I have somehow willed into existence my return to office date to get delayed to the Tuesday after the light rail opens. Praise be to Sound Transit.
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I have somehow willed into existence my return to office date to get delayed to the Tuesday after the light rail opens. Praise be to Sound Transit.
One of the greatest bollard walks in history.
#WorldBollardAssociation
Searching on Microsoft Bing "llm how many r's in strawberry" with the suggested answer at the top being "Two" and the subtext of "The word 'strawberry' contains two 'R's." There are 3 citations listed.
I just saw a person crossing the street going south from the NW corner of Pine & Bellevue who had to jump back to the curb because a turning driver cut them off inches into the crosswalk.
This is we’re Lilli Morenno was killed on Monday.
@seattledot.bsky.social what’s your plan to prevent this?
It looks like the state has been surveying in regards to geothermal and they don't see "high resource potential" in the Puget Lowland. On the SCL side their 2024 IRP report states they're planning to start purchasing geothermal energy in 2028 from Nevada.
Are there utility companies in other parts of the nation, in your opinion, that are innovating right now?
The question is can we return to those high compliance numbers or does an ever growing system mean we need a different type of fare enforcement?
There are other reasons why gates might be worth it but from a monetary perspective, for Sound Transit, it's almost 50/50 on either decision right now.
To conclude I think it's fine that ST is studying whether to install fare gates. The Urbanist has reported that they will continue to study it this year. But we have seen high levels of fare compliance without gates.
Also BART's "$10 million new revenue" number is an estimate. They only finished installing fare gates in August 2025. This isn't to say that the number is wrong, it's just early. We'll need to wait till their FY26 report for a more accurate accounting.
Where did ST's 85% fare payment rate from that 2022 study come from? That was our fare payment rate in 2019, pre-pandemic! We were only 6 points off BART's current fare compliance rate with our existing 2019 system.
However BART's new numbers come from their new FY25 financial report which specifically states that 9% of riders said they saw someone fare evade. Meaning a 91% compliance rate.
You need to pay attention to the assumptions being made though. The 2022 study assumes that gated stations increase fare compliance to 95% which is supposed to be in line with gated peer systems.
ST has been looking into fare gates for a while. The first study I remember was from Dec 2022. With a 55% fare payment rate we would see 2 years to break even on gate installation costs if we only installed gates at the top 5 Link stations. At an 85% fare payment rate that 2 years drops to 8 years.
I had to work late today so I only just got to see these new numbers for BART but let me give my hot take about Sound Transit installing gates for the Link. There are probably better uses of Sound Transit money!
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TOTAL SEATTLE VICTORY
I just want my local car dealership ads
21 - 17 Seahawks
In Elon's America only cars exist
A picture of a Tesla's dashboard screen showing cars around the Tesla. The Tesla also thinks me, a bike, is a car.
Ever bike behind a Tesla and wonder why its internal system never correctly identifies there's a bike behind it?
A large group of bikes at 4th and Pine
Incredibly large Seattle Critical Mass tonight in remembrance of Alex Pretti
Note that this presentation was from King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion's office. Not Erika Evans.
CHARLES RAFFERTY The Problem with Early Warnings People don't like to leave a party unless the house is actually on fire. Even then, if the flames are far enough away to be pretty, they'll finish their drink, take one more pass at the hors d'oeuvres. How things happen has always been unclear. Hurricanes begin in a place where no one lives. Agents of the government start to wear masks. Fascism is a word my neighbors won't use yet. They are following the law, they say, and the sirens are coming for someone else.
This hit so fucking hard today.
I would think World Cup but your probably right
An NYT headline reads “Federal Officers Shoot Person in Minneapolis”
It has gotten so bad that the @nytimes.com has stopped using the passive voice to describe the violence.
Two days ago, 7 democrats voted to fund that execution
Say hello to a truly connected region on March 28! The Crosslake Connection is opening two new stations and a world of new possibilities for the Eastside, Seattle and beyond. 🚊✨
Explore this highly anticipated new connection and get ready to ride! 🎉
www.soundtransit.org/crosslake
MARCH 28
South Bellevue Station to International District/Chinatown Station: Trending early 2026
It's already gone
This picture really upset me today. Even worse the article has video of the incident too.
