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Bike and Ped collisions only seem to show up on the WSP tool through separate queries. Is there a way you could color them separately and have them be toggle-able as layers on one map? I have wanted this as a feature for a loooong time!

I believe the data is populated through "collision reports" from responding agencies across the state. Incidents need to be either serious enough to require a report, or someone involved needs to specifically request it. This can be done after the fact through WSP: wsp.wa.gov/driver/colli...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

I know there is a lot going on so just a quick reminder, Epstein.

Merlin calls these Living Ends and I spread this idea every chance I get!

At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves.

Staff at the nation’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility have placed bets on which detainee will be the next to die by suicide, according to new reporting from the Associated Press based on 911 calls and detainee accounts.

The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.

I do not heart Huckabee’s… band.

A map of Seattle showing many red, orange and yellow dots representing crashes

Check out my latest project, CrashMap!

CrashMap is a public-facing web application for visualizing crash data involving injuries and fatalities to bicyclists and pedestrians in Washington State.
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‘Bike mechanic turned internet mechanic’ creates mapping tool of people killed or injured while walking or biking in WA Snapshot of deaths and serious injuries in Seattle between 1/30/2015 and 1/30/2026 (more recent data may be incomplete). From CrashMap. Nick Magruder is a self-described "bike mechanic turned internet mechanic" who dedicated his free time to create a tool to help people "conceptualize and ingrain the true scale of the damage traffic violence bares on our communities," he wrote in an email to Seattle Bike Blog.

'Bike mechanic turned internet mechanic' creates mapping tool of people killed or injured while walking or biking in WA

#SEAbikes #Seattle

A blue informational poster explaining how to report a situation by using the acronym “SALUTE,” with each letter prompting what details to include. It says to share as many details as possible and, if safe, take pictures to include with your report. S – SIZE / STRENGTH: “How many are there confirmed?” Example: “5 to 6 officers in 2 white minivans” A – ACTIONS / ACTIVITY: “What are they doing?” Example: “Parked outside the grocery store” L – LOCATION / DIRECTION: “Where? Be specific with directions” Example: “On the corner of 19th street and Broadway” U – UNIFORM / CLOTHES: “What are they wearing? Are they in uniform or in regular clothing?” Example: “Wearing black long sleeve shirt and ballcaps” T – TIME & DATE: “When? What time?” Example: “Spotted at 1:30pm on February 22” E – EQUIPMENT / WEAPONS: “Do the have equipments or weapons on them? What are they driving?” Example: “They have body armor on and pepper spray” Image description provided with Be My Eyes.

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I continue to be fascinated by the phenomenon whereby an expert engages with any of the LLMs on their field of expertise and is instantly horrified by the wrong answers, and then goes on to use it for things they are not experts in as though it won’t be just as bad for those.

There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana

(Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)

fuck war

Being aware of signs of chronic alcohol use would be helpful. I wonder if one reason this is rare is that people at libraries care for and check on patrons?

7th grade Issaquah resident Michael Miller giving the best public commentary I think I've ever heard

Lots of great Issaquah folks at yesterday's Sound Transit board meeting, but 7th grader Michael Miller gave the best public testimony I've ever heard. He'll be 28 when the Issaquah line opens. He's not asking for something now, he's asking us to build the right future
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“We here in Lynnwood want to protect all of our undocumented residents as well as those who want the fact that they had to live in Lynnwood for some reason to stay undocumented.”

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"Thank god this isn't being recorded," CM Michael Luis said after that set of comments.

Incredible stuff:

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Love this about Ryan!

I scrolled back specifically to see the recap and you should, too.

Bad cops are expensive.

The updated figure for light rail ridership for the Super Bowl victory parade earlier this month was 225,000, according to CEO Dow Constantine just now at the monthly ST board meeting.

That's 65,000 more riders than the previous one-day ridership record.

This is what should happen if you honk at a pedestrian in a crosswalk or creep forward while they're crossing

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Lynnwood City Council cancels Flock camera contract - My Lynnwood News The Lynnwood City Council at its Feb. 23 business meeting voted unanimously to cancel the City’s contract with the controversial Flock Safety license plate reader system. The matter was originally […]

Lynnwood City Council voted 7-0 to cancel Flock camera contract. The issue was originally scheduled to be considered as a regular agenda item later in the meeting, but CM Isabel Mata moved that the cancellation be added to the council’s consent agenda

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Meeting adjourned (to applause!) at 7:15👏

(Lynnwood Council Summit vid is 6+ hours, but I watched for you so AMA!)

Council Summit Recap - people encouraged to watch: lynnwoodwa.v3.swagit.com/videos/375919