James Burkman
@jamesburkman.bsky.social
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -Annie Dillard
Seattle ⚕️🚲🥘🍽️ 🏳️🌈
Seattle ⚕️🚲🥘🍽️ 🏳️🌈
“Bicyclists were the happiest, with 33% rating their trips a 9 or 10”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Drive-alone and transit commutes are increasing to downtown Seattle
A full 34% of downtown employees continued to work from home in 2024, but solo drives are increasing to 27% of all commutes.
www.seattletimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Bicyclists were the happiest, with 33% rating their trips a 9 or 10”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Are you a Pike Place Constituency member? If so, join their meeting on April 15th at 6:15 PM at The Classroom (93 Pike St #317) where they will be voting on a letter to recommend improving the pedestrian experience on the street! If not, info on joining www.pikeplacemarketconstituency.org/membership
Membership | constituency
www.pikeplacemarketconstituency.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Are you a Pike Place Constituency member? If so, join their meeting on April 15th at 6:15 PM at The Classroom (93 Pike St #317) where they will be voting on a letter to recommend improving the pedestrian experience on the street! If not, info on joining www.pikeplacemarketconstituency.org/membership
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The path looks lovely, light and wide,
With bikes we go now, side by side.
Het pad ziet prachtig, licht en breed,
We fietsen samen, met een lied.
With bikes we go now, side by side.
Het pad ziet prachtig, licht en breed,
We fietsen samen, met een lied.
April 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The path looks lovely, light and wide,
With bikes we go now, side by side.
Het pad ziet prachtig, licht en breed,
We fietsen samen, met een lied.
With bikes we go now, side by side.
Het pad ziet prachtig, licht en breed,
We fietsen samen, met een lied.
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Are you a Pike Place Market Constituency member? Join their meeting on April 15th at 6:15 PM at The Classroom (93 Pike St #317) where they will be voting on a letter to recommend improving the pedestrian experience on the street! If not, info on joining www.pikeplacemarketconstituency.org/membership
Membership | constituency
www.pikeplacemarketconstituency.org
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Are you a Pike Place Market Constituency member? Join their meeting on April 15th at 6:15 PM at The Classroom (93 Pike St #317) where they will be voting on a letter to recommend improving the pedestrian experience on the street! If not, info on joining www.pikeplacemarketconstituency.org/membership
Needed to phone a patient on the way home from work, so I stopped at UW. It’s peak blossom! 🌸🌞🌸🚲🌸
#sakura #cherryblossoms @uwcherryblossom.bsky.social
#sakura #cherryblossoms @uwcherryblossom.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Needed to phone a patient on the way home from work, so I stopped at UW. It’s peak blossom! 🌸🌞🌸🚲🌸
#sakura #cherryblossoms @uwcherryblossom.bsky.social
#sakura #cherryblossoms @uwcherryblossom.bsky.social
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Thanks for your work to make this happen!!! 🙏 😃
April 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thanks for your work to make this happen!!! 🙏 😃
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Hey look, it's the tunnel connection you all pushed to save and won.
April 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hey look, it's the tunnel connection you all pushed to save and won.
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Democrats can’t just be an opposition party, we have to be a proposition party — to show people that we will stand up and fight for them.
That is how we move forward — by fighting for Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, higher wages, and more. By fighting for the people.
That is how we move forward — by fighting for Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, higher wages, and more. By fighting for the people.
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Democrats can’t just be an opposition party, we have to be a proposition party — to show people that we will stand up and fight for them.
That is how we move forward — by fighting for Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, higher wages, and more. By fighting for the people.
That is how we move forward — by fighting for Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, higher wages, and more. By fighting for the people.
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The state of high-speed rail in the U.S., as told by the @nytimes.com
#Texas #Cascadia #Brightline #California
The reality: the only true HSR is the Acela, which tops out at 150 mph. That's just barely high-speed by international standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
#Texas #Cascadia #Brightline #California
The reality: the only true HSR is the Acela, which tops out at 150 mph. That's just barely high-speed by international standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
April 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The state of high-speed rail in the U.S., as told by the @nytimes.com
#Texas #Cascadia #Brightline #California
The reality: the only true HSR is the Acela, which tops out at 150 mph. That's just barely high-speed by international standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
#Texas #Cascadia #Brightline #California
The reality: the only true HSR is the Acela, which tops out at 150 mph. That's just barely high-speed by international standards.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
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It's hard to make a show about Pittsburgh. The Pitt is excellent, but has some local flubs. Yinzers absolutely love to point them out. Here is what they got wrong and what to look for for season 2 www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
Yinzers roast "The Pitt" over local flubs
"The Pitt" mispronounced Wholey's, and Yinzers are not having it.
www.axios.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
It's hard to make a show about Pittsburgh. The Pitt is excellent, but has some local flubs. Yinzers absolutely love to point them out. Here is what they got wrong and what to look for for season 2 www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
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DC has cherry blossoms, but here in Pittsburgh we have homegrown, blue collar redbuds. Pittsburgh built this country. Here is where to spot the spectacular pink blooms. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
Where to see Pittsburgh's redbuds
Eastern redbuds brighten Pittsburgh's riverfronts and cityscapes.
www.axios.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
DC has cherry blossoms, but here in Pittsburgh we have homegrown, blue collar redbuds. Pittsburgh built this country. Here is where to spot the spectacular pink blooms. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...
