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Derek of WayfindDesigns
@dmholmer.wayfinddesigns.com
Gay🏳️🌈, urban🏙️, systems 🌎 thinker. Architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, cartography, graphic design, and transit. All opinions are my own. 📍KC>MPLS>Seattle wayfinddesigns.square.site
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go.bsky.app/Au2Sq7Q I didn't find one so starting one of my own! Reach out if you'd like to be included or removed from this. I'm not here to out or mis-identify anyone. Love y'all! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🚌🏙️
Just found this mobile game where you can literally build your own transit system in real cities! Enjoying it so far! citytransportmanager.com/app/?utm_sou...
Last night was gorgeous! And a bonus meetup with bloomf @jameswebb1987.bsky.social!
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In Minneapolis and in the State of Minnesota, we love, support, and stand in solidarity with our Somali and immigrant neighbors. 🩵 Artwork by @SeanLimMN.bsky.social
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They started texting with a 16-year-old. After two years, they offered to sell him a gun. They consider that "stopping a terrorist attack." And they are calling it heroic. What an absolute embarrassment.
I'm grateful for the heroic work of law enforcement that prevented a mass shooting and terrorist attack at the Mall of America. This shows why we continue to need major coordinated investments in anti-terrorism and local law enforcement to stop attacks like these.
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From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
Yet another example of how looking only at (King County) Metro's ridership recovery misses the forest for the trees.
Ridership recovery from 2020 ranked among top regions: 1—Seattle—89% (of 2020 levels in 12-month data now) 2—Houston—88% 3—NYC—87% 4—DC—85% 5—LA—83% 6—MIA—82% 7—BOS—79% 8—Philly—73% 9—Chicago—73% 10—SF—73% (Seattle is above 2020 levels in latest months) www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/us-...
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Cops chase down suspect making threats with hammer at 10th and John
Didn't expect to encounter a foot police chase on my commute home... Dude running was carrying something amd SPD were shooting something at him. @jseattle.bsky.social any info?
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RapidRide J update: we're installing new bus stations in the U-District and along Eastlake Ave E - a major milestone. Lighting, benches, real-time arrival signs, and more will be added in the near future. Get construction details: www.seattle.gov/transportati...
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All I've ever wanted for my entire adult life is for destructive choices to not be subsidized by society.
A lot of people like sprawl. While we should not subsidize it like we do today, I believe that people should be allowed to have what they want and are willing to pay for. (Most people won’t be willing to pay the actual cost of insuring a house in the woods in the time of climate change wildfires.)
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I'm trying a new thing: Automatically posting updates when new transit lines open around the world. Follow @thetransportpolitic.com if you want to know when new transit lines open around the world.
🚊 New tram / light rail line: Line 11 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Opened Sep 27, 2026 The Sarajevo Tram Line 11 extended from Ilidža to Hrasnica, completing a planned… Open Lines: thetransportpolitic.com/openlines Project: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Sarajevo 📷 en.wikipedia.org
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More examples of boarding maps I've photographed through my travels (or found on agency sites).
Crowdsourcing time. Anybody have photos of boarding maps/transit center maps/station area maps from different transit systems? I'm looking to collect as many examples as I can for a project. Thanks in advance!
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PRELIM Earthquake: Magnitude 4.3, 18.9 km SSW from Bremerton, WA at 2026/09/29 14:05 PDT Learn more: pnsn.org/event/714111952 Did You Feel It? Submit a report: zpr.io/UA6upKKXB4C3
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Local Millionaire Investing in AI Can’t Wait to Blame Future Bankruptcy on Millionaires Tax: tinyurl.com/4kps6veu
Safety doesn't stop at historic district lines. Less busy bodies = less traffic violence.
After a very long debate, this amendment was just APPROVED. The vote was 3-2, with CMs Rinck, Foster and Lin in favor and Saka and Kettle against. There are some outstanding concerns around the amendment's exact language, so I would expect additional tweaks when the bill comes to full council.
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I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Airo trips confirmed: 516/519 and 503/508
New Amtrak Cascades trains featuring ergonomic seats, upgraded WiFi, and a sleek new cafe car go into service on September 30th. More trains are set to arrive by the end of the year, dramatically increasing Amtrak Cascades capacity. Story: www.theurbanist.org/new-airo-tra...
It can be easy to forget that elected officials can take joy in the work they do. Listening to @kccclaudia.bsky.social and @alexis4seattle.bsky.social last night is a key reminder that joy makes for the best council members!
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Congrats @typewriteralley.bsky.social on hosting a sold out Town Hall talk!
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I asked AT&T Stadium about the Rolling Stone report about how they objected to Macklemore coming to Arlington next month. They didn't comment, but as I've noted they're still hosting Kanye West in November: www.chron.com/culture/arti...