Brandon der Blätter

@intcreator.com

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they/them interests: ⚙ 20th century tech, 🏘 leftist local politics, 🚲 bikes, 🌲 nature, 🎮video games, 🎧 indie music, 🍽 cheap restaurants, 🗺 exploring volunteer at @connections.museum, DSSA co-lead

Airport Way bridge bike trail between Georgetown and SODO still has heavy concrete barriers butting into the lane
seating area at the entrance to Pike Place (Pike and 1st). we'll meet at one of these tables
"Is this a pigeon?" meme where the guy represents SDOT and is saying "is this Vision Zero?" while gesturing at a picture of the the protected bike lane barrier on Airport Way on the Georgetown-SODO bridge in Seattle. the barrier is pushed into the bike lane and there are two cones next to it
“The Second Coming” painting by Harry Anderson. Jesus is in the center wearing a white robe with a red sash around his waist. angels on both sides are blowing trumpets. everyone is floating in the clouds
the pit making up the entire block between Cherry and James, 3rd and 4th in downtown Seattle. it has been vacant for 21 years. the picture shows it from a slight overhead angle where you can see it is largely overtaken with vegetation
some charts from Commute Seattle showing the comparison of mode split in Seattle. in 2024 in the center of Seattle, driving alone (including Lyft/Uber) was 25% of people and biking was 3%. in the outside of the city center the share was 43% driving alone and 4% biking
a green Tacoma pickup truck blocking an entire mixed use path. wheelchair users and bike riders would have to go into the street to get around it (including kids on bikes).
mixed use path at S Albro Pl. and 13 Ave S. a big tow truck (Bellevue Towing) is parked right in the middle of it. barely space for a wheelchair or cargo bike to get through
Main St. near 2nd in CID, Seattle. police car is blocking both bike lanes. there are several spots that could fit a car but are not official parking spots, just road dead space
a sign in front of Pike Place that says "WORKING MARKET." if this sign is missing then there's a problem and we'll probably need to call a technician
seating area at the entrance to Pike Place (Pike and 1st)
a tweet from Jamie Metzl on the Nazi Bluesky clone (formerly Twitter). it reads: DSA candidates are running on Democratic Party ballot lines. Just like we would expect the Republican Party to not allow KKK candidates to run on the Republican line, Democrats should not allow DSA candidates to run on the Democratic line. If we let skunks into our big tent, we will ruin the party for all. 10:46 AM 6/15/26
several outdoor tables filled with people at Pike Place with a view of Elliott Bay
Mayor Wilson jumping rope with two people from Double Dutch Divas holding the ropes. this took place at the Seattle Streets Alliance 15 year anniversary celebration
a map showing different renewable energy sources by how abundant they are. Seattle is devoid of everything except for hydro
Kevin Hassett speaking. wearing the little smirk he does whenever he lies to the media
transition of flush tracks to raised tracks near Mt. Baker station. raised tracks are probably 4-6 inches off the ground where the car wheels would be
the closest at-grade crossing to Mt. Baker station, over 1/4 mile away. the tracks are flush with the road for the first several feet
a table with the Seattle Streets Alliance logo and various materials like bike route maps and stickers
picture of an install screen for CachyOS, an Arch Linux distro
8th Ave S and S Jackson St with concrete dividers restricting car movement through the intersection in one direction. a gap in the concrete with flex posts provides a space for bikes to go through
the rear wheel assembly of a RadExpand ebike. the freewheel (part with all the rear gears) is very shiny
Pike Place entrance with a sign that says “working market” above another sign that says “authorized vehicles only”
James Franco with a noose around his neck on a gallows, saying "First time?" to the person next to him
swerving car on the freeway meme. Simon Property Group is the car, swerving away from "courtyard" and toward "parking"
a headline from the Seattle Times which says "The gaffes are becoming a pattern for Seattle’s new mayor." one of the example "gaffes" is "I am not buying Starbucks, and you should not either." another is, when asked to respond to the possibility of rich people leaving the state due to the millionaire's tax, Wilson said "The ones that leave, like, bye"
a different silver sedan illegally crosses 2nd Ave to continue straight into Bell Street Park
the same driver of the silver sedan as the previous post, illegally crossing straight into Bell Street Park across 3rd Ave instead of making the required right turn. they go around me as I am in the bike lane pointing to the direction they are supposed to go
the driver of a silver sedan drives straight into Bell Street Park illegally crossing 4th Ave. they get really close to me despite the fact that I am in a bike lane exercising my legal right of way. as they go by the driver knocks on the window and motions for me to move
