Barb Chamberlain
@barbchamberlain.bsky.social
Active transportation policy and other things. Always doing work I believe in. Need more naps and fewer meetings but here we are.
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“We Are Still Here”: Indigenous-focused Bicycle Programs
Tours to highlight tribal history not known to enough people. Programs to get more kids on bicycles. Efforts to develop heritage trails for safety and connectivity. “Pedaling the Pueblo,̶…
bikestylelife.com
Wrote this 3 years ago. Would love to update if you know of bike/walk work by/with Indigenous people in the Americas. bikestylelife.com/2022/11/27/w...
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
Happy Black Friday, the day for:
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
Happy Black Friday, the day for:
-contemplating pie for breakfast
-reading in front of the fire
-cultivating prolonged dog snuggles
-visiting local art fair
-walking in nature
-ignoring all emails
-working on my latest sewing project from www.emilypeacock.com
-contemplating pie for breakfast
-reading in front of the fire
-cultivating prolonged dog snuggles
-visiting local art fair
-walking in nature
-ignoring all emails
-working on my latest sewing project from www.emilypeacock.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy Black Friday, the day for:
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
“It’s cold today—so much for global warming!”
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Climate vs Weather | Global Weirding
YouTube video by Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe
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November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“It’s cold today—so much for global warming!”
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Thanks + Giving: A poetry collection I rounded up last year and some thoughts about Native American Heritage Day biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/11/than.... Hat tip to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for the fabulous graphic, which she posted here last year.
Thanks + Giving
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thanks + Giving: A poetry collection I rounded up last year and some thoughts about Native American Heritage Day biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/11/than.... Hat tip to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for the fabulous graphic, which she posted here last year.
Wrote this 3 years ago. Would love to update if you know of bike/walk work by/with Indigenous people in the Americas. bikestylelife.com/2022/11/27/w...
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
“We Are Still Here”: Indigenous-focused Bicycle Programs
Tours to highlight tribal history not known to enough people. Programs to get more kids on bicycles. Efforts to develop heritage trails for safety and connectivity. “Pedaling the Pueblo,̶…
bikestylelife.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wrote this 3 years ago. Would love to update if you know of bike/walk work by/with Indigenous people in the Americas. bikestylelife.com/2022/11/27/w...
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
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AASHTO annual meeting Council on Active Transportation. Toks Omashakin, former chair of the CAT and now head of CalSTA, sharing his thoughts. "We're in the mobility business--not the infrastructure business. When we change that prism, priority becomes people first."
#transportation #AASHTO
#transportation #AASHTO
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AASHTO annual meeting Council on Active Transportation. Toks Omashakin, former chair of the CAT and now head of CalSTA, sharing his thoughts. "We're in the mobility business--not the infrastructure business. When we change that prism, priority becomes people first."
#transportation #AASHTO
#transportation #AASHTO
Civic Participant To-Do List:
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Civic Participant To-Do List:
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
Where I'll be Wed. night: On stage with ImprovOly at Wild Child in downtown Olympia. Love performing with my friends! www.improvoly.com/public-calen...
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway
Improv Comedy in Olympia Washington — Improv Oly
Show at Wild Child on Wednesday, November 5. Doors at 6:30, show 7-8:30. All ages, content is PG-13.
www.improvoly.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Where I'll be Wed. night: On stage with ImprovOly at Wild Child in downtown Olympia. Love performing with my friends! www.improvoly.com/public-calen...
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway
What I did all day yesterday. And by all day I mean I started at 9:30am and finally sat down at 8:15pm, with one short break to make and eat a sandwich somewhere around 2-ish.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2025/11/when...
#FoodInJars #FoodPreservation #Canning #recipes #food #jam #jelly #cooking
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2025/11/when...
#FoodInJars #FoodPreservation #Canning #recipes #food #jam #jelly #cooking
When Life Hands You a Defrosted Freezer, Make Jam
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
What I did all day yesterday. And by all day I mean I started at 9:30am and finally sat down at 8:15pm, with one short break to make and eat a sandwich somewhere around 2-ish.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2025/11/when...
#FoodInJars #FoodPreservation #Canning #recipes #food #jam #jelly #cooking
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2025/11/when...
#FoodInJars #FoodPreservation #Canning #recipes #food #jam #jelly #cooking
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
Labu-BOO! Remember that the scariest thing on the road tonight should be a child dressed as a pop culture reference you’re too old to understand.
