Bob Svercl (he/him)
@bobco85.bsky.social
Love to explore, make bike vids at https://youtube.com/@bobco85 , lead history rides, enjoy outdoors. Co-Chair @bhsafestreets.org, organize @rvgreenways.bsky.social @seastreetfixers.bsky.social. Uncle & 🏳️🌈bi. Compassionate, curious, corny, smart-ass. He/him
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Beacon Ave S & 15th Ave S Safety Project Guide
YouTube video by bobco85
youtu.be
Check out the recently completed Beacon Ave S & 15th Ave S Safety Project in my newest video. I covered how it improves safety for cyclists, pedestrians, transit users, and drivers, basically a win for the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Seattle
youtu.be/XvtQRBT1xf4
youtu.be/XvtQRBT1xf4
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We're continuing to nail down the format of this new indie-focused recommendation series on @secondwindgroup.com, but we're pretty close with this one!
One of our series where I'm not worried about huge viewership numbers, I just wanted a way for us to cover more interesting games.
One of our series where I'm not worried about huge viewership numbers, I just wanted a way for us to cover more interesting games.
We Recommend Constance and Possessor(s)
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We're continuing to nail down the format of this new indie-focused recommendation series on @secondwindgroup.com, but we're pretty close with this one!
One of our series where I'm not worried about huge viewership numbers, I just wanted a way for us to cover more interesting games.
One of our series where I'm not worried about huge viewership numbers, I just wanted a way for us to cover more interesting games.
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The rumors are true: 26th Ave SW and Genesee is now an all-way stop!
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The rumors are true: 26th Ave SW and Genesee is now an all-way stop!
Lifetime blood donation #46 is (literally) in the bag! I had an easy donation, and I enjoyed regaining some energy by gobbling up some snacks and getting some swag of a famous game character. I’m getting close to 50 pints 🩸 @americanredcross.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Lifetime blood donation #46 is (literally) in the bag! I had an easy donation, and I enjoyed regaining some energy by gobbling up some snacks and getting some swag of a famous game character. I’m getting close to 50 pints 🩸 @americanredcross.bsky.social
Had a fun trip to the Renegade craft fair in Magnuson Park with my boyfriend today, managed to pick up a few pieces of art created by humans
Pic #3 artwork bought from Honeyberry Studios
Pic #4 artwork bought from Junky Junco
Pic #3 artwork bought from Honeyberry Studios
Pic #4 artwork bought from Junky Junco
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Had a fun trip to the Renegade craft fair in Magnuson Park with my boyfriend today, managed to pick up a few pieces of art created by humans
Pic #3 artwork bought from Honeyberry Studios
Pic #4 artwork bought from Junky Junco
Pic #3 artwork bought from Honeyberry Studios
Pic #4 artwork bought from Junky Junco
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Kudos to @seattlebikeblog.com for an amazing #CranksgivingSEA generating 6,540 lbs for four food banks!
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Kudos to @seattlebikeblog.com for an amazing #CranksgivingSEA generating 6,540 lbs for four food banks!
Aw, we may have lost in overtime, but it was fun watching the first ever regular season game for the @pwhltorrent.bsky.social via the livestream. We’ll get you next time, Vancouver!
Check it out, you can watch Seattle’s professional women’s hockey team playing their first ever game of their first ever season live via the PWHL YouTube channel!
Here’s the game link: www.youtube.com/live/ALu_09K...
Let’s go @pwhltorrent.bsky.social !
Here’s the game link: www.youtube.com/live/ALu_09K...
Let’s go @pwhltorrent.bsky.social !
PWHL: Seattle Torrent at Vancouver Goldeneyes - November 21, 2025
YouTube video by The PWHL
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Aw, we may have lost in overtime, but it was fun watching the first ever regular season game for the @pwhltorrent.bsky.social via the livestream. We’ll get you next time, Vancouver!
Check it out, you can watch Seattle’s professional women’s hockey team playing their first ever game of their first ever season live via the PWHL YouTube channel!
Here’s the game link: www.youtube.com/live/ALu_09K...
Let’s go @pwhltorrent.bsky.social !
Here’s the game link: www.youtube.com/live/ALu_09K...
Let’s go @pwhltorrent.bsky.social !
PWHL: Seattle Torrent at Vancouver Goldeneyes - November 21, 2025
YouTube video by The PWHL
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Check it out, you can watch Seattle’s professional women’s hockey team playing their first ever game of their first ever season live via the PWHL YouTube channel!
Here’s the game link: www.youtube.com/live/ALu_09K...
Let’s go @pwhltorrent.bsky.social !
Here’s the game link: www.youtube.com/live/ALu_09K...
Let’s go @pwhltorrent.bsky.social !
I’m leading one last group ride in 2025, and I’m excited to brainstorm and plan more for 2026! Check it out in my November ride leader newsletter:
mailchi.mp/ca87db9af151...
mailchi.mp/ca87db9af151...
