Fischer 🛠️🚇
@fischer.bsky.social
full stack content engineer, portlander, t1d
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I’d describe a lot of the mpls anti ice organizing as peaceful direct action which is a category that’s been completely absent from all of the protest discourse we’ve been collectively doing over the last decade
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I’d describe a lot of the mpls anti ice organizing as peaceful direct action which is a category that’s been completely absent from all of the protest discourse we’ve been collectively doing over the last decade
has anyone done a deep dive yet on what it would look like for oregon to flex more federal transportation funds from highways to transit + safety projects? @nomorefreewayspdx.com perhaps?
January 19, 2026 at 1:33 AM
has anyone done a deep dive yet on what it would look like for oregon to flex more federal transportation funds from highways to transit + safety projects? @nomorefreewayspdx.com perhaps?
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gothamist.com/news/new-yor... right into my veins type news
New York City is making a top secret map of everything under the street
With no centralized, comprehensive map to navigate the underground labyrinth, unexpected subterranean findings have cost the city millions of dollars and years of delays.
gothamist.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:29 AM
gothamist.com/news/new-yor... right into my veins type news
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Transit question for all of you out there: what transit agency do you think has the best governance model? How are the decision-makers (usually a board) selected? Automatic inclusion of elected positions? Directly elected to the board? Appointed by electeds? How we do get a Metro board that is -
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Transit question for all of you out there: what transit agency do you think has the best governance model? How are the decision-makers (usually a board) selected? Automatic inclusion of elected positions? Directly elected to the board? Appointed by electeds? How we do get a Metro board that is -
oregon century of humiliation
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
oregon century of humiliation
in a special election with 20% turnout last week, sherwood voters approved two ballot measures aimed at challenging state land use regulations
January 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
in a special election with 20% turnout last week, sherwood voters approved two ballot measures aimed at challenging state land use regulations
when you tell the bartender you’re here because it’s whiskey friday with tony dokoupil and they hit you with that MS NOW stare
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
when you tell the bartender you’re here because it’s whiskey friday with tony dokoupil and they hit you with that MS NOW stare
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“Oughtposting vs isposting” is immediately load bearing for me
I have a theory that the general epistemic crisis has led to a lot of very online people getting used to communicating primarily through oughtposting and kind of forgetting how to deal with isposting
people gotta chill out about making normative vs. descriptive claims. it’s tedious to have to specify “of course, I do NOT support fire” if you’re talking about a house burning down.
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“Oughtposting vs isposting” is immediately load bearing for me
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The FX2 and the 9 are literally parallel so we can see this in action. The FX2 on a narrow and congested road is faster than the 9 on a wide 4 lane road.
TSP helps, as does in-lane stops, but consolidation is a major contributing factor and it costs $0.
TSP helps, as does in-lane stops, but consolidation is a major contributing factor and it costs $0.
January 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The FX2 and the 9 are literally parallel so we can see this in action. The FX2 on a narrow and congested road is faster than the 9 on a wide 4 lane road.
TSP helps, as does in-lane stops, but consolidation is a major contributing factor and it costs $0.
TSP helps, as does in-lane stops, but consolidation is a major contributing factor and it costs $0.
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SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
one example of this I like to talk about: as part of the fx2 stop consolidation, trimet removed the bus stop across the street from my apartment on 41st. I had to walk an extra block to get to the new stop on 43rd, but I haven't had my stop ignored by a bus driver once since fx2 service started
I do get the accessibility tradeoffs involved with stop consolidation but some of these routes are way beyond that
January 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
one example of this I like to talk about: as part of the fx2 stop consolidation, trimet removed the bus stop across the street from my apartment on 41st. I had to walk an extra block to get to the new stop on 43rd, but I haven't had my stop ignored by a bus driver once since fx2 service started
the year is 2045. you live in a maisonette condo in peterborough, ON and can drive your BYD electric car to a high speed rail station where a CR450AF high speed EMU train to toronto arrives every half hour. you wonder why you waited so long to leave the US
The Canada-China relationship has been distant and uncertain for nearly a decade.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
We’re changing that, with a new strategic partnership that benefits the people of both our nations.