Be extra cautious driving today, and keep an eye out for trick-or-treaters. Happy Halloween!
Be extra cautious driving today, and keep an eye out for trick-or-treaters. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Labu-BOO! Remember that the scariest thing on the road tonight should be a child dressed as a pop culture reference you’re too old to understand.
Be extra cautious driving today, and keep an eye out for trick-or-treaters. Happy Halloween!
Be extra cautious driving today, and keep an eye out for trick-or-treaters. Happy Halloween!
Good God. Someone stop them. NOW. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10...
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
Tesla’s “Mad Max” mode is now under federal scrutiny
The new mode added in the latest update will speed and weave through traffic.
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Good God. Someone stop them. NOW. arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10...
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
#RoadSafety #SafetyOverSpeed #VisionZero #transportation #CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #KillerTeslas
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
‼️WEBINAR: Tools for Change – Designing Streets that Put Children First
Nov. 4, 12pm EST
Discover how thoughtful street design can transform cities into inclusive, vibrant, and safe spaces for children and communities.
Register: buff.ly/Yi7LINU
Nov. 4, 12pm EST
Discover how thoughtful street design can transform cities into inclusive, vibrant, and safe spaces for children and communities.
Register: buff.ly/Yi7LINU
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
‼️WEBINAR: Tools for Change – Designing Streets that Put Children First
Nov. 4, 12pm EST
Discover how thoughtful street design can transform cities into inclusive, vibrant, and safe spaces for children and communities.
Register: buff.ly/Yi7LINU
Nov. 4, 12pm EST
Discover how thoughtful street design can transform cities into inclusive, vibrant, and safe spaces for children and communities.
Register: buff.ly/Yi7LINU
My husband's nickname for me, which he thinks of as my superpower and possibly my Halloween costume, is Supermodal. Today: Walk to bus stop. Take 2 Rapid Rides. Amtrak Cascades to Olympia. Car passenger home. Not the most modes I've ever used in one day, though. How many modes will you use today?
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My husband's nickname for me, which he thinks of as my superpower and possibly my Halloween costume, is Supermodal. Today: Walk to bus stop. Take 2 Rapid Rides. Amtrak Cascades to Olympia. Car passenger home. Not the most modes I've ever used in one day, though. How many modes will you use today?
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
Given the Link light rail's rapid expansion, Seattle now has the fastest transit ridership growth of any major US metro area, beating out the continued recovery of DC
October 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Given the Link light rail's rapid expansion, Seattle now has the fastest transit ridership growth of any major US metro area, beating out the continued recovery of DC
A collection of poems about September to rest your mind from all the rest of the things. biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-ye...
A Year of Poems: September
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A collection of poems about September to rest your mind from all the rest of the things. biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/a-ye...
🍫 🍪 Amidst all that's bad, at least we still have International Chocolate Day. 🍫 🍪
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🍫 🍪 Amidst all that's bad, at least we still have International Chocolate Day. 🍫 🍪
Vertigo attack sidelined my plans for the day, which made me think of a couple of my blog posts on biking, time, and being in the moment.
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/14/b...
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/24/i...
#BikeSky #productivity #mindfulness #BikeTime #attitude #BicyclesChangeLives
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/14/b...
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/24/i...
#BikeSky #productivity #mindfulness #BikeTime #attitude #BicyclesChangeLives
Biking as Downtime and other Musings on Overproductivity
Like many people I know, I have a slight tendency to overdo. The world offers up lots of kudos for this. In fact, I once won an award you might attribute to overdoing, in a way (the 2010 YWCA …
bikestylelife.com
September 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Vertigo attack sidelined my plans for the day, which made me think of a couple of my blog posts on biking, time, and being in the moment.
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/14/b...
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/24/i...
#BikeSky #productivity #mindfulness #BikeTime #attitude #BicyclesChangeLives
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/14/b...
bikestylelife.com/2011/09/24/i...
#BikeSky #productivity #mindfulness #BikeTime #attitude #BicyclesChangeLives
A back-to-school post: some homework if you're interested in working for better biking and waking in your state. bikestylelife.com/2024/12/01/a...
