Bruce Englehardt
@sounderbruce.bsky.social
Wikipedian and transportation nerd from the Seattle area
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New episode of "Me Talking About Transit" just dropped!
Community Transit - The Transit Effect With Ken Jennings - Ep. 3: Transit & the Environment.
Join “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings in a series on how transit shapes communities.
ride.communitytransit.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New episode of "Me Talking About Transit" just dropped!
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The @rpa.org has a really good report on reduced transit fares for low-income households across the country.
Unfortunately, these programs do not enroll all the people who are theoretically qualified to use them.
The report recommends implementing auto-enrollment practices rpa.org/work/reports...
Unfortunately, these programs do not enroll all the people who are theoretically qualified to use them.
The report recommends implementing auto-enrollment practices rpa.org/work/reports...
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The @rpa.org has a really good report on reduced transit fares for low-income households across the country.
Unfortunately, these programs do not enroll all the people who are theoretically qualified to use them.
The report recommends implementing auto-enrollment practices rpa.org/work/reports...
Unfortunately, these programs do not enroll all the people who are theoretically qualified to use them.
The report recommends implementing auto-enrollment practices rpa.org/work/reports...
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As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:
This sucks so hard.
This sucks so hard.
October 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:
This sucks so hard.
This sucks so hard.
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You can’t script it. The Mariners are willed to victory by Humpy the fish finally winning his first race in the middle of the 15th inning. The crowd chants “Humpy Humpy” as the trident crosses off the ALDS win.
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
You can’t script it. The Mariners are willed to victory by Humpy the fish finally winning his first race in the middle of the 15th inning. The crowd chants “Humpy Humpy” as the trident crosses off the ALDS win.
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I just can't get over the differences in scale between Ballard Link's Westlake Station as proposed and the original Westlake Station, off to the left.
October 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I just can't get over the differences in scale between Ballard Link's Westlake Station as proposed and the original Westlake Station, off to the left.
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love to have NWSL's broadcast partner CBS running a whole CarMax ad during a player substitution and proceed to miss an entire goal by KC Current
absolute amateur hour
absolute amateur hour
October 7, 2025 at 4:02 AM
love to have NWSL's broadcast partner CBS running a whole CarMax ad during a player substitution and proceed to miss an entire goal by KC Current
absolute amateur hour
absolute amateur hour
The line for the new Boop ORCA card at Colman Dock. They already ran out.
October 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The line for the new Boop ORCA card at Colman Dock. They already ran out.
Lots of people riding the 1 Line tonight, with 80,000 sports fans in town. The meter queue was organized but people were still cutting the line.
October 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Lots of people riding the 1 Line tonight, with 80,000 sports fans in town. The meter queue was organized but people were still cutting the line.
Happy 25th birthday to Sounder (specifically the S Line)! The long journey to Everett-Seattle-Tacoma-Lakewood trains is chronicled here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounder...
September 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Happy 25th birthday to Sounder (specifically the S Line)! The long journey to Everett-Seattle-Tacoma-Lakewood trains is chronicled here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounder...
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I keep going back to this slide shown to the Sound Transit board this month, showing how "capacity building" means consulting firms, more consulting firms, and more subcontractors.
![Capacity building at Sound Transit
18 primes 248 subconsultants
[large chart showing which consultants and subconsultants the agency is bringing on]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6vatl6lhsv3ninhf7n4ssria/bafkreif5aaik2vxgkss3sjp4bosxkiqpgihvlfhw37ohqi6swkzrr2fvri@jpeg)
September 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I keep going back to this slide shown to the Sound Transit board this month, showing how "capacity building" means consulting firms, more consulting firms, and more subcontractors.
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We now have the project-level breakdowns for Sound Transit 3 light rail projects, outlining the $20-$30 billion shortfall the agency is facing through 2046.
Ballard Link's 2025 $ estimate is now $22.6 billion, a full 90% increase.
The Boeing Access Road infill station is now at $475 million.
Ballard Link's 2025 $ estimate is now $22.6 billion, a full 90% increase.
The Boeing Access Road infill station is now at $475 million.
