Hey @SFMTA_Muni: often I want to get from Golden Gate Park to the Presidio or Fisherman's Wharf, but there is no route. Here's a suggestion to merge the 2, the 43, and the 44 into two L-shaped routes that offer better routes for passengers like me and many others. 🚍
ALT Screenshot of the Muni route map depicting the area between Golden Gate Park and the Marina. Two bubbles state "Route 44: continue into the Presidio, then continue east to the Marina" and "Route 43 continues as the 2 Sutter; no service north of Sutter."
Love the federal grant for #ThePortalSF. Next we need to start engineering the Alameda / Mission Bay / Geary @SFBART! #Link21 #transit
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A second Transbay Tube is currently being envisioned by the #Link21 program. In 2024, Link 21 will decide whether to propose the crossing as @SFBART or Regional Rail (@Caltrain/@CapitolCorridor)
A 2nd crossing would both transform BART’s map and alleviate its biggest bottleneck
ALT An image of a what BART's map could look like with a second transbay tube. The map has the blue line branching off at Fruitvale and the red line branching off at MacArthur (and stopping at 14th St/Oakland - a new station in the ride of way of the i980 freeway) before combining to serve Jack London Square, Alameda, Mission bay, 4th and King, Market and 3rd, and various stations along Geary St.
The most sensible alignment for the new BART line is below Second Street, which is also the alignment for The Portal. Can we build The Portal with forward compatibility in mind like the train box underneath Salesforce TC?
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What's wrong with the full height turnstile fare gates like in New York City? turnstiles.us/product/outlaw…
I'm super excited for my first title to be live on Kickstarter! We blew past our funding target in 12 hours and are working toward the stretch goal. Back on Kickstarter to receive not only Jewels but also its companion card Frozen Shinies by @ZovuGames and a PENGUIN PLUSHIE! 🐧🎲
Game friends, today we launched Jewels for the Emperor Penguin on Kickstarter! It's a board game about leading your Penguin Guild up icy slopes to find and bring back the jewelry your sovereign covets. Fully funded in just under 12 hours! kickstarter.com/projects/jef…
Frozen Shinies is a great game and I'm excited to see it alongside Jewels for the Emperor Penguin! Another reason to back the campaign and promote it to your network.
My card game, Frozen Shinies, is on Kickstarter now (along with another game, Jewels for the Emperor Penguin). If you're looking for a quick and easy card game that still has meaningful choices, check out Frozen Shinies! kickstarter.com/projects/jef…
It's an honor! Glad to do my part to make the Web more universally accessible.
Want to also recognize Frank Tang, @gibson042, @zbraniecki, @justingrantjg, Yusuke Suzuki, Louis-Aime, Ben Allen, and more for championing the proposals that move Intl forward.
Ecma recognition 😉
Congrats to the three Ecma Recognition awards winners for their contributions to @TC39 and @EcmaIntl 🎉
🔸 Mark Miller @marksammiller
🔸 Myles Borins @MylesBorins
🔸 Shane Carr @_sffc
Just wanted to say that I absolutely love @SFBART's new 20-minute scheduling. It makes it *so* much easier to ride BART at the times I ride it most. Within a few minutes I either get the train I want or a train I can ride to transfer to the train I want.
It was incredible to see the first Unicode Technology Workshop come together! We packed the agenda with topics from Scripts to Keyboards and ICU4X to Emoji. Attendees came away with the network, skills, and inspiration to build new products, tools, and libraries for global users.
Wish that @SFBART would eliminate the excursion fare. Last Friday the trains were extremely slow and late so I exited for an Uber instead, and I was charged $6.40 which is more than almost any BART fare. There should be a 30-min grace period at least. @RebeccaForBART
Well done, team! Lots of great work by really talented individuals went into this release!
ICU4X 1.3: Now With Built-In Data, Case Mapping, Additional Calendar Systems, And More blog.unicode.org/2023/10/icu… #icu4x #icu
This is Unicode's first in-person event since IUC two years ago! Registration is open and there is still time to submit sessions! Learn more here: blog.unicode.org/2023/08/uni…
NEW EVENT! Unicode Technology Workshop
Join us in person on Nov 7-8 in the San Francisco Bay Area for two days of community building around the Unicode technology. For those interested in contributing to the event, the call for submissions is now open.
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Hey @iwsfutcmd @GretchenAMcC @niw @lianghai @eggleroy @intlify @girlie_mac @longlho @r12a @zbraniecki @rxaviers @alolita @makoto_kato @roozbehp! I hope you can make it to UTW this year! Call for submissions and registration are currently open! blog.unicode.org/2023/08/uni…
Also @behdadesfahbod @Younies_mahmoud!
Please ping anyone else you know who might be interested!
Savvy @SFBART riders know these hacks for better weekend transfers:
1) SB Orange to SF: if timed transfer fails at MacArthur (10-20%), keep riding and transfer at Lake Merritt
2) NB Orange to SFO: arrive 30 minutes quicker by transferring at 12th Street (tight connection)
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3) SFO to Berryessa: transfer at 12th Street (tight connection but not as tight as the other direction)
Note: these tips may be obsolete when the new 20-minute timetable rolls out on September 11. Looking forward to that!