falconhand.bsky.social

@falconhand.bsky.social

Sound Transit confirms that it shattered its one-day ridership record on July 6 with the U.S. vs Belgium match. 309,000 riders pressed onto Link trains that day. 5.4 MILLION riders used Link during the entirety of June, easily clearing the previous monthly ridership record.

Egypt v Belgium Match Day 1: 221,000
Australia v United States Match Day 2: 297,000
Bosnia–Herzegovina v Qatar Match Day 3: 237,000
Egypt v Iran Match Day 4: 234,000
Belgium v Senegal Match Day 5: 246,000
United States v Belgium Match Day 6: 309,000

This is indefensible crap from a single Senator who has done some good work on transit in the past so I am genuinely confused here. The Mosquito Fleet Act is a GOOD THING and the state Senate should have overruled him but won’t because he’s too powerful.

Ffalconhand.bsky.social@falconhand.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The Senate has now refused to recede their amendments. Very disappointing to see @markoliias.bsky.social be in such staunch opposition to the growth of passenger only ferries. They have the potential to be an excellent boost with regards to local economies and transit networks.

Not sure what the hell is going on with the Mosquito Fleet Act and amendments to it right now but it sure feels like someone is trying to torpedo this bill...and maybe passenger-only ferries in Puget Sound in general. Anyone following it who can talk me off the pier?

Genuinely jaw dropping non-car usage today. Parking lots downtown have lots of space, as do car ferries, and highways. Meanwhile, public transit is consistently 105% full. Good job, Seattle 😁😁😁

current traffic in Seattle highways is light, 1.5hrs till paradeabundance of drive-up space on state ferries for cars