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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Judge Gary Brown, a Trump appointee in New York, rebukes ICE for arresting two people erroneously — including a U.S. citizen — and later claiming "mistaken identity." "ICE agents falsified official records," he says. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 06/10/2026
Building I-5 left many scars in the Pinehurst neighborhood, new walking and biking projects hope to heal some of them #SEAbikes #Seattle
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Building I-5 left many scars in the Pinehurst neighborhood, new walking and biking projects hope to heal some of them
Opening Day September 30, 2026. The new Pinehurst Station has a horrible walkshed with very few destinations or homes within a 5-minute walk of the station entrance. This point has been made well, and there are efforts to allow more housing near the station, including in the golf course. Rather than rehash those points, it's worth looking at how the area go to be the way that it is and what the city is doing to help heal old transportation wounds by reconnecting neighborhoods with better walking and biking options.
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🏢 David L 🚎 @davidl206.city · 16h
What on earth would “road capacity” mean in Bellevue? Widening 9-lane NE 8th St to 11 lanes? Tearing down a bunch of skyscrapers to widen other downtown streets from 5 to 7 lanes? It’s nonsensical even on its own silly terms.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 04/10/2026
Agree—unfair to compare ICE to Gestapo when ICE has worked so hard to commit its own atrocities like 5000+ credible cases of ICE sexually abusing migrant children, ~200 deportations of US citizens, forcing 2-yr-old children to rep themselves, & up to 97% arrest rate of people w/o any criminal record
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/10/2026
I wonder if they miss the days when they had diesel so cheap they could run massive trucker caravans against democrats.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
No, Sound Transit is not still facing a $35 billion budget shortfall, Seattle Times Editorial Board. We had a whole contentious process to tackle that earlier this year, maybe you weren't paying attention?
Yet, Sound Transit still has some financial obstacles in its future that will require serious attention. It plans to build forced-fare enforcement entrances at some of its train stations that will cost millions of dollars but will begin to rehabilitate its tolerance of fare-skippers. And the agency is still staring at a $35 billion long-term shortfall that has already resulted in delays in promised rail services to areas such as Ballard and Tacoma. Many taxpayers who live or work in those communities were offended by the delays announced earlier this year.
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West Seattle Bike Blob @westseattlebikeblg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh don't worry that's just the 4 ton vehicle that can plow straight through highway barriers, nothing to worry about
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Watch a 7,000-LB Rivian R1T Destroy a Guardrail in Eyebrow-Raising Test
A Rivian R1T was used to test the capability of the country's existing guardrail system against EVs, and the results weren't pretty.
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If feeding a hungry kid accidentally benefits an "undeserving" kid, I am prepared to live with this devastating outcome.
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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's time for us to take the next step as a city. On both bike lanes and bus lanes we need to go beyond ungapping the map into reimagining our networks.
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Nicole Votes 4 Harm Reduction @nicokow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Watching all these SUV ads where they are off road. Are these the same vehicles that come to a complete stop in front of me for a speed bump at the mall?
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Sunny Ella @sunnywillow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Zionism is racism. The United Nations voted to declare it as such in 1975, half a century ago. This isn’t new, and this isn’t controversial.
A group marching down a street holding a banner that reads zionism is racism
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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Because the federal government doesn't seriously fund rail travel and would rather pump billions of dollars in subsidies into airline companies that shit on customers daily. And because the automobile lobby has spent decades fighting rail spending at local, state, and federal levels. Next question.
A CNN screenshot
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Federal immigration goons use their vehicles to confront a crowd of demonstrators protesting ICE in Tacoma, in what eyewitnesses say was an attempt by the suspected Feds to intimidate them. You can see the crowd stand their ground, and the goons drive off.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There's a reason why Somerville hasn't had a traffic death in 4 years. The city isn't perfect, but they've made a concerted effort to design many streets around people and not cars. You can still drive, but you're going to have to do so slowly and while paying attention.
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Somerville is intentionally making roads harder to drive on. It’s getting results. - The Boston Globe
To make roads safer, the city says, sometimes you have to put some obstacles in drivers' way.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The other day I was talking to someone who works in Capitol Hill and bikes to work, and the way their entire face brightened with joy when I mentioned that the entirety of Eastlake is getting bike lanes by next year...
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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 04/10/2026
On this unprotected section of Kinzie, the city has issued $225k of fines for vehicles parked in that “bike lane” under the new automated enforcement program. However the section that has protection west of Wells has just $500 of fines michaelmclean.me/chicago-smar...
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
All painted bike lanes are car infrastructure. The engineers have checked a box, while still allowing at-will, unimpeded movement by motorists in the heart of a major city. This design only serves those who are comfortable being uncomfortable.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The driver who is both using this road all the time (and can confirm current conditions on it) and yet not using the road because there's too much congestion.
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Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Ave street festival is a blast every time. Closing the street to cars is a cheat code. Especially in the U District.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Most of my customers drive and complain about how hard it is to find parking" Turns out, nope!
Slide showing that 66% of people walk bike or use transit to get to the JunctionSlide showing that 61% of people walk bike or use transit to get to Upper Queen Anne
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Heading to the Graham Block Party today, thinking about how we're almost at the 10th anniversary of the death of Ronacin Tjhung at MLK and Graham. Are we any closer to creating an MLK that is safe to bike on? No, we are not. www.seattlebikeblog.com/2017/01/24/d...
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Dad killed while biking to 2nd job, leaves 5 kids orphaned in Philippines
Ronacin Tjhung was working more than 60 hours a week at two jobs to send money back to support his five children in the Philippines. Those children, between 9 and 16, lost their mother in the terri…
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Executive Girmay Zahilay @girmayzahilay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Could you go a week without driving? This Week Without Driving, we’re challenging you to leave the car at home and explore the many ways to get around our community.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There is no hyperbole quite like a news story about expected delays for drivers. "Cloudy with a side of hurt" do you hear yourself?
Seattle weekend traffic forecast calls for pain at the Ship Canal
Northbound I-5 will be a tough place to drive this weekend, while WSDOT crams four jobs together.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Seattle's map of paid parking areas is actually wild. The blocks of the city outside downtown where the curb is actually priced are essentially microscopic.
Map showing paid parking areas with U District Green Lake/Ravenna Ballard Fremont and Columbia City the only places outside downtown with paid parking
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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Are shots fired increasing? No we're just displaying years backwards on charts now? Violent crime may be down, but graph crimes are here to stay I guess.
graph crime
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A new security report from King County Metro shows that reported security incidents on buses are now less common than they were PRE-PANDEMIC, even after adjusting for somewhat lower bus ridership. In 2019, Metro saw 64 incidents per million boardings. In 2026 that number has dropped below 60.
Chart showing Coordinator Service Records per million boardings starting at 64 on all routes in 2019The same chart in 2024 to 2026 showing the line dropping to less than 60
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Yet Another Urbanist @yetanotherurbanist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A year ago, SDOT said painting a bus only lane on Denny Way wasn't possible. Now it has one, so maybe it's time we stop worrying about traffic models. youtu.be/PADsDn-fj6E
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This Bus Only Lane Wasn't Supposed to be Possible
YouTube video by Yet Another Urbanist
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did you know free on street parking is currently the last vestige of Alaska Junction's "small town feel"?
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sound Transit actually led with this
Pinehurst: Say hello to new connections 

