theGRGs
@thegrgs.bsky.social
A professional traffic engineer (PE, PTOE) living in Seattle, exploring the world by bike and transit (and sometimes car). 🏳️🌈🧮 💜🤍💚 🚲🚈🎮📐☕
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@seattledot.bsky.social it’s great to see micromobilty parking planned for the NW corner of Broadway & E Olive Way!
However it’s too far from the corner to also serve as physical daylighting and prevent the parking lane from being used as a right turn lane.
Can it be moved closer the corner?
However it’s too far from the corner to also serve as physical daylighting and prevent the parking lane from being used as a right turn lane.
Can it be moved closer the corner?
August 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
@seattledot.bsky.social it’s great to see micromobilty parking planned for the NW corner of Broadway & E Olive Way!
However it’s too far from the corner to also serve as physical daylighting and prevent the parking lane from being used as a right turn lane.
Can it be moved closer the corner?
However it’s too far from the corner to also serve as physical daylighting and prevent the parking lane from being used as a right turn lane.
Can it be moved closer the corner?
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Elderly parents: We walked to school in the snow, uphill both ways.
Me: 🤤Mmmm...walkable neighborhood.
Me: 🤤Mmmm...walkable neighborhood.
a woman in a white shirt is sitting in a classroom and making a funny face .
ALT: a woman in a white shirt is sitting in a classroom and making a funny face .
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August 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Elderly parents: We walked to school in the snow, uphill both ways.
Me: 🤤Mmmm...walkable neighborhood.
Me: 🤤Mmmm...walkable neighborhood.
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love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
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Never forget that Weight Watchers got its start by charging money for a free city-run diet program. We released a whole WW episode a few years ago: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Weight Watchers
Podcast Episode · Maintenance Phase · 03/16/2021 · 51m
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May 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Never forget that Weight Watchers got its start by charging money for a free city-run diet program. We released a whole WW episode a few years ago: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Can't believe the city would waste time and money building these car lanes and creating so much congestion for bikes.
May 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Can't believe the city would waste time and money building these car lanes and creating so much congestion for bikes.
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New!
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
May 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
New!
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
We received a lot of requests to release our bonus with Marco te Brömmelstroet, aka “The Fietsprofessor," about a study he co-authored with @ianwalker.bsky.social on where motornomativity comes from... so here it is!
Plus, better language for better streets.
thewaroncars.org/2025/05/06/e...
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WA residents, you have until April 23 at NOON to enter drawing for e-bike rebate vouchers funded by Climate Commitment Act ebikeswsdot.aptim.com. Customer service 7am-3pm does get to all messages.
#WSDOTActive #WEBike #EBikes #FamilyBikes #CargoBikes #BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives
#WSDOTActive #WEBike #EBikes #FamilyBikes #CargoBikes #BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives
WE-Bike WSDOT E-Bike Rebate Program
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April 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
WA residents, you have until April 23 at NOON to enter drawing for e-bike rebate vouchers funded by Climate Commitment Act ebikeswsdot.aptim.com. Customer service 7am-3pm does get to all messages.
#WSDOTActive #WEBike #EBikes #FamilyBikes #CargoBikes #BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives
#WSDOTActive #WEBike #EBikes #FamilyBikes #CargoBikes #BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives
Remember: Our work to advance active transportation threatens the petrochecmical-patriarchy, and they are beginning to feel threatened by us. DON'T LET UP.
“They voted to make the construction of sidewalks for your kids to get safely to school, A CRIME.” - Ada County Highway District Commissioner Kent Goldthorpe
Good reporting on this awful bill. Glad to see developers speaking out in favor of bike/ped improvements
Good reporting on this awful bill. Glad to see developers speaking out in favor of bike/ped improvements
April 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Remember: Our work to advance active transportation threatens the petrochecmical-patriarchy, and they are beginning to feel threatened by us. DON'T LET UP.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
Biking and 15 minute cities, combined with pedestrianized spaces CAN make a difference.
Paris Proves the Power of Pedals: How Cycling Helped Cut Pollution in Half.
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Paris Proves the Power of Pedals: How Cycling Helped Cut Pollution in Half
So how did Paris, once choked with vehicle traffic and notorious for its pollution, pull off such a turnaround?
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April 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Biking and 15 minute cities, combined with pedestrianized spaces CAN make a difference.
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Jackie Chan uses his bike for transport, recreation, and kicking ass in the alleys of old Hong Kong in Project A (1983)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jackie!
April 7, 1954
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jackie!
April 7, 1954
April 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Jackie Chan uses his bike for transport, recreation, and kicking ass in the alleys of old Hong Kong in Project A (1983)
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jackie!
April 7, 1954
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Jackie!
April 7, 1954
I've seen some people outside of the US saying, 'finally the Americans are speaking out.' 1) there has never been a time when we were silent. 2) we have been in the streets since 2016. 3) most of us work a lot and don't have the luxury of time to be in the streets protesting.
April 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I've seen some people outside of the US saying, 'finally the Americans are speaking out.' 1) there has never been a time when we were silent. 2) we have been in the streets since 2016. 3) most of us work a lot and don't have the luxury of time to be in the streets protesting.
Crazy that in 2025 this is what we have to march about.
I don’t know who this guy is but I liked his sign! (NYC)
HandsOff
HandsOff
April 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Crazy that in 2025 this is what we have to march about.
