Barb Chamberlain

@barbchamberlain.bsky.social

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Active transportation policy and other things. Always doing work I believe in. Need more naps and fewer meetings but here we are.

Graphic in various shades of green has a turquoise ebike in the middle of the outline of Washington state, with gears of various sizes and shades of green around the outside the state. Text at top: Apply for e-bike rebates! Text below the state: Applications open March 30. Logo bottom left, WSDOT Active Transportation Division. Logo bottom right, Washington Climate Commitment Act.
Slide with text too small to read in different colored boxes overlaid with black line that has some peaks but overall heads steeply downward.
Bright salmon colored upright step-through bike loaded with tomato and pepper plants in bags on front and back. The plants poke up out of the tops of the bags.
Several women on stage. Left to right: woman with brown skin and long black hair standing holding a microphone; seated all wearing glasses, woman with brown skin and natural hair, larger body; white woman with short grey and white hair; white woman with shower length curly dark brown hair; woman with brown skin and natural hair.
Photo on a sunny day with blue sky looking across a brown metal railing at a quiet stream of brownish water, lined with green banks and trees. The stream curves to the left out of sight.
Photo from above looking down at construction of a triangular center median island with a crossing path through it. A piece of heavy equipment is visible at left. The operator is moving dirt with the front scoop. Paved trail that the crossing will lead to visible at top of image.
Photo looking down at a road with a center triangular median under construction
Photo of a sidewalk with a slab heaved up. A white woman's hand is held against the slab to show the height of the upheaval, which appears to be finger length, nearly three inches.
Flyer with fun cartoonish image of a light purple flower with a face and with white glove hands and feet; other flowers and hearts scattered around the flyer. Text reads: Improv troupe based in Olympia, WA is looking for new members who: Share a passion for laughter and creativity! Want to develop their improv skills & perform! Join us for a recruitment rehearsal on March 26! 6pm at the 123 4th Ave Apartments Community Room. No previous skills required! Learn more at the link: https://www.improvoly.com/recruitment-rehearsal
Closeup photo of clusters of blossoms on a bush with long slender pointed green leaves. Just a few of the blossoms have opened on each cluster to show pale pink petals. The rest are still closed and are a darker pink.
Closeup photo of a white daisy with the tips of the petals touched with a bright pink and a bright yellow center against small broad leaves and grass.
Photo looking through glass wall of a bike parking enclosure. Two bikes are parked on the rack inside. Sunlight glowing through from left to right.
Photo of a bus seat with a sign attached to the back. It has a photo of a Black woman on a bus looking out the website and text "This seat is reserved in honor of Rosa Parks (1913-2005). Today we celebrate Rosa Parks Day to honor her for her contributions promoting civil rights, equal rights, respect, dignity and opportunities for all." At the bottom, Intercity Transit.
Screenshot of a tweet that reads "The thing about safety is that it's pass/fail. People are dying, or they're not. You're at zero, or you're not." -- Jennifer Homendy
Photo of a library card with a rainbow illustration of people wearing clothing in purple, yellow, red, green, blue with the words Freedom to Read at the top with Timberland Regional Library below. The people have a variety of body sizes and skin colors and all hold their arms up in celebration.
Photo of smiling white woman wearing glasses with dark multi-colored frames and a dark bike helmet. Around her neck she wears a blue patterned scarf and over her shoulders there's a multicolored wool wrap.
Photo have a bright blue road bike with lime green handlebar tape. On the back it's holding a couple of very loaded bags. A black helmet dangles from one handlebar and big tag that reads OLW from the other.
Photo of a transit stop with benches, roof, yellow truncated dome indicator for boarding spot, overhead sign that usually provides transit arrival info but right now directs people to use the Transit app.