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Chad Newton

@chadnewt.bsky.social
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Green urbanist utopian, Seattle

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They don't want more of this?
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why does overnight storage need to be covered, in Italian weather?
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I hope we can meet up again, I heard the Urbanist is planning something tomorrow.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In, let me know where. Met @jahorne.bsky.social this summer.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sunset over Federal Way, 3:10 after departing Downtown Redmond, all of 1 & 2 Lines ridden!
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Encouraging that throughout the Link system, you can tell a station is coming up by the appearance of midrise TOD apartments. Almost every single station
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
But this 1 Line is still 7 minutes behind schedule, due to long dwells and crowded trains heading to the stadiums.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Past Stadium this southbound 1 Line emptied out, and emptied out further after the Airport. Not so many pm southbound commuters after 6pm.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This southbound 1 Line has been quite busy, even from Lynnwood (near crush here at UW). There may be a Marriner's game, or a Sounder game, or both, tonight, based on rider apparel.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
After a 79 minute ride to Lynnwood and a break, about to board a 1 Line to Federal Way. 2 Line peak loading was at Capitol Hill. Suprisingly, emptier arriving in Lynnwood than departing Redmond.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This 2-car 2 Line had standees from Downtown Bellevue, and getting crush-y through downtown tunnel & to UW. #Transit is popular.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes, but doing it slowly, getting coffee and using bathrooms as needed. 2 Line driver is cooperating by driving slowly 🐌.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When I got off at Marymoor Village Station (for Qamaria), most people took the track crossing to disperse into the neighborhood, instead of the stairs into the parking garage.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I'm riding all of @sound-transit.bsky.social Link today, starting now at Downtown Redmond with my Qamaria coffee.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We can, just takes 5 votes on the Council.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There are 5 unique bus routings I can take home at 10pm after the show from Kent to West Seattle, most running half-hourly (no different than the rest of the day). Thanks, @kingcountymetro.bsky.social
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On a @sound-transit.bsky.social Sounder train to Kent for the theatre - will be there in 20 minutes flat.
Photo inside the top level of a Sound Transit Sounder commuter rail train - in King Street Station, Seattle.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Got my (free) ticket to see Jar of Fat tonight at Kent's Battery Theater. World premiere of a new play directed by Sarah Porkalob.
Theatrical poster for the play Jar of Fat.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Seen in West Seattle: a totally chromed Lime bike.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Great to connect tonight at the @nerd4cities.bsky.social event!
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I will wait a few more weeks before threading on my experiences at Sound Transit, but I have lots to share.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'll be here tonight, 2 days into my mini-retirement from Sound Transit, back into outside advocate mode. Don't worry, I've got another job lined up starting late October.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Bye bye, Suez Canal.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yes. People like Kraft have always relied on threats to keep such machinations private, but Macklemore put it out there for all.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
So, today was my last day working at Sound Transit! Bittersweet, but there *will* be #Threads. Should I do an AMA?
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sadly, it is not at the Mountlake Terrace station. Photo is at a nearby apartment building.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Tesla Cybercab model spotted recently throughout Washington is manufactured without a steering wheel, pedals, etc. A "safety driver" can't do anything. These vehicles are not safe on the road. westseattleblog.com/2026/09/read...
westseattleblog.com
READER REPORT: Tesla Cybercab seen in West Seattle
Thanks to Margaret for the photo and report. She snapped the pic of a Tesla Cybercab on the Admiral Way Bridge today, first spotting it on the West Seattle Bridge and following it onto the peninsula, turning away as it continued to head westbound toward Alki. Though the Cybercabs are described by Tesla as part of its Robotaxi fleet, they ...
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New #APTA Public Transit ridership data out. First full quarter for #SoundTransit Link at #1 light rail in USA, only behind Toronto including Canada. www.apta.com/news-researc...
apta.com
Ridership Data - APTA
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@staterepjuliareed.bsky.social Is this currently illegal? Because it should be.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Which tech stacks do you prefer?
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Nah, it's Wenatchee.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There was a proper queue of people with a wide assortment of bags at the 131/132 bus stop across from Costco. Seattle is growing and changing.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Finishing an epic shopping trek all by public transit: West Seattle Junction pharmacy, downtown library, Costco and Lowe's Hardware. I don't have to drive even when I think I do. 6 buses and 2 trains, thanks @kingcountymetro.bsky.social and @sound-transit.bsky.social !
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Legacy car companies will literally do this, instead of transitioning to electric cars. apnews.com/article/volk...
apnews.com
Volkswagen board approves cutting 50,000 more jobs and ending production at 4 plants
Volkswagen’s board has approved a major cost-cutting plan to counter low-cost competition in China and U.S. tariffs.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Per my daughter who just finished USA middle school: Grade 6 world history (Bering Stait crossings 12000 bp, ancient Mesopotamia, China, India, etc. up to 1500s). Grade 7 Washington State history. Grade 8 USA history. Grade 9 will cover World History again.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Congrats! Sounded like fun.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
humantransit.org/category/sto... Jarrett Walker, a bus planning expert, has a whole archive about stop spacing posts.
humantransit.org
Stop Spacing Archives — Human Transit
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Wow, an article all how about utilities are coping with a sudden increase electricity demand projections, that first mentions data centers, just as an aside, inthr 17th paragraph.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Excellent! I live on a flex-post protected loading zone/bike lane, which is great except when it isn't.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Is this is intended as a bike lane/vehicle loading zone, or will there are any physical protection?
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Did you know that paper tickets aren't tapped? The station machines even sell round trip tickets.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Forested sunset in West Seattle, Earth, I think.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Stereotypical progressive voter here. Dropped my ballot off at a dropbox day of election.
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OneBusAway @onebusaway.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
This is an incredible project. Props to its creator. www.oneraccoonaway.org
oneraccoonaway.org
OneRaccoonAway
A pixel-art bus stop scene showing live arrivals and weather.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This article sums up my take on the Odyssey. The character of Nolan's Odysseus is very different from Homer's, yet faithful to our historical understanding and present moment.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
@staterepjuliareed.bsky.social Please pass this one! Those of us living on arterials are suffering through summer due to ridiculous vehicle noise.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Also, a World Cup stadium directly on the main rail line. No need for special event trains or buses.
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In Seattle, new connections are charged a Sewer Capacity Charge paid in installments over 15 years. The builder could pay it off, but why not pass on the cost? kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp...
kingcounty.gov
About the capacity charge - King County, Washington
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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The #Link light rail ridership record is exciting, but 280,000 riders\day was one of the pre-Covid projections for the ST2 system that is now open.
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