Jeff Brubaker
@jbrubaker.bsky.social
WI native living in ME. Posting mostly on town and city planning, urban design, paths for walking and bicycling, transit, music, and baseball
Happy Holidays Everyone!
May your 2026 be filled with plenty of opportunities for joyful cycling, walking, and wheeling
youtu.be/wOMhIdBTODM?...
May your 2026 be filled with plenty of opportunities for joyful cycling, walking, and wheeling
youtu.be/wOMhIdBTODM?...
Norah Jones - Christmas Calling (Jolly Jones)
YouTube video by norahjonesVEVO
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Happy Holidays Everyone!
May your 2026 be filled with plenty of opportunities for joyful cycling, walking, and wheeling
youtu.be/wOMhIdBTODM?...
May your 2026 be filled with plenty of opportunities for joyful cycling, walking, and wheeling
youtu.be/wOMhIdBTODM?...
Good complete streets news from Milwaukee: most work on part of the W. Lisbon Ave. Project (86th-100th) is done, including:
* Road diet
* Roadway & sidewalk reconstruction
* Protected bike lanes
* Ped crossing improvements
* Storm water improvements
* New roundabout
engage.milwaukee.gov/lisbon
* Road diet
* Roadway & sidewalk reconstruction
* Protected bike lanes
* Ped crossing improvements
* Storm water improvements
* New roundabout
engage.milwaukee.gov/lisbon
W. Lisbon Avenue
The City of Milwaukee is improving W. Lisbon Avenue from N. 100th St. to W. Burleigh St.
engage.milwaukee.gov
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Good complete streets news from Milwaukee: most work on part of the W. Lisbon Ave. Project (86th-100th) is done, including:
* Road diet
* Roadway & sidewalk reconstruction
* Protected bike lanes
* Ped crossing improvements
* Storm water improvements
* New roundabout
engage.milwaukee.gov/lisbon
* Road diet
* Roadway & sidewalk reconstruction
* Protected bike lanes
* Ped crossing improvements
* Storm water improvements
* New roundabout
engage.milwaukee.gov/lisbon
This means that by 2031 we could see a mostly-complete Greenway from downtown Portsmouth to downtown Newburyport!
(major remaining gap would be Hampton Falls)
(major remaining gap would be Hampton Falls)
Big news for the future of the New Hampshire Seacoast Greenway and the East Coast Greenway in the Granite State:
Seacoast NH Greenway rail trail expansion back on track in Seabrook
Seabrook’s missing link in the Seacoast Greenway is back on track with restored funding.
www.fosters.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This means that by 2031 we could see a mostly-complete Greenway from downtown Portsmouth to downtown Newburyport!
(major remaining gap would be Hampton Falls)
(major remaining gap would be Hampton Falls)
Reposted by Jeff Brubaker
New bridge links Eastern Trail through Scarborough
New bridge links Eastern Trail through Scarborough
The Close the Gap project adds 1.6 miles to the Eastern Trail is ahead of schedule.
www.pressherald.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New bridge links Eastern Trail through Scarborough
It's that special time of year, that time of year when we say, congratulations, [Baseball Hall of Fame inductee]; now what about Lou Whitaker?
December 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's that special time of year, that time of year when we say, congratulations, [Baseball Hall of Fame inductee]; now what about Lou Whitaker?
Took a quick day trip this weekend from Wells to Portland on the Amtrak Downeaster and got to see the Wells Area Improvement Project construction progress at the WRTC, plus some '01 inaugural train trip nostalgia
NNEPRA project link: share.google/8ryC9DKH9sxJ...
NNEPRA project link: share.google/8ryC9DKH9sxJ...
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Took a quick day trip this weekend from Wells to Portland on the Amtrak Downeaster and got to see the Wells Area Improvement Project construction progress at the WRTC, plus some '01 inaugural train trip nostalgia
NNEPRA project link: share.google/8ryC9DKH9sxJ...
NNEPRA project link: share.google/8ryC9DKH9sxJ...
#musicchallenge What's an album whose most popular song is also its worst, musically? I'll offer Duke, which is an excellent album and in my Top 3 by Genesis, but "Misunderstanding" is the relatively weak link (still not a terrible song though)
November 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#musicchallenge What's an album whose most popular song is also its worst, musically? I'll offer Duke, which is an excellent album and in my Top 3 by Genesis, but "Misunderstanding" is the relatively weak link (still not a terrible song though)
Reposted by Jeff Brubaker
For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
For taxpayers, every piece of cycling infrastructure is a gift that keeps on giving.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
An asset that returns annual savings in congestion, pollution, maintenance, safety and healthcare over its lifetime.
Stop asking whether your city can afford to invest in cycling. Ask whether it can afford not to.
Took a golden hour walk around the Old Port while in Portland this week. It was cool and windy but well worth it
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Took a golden hour walk around the Old Port while in Portland this week. It was cool and windy but well worth it
Fitchburg Cutoff Bikepath last weekend. This area in Cambridge, near Alewife Station, is one of New England's best hubs for regional shared use path connections + transit
November 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Fitchburg Cutoff Bikepath last weekend. This area in Cambridge, near Alewife Station, is one of New England's best hubs for regional shared use path connections + transit
Still kind of in shock and not sure what to say. But thank you Jays for going above and beyond expectations and putting in a truly memorable season.
