Robert
@ateser.bsky.social
Raised in a small, rural town and now a city man. Love pedestrians and cyclists who brave Seattle speedway streets
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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It’s December 30th. Pike Place Market is packed with people awkwardly standing or sitting on the curb to eat treats from vendors. Removing the street seating for the winter was a mistake. Seattle has a mild climate with days where people want to sit and linger year round
December 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It’s December 30th. Pike Place Market is packed with people awkwardly standing or sitting on the curb to eat treats from vendors. Removing the street seating for the winter was a mistake. Seattle has a mild climate with days where people want to sit and linger year round
“ICE! Let’s get ICE off our streets and into our beverages.” Jeff Bridges
October 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“ICE! Let’s get ICE off our streets and into our beverages.” Jeff Bridges
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
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What if dropping your kid off in the morning was something you actually looked forward to? 🌳🎶☀️🚲
“Bikes deliver the freedom auto ads promise” – @tomflood.bsky.social
“Bikes deliver the freedom auto ads promise” – @tomflood.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What if dropping your kid off in the morning was something you actually looked forward to? 🌳🎶☀️🚲
“Bikes deliver the freedom auto ads promise” – @tomflood.bsky.social
“Bikes deliver the freedom auto ads promise” – @tomflood.bsky.social
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ICE Arrests Firefighters Caught Attempting to Murder Wildfire: tinyurl.com/255zs4c5
August 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
ICE Arrests Firefighters Caught Attempting to Murder Wildfire: tinyurl.com/255zs4c5
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I still get questions/concerns about why should transportation advocates get involved in land use planning: "Isn't advocating for bike lanes and safe pedestrian streets hard enough without adding in another controversial issue?"
But the two are fundamentally, critically, inseparable.
But the two are fundamentally, critically, inseparable.
Tell @council.seattle.gov let's make Seattle walkable and affordable by:
1) Legalizing corner stores
2) Expanding neighborhood centers
3) Adding flexibility in car parking regulations
4) Encouraging stacked flats
5) Supporting social housing
Take action today!
1) Legalizing corner stores
2) Expanding neighborhood centers
3) Adding flexibility in car parking regulations
4) Encouraging stacked flats
5) Supporting social housing
Take action today!
Make Seattle Affordable & Walkable
Dear Seattle City Council, Thank you for putting forward amendments that could lead to a more affordable, equitable, and walkable Seattle. I care about creating a Seattle where everyone can afford ...
actionnetwork.org
August 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I still get questions/concerns about why should transportation advocates get involved in land use planning: "Isn't advocating for bike lanes and safe pedestrian streets hard enough without adding in another controversial issue?"
But the two are fundamentally, critically, inseparable.
But the two are fundamentally, critically, inseparable.
Exactly!
Love how you have to play chicken with a car that might be going straight while you're taking a left through the intersection
August 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Exactly!
And, it’s an important bike route for me visiting my grandkids in West Seattle. Going eastbound (left turn) Andover to Delridge to the the low bridge can be risky
The pedestrian experience at Delridge and Andover is one of if not the worst in West Seattle
August 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
And, it’s an important bike route for me visiting my grandkids in West Seattle. Going eastbound (left turn) Andover to Delridge to the the low bridge can be risky
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Seville: "Cycling has increased 11-fold in Seville in the space of a few years. Is this proof that any city can get lots of people riding by building an ambitious network of connected, segregated bike lanes?"
Transformational change is possible with bold leadership.
Transformational change is possible with bold leadership.
How Seville transformed itself into the cycling capital of southern Europe
Spain remains far from a paradise for bikes – yet cycling has increased 11-fold in Seville in the space of a few years. Is this proof that any city can get lots of people riding by building an ambitio...
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Seville: "Cycling has increased 11-fold in Seville in the space of a few years. Is this proof that any city can get lots of people riding by building an ambitious network of connected, segregated bike lanes?"
Transformational change is possible with bold leadership.
Transformational change is possible with bold leadership.
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Hot off the presses: The Urbanist's primary election endorsements.
Ballots arrive in mailboxes as soon as tomorrow.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/16/2...
Ballots arrive in mailboxes as soon as tomorrow.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/16/2...
