Sara K
@sarabkiesler.bsky.social
Former journalist 📰 | Tacoma 🏔️ | Current comms & marketing at Cascade Bicycle Club 🚲 | WNBA + WBB obsessed 🏀 | Equity-driven |Posts are about transportation & sports mostly | Bi 🌈 | she/her
Today is the kind of beautiful fall day to enjoy everything that is walkable about South Tacoma. To my fave People's Pilates instructor on STW and then Side Piece Kitchen off Pine.
Not quite ready to bike South Tacoma again after the close pass that knocked me over, but I'll get there!
Not quite ready to bike South Tacoma again after the close pass that knocked me over, but I'll get there!
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Today is the kind of beautiful fall day to enjoy everything that is walkable about South Tacoma. To my fave People's Pilates instructor on STW and then Side Piece Kitchen off Pine.
Not quite ready to bike South Tacoma again after the close pass that knocked me over, but I'll get there!
Not quite ready to bike South Tacoma again after the close pass that knocked me over, but I'll get there!
Reason No. 454 to take the Sounder to Seattle:
Live chickens blocked traffic on I-5 all morning: komonews.com/news/local/t...
Live chickens blocked traffic on I-5 all morning: komonews.com/news/local/t...
Overturned semi spills hundreds of live chickens on Interstate 5 in Pierce County
Troopers in Pierce County dealt with an overturned semi on northbound Interstate 5 that was loaded with live chickens.
komonews.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reason No. 454 to take the Sounder to Seattle:
Live chickens blocked traffic on I-5 all morning: komonews.com/news/local/t...
Live chickens blocked traffic on I-5 all morning: komonews.com/news/local/t...
I enjoyed co-chairing the joint Tacoma Bike/Pedestrian and Transportation Commission meeting last night. Two takeaways:
1) Tacoma's leaders *really* care about mobility + access
2) Our next Streets Initiative needs more outreach and better messaging (like "Build the Damn Sidewalks!")
1) Tacoma's leaders *really* care about mobility + access
2) Our next Streets Initiative needs more outreach and better messaging (like "Build the Damn Sidewalks!")
November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I enjoyed co-chairing the joint Tacoma Bike/Pedestrian and Transportation Commission meeting last night. Two takeaways:
1) Tacoma's leaders *really* care about mobility + access
2) Our next Streets Initiative needs more outreach and better messaging (like "Build the Damn Sidewalks!")
1) Tacoma's leaders *really* care about mobility + access
2) Our next Streets Initiative needs more outreach and better messaging (like "Build the Damn Sidewalks!")
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Oh hey, it's Paul from @cascade.org talking about Cranksgiving on @fox13seattle.bsky.social! www.fox13seattle.com/video/1743614. See you all Saturday!
Seattle Cranksgiving returns this weekend
Food bank demand is surging due to the government shutdown and economic uncertainty. On Nov. 22 Cascade Bicycle Club in partnership with the Seattle Bike Blog will hold the 16th annual Cranksgiving ri...
www.fox13seattle.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Oh hey, it's Paul from @cascade.org talking about Cranksgiving on @fox13seattle.bsky.social! www.fox13seattle.com/video/1743614. See you all Saturday!
Mamdani's campaign is once again proof that Steve Phillips' "Brown is the New White" election guide is true --
When a candidate or campaign stands on their progressive principles instead of catering to white moderates, they increase turnout, and turnout is what wins against Big Money.
When a candidate or campaign stands on their progressive principles instead of catering to white moderates, they increase turnout, and turnout is what wins against Big Money.
November 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Mamdani's campaign is once again proof that Steve Phillips' "Brown is the New White" election guide is true --
When a candidate or campaign stands on their progressive principles instead of catering to white moderates, they increase turnout, and turnout is what wins against Big Money.
When a candidate or campaign stands on their progressive principles instead of catering to white moderates, they increase turnout, and turnout is what wins against Big Money.
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I love road trips. I dig Formula 1.
I LOATHE car commuting. It has robbed so much time from my life.
Transit is less stressful, less expensive, and I can listen to podcasts, music and audiobooks. Or just think.
I experience more of the city and more community when walking, biking or on transit.
I LOATHE car commuting. It has robbed so much time from my life.
Transit is less stressful, less expensive, and I can listen to podcasts, music and audiobooks. Or just think.
I experience more of the city and more community when walking, biking or on transit.
I'm a car guy. I like cars. I like driving cars fast under controlled conditions.
I fucking hate car commuting. I drive my car ~5000 miles/year, mostly on weekend trips.
I chose my town based on train schedules and schools, I do most trips by bike or public transport. I like saving money.
I fucking hate car commuting. I drive my car ~5000 miles/year, mostly on weekend trips.
I chose my town based on train schedules and schools, I do most trips by bike or public transport. I like saving money.