Whether you're heading to a morning tee time...
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Meredith Rawls @merrdiff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I realized some of you might not be aware it is possible to preorder a plush King County Metro style bus Don't worry I am here to help merch.fixthel8.com/us/all-products/plush-bus
Photo from the website that has a cute plush "eight" bus with eyes and everything, KC Metro stile with green and yellow, lovingly placed on a sidewalk curb in front of an actual 8 bus. It is the most adorable thing you've ever seen and you definitely need to buy one
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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See you there?
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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 29/09/2026
A Week Without Driving starts October 1 + Watch me talking about my no-biking challenge from last year #SEAbikes #Seattle
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A Week Without Driving starts October 1 + Watch me talking about my no-biking challenge from last year
From the Week Without Driving website. Week Without Driving 2026 runs October 1–8, challenging people to do exactly what it says on the tin: Go an entire week without driving a car. It's an enlightening experience for individuals, but it is especially powerful when decision makers participate. Too many people in charge of transportation and even transit decisions do not know firsthand what it is like to rely on biking, walking and/or transit to get through the normal tasks of daily life. About one third of people in the U.S.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just after midnight last night, a 30 year old man riding a bike southbound on Aurora at 97th was hit by a driver in a hit-and-run. He was transported to Harborview in serious condition. spdblotter.seattle.gov/2026/09/29/h...
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Hit-and-Run Collision Leaves Cyclist Seriously Injured   - SPD Blotter
Seattle police are investigating a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a man early Monday morning near Greenwood neighborhood.  At about 12:17 a.m., officers received reports of a hit-and-run...
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darthstar.bsky.social @darthstar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The fact that Tesla drivers NEED to be told this tells you all you need to know. Look at this dipshit.
Dipshit sleeping in his Tesla as it drives itself in traffic.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/09/2026
The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the hardest things about being a cyclist is dealing with the nagging feeling that a serious crash is inevitable. Because you can indeed do everything "right" and it still does not matter.
I followed every precaution and it didn’t matter

