Xavier D. Stickler
@xavierdstickler.bsky.social
If Barbur Blvd was a person: curvy, too wide, useless. Transit, architecture, urban geography.
Opinions are that of *your* employer.
Opinions are that of *your* employer.
Since getting a BiPAP, T’Challa has taken to sleeping on my face. This eventually knocks the mask off, and I am then forced to move him to his proper place & role: on my feet acting as a foot warmer.
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Since getting a BiPAP, T’Challa has taken to sleeping on my face. This eventually knocks the mask off, and I am then forced to move him to his proper place & role: on my feet acting as a foot warmer.
Gobble gobble goose
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Gobble gobble goose
Spooky-time Goose
November 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Spooky-time Goose
Consolidation which forces Corbett, Oregon under the same banner as Portland is ridiculous. Consolidation which undermines Portland’s charter reform is bullshit.
2/2
2/2
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Consolidation which forces Corbett, Oregon under the same banner as Portland is ridiculous. Consolidation which undermines Portland’s charter reform is bullshit.
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I am in favor of Portland becoming a combined City/County, with the rest of eastern Multnomah county remaining separate.
Then, the current 12-person city council would function as a combined city council/county commission.
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Then, the current 12-person city council would function as a combined city council/county commission.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I am in favor of Portland becoming a combined City/County, with the rest of eastern Multnomah county remaining separate.
Then, the current 12-person city council would function as a combined city council/county commission.
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Then, the current 12-person city council would function as a combined city council/county commission.
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Is the 800,000 for the full system or the pilot project?
October 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Is the 800,000 for the full system or the pilot project?
FF is currently only going for PCEF dollars, and has no ambitions for payroll monies. State funding would be nice, but… 😬
I think in order to have successful buses, we’re gonna need more people excited about transit. That’s gonna take a paradigm-altering project. This a very cheap win towards that
I think in order to have successful buses, we’re gonna need more people excited about transit. That’s gonna take a paradigm-altering project. This a very cheap win towards that
October 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
FF is currently only going for PCEF dollars, and has no ambitions for payroll monies. State funding would be nice, but… 😬
I think in order to have successful buses, we’re gonna need more people excited about transit. That’s gonna take a paradigm-altering project. This a very cheap win towards that
I think in order to have successful buses, we’re gonna need more people excited about transit. That’s gonna take a paradigm-altering project. This a very cheap win towards that
(In fairness, I think that partially illustrates just how fucking bad the SW corridor was---holy shit).
(Also: note that relative cost comparisons are made using 2025 dollars for both projects).
(Also: note that relative cost comparisons are made using 2025 dollars for both projects).
October 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
(In fairness, I think that partially illustrates just how fucking bad the SW corridor was---holy shit).
(Also: note that relative cost comparisons are made using 2025 dollars for both projects).
(Also: note that relative cost comparisons are made using 2025 dollars for both projects).
Modeling shows that a full-system build out with 9 vessels would have the ridership of the MAX green line at probably 1/15 or less the capital construction cost of the SW corridor and require about 1/2 the per passenger operational subsidy.
We have a lot of needs, but I never say no to good transit
We have a lot of needs, but I never say no to good transit
October 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Modeling shows that a full-system build out with 9 vessels would have the ridership of the MAX green line at probably 1/15 or less the capital construction cost of the SW corridor and require about 1/2 the per passenger operational subsidy.
We have a lot of needs, but I never say no to good transit
We have a lot of needs, but I never say no to good transit
Portland I get: it's City Hall. But why 4th & Madison in Seattle?
October 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Portland I get: it's City Hall. But why 4th & Madison in Seattle?
My adrenaline constantly being spiked is going to kill me. I’m holding all the stress in body. My brain fog is basically debilitating.
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
My adrenaline constantly being spiked is going to kill me. I’m holding all the stress in body. My brain fog is basically debilitating.
An important piece of context, for sure.
October 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
An important piece of context, for sure.
Ofc you’re a Leo
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Ofc you’re a Leo
This is a needle that can be threaded.
POC, low-income, and marginalized people tend to sign up for military service because they left with few structural alternatives to bettering their lives, AND
Participating in and enabling a fascist takeover is wrong.
Two mutually non-exclusive truths.
