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I stand with Canada
Urbanist, cycling advocate, and failing musician.
Urbanist, cycling advocate, and failing musician.
Pinned
Holy shit. Please. Please.
President Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US despite concerns
Trump Wants Asia’s ‘Cute’ Kei Cars to be Made and Sold in US
President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US, despite concerns that they’re too small and slow to be driven safely on American roads.
bloom.bg
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Holy shit. Please. Please.
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i don't get the love for waymo in certain urbanist circles. it's safer cars, at least it seems that way from available data, but it's more cars. more cars are bad! we should want less cars!
December 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
i don't get the love for waymo in certain urbanist circles. it's safer cars, at least it seems that way from available data, but it's more cars. more cars are bad! we should want less cars!
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seattle's cycling network has grown what - 30% in a decade?
and quite poorly at that. siiigh.
and quite poorly at that. siiigh.
London is fast becoming a cycling city. As each new piece in the network appears—which has more than quadrupled from 90 to 431 km since 2016—so do new cyclists. Its infrastructure now sees a stunning 1.5 million daily users—a 43% spike since 2019—moving nearly half as many people as the Tube below.🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
seattle's cycling network has grown what - 30% in a decade?
and quite poorly at that. siiigh.
and quite poorly at that. siiigh.
"when you hear a crunch, and then freeze... And then you keep going"
No! You don't keep going if you hit something! It's that simple!
No! You don't keep going if you hit something! It's that simple!
Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"when you hear a crunch, and then freeze... And then you keep going"
No! You don't keep going if you hit something! It's that simple!
No! You don't keep going if you hit something! It's that simple!
Cascadia NOW!
California, and the country, cannot await the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy. More drastic action is required.
It’s time for soft secession
How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Cascadia NOW!
Seething with jealousy, I am
Inter-city rail with charging for e-bikes on-board. Love you, Italy.
November 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Seething with jealousy, I am
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We call emergency community meetings to debate the "dangers" of ebikes, but systemic vehicular violence continues to get a pass from society at large.
It looks to me like this 90-year old driver drove 177 feet down University Ave in Los Gatos in one second, which comes out to about 120 miles per hour
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
We call emergency community meetings to debate the "dangers" of ebikes, but systemic vehicular violence continues to get a pass from society at large.
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City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
City-scale logistics lets you move freight more nimbly than oversized trucks designed for the freeway.
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Happy Thanksgiving! Abolish ICE! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Abolish ICE! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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This is why we need more nuclear power
One of many tragedies here is that the states that are seeing the fastest rate increases are in the central part of the country where historic reliance on coal and a political fear of change have the potential to conspire and make this much worse.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is why we need more nuclear power
Here is my completely objective pie ranking:
Best:
1. Chocolate pecan
2. Apple
3. Key lime
Worst:
1. Rhubarb
2. Pumpkin
3. Candied yams (not a pie but deserves a dishonorable mention)
Best:
1. Chocolate pecan
2. Apple
3. Key lime
Worst:
1. Rhubarb
2. Pumpkin
3. Candied yams (not a pie but deserves a dishonorable mention)
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Here is my completely objective pie ranking:
Best:
1. Chocolate pecan
2. Apple
3. Key lime
Worst:
1. Rhubarb
2. Pumpkin
3. Candied yams (not a pie but deserves a dishonorable mention)
Best:
1. Chocolate pecan
2. Apple
3. Key lime
Worst:
1. Rhubarb
2. Pumpkin
3. Candied yams (not a pie but deserves a dishonorable mention)
The only thing on my mind today has been this battery snafu. Even in spite of this, in spite of Rad going under - I still maintain that my ebike has been the best purchase I've ever made.
Well, shit.
What do I do now?
They haven't caught fire in the 4.5yrs we've owned these bikes. I've left my bike in the rain several times over the years, and nothing bad happened. I don't want to spend $1,200 to replace these batteries.
What do I do now?
