈

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

We can confirm this is an awesome opportunity for folks with maritime experience who love working a fast-paced environment. Key member of our team working to decarbonize ferries.

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

We're stoked to be celebrating the completion of our Gemini Class Conversion Project this morning with @MayorShengThao, @AirDistrict, @AlamedaCTC and @JohnBauters this morning in Oakland. 11:30 AM, will be livestreamed here: https://t.co/Br8w7Kz6YQ

[Charles Marohn @clmarohn]

Engineer opposed to bollards along the sidewalks because automobiles might get damaged.

The only surprise is that this honestly and widely held belief among professional engineers was spoken publicly. It's usually just subtext.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

“Currently about 2/3rds of all Dutch children walk or bike to school, with 75% of secondary school kids cycling to school. By enabling safe and active travel, Dutch cities prevent an estimated one million car journeys to school each morning.” — @modacitylife in #CurbingTraffic

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

We're aware that in its conspiracy to kneecap the Warriors' dynasty, the NBA has scheduled Friday's Game 6 for 5:00 pm in hopes fans will arrive late.

Not on our watch. We're working on an updated itinerary for reserved service to @ChaseCenter. More info soon. #GoldBlooded

[Caltrain @Caltrain]

Some would say this is the best seat in the house!

[Janette Sadik-Khan @JSadikKhan]

Street art is street life. After transforming drab roads into safe and active places with 64 projects in the US & Europe, the Asphalt Art Initiative is expanding across North America—helping cities renew public spaces with colorful designs drawn from community life.

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

So many important transit grants announced by @CA_Trans_Agency yesterday.

We have one, too: $13.8 million to electrify S.F. and East Bay ferry facilities! 🎉

This is a transformative award for our efforts to provide zero-emission transbay ferry service. https://t.co/X9yhGkRkoY

[Seamus Murphy @seamusmurphy]

Thank you @CAgovernor @ToksOmishakin and @CA_Trans_Agency for investing in the future of zero emission water transit in the Bay Area. @CityofAlameda and @Oakland get ready for electric ferries!

[BART @SFBART]

Staff will be sharing more information on the reimagined service plan at the Board meeting (and on social media) on Thursday, April 27.

If adopted, the new service plan will go into effect in September 2023.

[San Francisco Bay Ferry @SFBayFerry]

We just beat our previous 2023 weekend ridership high by a smidge: 10,614 on our regular service Saturday and Sunday.

That doesn't include the 2,000 people who rode our special sports or Short Hop services.

We averaged about 8,700 pax/weekend in Apr 2019. 💅

[Dave Pine @SupDavePine]

What we have heard over and over again is that being homeless strips people of their dignity. This Navigation Center will help restore that dignity.https://t.co/DF6gHehl6c via @sanmateoco

[Paul Graham @paulg]

Tourists vs locals in San Francisco, by @enf. The red dots are photos taken by tourists and the blue ones photos by locals. (Yellow could be either.)