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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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Meredith Glaser @cyclingprofessor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

BREAKING 📣 For several days, a peaceful protest took place in the morning, after a young child was killed by a car driver. The child was riding his bike to school, the father with him. The grieving community came together with hundreds of people, cyclist or not, creating a 3km long human bike lane.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“These are images 🇺🇸 servicembers want you to see…” ABC News reporter Rachel Scott (who Trump recently snapped at) shares images of destruction on 🇺🇸 military bases

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The east side likely wouldn't have light rail if it wasn't for Claudia Balducci.

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)

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Seattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨‍👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Trash collection on a small e-tricycle. Vehicle size shouldn’t dictate urban design; cities should dictate the vehicles that serve them

Electric tricycle in the streets of the old quarter in Nice

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Tales of everyday corruption. Pete Hegseth cancelled the $400,000 contract for making uniforms for the Blue Angels on the grounds that the contract with "The Sewing Box" was DEI since the firm is Black-owned. Instead, he awarded it to a Trump donor for $1,690,000, a 325% price increase!

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If I were a state legislator I'd pass a climate emergency bill requiring WSDOT to add paint to create carpool lanes the entire length of I-5 and add double carpool lanes anywhere that existing carpool lanes get congested.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I am begging you not to believe gazillionaire baseball owners when they tell you Skubal going to the Dodgers means we need a salary cap. Competitive balance is not the reason they want a salary cap. They just want to spend less, and with more predictability, on total payroll. That is all.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It’s time for the Seattle Parks Department to move into the 21st Century: build and preserve places for people, not cars.

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destinationpike.bsky.social @destinationpike.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Exploring Granville Street Pedestrian Zone today with Downtown Van showing us the big success and the problem points and learnings they’ve had along the way!

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Seattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨‍👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Stone Way is a major gap in the safe bike infrastructure (blue on the map). Seattle won’t reach Vision Zero or substantially increase the share of bicycle travel until we fix such gaps www.reddit.com/r/seattlebik...

Map showing protected bike lanes in blue with no base maps to highlight the lack of connection

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Nilo @nilo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

“Can we build Ballard link” is a central question for the American transit construction establishment.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A masterclass in how to conduct an interview in an era when vibes matter more than information

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 18/07/2026

Great movie. The 20 year long journey home reminds me of navigating our SEPA process. We’re approaching that for Fort Lawton and Missing Link. media1.tenor.com/m/_AzWdWsoOB...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/07/2026

Environmental review at the urban level has become a farce.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

So many single points of failure

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

SEPA when you want to grow by one million people in a sustainable and compact way:

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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“We do a Watergate twice a day” is a crazy way to confess your own corruption…

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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Heidi Simon: “We know what works. We don’t need more studies. We need the will to get done what needs to get done – and that means changing the roads.” Beth Osborne, Heidi Simon, Joe Martinez and Nichole Rogers walk us through Dangerous by Design 2026, by @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social (link below).

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This budget request is moving forward, but Claudia Balducci and Jorge Barón did put secure funding for a report asking for Zahilay's full RTO strategy. That amendment followed a failed attempt to put a hold on the funds to reopen the Admin Building until that report was delivered.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Rerouting and reclaiming SR 99 through South Park would result in an 86% reduction in Pollution Generating Impervious Surfaces, per this report. It really seems like that would help Southern Resident Killer Whales more than keeping housing banned.

Chart showing the reroute and reclaim option would reduce PGIS by 86%.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We build vehicles that weigh 9000 pounds with 1000HP, can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds and market them recklessly. We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.

Person walking across a large intersection wearing a construction vest.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

live feed of Trump's name being removed from the Kennedy Center: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZfk...

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Trump Name Removal from Kennedy Center

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 08/06/2026

In total transit ridership per capita, the highest ranked large urban areas are: 1—NYC 2—SF 3—DC 4—Boston 5—Seattle 6—Chicago 7—Philly 8—LA 9—Portland 10—Salt Lake www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...

Large urban areas, by total transit ridership in 2024, ranked.

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Claudia Balducci @kccclaudia.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

You know some folks said hardly anyone would ride this line … It is beyond gratifying to see so many people get use out of it so quickly. 🚊☀️🎉 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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Seattle’s daily light rail ridership jumps to No. 1 in U.S.

An expert called Sound Transit's 58-mile, two-line system the busiest light rail in the U.S. Sound Transit noted the system acts like a subway in places.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wait, so there are multiple single points of failure?

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

It's not just coho (and getting pointed to articles like this is why I subscribe to @theoverheadwire.com newsletter. thanks Jeff!)

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Tire Pollution May Threaten Human Health, Study Finds

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Jerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Sound Transit’s $34.5B funding gap and delayed lines are a sobering reminder: the richest nation on earth has a systemic capital project delivery crisis. If we want a sustainable, mobile future, we absolutely must solve our project costs and controls problem. www.king5.com/article/news...

