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@bvd100.bsky.social
Natural resource econ, outdoor recreation, conservation by day. Urbanism, Zags, Seattle things the rest of the time. Personal account, views my own.
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@bvd100.bsky.social
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Peak Lake Washington Blvd experience this afternoon.
Kids laughing, strollers everywhere, running into friends. This is Seattle at its very best.
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Kids laughing, strollers everywhere, running into friends. This is Seattle at its very best.
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He’s gone, for now, but between this and giving a speech at a PAC event, this guy needs to be at LEAST fined.
If there are no consequences, raiding city coffers and unlimited PAC coordination will be completely on the table next time there’s a mayor or candidate willing to flaunt the law like this
If there are no consequences, raiding city coffers and unlimited PAC coordination will be completely on the table next time there’s a mayor or candidate willing to flaunt the law like this
Harrell said through a spokesperson that he did nothing unethical, as the club was in his district, and council members are supposed to help constituents.
Ethics concerns surface from Bruce Harrell’s time as Seattle City Council president
www.kuow.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 AM
He’s gone, for now, but between this and giving a speech at a PAC event, this guy needs to be at LEAST fined.
If there are no consequences, raiding city coffers and unlimited PAC coordination will be completely on the table next time there’s a mayor or candidate willing to flaunt the law like this
If there are no consequences, raiding city coffers and unlimited PAC coordination will be completely on the table next time there’s a mayor or candidate willing to flaunt the law like this
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From 1933, Anibal Tejada for Orbea Bicycles.
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
From 1933, Anibal Tejada for Orbea Bicycles.
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Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !
This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
Mayor Wilson Inauguration Speech - Office of the Mayor
Mayor Katie B. Wilson was sworn into office on January 2, 2026. Remarks as written: It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. I look out and I see so many people who have pl...
wilson.seattle.gov
January 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !
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Katie Wilson didn't say the word "urbanism" today, nor did the speakers that paved the way for her swearing-in.
But the vision she laid out was an explicitly urbanist one, a vision of a city that makes room for everyone.
But the vision she laid out was an explicitly urbanist one, a vision of a city that makes room for everyone.
"A city that values the pursuits that create beauty and community, whether or not they ever turn into careers. A city that thinks you should have time to read a book and lay on the grass looking up at the clouds." -Katie Wilson
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Katie Wilson didn't say the word "urbanism" today, nor did the speakers that paved the way for her swearing-in.
But the vision she laid out was an explicitly urbanist one, a vision of a city that makes room for everyone.
But the vision she laid out was an explicitly urbanist one, a vision of a city that makes room for everyone.
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I highlighted some good and some bad things about biking in the greater Seattle area in 2025 in my latest video. Check it out:
youtu.be/qr-A-UbCXOg
#SEAbikes
youtu.be/qr-A-UbCXOg
#SEAbikes
Seattle Biking: Best & Worst of 2025
YouTube video by bobco85
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I highlighted some good and some bad things about biking in the greater Seattle area in 2025 in my latest video. Check it out:
youtu.be/qr-A-UbCXOg
#SEAbikes
youtu.be/qr-A-UbCXOg
#SEAbikes
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Bob is spot on about the need to shift from mode specific advocacy (such as cycling) to safe streets advocacy. Safer streets benefit everyone, including people who bike.
I highlighted some good and some bad things about biking in the greater Seattle area in 2025 in my latest video. Check it out:
youtu.be/qr-A-UbCXOg
#SEAbikes
youtu.be/qr-A-UbCXOg
#SEAbikes
Seattle Biking: Best & Worst of 2025
YouTube video by bobco85
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Bob is spot on about the need to shift from mode specific advocacy (such as cycling) to safe streets advocacy. Safer streets benefit everyone, including people who bike.
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SB 13th traffic turning onto Holman has almost morgued me twice in the past month, so I'm partial to closing that particular leg of the intersection. if a driver is waiting for an opening in traffic to pull out, boy that pedestrian/bike signal just hits the spot 😮💨 it's like the inverse LPI
This is from @qagggy.bsky.social’s article on Shared Streets last month
January 2, 2026 at 11:46 PM
SB 13th traffic turning onto Holman has almost morgued me twice in the past month, so I'm partial to closing that particular leg of the intersection. if a driver is waiting for an opening in traffic to pull out, boy that pedestrian/bike signal just hits the spot 😮💨 it's like the inverse LPI
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"The thing about cities is that there is never just one story to be told about them." - @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"The thing about cities is that there is never just one story to be told about them." - @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
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This was my favorite part of her fantastic speech. Affordability is more than a math problem: it creates the space for doing what we are all trying to do - build thriving, real, living relationships and lives that mean something.
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
“It’s about being full human beings and not just means to an end. I want to live in a city that honors what you’re doing when you’re not making money: time spent on the playground with a kid or visiting a sick friend…we need bread, but we need roses too.” -Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This was my favorite part of her fantastic speech. Affordability is more than a math problem: it creates the space for doing what we are all trying to do - build thriving, real, living relationships and lives that mean something.
