Dustin DeKoekkoek
@dustin.dekoekkoek.com
🚲🍻🏗👨👩👧👧🦮 Active Transportation Engineer, Dad. Seattle, Mountlake Terrace, and environs. Opinions my own.
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Dustin DeKoekkoek
@dustin.dekoekkoek.com
· Nov 10
Hi 👋 Bluesky folks - I’m Dustin. I’m an active transportation engineer, dad, and north-of-Seattle dweller. I lead Toole Design’s Seattle office where we plan and design human-scaled transportation solutions for agencies all over the PNW.
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
In Mountlake Terrace City Council position 1 race Sam Doyle is now only 3 votes behind Rick Ryan after being down 230 election night.
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In Mountlake Terrace City Council position 1 race Sam Doyle is now only 3 votes behind Rick Ryan after being down 230 election night.
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Every now and then I go back and read the Citizens United ruling to see if it is as unhinged as I thought, and every time I do that I see it is actually far more deranged than I remembered.
levernews.com/book
levernews.com/book
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Every now and then I go back and read the Citizens United ruling to see if it is as unhinged as I thought, and every time I do that I see it is actually far more deranged than I remembered.
levernews.com/book
levernews.com/book
Spreading the AASHTO Bike Guide gospel this week with a conference session and tour at the ASCE National Conference in Seattle and a training in Spokane.
October 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Spreading the AASHTO Bike Guide gospel this week with a conference session and tour at the ASCE National Conference in Seattle and a training in Spokane.
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social killing it this morning with the last 3 songs. Great way to end the week/start the weekend!
October 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@djjohnrichards.bsky.social killing it this morning with the last 3 songs. Great way to end the week/start the weekend!
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Cartoonist Jesse Duquette honored the guy who escaped ICE on his bike with a new cartoon.
September 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Cartoonist Jesse Duquette honored the guy who escaped ICE on his bike with a new cartoon.
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I find it deeply disconcerting the way they keep “teasing” the big info they have on autism.
If there was a real scientific breakthrough, they wouldn’t wait.
This isn’t about science, it’s about discriminating against neurodivergent people.
It’s eugenics.
If there was a real scientific breakthrough, they wouldn’t wait.
This isn’t about science, it’s about discriminating against neurodivergent people.
It’s eugenics.
Trump: "I think we're gonna have something very very big coming up soon on autism. Autism is totally out of control ... we're gonna have a news conference early next week on autism."
September 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I find it deeply disconcerting the way they keep “teasing” the big info they have on autism.
If there was a real scientific breakthrough, they wouldn’t wait.
This isn’t about science, it’s about discriminating against neurodivergent people.
It’s eugenics.
If there was a real scientific breakthrough, they wouldn’t wait.
This isn’t about science, it’s about discriminating against neurodivergent people.
It’s eugenics.
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In light of today’s news I’d like to remind you that this is a real newspaper clipping. History repeats itself when we don’t stop it.
September 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
In light of today’s news I’d like to remind you that this is a real newspaper clipping. History repeats itself when we don’t stop it.
Apologies if you see my folks blocking bike lanes on Pike and Pine today. Trying to be courteous. Having a photo shoot!
September 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Apologies if you see my folks blocking bike lanes on Pike and Pine today. Trying to be courteous. Having a photo shoot!
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"In DC a pilot (banning right turn on red) at 74 intersections led to a 92% reduction in failure-to-yield incidents and a 97% drop in vehicle conflicts"
Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...
Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...
Right Turn on Red: It’s Time to Reconsider - Toole Design
Toole Design's Bill Schultheiss and Mariel Colman unpack why it's time to move away from a blanket approach to right turn on red (RTOR).
tooledesign.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"In DC a pilot (banning right turn on red) at 74 intersections led to a 92% reduction in failure-to-yield incidents and a 97% drop in vehicle conflicts"
Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...
Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
Join the North Sound Bicycle Advocates on October 24 for our first Pedal and Plate fundraiser! mltnews.com/join-north-s...
Join North Sound Bicycle Advocates for Pedal and Plate fundraiser Oct. 24 | MLTnews.com
Join world traveler, author and actor Willie Weir at the Lake Ballinger Center in Mountlake Terrace Friday, Oct. 24 for an evening of food, wine and
mltnews.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Join the North Sound Bicycle Advocates on October 24 for our first Pedal and Plate fundraiser! mltnews.com/join-north-s...
Fun project for the City of Bothell with one of my favorite collaborators @bmaryman.bsky.social. Replaced pandemic-era eco blocks and road closed signs with these removable bollards. Also fixed up some broken and heaving sidewalk sections to improve accessibility downtown.
August 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Fun project for the City of Bothell with one of my favorite collaborators @bmaryman.bsky.social. Replaced pandemic-era eco blocks and road closed signs with these removable bollards. Also fixed up some broken and heaving sidewalk sections to improve accessibility downtown.
August 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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What this article neglects to say is that Redmond is rolling out *FLOCK* license plate readers. 404 Media reported that ICE has been tapping into the Flock data network. Unclear from this reporting if the City of Redmond has instituted additional data privacy protocols given this information.
August 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
What this article neglects to say is that Redmond is rolling out *FLOCK* license plate readers. 404 Media reported that ICE has been tapping into the Flock data network. Unclear from this reporting if the City of Redmond has instituted additional data privacy protocols given this information.
Hard to believe this photo I took from the gondola earlier today is real. Spokane is such a beautiful city. 🤩
August 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Hard to believe this photo I took from the gondola earlier today is real. Spokane is such a beautiful city. 🤩
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What??? DOL is apparently providing ICE with access to private driver's license and vehicle information.
Exclusive: A Washington state agency is sharing drivers' private data with ICE
The KING 5 Investigators find Washington's Department of Licensing has been sharing driver's license data with federal immigration agents, sparking privacy concerns.
www.king5.com
July 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
What??? DOL is apparently providing ICE with access to private driver's license and vehicle information.
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The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. It’s a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:
How to Dismantle a Democracy, Legally
The unitary executive theory is a masterclass in autocratic legalism.
open.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. It’s a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:
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Here were Mayor Mason Thompson's comments ahead of the final vote:
July 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Here were Mayor Mason Thompson's comments ahead of the final vote:
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After decades of my city being called Montlake Terrace the tides have finally turned.
Montlake/Mountlake is the new University/University/University
July 9, 2025 at 12:28 AM
After decades of my city being called Montlake Terrace the tides have finally turned.
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This 🧵 is well-worth reading, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed, defeated, or scared, as I am right now.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This 🧵 is well-worth reading, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed, defeated, or scared, as I am right now.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
Yes, things are terrible. But also they have been equally or more terrible often in this country, and we have something now that we usually have not: widespread opposition.
‘We the People’ protest scheduled for July 4 (TODAY) in Mountlake Terrace www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
"We the People" in Mountlake Terrace · Mobilize
Come spend part of 4th of July exercising your right to peaceful protest and free speech. We must continue to protest against this administration and its dangerous messages and FOR the very best of th...
www.mobilize.us
July 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
‘We the People’ protest scheduled for July 4 (TODAY) in Mountlake Terrace www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Downtown Bothell getting some bollards. Fun project to work on with @bmaryman.bsky.social. Thanks for the pics @caryw.bsky.social and thanks @masonthompson.bsky.social for the political will to do something that shouldn’t be hard.
June 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Downtown Bothell getting some bollards. Fun project to work on with @bmaryman.bsky.social. Thanks for the pics @caryw.bsky.social and thanks @masonthompson.bsky.social for the political will to do something that shouldn’t be hard.