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“There’s currently no country in Europe where more than half of the population has a positive attitude toward the US.”
You love to see it 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
You love to see it 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
March 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“There’s currently no country in Europe where more than half of the population has a positive attitude toward the US.”
You love to see it 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
You love to see it 😎
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas
Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas
Dow, a major producer of chemicals and plastics, wants to use next-generation nuclear reactors for clean power and steam at a Texas manufacturing complex instead of natural gas.
www.seattletimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas
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Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility. Let’s celebrate all the trans people in our community today.
March 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility. Let’s celebrate all the trans people in our community today.
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This is HUGE, and it’s a victory for common sense since it applies to ballots RECEIVED BY ELECTION DAY.
If they’re received before the polls close they were cast before the deadline BY DEFINITION.
If they’re received before the polls close they were cast before the deadline BY DEFINITION.
🚨BREAKING: Federal court rules that the Pennsylvania date requirement for mail-in ballot violates the First and 14th Amendments. Counties cannot reject ballots from counting undated and wrongly dated mail-in ballots.
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
A HUGE victory for my law firm, our clients DSCC and DCCC and the voters of PA!
🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is HUGE, and it’s a victory for common sense since it applies to ballots RECEIVED BY ELECTION DAY.
If they’re received before the polls close they were cast before the deadline BY DEFINITION.
If they’re received before the polls close they were cast before the deadline BY DEFINITION.
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@americanfietser.com guy at the hardware store helped me strap it down and said "who needs a pickup truck!" #cargobikelife
March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
@americanfietser.com guy at the hardware store helped me strap it down and said "who needs a pickup truck!" #cargobikelife
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Before & after: A cycle track transformation in Amsterdam. Smooth asphalt replacing tiles makes cycling more comfortable, clear colour contrast aids visually impaired pedestrians, and added greenery separates bikes from traffic, helps rainwater retention & eventual shade from trees. A win for all!
March 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Before & after: A cycle track transformation in Amsterdam. Smooth asphalt replacing tiles makes cycling more comfortable, clear colour contrast aids visually impaired pedestrians, and added greenery separates bikes from traffic, helps rainwater retention & eventual shade from trees. A win for all!
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For those interested... Here's a partial list of the professionals and advocates I've profiled and conversed with on the Active Towns Channel over the past five years.
go.bsky.app/9aWP66i
go.bsky.app/9aWP66i
March 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For those interested... Here's a partial list of the professionals and advocates I've profiled and conversed with on the Active Towns Channel over the past five years.
go.bsky.app/9aWP66i
go.bsky.app/9aWP66i
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Absolutely comical. This city is a parody of itself at this point.
Seattle's Hearing Examiner is now being explicitly asked to rule on the question of whether the city did in fact adequately consider the impact of allowing more housing in Seattle on the Southern Resident Killer Whale population in Puget Sound.
March 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Absolutely comical. This city is a parody of itself at this point.
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A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top — and the country’s economy remains deeply unequal.
American Wealth Is at a Record High. Sentiment Is Low, and Falling.
A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top, leaving others in a sour economic mood.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top — and the country’s economy remains deeply unequal.
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My view on the way to the bagel shop this morning
March 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My view on the way to the bagel shop this morning
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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Paris’ Place de la Concorde, currently a traffic sewer at the very heart of the city, will be transformed into a primarily pedestrian zone, with large landscaped areas, more than 100 new trees, & a direct stair down to the Seine River.
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
March 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Paris’ Place de la Concorde, currently a traffic sewer at the very heart of the city, will be transformed into a primarily pedestrian zone, with large landscaped areas, more than 100 new trees, & a direct stair down to the Seine River.
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
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No kings only speed governors
holy shit. families for safe streets just passed the nation’s first law requiring repeat reckless drivers get automated speed limiters installed on their cars.
(real quick, let’s talk about why this is a game changer…)
(real quick, let’s talk about why this is a game changer…)
We are beyond excited to announce that Virginia has just made history by passing HB2096, the #StopSuperSpeeders bill—the first of its kind in the nation at the state level! 🎉
March 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
No kings only speed governors
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Grateful for every day 💪🏻🩷
March 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Grateful for every day 💪🏻🩷