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'No longer affordable': Sound Transit outlines future of light rail projects

Sound Transit passes funding gap plan, prompting a sweeping overhaul of its ST3 expansion plan and delaying some projects while seeking new revenue sources.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Sound Transit Sacrifices Light Rail to Ballard, Moves Long-Deferred Graham Station Forward, in Latest "Realignment" Claudia Balducci, the longest-serving board member, told PubliCola the latest crisis has made her rethink the transit agency's governance by a changing roster of elected officials.

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Sound Transit Sacrifices Light Rail to Ballard, Moves Long-Deferred Graham Station Forward, in Latest "Realignment" Plan - PubliCola

By Erica C. Barnett The Sound Transit board voted to approve a new “affordable” light rail plan on Thursday afternoon…

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Claudia Balducci @kccclaudia.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Studying up for tomorrow’s big @sound-transit.bsky.social vote and trying to stay positive by soaking in the atmosphere at the Spring District, our biggest TOD success story. Feel free to drop thoughts in the comments. Or show up and join the fun. It’s a beautiful evening for reading amendments.

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Dan Bertolet @danbertolet.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Good news for cash-strapped cities hesitant to upzone: "Building homes near existing jobs, stores, and transit saves public dollars, in both up-front infrastucture and ongoing maintenance, and produces more property taxes per acre than local gov'ts can expect from development at the edge of town."

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Building Homes Near Jobs, Stores, and Transit Saves Public Dollars

Amid a national housing shortage, momentum is growing at the state and local levels to make it easier to build more homes—a proven way of reducing unaffordable rents and home prices. A key question fa...

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Kenneth Chan @iamkennethchan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Work is underway to perform the first-ever station platform extensions on #SkyTrain's Canada Line. Broadway-City Hall Station will see longer platforms for more room, before the station turns into a transfer hub with the Broadway Subway. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/ca...

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Canada Line station platforms extended for interchange with Broadway Subway | Daily Hive | Urbanized

The platforms of the Canada Line's Broadway-City Hall Station are being extended for the interchange with the Millennium Line extension.

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Peter Norton @norton.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Abigail Murray and Bashir Tofangsazi: “Our results indicate tickets are not associated with locations of high-fatality intersections when taking race into effect, indicating safety was not a motivating factor in jaywalking enforcement.”

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

i feel bad for our country but this is tremendous content

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/04/2026

historic rejection of JD Vance

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Just on our way to the Shoreline South light rail station with maybe a foot of usable sidewalk on 145th.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I’m really happy Claudia Balducci got to be master of ceremonies at this opening event. She’s been so deeply involved at every step of this massive effort and there was no one better suited to orchestrate this morning’s program.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The 2 Line is an important part of a network, but it’s not the only part. The next major ST expansion is the BRT network (Stride) which will give people 33-38 AM peak travel times from Lynnwood to Bellevue. Current is 57 mins.

A comparison chart showing almost 50% travel time savings between Lynnwood and Bellevue when Stride BRT comes online in the late 2020s.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Sound Transit Boardmember, member of the Rider Experience and Operations Committee, @kccclaudia.bsky.social checking out station access problems on Rainier Ave because, you know, rider experience matters.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

What a super fun day opening transformative infrastructure! 1/2 #soundtransit #crosslake

Seattle Fire Department boat salutes the opening of light rail as cars drive by the new rail

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 27/03/2026

Happy birthday to the Washington Metro, which opened 50 years ago today with service on 4.6 mi of Red Line between Rhode Is. Ave & Farragut N. System now serves 130 mi. The DC Metro shows that, with good planning & enough investment, the public sector can succeed & build something extraordinary.

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Claudia Balducci @kccclaudia.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I think it's going to be absolutely game changing for people. #CrossLakeConnection #EastLink #LightRail #SoundTransit

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

King County has produced a more complete picture of what the sales tax changes included in the Millionaires' Tax bill look like for county revenue: a $93 million hit in 2029 that ultimately grows from there. As you can see, Metro is the largest county division that would be impacted by this hit.

Bars showing around $100 million in lost sales tax revenue from 2029 to 2035

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Claudia Balducci @kccclaudia.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

For Transit Operator Appreciation Day - took a 550 to/from Seattle, 594 to Tacoma for the @sound-transit.bsky.social Board Retreat & a Sounder back north - sharing the ride with transit advocates like Noah from @seattletru.bsky.social and thanking operators and transit workers all along the way.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Right, it's getting much worse with time. Ventura was considered an absurd candidate but he had reams more real-world community/political experience, as the mayor of a mid-sized city, than Platner or Abughazaleh (or Trump in 2016). People are realizing you literally don't need anything but a brand.

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