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Dan Bloemker

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City of Bellingham, WA Planning Commissioner. Chemical Engineer. Strong Towns Bellingham 📌. Build Housing. Build Industry. Build Trains. Build Cities. 🇺🇦🇺🇸

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 23d

My personal Pro-Urban Bellingham City Council Endorsements:

Ward 2: Hollie Huthman
Ward 4: Edwin "Skip" Williams
Ward 6: Andrew Reding
At-Large: Jace Cotton

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 20h

When's the last week the Giants were the only one in the division to win? Has to have been 5+ years.

Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 1d

The duality of Whatcom County is sometimes hard to believe. We have sorted so aggressively.

Voting margins of the 2024 presidential election in Whatcom County, WA. Opposite +70 districts exist within 10 miles of each other.

Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 3d

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Daniel Sereduick @danielsereduick.bsky.social · 8d

I liked driving but I fucking love not having to

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 10d

Gross.

Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 12d

Genuinely curious what he'd be able to accomplish with a trifecta.

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 13d

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 13d

The Interurban should absolutely go all the way through the Chuckanuts into Skagit County. It's in the name!

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 13d

On one hand, good thing they backtracked. On the other hand, I feel like listening to whomever is loudest at that moment shouldn't be the guiding hand on our transportation department.

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 13d

Former SDOT director Greg Spotts was up here this week and warned against exactly this kind of backdoor process. Shame we're backsliding.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 13d

I watched a video of a Ukrainian woman with catgirl ears on her helmet along with a trans pride flag patch drop an artillery strike on an ruf position and blow up a dozen guys

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Rep. Andy Harris: "I guarantee you China and Russia do not have woke policies in their military."

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 13d

Turns out 155mm doesn't care who's on either side of the barrel.

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 14d

E-Bikes are so unreasonably useful and fun it's hard to stay off them.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14d

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%.

E-bikes support fewer car trips.

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E-Bikers Ride Much Farther and More Frequently Than Regular Bikers

They are not 'cheating,' but are serious transportation.

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 16d

He's back and he's in Bellingham people!

Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 17d

November can't come soon enough.

Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 17d

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 21d

Many people are saying

Tweet by Ronnie Chen saying "Day 3 with an e-bikes and I have come to the conclusion that all the annoying evangelical e-bikes enthusiasts weren't promoting them hard enough"

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 21d

POV, the vampire at your door figures out why you were so willing to let them come inside.

a person is covered in flames in a dark room

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 21d

As impressive as Cars are on this chart it's really Aviation that makes me furrow my brow and wonder what's to be done about that. 🤔

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 21d

"New York requires a quarter-inch metal-bar lattice for office drop-ceilings... These only-in-New-York systems are robust and pricey, and it’s not clear whether the rest of the country’s office drones have a problem with ceilings collapsing on their cubicles." www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

Vital City | The High Price of Fine Print

Overly complex building codes are a big reason why housing construction costs so much.

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 23d

My personal Pro-Urban Bellingham City Council Endorsements:

Ward 2: Hollie Huthman
Ward 4: Edwin "Skip" Williams
Ward 6: Andrew Reding
At-Large: Jace Cotton

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 23d

Here's hoping, likely depends on council elections this year. Some challengers would likely put them back.

Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 24d

Good transit oriented running this weekend! Rainier Beach Station to UW. Even found an appropriate Brooks ad in the station.

Brooks advertisement highlighting sound transit

Run route from Rainier Beach Station to UW station, then taking the train back.

Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · 28d

The differences in Summer and Winter gas from a refining perspective is largely how much butane you can put in. More in winter, less in summer. Butane has less energy, evaporates more readily, but is cheaper than other components.

E-bikes much better.

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Dan Bloemker @danbloemker.bsky.social · Sep 16

I am once again asking to sink the floating bridge. (Not the light rail section though)