So now we know Spain can play the "score late in extra time" game too. #vivaespaña

Proving once again, build it and people will use it. Now if they can just do something about thieves stealing the copper wires and grounding the trains.

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 4mo ago

A surge of World Cup fans for the U.S. vs. Belgium match pushed Sound Transit to new heights on July 6, with a whopping 309,000 light rail boardings. The agency also beat its monthly ridership record in June. Story: www.theurbanist.org/sound-transi...

Note: not the George Jones you're thinking of.

Tate Collection@tate.bsky.social · 4mo ago

George Jones, Untitled, https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1077314

In other words, the reverse Midas touch.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So Trump breaks the rules to “help” Team USA (really just to feed his own narcissism — he doesn’t care about football), taints and probably distracts the team, makes the world cheer for Belgium, and super-motivates Belgium more than anything else could. As usual, Trump wrecks everything he touches.

To say nothing of the fact it all happened 40 years to the day after Maradona scored two goals (Hand Of God and Slice Through The England XI Like Soft Butter).

Chris Schutte@chrisschutte.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Messi, Mbappe, and Haaland each getting two a piece for the second straight set of games means we’re going to see a generational self-sabotage from Ronaldo tomorrow.

Soccer fans are on the move to Pioneer Square and the stadium district. Transit is doing a lot of work today. #WorldCup

I agree with one of the commenter here - all this is missing is a shield with a brisket sandwich.

Sickos Committee@sickoscommittee.org · 5mo ago

Buc-ee’s has a World Cup kit.

This is what happens when you build your society on car and oil centric infrastructure. Eventually you have to deal with the consequences.

Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 7mo ago

For several readers who spoke to the Guardian, the impact of rising gas prices has forced difficult trade-offs – from accessing essential medicines and groceries to facing the brink of homelessness amid an already rising cost of living

The best unintended advertisement Nutella could have hoped for. "It's the 21st century equivalent of Tang!"

Digital Brain@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A jar of Nutella floating in NASA's Artemis Orion capsule went viral as the perfect accidental ad for the chocolate spread

Not quite as much as the Super Bowl victory parade in February, but it shows that if you build needed transit, people will come.

Ridership Topped 200,000 on 2 Line Crosslake Connection's Opening Day

A total of 205,000 transit riders hopped on light rail trains on the first day of full 2 Line service between Seattle and the Eastside. It was the second busiest day in Sound Transit history.

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Trains are packed and now crossing the lake.

Once this is in full service, metro Seattle inhabitants will wonder why there was so much opposition to it. Just like every time a new transit line opens. (Yes, it's not perfect but it will be of great benefit).

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Good morning from Mercer Island station. Every reporter from the entire Seattle metropolitan region is about to cross a floating bridge on a light rail train for the first time ever.

In retrospect the manufacturer could've found a better name for their watches.

This applies to many people, I think. Goths not so much.

Rick Burin@rickburin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I think about this a lot

But hey, car people can go where they want, when they want, even if they're in a three hour bumper to bumper drive each way and have frazzled nerves in the process because freedom. /sarcasm

The Utopian@theonlyutopian.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The non-US mind couldn’t (and actually shouldn’t!) understand a 30 mile daily commute, one-way, with no public transit routes.

The first record I remember buying with my own money was this one. I was seven; we already had six others but this was the first I got first myself. Not thr original butcher cover, but the trunk one seen here.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 8mo ago

What’s the first record you remember buying with your own money? Share the cover. Here’s mine (there likely were earlier ones, but this was the first one worth remembering). #Thriller

I don't know what "swicy" ramen is, but I'd certainly try it once. 😋 Add modern buses and metro systems to that list and you're spot on.

Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · 9mo ago

“Is there a technology the left is excited about?” High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up!

Long overdue, even if just a pilot project. It was ridiculous to allow cars to drive through a busy market with heavy pedestrian traffic that provides the bulk of customers. Again: cars do not drive business.

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 9mo ago

NEW STORY // Vehicle Barrier Plan for Pike Place Market Comes Into View By Ryan Packer via @urbanistorg.bsky.social www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/13/v...

When I worked in a cafe in NE Seattle, I saw that the bulk of our customers were from the neighborhood and just walked to our location. Most of the cars parked in front were by people who never frequented our or any other store. Cars do not drive business (pun intended).

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Seeing the fact Tumblr was down for a couple of hours as a trending topic on here made me realize how far out of the loop I am. I had no idea Tumblr still exists and is actively used. Figured it has gone the way of MySpace and Vine.

Nuff said.

Jeremiah Oshan@jeremiah.sounderatheart.com · 10mo ago

Paul Rothrock on having more lucrative offers elsewhere: ‘I think I’m going to be rich in other ways staying here.’

If this can be sustained and advanced in the current inhospitable climate for any mode besides cars, so much the better. share.google/dfgk5T5QcX6J...

Amtrak is booming: Why more Americans are taking its trains than ever before

More Americans are taking the Amtrak than ever before. Here's why the national rail service is having a moment.

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I'm not one for making New Year's resolutions, preferring to gradually change from year to year. Ive done more walking in the city in recent years, ditching my car as much as possible, feeling more in the moment as a result. This is a reminder to keep in doing it.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10mo ago

9. Take every opportunity you can to participate in civic life. Linger in and enjoy good parks, places, and streets every day, not just during special events. Your very presence and engagement adds life, vitality, and safety to a place, and helps them be more enjoyable for everyone.

Happy holidays, all. This album is one Christmas release that doesn't get overly sentimental and mushy. Nick Lowe sprinkles his usual magic over the proceedings, with inventive song choices, including Hooves On The Roof by @ronsexsmith.bsky.social. A good one for this tine of year.

The coffee shop I'm in this afternoon is playing classic 50's and 60's country music. Ray Price, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Marty Robbins, Buck Owens. It's a needed break from the non-stop Christmas tunes everywhere else.

One of these days I'm going to see Scotland.

Heather Clark@heatherjc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Winter solstice in Edinburgh.

This is something that a downtown/CBD that relies entirely on cars to move people in and out cannot achieve.

Karl Otterstrom@pedestrianman.bsky.social · 11mo ago

A vibrant downtown thrives on a robust transit network. 12/23/25 ridership topped 19,000, a first for Spokane Transit on a Saturday in the month of December.

Agreed. Don't fall for the obvious rage bait from FOTUS.

Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Rob Reiner had one of the most wide-ranging audiences of any American filmmaker. People rewatch his films with nostalgia and joy. They quote them with parents and pass them down to children. Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.

I figured as much having seen so many Uber and Lyft vehicles driving around the streets with no passengers for years

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Don’t forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion. So much for “making cities better…” Via @wsj.com

Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in, Charlie Brown.

Alex de Campi@alexdecampi.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We’re going to need a bigger boat, Charlie Brown