Perfect.
slapping a "i bought this before icarus fell" sticker on my pair of wax wings
April 7, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Perfect.
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Seattle is alive today. 🇺🇸
April 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Seattle is alive today. 🇺🇸
FUCK KUOW- MISSING THE POINT.
The problem isn't scooters, it's CARS. Helmets are sexy- helmet laws aren't. I should not have to wear armor to exist using any mode I choose. Scooters don't cause pot holes, and anyone hit by a car is likely to have a head injury.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
The problem isn't scooters, it's CARS. Helmets are sexy- helmet laws aren't. I should not have to wear armor to exist using any mode I choose. Scooters don't cause pot holes, and anyone hit by a car is likely to have a head injury.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
Seattle's e-scooters are hot. Helmets are not. The brain injuries can be 'profound'
Seattle’s popular ride-share electric scooters are sending tens of thousands of people zipping across town — and some to Harborview with serious injuries. Last year, the city’s trauma hospital saw 163...
www.kuow.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
FUCK KUOW- MISSING THE POINT.
The problem isn't scooters, it's CARS. Helmets are sexy- helmet laws aren't. I should not have to wear armor to exist using any mode I choose. Scooters don't cause pot holes, and anyone hit by a car is likely to have a head injury.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
The problem isn't scooters, it's CARS. Helmets are sexy- helmet laws aren't. I should not have to wear armor to exist using any mode I choose. Scooters don't cause pot holes, and anyone hit by a car is likely to have a head injury.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
(1) Remain non-violent.
(2) Civic distribution and property destruction are non-violent. (See a well worded reasoning sourced below.)
(3) If you have the privilege of not fearing retribution (i.e
having visas revoked), act for those that don't.
(4) Be safe, and be protest smart.
(2) Civic distribution and property destruction are non-violent. (See a well worded reasoning sourced below.)
(3) If you have the privilege of not fearing retribution (i.e
having visas revoked), act for those that don't.
(4) Be safe, and be protest smart.
Let's Go. (Search "Hands Off" or "Indivisible" for events in your area. No group too small. No location too remote. We need to stand up, show up.)
April 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
(1) Remain non-violent.
(2) Civic distribution and property destruction are non-violent. (See a well worded reasoning sourced below.)
(3) If you have the privilege of not fearing retribution (i.e
having visas revoked), act for those that don't.
(4) Be safe, and be protest smart.
(2) Civic distribution and property destruction are non-violent. (See a well worded reasoning sourced below.)
(3) If you have the privilege of not fearing retribution (i.e
having visas revoked), act for those that don't.
(4) Be safe, and be protest smart.
I don't speak French, but I fully believe the poster (and will use a web translation!)
Paris reduced speed limits on the Boulevard Périphérique from 70 to 50 km/h. The results after 5 months? Reduced traffic congestion, smoother traffic flow, fewer crashes, lower air pollution, and lower noise levels. Read more here (in French) www.apur.org/sites/defaul...
April 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I don't speak French, but I fully believe the poster (and will use a web translation!)
Bksy is crazy y'all.
April 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Bksy is crazy y'all.
They got the headline wrong. It should read, "Tax the rich? 'Not so fast', says the rich."
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I especially love the part where Microsoft questions why the state needs more funds when we have a billion dollar deficit for Transportation and are increasing the gas tax.
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I especially love the part where Microsoft questions why the state needs more funds when we have a billion dollar deficit for Transportation and are increasing the gas tax.
Tax the rich? Not so fast, say Microsoft, other Washington state businesses
The local business community is sounding alarm bells about a package of new taxes on wealthy companies and individuals proposed by Washington state democrats.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
They got the headline wrong. It should read, "Tax the rich? 'Not so fast', says the rich."
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I especially love the part where Microsoft questions why the state needs more funds when we have a billion dollar deficit for Transportation and are increasing the gas tax.
bit.ly/3FNtcb8
I especially love the part where Microsoft questions why the state needs more funds when we have a billion dollar deficit for Transportation and are increasing the gas tax.
Except from Microcosm Pub's Trans-Galactic Bike Ride. Read just after biking to work, while waiting for the coffee pot ... 😮💨
March 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Except from Microcosm Pub's Trans-Galactic Bike Ride. Read just after biking to work, while waiting for the coffee pot ... 😮💨
SDOT needs to improve crosswalks faster, respond to pedestrian safety needs, rather than when citizens decide to do it themselves. Paint the crosswalks here, put up stop here for peds signs, make sure CARS KNOW THEY HAVE TO STOP PEDS.
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/03/the-...
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/03/the-...
The Capitol Hill Department of Transportation? Rogue stop signs un-installed along busy E John
The Seattle Department of Transportation’s $1.55 billion levy plan for 2025 includes Broadway safety improvements, an E Union “Revival,” and transit safety investments. But few of…
www.capitolhillseattle.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
SDOT needs to improve crosswalks faster, respond to pedestrian safety needs, rather than when citizens decide to do it themselves. Paint the crosswalks here, put up stop here for peds signs, make sure CARS KNOW THEY HAVE TO STOP PEDS.
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/03/the-...
www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/03/the-...
Not to distract from the local transportation news... but this is a real thing everyone should be concerned about. Using software that automatically deletes communications so that it can't reviewed in court is against the law.
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Not to distract from the local transportation news... but this is a real thing everyone should be concerned about. Using software that automatically deletes communications so that it can't reviewed in court is against the law.