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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yeah, that ship sailed and sank a long time ago.

Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

At least the passage between train and air terminal is sheltered, so it isn't as direct in conveying its hatred for train passengers. But the point is still pretty clear. As it is in so many of the other bad US examples.

View of IAD pax terminal from Metro rail platform showing acres of cars.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They're definitely in the walkway to the rail station. So in addition to wind, wetness and car exhaust, you get those shuttle carts honking at you.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Tri-Met in Portland, Oregon ran the terminal track to within 100 feet of the terminal door. It's a small airport, but the train connection is among the best in the US, right up there with DCA.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It almost makes you miss that ridiculously expensive 10 minute bus ride it replaced.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

MDW isn't as impressive, as it's a dreary slog thru a parking garage, though it's not so half assed as Seattle's. Quarter assed, maybe? I give Richie some credit (which I'm loathe to do but it's due) for moving the air terminal to be closer to the train.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Chicago ORD is excellent. Stub rail terminal is central to the 3 domestic terminals, each connected by moving walkways in sheltered passages.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wow, CDOT finally ran out of excuses for not doing 'em!

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm writing in Edith Prickly.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"Davis, 25, now works remotely from her Portland, Ore., apartment. As a housing specialist for a San Rafael-based nonprofit, she advocates for affordable housing in the county she cannot afford to call home.” www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

sfchronicle.com

The whitest town in the Bay Area proposed affordable housing. Then some neighbors blocked it as segregation

A Bay Area housing project has become a test of a city’s stated goals to build more housing and become more inclusive.

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Jane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I really think the US would be better if we hadn’t designed almost all of it in the last century like the only people who walk are poor people and iconoclasts

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I remember that day well. I bought a standing room ticket. Sandberg was my first Cubs baseball card when I started watching in 1984. I was glad to be there for his farewell.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It was a time when even Johnny Paycheck could be squeezed into a suit. Like squeezing him into the Nashville sound, the packaging didn't change the essence of the product.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I ended buying about 3 parts for every one that went on the bike. Hope you do somewhat better than that. 🤞

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The fact that it's so close to the election matters not at all to the conservatives on the court. Their interpretation of the Purcell principle is that election changes can't be made close to an election, unless they help Republicans, in which case the changes MUST be made.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hey, scheduled 10 minute headways. Awesome... oh, wait.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Don't be evil was some time ago eh?

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

So beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Frankfurt is pretty much the gold standard, I expect.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The SFO rail link to BART, while awkward and unnecessary, feels downright luxurious by comparison.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Seattle herds rail rider thru a walkway carved into the side of the airport parking garage because the port authority wouldn't accept the rail line going anywhere near the airport terminal.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The SFO surcharge isn't quite as horrible as the PANYNJ airtrain's. But it's still horrible.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Didn't know these single curb cuts feeding two crosswalks were still a thing in 2026. Least of all in Redmond.

Photo of a single sidewalk corner curb cut that meets two crosswalks at a right angle intersection

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accidentalflyer 🇨🇦🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @accidentalflyer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is how New York Times insidiously helps Trump and GOP. Article makes it seem like Americans collectively caused the runaway national debts when in fact it's Trump's actions and policies, all backed by GOP pols, that's destroying America's financial future: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...

nytimes.com

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues (Gift Article)

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been undercut by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

But the old fonts in the Chicago subway were stunning.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The new mixed case signs are criminally horrible.

Mixed case street sign in San Francisco reading "Mason."

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Each of these is magnificent. The Dulles font reminds me of the CDMX Metro font.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Thanks right wing nut job fascists for another title I can wear proudly.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Alas, they lost their lease and just announced their going out of business sale. Good time to stock up, unfortunately.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

In honor of Ross Douthat's last day at the NYT, let's remember this particular headline tweak from just last year.

The New York Times OPINION INTERESTING TIMES Did Women Ruin the Workplace? And can conservative feminism fix it? Nov. 6, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ET @ Share full article Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Victoria Chamberlin

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The New York Times OPINION INTERESTING TIMES Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? And if so, can conservative feminism fix it? Nov. 6, 2025 f Share full article A ¢ -11K Hosted by Ross Douthat Produced by Victoria Chamberlin

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

One more unhappy discovery as the planet broils: Southern style polar air conditioning is more common in the Seattle area.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The moment Collins announced she was a no on Blanche, you KNEW they had the votes.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Green Machine Cycles on Montrose should have some.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I clicked just for the comments.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Next time some fresh face with no political experience gets routed as the guy for the moment, maybe they should make a competitive run for state house or state Senate first. Get all the skeletons out early.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

BWI provides a free bus service to the station. EWR charges $8.75 for a driverless train.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I'd say it's pimptacular, but that would be an insult to the taste of any self respecting pimp.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I would say "I think I'll keep wearing it, thank you" In the same fake cheerful tone that I would say, "how about you mind your own effin beeswax?" Seriously, I can't imagine why anybody would say that to you.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Ah, just like Adolf Hitler Platz in Berlin, and its namesake subway station. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor...

en.wikipedia.org

Theodor-Heuss-Platz (Berlin U-Bahn) - Wikipedia

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

He also admitted that the streets called out in the song aren't necessarily the city's most glamorous boulevards.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I wish I could remember the exact words, but in an interview he spoke about LA's ability to shrug off deep concerns and just enjoy the sun. Of course he said it better than that.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Hey @wmata.com Please don't cover the windows when you wrap a bus.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I'm old though to remember when Baskin-Robbins threw in the cone for free when you bought a scoop.

Screenshot of Baskin-Robbins app showing 99 cent surcharges for basic cake and sugar cones.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Medina will become a ghost town.

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Eric H @multicoastal.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

So Brandon is actually saving the city money? Brilliant!

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