Blake Trask
@btrask.bsky.social
Transportation 🚊🚲🚶🏽♀️🚎. Local Gov’t 🏛️🤝Cities 🛝🏗️🏙️. PNW🏔️🌲🌊. Work for @KccClaudia making our region better. Opinions still mine.
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...
Thanks to @theurbanist.org for putting together an all-star Urbanism on the Eastside Panel!
July 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Thanks to @theurbanist.org for putting together an all-star Urbanism on the Eastside Panel!
The Trump Slump to the stock market is stark and real. H/t @gelliottmorris.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Trump Slump to the stock market is stark and real. H/t @gelliottmorris.com
Today’s bridge opening is the third major project to reconnect people and places across State Route 520 in 2024. The other two are the Redmond Technology Station Bridge that links @microsoft.com campuses with light rail and the Overlake Ped Bridge.
Also, what are we going to call this new bridge?
Also, what are we going to call this new bridge?
December 15, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Today’s bridge opening is the third major project to reconnect people and places across State Route 520 in 2024. The other two are the Redmond Technology Station Bridge that links @microsoft.com campuses with light rail and the Overlake Ped Bridge.
Also, what are we going to call this new bridge?
Also, what are we going to call this new bridge?
Despite the blustery winds and horizontal rains, hundreds came out today to celebrate the opening of the newest bridge for people in Seattle! @wsdot520.bsky.social @wsdot.bsky.social @rogermillar.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Despite the blustery winds and horizontal rains, hundreds came out today to celebrate the opening of the newest bridge for people in Seattle! @wsdot520.bsky.social @wsdot.bsky.social @rogermillar.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 4:53 PM
People want safer streets now, not later. It’s why we see homegrown solutions in the face of DOT inaction.
September 29, 2024 at 10:23 PM
People want safer streets now, not later. It’s why we see homegrown solutions in the face of DOT inaction.
Seattle’s new but still unopened waterfront bike path, featuring restrictive landscaping walls, and minimal buffer, is already seeing overgrowth that limits the usable zone to 5.5.” #seabikes
September 11, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Seattle’s new but still unopened waterfront bike path, featuring restrictive landscaping walls, and minimal buffer, is already seeing overgrowth that limits the usable zone to 5.5.” #seabikes
Montreal’s murals are fantastic
August 11, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Montreal’s murals are fantastic
Sidewalk on Aurora Avenue North in Seattle
July 2, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Sidewalk on Aurora Avenue North in Seattle
Seattle transportation in 2024
January 20, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Seattle transportation in 2024
Traffic is healing in Seattle
September 27, 2023 at 9:43 PM
Traffic is healing in Seattle
“It’s a little bit crazy that we have an environmental policy act that hinders the development of projects that are fundamentally really good for the environment,” www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
August 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM
“It’s a little bit crazy that we have an environmental policy act that hinders the development of projects that are fundamentally really good for the environment,” www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
A raised crosswalk located in a low density residential Burlington, VT neighborhood.
They’re generally quicker, cheaper and easier to build than typical curb ramps - all while ensuring safer motorist behavior and priority for people crossing the street.
They’re generally quicker, cheaper and easier to build than typical curb ramps - all while ensuring safer motorist behavior and priority for people crossing the street.
August 7, 2023 at 3:02 PM
A raised crosswalk located in a low density residential Burlington, VT neighborhood.
They’re generally quicker, cheaper and easier to build than typical curb ramps - all while ensuring safer motorist behavior and priority for people crossing the street.
They’re generally quicker, cheaper and easier to build than typical curb ramps - all while ensuring safer motorist behavior and priority for people crossing the street.
Another successful street without cars
August 7, 2023 at 12:35 AM
Another successful street without cars
