Library copy of Scheiber Mutiny rise and revolt of the college educated working class, but with a sticker covering the word revolt

Let’s not worry about the revolt @noamscheiber.bsky.social

School pride is one of the top motivators for purchasing a special-design license plate, with two colleges way out in front. Washington State University was the No. 1 special-design plate, generating about $734,000 from nearly 24,100 plates. The University of Washington ranked sixth with roughly $313,000 from around 10,300 plates.

WA specialty license places. I’m going to venture this discrepancy is because WSU people are more likely to have car brain and see cars as an expression of their identity than UW people @thewaroncars.bsky.social @seattlebikeblog.com @seattletru.bsky.social @seattletransitblog.com @theurbanist.org

Once upon a time there was a man. Whos name was Jaxx and she was very good at Plaing His Ban lDJOY. JAX Played His Band Joy every time tHen He went to bed.

I challenge you to write a better story than this

Everyone on the west coast (and rest
of the world) laughs

Yeah, not widely used simply as name of city. No one would say “I’m from Beantown” or “I’m visiting Beantown this weekend.”

Which US cities, other than Philly and Cincy, are widely and regularly known by diminutive-sounding nicknames?

New 600-foot bikeway fills a treacherous gap in Seattle Building a bikeway in one of Seattle’s oldest neighborhoods wasn’t easy.

Glad to see this got done

View over beach and water to Mount rainier, with child in gray hoodie in foreground

The PNW life

Cargo bike with various stuff on it parked at bike rack by a white red roofed building with lighthouse top visible on top left

Discovery park lighthouse is one of the places in Seattle where you truly feel like a VIP when you travel on a bike (there is no car access anywhere close except with ada permit)

Children’s books on pride flag, world flags, maritime signal flags

New special interest just dropped

After being delayed due to the war with Iran, the Jerusalem Marathon will take place early tomorrow morning. However, as dangerously high temperatures have been forecast, the full-marathon race has been called off.

If war doesn’t do this region in, climate change will.

Temp map for 9pm edt 4/15 showing Seattle and PNW temps in 30s (only place in lower 48 in 30s outside high elevations in Rockies).

Yeah it’s a bit cold in Seattle right now. Anyone missing temps in the 30s? Come thisaways.

Gaza commanded our attention. Why hasn't Sudan? : Code Switch What makes people pay a lot of attention to some wars and crises, but not others? And what does that attention actually do for the people in those situations? We're looking at Sudan, which has entered...

Latest episode of Code Switch podcast: A serious inquiry into why Gaza has commanded more attention than Sudan that doesn’t rest on whataboutism or conclude “it’s because people are antisemites.”

Headline “JD Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology”

Mmhmm

Cyclable not a word on spelling bee

Bicyclable not a word on spelling bee

NYT spelling bee hates bikes

51 Percent of Americans Think the War in Iran Has Not Been Worthwhile.

Of the remainder, 22% were not sure

For me it really was too hilly to even consider biking for transportation/commuting until I learned about e-bikes. They are a true game changer in Seattle.

Rain pants and waterproof shoes are your friend

I regularly do things *farther* away by ebike than I would have by car because it is so frictionless. Hop over to get takeout during rush hour from a different neighborhood? Sure, why not?

The signal at Bagley makes lots of sense to keep regardless because of Irwin’s. If 40th gets upzoned as planned I hope that lots more small businesses like that will open on lots of corners.

Pink 20” bike attached with yellow twist ties, on its side, to back of cargo bike

The best #carryshitolympics: using one bike to bring home a new, larger bike for the kid (now, with gears and a rack for starting his own #carryshitolympics)

You may have more time to file taxes this year For Washington residents in areas affected by storms, flooding and landslides late last year, the Internal Revenue Service is offering an extended deadline.

FYI: “Taxpayers who live in or have a business in King, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Whatcom or Yakima counties have until May 1 to file federal and business tax returns and make payments.”

Google street view showing 2nd Ave dead ending on a street with no curb cuts between it and bike trail beyond

There are signs indicating that the bike route from Thackeray in Wallingford to the BGT goes down 2nd Ave. But follow that route, and you meet Pacific at a spot where there are no curb cuts to get onto the trail. What gives? What are we expected to do here? @qagggy.bsky.social @seattlebikeblog.com

I’d love if media outlets could stop referring to ceasefire talks as “peace talks.” Ceasefire ≠ peace.

This plan would be great but baffling that they wouldn’t take advantage of the beacons already at bagley/40th to run the greenway on bagley after 44th. It would require just sharrows, signage, and stop signs at x-streets to do what I marked . Some work at 50th and 45th with x-walks would help.

What does the map of the sunnyside greenway look like? They’d need a crossing at 40th, and sunnyside doesn’t connect to the bgt.

Would also make sense to connect it up one block to the Green Lake loop though this would involve a short stretch on 65th, an arterial, so that would have to be figured out.

Has there ever been talk of making this route a neighborhood greenway? It connects to three schools (Green Lake, McDonald, Meridian), the BGT, Gas works park, and the healthy st at 44th. There are already signals at the 50th, 45th , and 40th crossings. @qagggy.bsky.social @seattlebikeblog.com

“Iran has been unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic because it cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the waterway and lacks the capability to remove them, according to U.S. officials.”

Thankfully I spent many hours playing Minesweeper in the 1990s so we should be good.

WA will hire 300 employees as it enacts high-earners income tax The state will fill the new jobs — either by moving existing employees to the positions or by hiring new workers — over the next several years.

More revenue and job creation? Win win.