ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 15hgoing to sleep tn thinking about the Amtrak airo trains 😌😌 who's gonna be in eugene tomorrow? 010
Reposted by ben frybackPeter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tens of millions of American motorists believe there's nothing wrong with texting at a stoplight. Or driving 73 in a 60mph zone. Or changing lanes without signaling. Or rolling right on red without coming to a full stop. But somebody has to do something about cyclists who don't follow the rules. 38755124
Reposted by ben frybackRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1264185136005
Reposted by ben frybackShirley Leung, PhD @shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Did I ever show u guys this? We made this stupid poster for an activity at a comp plan open house and everyone thought we were with the city lol wut But yeah put apts in those yellow areas and pedestrian plazas in the upzoned areas like the ppl want 2283
Reposted by ben frybackTake the Lane (Kevin McLaughlin) @voilakevin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Without a word of context, The Star covers this story as a triumph. And e-bikes are getting so dangerous. What the actual Fuck www.thestar.com/life/autos/r...thestar.comRam’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 secondsPriced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin. 1519230
Reposted by ben frybackYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026I didn’t attend climate week but: 1—US is falling way behind on electrification 2—even if US electrified, electricity generation isn’t decarbonizing fast enough 3—public incentives & land use policy are still vastly weighted toward inefficient cars & trucks 4—transit ridership remains in crisis 426843
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 26/09/2026next year is gonna be the year for the Mariners i just know it 130
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 23/09/2026tragic news: mr. rodgers neighborhood has been downzoned, following a lengthy public hearing process. the commercial and multifamily uses have been deemed "incompatible" with the character of the surrounding single family neighborhood. all nonconforming structures have been ordered demolished. 1173
Reposted by ben frybackdoom boy @doomboy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026hilarious and insane article. full of the sorts of people you meet all the time in left activism, who combine neuroticism and narcissism to bring down any institution they're allowed into.bostonglobe.comA Western Mass. lesbian bar required KN-95 masks. When it changed the rules, all hell broke loose. - The Boston GlobeLast Ditch Bar in Greenfield wanted to build community. They got a firestorm instead. 901441158
Reposted by ben frybackCinema Strikes Back @cinemastrikesback.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This shit made me laugh so hard. And then somehow it got even MORE Bluesky 21082
Reposted by ben frybackamb @amb.fyi · 23/09/2026certainly has some relevancy to today's politics that older generations grew up experiencing cities as profoundly dangerous places, and even if cities are much safer now people would never find out thanks to endless bludgeoning of URBAN CRIME WAVE on Fox News activating the collective lizard brain 3265
Reposted by ben frybackMichael Wiebe @michaelwiebe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Strange article from Strong Towns on "filtering". Fundamentally, they do not believe in indirect spillover effects, where adding high-end supply can reduce low-end rents. Instead, we have to intentionally and directly target the low-end. 1/ 10895
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Bike streets is great! I help curate the map in Salem. 0111
Reposted by ben frybackOregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 19/09/2026Oregon has one of the largest gaps in the country between its highway and bridge maintenance needs and what it spends on addressing them, according to a national study. buff.ly/kIMvUIxbuff.lyOregon has one of the nation’s largest funding gaps to meet road maintenance needs • Oregon Capital ChronicleThe Beaver State has the second highest gap-to-expenditure ratio in the country, behind New York and tied with Connecticut. 1105
Reposted by ben frybackQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Why did Seattle's former City Traffic Engineer sigh with exasperation in this tweet from 2019? 🧵 1233156
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 18/09/2026really glad we're getting new trains on the cascades route in 12 days but i think it must be said that we have lost the "cozy factor" maybe when i ride it i will be proven wrong. 10273
Reposted by ben frybackStephen Fesler 🧦 🥑🚶♂️🚌 🚊 🚆 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇪🇺🇻🇦🕊️ @safesler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026New ammunition for Ds if they don’t worry themselves into the idea than Anthropic and Co. bros will come at them with money for attack ads www.washingtonsun.com/climate-envi...washingtonsun.comTrump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously KnownThe data center proposals cover at least 17,600 acres of public lands across six Western states. 051
Reposted by ben frybackQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Unfortunately, NYCDOT is ahead of @transportation.seattle.gov when it comes to this effective vision zero countermeasure. 3364
Reposted by ben frybackSam @samd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I don’t think people appreciate just how horrific the initial bus crash was too a drunk driver was speeding and plowed straight into a bus, killing two people. it’s almost a parody of how unsafe transportation is in LA, particularly in the valley where almost every street is just a mini highway 1246358
