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Friday, October 10, 2025

Seattle and Perth

https://www.soundtransit.org/get-to-know-us/news-events/news-releases/first-powered-light-rail-vehicle-crosses-i-90-floating 

https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/05/22/sound-transit-starts-i-90-testing-full-2-line-opening-slips-to-2026 

https://www.theurbanist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_2666.jpg Two train tracks and the 4th lane each way is for busses. Just amazing when compared to backwards BC. Seattle is able to do so much more because its not affected by the BC Mind Virus.

 https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/council/governance-leadership/county-council/newsroom/2025/05-21-balducci-st-i-90-testing-statement#:~:text=%60%60Of%20course%2C%20we%20have%20much%20more%20work,world%2Dclass%20mass%20transit%20system%20for%20our%20region.  

https://www.wsp.com/-/media/project/us/image/bnr-i90-track-bridge.jpg?h=750&w=1920&hash=261F6337C4BD257177CA53D111FD3483 s


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandurah_line#Kwinana_Freeway_roadworks

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1aarCsKys-/ The Vancouver mind virus never made it to Perth. 

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g255103-d6376252-Reviews-Narrows_Bridge-Perth_Greater_Perth_Western_Australia.html


https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/2023/06/1_6.html

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From The_Ghost_in_the_Machine, to things in general, technology & reality always has the potential to be like a double-edged+sword. (-/+)

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