2025 Primary Election Endorsements » The Urbanist
# The Urbanist Elections Committee is excited to announce our 2025 primary election endorsements, which span the region from Tacoma to Everett. Be sure to vote by August 5.
www.theurbanist.org
July 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hot off the presses: The Urbanist's primary election endorsements.
Ballots arrive in mailboxes as soon as tomorrow.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/16/2...
Ballots arrive in mailboxes as soon as tomorrow.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/16/2...
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Reagan promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Bush promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Trump promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me four times...?
Bush promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Trump promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me four times...?
July 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reagan promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Bush promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Trump promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me four times...?
Bush promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Trump promised tax cuts would pay for themselves. Blew out the deficit.
Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me four times...?
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"New" trade deal just dropped: US businesses get tariff-free access to the Vietnamese market, just as they were offered 8 years ago in the TPP, but Trump refused to sign.
In addition, Trump's imposing a 20% tax on Americans who import goods from Vietnam. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
In addition, Trump's imposing a 20% tax on Americans who import goods from Vietnam. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
Trump Announces Preliminary Trade Pact With Vietnam
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"New" trade deal just dropped: US businesses get tariff-free access to the Vietnamese market, just as they were offered 8 years ago in the TPP, but Trump refused to sign.
In addition, Trump's imposing a 20% tax on Americans who import goods from Vietnam. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
In addition, Trump's imposing a 20% tax on Americans who import goods from Vietnam. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...
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June 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
21,748 miles of cycling paths, cyclist-first infrastructure in the Nederlands. Will the US ever shake the limitations of car culture?
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/fost...
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/fost...
Fostering Bicycle Safety for Human and Planetary Well-Being | Think Global Health
Regular cycling improves physical and mental health, but sustainable urban planning is needed to ensure uptake
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
21,748 miles of cycling paths, cyclist-first infrastructure in the Nederlands. Will the US ever shake the limitations of car culture?
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/fost...
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/fost...
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The Orca card mic is a nice touch.
May 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The Orca card mic is a nice touch.
So want Wilson’s Seattle mayoral candidacy to be successful
May 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So want Wilson’s Seattle mayoral candidacy to be successful
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Will Campaign Donor Boulevard ever be pedestrianized while Harrell is mayor?
Lake Washington Boulevard is a beautiful family-friendly park — all the land including the asphalt is owned by the Parks Department. But Seattle chooses to treat it like an unwelcoming speedway except on select summer weekends.
May 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Will Campaign Donor Boulevard ever be pedestrianized while Harrell is mayor?
Is there a connection between car dependence and American drivers' mental wellbeing.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Does Car Dependence Make People Unsatisfied With Life? Evidence From a U.S. National Survey
In the United States (U.S.), cars play a key role in facilitating mobility. Americans heavily rely on their cars for daily travel due to the benefits …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Is there a connection between car dependence and American drivers' mental wellbeing.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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It’s affordable housing week!
Katie Wilson answers the burning question on everyone’s mind:
How is the housing crisis the hidden reason why your slice of pizza costs $8?
WilsonForSeattle.com
Katie Wilson answers the burning question on everyone’s mind:
How is the housing crisis the hidden reason why your slice of pizza costs $8?
WilsonForSeattle.com
May 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It’s affordable housing week!
Katie Wilson answers the burning question on everyone’s mind:
How is the housing crisis the hidden reason why your slice of pizza costs $8?
WilsonForSeattle.com
Katie Wilson answers the burning question on everyone’s mind:
How is the housing crisis the hidden reason why your slice of pizza costs $8?
WilsonForSeattle.com
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Defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted. Every US Atty (or so I thought) knows you can’t weigh in on guilt like this.
May 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted. Every US Atty (or so I thought) knows you can’t weigh in on guilt like this.
Perhaps a @limebikelitter.bsky.social app guidance notice will fix this annoying problem. My 75 yr old self had to move your rentals to lock my bike. Swedish Cherry Hill/18th Ave S @seattledot.bsky.social @seattlebikeblog.com @sngreenways.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Perhaps a @limebikelitter.bsky.social app guidance notice will fix this annoying problem. My 75 yr old self had to move your rentals to lock my bike. Swedish Cherry Hill/18th Ave S @seattledot.bsky.social @seattlebikeblog.com @sngreenways.bsky.social
Van fully blocking West Seattle bridge sidewalk/bike path
April 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM