Director of @transpochoices / Formerly @commuteseattle @moveredmond @transitcenter / Not short for Kirkleton
Seattle, WA
Joined July 2008
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FFS please stop "seeking public comment" and please stop "bringing stakeholders to the table" and please just fucking build the fucking thing.
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Where will Tacoma see more buses if Pierce Transit’s sales tax increase passes? thenewstribune.com/news/loca…
Kirk Hovenkotter retweeted
Where will Tacoma see more buses if Pierce Transit’s sales tax increase passes? thenewstribune.com/news/loca…
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Ballots for the November election will be mailed today to all Pierce County voters, with drop boxes now open through 8 p.m. on Election Day (Nov. 3).
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Analog Coffee will open a new location in Westlake, taking over the former Starbucks drive-thru at the AGC Building, according to recent documents filed with the City of Seattle.
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I'm at Pinehurst Station after catching its first southbound train at 5:12 a.m., then coming back to write. The seats were already half-full with commuters heading down from Lynnwood, even at that dark hour.
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The Varsity Theatre in the U-District will reopen later this fall as the new home of the Grand Illusion Cinema. The group plans to reopen the large main auditorium later this fall, with "the same eclectic mix of programming we always have."
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A local group is finalizing a lease with Seattle Colleges to reopen the Egyptian Theater in Capitol Hill, The Stranger reports.
The group plans to show, "repertory flicks, crowd pleasers, and forgotten gems," and wants to bring back midnight movies to the venue.
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The biggest US transit story of this year has been the massive growth of Seattle Link Light Rail ridership in the wake of the 1 & 2 lines connecting
The Link moved a record 5M passengers last month, up 35% from last year, and it's now America's biggest light rail network!
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New bus lanes rolled out on Denny Way to speed up the famously Late 8 bus!
Thanks @MayorofSeattle !!
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Portland area: I'm in the Oregonian today, asking whether Portland and its region still care about public transit. In the next year, we're going to have to make some decisions about that.
@trimet.org oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/…
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Good Evening, the "2026 seattle mariners” was a 6 month sociological study conducted by Harvard University. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.
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Polling shows the regional transportation measure on a path to win. Everyone deserves a way to get where they need to go with dignity. Let's fund Bay Area Transit in November!
transformca.org/new-poll-sho…
transformca.org/new-poll-sho…
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Sound Transit says Link Light Rail set monthly and single-day ridership records in June, buoyed by four FIFA World Cup matches, with preliminary reports showing 5.4 million boardings.
An estimated 309,000 boardings on July 6 on the U.S.-Belgium match day is the new one-day high.
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As someone who’s been skeptical the World Cup would actually be that big of a deal here, the scene in Seattle today is incredible
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A new report recommends installing fare gates at 14 Sound Transit Link light rail stations, including all stops between Northgate and the Chinatown-International District, as part of a pilot program, with an estimated $30 million net annual revenue boost after the payback period.
