The entire #st3 right now is an absolute shitshow. The worst part isn't that Ballard is on haitus either, it's that they proved the conservatives right, giving them full access to scream "boondoggle" back at us, and that's what really grinds my gears. That the most predictable issue happened, and seemingly they waited until just now to address it.
So, I'm annoyed at #soundtransit and their decision around #st3 and the future of #lightrail in #seattle . Luckily, humans can be nuanced, so I have many conflicting emotions. A #thread of a few of them:

Looking over the NE 130th St Light Rail station, which is scheduled to open in two years.

#BikeTooter #SEABikes #ST3

In Lynnwood.
On the train.
Link light rail has arrived. Next stop: Northgate for Watershed Pub and a late lunch.
#ST3 #LinkLightRail #Lynnwood #Shoreline #MountlakeTerrace #Seattle

Gestern habe ich eine Testfahrt mit einem S-Pedelec von #Stromer gemacht. Getestetes Modell: Stromer #ST5 mit Kette, ABS und 983 Wh Akku von stromvelo.ch. (Ich wollte eigentlich den #ST3 testen, aber der war gerade nicht verfügbar.)

Gefahrene Route: Einmal um den oberen Zürichsee, mit Abstecher auf den Etzel (durchschnittliche Steigung 11%, maximale Steigung fast 16%). Total 54 km, 850 hm.

Hey Seattle Transit Friends

Once again, there's corpo-political BS going on with light rail. Seems that under some Amazon influence, the ST board is aiming to go against their own staff recommendations for the CID station location. Apparently, Amazon is concerned about their drivers being slowed down by construction. Screw that!

Do the thing. Click the link and send the letter to tell them to do the right thing here.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/dont-delay-light-rail-and-waste-money

#Seattle #Transit #ST3 #SoundTransit #lightrail

Light Rail for All

Help us tell the Sound Transit Board to follow their own staff's recommendation to move forward with their current "Preferred Alternative" in South Lake Union, instead of adding huge costs and delays for our light rail system delivery for a worse experience for transit riders.

Film Review: Starship Troopers 3: Marauder | FilmBook

Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (ST3) is a film that could have been one of the best, if not the best, in the Starship Troopers series. Unfortunately, the

FilmBook

This was an important vote. Thanks to @SeattleSubway and @KccClaudia for your work to get this in!
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RT @UrbanistOrg
Balducci's amendment to add 4th Avenue Shallower (~45 feet) to the study passed on a 10-6 vote. #ST3 #CIDstation

Kudos to @SeattleSubway for raising this idea. https://www.theurbanist.org/2023/02/21/sound-transit-must-commit-to-a-shallower-4th-avenue-cid-station/
https://twitter.com/UrbanistOrg/status/1639069309925490689

Seattle Subway: Sound Transit Must Commit to a Shallower 4th Avenue CID Station

Plans for South Downtown “FrankenHub” would be disastrous for generations of light rail riders As we enter the seventh year of Sound Transit 3 (ST3) expansion planning, Sound Trans…

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That was definitely notable
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RT @MikeLindblom
A little newslet - After a long time neutral or distant from the debate, Uwajimaya just endorsed the Union Station/4th Ave. S #ST3 station site based on "better connectivity" in the area.
https://twitter.com/MikeLindblom/status/1639011599536230401
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