November Ride Leader News from Bob Svercl
Here's what I'm planning for group rides in November-December and more!
mailchi.mp
November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I’m leading one last group ride in 2025, and I’m excited to brainstorm and plan more for 2026! Check it out in my November ride leader newsletter:
mailchi.mp/ca87db9af151...
mailchi.mp/ca87db9af151...
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The HHS report on gender affirming care released it's updated report showing they stacked its authors with anti-trans hate-group affiliated members, several of whom aren't even doctors with any sort of clinical experience. They selected their own ideologically friendly peer reviewers.
It's a joke.
It's a joke.
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The HHS report on gender affirming care released it's updated report showing they stacked its authors with anti-trans hate-group affiliated members, several of whom aren't even doctors with any sort of clinical experience. They selected their own ideologically friendly peer reviewers.
It's a joke.
It's a joke.
Update: I’m feeling better today, but I feel like I have a mental hangover.
It’s strange, when one is physically active, the solution to getting overwhelmed is to stop and catch one’s breath; with mental activity, there is no breath to catch.
It’s strange, when one is physically active, the solution to getting overwhelmed is to stop and catch one’s breath; with mental activity, there is no breath to catch.
Every now and then I have a bout of anxiety that really throws me off for a full day, and it struck while I was trying to sleep last night. I took a personal day off from work today, just trying to exercise some self care, but whew, it can be intense!
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Update: I’m feeling better today, but I feel like I have a mental hangover.
It’s strange, when one is physically active, the solution to getting overwhelmed is to stop and catch one’s breath; with mental activity, there is no breath to catch.
It’s strange, when one is physically active, the solution to getting overwhelmed is to stop and catch one’s breath; with mental activity, there is no breath to catch.
Every now and then I have a bout of anxiety that really throws me off for a full day, and it struck while I was trying to sleep last night. I took a personal day off from work today, just trying to exercise some self care, but whew, it can be intense!
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Every now and then I have a bout of anxiety that really throws me off for a full day, and it struck while I was trying to sleep last night. I took a personal day off from work today, just trying to exercise some self care, but whew, it can be intense!
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ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ICYMI, this STARTER PACK is my team-up with celebrated climate scientist @katharinehayhoe.com, and it’s full of people & organizations that specifically embrace the overlap between better cities and climate action! Please follow them, and help spread the pack around! #ClimateAction #UrbanistShoutOut
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Everyone has lost their minds
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Everyone has lost their minds
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Foggy isn’t much of a lap cat, but after multiple attempts at finding the right spot, he finally snuggled into my lap while Coraline fell asleep on a heat pad on my ottoman. Can’t do any work on my videos when this happens, but I enjoy the snuggles 🥰
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Foggy isn’t much of a lap cat, but after multiple attempts at finding the right spot, he finally snuggled into my lap while Coraline fell asleep on a heat pad on my ottoman. Can’t do any work on my videos when this happens, but I enjoy the snuggles 🥰
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Seattle — Now that we have electeds that listen to left urbanists, we have to be clear about what we want & be very loud so they have political cover. We have to make sure media hears us so electeds respond to us. Next 3 years hinges on being very active at council. Election was only the beginning!
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Seattle — Now that we have electeds that listen to left urbanists, we have to be clear about what we want & be very loud so they have political cover. We have to make sure media hears us so electeds respond to us. Next 3 years hinges on being very active at council. Election was only the beginning!
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Some good development news in North Rainier Valley. The Fir at 1906 20th Ave S. (behind the U.S. Foods Chef Store) appears to be moving forward after all.
-204 Units
-2,000 Sq ft of Retail Space (2 Spaces)
-80 Underground Parking Spaces
-204 Units
-2,000 Sq ft of Retail Space (2 Spaces)
-80 Underground Parking Spaces
November 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Some good development news in North Rainier Valley. The Fir at 1906 20th Ave S. (behind the U.S. Foods Chef Store) appears to be moving forward after all.
-204 Units
-2,000 Sq ft of Retail Space (2 Spaces)
-80 Underground Parking Spaces
-204 Units
-2,000 Sq ft of Retail Space (2 Spaces)
-80 Underground Parking Spaces
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Good interview with Mayor-elect Wilson on CNN yesterday!
Seattle’s new mayor-elect speaks to CNN on Mamdani comparison: Its ‘remarkable’, ‘makes a lot of sense’ | CNN
In her first national interview, Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about her win in Sacramento and why she’s fine with being called a socialist.
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Good interview with Mayor-elect Wilson on CNN yesterday!
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My unconventional biking in the rain tip: listen to songs that celebrate the rain! Like “I’m only happy when it rains” by garbage or “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedington.
Pic to prove I’m very wet at school pick up
Pic to prove I’m very wet at school pick up
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
My unconventional biking in the rain tip: listen to songs that celebrate the rain! Like “I’m only happy when it rains” by garbage or “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedington.
