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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 3h

Got asked by someone if this train is heading north. No one knows where or what Lynnwood is. Sound Transit should really put directional names on its signage (northbound, southbound).

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow

satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes:
- inflatable frog suit
- cape
- pepper spray filter
- a thirst for the blood of the innocent
- air pump

batteries and Molotov cocktails not included

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

Both sides of a conflict are calling each other evil and corrupt, rendering me, a humble journalist, helpless to discern the truth. Best I can do is let you know that both sides are in fact saying those things. Hope this helps

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 1d

Good morning.

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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 1d

Dear Toronto: We will stop scoring runs this game if Doug Ford agrees to stop tearing out bike lanes. Until then, the runs will continue.

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Dr Lisa 🇰🇳🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈❤️🥳🧘🏽‍♀️🎸🏝💃🏽🛸 @xitter-refugee.bsky.social · 2d

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 1d

SB 79 does not apply to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disneyland. Please stop wasting my time with such foolish inquiries.

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 1d

With the average new car at $50,000, let's look at the real costs of "freedom":

✅ Decades of debt
✅ Social isolation for every trip
✅ A leading cause of death & injury

Car dependency is a financially and socially crippling system, not a choice.

Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.

Average U.S. New Car Price Surpasses $50,000—An All-Time High Amid Surging EV Sales

Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.

www.forbes.com

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 3d

Yes! And reminder that blinky lights are for emergency vehicles only and you should always use SOLID lights on your bike.

American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 3d

Time to start planning your bike lights for the darker months. Have fun with it. You'd be amazed at how much joy it brings to your ride.

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 2d

These things are just sitting there with gravity? They're not even bolted down?

Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine if this got knocked into the vehicle lane. My guess is it would be fixed in 2 hours

Brandon der Blätter @intcreator.com · 2d

this bike lane has been blocked for two weeks. it has been reported many times by many people by the Find It Fix It app and by phone. I bet if it was a car lane @seattledot.bsky.social would have fixed it by now

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine if this got knocked into the vehicle lane. My guess is it would be fixed in 2 hours

Brandon der Blätter @intcreator.com · 2d

this bike lane has been blocked for two weeks. it has been reported many times by many people by the Find It Fix It app and by phone. I bet if it was a car lane @seattledot.bsky.social would have fixed it by now

the two way bike lane on Airport Way between S Edmunds St. and S Lucile St. with two 1673 lb concrete blocks blocking one of the lanes

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 3d

Murders per 100k residents:
* Houston 19.0
* Dallas 16.6
* San Antonio 15.9
* Ft. Worth 10.8
* NYC 4.6

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Faith M. Jackson @kissedbythesun.bsky.social · 3d

🚨BREAKING🚨: Portland Frog receives Nobel Peace Prize.

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 4d

Yes! And there is a small section that was paved for one block next to a big industrial building, maybe as a required frontage improvement. The rest is in design and seeking construction funding, no estimated timeline.

maps.app.goo.gl/8fhrghh5sFP9...

www.seattle.gov/transportati...

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 4d

Before this project there was no fence between the road and abandoned railroad tracks so I'm not sure why it was necessary now. The chain link is ugly and hems you in for two-thirds of a mile. With no easy escape routes it could be a safety problem.

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 4d

Some more photos of the route. It's probably the only overbuilt bike facility in Seattle, with two-way paths on both sides of the street on the south end.

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 4d

West Seattle bike commuters: The off-street trail on Marginal Way is finally open! It truly does make the ride safer and more comfortable, really appreciate all the people that made it happen. Still gotta plug your ears for train horns at Atlantic Street, though.

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 4d

😂🐟

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 4d

Go Mariners! ⚾

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 5d

This is working despite no one staffing the vehicle entrance off 1st Avenue anymore. Seems that driver behaviors have already changed. It might also help that apparently Google Maps doesn't suggest turning into there and the other side streets are blocked by construction.

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 5d

The Ballard tunnel nobody is talking about

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Northwest Urbanist @thenorthwesturbanist.com · 5d

It's a rainy weekday in October and Pike Place is as busy as any sunny summer weekend. I think the disappearance of non-essential car traffic is a huge help. This setup should be made permanent.

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Sarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 5d

The forecast for NYC on October 18 looks ideal for being outside with your fellow Americans, btw.

Screenshot of a weather forecast for October 18, with a high of 68 and mixed sun and clouds.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 5d

No more bridge over nothing in Interbay.

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