I attended KC Metro open house tonight and got answers to some of my questions, though I wasn't able to get an answer on what the expected time savings are, which if I was selling a rapid ride line I would make a central part of my argument

A. Zivarts@nondriver.bsky.social · last wk.

I have major concerns about the Rapid Ride R proposed stop consolidation. Without a local bus, people with mobility disabilities, traveling with young children or carrying groceries will lose access. Why not make the 9x more frequent, all-day service?

Removing stops, especially when there won't even be worthwhile time savings, will harm seniors, people with disabilities and people traveling with small kids or groceries. Why is this even being discussed as a viable option?

Michael Smith@mesmith35673.bsky.social · 20h ago

As @nondriver.bsky.social previously noted, Metro does not have time saving estimates from the stop consolidation. The presenter today mentioned the main reason for the stop removal is to meet the RapidRide standard. 0.5mile stop spacing seems extreme, even for RR.

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Benjamin Jancewicz@benjancewicz.bsky.social · 17h ago

Montreal 1976 Olympic poster

“What they have very purposely not mentioned is that employees must receive manager approval to wear a mask in these cases... Unlike the ADA accommodations, manager approval is not bound by any law and can be rescinded or denied at their discretion.” bsky.app/profile/bann...

The Banner Montgomery@bannermoco.bsky.social · 17h ago

MOM’s Organic Market says employees won’t need doctor’s note to wear masks

WSDOT Opens Single Occupancy Lanes for Dangerously Lonely Cybertruck Drivers: tinyurl.com/w5vk36s8

The Shoreline City Council just took a unanimous vote opposing IL26-638 and IL26-001, the two anti-trans ballot initiatives Washington voters will face later this year.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 6d ago

On Monday night, the Shoreline City Council will consider whether to go on the record in opposition to the two anti-trans ballot initiatives that are set to be voted on statewide in November. The move was advanced by CMs Laura Mork and @electroberts.bsky.social.

14 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists. Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 4d ago

Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!"

You know who ALSO breaks the rules and hits people...

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 3d ago

14 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists. Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!

"You were riding in the morning, or at night, or on a quiet road, or a main road. The only time and place to ride a bike is a time beyond time and a place beyond place, where the space-time continuum is bent so strangely that you are both everywhere and nowhere." buff.ly/bSa1Wm5

You’re a Cyclist Who Was Just Struck by a Car Driver. Here’s Why It Was Your Fault

You were riding during rush hour Why were you riding then? There are way too many cars on the road. If you were commuting, you should have contacted your bos...

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WE ARE HIRING! This is a very part time position (3 to 6 hours a week, with 3 guaranteed) that's starting next week so applications are open until Wednesday night. Go to crowsnest.quest/were-hiring-... for all the details and instructions.

Tacoma! The Corners of Their Mouth Press will be at Tacoma Zine Fest on day 2 only: Sunday, August 16 11-4 at @kingsbooks.bsky.social! @elanclement.bsky.social kingsbookstore.com/event/ZineFe...

Tacoma Zine Fest!

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Here at Table 1 at @bremertonzinefest.bsky.social 12-5 on August 8!

This is a triggering image of a museum display in the natural history museum in DC about life before smartphones. Me and a fellow 40+ person were laughing at how we are now LITERAL MUSEUM PIECES. MY teen was like did you have a clear phone? An address book? A book of maps. Yes, yes I did. 🫠🫠🫠

it's heeeeeere, you may now read my essay about how i achieved the millennial dream of home ownership and immediately lost my mind on nextdoor. thanks to the @oaklandreviewofbooks.org crew for their ongoing support of me being Like This

How I became the villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor

“I had a panic attack. Then I wrote an apology letter.”

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I created a quiz so I can get more responses than the n = 6 UCSD used to draw conclusions about their entire incoming class (and UC applicants generally). I'd love anyone from 2nd grade to infinity grade to take my 10 - 30 minute anonymous quiz. akilbello.com/crisis-const...

Pleased to announce @elanclement.bsky.social and I will be at @bremertonzinefest.bsky.social as The Corners of Their Mouth Press!

Update: someone in a group chat found it

they're in so deep they can't fathom that other people just aren't using these programs

Alexander Glass@alexanderglass.bsky.social · 2w ago

I have one answer.

Underappreciated aspect of The L Word theme song is prominently featuring angel’s trumpets overhanging the iconic pool. Implying that these lesbians are having full psychotic breaks as a result of accidental prolonged exposure. Which actually explains a lot about The L Word

GOOD FOR MISSOURI

The real impasta@therealimpasta.bsky.social · 2w ago

ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

The “best” thing about genAI (the quotes are doing heavy work here) is that it’s really lowered the bar on getting into hand-made art. Literally anything you make is better than ai. There’s never been a better time to throw away your fear and start learning that craft you’ve always wanted to learn.

Love a good dilemma action

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · 3w ago

this ROCKS lmao just throwing it out there but would anyone wanna do something similar in chicago with Kapow after primaries maybe 👀

Reminder to my Bay Area comrades that I have TWO book events next week! I'll be at Books, Inc's Alameda store at 6:30 on Wednesday, August 5, and would love to see you there. Reserve ahead of time so they know to expect you!

s.e. smith at books inc. alameda

Meet s.e. smith joining us to share their new book All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning

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Next week! #zinefest

You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS

*standing up on the plane* okay so the first thing you need to consider when interrogating if Frodo and Sam from Lord of the Rings are an example of romantic love is to understand Tolkien's context; what did same sex love mean to an academic and a veteran of world war one in the middle of the 20th c

the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 3w ago

*standing up on the plane* ok you Protestant fucks prepare to get scared because I’m about to tell you what’s real. Hail Holy Queen our light our sweetness and our hopes. To Thee to we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to Thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Tu

During today’s shooting, and currently, Seattle police chief shon Barnes was out of town. He had planned to be out of the city until mid-August.

After strong public opposition, three Seattle City Councilmembers are backing a new proposal to fund universal school meals for Seattle students starting this fall. The shift comes one day after the council voted to delay the program by a year. Read here: soseaem.org/4fgmFFg #SeattleNews

Seattle City Councilmembers Reverse Course on Universal School Meals

Seattle's universal school meals plan is back on the table after public outcry, with a key committee vote set for Aug. 4.

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if you see me at SDCC and ask for one of these i will give you one

btw AMR is the ONLY councilmember who has pointed out that we could easily take this $3m out of SPD funds and they wouldn't even notice. That is literally the whole debate and every single one of them has elided that fact but one