K.H.I.
@sheridesabike.bsky.social
Bikes & transit. SEA & WA. Writes, edits, paralegals. Formerly: PeopleForBikes, WA Bike Law, Disability Mobility Initiative.
Writing The Transit Trekker Manual, b/c it should be easier to enjoy the outdoors if you can’t drive.
@transittrekker.bsky.social
Writing The Transit Trekker Manual, b/c it should be easier to enjoy the outdoors if you can’t drive.
@transittrekker.bsky.social
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I am so sorry to hear this terrible news. My deep condolences to Faith’s family, loved ones, the Broomfield community, and Colorado.
It is unspeakably tragic.
Rest in peace to Faith Winter, killed by a transportation system she was trying to making safe for others.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
It is unspeakably tragic.
Rest in peace to Faith Winter, killed by a transportation system she was trying to making safe for others.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver
Faith Winter, a Broomfield Democrat, was a fierce advocate for transit. She was entering her 12th and final year as a state lawmaker.
coloradosun.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I am so sorry to hear this terrible news. My deep condolences to Faith’s family, loved ones, the Broomfield community, and Colorado.
It is unspeakably tragic.
Rest in peace to Faith Winter, killed by a transportation system she was trying to making safe for others.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
It is unspeakably tragic.
Rest in peace to Faith Winter, killed by a transportation system she was trying to making safe for others.
coloradosun.com/2025/11/26/f...
You guys really do not understand how good my apartment smells right now, do you?
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
You guys really do not understand how good my apartment smells right now, do you?
I baked black bread and now this simmers on my stove. The apartment smells delectable.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I baked black bread and now this simmers on my stove. The apartment smells delectable.
The name says most of it. It’s a great call to action and everything I’ve ever known them to do connects directly to it.
Hello 5.9k followers — Help get us to 6k!
Quote post this and tell folks why you follow Share The Cities.
What have we taught you? What actions did you take because of us? What events have you attended that we hosted?
Quote post this and tell folks why you follow Share The Cities.
What have we taught you? What actions did you take because of us? What events have you attended that we hosted?
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The name says most of it. It’s a great call to action and everything I’ve ever known them to do connects directly to it.
Love this idea. (Probably won’t make it, but if I do anything in December, this is on the short list.)
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November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Love this idea. (Probably won’t make it, but if I do anything in December, this is on the short list.)
Also, framing her as an unknown is light years more accurate than the “inexperienced” frame. While a lot of organizers & people in power have known her for a while, I think it’s accurate to say most residents did not.
One of the fuller portraits of Katie Wilson’s experience and campaign.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How an ‘unknown’ organizer became Seattle’s next mayor: ‘People want to see themselves reflected in office’
Katie Wilson’s rise from transit campaigner to city hall shows how trust, volunteers and years of organizing overcame big-money politics
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Also, framing her as an unknown is light years more accurate than the “inexperienced” frame. While a lot of organizers & people in power have known her for a while, I think it’s accurate to say most residents did not.
One of the fuller portraits of Katie Wilson’s experience and campaign.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How an ‘unknown’ organizer became Seattle’s next mayor: ‘People want to see themselves reflected in office’
Katie Wilson’s rise from transit campaigner to city hall shows how trust, volunteers and years of organizing overcame big-money politics
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
One of the fuller portraits of Katie Wilson’s experience and campaign.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Mayor-elect Katie Wilson just announced her transition team, with 61 members overseeing different policy areas. Transition teams are largely an expression of values and policy focus, although I expect some of these folks will end up in the administration. publicola.com/wp-content/u...
publicola.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson just announced her transition team, with 61 members overseeing different policy areas. Transition teams are largely an expression of values and policy focus, although I expect some of these folks will end up in the administration. publicola.com/wp-content/u...
The Apex Predator (very definitely derogatory)
My kid: you know what eats humans in the food chain? Cars. 💀
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The Apex Predator (very definitely derogatory)
Alice Waters has got my number.
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Alice Waters has got my number.
It would be so awesome if we had several more E-W rapid ride routes in Seattle. They are a great complement to local service. Maybe experiment with offering limited service on some of the local routes at peak. I do wonder what that combination of service would feel like. Probably pretty awesome.