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I love road trips. I dig Formula 1.
I LOATHE car commuting. It has robbed so much time from my life.
Transit is less stressful, less expensive, and I can listen to podcasts, music and audiobooks. Or just think.
I experience more of the city and more community when walking, biking or on transit.
I LOATHE car commuting. It has robbed so much time from my life.
Transit is less stressful, less expensive, and I can listen to podcasts, music and audiobooks. Or just think.
I experience more of the city and more community when walking, biking or on transit.
In 2024, Washington state ranked 10th in the nation for voter turnout! Let's keep it going.
Text 3 friends and remind them to return their ballot to a dropbox by 8 p.m. tonight. #ElectionDay
Text 3 friends and remind them to return their ballot to a dropbox by 8 p.m. tonight. #ElectionDay
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In 2024, Washington state ranked 10th in the nation for voter turnout! Let's keep it going.
Text 3 friends and remind them to return their ballot to a dropbox by 8 p.m. tonight. #ElectionDay
Text 3 friends and remind them to return their ballot to a dropbox by 8 p.m. tonight. #ElectionDay
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"Mention women or gender and many men have the false assumption that they are not welcome. Let me be very clear for those men who are in doubt of their place in discussions about women and gender in urbanism: This is as much your issue as it is ours!"
New post: modacitycreative.com/2025/10/31/n...
New post: modacitycreative.com/2025/10/31/n...
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Mention women or gender and many men have the false assumption that they are not welcome. Let me be very clear for those men who are in doubt of their place in discussions about women and gender in urbanism: This is as much your issue as it is ours!"
New post: modacitycreative.com/2025/10/31/n...
New post: modacitycreative.com/2025/10/31/n...
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"If we had a contingency fund."
You mean like this contingency fund the Trump Administration just deleted off their website? The one they are legally required to use to keep SNAP funded?
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
You mean like this contingency fund the Trump Administration just deleted off their website? The one they are legally required to use to keep SNAP funded?
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"If we had a contingency fund."
You mean like this contingency fund the Trump Administration just deleted off their website? The one they are legally required to use to keep SNAP funded?
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
You mean like this contingency fund the Trump Administration just deleted off their website? The one they are legally required to use to keep SNAP funded?
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
For the first time ever, I called a theater to ask if they have tools for someone with poor auditory processing. Shout out to 5th Ave Theater for having a script and a reading light I can check out.
Late neurodivergence diagnosed and so happy to understand (and finally ask) for what I need.
Late neurodivergence diagnosed and so happy to understand (and finally ask) for what I need.
October 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
For the first time ever, I called a theater to ask if they have tools for someone with poor auditory processing. Shout out to 5th Ave Theater for having a script and a reading light I can check out.
Late neurodivergence diagnosed and so happy to understand (and finally ask) for what I need.
Late neurodivergence diagnosed and so happy to understand (and finally ask) for what I need.
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I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
Excited that my first action as the new Tacoma Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Board co-chair is to recommend Tacoma move forward with impact fees to fund transportation projects.
Many cities both larger and smaller than #Tacoma have long embraced impact fees to fill gaps -- it's time we join them.
Many cities both larger and smaller than #Tacoma have long embraced impact fees to fill gaps -- it's time we join them.
October 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Excited that my first action as the new Tacoma Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Board co-chair is to recommend Tacoma move forward with impact fees to fund transportation projects.
Many cities both larger and smaller than #Tacoma have long embraced impact fees to fill gaps -- it's time we join them.
Many cities both larger and smaller than #Tacoma have long embraced impact fees to fill gaps -- it's time we join them.
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happy bday Irish writer Oscar Wilde, b.1854.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
happy bday Irish writer Oscar Wilde, b.1854.
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
This makes me so proud of the church I grew up in.
"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby
Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This makes me so proud of the church I grew up in.
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Last night at our annual fundraiser, we announced our new name: Tacoma On the Go. We're formalizing that we're working for safe mobility for all across Tacoma, not just downtown. So, so deeply appreciative of all the support as we head into our next era!
October 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Last night at our annual fundraiser, we announced our new name: Tacoma On the Go. We're formalizing that we're working for safe mobility for all across Tacoma, not just downtown. So, so deeply appreciative of all the support as we head into our next era!
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
I’m leading a few group rides in October that are part of a collaboration between @cascade.org & King County Metro to promote the combination of biking and transit! Learn more about the transit-themed rides that I & fellow ride leaders are hosting in my latest newsletter:
mailchi.mp/66e0811b92f9...
mailchi.mp/66e0811b92f9...
October Ride Leader News from Bob Svercl
Here's what I'm planning for group rides in October and more!
mailchi.mp
October 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Vancouver's TransLink is a rare success story in North American transit, with ridership almost matching pre-Covid levels. It might be the only big 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 agency that has *expanded* total bus service since 2019.
