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Kirk Hovenkotter

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Director of @transpochoices / Formerly @commuteseattle @moveredmond @transitcenter / Not short for Kirkleton

Seattle, WA
Joined July 2008
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@teswoketoi
t’es woke toi ! 🇵🇸
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the 2 line is going to be one of the most beautiful train lines ever created (behind the amtrak cascades/sounder north of course)
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@TransAlt
Transportation Alternatives
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A new era! Mayor Mamdani has a generational mandate to transform the streets of New York City, and we’re excited to work with him to realize this vision.
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@NickSattele
Nick
2 months
Was this the plan all along?
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@metrolosangeles
Metro Los Angeles
3 months
For Dodger fans headed to Seattle or Toronto, transit maps to get ya where you're goin' ⚾️🧢🏆🚉 Reminder: Dodger Stadium Express running from Union Station & South Bay for all* World Series games with service starting 2.5 hrs before first pitch https://t.co/YYStzHtw9r
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@pgcornwell
Paige Cornwell
4 months
At the rate this Mariners-Tigers game is going we'll have a Light Rail route to Ballard before it ends
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@KromanDavid
David Kroman
4 months
Fuckin’ worth it!!!
@KromanDavid
David Kroman
4 months
Spent too much on ALDS game 2 tickets. Figure once every 24 years is worth it
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@SoundTransit
Sound Transit - 🚆 🚈 🚍
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On Dec. 6, say hello to new 1 Line stations in Kent Des Moines, Star Lake, and Federal Way Downtown! 🎉 Get ready to ride and stay tuned for opening day celebration details here: https://t.co/bFa8e5Bbmq #1Line #SouthKingLink
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@JoeVeyera
Joe Veyera
5 months
Sound Transit has announced its 1 Line extension will open on Dec. 6, adding Kent Des Moines, Star Lake, and Federal Way Downtown stations to the light rail network.
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@MayorSpokane
Mayor Lisa Brown
6 months
Spokane is committed to maintaining streets that are safely accessible to all who use them. Following a unanimous vote by the City Council, I signed an updated “Complete Streets” ordinance into law today: https://t.co/y4TRbIhNzj
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@Amtrak_Cascades
Amtrak Cascades
6 months
Big news! The new Amtrak Cascades trainset is on the move! It's en route to Pueblo, Colorado! Many thanks to rail fan Hudson Sheats @centralvalleyrailfan8311 who captured these amazing images! More info in comments. #AmtrakCascades #NewTrains
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@seattledot
Seattle Department of Transportation
6 months
24/7 bus-only lanes on Aurora Ave N: complete! ⏰ More reliable transit trips for 14,000+ daily riders on the state's busiest bus route 📶 A big investment in our city’s transit network 🚌 Just in time for Revive I-5 and major summer events Learn more: https://t.co/ItvGUGuBkD
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@Mariners
Seattle Mariners
6 months
THE CHAMP IS HERE 🏆 #HRDerby
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@ctranvancouver
C-TRAN
7 months
We’re gearing up to begin construction on The Vine on Highway 99, and we want to celebrate with you! You're invited to join us for a groundbreaking event on Wednesday, July 9, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at WSU Vancouver to commemorate this exciting milestone for our third bus rapid
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@TheNeedling
The Needling
7 months
Mariners Honor Big Dumper By Transforming ‘Hit It Here Café’ into ‘The Dump’: https://t.co/3CLYj7hZ0A
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@JoeVeyera
Joe Veyera
7 months
Seattle added nearly 19,000 residents between April 1, 2024 and 2025 to grow to 816,600, according to new population estimates released Friday by the Washington State Office of Financial Management.
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@TweetBenMax
Ben Max
7 months
It appears almost certain that @ZohranKMamdani will be the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City. via NYT:
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@RossBarkan
Ross Barkan
7 months
What's wild is the election day ballots may have broken more to Zohran than the early voting. A huge showing. Cuomo is about to be broken.
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@RossBarkan
Ross Barkan
7 months
Zohran is in fantastic shape. He is on the way to the Democratic nomination unless there's a major, major shift very soon for Cuomo.
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@daveweigel
David Weigel
7 months
It's Zohrappening
@RubensteinAdam
Adam Rubenstein
7 months
70% in...
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@RyanDivish
Ryan Divish
10 months
Far from breaking news, but a bit of personal news that the Times wanted me to share before Thursday.
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