Tessera
Folgen

🦫 Libby Lee-Egan 🦫

@libbington.bsky.social

Trans Rights! Fix your hearts or die She/Her | Beaver partisan | graphic designer, mom, YIMBY, cargo biker, happy warrior. hire me: libbyco.art

378 Posts1553 Follower375 Folgt
🦫 Libby Lee-Egan 🦫@libbington.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is what I see in my head when a self-described "avid cyclist" says they see no need for safe bike infrastructure. Yeah, the current system of hugging the door zone while cars zoom by at 30 mph works for them but not for little kids and seniors.

2 panel comic. Left says "When the infrastructure is only comfortable for a small group of people... only a few will use it." The image is of a chasm between 2 cliffs with a tight rope going across. A man on a bike is teetering across with a speech bubble saying "This isn't so bad." A more diverse group of people on the left cliff standing beside their bikes are saying "Nope. Not a chance!" The panel on the right says "With infrastructure that is comfortable and safe for most people... fewer people are excluded from using it." It shows the same cliffs and chasm from the left panel but there's a wide bridge with solid-looking guard rails. The same man who was okay with biking on the tight rope is on the bridge now saying "Hmm, this isn't so bad, either" and the other people who were frightened before are biking comfortably on the bridge saying "ahh, much better."
Walk Bike Berkeley@walkbikeberk.bsky.social · 2w ago

“[Libby] Lee-Egan…installed a traffic counter at her house that sometimes measures drivers whizzing by at 45 [mph], a dangerous condition for any cyclist or scooter rider pedaling alongside them. ‘If it comes down to safety versus parking, we cannot let parking win,’ [she] said. ‘That’s crazy.”

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 2w ago

It’s the latest salvo in a battle that’s spanned two mayoral administrations and endured endless rhetoric about the war on cars. And it could result in 100 lost parking spaces in Berkeley.

Ross Bernet@rosszb.bsky.social · 3w ago

The absurdity of the Hopkins saga is what radicalized me and got me interested in engaging Berkeley politics in the first place. I’m running for D1 and safe streets is a core priority of mine. Climate, community, public safety and personal health: bike lanes are the way 💪🚲 Rossforberkeley.Com

Warren Wells, AICP@warrenjwells.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Berkeley City Council will vote on whether to provide protected bike lanes on Hopkins Street. What's interesting is that they did already, back in 2022. When that vote happened (which was later derailed), my older daughter was not yet born. She will start TK the week after this vote.

Get ready to support a July 28 Council vote to make Hopkins smooth, safe, and accessible for all! Back in April, at safe streets advocates’ urging, City Council’s infrastructure-focused committee unanimously recommended that Council reject a proposal to repave Hopkins with only pedestrian improvements unless it is changed to include bike lanes and transit improvements. Since then, Councilmember Kesarwani (D1) has developed a new proposal that largely aligns with the committee’s recommendations and adopted City plans. You can read the new and improved proposal here starting on page 63. On July 28, Council will vote on it. The proposed design has 1-way protected bike lanes on each side of the street from The Alameda to Peralta (where they will connect to the Ohlone Greenway). It also proposes painted bike lanes and traffic calming from The Alameda to Sutter, traffic calming from Peralta to San Pablo, and pedestrian safety and transit improvements. So while there’s room for improvement, this is a huge step forward.
🦫 Libby Lee-Egan 🦫@libbington.bsky.social · 4w ago

FYI I placed my own order yesterday and bonfire says it'll show up between July 16 and 27. So if you want a shirt before the big Hopkins meeting, order today! I'm selling these shirts very close to at-cost so this is not a side hustle for me. I want bike lanes on my street, not revenue.

🦫 Libby Lee-Egan 🦫@libbington.bsky.social · last mo.

2) I discovered that my radical bike lobby shirts can be tie dye. What you choose to do with this information is not my responsibility but I WILL be wearing a tie dye shirt on July 28 www.bonfire.com/store/safety...

tie dye "Radical Bike Lobby" t-shirt in the color "snow cone"
Robert Prinz@prinzrob.bsky.social · 4w ago

Albany’s bike/walk plan was approved by City Council last night w a vote of 4-1, & live public comments about 2-1 in support. The Solano Ave protected bikeway recommendation was retained! 🎉 🎉 🎉 Thank you to everyone who wrote in or made comments live, & to the councilmembers for their support!

Robert Prinz@prinzrob.bsky.social · last mo.

Albany's great bike/walk plan update is going to City Council for approval this Monday, July 6. But the plan's Solano Ave protected bikeway recommendation is getting a lot of pushback. Help out by emailing support comments NOW or joining the meeting on Monday! www.tinyurl.com/SolanoStreetscapeFAQ

"Solano Streetscape Project Between Masonic and Tulare Part of Albany's Next Active Transportation Plan TAKE ACTION NOW To see information online, go to www.tinyurl.com/SolanoStreetscapeFAQ What would the project do? Increase safety and comfort for all! For people biking: • Add an uphill bike lane separated from motorists • Make north-side parking parallel For people using sidewalks: • Add/reconfigure bulbouts to shorten crossings • Build new ramps • Widen narrow sidewalks • Upgrade lighting For people driving: • Move people biking slowly uphill off the road • Rebuild the pavement • Maintain parking by steepening south-side angle How can I help? Speak up for the uphill bike lane! Share your reason: Explain why an uphill bike lane separated from motorists is good for Albany, for you, or for your family. 1) Email the City Council now Write to citycouncil@albanyca.gov asking the Council to approve the Plan, including the proposed uphill bike lane on Solano. Use this subject line: 7/6 Council item #10-1. 2) Make a public comment Scan to draft an email Speak in favor when the City Council takes it up, Monday, July 6'. Likely no earlier than 8 pm. • In person at City Hall, 1000 San Pablo Avenue - Fill out a speaker card and give it to the Clerk. • Remotely - Register to attend at https://albanyca.zoom.us/webinar/register/87852424530#/registration After adoption, City staff will take each project through detailed planning, engineering, funding, and further public review. Albany Strollers and Rollers https://www.albanystrollroll.org/ El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll https://www.ecrawalkroll.org/"
🦫 Libby Lee-Egan 🦫@libbington.bsky.social · last mo.

I had the privilege of living next to these cohousers in late 2019-mid 2020 and got to attend a couple dinners. Can confirm it is idyllic. They were very welcoming to me and my family, I hope as the makeup of the community changes they continue to be inclusive. www.berkeleyside.org/2026/06/30/b...

Can Berkeley’s oldest cohousing community remain an all-ages idyll if residents cash out?

Can Berkeley’s oldest cohousing community remain an all-ages idyll if residents cash out? With city restrictions soon to expire on income and sale price after 30 years, residents of a 14-unit communal...

berkeleyside.org

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Me: Cities would be better for everyone, including drivers, if there was less car-dependency and more safe, viable choices in how to get around. Someone: But I have to drive because [insert reason]. Me: Cities would be better for everyone, including drivers, if there was less car-dependency and…

🦫 Libby Lee-Egan 🦫@libbington.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Last week I had a chat with an out-of-towner who said "I've never been somewhere with so many yard signs about local issues. The only signs I see in Florida say 'for sale'!" So anyway, want another yard sign? I'll be at Headlands Berkeley from 11am-2pm handing these out on Sunday, June 14. See ya!

Graphic of a yard sign that says "More Homes More Berkeley" with cute illustrations of people on bustling commercial street and a banner that says "Welcome New Neighbors". The call to action says to Send a Message to City Council by visiting bit.ly/MoreHomesCC