Barb Chamberlain
@barbchamberlain.bsky.social
Active transportation policy and other things. Always doing work I believe in. Need more naps and fewer meetings but here we are.
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WTS South Sound Transportation Policy Panel Discussion & Networking
Panel discussion with regional leaders and decision-makers on key transportation policy issues shaping our communities and networking.
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WTS Puget Sound South Sound event Feb. 5: Transportation policy discussion in the state capital during the legislative session. What could be more timely?
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
New on my blog: A collection of poems you may need as you experience pain and yet still find beauty in this broken world. biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-ro...
A Rose Amidst the Thorns: Poems about Beauty Balancing Pain
Collection of poems on the contrasts between beauty and pain in the world.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
New on my blog: A collection of poems you may need as you experience pain and yet still find beauty in this broken world. biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-ro...
What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.
— C.S. Lewis
— C.S. Lewis
February 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.
— C.S. Lewis
— C.S. Lewis
Thoughts on the 15-minute city--by bike. bikestylelife.com/2024/12/07/h...
How Many Minutes (by Bike) Is Your Neighborhood?
I don’t live in a 15-minute neighborhood or a 15-minute city, one in which I can meet the majority of everyday needs in a 15-minute walk. I find that an imprecise and unimodal measure, though…
bikestylelife.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Thoughts on the 15-minute city--by bike. bikestylelife.com/2024/12/07/h...
For the folks in Olympia, WA: Tonight #ImprovOly has an open rehearsal 6:30-8 at Wild Child. An open rehearsal is interactive if you want to try improv, or you can just come and laugh at other people trying improv with our troupe. www.improvoly.com/calendar #ImprovOly #LaughOutLoud #Improv
Calendar — Improv Oly
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February 4, 2026 at 10:59 PM
For the folks in Olympia, WA: Tonight #ImprovOly has an open rehearsal 6:30-8 at Wild Child. An open rehearsal is interactive if you want to try improv, or you can just come and laugh at other people trying improv with our troupe. www.improvoly.com/calendar #ImprovOly #LaughOutLoud #Improv
WSDOT Walk + Roll gives you a look back at some great completed Safe Routes to School projects, bills in #WAleg related to active transportation, training, research. Subscribe! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...
#WSDOTActive #transportation #SafeRoutesNow #KidsDeserveIt
#WSDOTActive #transportation #SafeRoutesNow #KidsDeserveIt
Walk and Roll: WSDOT Active Transportation - January 22, 2026
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January 29, 2026 at 5:42 PM
WSDOT Walk + Roll gives you a look back at some great completed Safe Routes to School projects, bills in #WAleg related to active transportation, training, research. Subscribe! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAD...
#WSDOTActive #transportation #SafeRoutesNow #KidsDeserveIt
#WSDOTActive #transportation #SafeRoutesNow #KidsDeserveIt
Example of the critical thinking we need to place crash types and devices into the larger context of traffic safety. The biggest issues on our streets are the biggest things on our streets, period.
#RoadSafety #VisionZero #CrashNotAccident #SafetyOverSpeed #CarCulture #CarBloat #motornormativity
#RoadSafety #VisionZero #CrashNotAccident #SafetyOverSpeed #CarCulture #CarBloat #motornormativity
We've spent a ton of time talking about teens getting injured on e-bikes (or illegal e-motos).
We've heard that crash rates are skyrocketing. Marin County Dept of Health even set up a dashboard to see how many e-bike/e-moto crashes are happening.
But how many kids are getting hurt *in cars*?
🧵
We've heard that crash rates are skyrocketing. Marin County Dept of Health even set up a dashboard to see how many e-bike/e-moto crashes are happening.
But how many kids are getting hurt *in cars*?
🧵
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Example of the critical thinking we need to place crash types and devices into the larger context of traffic safety. The biggest issues on our streets are the biggest things on our streets, period.
#RoadSafety #VisionZero #CrashNotAccident #SafetyOverSpeed #CarCulture #CarBloat #motornormativity
#RoadSafety #VisionZero #CrashNotAccident #SafetyOverSpeed #CarCulture #CarBloat #motornormativity
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
WTS Puget Sound South Sound event Feb. 5: Transportation policy discussion in the state capital during the legislative session. What could be more timely?
