Asher
@asher755.bsky.social
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If you bike around Belltown, Tuesday's bicycle advisory board meeting will be a good one to watch.
www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicy...
www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicy...
January 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
If you bike around Belltown, Tuesday's bicycle advisory board meeting will be a good one to watch.
www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicy...
www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicy...
today is a big day for people who like buses
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
today is a big day for people who like buses
ouch!
We've got some really heavy hitters ready to push for bold change on the transportation committee this year. And Rob Saka and Bob Kettle are there too.
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
ouch!
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Mayor Wilson yesterday delayed the removal of an ecampment in Ballard, which is notable. Also notable: The city has removed more than 100 smaller encampments and RVs since Jan. 4. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Mayor Wilson delays Ballard homeless encampment removal
The encampment, by the Burke-Gilman Trail, is home to roughly 17 tents. Wilson visited the location Wednesday, speaking with people staying there.
www.seattletimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Mayor Wilson yesterday delayed the removal of an ecampment in Ballard, which is notable. Also notable: The city has removed more than 100 smaller encampments and RVs since Jan. 4. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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We are beyond honored to have joined Mayor Wilson this morning to announce an executive order for bus lanes on Denny Way. We can't wait to finally Fix the L8 and see what she has in store for the next 4 years of Seattle's transit
January 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM
We are beyond honored to have joined Mayor Wilson this morning to announce an executive order for bus lanes on Denny Way. We can't wait to finally Fix the L8 and see what she has in store for the next 4 years of Seattle's transit
Huge congrats to @fixthel8.bsky.social and @nicksattele.bsky.social and everyone else who spoke up and asked for better buses!!
The second item: "We're going to be getting out the red paint on Denny Way," Wilson said. "We cannot let one of our highest ridership routes languish in traffic." Bus lane inbound.
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Huge congrats to @fixthel8.bsky.social and @nicksattele.bsky.social and everyone else who spoke up and asked for better buses!!
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Very similar cost to West Seattle Link for six times as many riders.
Preliminary data about NYC Subway's 125th St extension from report released yesterday from @mta.info: www.mta.info/document/196...
—Project would attract ~164,000 daily boardings
—Stations would be deep to get under existing lines
—Project estimated at $7.7 b (2027$)
—Earliest revenue service 2032
—Project would attract ~164,000 daily boardings
—Stations would be deep to get under existing lines
—Project estimated at $7.7 b (2027$)
—Earliest revenue service 2032
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Very similar cost to West Seattle Link for six times as many riders.
Major Milestone for the Utility Project that will add a bus lane ;)
MAJOR MILESTONE for the RapidRide J Line: we've installed 9,000+ feet of new watermains in Eastlake. Now we'll build streets serving you with frequent, reliable transit when the J Line launches in 2027: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2026/01/12/rapidride-j-line-project-milestone-water-main-work/
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Major Milestone for the Utility Project that will add a bus lane ;)
Soooooo when will @mayorofseattle.bsky.social make her first policy announcement? Or SDOT initiative?
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Soooooo when will @mayorofseattle.bsky.social make her first policy announcement? Or SDOT initiative?
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JPOW literally said
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
JPOW literally said
hahahahaha that's funny
Incredible: this bill includes an exemption from changes to parking minimums for a city within one mile of an airport with 9 million annual emplacements.
Which doesn't exist in Indiana.
It's copied over from Washington's parking reform bill, targeting SeaTac.
Which doesn't exist in Indiana.
It's copied over from Washington's parking reform bill, targeting SeaTac.
January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
hahahahaha that's funny
This is incredible!!!!!
Major light rail news: simulated service on the 2 Line is expected to start within a month.
That's the last big milestone before a grand opening, and brings the benefit of added trains riders will be able to board between International District and Lynnwood.
www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/09/c...
That's the last big milestone before a grand opening, and brings the benefit of added trains riders will be able to board between International District and Lynnwood.
www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/09/c...
Crosslake Light Rail Approaches One of Its Final Milestones » The Urbanist
# With simulated light rail service across I-90 less than a month away, Sound Transit appears poised to beat its deadline of opening the full 2 Line by May 31. Simulated service also brings increased ...
www.theurbanist.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This is incredible!!!!!
