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Carter Lavin
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Training activists so they can win climate-friendly changes in their community. Bus lanes, bike lanes, car-free plazas + more! Learn more at carterlavin.com
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The irony is not lost on me that I left writing about avoiding/dealing with burnout close to my deadline.

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annnnd there's "only" 120 candidates whose email addresses we can't find so we'll need to do more pointed outreach to them. Interested in helping with that effort? Sign up here! www.transbaycoalition.org/join/ gotta catch 'em all

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Thanks! Big teams effort of lots and lots of volunteers. Looking forward to helping educate voters with the results and get the answers out far & wide

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Sounds like they need to run more buses!

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Eeep- not good, but yeah, not an excuse to close a station

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*mad, not made. Though I guess that sorta works too?

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SJJPA could reverse their decision at any time too. There is no real reason for them to cut off service! We need to crank up the heat to get them to reverse course. Part of how we do that is host a big event highlighting the importance of the keeping service actionnetwork.org/events/the-a... (11/x)

The Antioch Whistlestop Tour and Celebration via the San Joaquins Train to Antioch!
The Antioch Whistlestop Tour and Celebration via the San Joaquins Train to Antioch!

Come one, come all to the "The Antioch Whistlestop Tour and Celebration" for a day of adventure, music, and community. This special Bay Area Transit Month event starts with an Amtrak train ride from O...

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That gets my, and the Transbay Coalition's attention. We link up with ACCE and since then been getting the elected leaders of Antioch to speak out more forcefully. City passes a resolution calling for the station to stay open. Congressmember Garamendi sends a scathing letter to the SJJPA (10/x)

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Which of course ticks off the people of Antioch! The heros at ACCE Antioch jump into action and hold a protest calling attention to this terrible and unjust decision which will hurt the working class community AND reduce ridership, causing more traffic & pollution (9/x)

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So the vote goes through and it's declared that when Oakley Station opens, Antioch will be closed. No ridership projections shared, no assessment for mitigating impact to Antioch people or their TOD plans that are now screwed. No timeline for residents to plan around. Nada (8/x)

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Carter Lavin
@carterlavin.bsky.social
Training activists so they can win climate-friendly changes in their community. Bus lanes, bike lanes, car-free plazas + more! Learn more at carterlavin.com
334 followers255 following508 posts