lioracle

lioracle, 4 days ago to transit

“I’m making a whole city! There are roads and tracks and roads crossing over the tracks! And buildings!” There are also many bus stops and a museum. (Grateful for washable markers) #urbanism #transit #PublicTransport #trains #bike #BikeTooter

lioracle, 17 days ago to boston

Gives you some indication of the general direction of Massachusetts settlement: 15 Massachusetts towns are directional additions to other MA towns (eg Adams; North Adams). 7 are WEST, 5 are NORTH, 3 are EAST (and 2 of these, E. Bridgewater and E. brookfield also have a west and/or north counterpart), and 0 are SOUTH #boston #massachusetts #maps #newengland #usa

lioracle, 23 days ago to MountainBiking

Is there a calculator to let people calculate actual cost per mile to drive a given car, accounting for actual purchase price, insurance, gas prices, parking costs, and length of time one has owned car? Trying to see just how much I’m saving with an ebike. #bike #cycling #biketooter #ebike #seabikes #cars @TheWarOnCars @seabikeblog

lioracle, 26 days ago to Women

The 5 year old boys wear t shirts and shorts for gymnastics; the 5 year old girls wear sparkly, form fitting leotards. So this is how it begins. #women #feminism #sexism #misogyny #children #kids #gender #lgbtq

lioracle, 1 month ago to Seattle

Launch of 2 line train in Bellevue / Redmond #seattle sat. was a huge hit with transit-obsessed kiddo. Lego model of train! Bouncy castle decorated like train! Plenty of swag. Cargo ebike over 520 bridge to get there (until they connect it over the lake). #seabikes #train #BikeTooter #bike #PublicTransport #urbanism

Image showing people, including children, at an outdoor event with an inflatable structure with the text "Hop On!" on top. Some are removing their shoes to enter the structure, while others are watching or waiting their turn.
A child observing a blue train labeled "2 Line" at a railway platform with trees in the background and "Bellevue" sign visible.

lioracle, 1 month ago to cycling

I’m zooming down a 3 block, 1 way (1 lane) neighborhood arterial hill w/a sharrow, along the sharrow line (ie in traffic). Speed limit is 25 (and several people have “20 is plenty” signs on lawns). I’m going btw 20-27 (speeding up as I go down hill). There’s a car behind me. When we get to bottom, and before he turns the opposite direction, he says out his window, exasperated, you need to let people pass. Do I need to? #BikeTooter #cycling #seabikes #bike @seabikeblog

lioracle, 1 month ago to Seattle

Nothing like the pleasure of seeing my tiny (~30lb) 5 year old blaze around the park having newly mastered the Woom 2 pedal bike. Edmonds civic center park, great for this purpose! #seabikes #seattle #pnw #biketooter #bike #cycling

lioracle, 1 month ago to random

I think “eighth” might be one of the weirdest looking common English words

lioracle, 1 month ago to random

Amazing. It actually happens in real life

Castaways rescued after writing 'HELP' with palm leaves on remote island

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/castaways-rescued-after-writing-help-with-palm-leaves-on-remote-island/

lioracle, 2 months ago to Trains

Should be a word #urbanism #trains #PublicTransport #infrastructure @TheWarOnCars

lioracle, 2 months ago to transit

Bit of a design fail when I choose to avoid the “healthy street” intended for bikes because there are so many speed bumps to slow down cars (without cutouts for bikes) and go for the parallel no speed bump side street instead. For local folks (1st ave north of 85th in Greenwood—I’ve been diverting to 2nd instead). #seabikes #bike #biketooter #cycling

lioracle, 2 months ago to transit

The current wide-legged pants trend is really not so bike friendly (extra hassle of binding the bottom, don’t work well under rain pants…) #bike #BikeTooter #cycling #seabikes #women #fashion

lioracle, 3 months ago to Travel

It’s funny that hotel rooms still have ironing boards but don’t have toothpaste #travel

lioracle, 4 months ago to ukteachers

Remember how when we (olds) used to not carry water bottles to school and if we were thirsty in school had to drink directly from the drinking fountain? #education #water #children #teaching

lioracle, 4 months ago to cycling

I arrive at public #library in AM greeted by staff person who sees I’m in biking gear:
Him: it’s pretty cold to be biking today!
Me: Yeah, I just bundle up and it’s great
Him: Actually, I biked here too. So I’m really just complimenting myself
#biketooter #cycling #seabikes #libraries #winter #urbanism

lioracle, 4 months ago to Israel

Al Jazeera: “Gazans too occupied with dying to tune into ICJ proceedings against Israel.” #gaza #israel #palestine #ICJ

lioracle, 4 months ago to Seattle

When will we get a proper bike connection on the 1st Ave NE crossing over I-5? It’s inexplicable that it doesn’t exist given that it’s the main way that neighborhood west of the highway can access the light rail station #seattle #seabikes #biketooter #cycling

lioracle, 5 months ago to Seattle

If Sound Transit #seattle wanted a bit more fare compliance, installing a lot more of those yellow card readers would really help. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve not tapped in or out because there’s not one on the platform, or there’s not one next to the elevator I’m using, or I’m wrangling a kid. (I have a pass from work, so for me tapping is more about accurately recording trips taken, not my personally avoiding fares, but still). #pnw #PublicTransport #transit #trains #urbanism

lioracle, 5 months ago to Israel

It’s maddening that Claudine Gay’s NYT oped barely mentions #israel / #palestine, and only to (appropriately) condemn Hamas for the Oct 7 attacks, with literally no reference to the ongoing slaughter, starvation, and mass displacement in #gaza

#highered #academia #harvard #BlacMastodon #claudinegay

lioracle, 5 months ago to ebikes

It’s obscene that enormous electric trucks and suvs are getting tax credits but #ebikes are not

#ebike #bike #biketooter #cycling #ev @TheWarOnCars

lioracle, 5 months ago to Trains

It is maddeningly difficult to figure out how to do an all-train itinerary from Seattle to Tacoma to see the model train display at hr WA state history museum (and not stay all day). Sounder, please increase service. (Might be able to cobble together Amtrak plus sounder, but not ideal times) #trains #PublicTransport #urbanism #seattle #pnw

lioracle, 6 months ago to history

#history #histodons #israel #palestine #gaza #archives

lioracle, 6 months ago to academia

Is your furniture a problem? #grammar #english #academia #highered #teaching #education

lioracle, 6 months ago to Seattle

I live in #seattle and like 80% of craft beers available in my local supermarket are IPAs. I hate IPAs, or, I think I do. Way too bitter. Given this, which IPA should I try first to test the waters? #pnw #beer