They haven't caught fire in the 4.5yrs we've owned these bikes. I've left my bike in the rain several times over the years, and nothing bad happened. I don't want to spend $1,200 to replace these batteries.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The only thing on my mind today has been this battery snafu. Even in spite of this, in spite of Rad going under - I still maintain that my ebike has been the best purchase I've ever made.
Well, shit.
What do I do now?
They haven't caught fire in the 4.5yrs we've owned these bikes. I've left my bike in the rain several times over the years, and nothing bad happened. I don't want to spend $1,200 to replace these batteries.
What do I do now?
They haven't caught fire in the 4.5yrs we've owned these bikes. I've left my bike in the rain several times over the years, and nothing bad happened. I don't want to spend $1,200 to replace these batteries.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Well, shit.
What do I do now?
They haven't caught fire in the 4.5yrs we've owned these bikes. I've left my bike in the rain several times over the years, and nothing bad happened. I don't want to spend $1,200 to replace these batteries.
What do I do now?
They haven't caught fire in the 4.5yrs we've owned these bikes. I've left my bike in the rain several times over the years, and nothing bad happened. I don't want to spend $1,200 to replace these batteries.
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Hot take: Fremont Bridge should be closed to cars and open only for bikes and pedestrians. For cars it's mostly redundant with Aurora Bridge and we're never going to build a new bridge (with the required ability to open, especially) for non-cars. As a historic bridge it'll last a lot longer, too.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hot take: Fremont Bridge should be closed to cars and open only for bikes and pedestrians. For cars it's mostly redundant with Aurora Bridge and we're never going to build a new bridge (with the required ability to open, especially) for non-cars. As a historic bridge it'll last a lot longer, too.
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Living in the US in 2025: The government that hates green tech says your e-bike battery might explode if it gets wet, but the company says, nuh uh, only if it gets REALLY wet. And now you, a person who needs their e-bike and also doesn't want their house to burn down, has to figure out what to do.
Not trying to stan Rad here, but should we be a little skeptical of a CPSC that was gutted this year by an administration that hates green tech?
www.13abc.com/2025/05/14/d...
www.13abc.com/2025/05/14/d...
DOGE dismantles Consumer Product Safety Commission
When a product turns out to be dangerous, or even deadly, it’s recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
It’s a watchdog group that’s now being dismantled by DOGE.
www.13abc.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Living in the US in 2025: The government that hates green tech says your e-bike battery might explode if it gets wet, but the company says, nuh uh, only if it gets REALLY wet. And now you, a person who needs their e-bike and also doesn't want their house to burn down, has to figure out what to do.
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‼️ if you have a Rad Power Bike ‼️
check the battery model number
⚠️ RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304 ⚠️
NEED TO BE SAFELY DISPOSED OF
check the battery model number
⚠️ RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304 ⚠️
NEED TO BE SAFELY DISPOSED OF
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
‼️ if you have a Rad Power Bike ‼️
check the battery model number
⚠️ RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304 ⚠️
NEED TO BE SAFELY DISPOSED OF
check the battery model number
⚠️ RP-1304 and HL-RP-S1304 ⚠️
NEED TO BE SAFELY DISPOSED OF
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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
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I actually think we could run 20+ daily roundtrips, with hourly or better service, and see mostly full trains
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 1:49 AM
I actually think we could run 20+ daily roundtrips, with hourly or better service, and see mostly full trains
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they overturned women’s constitutional right to an abortion three years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they overturned women’s constitutional right to an abortion three years ago
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"If we just make it really hard to vote and disenfranchise people who don't vote for us, we would never lose an election again!"
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"If we just make it really hard to vote and disenfranchise people who don't vote for us, we would never lose an election again!"
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Mamdani turned his haters into waiters at the table of success
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Mamdani turned his haters into waiters at the table of success
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I have never felt more patriotic
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I have never felt more patriotic
You don't need to "partner" with billionaires, you need to TAX them!
Last week, we announced a partnership between state government and Ballmer Group to fund free preschool for Washingtonians in need.
Next school year, our goal is to use these funds to enroll an additional 2,000 students.
Next school year, our goal is to use these funds to enroll an additional 2,000 students.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You don't need to "partner" with billionaires, you need to TAX them!