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Catherine

@catlikesbridges.bsky.social
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Bridge-builder. Sailor. Lover of pony noses and unicorn tails. And bridges. Urbanism, ice hockey, engineering, PNW. She/her.

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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I know we’re all roasting Pinehurst this week, but it IS important to have recreation connections. It could just be better there. I also think about Northgate. I play hockey but never take the train to play at KCI because the walk across the parking lot expanse is hard with gear on my back.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The M’s firing EY Jr hurts me more than Dan. Dunno why, that guy just always gave me some joy. 😢
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Are none of us gonna talk about how all the M’s starting pitchers seem to have stopped cutting their hair? Kade doesn’t count.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s magical to hear the “train arriving in 2 min” announcement as the prior train pulls out of the station. I just wish I weren’t hearing it while staring at a sign saying 7 min until my train (the other way).
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m pretty psyched Steve’s not dead so I am also walking with him. ❤️
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hey #seattle #urbanism nerds - we have two tickets to @nerd4cities.bsky.social and @theurbanist.org event tonight at Town Hall and due to work commitments (😭) we can’t go. Anyone else available and interested?
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
There’s a spot on 4th at Lenora where the left turn lane starts and it seems like a parking spot (or 4) but it’s the turn lane. I’ve FiFi’d requests to paint the curb, but no luck. Tonight I drove up as someone was parking. I rolled down my window to inform them it’s not a spot.
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Fix the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hope everyone is ready for the race tomorrow! We spent the afternoon making signs to hand out during the race, make sure you arrive early if you want one! We'll start with a pre-race rally promptly at 5 but the race won't start until 5:20 in case you are running late.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Was trying to help give some kids directions while waiting for the bus at 3rd & Main. Bus arrived and did not stop, I guess because I didn’t flag him? And he had a green? Just drove straight through. I managed to sprint after and catch him at 4th & Jackson. wtf. Bothered and sweaty.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Love combining the bike need with stroller need. Multiply the constituents!
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Note: takes longer than 10 min and isn’t easy to click through on a phone but yay! Done! Love to micro-mobility devices!
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It’s actually an Obama-era EO that is the basis for this by Washington DOT. The USDOT appears to have followed with their own.
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov
Executive Order 13513 --Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My theory: the Sounders collapsed when Poch didn’t play CR7 for a single second when up 2-0 in Seattle. Cristian was then injured in training and hasn’t come back since. He’s the heart of the team and without him they are lost. This darkest timeline began at 90+6 on June 19.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
GOMS
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
So … let’s go? Let’s f—ing go?
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I love dahlias. They’re so beautifully and exactly formed. My math brain is pleased.
Photo of two brilliant red dahlia blooms framed with green leaves. The flowers are geometrically appealing in their symmetry.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So, random but - if you do work for WSDOT, the contract you sign includes a passage about not using your cell phone while driving. Presumably if you did something like this you’d be in breach of contract. I’m slack-jawed at the idea @nytimes.com wouldn’t do anything against employees who do this.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We have season tickets to the Kraken, Torrent, and Sounders, plus 10 Mariner games a year. Also Seattle Rep and 5th Ave theaters. That all is about equal to what the second car (we don’t have) would cost. Can’t wait to remove the first car and really go nuts. I think major travel will be the add.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
98% of my throttle use is zero-to-2mph. It’s the “I don’t have to jump onto the pedals and mash to get started”. I can just start moving with one foot still bracing me and THEN start pedaling. A throttle by itself is not the issue.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Aw, what’s that? A crash and lane closure on I-90? Too bad for you, suckers! (Yes I know I shouldn’t post this like 5 min after the second train derailment this month but gosh this feels good and this is what this thing was MADE for)
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I talked to a guy as he was parking. Told him it wasn’t legal after 11am. “What??” he exclaimed. “What about the other cars?” I opined they should all get tickets. Guessing they won’t.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Pedro?! 😭😭😭
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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 20/07/2026
Regarding democracy, it’s not democratic to allow a single unelected person or a hearing examiner to thwart the legislative powers of 9 Councilmembers representing 800,000 people.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🎉🚌🎉
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I think I’m ok with permanent daylight savings. The key point is, keep summers the way they are. They are amazing. 10:30pm, still light out? Some of the best days. Winter is dark all the time. An hour won’t change that. Just don’t ruin summer.
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Transportation Alternatives @transalt.org · 14/07/2026
“The COGE panel found that these regulations have allowed non-experts to undermine DOT’s planners and designers, drained city resources with repetitive feedback sessions, and set back desperately needed revamps in a city where roughly 50,000 people are injured” in traffic each year.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
At the mandatory bike crossing at Blanchard, the bike path takes you straight into a curb. This seems dangerous and problematic. @seattledot.bsky.social is there a plan to remove this?
Photo of green bike lane markings up to a curb. The curb has a cut perpendicular to the road, for the pedestrian crossing also painted. The bike lane aligns with a small section of full curb. Behind on the curb there are all kinds of other conflicts also, but we’re ignoring them for now.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
😂😂😂😂
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We’re in AZ this week. My parents’ friend came over, heard we were from Seattle. “Oh, it must be nice getting away from all that soccer insanity!” That thud yall heard an hour ago? That was my jaw hitting the ground. Def not. Missing it terribly!! ⚽️🎉⚽️
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I’m exhausted by the discourse today. And the belief that everything is binary. Building stuff is hard, folks.
