Extensive free preview of my co-authored End of Driving 2nd edition textbook is at

Nobody driving the I-90 Bellevue/Seattle highway bridge, and nobody at @SoundTransit or @WSDOT have answered my question below. I check the live cameras and don't see any light rail being tested. BUT, as of 7:05 pm PST New Years Eve, is LRT showing here?

In light of news about funding scandals in other states, I've revised my previous post: U.S. State of New Mexico now offers child care for all families with no payments from parents required. Details on how it is funded are in this news story from @CNN:

In recent years and likely now, the rate per passenger mile for rare fatalities caused by U.S. light rail is above that rate for urban driving. Headline: "Light rail collision with pickup in Phoenix sends four on train to hospital, kills vehicle driver" https://t.co/Cxk0ngsP5e

I hate to see this happening: "China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’ after US, Japan tensions" https://t.co/KcOvOK8sUe via @politico

My friend Michael Wanyama in Kampala, Uganda -- @thetechsamya -- is doing important, award-winning work for improving public health and safety of his home region with his Autosafety Initiatives, described at

Trooper Guting’s patrol car is displayed in front of our District 1 Office. For anyone who would like to come out and leave some notes, flowers, or simply wanting to visit the memorial are welcome. We appreciate all of the support. The address is 2502 112th St E in Tacoma. #720

"Mercer Island light rail opening [with crossing of Lake Washington on the I-90 floating interstate highway bridge] is projected for later in 2026" https://t.co/oWYQzqCzBd Q: Have you seen any @SoundTransit electric trains running [in test mode] on the bridge since December 1?

Prior to cross-Lake @SoundTransit light rail service starting, https://t.co/3sLrLL3MY7 requests @WSDOT release certification documentation confirming installation of adequate technical protection to prevent stray current damage to the I-90 floating bridge:

“Cathodic protection system and stray current system are in place and operating” on the I-90 floating bridge claims @SoundTransit now. But why did ST tell the Feds "cathodic protection system may not be given acceptance by @WSDOT prior to revenue service?”

Former Seattle DOT boss Kubly: "Sound Transit’s staff is forcing Puget Sound transit riders, car commuters, board members and elected officials [to fight over] their preferred projects while the rest of the region loses ...it doesn’t have to be this way."

End of Driving book co-author @AndrewMillerYYZ on robotaxi risks for urban cats like KitKat: "AVs... falter in the final two feet: AV technology does best in environments of structured predictability, and city curbs are anything but." Solutions discussed! https://t.co/6RNzRl0Ez6

The US State of New Mexico now offers free child care for all families. Details on how it is funded are in this news story from CNN:

A CNN news story honoring the fire department first responders serving during the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City that is both sad and inspiring at the same time.

Hello @soundtransit: Please confirm accuracy of this status update on East Link Extension light rail project "Current forecast is May 2026 for the first powered test train operated across the floating bridge." Source: https://t.co/TWYfnGXuQo And revenue service by end of May?

Somebody noticed and complained in a letter to @seattletimes that mass transit agency Sound Transit's West Seattle light rail construction costs are exorbitant, referring to the $2 billion cost per mile to build four miles. https://t.co/MC9fMExwjN via @seattletimes

Supplement to other reporting on 3I/ATLAS passing through our solar system, by @galanvazquez: "Cosmic Silence: What Is China Hiding About Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS?"

Fascinating technical report on a large, unusual object -- not acting like a comet -- flying through outer space nearby our planet that has come from far away: "Afterthoughts on the Non-Gravitational Acceleration of 3I/ATLAS at Perihelion by Avi Loeb"

SecDOT Meredith, @wsdot boss, just stated to the room at the annual https://t.co/GgqBUZOcok meeting that stray current protection needed for @SoundTransit electric light rail trains to continue live wire testing on Seattle's I-90 floating bridge was still not certified as ready.

Report: "The International Asteroid Warning Network Initiated a Campaign to Monitor 3I/ATLAS" by Avi Loeb