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@lpangborn.bsky.social
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Product designer in tech Aspiring real estate developer 🏢 Urbanist and bike advocate in Spokane Columnist for @rangemedia.co

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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It has truly lost all meaning
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RANGE Media @rangemedia.co · 02/10/2026
How Rob Curley’s plan to make the Spokesman-Review ‘The People’s Paper’ ended in a newsroom revolt: Newsroom staffers tell @investigatewest.bsky.social and RANGE concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit.
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How Rob Curley’s plan to make the Spokesman-Review ‘The People’s Paper’ ended in a newsroom revolt
Newsroom staffers tell InvestigateWest and RANGE that concerns about Curley’s leadership festered until his August suspension — weeks before the paper was set to transfer to his nonprofit
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Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
How to Use the ‘Emergency Streets’ Strategy to Move From ‘Crash Response’ to System Change
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How to Use the 'Emergency Streets' Strategy to Move From 'Crash Response' to System Change — Streetsblog USA
A deeper look at the inner workings of the 'Emergency Streets' process, and how it could lead to lasting change.
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Streetsblog USA @usa.streetsblog.org · 02/10/2026
Steal This Idea: ‘Emergency Streets’ Strategy Gets First Real-World Pilot
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Steal This Idea: 'Emergency Streets' Strategy Gets First Real-World Pilot — Streetsblog USA
A talked-about road safety strategy just had its debut in Spoken, Washington – and it inspired some strong community reactions.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So proud of my friends!
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 21/09/2026
Some people are trying to use the Spokane Complex Fires as an opportunity to reopen past decisions the city has made on housing density and transportation infrastructure. Don’t listen to them.
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Some notes on recent news and the Spokane Complex Fires
Don't use this as an opportunity to reopen debates on housing density or road widening.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Kenneth Trease @kptrease.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
sooooo.... if someone paints colorful circles on a street using some secret method to make them impossible to remove, the street has to become a pedestrian street? That's what I'm hearing here. Does anyone knows the method used and wants to spill details...? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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35 circles and 5 thick white lines are painted on this downtown street. It won’t come off
A block of Ninth Avenue can’t reopen until the colorful design is gone. The center has tried graffiti remover and pressure washers, but the work is ongoing.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Republicans want your kids to have asthma
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Designing society to be car oriented is turning out great
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Thanks so much!
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This idea is why this graphic bothers me so much. I want safer land use to be 50%, safer roads to be 40%, and everything else can share the remaining 10%. Having appropriate infrastructure for the land use means the others become nearly irrelevant
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
One other piece of news (and another reason I’ll still be running in the transportation circles): @hgamiel.bsky.social and I are starting a nonprofit project (!) around trail and greenway branding, maps, and signage that we’ll be unveiling in a month or so. Keep your eyes peeled.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Even though I’m stepping down from Transportation Commission + the Bicycle Advisory Board, I’ll still be around the transportation circles. My columns for @rangemedia.co will be more land use focused, but I doubt I’ll be able to help myself from diving into transportation topics every now and again.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
But there is hope! I’m joining at an inflection point, with the comp plan + land use map set for adoption in the coming months, + the dev code being overhauled. We have the opportunity with those 2 projects + others to change the trajectory from insolvent and vacant to thriving, safe, and healthy.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
- Vacant and under utilized parcels litter the urban core and surrounding area. - Daily needs are largely only accessible via car, raising cost of living, pollution, and traffic violence. - Our infrastructure, being enormously spread out by unwise development codes, is not paying for itself.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So rather than being upset with my city that there isn’t better bike infrastructure, I am now upset that it’s made such grievous land use mistakes in the past several decades. These mistakes have had serious consequences:
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’m taking the well-tread path that starts with cycling for recreation, then for transportation, getting upset there isn’t more bike infrastructure, and finally, coming to the (now obvious!) realization that poor land use and development codes cannot be fixed with a great transportation system.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Some news: I’ve been appointed to Spokane’s Plan Commission. I’ve been involved in transportation advocacy at the city level for several years now, but I’m switching the focus of my advocacy to land use and development.
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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This story about sound transit quickly fixing a problem killing fish reminds me that we still haven't banned the use of 6PPD in car tires despite knowing it's killing salmon since 2022. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Federally protected Chinook salmon among dead fish under I-90 light rail
Investigations focus on how underwater anode cables, which carry a low-level electrical current, might have killed fish — and how many of which species died.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’m starting up a new project related to trails in Spokane, and have been selected to pitch it at Spokane SOUP, where the winner walks away with the door money! Buy your tickets here so you can come vote for us: www.spokanesoup.com/attend PS I will bribe you with these secret stickers
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I think the Momofuku varieties are too sweet, personally
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It’s time to bet on the river cities. I certainly am! (Spokane Falls looking awesome 😍 here) substack.com/@billfulton/...