Reposted by ben frybackAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026reporters werent “barred” from recording, the powerful people they are covering asked them not to record and they immediately complied and hid whats happening from their audience 14765801366
Reposted by ben frybackRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Amtrak will start running the new Airo trainsets on Amtrak Cascades on September 30, according to a WSDOT presentation happening right now at the Puget Sound Regional Council. 828146
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 08/09/2026tell me this aint the biggest damn cucumber youve ever seen 5100
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 06/09/2026first*anything* since 1945 in Germany can't be good 0162
Reposted by ben frybackEvelyn 💗 @evieevolving.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Zohran’s Wario Wohran Wawdani? 2267
Reposted by ben frybackMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 05/09/2026the way america builds multifamily housing is a global anomaly and results in low quality apartments offering a poorer quality of life - that are also absurdly expensive 516123
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 03/09/2026what if we gave the whole ICE budget to Amtrak *i* think we would accomplish great things 2352
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 03/09/2026just imagine: if Seattle simply eliminated the bus lanes on these streets the traffic problems would all be solved 1141
Reposted by ben frybackRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives. 14584492880
Reposted by ben frybackWarren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 25/08/2026There are always receipts. This is a comment written by MCBC in 2007 urging Caltrans to put in a Class 1 bike path instead of paint-only bike lanes along with their ~$800M highway widening project. It was ignored, and this past February I covered the death of a rider who died because of that. 21059
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 26/08/2026reading through a proposed zoning ordinance to increase housing production. no change to the part that allows a 4-plex on a 4000 square foot lot, but requires nearly 13,000 square feet for 5 units.... make that make sense. 1100
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 25/08/2026been closely following the bus lane situation on denny way, can you guys post more pictures and videos please? 4140
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 24/08/2026i might get hate for this but the MAX green line is a classic example of "building transit for the sake of building transit" and now we're building a BRT line on 82nd while also cutting the MAX green line back 7262
Reposted by ben frybackRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026we are PROTECTING WOMEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS by having MEN show up to WOMEN'S SPORTS to YELL at the WOMEN PLAYING SPORTS 383922669
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 23/08/2026had a new experience on my Amtrak train last night lol. while waiting at a siding some lady on the train lost her marbles and opened the emergency window and tried to jump out. The conductor pulled her back inside, and then she ran out of one of the doors. 4130
Reposted by ben frybackJoe Veyera @joeveyera.bsky.social · 22/08/2026A Seattle architecture firm says uncertainty over Washington's proposed "millionaires tax" is causing wealthy clients to cancel major projects. What the FOX 13 report doesn't note is that their source has made multiple contributions to Let's Go Washington, the group pushing for the tax's repeal.fox13seattle.com'An economic chill': Seattle architect says 'millionaires tax' fears killed major projectA Seattle architecture firm says uncertainty over Washington's proposed “millionaires tax" is already causing wealthy clients to cancel major projects. 73843276
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I made a spreadsheet that shows the zoned capacity of Salem's RM-II (Residential Multifamily) zone, and the effects of various policy changes. We have a lot of smaller lots, but most of them are so small that only a 4-plex or smaller is allowed- the same as our single family zone. 140
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 18/08/2026ODOT: we can't afford to maintain the roads we have Cascade Policy "think" Tank: we need a new freeway and also no new taxes 151007
Reposted by ben frybackFischer 🛠️🚇 @fischer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I would like to strongly endorse the kotek victory lap on this. arguably the nation’s best housing governor 79517
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"consulting" is quite the racket. steal experienced labor from the public sector with high wages and attractive bonuses and sell it back to the public at 10x the cost. and we wonder why things are so expensive to build here 1264
ben fryback @bfryback.bsky.social · 14/08/2026this beautiful thing looking me in the eye every time i open the fridge today 290
Reposted by ben frybackdr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 12/08/2026it's an incredible thing, that you have to ask this question: will the American people find the will and the courage to stop things like "Masked Roving Electroshock Street Execution Squads"? maybe? let's find out 538760
Reposted by ben frybackamb @amb.fyi · 12/08/2026Nothing short of a five alarm fire - to which the legislature is responding with “hmmm well let’s give ODOT three billion dollars to widen a freeway into the backyard of Harriet Tubman Middle School” 06620
Reposted by ben frybackiain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The demolition permit for the flour mill at Centennial Mills, originally submitted in 2023 and approved to issue since 2025, was issued yesterday www.portlandmaps.com/detail/permi... 4433