Pic to prove I’m very wet at school pick up
Pic to prove I’m very wet at school pick up
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Every year, my city has the landscaping swapped in our planter protected bike lane to reflect the current season.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Every year, my city has the landscaping swapped in our planter protected bike lane to reflect the current season.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
We just switched from autumn mums to a festive holiday theme, and it adds so much enjoyment to my commute.
Infrastructure can be beautiful at the human scale.
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We took on a powerful incumbent who was expected to coast to reelection.
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We took on a powerful incumbent who was expected to coast to reelection.
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
We faced more corporate PAC money than has ever been spent attacking a candidate in a Seattle election.
We built a people-powered movement rooted in hope for our city’s future.
And we won.
This is YOUR city!
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This was a really emotional, personal and reflective script for me to write. @ericweichhart.com did a great job of grabbing all kinds of great archive material to bring it all together in the edit.
On the eve of our second anniversary of Second Wind, here's a really personal story.
On the eve of our second anniversary of Second Wind, here's a really personal story.
Reflecting on Two Years of Second Wind | Unpacked
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This was a really emotional, personal and reflective script for me to write. @ericweichhart.com did a great job of grabbing all kinds of great archive material to bring it all together in the edit.
On the eve of our second anniversary of Second Wind, here's a really personal story.
On the eve of our second anniversary of Second Wind, here's a really personal story.
Reposted by Bob Svercl (he/him)
🎉A game changer for Beacon Hill!
Thank you to all the neighbors with Beacon Hill Safe Streets who did the organizing and advocacy to make it happen (there was a period where it was on the edge!). Get involved to extend this south through all of Beacon Hill. seattlegreenways.org/volunteer
Thank you to all the neighbors with Beacon Hill Safe Streets who did the organizing and advocacy to make it happen (there was a period where it was on the edge!). Get involved to extend this south through all of Beacon Hill. seattlegreenways.org/volunteer
Check out the recently completed Beacon Ave S & 15th Ave S Safety Project in my newest video. I covered how it improves safety for cyclists, pedestrians, transit users, and drivers, basically a win for the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Seattle
youtu.be/XvtQRBT1xf4
youtu.be/XvtQRBT1xf4
Beacon Ave S & 15th Ave S Safety Project Guide
YouTube video by bobco85
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🎉A game changer for Beacon Hill!
Thank you to all the neighbors with Beacon Hill Safe Streets who did the organizing and advocacy to make it happen (there was a period where it was on the edge!). Get involved to extend this south through all of Beacon Hill. seattlegreenways.org/volunteer
Thank you to all the neighbors with Beacon Hill Safe Streets who did the organizing and advocacy to make it happen (there was a period where it was on the edge!). Get involved to extend this south through all of Beacon Hill. seattlegreenways.org/volunteer
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I-90 light rail update: before the end of the month, 2 Line testing will start extending up to Lynnwood, with out-of-service trains running in between normal trains. Riders won't be able to board, but this will be a preview of what 4 minute headways north of downtown look like.
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I-90 light rail update: before the end of the month, 2 Line testing will start extending up to Lynnwood, with out-of-service trains running in between normal trains. Riders won't be able to board, but this will be a preview of what 4 minute headways north of downtown look like.
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The bike lane barriers installed in D2 were installed because @tammymorales.bsky.social put a proviso on ~$2M in 2023 to add concrete protection to every lane mile in D2.
Without that proviso only ~1 mile of bike lane on D2 would have concrete protection.
Without that proviso only ~1 mile of bike lane on D2 would have concrete protection.
For the record, I’m certainly no fan of Harrell. I voted against him (twice) long before it was cool.
But if you deny that he built a ton of high-quality bike infrastructure over the past four years, you’re being obtuse.
I sincerely hope Wilson builds more
bsky.app/profile/bike...
But if you deny that he built a ton of high-quality bike infrastructure over the past four years, you’re being obtuse.
I sincerely hope Wilson builds more
bsky.app/profile/bike...
Yeah. I lived in SE Seattle and voted against him in his two city council elections because he opposed bike lanes on both Rainier and MLK.
Neither of those streets have bike lanes in their futures. Harrell is pro bikes everywhere he doesn’t live.
Neither of those streets have bike lanes in their futures. Harrell is pro bikes everywhere he doesn’t live.
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The bike lane barriers installed in D2 were installed because @tammymorales.bsky.social put a proviso on ~$2M in 2023 to add concrete protection to every lane mile in D2.
Without that proviso only ~1 mile of bike lane on D2 would have concrete protection.
Without that proviso only ~1 mile of bike lane on D2 would have concrete protection.
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WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
WATCH: If you REALLY want to understand a BIG reason why cycling [aka riding a bike] is so dangerous in North America, and one of the biggest villains in the origin story of our unsafe status quo, invest some time watching this one, by NOT JUST BIKES (aka @theurbanistagenda.com here). Then share it.