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It’s Time To Bet On Those Smaller River Cities
Big cities aren’t adding population. But smaller river cities that are regional centers may be the future of American urbanism.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Absolutely. The only part about this I don’t like is more competition for lunch at Cochinito 😜 (kidding of course, this is a great thing for the area)
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is a far cry from transit CEOs who parachute into a suburban office park via SUV and a reserved parking space. He doesn’t just use transit for his daily transportation needs — he’ll work everyday from the heart of STA’s system.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
STA CEO @pedestrianman.bsky.social moving his own office to the plaza sends such a wonderfully positive statement about the building and its location downtown to those who decry both. Another great example of Karl leading from the front. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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From the Spokane community on Reddit: Getting there: Spokane Transit Authority to remodel downtown Plaza.
Explore this post and more from the Spokane community
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"jews built boats and came to America" - my bible
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.weaverobotics.com/isaac-0 you seen this?
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Isaac 0 — Weave Robotics
Isaac 0 is a stationary laundry folding robot for your home. It gives you hours of time back every week.
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/09/2026
Google Maps Introduces Crawling Directions For Cyclists Hit By Truck theonion.com/google-maps-introduces…
Google Maps Introduces Crawling Directions For Cyclists Hit By Truck
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lower East Side Open Streets are amazing. The first was being used by Nike for an organized foot race, right next to folks eating in cafe seating. Thank god these blocks aren’t wasted on cars. Love this city WHOSE STREETS
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📣 I’m starting a new project with my wife and a few friends called Inland Discovery Trails. We’ve been selected as one of four projects to compete for a grant from a community event called Spokane SOUP. Winners are selected by the attendees, so we’d love your support! www.spokanesoup.com/attend
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📣 I’m starting a new project with my wife and a few friends called Inland Discovery Trails. We’ve been selected as one of four projects to compete for a grant from a community event called Spokane SOUP. Winners are selected by the attendees, so we’d love your support! www.spokanesoup.com/attend
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Very cool. Can’t wait to see how this progresses
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ANTHONY. I was just talking to some folks tonight about scraping the permit portal (I know we’ve talked about it too!). Is that what this is?
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kxly.com @kxly.com · 27/08/2026
The City of Spokane is moving forward with its Division Street Transit-Oriented Development Plan.
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Spokane proposes major changes to Division Street to improve walkability and transit
SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane is moving forward with its Division Street Transit-Oriented Development Plan.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
These changes are critical for resilience in a changing climate where fires increase in severity by targeting the growth of our city in non-WUI areas. It's also a city finance no-brainer since it targets growth where we've already laid sewer lines, water lines, roads, and transit lines.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Spokane is set to upzone significantly around high performance transit lines!! You can dive into the draft map here: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
All that to say: what are we doing? These camps are ecologically harmful in multiple ways. This isn’t me saying “homeless people scare me” so let’s put them in jail. It’s me saying “the fires and the trash in our river are real societal harms”, so what the hell are we going to do about it?
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’ve also been paddleboarding a fair bit recently, and I see many camps each time I go, regardless of where on the river I visit. The amount of trash that accumulates around those sites makes me think the trash cleanups done by the riverkeeper are mostly just picking up trash from homeless camps.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A fire was started in the river gorge today, not far from where I live. It happened in an area that is full of dry brush and trees. It’s also an area where I see folks camping every time I go through it. Tbf, I don’t know that this fire was started by the homeless, but it’s certainly plausible.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
i genuinely think that the way this admin is treating Canada will be looked back on as of the most shameful chapters of modern US history far too many people are laughing it off as unserious but the reality is that they’re spitting in the face of our closest ally for no reason
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Oh right because cops previously had the ability with thirty seconds of effort sitting at a desk to figure out what time their ex-wives left for work this morning Come onnnnnnn
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Having lots of fun designing a subway-style map for a new project 👀
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Here! Super close by maps.app.goo.gl/87C8dCPk4c4o...
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Okay I have learned my lesson re: video compression on Bluesky, so instead, please enjoy this single frame of a beaver trying to join me on my paddleboard
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Yeah sounds like the Summit alignment was the obvious choice at the time. I’m fascinated that, despite all the challenges, the other alignment is still on the master bike plan
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I imagine the response is probably that the path along Doomsday works fine — not wrong! But woof riding westbound on TJ Meenach is scary as hell. That’s where the value would be
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Probably! I can't find anything on the internet but it's probably out there somewhere.
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Lauren @lpangborn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Thanks so much for sharing the history! Time to do some digging on that stuff -- I'm super curious about it
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