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
WTS South Sound Transportation Policy Panel Discussion & Networking
Panel discussion with regional leaders and decision-makers on key transportation policy issues shaping our communities and networking.
www.eventbrite.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
WTS Puget Sound South Sound event Feb. 5: Transportation policy discussion in the state capital during the legislative session. What could be more timely?
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
What a gorgeous bridge! With room for everyone to travel in comfort.
Build it and they will come.
By giving people the option to comfortably and safely get around by bike it becomes a viable choice. It's amazing to see more and more places transforming in this direction.
By giving people the option to comfortably and safely get around by bike it becomes a viable choice. It's amazing to see more and more places transforming in this direction.
January 29, 2026 at 4:10 PM
What a gorgeous bridge! With room for everyone to travel in comfort.
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
Hi! Did you receive an e-bike rebate last year (provided thru @wsdot.wa.gov) and use it to purchase a bike? I’d love to chat with you about how e-bike access affected your travel habits and options, for the WSDOT Blog! Please DM me here or contact Hannah dot Weinberger at WSDOT dot WA dot gov.
January 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Hi! Did you receive an e-bike rebate last year (provided thru @wsdot.wa.gov) and use it to purchase a bike? I’d love to chat with you about how e-bike access affected your travel habits and options, for the WSDOT Blog! Please DM me here or contact Hannah dot Weinberger at WSDOT dot WA dot gov.
WTS Puget Sound South Sound event Feb. 5: Transportation policy discussion in the state capital during the legislative session. What could be more timely?
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
WTS South Sound Transportation Policy Panel Discussion & Networking
Panel discussion with regional leaders and decision-makers on key transportation policy issues shaping our communities and networking.
www.eventbrite.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
WTS Puget Sound South Sound event Feb. 5: Transportation policy discussion in the state capital during the legislative session. What could be more timely?
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
Get your ticket before they're all gone. www.eventbrite.com/e/wts-south-...
#WALeg #WATransport #transportation
“There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the other person, but because if you don’t speak, they have changed you.” --Mary Quinn, 2010
January 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
“There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the other person, but because if you don’t speak, they have changed you.” --Mary Quinn, 2010
Last January's review of posts I've written in the month of January biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/01/reru....
#BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives #kindness #resolutions #intentions #NewYear #recipes
#BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives #kindness #resolutions #intentions #NewYear #recipes
Reruns: January Posts Worth Revisiting
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Last January's review of posts I've written in the month of January biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/01/reru....
#BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives #kindness #resolutions #intentions #NewYear #recipes
#BikeTooter #cycling #BicyclesChangeLives #kindness #resolutions #intentions #NewYear #recipes
My post for Winter Solstice, with links to poems and essays. biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2025/12/wint...
We're always turning toward the light as long as we keep going.
#solstice #WinterSolstice #darkness #light #seasons #poetry #poem #poems #PoemADay #TodaysPoem
We're always turning toward the light as long as we keep going.
#solstice #WinterSolstice #darkness #light #seasons #poetry #poem #poems #PoemADay #TodaysPoem
Winter Solstice 2025
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My post for Winter Solstice, with links to poems and essays. biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2025/12/wint...
We're always turning toward the light as long as we keep going.
#solstice #WinterSolstice #darkness #light #seasons #poetry #poem #poems #PoemADay #TodaysPoem
We're always turning toward the light as long as we keep going.
#solstice #WinterSolstice #darkness #light #seasons #poetry #poem #poems #PoemADay #TodaysPoem
Reading through posts I wrote for Winter Solstice the past few years with collections of poetry, readings, and other links.
2024: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/12/wint...
2023: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/12/wint...
2022: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2022/12/wint...
2024: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/12/wint...
2023: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/12/wint...
2022: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2022/12/wint...
Winter Solstice 2024
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reading through posts I wrote for Winter Solstice the past few years with collections of poetry, readings, and other links.
2024: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/12/wint...
2023: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/12/wint...
2022: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2022/12/wint...
2024: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/12/wint...
2023: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2023/12/wint...
2022: biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2022/12/wint...
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
Just give me a world where we can walk/roll to most things. That’s it.
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Just give me a world where we can walk/roll to most things. That’s it.
