sorry I didn't toot more from shoreline - the bothell protest's overloading the cell towers really did a number on my phone's battery and I was down under 10%

one interesting note from shoreline: people in cars on aurora (in both my experience and those of others including my friend Sarah) were almost 100% onboard. people on the other highway crossing aurora (NE 205/State Highway 104) were still overwhelmingly in support but antis were MUCH more present.

starting to thin out as the official time passes - it ended 15 minutes ago - but still loud

now _that_ is a big flag.

seen a few cascadian flags around too. some ukraine and canada and double us-canada flags as well.

on the bridge

p. far

the bridge behind me is filling up too

woah it goes all the way down to the bridge

cell towers are not dealing with this well my data is intermittent

three panoramas

this is bigger than the first term

bothell is pretty dang big, good start

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.5.1 - 8 March 2025

Additions and changes this release:

* WATERFRONT TRAIL now open in Downtown Seattle. This is a small section opening, but it is an important connection

* HONEY DEW CREEK TRAIL in Newcastle/Renton. Turns out it's a popular paved shortcut

* Better road name markings a few places

* Warnings on 15th Avenue S bike lanes which are now _closed_ now 'til spring

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.5 - 21 February 2025

Additions and changes this release:

* ALL OF NEWCASTLE. Thanks to Kerry Sullivan for help with May Creek Park Drive construction data

* NORTHERN RENTON, including substantial upgrades to Lake Washington Loop markings

* Bike lanes around 100th Ave W. in Edmonds

* Upgrade to 15th Avenue S in the Seattle map – bike lanes now have physical separation.

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP versions 1.4.6.

Changes this release:

* Addition of a "Difficult" label on Power Line Trail
* Removal of a bike store icon in Roosevelt and 84th
* Addition of fully-separated bike lane on 11th Ave NE from 47th to Ravenna, and on 12th Ave NE from Ravenna to NE 69th
* Waterfront Trail: Yesler to Union now open
* Eastlake from Fairview to John now has separated bike lanes

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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for no particular reason other than I like taking pictures of the last remnants of things sometimes, here is the last surviving strip of the old bothell-woodinville highway just south of main street in bothell.

see the weird linear patch? that was the old divider separating the lane pairs.

the relocated roadway is to the back and left, offscreen.

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP versions 1.4.5.

Three changes. All apply to the MEGAMAP area, only one applies to Greater Northshore, and even that's in Seattle proper, that being a very much needed new greenway north of Lake City.

The Montlake Lid bike/ped bridge over 520 was supposed to be finished today, and it's not. Opening ceremony is tomorrow, and I'm confident it's close enough for that, but I also suspect there may be landscaping-driven closures.

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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How? With MORSE?!

Holy hell I almost want this ... 1980s? dishwasher on _principle_. LOOK at this thing. It's PRISTINE.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/app/d/bothell-free-ge-dishwasher/7804795702.html

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP versions 1.4.4.

It's a minor update: a correction to Seattle's map in the Greater Northshore printed area, removal of the construction warning in Bothell, and a MEGAMAP-only update to Montlake at SR-520.

I was really hoping that the Montlake Lid bike/ped bridge over 520 would be open before dropping this. But it's not, and isn't going to be open before or immediately after the election, so I've updated what I can to reflect what _is_ open.

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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went out #biking to check on my experiment with the sealed-edge laminated vertical flyers

it uh

it did not work xD

i mean maybe they’re less soaked through than they would’ve been? and only one showed ink movement and even it was basically still perfectly legible? so that’s something? but yeah.

then i headed to bothell to personally get eyes on the end of Sammamish River trail construction, it is indeed done

and THEN i decided fukkit it’s not raining and i rode around for a while in woodinville, here’s duck island!

This painting is still available from St Edwards State Park. Its an 8x8 oil on canvas.

https://maggiepaintsnprints.etsy.com/listing/1373890052/thanksgiving-at-lake-washington-original

MAPS RELEASE: Greater Northshore Bike Connector Map 1.4.3, and MEGAMAP 1.4.3, are on github.

Literally half this update is in Seattle and only on the MEGAMAP. I guess I maintain Seattle's bike map now. Other stuff includes what I think of as better handling of construction in Juanita and finding a pretty good sharrow neighbourhood route in Kirkland. Enjoy!

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

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SNAP RELEASE of Greater Northshore Bike Connector Map and MEGAMAP, because of the month-long construction closure of Sammamish River Trail in downtown Bothell starting MONDAY.

All the deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2024/10/06/snap-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-map-1-4-2/

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