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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1h

But wait... there's more!! South Shore Line Monon Corridor (Hammond Gateway to Munster/Dyer) is slated to be complete by the end of 2025! 🚆

mysouthshoreline.com/tickets/mono...

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1h

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WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 9h

Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, which will be opening its first Rhode Island location in Providence later this month, currently employs hundreds of people with intellectual disabilities across 11 states. https://www.wpri.com/business-news/inclusive-coffee-shop-to-open-in-providence/

Inclusive coffee shop to open in Providence

An inclusive coffee shop is coming to downtown Providence.

www.wpri.com

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · Aug 8

“The bus wound its way down San Fernando Road, taking us away from our tiny apartment and dropping us off half an hour later to sights and sounds and smells that finally held some form of familiarity. There, I saw my mom transform.”

Shoutout to @metrolosangeles.bsky.social Line 94🧡🚌

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vladimir.theatl.social @vladimir.theatl.social · Aug 19

MARTA board members: won't even ride MARTA around ATL

Boston transit planner: youtu.be/YpMTPbqz5ts

2 friends travel 1,400 miles on public transit from Mexico to Canada border

YouTube video by ABC News

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Open Streets Boston Mattapan (Blue Hill Ave.) happening this Saturday, October 18th from 10:30 am to 3 pm!! 🎉🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♀️🚲🛴🛹

boston.gov/open-streets

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 12h

Sounds super fun!! @kcstreetcar.org extension to UMKC begins service on 10/24 while DART Silver Line (DFW Airport to Shiloh Rd. in Plano) begins service the next day, 10/25!!! 🚈🚆

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1h

24 more days until Celtic Woman’s new Christmas album drops!! 🎉

64 more days until their 2025 Christmas Symphony show in Lowell, MA!! 💃🏻🎶🎻🎄

Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 19d

Celtic Woman fans have been waiting forever for a new Christmas album, and it’s finally happening!! 🥹🙏🏽

Also very excited to see them during their 2025 Symphony Christmas Tour in Lowell, Massachusetts this December! Saw them perform there last year too! Woohoo!! 👏🏽🎄🎶💃

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 12h

Sounds super fun!! @kcstreetcar.org extension to UMKC begins service on 10/24 while DART Silver Line (DFW Airport to Shiloh Rd. in Plano) begins service the next day, 10/25!!! 🚈🚆

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UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies @uclaits.bsky.social · 21h

🎉 Happy 100th birthday to transportation research at UCLA! 100 years ago today, the UC regents voted to establish the nation's first research center dedicated to street traffic issues. Learn more about our century-long tradition of transportation research www.its.ucla.edu/100...

Black-and-white newspaper clipping from the Los Angeles Times in 1925 with the headline “Research in Traffic for University: Studebaker Grant Gives Southern Branch First Bureau in Country.” The article announces the establishment of the first university-based street traffic research bureau at the Southern Branch of the University of California (now UCLA). A small portrait photo of Miller McClintock, the bureau’s first director, appears in the lower half of the article.

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 17h

Oooh 👀

Austin Beutner @austinforla.bsky.social · 21h

I'm running for LA Mayor. After 17 years in public life, I've learned how to get things done and how special LA is. But our city is adrift, and it’s time for us to work together to get LA back on track. Visit austinforla.com to join our campaign. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiXF...

Meet Austin

YouTube video by Austin Beutner for LA Mayor 2026

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 12d

The White House is engaging in direct extortion of local and state governments, attempting to force them to change their policies by stopping funding projects that already have signed grant agreements with the federal government.

tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 12d

New: WH says it has put about $18 billion in infrastructure projects in New York City on hold "to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles." Russ Vought, the budget director, specifically cited the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway.

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Stay tuned for another @metrolosangeles.bsky.social rail extension opening in LA!!! The highly anticipated Metro D Line extension Section 1 to Wilshire/La Cienega in Beverly Hills!! bsky.app/profile/smos...

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 23h

The extension to downtown is expected to open in 2031!

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Travis Fedschun @travfed.bsky.social · 23h

Some good things are happening out there.

Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Upcoming rail openings in the US 🎉🚈🚆

@hnldts.bsky.social Skyline (Aloha Stadium to Kalihi TC) - Oct. 16

@kcstreetcar.org (Union Station to UMKC) - Oct. 24

DART Silver Line (DFW Airport to Shiloh Rd.) - Oct. 25

@sound-transit.bsky.social 1 Line (Angle Lake to Federal Way Downtown) - Dec. 6

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 23h

Due to anticipated changes in federal funding levels, LIHEAP grant amounts are expected to be smaller than in previous years. Households are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, since funds may be exhausted before the April 15, 2026 deadline.

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 23h

Rhode Island: LIHEAP assists eligible low-income households with their heating expenses through federal grants. Please share this information with anyone who may be struggling to pay their energy bills.

dhs.ri.gov/programs-and...

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) | RI Department of Human Services

dhs.ri.gov

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Kate Schapira @kateschapira.bsky.social · 6d

Here's your guide to fighting utility shutoffs this winter. W/o the gov't open, few to no states will have funds for emergency bill payment program LIHEAP. This doc has scripts, state context, contact info for governors & commissions, everything you need. Please call! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

NO UTILITY SHUTOFFS scripts by state

🚨 WE NEED AN EMERGENCY BAN ON UTILITY SHUTOFFS DUE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN 🚨 TAKE ACTION: ONE E-MAIL OR PHONE CALL! ⚡ Hello! Welcome to our crowdsourced effort to campaign for ending util...

docs.google.com

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Amalgamated Transit Union @atucomms.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian ATU members from coast to coast. #Thanksgiving

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Upcoming rail openings in the US 🎉🚈🚆

@hnldts.bsky.social Skyline (Aloha Stadium to Kalihi TC) - Oct. 16

@kcstreetcar.org (Union Station to UMKC) - Oct. 24

DART Silver Line (DFW Airport to Shiloh Rd.) - Oct. 25

@sound-transit.bsky.social 1 Line (Angle Lake to Federal Way Downtown) - Dec. 6

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 5d

Attention Rhode Island transit riders!! Have you been impacted by the major RIPTA service cuts? Fill out the survey below.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Directly Impacted Rider Survey

Starting Saturday Sept. 27, RIPTA will be reducing service across the agency because of a budget deficit left by Governor Dan McKee. Learn more about the detailed service reductions at the link below:...

docs.google.com

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WPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 1d

Rainfall and wind are continuing in Southern New England, with it expected to pick up Sunday night into Monday morning.
https://www.wpri.com/weather/pinpoint-weather-alerts/local-residents-react-to-coastal-storm-as-rain-and-wind-pick-up/

Local residents react to coastal storm as rain and wind pick up

Rainfall and wind are continuing in Southern New England, with it expected to pick up Sunday night into Monday morning.

www.wpri.com

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Go west, young subway!!! Wooohooo!!!

a pikachu with a lightning bolt on its back is being attacked by a group of people

ALT: a pikachu with a lightning bolt on its back is being attacked by a group of people

media.tenor.com

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Here are some CicLAvia routes back in LA! They traverse thru multiple neighborhoods!

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Awesome!! I'm originally from LA and really miss going to the CicLAvia events there! Celebrating their 15th anniversary this year!

www.ciclavia.org

bsky.app/profile/oren...

Oren Ben-Joseph @orenbj.bsky.social · 1d

DTLA CicLAvia!

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 1d

Stay tuned for another @metrolosangeles.bsky.social rail extension opening in LA!!! The highly anticipated Metro D Line extension Section 1 to Wilshire/La Cienega in Beverly Hills!! bsky.app/profile/smos...

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