kqed.org/arts/13899344/… Frisco's Marsha Howard is a skateboarder who: - worked at Thrasher Magazine - modeled - circumvented the 'boys club' - found a crew of homegirls to skate with - And now she's a teacher who uses her skateboarding videos to teach perseverance #Rightnowish

Two benches facing each other at a sociable distance, encouraging dialogue, beside a vibrant walking corridor. A fitting tribute to Frank, & both the substance & style of his contributions in #Brookline. Miss him. BrooklineCAN Hall's Pond Friends Brookline GreenSpace Alliance Brookline Transportation & Engineering Division

Thank you Rep. Jake Auchincloss 🟧 Tommy Vitolo Chris Dempsey & Town of Brookline Select Board Chair Heather Hamilton for your Bluebikes /walk & talk on Beacon St this morning. Your combined leadership on Friends of the Beacon Street Bridle Path(way) is helping to move this project closer to reality #streetsforpeople

❤️ that safer 🚲/👣/♿️ & 🚌 access to great curry & rice-&-peas Kingston11Eats, & other Telegraph Ave. Koreatown Northgate destinations, will be sustained per vote yesterday. 🙏 Carroll Fife Dan Kalb @ShengForOakland Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Council @Nikki4Oakland Noel Gallo Loren Taylor #TrevaReid

I recently wrote an essay for a series on rural CA and wellness for Zócalo Public Square, focused on mortality, grief, and wildfire 💗 it posted today. zocalopublicsquare.org/2021/07/19/cal…

Join the Brookline Transportation & Engineering Division Board meeting ~7 PM TONIGHT for a presentation of Beacon St. Bridle Path concept designs by Toole Design. meetings.brooklinema.gov/OnBaseAgendaOn… To prepare, consider how ⬆️ space for 👥 can ⬇️ conflict & ⬆️ access, as in our mock-up of a 15 ft. wide path in Dec. 2018.

For more on the mock-ups of reopening the Bridle Path that we tried in Dec. 2018, incl. wider & narrower variations, see this album courtesy of LivableStreets. flickr.com/photos/4975207…

If City of Berkeley is to add more homes knitted into the business districts along its major streets—which it should—it & Caltrans District 4 will need to also get more serious about supporting walking, cycling, & mass-transit on those streets. Walk Bike Berkeley South Berkeley Now North Berkeley Now!