New to biking here

I started in July around the time of the fatal car crash with that biker. That and hearing everyone who bikes to work tell me that they have had horrid experiences with cars was disheartening. 

I made sure to only use protected routes. I take Southwest corridor for basically my whole trip and even though it adds so much more time to my commute, it makes me feel safe. 

None of that mattered because at some point, even for a second you will hit the main road. And you will always lose to the 4 ton machine. I got hit by a car parking in the bike lane. He was more concerned with his car than the fact that I could have my life potential altered forever because he was looking at his phone. And at the end of the day, the police can literally choose to not respond to your 911 call and you get stuck with medical bills. 

It’s hard to have a conversation about sharing the road when people in cars feel entitled to do whatever they want and the only person who’s ever in danger is the biker. I love biking in this city and I have found a really love and joy for the outdoors because of it. Now I am terrified to even get on a bike lane, even if there is one, if it’s shared with the main road.
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Ben Seager @benseager.co.uk · 28/09/2026
So just this morning I’ve seen: - someone taking a phone call while driving - someone FaceTiming(!) while driving - Two people driving through red lights at a busy junction. This was in the space of about 10 minutes. Can we have a *actual* war on motorists please. One where they actually lose.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Israel fans chanted IDF and made monkey noises at black Irish players during the game against Ireland. Ban Israel.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Approximately an hour ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at Fairview Ave N and Aloha Street. This was a hit and run.
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Happy213 @happy213.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Los Angeles 👇👇
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Infest The Pat’s Nest @derblutenpat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A huge stretch of Milwaukee Ave in Chicago is closed to cars today, only open for pedestrians and bikes. Its a beautiful day here in Chicago, & I bet many of these store owners will have record sales days, but won’t put two + two together and understand why. Cities are for people, not cars.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When someone suggests building housing on Jackson Park Golf Course: "Nooooo that's a park" When someone suggests building housing on Fort Lawton: "Nooooo that's NEAR a park"
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know, if you *really* cared about the wellbeing of women in college, instead of carping about the statistically insignificant number of trans athletes in sports minding their own business, you’d be railing against these Cornell fraternity cretins who drugged and gang-raped a passed-out women:
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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Take action now against two harmful initiatives that will be on the Washington ballot in November! You can help by sharing this video, donating to No Hate in Washington State, or telling someone the truth about these initiatives. nohateinwastate.org
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026
This article is for men. Women already know this. This week a woman filed a civil suit against 7 men at Cornell U for drugging, trafficking, and raping her. Zero have faced criminal charges. Women are not safe around men. And the data is devastating. www.qasimrashid.com/p/cornell-un...
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Cornell University, Systemic Sexual Abuse, and the Men Responsible
Content Warning: This is a post about men, rape, and women
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I don’t even need to ask.😆
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The proposed rule, issued in December, required automakers to achieve an average fuel efficiency of 34.5 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks in model year 2031, down from the standard of 50.4 miles per gallon set by the Biden administration."
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ebikes-international @ebikesinternatl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another Huge Turnout of Cyclists for Critical Mass Ride in Toronto in Support of Bike Lanes #safecycling #saferroads tinyurl.com/4akerdcd
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