#bluejays
#bluejays
November 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Still kind of in shock and not sure what to say. But thank you Jays for going above and beyond expectations and putting in a truly memorable season.
#bluejays
#bluejays
Reposted by Jeff Brubaker
Baseball is so great you guys. It's also terrible and mean and no one should love it because it will snap your heart in half. But it's so great.
November 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Baseball is so great you guys. It's also terrible and mean and no one should love it because it will snap your heart in half. But it's so great.
That is just a devastating way to end the game. Just really tough to watch.
Well, forget about it, Jays. Bounce back tomorrow, like you've done so many times
Well, forget about it, Jays. Bounce back tomorrow, like you've done so many times
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
That is just a devastating way to end the game. Just really tough to watch.
Well, forget about it, Jays. Bounce back tomorrow, like you've done so many times
Well, forget about it, Jays. Bounce back tomorrow, like you've done so many times
Reposted by Jeff Brubaker
I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I love kids. I have two of them. They’re amazing. However, kids are the absolute least self aware, clumsiest little puffins on the planet.
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
Please don’t drive tonight unless you have to, and if you do drive, drive super slow and pay 100% attention at all times.
Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 💀
#PublicHealth
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Just streamed the documentary "From Rails To Trails" on @pbs.org and WOW is it an amazing slice of American history and transportation advocacy. Highly recommend. @railstotrails.org work is such an embodiment of how good things don't just happen -- we have to organize & fight for them. Check it out
October 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Just streamed the documentary "From Rails To Trails" on @pbs.org and WOW is it an amazing slice of American history and transportation advocacy. Highly recommend. @railstotrails.org work is such an embodiment of how good things don't just happen -- we have to organize & fight for them. Check it out
"Rudy" is my favorite Supertramp song. Underrated, as it's probably in the bottom half of songs by popularity just on its own album (Crime of the Century)
#musicsky
#musicsky
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Rudy" is my favorite Supertramp song. Underrated, as it's probably in the bottom half of songs by popularity just on its own album (Crime of the Century)
#musicsky
#musicsky
DC transit nostalgia at the Seashore Trolley Museum last weekend
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
DC transit nostalgia at the Seashore Trolley Museum last weekend
I recently discovered the music of Bolivian musician, charanguista, composer, and researcher Rut Alonso and am really enjoying it!
#musicsky
youtube.com/@rutalonso?s...
#musicsky
youtube.com/@rutalonso?s...
Rut Alonso
RUT ALONSO
Música, Charanguista, Compositora e Investigadora Qichwa-Aymara, que interpreta y compone basándose en ritmos autóctonos en diversos charangos. Su música transmite un profundo respeto por ...
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I recently discovered the music of Bolivian musician, charanguista, composer, and researcher Rut Alonso and am really enjoying it!
#musicsky
youtube.com/@rutalonso?s...
#musicsky
youtube.com/@rutalonso?s...
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"But by the third day I was like, 'Oh, this is actually going to change my life.'"
We love reading about cargo bikes full of kids, especially when @npr.org's coverage includes amazing photos from DC's 8th Street NE Cycletrack segment of the East Coast Greenway!
We love reading about cargo bikes full of kids, especially when @npr.org's coverage includes amazing photos from DC's 8th Street NE Cycletrack segment of the East Coast Greenway!
Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan
Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.
www.npr.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"But by the third day I was like, 'Oh, this is actually going to change my life.'"
We love reading about cargo bikes full of kids, especially when @npr.org's coverage includes amazing photos from DC's 8th Street NE Cycletrack segment of the East Coast Greenway!
We love reading about cargo bikes full of kids, especially when @npr.org's coverage includes amazing photos from DC's 8th Street NE Cycletrack segment of the East Coast Greenway!
I still can't fully believe the Blue Jays made it to the World Series! Just... wow. What a game. What a series. Tip of the hat to the Mariners for how hard they fought
October 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I still can't fully believe the Blue Jays made it to the World Series! Just... wow. What a game. What a series. Tip of the hat to the Mariners for how hard they fought
A disappointing ending, but what a season for the Brewers overall. A lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to in the coming seasons
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
A disappointing ending, but what a season for the Brewers overall. A lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to in the coming seasons
Listened to this album earlier today for the first time in a while and was reminded that it's one of those albums that I enjoy from the first song through the last.
Life Is Good - YouTube
youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Listened to this album earlier today for the first time in a while and was reminded that it's one of those albums that I enjoy from the first song through the last.
My dream of a Jays-Brewers World Series is slipping away. Not sure how the Jays get back in the ALCS, but, for one, they need to figure out how to barrel up more of those sliders, splitters, & sinkers that Ms pitchers attack the zone with.
October 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
My dream of a Jays-Brewers World Series is slipping away. Not sure how the Jays get back in the ALCS, but, for one, they need to figure out how to barrel up more of those sliders, splitters, & sinkers that Ms pitchers attack the zone with.
2 #railtrail rides this past weekend, with beautiful fall weather:
Eastern Trail/East Coast Greenway, Scarborough Marsh
Rockingham Rail Trail
Eastern Trail/East Coast Greenway, Scarborough Marsh
Rockingham Rail Trail
October 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
2 #railtrail rides this past weekend, with beautiful fall weather:
Eastern Trail/East Coast Greenway, Scarborough Marsh
Rockingham Rail Trail
Eastern Trail/East Coast Greenway, Scarborough Marsh
Rockingham Rail Trail