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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 29/06/2026
On U.S. match day, Lime carried more trips than any Seattle roadway other than I-5 and I-90 + Link unseated I-5 for top spot #SEAbikes #Seattle
seattlebikeblog.com
On U.S. match day, Lime carried more trips than any Seattle roadway other than I-5 and I-90 + Link unseated I-5 for top spot
Lime set a huge new ridership record the day of the U.S. World Cup match against Australia by carrying 84K trips on its bikes and scooters. If Lime were a roadway, it would be tied with the 1st Avenue South Bridge for the third-busiest highway in Seattle behind only I-5 (195K main deck plus 40K Express at Ship Canal or 246K in SoDo) and I-90 (139K at the Mount Baker Tunnel). It's more than the West Seattle Bridge (71K), the 520 Bridge (66K), SR-99 (65K in SoDo, dropping to 51K in the downtown tunnel), Mercer Street (59K), and the Ballard Bridge (49K).
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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The three players in this photo: 1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. 2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname. 3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth
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Streetcrafting @streetcrafting.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
@seattledot.bsky.social even your own crews are making illegal left turns at 4th & Pine. Apparently getting to 2nd to blow the sidewalk clear of minor debris as fast as possible constitutes an emergency response and justifies ignoring turn restrictions?
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Check out my friend’s awesome World Cup poster! We’ve hung his prior versions on the wall for 3-4 recent tourneys and it’s a great way to track what is happening. 25 languages and 21 time zones too! 🤯🤯
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Saw a cool inclusive space created at Convict Lake near Crowley Lake, CA. Here’s an idea for what Coexist Lake WA could advocate for if they actually wanted to increase accessibility to natural space. Trail sign was at each end of trail.
Photo of a large accessible fenced space with a sign identifying it as a “wheelchair-accessible fishing deck”. Beyond the deck is a beautiful lake framed by mountains.Photo of the sign identifying the Convict Lake Accessible Trail. Key info includes the length (0.3 mi), grade (typical and maximum), tread width (max and min), cross slope (typical and max), trail surface (asphalt), and date constructed (September 2015).
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Cool article about just one innovation or new thought happening in the energy space. We had a Span panel in our house and it was fun simply to monitor usage from our phones; we never really unlocked its full potential.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The very first data on Seattle Link's line 1 & 2 connection is in, and ridership is up to 10% compared to this time last year Keep in mind that March data only covers 4 days of the new extension, which opened on the 28th
a graph of Seattle Link Light Rail ridership, which rises from 0M to 2008 to 40M in early 2026
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
TWOP was my social circle during major developmental years. Loved it. Miss it.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Amazing evening out there with @crazystevied.bsky.social. Without a backyard anymore, we took our garden walk on the waterfront paths instead. Now tucked in for jazz. Seattle is amazing.
Photo of the Seattle waterfront at sundown. In the forefront is a dense planting of flowers; in the background, tall buildings.Photo from the Seattle waterfront. A ferry is in the foreground. The sunset is highlighting the Olympic mountains in orange and yellows.Photo of the inside of a cozy bar. A jazz band is playing. Candles flicker on small tabletops.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This project has been a focus for me this year and it looks like that will continue into the future. Psyched to see it getting regional financial support so we can get it designed and built!
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
What I found strangest in this article was the disparity in payments, from like $4M to $26M or something.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
As a Cat Who Likes Bridges, I signed up to run Beat the Bridge in a few weeks. Will you help me fundraise for the cause? I do believe I’ll run faster with knowledge of others cheering me on…
www2.breakthrought1d.org
Please support my Beat the Bridge fundraising
Learn why I'm participating in this year's SanMar Beat the Bridge and raising funds to help create a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D).
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Glad to see the @seattlekraken.com continuing to grow access to ice in the Seattle area. But, having played at KCI for the first time last night, my only question is: will this rink have bathrooms in the locker room???
nhl.com
Kirkland, Kraken Team Up to Continue Growing the Game | Seattle Kraken
Plans unveiled Wednesday for two-rink Kraken Iceplex Kirkland and Community Center expected to open in the fall of 2027
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Awesome to run into this obstruction on the 4th Ave bike lane at 5pm today. Unclear why @seattledot.bsky.social is allowing this storage fully blocking the bike lane plus half the sidewalk. At Yesler.
Photo of a bike lane. About 20 cones and a mobile digital sign are blocking the bike lane and sidewalk. Three lanes of vehicular traffic are unimpeded.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I find it interesting that 2nd at James has been cut to one lane for weeks and traffic i …fine? I went through at 8:10 this AM. There were 4 cars moving through the light behind a bus. That was it. Can we cut the road down permanently? Double or triple the bike lane width, add some planter strips?
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Hell yeah
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Is that @bennydrawbars.bsky.social playing at the @mariners.com game?? So fun! Also Go M’s!
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This is me and the use of “alot”. Thank you to Hyperbole and a Half for creating this understanding of a frequent misuse of words.
media.tenor.com
a cartoon of a man standing next to two monsters with the words i like this alot more above them
Alt: A series of cartoon images of a wooly creature with descriptions like “I hear that alot” and the creature is making noise. “I care about this alot” and the creature is being hugged. The creature is an alot.
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Catherine @catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Amazing weather weekend in Seattle. Just took a great walk down to the market - had chowder and ginger beer for lunch, got fish and veg for dinner. Love that I can do this easily and without a car.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
happy trans day of visibility to all of the incredible trans people in my life. the world is better with you in it and I'm never going to stop fighting for you, because your fight is my fight. we're in this together.
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