🚨🚨🚨 Mass Timber 340-Unit Apartment proposed on 3rd and Pike days after @mayorofseattle.bsky.social sworn in!
January 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
🚨🚨🚨 Mass Timber 340-Unit Apartment proposed on 3rd and Pike days after @mayorofseattle.bsky.social sworn in!
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Hey @seattledot.bsky.social are y’all testing out corner island protectors for the crosswalk and bike lane at Pike and Harvard? 😍
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Hey @seattledot.bsky.social are y’all testing out corner island protectors for the crosswalk and bike lane at Pike and Harvard? 😍
Dionne Foster: "Build the damn trains!"
Dionne Foster has been sworn in as Seattle's newest Councilmember.
January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Dionne Foster: "Build the damn trains!"
While not an overnight thing, would be nice to get this shovel ready project done already!
January 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
While not an overnight thing, would be nice to get this shovel ready project done already!
While I do think the entire story is overblown, a return to pre-Covid policy doesn’t seem like the answer either considering outcomes (ever increasing drug overdoses/deaths etc.).
By the way: "Don't arrest people for misdemeanor possession" isn't some radical policy. It was SEATTLE's policy until 2023, when the city created these misdemeanors. And it was the city's policy for low-level drug felonies starting in 2009. The war on drugs was revived in Seattle RECENTLY.
My story isn't a simple "debunking" of the rightwing narrative; rather, it's a piece I was reporting already about how Seattle's police chief appears to have issued a directive in a vacuum, alarming cops and helping set of a right-wing media firestorm aimed at new Mayor Katie Wilson.
January 6, 2026 at 2:29 AM
While I do think the entire story is overblown, a return to pre-Covid policy doesn’t seem like the answer either considering outcomes (ever increasing drug overdoses/deaths etc.).
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Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week. His second term ends next month.
Seattle's controversial police union leader Mike Solan to step aside
Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week.
www.kuow.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Mike Solan, the high-profile and divisive president of the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild, is no longer seeking reelection, he announced last week. His second term ends next month.
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"YOU'LL KNOW WHEN I ANNOUNCE A POLICY CHANGE, BECAUSE I'LL ANNOUNCE A POLICY CHANGE."
—Mayor Wilson
—Mayor Wilson
Friday: swearing-in
Monday: spanking SPOG
Monday: spanking SPOG
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
"YOU'LL KNOW WHEN I ANNOUNCE A POLICY CHANGE, BECAUSE I'LL ANNOUNCE A POLICY CHANGE."
—Mayor Wilson
—Mayor Wilson
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More good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.2% in October! Or to quote the PDA's own words the market has had "exceptional sales performance of our tenants." (pikeplacemarket.community.highbond.com/document/fd1...)
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
More good news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.2% in October! Or to quote the PDA's own words the market has had "exceptional sales performance of our tenants." (pikeplacemarket.community.highbond.com/document/fd1...)
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
📈 So far every month of the pedestrianization pilot sales have been up!
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One day earlier, NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn into office at the old City Hall subway station
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transit riding renters are taking office in NYC and Seattle
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2026 is gonna be the Year of Speeding Up the Bus
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transit riding renters are taking office in NYC and Seattle
🗳️
2026 is gonna be the Year of Speeding Up the Bus
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This Friday, January 2, at 10am at Seattle City Hall, Katie Wilson will be sworn in as the 58th Mayor of Seattle.
December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
One day earlier, NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn into office at the old City Hall subway station
🚇
transit riding renters are taking office in NYC and Seattle
🗳️
2026 is gonna be the Year of Speeding Up the Bus
🚌
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transit riding renters are taking office in NYC and Seattle
🗳️
2026 is gonna be the Year of Speeding Up the Bus
🚌
Still sort of surreal we are getting a mayor who *rents an apartment on Capitol Hill*
January 2, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Still sort of surreal we are getting a mayor who *rents an apartment on Capitol Hill*
I’m hoping that our new Mayor actually brings some Space Needle Thinking and action over the next four years!
What was the Space Needle thinking big item Mayor Harrell got done?
My favorite Harrell Administration moment was the Westlake monorail station renovation ribbon-cutting and 60th anniversary event where they announced trains were going to be free for the next 80 minutes only.
January 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
I’m hoping that our new Mayor actually brings some Space Needle Thinking and action over the next four years!