@carterlavin.bsky.social
Bay Area transit organizer. Trainer of activists, author of "If you want to win, you've got to fight: a guide to effective transportation advocacy" https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9781642833737/if-you-want-to-win-youve-got-to-fight
@carterlavin.bsky.socialHappy Thanksgiving! I hope you enjoy the book and find it helpful
@cassiesmith.bsky.socialReposted by @carterlavin.bsky.socialMy Thanksgiving weekend reading material c/o @carterlavin.bsky.social. Pairs perfectly with 16+ hours on the train to visit fake London, a place renowned for creating transportation advocates 😉. 🍂🍁🍎
@carterlavin.bsky.socialMake calls with us Monday to save BART, Muni, Caltrain, AC Transit, County Connection, paratransit & prevent the cuts coming to VTA in 2ish years AND restore service in Tri Delta Transit Territory (also helps Wheels, SamTrans, and the ferry)
luma.com/connectbayar...
@rebeccaforec.bsky.socialReposted by @carterlavin.bsky.socialAbsolutely bleak bus service planned for Central Contra Costa County if RTM fails. County Connection will have to cut 10 of its 22 lines. Nearly all of the remaining lines will have frequencies slashed to 60 minutes. RTM will not just save BART - it’s critical for every agency and community.
@carterlavin.bsky.socialShe's the one who bought And gave out all those MAGA hats, right?
@carterlavin.bsky.socialWherever you are in the country, please spend one evening with us to make phone calls and help get thr vote out. We'll provide training & support, and the calls are pretty easy. Lots of folks in the Bay haven't heard about the coming transit cuts, so help make calls Wednesday!
@carterlavin.bsky.socialOne of the biggest climate ballot measures in the United States this election is the Bay Area transit ballot vote on Measure RTM.
A no vote would put hundreds of thousands of cars on the road, burn up a ton of oil and increase demand for gas.
Solidarity phone bank Wednesday luma.com/04m2sps7
@carterlavin.bsky.socialCuz If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight!
@carterlavin.bsky.socialGonna go door to door this morning in Oakland to talk with voters about saving our paratransit, bus, and BART service.
Join the fun!
luma.com/connect-bmpa
@carterlavin.bsky.socialAnyone spot voter registration info on @bart.gov ? @rideact.bsky.social has PSAs about registering to vote
Maybe it's just the particular BART car I'm in, but would be nice to see more encouragement to participate in our democracy
@tvrr.bsky.socialReposted by @carterlavin.bsky.socialWe are saddened and outraged that yet another life has been tragically taken due to traffic violence
19 people have been needlessly killed on the streets of Oakland just this year
These injuries and deaths from traffic violence are preventable
@carterlavin.bsky.socialAny chance we can talk after the election on Nov 3? Hands very full til then
@carterlavin.bsky.socialPetition to fix that is here! actionnetwork.org/petitions/bu...
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@carterlavin.bsky.socialNovember 13th is the 1 year anniversary of the publication of my book If You Want To Win, You've Got To Fight: A Guide To Effective Transportation Advocacy
How I feel about that largely depends on what happens November 3rd!
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
@carterlavin.bsky.socialI don't know who Adam Mayer is (and he prob doesn't know me), but he's got 1 vote & so does every other registered voter.
I don't know how many minds he's changing with his tweets, but I know if YOU volunteer for 1 hour tonight, YOU will get 5 more new votes for RTM
@carterlavin.bsky.socialLearned that Madera has a pomegranate festival. I've gotta assume they have some baller cocktails at it
One of the biggest obstacles between taking high-speed rail from the Bay to get a boozy pomegranate slushie at the pomegranate festival is PG&E. Petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/bu...
@cyrushall.bsky.socialReposted by @carterlavin.bsky.socialWith ballots hitting mailboxes, voters are really ready to learn more about measures and candidates. Now is the most effective time to get out and talk to San Franciscans about RTM and Prop H, and how they will stop cuts to BART and Muni!
@carterlavin.bsky.socialHeading to Lake Merritt BART to pass out flyers this morning about stopping cuts to BART, bus, and paratransit service by voting YES on Measure RTM (the biggest transit or climate ballot measure anywhere in the US this November)
Sign up to help out & join the fun
@renzaro.comReposted by @carterlavin.bsky.socialIronic, being the one event NOT during Transit Month, but the Rider First Awards are a can't-miss Transit Month event for me every year. It feels really good during trying times to celebrate the people and campaigns doing it right. + I'm emceeing this year! Join me this Friday, 6-8 pm in SF 👇