January 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
the year is 2045. you live in a maisonette condo in peterborough, ON and can drive your BYD electric car to a high speed rail station where a CR450AF high speed EMU train to toronto arrives every half hour. you wonder why you waited so long to leave the US
if datacenter operators are willing to pay higher electricity rates policymakers really need to intervene to make sure that goes towards renewable energy buildouts
Under the plan, Microsoft says it will ask local utilities to charge rates high enough to cover data center energy usage and upgrade electrical infrastructure without raising prices for residents.
A small town in Central Washington is Microsoft’s answer to the data center backlash
Quincy is a small farming town in Central Washington near the Columbia River, home to one of the world’s top french fry producers. It’s also the model for Microsoft’s nationwide data center strategy.
www.opb.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
if datacenter operators are willing to pay higher electricity rates policymakers really need to intervene to make sure that goes towards renewable energy buildouts
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like four women have come forward and said andrew callaghan is a sex pest can we please stop putting the channel 5 interview everywhere
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
like four women have come forward and said andrew callaghan is a sex pest can we please stop putting the channel 5 interview everywhere
seems like a useful operational efficiency for trimet to study . . .
Richmond, VA widened bus stop spacing to nearly 1300 feet a few years ago as part of a redesign we did. Des Moines and Louisville are doing the same as part of projects of ours rolling out soon.
Bigger cities -- where the benefits of respacing are even greater -- should study these examples.
Bigger cities -- where the benefits of respacing are even greater -- should study these examples.
Increasing the distance between stops from 700–800 feet to 1,300 feet (typical spacing in Western Europe) can deliver faster service, better reliability, and more service with the same resources.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
seems like a useful operational efficiency for trimet to study . . .
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“The Owendoff network is far-reaching. Democratic Party elites like City Councilor Dan Ryan rely on his counsel. […] He’s also a central figure in the emerging ecosystem of right-wing and corporate dark money PACs trying to intervene in Portland’s elections.”
Brian Owendoff's One Big Club (You Ain't In It) - Portland DSA
Brian Owendoff sent racist text messages about Portland City Councilors to a group chat of local pro-corporate political agitators. Our research reveals he’s just one node in a network of powerful peo...
portlanddsa.org
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
“The Owendoff network is far-reaching. Democratic Party elites like City Councilor Dan Ryan rely on his counsel. […] He’s also a central figure in the emerging ecosystem of right-wing and corporate dark money PACs trying to intervene in Portland’s elections.”
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A graphic for our friends in Minnesota.
January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
A graphic for our friends in Minnesota.
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Here’s the economic impact analysis from someone who does those professionally - providing options other than cars to get to a place increases business except to the most car dependent businesses (like car washes).
good and bad news on 82nd avenue: the portland metro chamber is dropping their opposition to the full seven miles of BAT lanes, now asking policymakers to adjust BAT placement based on the outcome of an economic impact analysis. but the long shadow of ODOT’s east portland mismanagement still looms:
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Here’s the economic impact analysis from someone who does those professionally - providing options other than cars to get to a place increases business except to the most car dependent businesses (like car washes).
good and bad news on 82nd avenue: the portland metro chamber is dropping their opposition to the full seven miles of BAT lanes, now asking policymakers to adjust BAT placement based on the outcome of an economic impact analysis. but the long shadow of ODOT’s east portland mismanagement still looms:
January 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
good and bad news on 82nd avenue: the portland metro chamber is dropping their opposition to the full seven miles of BAT lanes, now asking policymakers to adjust BAT placement based on the outcome of an economic impact analysis. but the long shadow of ODOT’s east portland mismanagement still looms:
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The work PBOT is doing on 82nd Ave truly warms my heart. All the crossings and median islands... swoon... and they just shared this photo of a center curb separator being installed at NE Fremont!
January 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The work PBOT is doing on 82nd Ave truly warms my heart. All the crossings and median islands... swoon... and they just shared this photo of a center curb separator being installed at NE Fremont!
what’s the opposite of hugops
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www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
what’s the opposite of hugops
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reminder that
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 AM
reminder that
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
- the v/c ratio that odot is using is a relic that invariably requires much more space for cars than they’ll use 23.5hrs/day at expense of all else
- metro has already stopped using v/c for this reason
- odot is updating their own policy on this right now, this could be moot by next yr
my rule for biketown station placement is that they should always be immediately adjacent to either a protected bike facility or a low traffic greenway street (most do not pass this test)
January 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
my rule for biketown station placement is that they should always be immediately adjacent to either a protected bike facility or a low traffic greenway street (most do not pass this test)
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