ben fryback, EIT
@bfryback.bsky.social
Transportation Engineer (In Training)
Salem, OR
Salem, OR
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Was recently told to essentially “Shut up and stick to bike advocacy” after a post supporting the trans community.
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
November 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Was recently told to essentially “Shut up and stick to bike advocacy” after a post supporting the trans community.
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
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THIS IS IMPRESSIVE!
It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
THIS IS IMPRESSIVE!
somewhere in an alternate universe there's museums with freeways that people can drive around on, and cities with streetcars people use in everyday life
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
somewhere in an alternate universe there's museums with freeways that people can drive around on, and cities with streetcars people use in everyday life
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Nextdoor is just straight up trying to make people fight, auto generating posts to cause just mess with people.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Nextdoor is just straight up trying to make people fight, auto generating posts to cause just mess with people.
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Nah fuck that
The only city actually in the PNW is Salem OR
The only city actually in the PNW is Salem OR
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Nah fuck that
The only city actually in the PNW is Salem OR
The only city actually in the PNW is Salem OR
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How Megan Ramey is using bikes to spark independence for kids, calmer streets, and stronger communities. A powerful rethink of how we move and live. Listen here: tinyurl.com/tnkj97bs @bikabout.com
#KidsOnBikes #SchoolStreet #KidCyclists #BikeBus #SafeStreets #ActiveTransportation #Podcast
#KidsOnBikes #SchoolStreet #KidCyclists #BikeBus #SafeStreets #ActiveTransportation #Podcast
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
How Megan Ramey is using bikes to spark independence for kids, calmer streets, and stronger communities. A powerful rethink of how we move and live. Listen here: tinyurl.com/tnkj97bs @bikabout.com
#KidsOnBikes #SchoolStreet #KidCyclists #BikeBus #SafeStreets #ActiveTransportation #Podcast
#KidsOnBikes #SchoolStreet #KidCyclists #BikeBus #SafeStreets #ActiveTransportation #Podcast
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literally the definition of imperial blowback
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
“The units had been trained for nighttime raids targeting suspected Taliban members, & were accused by human rights groups of widespread killings of civilians.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
“The units had been trained for nighttime raids targeting suspected Taliban members, & were accused by human rights groups of widespread killings of civilians.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
literally the definition of imperial blowback
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so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
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Melissa Bruntlett is an urbanist storyteller. This is her story.
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Melissa Bruntlett is an urbanist storyteller. This is her story.
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
could use one of these outside the state capitol
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
could use one of these outside the state capitol
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we accidentally defunded our entire transportation system this year. hopefully we’ll get it figured out soon and get back to hiring people to keep the state moving
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
we accidentally defunded our entire transportation system this year. hopefully we’ll get it figured out soon and get back to hiring people to keep the state moving
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what a policy failure to spend hundreds of millions on a bus rapid transit line and then cut funding for service so the bus isn't exactly so rapid(ly arriving) after all.
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
"""Bus rapid transit""" (service every half hour)
There is no better car advertisement than spending 30 minutes waiting on a bus.
There is no better car advertisement than spending 30 minutes waiting on a bus.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 AM
what a policy failure to spend hundreds of millions on a bus rapid transit line and then cut funding for service so the bus isn't exactly so rapid(ly arriving) after all.
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
these cuts are going to be so brutal and we're going to need everyone hootin and hollarin' at legislators to find a solution
i would say i'm on the struggle bus but they cut the funding for that too
don't mind me crashing out
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
i would say i'm on the struggle bus but they cut the funding for that too
have we tried leasing out the Oregon state capitol to fix all our budget problems
there is next to no pressure on the Oregon Republican party to write policy that doesn't end up with some level of financial ruin or loss in services.
it only has to "sound better" than whatever the Democrats propose, whether or not it actually keeps our state afloat.
it only has to "sound better" than whatever the Democrats propose, whether or not it actually keeps our state afloat.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
have we tried leasing out the Oregon state capitol to fix all our budget problems
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The Oregon Democratic Party is so fucking bad at this my god.
REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT TO REVERSE THE HALF MEASURE Y'ALL PASSED. PUT YOUR OWN MESURE ON THE BALLOT TO CHANGE THE LEGISLATIVE QUORUM SO YOU CAN GERRYMANDER AWAY HALF OF THEIR DISTRICTS!
REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT TO REVERSE THE HALF MEASURE Y'ALL PASSED. PUT YOUR OWN MESURE ON THE BALLOT TO CHANGE THE LEGISLATIVE QUORUM SO YOU CAN GERRYMANDER AWAY HALF OF THEIR DISTRICTS!
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The Oregon Democratic Party is so fucking bad at this my god.
REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT TO REVERSE THE HALF MEASURE Y'ALL PASSED. PUT YOUR OWN MESURE ON THE BALLOT TO CHANGE THE LEGISLATIVE QUORUM SO YOU CAN GERRYMANDER AWAY HALF OF THEIR DISTRICTS!
REPUBLICANS ARE PUTTING A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT TO REVERSE THE HALF MEASURE Y'ALL PASSED. PUT YOUR OWN MESURE ON THE BALLOT TO CHANGE THE LEGISLATIVE QUORUM SO YOU CAN GERRYMANDER AWAY HALF OF THEIR DISTRICTS!
Amtrak Cascades Airo test train
YouTube video by Amtrak 712 Productions
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November 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
there is next to no pressure on the Oregon Republican party to write policy that doesn't end up with some level of financial ruin or loss in services.
it only has to "sound better" than whatever the Democrats propose, whether or not it actually keeps our state afloat.
it only has to "sound better" than whatever the Democrats propose, whether or not it actually keeps our state afloat.
With the donation, first reported by the Oregon Journalism Project, Knight is signaling once again that he is fed up with Democratic dominance in Oregon.
Phil Knight is once again rooting for Oregon Republicans next year
A recent $3 million donation to back GOP candidates is the largest single contribution by an individual in state history.
www.opb.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
there is next to no pressure on the Oregon Republican party to write policy that doesn't end up with some level of financial ruin or loss in services.
it only has to "sound better" than whatever the Democrats propose, whether or not it actually keeps our state afloat.
it only has to "sound better" than whatever the Democrats propose, whether or not it actually keeps our state afloat.
bicycles got added to cities skylines 2 and after 2 years it's finally somewhat playable
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
bicycles got added to cities skylines 2 and after 2 years it's finally somewhat playable
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the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
why doesn't the Oregon GOP simply fight to repeal the gas tax altogether? Clearly, $0.06 more a gallon is too much for plowed roads and maintained bridges/traffic signals. maybe after 30 years of no road maintenance oregon will be a premier destination for gravel biking.
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
why doesn't the Oregon GOP simply fight to repeal the gas tax altogether? Clearly, $0.06 more a gallon is too much for plowed roads and maintained bridges/traffic signals. maybe after 30 years of no road maintenance oregon will be a premier destination for gravel biking.
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We need Democrats to commit to a thorough purge of MAGA and fascism in the entire government, especially the military, once they're back in power.
What an abomination. Almost 2,000 Coast Guard personnel died fighting fascism in World War II.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We need Democrats to commit to a thorough purge of MAGA and fascism in the entire government, especially the military, once they're back in power.
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Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Sounds like he thought he had a get out of jail free card on the underage sex charge since he was ICE www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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In tight spaces or heavy traffic, it’s not always easy to see who’s near. Active Side Collision Avoidance Support uses radar to detect cyclists or pedestrians on the sides. If someone’s there, it warns you or even steps in to brake if needed so you can keep others safe, even when visibility is low.
September 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In tight spaces or heavy traffic, it’s not always easy to see who’s near. Active Side Collision Avoidance Support uses radar to detect cyclists or pedestrians on the sides. If someone’s there, it warns you or even steps in to brake if needed so you can keep others safe, even when visibility is low.
apple tart came out alright
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
apple tart came out alright