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
It would be so awesome if we had several more E-W rapid ride routes in Seattle. They are a great complement to local service. Maybe experiment with offering limited service on some of the local routes at peak. I do wonder what that combination of service would feel like. Probably pretty awesome.
TBH, I really don’t mind a good fight but I prefer them off-line and I really need to remember that.
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
TBH, I really don’t mind a good fight but I prefer them off-line and I really need to remember that.
Side note, I always felt way more comfortable walking around at night in New York City than I ever have in Seattle. I’m sure part of it is that there are just always more people out at all times of day and night in NYC, but I also live in a fairly dense SEA neighborhood that’s pretty active….
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Side note, I always felt way more comfortable walking around at night in New York City than I ever have in Seattle. I’m sure part of it is that there are just always more people out at all times of day and night in NYC, but I also live in a fairly dense SEA neighborhood that’s pretty active….
Oh hell yes.
We all need to get dramatic portraits like this done with our cats. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oh hell yes.
Efficiency fetishism is a virus in pretty much every sector of public administration.
The Labor Party in England is now proposing to get rid of almost all jury trials in England to make the criminal punishment bureaucracy more efficient. This should be a warning for us all. Neoliberals are walking us into the waiting arms of authoritarians.
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Efficiency fetishism is a virus in pretty much every sector of public administration.
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Like adding Limited stop service at peak may be a great way to increase ridership without screwing people who actually do need to have bus stops close to where they live.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Like adding Limited stop service at peak may be a great way to increase ridership without screwing people who actually do need to have bus stops close to where they live.
The OP I will venture has never depended on the service, never had to repeatedly use the bus to get groceries, care for a small child, run other kinds of errands, and so forth. There are other solutions besides bus stop consolidation. Which by the way does actually cost money.
This can work ... but ADA and other accessibility issues cannot be ignored, either.
My usual bus stop is really close to another stop; but the other stop is at a marine industry and workers use it. The shoulder on the busy highway between the two stops is about a foot wide.
My usual bus stop is really close to another stop; but the other stop is at a marine industry and workers use it. The shoulder on the busy highway between the two stops is about a foot wide.
I completed my final count. Out of 10,511 bus stops, I found that 4,360 (41%) of them could be removed to align with national best practices of 1/4 mile spacing. Long-form explainer article and an interactive map are forthcoming. Green dots are removed stops, black are kept stops.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The OP I will venture has never depended on the service, never had to repeatedly use the bus to get groceries, care for a small child, run other kinds of errands, and so forth. There are other solutions besides bus stop consolidation. Which by the way does actually cost money.
Volume up for indoor otter purrs.
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Volume up for indoor otter purrs.
I dunno, if a deeply knowledgeable person who has been reporting on transit for multiple advocacy journo sites for over a decade says they don’t need to know what a frog hopper loop rail (or whatever) is, maybe they don’t actually need to know!
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I dunno, if a deeply knowledgeable person who has been reporting on transit for multiple advocacy journo sites for over a decade says they don’t need to know what a frog hopper loop rail (or whatever) is, maybe they don’t actually need to know!
What if that state Sen. instead of telling colleagues not to ask for more money told them to plan to focus most of their time and attention on progressive revenue in the upcoming session?
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
What if that state Sen. instead of telling colleagues not to ask for more money told them to plan to focus most of their time and attention on progressive revenue in the upcoming session?
I hesitate to make the comparison but I wonder if Larry Andrews has ever met Alex Tsimmerman (sp).
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I hesitate to make the comparison but I wonder if Larry Andrews has ever met Alex Tsimmerman (sp).
Pretty sure that the president is already taxing frankincense via tariffs, Larry. It’s imported!
Andrews says we're living under the regime of "Lisa Brown's tariffs ...what's next, will Lisa Brown tax frankincense too before Christmas?"
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Pretty sure that the president is already taxing frankincense via tariffs, Larry. It’s imported!
"You are therefore requested to reconsider the desirability of pressing your point at this time."
I just happened to watch a video on this topic. Those in particular were chosen after ww2 by a Montreal linguist for ICAO. They’re similar words in English, French, and Spanish (vs eg “fox”). Foxtrot was almost swapped for football, but was found to be more distinct. src: youtu.be/UAT-eOzeY4M
The genius logic of the NATO phonetic alphabet
YouTube video by RobWords
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"You are therefore requested to reconsider the desirability of pressing your point at this time."