a black for sedan makes an illegal left turn from 4th Ave into Bell Street Park, stopping only because I am in the way
the driver of a Willard's Pest Control van crawls forward with intent to go straight into Bell Street Park before I tell them that the sign forbids it, then they turn right onto 4th
a white SUV makes an illegal left turn going the wrong direction for cars down Bell Street Park. the driver denies that there was space to make the correct right turn despite that not being true.
the same driver as the previous post makes an illegal left turn from Bell Street Park onto 3rd Ave. the sign says right turns only are allowed
a driver of a white sedan continues straight into Bell Street Park illegally crossing 4th Ave. as the car goes by the passenger says something that sounds like "obey the rules!"
a driver of a white Ford crossover turns on a blinker and starts turning from 4th Ave into Bell Street Park. after I block the entrance, the driver honks, accelerates, and brakes. after I tell them I'm filming the driver continues straight
a driver of a dark gray Prius pulls up right next to a biker waiting in the bike turn box on 4th and turns on their left turn signal. after I wag my finger and point at the sign, they continue straight
a driver of a white sedan pulls into the bike waiting area on 4th and turns on their left blinker indicating intent to illegally turn left into Bell Street Park. after I tell them it's not allowed, they accelerate straight forward and nearly hit a scooter rider who didn't wait for the right signal to cross
a driver of a black crossover waits to continue straight through Bell Street Park which is not allowed by the sign. they make the legal right turn while admitting they see the sign and asking if I'm the police
a white Hyundai sedan pulls out of an alley and drives the wrong way down Bell Street Park (one way for cars, two way for bikes)
same driver of a red Nissan Rogue from the last video disobeys the right turn only sign at Bell Street Park and 3rd
a driver of a red Nissan Rogue turns left illegally from 4th into Bell Street Park. when I tell them it's illegal, they accelerate the car quickly toward me and I get out of the way.
a silver sedan attempts to turn left into Bell Street Park from 4th and then continues straight after I tell the driver it's not allowed
a black Tesla sedan attempts to turn left into Bell Street Park despite a no left turn sign prohibiting it. I tell him the turn is not allowed for safety reasons.
a yellow sedan first inches forward as if to go straight, then after I point to the direction they are required to go according to the sign, they turn
cutting the cake for the celebration of the broken bus stop. the cake has a picture of the bus marquee on it stuck on the wrong time
a picture of me and some fellow Seattle Streets Alliance folks celebrating the broken bus marquee at 2nd Ave and Denny
a flyer for a party with a picture of a marquee bus sign. the text says "Party like it's 2023! Miss 2023? Me too! Luckily, according to this bus stop display, it's been April 27th, 2023 all this time! Come celebrate three years of a broken bus arrivals screen! April 27, 2026 5:30 PM 2nd Ave & Denny bus stop. Free cake!
a picture of me in front of an older style bus marquee sign stuck on “April 27, 2023 11:55 am”
a sign warning of construction ahead with the words “BIKES MERGE WITH TRAFFIC” on Airport Way in Georgetown. the road has no marked bike infrastructure
four bikes parked in front of QFC in Queen Anne. three of them have seats for kids on the back
video of my bike with a marquee screen on the back. the scrolling text says “104.1 Bike FM, Bike Disco Radio, Cave In by Owl City” as that song plays. there is an equalizer visualization on the screen as well. I hold up a radio receiver to demonstrate the radio transmission
some stickers in my rear bike basket. they say “what about the bus?” and “walk - bike - bus - roll around Seattle”
a demolished concrete barrier for a bike lane on Airport Way. SDOT is widening the general travel lane
an Autodesk Fusion model of a waterpoof case that screws onto an LED matrix display. there is space inside the case for a Raspberry Pi and some cables
a list of email search results from Washington state senator Jamie Pedersen. most of the emails say something about how whatever bill I'm following has a "very long path" before Pedersen can vote on it. honestly feels like it's discouraging engagement. definitely trying to temper expectations. when I support or oppose a bill, it's not just about that specific bill, it's about what I want to see happen overall as a constituent!
a chart of fatalities by passenger miles. motorcycles have 212 per billion passenger miles. buses and trains have respectively 0.14 and 0.31
a chart showing that a person being hit by a car driving at 20 mph is 90% likely to survive, but at 30 mph only 60% likely to survive and at 40 mph only 20% likely to survive
a screenshot of the Seattle bike route network PDF zoomed in on the gap on Yesler Way between 1st Ave S and 2nd Ave
a map of the Georgetown to downtown safety project showing a path from the SODO bike trail south of Royal Brougham Way connected to downtown with a “future SDOT crew built segment”