September 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We now have the project-level breakdowns for Sound Transit 3 light rail projects, outlining the $20-$30 billion shortfall the agency is facing through 2046.
Ballard Link's 2025 $ estimate is now $22.6 billion, a full 90% increase.
The Boeing Access Road infill station is now at $475 million.
Ballard Link's 2025 $ estimate is now $22.6 billion, a full 90% increase.
The Boeing Access Road infill station is now at $475 million.
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Two amazing sights, all at one moment:
“At nearly the same moment the railcar first entered the I-90 bridge from the Mercer Island side, 11:49 p.m., a thick shower of sparks streaked high above the park, from an apparent meteor.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
“At nearly the same moment the railcar first entered the I-90 bridge from the Mercer Island side, 11:49 p.m., a thick shower of sparks streaked high above the park, from an apparent meteor.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
September 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Two amazing sights, all at one moment:
“At nearly the same moment the railcar first entered the I-90 bridge from the Mercer Island side, 11:49 p.m., a thick shower of sparks streaked high above the park, from an apparent meteor.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
“At nearly the same moment the railcar first entered the I-90 bridge from the Mercer Island side, 11:49 p.m., a thick shower of sparks streaked high above the park, from an apparent meteor.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The first East Link train under its own power on the floating bridge!
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The first East Link train under its own power on the floating bridge!
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I’ve spent the better part of two decades dealing with people trying to dox and harass the volunteers who make Wikipedia the incredible resource it is today.
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
oversight.house.gov
August 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’ve spent the better part of two decades dealing with people trying to dox and harass the volunteers who make Wikipedia the incredible resource it is today.
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.
oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...
A midday Sounder arrival at King Street Station. Would really love to see more than just one train between peak hours.
August 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A midday Sounder arrival at King Street Station. Would really love to see more than just one train between peak hours.
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A tip: just because a transit agency called "Metro" provides an image of "Madison BRT" does not mean it's Madison, Wisconsin. (I've ridden both Madison BRTs, in Madison and Seattle!) cleantechnica.com/2024/12/03/m...
August 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A tip: just because a transit agency called "Metro" provides an image of "Madison BRT" does not mean it's Madison, Wisconsin. (I've ridden both Madison BRTs, in Madison and Seattle!) cleantechnica.com/2024/12/03/m...
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First: How does it work?
Activation is simple:
1. Put the coach in Drive
2. Push the “Mode” button twice
Activation is simple:
1. Put the coach in Drive
2. Push the “Mode” button twice
August 24, 2025 at 2:38 AM
First: How does it work?
Activation is simple:
1. Put the coach in Drive
2. Push the “Mode” button twice
Activation is simple:
1. Put the coach in Drive
2. Push the “Mode” button twice
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With all Liga MX teams eliminated from Leagues Cup, figured I’d do one more update of MLS teams’ all-time record against Liga MX opponents. (Converted shootout wins to ties)
August 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
With all Liga MX teams eliminated from Leagues Cup, figured I’d do one more update of MLS teams’ all-time record against Liga MX opponents. (Converted shootout wins to ties)
A recent sunset in Everett
August 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A recent sunset in Everett
Aboard the heritage bus brought out by Community Transit yesterday
August 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Aboard the heritage bus brought out by Community Transit yesterday
Not even a tsunami could stop Miles and Jackson from making it all the way up the West Coast by local transit.
August 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Not even a tsunami could stop Miles and Jackson from making it all the way up the West Coast by local transit.
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This is an auto-alignment point used by trolleybuses to switch from ESS (battery) to on-wire (OCS) operations.
The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.
The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.
August 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is an auto-alignment point used by trolleybuses to switch from ESS (battery) to on-wire (OCS) operations.
The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.
The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.
The biggest win in the club's post-2009 history, by the margin.
August 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The biggest win in the club's post-2009 history, by the margin.
The North Cascades Highway is such a gem. Never gets old.
July 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The North Cascades Highway is such a gem. Never gets old.
Everett Transit has a new ORCA card design, to be available at their customer service center in the coming weeks.
July 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Everett Transit has a new ORCA card design, to be available at their customer service center in the coming weeks.