Not one but two very nice bus drivers for Intercity Transit helped me make a tight connection this morning. I heart bus drivers! 🚌🥳
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Not one but two very nice bus drivers for Intercity Transit helped me make a tight connection this morning. I heart bus drivers! 🚌🥳
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
It is literally life and death if you speed
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It is literally life and death if you speed
Happy Black Friday, the day for:
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
Happy Black Friday, the day for:
-contemplating pie for breakfast
-reading in front of the fire
-cultivating prolonged dog snuggles
-visiting local art fair
-walking in nature
-ignoring all emails
-working on my latest sewing project from www.emilypeacock.com
-contemplating pie for breakfast
-reading in front of the fire
-cultivating prolonged dog snuggles
-visiting local art fair
-walking in nature
-ignoring all emails
-working on my latest sewing project from www.emilypeacock.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happy Black Friday, the day for:
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
- appreciating the silky softness of my cat's fur as he snoozes on my lap
- reading poetry
- sipping hot coffee
- looking at trees
- looking at the sky
- leisurely cooking
- doing some gentle yoga
- possibly napping
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
“It’s cold today—so much for global warming!”
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Climate vs Weather | Global Weirding
YouTube video by Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe
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November 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“It’s cold today—so much for global warming!”
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Weather is like your mood, while climate is your personality. One cold day doesn’t disprove global trends. In fact, warming can even disrupt weather patterns and cause some of the wild swings we see today!
Thanks + Giving: A poetry collection I rounded up last year and some thoughts about Native American Heritage Day biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/11/than.... Hat tip to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for the fabulous graphic, which she posted here last year.
Thanks + Giving
Personal blog with heavy doses of bicycling, public policy, social justice, and family life.
biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Thanks + Giving: A poetry collection I rounded up last year and some thoughts about Native American Heritage Day biketoworkbarb.blogspot.com/2024/11/than.... Hat tip to @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social for the fabulous graphic, which she posted here last year.
Wrote this 3 years ago. Would love to update if you know of bike/walk work by/with Indigenous people in the Americas. bikestylelife.com/2022/11/27/w...
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
“We Are Still Here”: Indigenous-focused Bicycle Programs
Tours to highlight tribal history not known to enough people. Programs to get more kids on bicycles. Efforts to develop heritage trails for safety and connectivity. “Pedaling the Pueblo,̶…
bikestylelife.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wrote this 3 years ago. Would love to update if you know of bike/walk work by/with Indigenous people in the Americas. bikestylelife.com/2022/11/27/w...
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
#NDN #Indigenous #cycling #BikeSky #BicyclesChangeLives #PedestrianDignity #RoadSafety #SafeRoutesNow #walking #walkability #VisionZero #trails
Reposted by Barb Chamberlain
AASHTO annual meeting Council on Active Transportation. Toks Omashakin, former chair of the CAT and now head of CalSTA, sharing his thoughts. "We're in the mobility business--not the infrastructure business. When we change that prism, priority becomes people first."
#transportation #AASHTO
#transportation #AASHTO
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
AASHTO annual meeting Council on Active Transportation. Toks Omashakin, former chair of the CAT and now head of CalSTA, sharing his thoughts. "We're in the mobility business--not the infrastructure business. When we change that prism, priority becomes people first."
#transportation #AASHTO
#transportation #AASHTO
Civic Participant To-Do List:
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Civic Participant To-Do List:
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
- Check local election results. ✔️
- Feel good about being a regular voter, especially when turnout is low. ✔️
- Donate to my local food bank. ✔️ (setting up a recurring donation)
What's on your list? Don't stop after Election Day.
Where I'll be Wed. night: On stage with ImprovOly at Wild Child in downtown Olympia. Love performing with my friends! www.improvoly.com/public-calen...
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway
Improv Comedy in Olympia Washington — Improv Oly
Show at Wild Child on Wednesday, November 5. Doors at 6:30, show 7-8:30. All ages, content is PG-13.
www.improvoly.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Where I'll be Wed. night: On stage with ImprovOly at Wild Child in downtown Olympia. Love performing with my friends! www.improvoly.com/public-calen...
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway
#OlympiaWA #OlympiaEvents #OlyWA #ImprovComedy #Improv #Comedy #LaughOutLoud #WhoseLineIsItAnyway