#AdvocacyMatters #transportation #ActiveTransport #activism #MobilityJustice #BikeSky #walking #accessibility #legislature
#AdvocacyMatters #transportation #ActiveTransport #activism #MobilityJustice #BikeSky #walking #accessibility #legislature
Actions You Can Take for Active Transportation: Homework
Being an advocate or activist can feel so, so exhausting. You phone and email and call. You show up for the events. You donate and volunteer. Change is slow, progress incremental, sometimes you fee…
bikestylelife.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A back-to-school post: some homework if you're interested in working for better biking and waking in your state. bikestylelife.com/2024/12/01/a...
#AdvocacyMatters #transportation #ActiveTransport #activism #MobilityJustice #BikeSky #walking #accessibility #legislature
#AdvocacyMatters #transportation #ActiveTransport #activism #MobilityJustice #BikeSky #walking #accessibility #legislature
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
Public comment time! WA Comprehensive Climate Action Plan waclimatepartnership.org/en/. How well do you think it addresses opportunities for active transportation? Many topics.
#WAClimate #ClimateResilience #Planning #ActiveTransport #cycling #walkability #CompleteStreets #EBikes #environment
#WAClimate #ClimateResilience #Planning #ActiveTransport #cycling #walkability #CompleteStreets #EBikes #environment
Home - Washington Climate Partnership
The Washington Climate Partnership facilitates collaborative climate action planning by tribes, territories, and jurisdictions in Washington. The program is funded through the USEPA's Climate Pollutio...
waclimatepartnership.org
August 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Public comment time! WA Comprehensive Climate Action Plan waclimatepartnership.org/en/. How well do you think it addresses opportunities for active transportation? Many topics.
#WAClimate #ClimateResilience #Planning #ActiveTransport #cycling #walkability #CompleteStreets #EBikes #environment
#WAClimate #ClimateResilience #Planning #ActiveTransport #cycling #walkability #CompleteStreets #EBikes #environment
We're entering the season for these recipes or others like them. What are your favorite ways to use or preserve apples and pears?
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/appl...
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/pear...
#FoodInJars #CanningSeason #PreservingFood #jam #RecipeOfTheDay #TodaysRecipe
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/appl...
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/pear...
#FoodInJars #CanningSeason #PreservingFood #jam #RecipeOfTheDay #TodaysRecipe
Apples, Apples, Apples!
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
August 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We're entering the season for these recipes or others like them. What are your favorite ways to use or preserve apples and pears?
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/appl...
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/pear...
#FoodInJars #CanningSeason #PreservingFood #jam #RecipeOfTheDay #TodaysRecipe
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/appl...
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/09/pear...
#FoodInJars #CanningSeason #PreservingFood #jam #RecipeOfTheDay #TodaysRecipe
I did a triathlon today! Well, my version of one anyway. bikestylelife.com/2023/06/11/c...
#triathlon #walking #cycling #yoga #BikeEverywhere #ChooseAdventure
#triathlon #walking #cycling #yoga #BikeEverywhere #ChooseAdventure
Choose Your Own Adventure: Creating your Version of an Athlon
You know the word as a suffix after some prefix telling you how many events are included (if you remember your ancient Greek prefixes, that is) or something else about the competition: biathlon, du…
bikestylelife.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I did a triathlon today! Well, my version of one anyway. bikestylelife.com/2023/06/11/c...
#triathlon #walking #cycling #yoga #BikeEverywhere #ChooseAdventure
#triathlon #walking #cycling #yoga #BikeEverywhere #ChooseAdventure
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
E-bike lending libraries! Making walking/biking better on current/old highways! WSDOT Active Transportation Walk + Roll E-News Special Edition! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
Walk and Roll: WSDOT Active Transportation - Special Edition - August 22, 2025 - Web Version
content.govdelivery.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
E-bike lending libraries! Making walking/biking better on current/old highways! WSDOT Active Transportation Walk + Roll E-News Special Edition! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
E-bike lending libraries! Making walking/biking better on current/old highways! WSDOT Active Transportation Walk + Roll E-News Special Edition! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
Walk and Roll: WSDOT Active Transportation - Special Edition - August 22, 2025 - Web Version
content.govdelivery.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
E-bike lending libraries! Making walking/biking better on current/old highways! WSDOT Active Transportation Walk + Roll E-News Special Edition! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
#WABikes #WAWalks #ActiveTransport #infrastructure #EBikes #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeLibraries #WSDOTActive
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
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August 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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