Adam Smith

@adamnsmith.bsky.social

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Minneapolitan; transit rider and worker; CPFC and MNUFC supporter; habitable climate enthusiast. Opinions are mine but I’m good at sharing.

Photo of a TV with fans waving flags as the Tour de France peloton passes
Screenshot of permit website describing scope, including “Remodel existing bakery for new bakery tenant. No change of occupancy… Tenant: Evergreen”
David Souchet giving a disapproving look as Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s famous Belgian detective
Coast redwoods at Muir Woods
Photo of the powerhouse floor at the Canle Car Museum, showing four sets of sheaves driving the remaining operational cable car lines in San Francisco
Photo of the view from the Presidio Visitor Center. Colorful native dune plantings are visible through 3 windows with the Bay and hills in the background
Photo from a porch of a red brick building in the Presidio. A white railing and column are visible on the porch, with palm and eucalyptus trees in the background. An American flag hangs from the building.
Rock formations in Ruby Canyon, Colorado, as viewed from the California Zephyr
Sunrise over western Nebraska with a winding stream, grasslands, and scattered trees
Photo of red brick industrial warehouse and storage buildings in Ottumwa, Iowa, framed by a window on the California Zephyr.
17 jars of Smuckers marmalade
People shopping for cheese at a cheese stand
A Tern GSD cargo bike with multiple trays of native perennials, herbs, and marigolds in the storm box on the front rack
A large float with truck parts and trailers with fire, a small Ferris wheel, drummers, dancers, and acrobats
Giant loon float with flapping wings
Brass solidarity playing and marching at the May Day Parade
James stands over the ball to take a free kick
6 year old biking on Minnehaha Parkway Trail in a blue t-shirt with small snow piles visible along the parkway
A now-headless snowman with its facial features on the ground, making a frown
Poster for Hard to Watch with Tracy Jordan from 30 Rock
6-year-old standing next to a snowperson with a melon mouth, carrot nose, and plum eyes, wearing a Loons hat and Dark Clouds scarf
Mostly empty counter and tables at Sun Street Breads
Vehicle tracks in the snow and a damaged pedestrian signal with a license plate and piece of a fender
View of snowy 35W through the front window of an Orange Line bus
Photo of a bright pink-orange sunset
Tifo showing the rebel loon and text reading “We have friends everywhere”
6 year old rolls a bowling ball to a lane before sitting down and kicking it toward the pins
Photo of a bright pink and orange sunset behind a snowy field and transmission line, taken from the window of a train
Photo of the iconic Chicago Theater marquee with text reading “James Acaster Live on Stage”
3 butterflies with messages reading “Migration is Natural,” “Protect Immigrants Abolish Ice!,” and “¡Chinga La Migra!”
Thousands(?) of cyclists gathering at Washburn Fair Oaks Park
A photo of snow falling on houses in front of a bluff in Camp Douglas WI
A Tern GSD parked in front of a school
Video from a bus passing drivers in personal vehicles slogging along a snowy Interstate 35W.
Southbound E Line bus on the Hennepin Avenue bridge with the Grain Belt sign illuminated in the background
A southbound E Line bus traveling behind Spoonbridge and Cherry, with the Minneapolis skyline in the background
Metropolitan Council Chair Robin Hutcheson and Transportation Committee Chair Deb Barber high five after cutting the ribbon for the METRO E Line BRT project. They are flanked by Senators Klobuchar and Smith, Hennepin County Commissioner Irene Fernando, State Senator Scott Dibble, former State Representative Frank Hornstein, and other dignitaries.
David Beckham looking distraught
6-year-old wearing a B Line hat and tapping a “Ride with Pride” go-to card at a fare card validator at 35W & 46th Street station
A glowing pumpkin with a numeral 6 inscribed in it
Tifo with a flying loon saying “YOU BETCHA”
Woman biking over a former railroad bridge on a Tern GSD with a 5-year-old riding in the clubhouse
Meme of a man closing his eyes in prayer with a caption reading: “Jesus, I see what you’ve done for other people, and I want that for me.”
A photo of a large crowd and tents along Hennepin Avenue north of 34th Street
4 year old riding a bike with a rack and two pannier bags
Hundreds of Target employees in red shirts crossing 7th Street at Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis
Event tents and large groups of people under the oaks at the Minneapolis Monarch Festival
Sue the T. Rex at the Field Museum
5 year old pointing at a passing elevated train out the window in Chicago
MN Aurora hat with the Mississippi River in the background, as seen from the Amtrak Borealis
Photo of a children’s book entitled “Tani’s New Home”
Hill’s excellent cross stitch in a display case with other Halloween-themed items at the State Fair Creative Activities Building
5 year old riding in the back of a cargo bike on Como Ave protected bike lane with cars queued on the way to the Minnesota State Fair
Photo of a 40’ bus typically used on the A Line
Coffee shop and restrooms in Rainbow Park
A tiny little baby in a carrier on the bus