POC, low-income, and marginalized people tend to sign up for military service because they left with few structural alternatives to bettering their lives, AND
Participating in and enabling a fascist takeover is wrong.
Two mutually non-exclusive truths.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is a needle that can be threaded.
POC, low-income, and marginalized people tend to sign up for military service because they left with few structural alternatives to bettering their lives, AND
Participating in and enabling a fascist takeover is wrong.
Two mutually non-exclusive truths.
POC, low-income, and marginalized people tend to sign up for military service because they left with few structural alternatives to bettering their lives, AND
Participating in and enabling a fascist takeover is wrong.
Two mutually non-exclusive truths.
That slip is a relic from the bridge’s streetcar days: its wide turning radius geometry allowed trains to continue north to lower Albina. With no interurban making this movement anymore, there’s no reason to keep it open in 2025.
I say this as the resident slip lane closing guy.
I say this as the resident slip lane closing guy.
October 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
That slip is a relic from the bridge’s streetcar days: its wide turning radius geometry allowed trains to continue north to lower Albina. With no interurban making this movement anymore, there’s no reason to keep it open in 2025.
I say this as the resident slip lane closing guy.
I say this as the resident slip lane closing guy.
Not only are we not equipped for this, but I’m afraid we don’t know where to start. I can’t think of an example where the US has ever effective de-Nazified—maybe in Germany itself, but clearly that didn’t have as much staying power as we thought.
Reconstruction is an example of a failed attempt.
Reconstruction is an example of a failed attempt.
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Not only are we not equipped for this, but I’m afraid we don’t know where to start. I can’t think of an example where the US has ever effective de-Nazified—maybe in Germany itself, but clearly that didn’t have as much staying power as we thought.
Reconstruction is an example of a failed attempt.
Reconstruction is an example of a failed attempt.
You may not be saying he has to, but I sure am.
October 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
You may not be saying he has to, but I sure am.
These small rider amenities may seem like small potatoes--and maybe more to the point: another thing for agencies to keep track of--but I found them to pivotal to my enjoyment of the system.
Part of building a great system is one that's easy to understand. Montréal stands out above the pack in this
Part of building a great system is one that's easy to understand. Montréal stands out above the pack in this
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
These small rider amenities may seem like small potatoes--and maybe more to the point: another thing for agencies to keep track of--but I found them to pivotal to my enjoyment of the system.
Part of building a great system is one that's easy to understand. Montréal stands out above the pack in this
Part of building a great system is one that's easy to understand. Montréal stands out above the pack in this
The 2nd feature that really stood out is the real-time movement tracker displayed inside the metro cars themselves.
A screen which shows the previous and upcoming station is pretty standard fare these days, but the Montréal metro includes a black dot which shows your real-time movement between them
A screen which shows the previous and upcoming station is pretty standard fare these days, but the Montréal metro includes a black dot which shows your real-time movement between them
October 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The 2nd feature that really stood out is the real-time movement tracker displayed inside the metro cars themselves.
A screen which shows the previous and upcoming station is pretty standard fare these days, but the Montréal metro includes a black dot which shows your real-time movement between them
A screen which shows the previous and upcoming station is pretty standard fare these days, but the Montréal metro includes a black dot which shows your real-time movement between them
I still have several really cool things I want to talk about from my trip, but I think they deserve their own thread. For now, I'll end by highlighting this: a very vibrant street activation outside a metro station.
The lesson: place activation where you know there will be people to use it!
The lesson: place activation where you know there will be people to use it!
October 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I still have several really cool things I want to talk about from my trip, but I think they deserve their own thread. For now, I'll end by highlighting this: a very vibrant street activation outside a metro station.
The lesson: place activation where you know there will be people to use it!
The lesson: place activation where you know there will be people to use it!
On the Champlain bridge, rather than building a whole extra travel lane that would only be needed during rush hour, they have a shoulder that is temporarily convertible to a thru-lane as required during peak times.
Take notes, ODOT: we need not build-out to the highest need as default.
Take notes, ODOT: we need not build-out to the highest need as default.
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
On the Champlain bridge, rather than building a whole extra travel lane that would only be needed during rush hour, they have a shoulder that is temporarily convertible to a thru-lane as required during peak times.
Take notes, ODOT: we need not build-out to the highest need as default.
Take notes, ODOT: we need not build-out to the highest need as default.