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
Loved jazz brunch at Jimmy's in Portsmouth today with Ameranouche and an amazing buffet
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#jazzsky
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February 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Loved jazz brunch at Jimmy's in Portsmouth today with Ameranouche and an amazing buffet
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#jazzsky
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#jazzsky
HB 1703 looks unlikely to pass the NH House as currently written, having received overwhelming opposition in a committee hearing today, but it points to the many problems with mandatory bike/e-bike registration bills generally, for example...
www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/s...
www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/s...
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 AM
HB 1703 looks unlikely to pass the NH House as currently written, having received overwhelming opposition in a committee hearing today, but it points to the many problems with mandatory bike/e-bike registration bills generally, for example...
www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/s...
www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/s...
ISO-NE resource mix snapshot as of yesterday. Only 40% natural gas. And today the NECEC begins commercial operations, able to deliver up to 1,200 MW of hydro power from Quebec.
The New England energy grid is diversifying and transitioning to more clean energy.
www.iso-ne.com
The New England energy grid is diversifying and transitioning to more clean energy.
www.iso-ne.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:54 AM
ISO-NE resource mix snapshot as of yesterday. Only 40% natural gas. And today the NECEC begins commercial operations, able to deliver up to 1,200 MW of hydro power from Quebec.
The New England energy grid is diversifying and transitioning to more clean energy.
www.iso-ne.com
The New England energy grid is diversifying and transitioning to more clean energy.
www.iso-ne.com
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...
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
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
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
Short stroll on the Cocheco Riverwalk, Dover, NH
September 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Short stroll on the Cocheco Riverwalk, Dover, NH
Beautiful weather for a morning ride on the Eastern Trail through Scarborough Marsh
August 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Beautiful weather for a morning ride on the Eastern Trail through Scarborough Marsh
Rode the Seabrook-Salisbury Connector today, part of the East Coast Greenway. Connects to the Marsh and Ghost Trails on its south end. One day it will connect to the NH Seacoast Greenway continuing north.
@eastcoastgreenway.bsky.social
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August 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Rode the Seabrook-Salisbury Connector today, part of the East Coast Greenway. Connects to the Marsh and Ghost Trails on its south end. One day it will connect to the NH Seacoast Greenway continuing north.
@eastcoastgreenway.bsky.social
@eastcoastgreenway.bsky.social
I like this article because, besides just reporting on the extreme flooding and its impacts, it conveys the importance of green infrastructure in absorbing flood water and increasing resilience.
August 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I like this article because, besides just reporting on the extreme flooding and its impacts, it conveys the importance of green infrastructure in absorbing flood water and increasing resilience.
3rd Ave Burlington (MA). Not bad for a redevelopment of an old suburban office park. Wegman's, restaurants, retail, lodging, apartments, bus stops, walkable streets, civic spaces, public art...
August 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
3rd Ave Burlington (MA). Not bad for a redevelopment of an old suburban office park. Wegman's, restaurants, retail, lodging, apartments, bus stops, walkable streets, civic spaces, public art...
Moody St. in Waltham, MA, earlier this beautiful evening. Lots of people using the many parklets
August 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Moody St. in Waltham, MA, earlier this beautiful evening. Lots of people using the many parklets
I'm old enough to remember when they were called tomatoes
July 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I'm old enough to remember when they were called tomatoes
Two nice NH park floral displays: Prescott Park, Portsmouth, and Henry Law Park in Dover
July 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Two nice NH park floral displays: Prescott Park, Portsmouth, and Henry Law Park in Dover
The Texas flooding news is heartbreaking. Two paragraphs at the end of this CNN article about Camp Mystic are jarring. www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/u...
July 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The Texas flooding news is heartbreaking. Two paragraphs at the end of this CNN article about Camp Mystic are jarring. www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/u...
Tosa Village. It was nice 30-40 years ago when I was growing up, and it's only gotten better since then
July 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Tosa Village. It was nice 30-40 years ago when I was growing up, and it's only gotten better since then
Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI, with lots of bike parking and a solar sunflower
July 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI, with lots of bike parking and a solar sunflower
From a few days ago: pump track at the new Firefly Grove Park, Wauwatosa, WI
July 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
From a few days ago: pump track at the new Firefly Grove Park, Wauwatosa, WI
Interesting '30s & '40s traffic safety ads at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Though H-D, being a seller of police motorcycles presenting motorcycle police as the panacea for reckless driving, was not a neutral observer, it's still fascinating to see how bold their messaging was.
June 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Interesting '30s & '40s traffic safety ads at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Though H-D, being a seller of police motorcycles presenting motorcycle police as the panacea for reckless driving, was not a neutral observer, it's still fascinating to see how bold their messaging was.
Another one from Skowhegan: bike-ped bridge across the Kennebec River
June 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Another one from Skowhegan: bike-ped bridge across the Kennebec River
Commercial Alley in Portsmouth, NH: great mix of design, coziness, and uses. A popular bakery, its slightly serpentine path, art, landscaping, and all the people give it visual interest and make it inviting from each intersecting street
May 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Commercial Alley in Portsmouth, NH: great mix of design, coziness, and uses. A popular bakery, its slightly serpentine path, art, landscaping, and all the people give it visual interest and make it inviting from each intersecting street
Scenes from downtown Ellsworth, ME, yesterday, on a cool, drizzly, early morning, including the Franklin St. parklet with City Hall in the background
May 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Scenes from downtown Ellsworth, ME, yesterday, on a cool, drizzly, early morning, including the Franklin St. parklet with City Hall in the background