Robert Prinz

@prinzrob

Education Director . See me for bicycle culture & transportation infrastructure news on the sunny side of the Bay. My tweets are my own.

Oakland, CA
BikeEastBay.org/education
Joined November 2008
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  1. 1 hour ago

    Unfortunately the weak link on Oakland’s 61st St bikeway will still be the dangerous crossing of San Pablo Ave, which is responsible for. A bus/bike project could happen there on San Pablo as early as 2023, but we shouldn’t have to wait that long for a safer crossing.

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  2. 1 hour ago

    61st Street is up for paving next month, along with bike boulevard upgrades. It will connect between the new Lowell St bike boulevard & Emeryville’s Doyle St bike boulevard, forming Oakland’s first-ever bike route through the Golden Gate neighborhood.

    Map of Oakland’s 2019 bicycle plan for northwest Oakland showing bike boulevards on Lowell Street and 61st Street
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  3. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    The Emeryville Greenway has now installed most of the bollards, planters, barriers and signage for our new protected bike/ped path on Doyle St. We converted a project into a permanent quick-build with funding from . *volume on for details*

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  4. 8 hours ago

    Somebody put this on a t-shirt. I will buy that shirt.

    Replying to @kjxoxo
    I fucks with biking !
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  5. Jan 14

    Protected intersection in the works at Otis/Grand in Alameda.

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    Jan 14

    List and map of streets currently scheduled to be paved during December 2020 – February 2021. thxx + photo credit

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  7. Jan 14

    Now if she gets symptoms shortly we can’t know if it’s side effects from the vaccine or actual covid. This also puts my senior mom who moved in w us at risk. WTF , why aren’t you administering vaccines to staff outside!?

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  8. Jan 14

    My partner, who works for Kaiser, got the vaccine today (yay!). But to get it they made her wait in a conference room for 30 mins w ~50 other people. It’s the most exposure she’s had since the start of the pandemic (boo!).

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  9. Jan 14

    And I'm going to assume that Ballew's question was rhetorical trolling with no interest in the answer, but it's pretty gross when electeds aren't even aware of the recent deaths of their constituents on corridors they're making decisions about.

    "The council voted 6-1 to go forward with changing the lane configuration. Vice Mayor Pete Ballew cast the lone no vote. “What’s driving this?” Ballew said. “Have we had some close calls with bicyclists in terms of collisions? Or near misses? Or is it grant money that’s driving this?”"
    "Ric Acosta, 38, was arrested July 2 following an investigation into the June 28 collision that eventually killed San Lorenzo resident Mark Moore. Moore died two days later. Multiple people called San Leandro police at about 7:40 p.m. on June 28 to report the incident near Hesperian Boulevard and Drew Street in San Leandro, police said. Callers told dispatchers that Moore, 52, was riding south on the shoulder of Hesperian Boulevard when Acosta's Lexus sedan struck him, according to police. The car then left the scene."
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  10. Jan 14

    Hell yeah San Leandro.

    "SAN LEANDRO. Plans are underway to change a portion of one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares from 6 traffic lanes to 4 in a bid to make it safer for cyclists. The switch will happen on Hesperian Boulevard between Fairmont Drive near Bayfair Center and Springlake Drive, a little north of Interstate 238. That stretch of road can have as many as 30,000 vehicles passing along it each day, according to the city. The street already has bicycle lanes. But now in the works are plans to upgrade the road, including repaving in some places — and that has prompted city officials to consider long-term ways the street can be reconfigured to make the bike lanes safer. That might include installing a concrete median between cyclists and motorized traffic, a concrete median with shrubs and other landscaping, using plastic bollards as a barrier, or changing the alignment of parking so that vehicles are farther away from the curb as a way to create a lane for cyclists to travel nearer the curb."
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  11. Retweeted
    Jan 14

    The City will soon be transforming the approximately one-mile stretch of Linear Park along the eastern side of Mission Blvd, roughly from Blanche Street to Fairway Street. View the conceptual design and submit your feedback:

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  12. Jan 13

    More upgrades to the bike/walk path have been installed on the Marin side, and Richmond should start work on even better connections on their side later this year too. January will likely see the 100,000th bridge path user, could it be you?

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  13. Jan 13

    An Oakland hills car crash yesterday resulted in injuries, power outages, fire risk. Reminder that every time someone decides to bus, BART, bike, walk, or carpool instead of drive solo, it’s one less chance for stuff like this to happen.

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  14. Jan 13

    Applications are still being accepted for ’s half-time Education Coordinator position. Do some fulfilling work with great people & nice perks. Sometimes you might even get paid to ride your bike!

    photo collage of Bike East Bay staff members flashing peace signs
    is now accepting applications for a half-time Education Coordinator, working with me & our amazing team to help program free bike classes throughout the East Bay. Details at , please share w anyone who might be interested. ❤️🚲❤️
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  15. Jan 12

    Another reminder to send me any requests for Oakland potholes to report, ahead of my outing this Monday the 18th. I'll also be bringing a bunch of bike stickers, so holler if you see me out there and I can give you a few.

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  16. Jan 12

    7 1/2 years from visioning to reality. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen!

    Pedestrian plaza is now delineated! Come check it out on foot, bike, skates, and more.
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    Jan 10

    So I'm running for the board of . Vote at our member meeting 2/4: Join here to support safe healthy streets and maybe vote for me:

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  18. Jan 9

    New paving, high viz crosswalk markings, and curb ramps along 13th Ave in Oakland north of International. Check here to find out what streets are next:

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  19. Jan 9

    MLK Day is January 18, a week from this Monday, which means I’ll be biking across Oakland on my 5th annual pothole reporting blitz. Send me your requests for locations to check out, or report some yourself using the tips at .

    A bunch more pothole fills were completed by Oakland DOT crews on Center St by W Oakland BART, less than two weeks from when I reported them.
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    Jan 8

    Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Taskforce, created in response to last year’s protests against police violence, is looking for public feedback about how could address public safety without relying on the police. See flyer below to learn how to share your thoughts:

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