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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 5h

I just can't get over the differences in scale between Ballard Link's Westlake Station as proposed and the original Westlake Station, off to the left.

Ballard Link's Westlake has two separate entrances underneath separate buildings, with one showing a long tunnel to get to the train guideway. They are at least five stories deeper than the original Westlake, which is tiny and only around 10-15% of the size

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Douglas Reyes-Ceroñ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 2d

love to have NWSL's broadcast partner CBS running a whole CarMax ad during a player substitution and proceed to miss an entire goal by KC Current

absolute amateur hour

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 3d

The line for the new Boop ORCA card at Colman Dock. They already ran out.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 3d

There were extra trains deployed, they just filled up immediately

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 3d

Lots of people riding the 1 Line tonight, with 80,000 sports fans in town. The meter queue was organized but people were still cutting the line.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 4d

The scooter and bikeshare parking situation is also a bit out of control. Need more space for them too.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 20d

Happy 25th birthday to Sounder (specifically the S Line)! The long journey to Everett-Seattle-Tacoma-Lakewood trains is chronicled here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounder...

A Sounder train pulled by a locomotive leaving Puyallup Station with a crowd of people on the platform

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 20d

It has a pleasant downtown for strolling, plus a few mountain views.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 22d

I keep going back to this slide shown to the Sound Transit board this month, showing how "capacity building" means consulting firms, more consulting firms, and more subcontractors.

Capacity building at Sound Transit
18 primes 248 subconsultants
[large chart showing which consultants and subconsultants the agency is bringing on]

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 23d

We now have the project-level breakdowns for Sound Transit 3 light rail projects, outlining the $20-$30 billion shortfall the agency is facing through 2046.

Ballard Link's 2025 $ estimate is now $22.6 billion, a full 90% increase.

The Boeing Access Road infill station is now at $475 million.

Chart showing new 2025$ cost estimates for light rail projects
West Seattle $7.9 billion
Ballard $22.6
Tacoma Dome $6.1
Everett Link $7.7
Graham Street $200 million
Boeing $475 million
TCC Link $1.6 billion
South Kirkland Issaquah $6.3 billion

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 25d

BJ, would you be interested in donating this video for use on Wikipedia? It would be an amazing way to document a bit of American soccer history.

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Blake Trask @btrask.bsky.social · 29d

Two amazing sights, all at one moment:

“At nearly the same moment the railcar first entered the I-90 bridge from the Mercer Island side, 11:49 p.m., a thick shower of sparks streaked high above the park, from an apparent meteor.”

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

An apparent meteor streaks across the sky on Monday in Seattle, adding to the feeling that train fans were indeed part of a special event. (Nick Wagner / The Seattle Times)

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 29d

I killed my sleep for it and I'm so happy it turned out well.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 29d

Only until 2 am. Did drive over to Mercer Island to check out the test train while it was stationary.

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 29d

A view inside

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 29d

The first East Link train under its own power on the floating bridge!

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Aug 27

I’ve spent the better part of two decades dealing with people trying to dox and harass the volunteers who make Wikipedia the incredible resource it is today.

I liked it better when they weren’t in Congress.

oversight.house.gov/wp-content/u...

oversight.house.gov

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · Aug 27

A midday Sounder arrival at King Street Station. Would really love to see more than just one train between peak hours.

A crowd of people on a train platform queuing for the stairs

A train platform full of people with stadiums and a pedestrian bridge in the background

King Street Station with a full platform of people

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Christof Spieler @christofspieler.bsky.social · Aug 24

A tip: just because a transit agency called "Metro" provides an image of "Madison BRT" does not mean it's Madison, Wisconsin. (I've ridden both Madison BRTs, in Madison and Seattle!) cleantechnica.com/2024/12/03/m...

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Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻 @noahsbwilliams.com · Aug 24

First: How does it work?

Activation is simple:

1. Put the coach in Drive
2. Push the “Mode” button twice

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Jeremiah Oshan @jeremiah.sounderatheart.com · Aug 22

With all Liga MX teams eliminated from Leagues Cup, figured I’d do one more update of MLS teams’ all-time record against Liga MX opponents. (Converted shootout wins to ties)

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · Aug 21

A recent sunset in Everett

A sunset with clouds and light in distinct layers

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · Aug 7

Aboard the heritage bus brought out by Community Transit yesterday

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Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · Aug 5

Not even a tsunami could stop Miles and Jackson from making it all the way up the West Coast by local transit.

Miles in Transit @milesintransit.com · Aug 5

WE MADE IT

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Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻 @noahsbwilliams.com · Aug 2

This is an auto-alignment point used by trolleybuses to switch from ESS (battery) to on-wire (OCS) operations.

The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.

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