I spoke w/CEO Kevin Quinn about lessons from TransLink's rapid recovery. 🧵
I spoke w/CEO Kevin Quinn about lessons from TransLink's rapid recovery. 🧵
The Secret to Vancouver’s Public Transit Ridership Recovery
The Canadian city’s transit agency, TransLink, bounced back from Covid even as other North American systems have struggled. Its leader explains why riders returned.
www.bloomberg.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Vancouver's TransLink is a rare success story in North American transit, with ridership almost matching pre-Covid levels. It might be the only big 🇺🇸/🇨🇦 agency that has *expanded* total bus service since 2019.
I spoke w/CEO Kevin Quinn about lessons from TransLink's rapid recovery. 🧵
I spoke w/CEO Kevin Quinn about lessons from TransLink's rapid recovery. 🧵
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Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Pritzker: "He said he was going after the worst of the worst. It's not going after the worst of the worst when you're just literally stopping children who happen to be brown & asking them for papers as if they're gonna have proof they're a citizen. Pull out your phones and film everything you see"
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Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest
Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)
Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion
Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)
Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Supreme Court: of course states can regulate, and restrict access to, medical procedures if there’s a compelling public interest
Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)
Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion
Colorado: (bans conversion therapy for minors)
Supreme Court: no not like that, we only meant abortion
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Not mentioned in the story:
🔹 The biggest danger for scooter riders is cars
🔹 Unlike cars, scooters almost never kill another person walking/biking/scooting
As I said to someone complaining about "dangerous" scooters, "You get hit by a car, and I'll get hit by a scooter. Let's see who feels worse."
🔹 The biggest danger for scooter riders is cars
🔹 Unlike cars, scooters almost never kill another person walking/biking/scooting
As I said to someone complaining about "dangerous" scooters, "You get hit by a car, and I'll get hit by a scooter. Let's see who feels worse."
Are e-scooters a safety nightmare? A new study looks at the data.
Many cities have moved to ban or restrict electric scooter rentals. But a new study finds that e-scooters tend to be safer than e-bikes in European cities.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Not mentioned in the story:
🔹 The biggest danger for scooter riders is cars
🔹 Unlike cars, scooters almost never kill another person walking/biking/scooting
As I said to someone complaining about "dangerous" scooters, "You get hit by a car, and I'll get hit by a scooter. Let's see who feels worse."
🔹 The biggest danger for scooter riders is cars
🔹 Unlike cars, scooters almost never kill another person walking/biking/scooting
As I said to someone complaining about "dangerous" scooters, "You get hit by a car, and I'll get hit by a scooter. Let's see who feels worse."
Sold my old Subaru's Yamaha roof rack to a young guy from Tacoma who just bought his first bike. 🥹
I am so excited for him to discover the freedom and joy of biking.
(Also, I tried giving it away for free but it needed a $50 fee to draw interest, so funny).
I am so excited for him to discover the freedom and joy of biking.
(Also, I tried giving it away for free but it needed a $50 fee to draw interest, so funny).
September 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Sold my old Subaru's Yamaha roof rack to a young guy from Tacoma who just bought his first bike. 🥹
I am so excited for him to discover the freedom and joy of biking.
(Also, I tried giving it away for free but it needed a $50 fee to draw interest, so funny).
I am so excited for him to discover the freedom and joy of biking.
(Also, I tried giving it away for free but it needed a $50 fee to draw interest, so funny).
My heart goes out to all the Crosscut reporters. Puget Sound is in desparate need of more investigative reporters and they did an incredible job.
Having started my career as a newspaper reporter 20 years ago, it breaks my heart to see so many great journalists let go so callously.
Having started my career as a newspaper reporter 20 years ago, it breaks my heart to see so many great journalists let go so callously.
Fiery take on the death of Crosscut from Paul Queary of the Washington Observer:
September 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My heart goes out to all the Crosscut reporters. Puget Sound is in desparate need of more investigative reporters and they did an incredible job.
Having started my career as a newspaper reporter 20 years ago, it breaks my heart to see so many great journalists let go so callously.
Having started my career as a newspaper reporter 20 years ago, it breaks my heart to see so many great journalists let go so callously.
It's difficult to go about daily tasks with the ever-rising authoritariamism, from ICE to attacks on free speech.
I started working on a short story about freedom of speech and a heroine who fought back. It doesn't feel like much but it's better than hopelessness and despair.
I started working on a short story about freedom of speech and a heroine who fought back. It doesn't feel like much but it's better than hopelessness and despair.
September 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's difficult to go about daily tasks with the ever-rising authoritariamism, from ICE to attacks on free speech.
I started working on a short story about freedom of speech and a heroine who fought back. It doesn't feel like much but it's better than hopelessness and despair.
I started working on a short story about freedom of speech and a heroine who fought back. It doesn't feel like much but it's better than hopelessness and despair.