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
Fun to see so many friends at City Hall today! Mayor Wilson’s speech put the baby boy right to sleep 😴 I thought it was great though!
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Fun to see so many friends at City Hall today! Mayor Wilson’s speech put the baby boy right to sleep 😴 I thought it was great though!
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the water thing about genAI is bullshit but the thing where it makes on-demand nudes and CSAM isn't and the thing where it talks you into killing yourself isn't and those seem pretty bad
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
the water thing about genAI is bullshit but the thing where it makes on-demand nudes and CSAM isn't and the thing where it talks you into killing yourself isn't and those seem pretty bad
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Every time the legacy media tries to whip up some suburb-coded bullshit about Mayor Wilson she should pedestrianize another block. Whenever they get really over-the-top: whoops here's a superblock
January 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Every time the legacy media tries to whip up some suburb-coded bullshit about Mayor Wilson she should pedestrianize another block. Whenever they get really over-the-top: whoops here's a superblock
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Why is Seattle (and every other municipality) constantly going broke?
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
Since January 1, 2020, prices for goods, services, and labor have increased by 26%. But over the same period, #waleg has only allowed each jurisdiction’s property tax revenues to grow about 5% to 6%, plus the value of new construction.
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
It’s time to fix this.
Read my latest for the @inlander.com:
Will 2026 be the year Washington allows municipalities to close their local budget deficits by lifting the property tax cap?
At the end of the year, when local governments are adopting their budgets for the coming year, I tend to get touchy about the way local media outlets report on
www.inlander.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Why is Seattle (and every other municipality) constantly going broke?
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
Because property tax revenue is not allowed to keep up with inflation! Time to fix this.
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Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
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Chicanes are a prime example of self-enforcing infrastructure design.
Unlike a speed limit sign, which relies on voluntary compliance, a chicane uses physical geometry to dictate safe speeds. It removes the choice to speed.
Unlike a speed limit sign, which relies on voluntary compliance, a chicane uses physical geometry to dictate safe speeds. It removes the choice to speed.
The chicane on 37th Ave S looks great! I’m looking forward to SDOT adding more features like this around Seattle to slow down cars and discourage cut-through traffic.
January 2, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Chicanes are a prime example of self-enforcing infrastructure design.
Unlike a speed limit sign, which relies on voluntary compliance, a chicane uses physical geometry to dictate safe speeds. It removes the choice to speed.
Unlike a speed limit sign, which relies on voluntary compliance, a chicane uses physical geometry to dictate safe speeds. It removes the choice to speed.
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The chicane on 37th Ave S looks great! I’m looking forward to SDOT adding more features like this around Seattle to slow down cars and discourage cut-through traffic.
January 2, 2026 at 1:24 AM
The chicane on 37th Ave S looks great! I’m looking forward to SDOT adding more features like this around Seattle to slow down cars and discourage cut-through traffic.
I feel like there’s a big market opportunity for small space/apartment sized baby and toddler furniture. Everything we see assumes you have like a whole extra playroom. Millennial parents can’t afford the space!
January 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I feel like there’s a big market opportunity for small space/apartment sized baby and toddler furniture. Everything we see assumes you have like a whole extra playroom. Millennial parents can’t afford the space!
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Happy to report that @theurbanist.org will be meeting with @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for our first sit down interview with Seattle's new mayor next week.
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Happy to report that @theurbanist.org will be meeting with @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for our first sit down interview with Seattle's new mayor next week.
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Just after 1:30pm this afternoon, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone on a scooter at S Columbian Way and S Alaska Street near Columbia City station.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Just after 1:30pm this afternoon, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone on a scooter at S Columbian Way and S Alaska Street near Columbia City station.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.
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I stand with the Somali childcare providers who have experienced targeted harassment, and condemn the surveillance campaign promoted by extremist influencers. If you believe yourself to be the victim of a hate crime, please call this hotline: www.atg.wa.gov/report-hate
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I stand with the Somali childcare providers who have experienced targeted harassment, and condemn the surveillance campaign promoted by extremist influencers. If you believe yourself to be the victim of a hate crime, please call this hotline: www.atg.wa.gov/report-hate
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My favorite Harrell Administration moment was when he traveled to the C40 Climate Summit in Buenos Aires to tout Seattle's climate innovation: replacing street light bulbs based on "quadrants" rather than "complaints."
January 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
My favorite Harrell Administration moment was when he traveled to the C40 Climate Summit in Buenos Aires to tout Seattle's climate innovation: replacing street light bulbs based on "quadrants" rather than "complaints."
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Good morning to everyone, but especially to Mayor Katie Wilson.
January 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Good morning to everyone, but especially to Mayor Katie Wilson.
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Joy Hollingsworth, Sara Nelson, Bob Kettle, Tanya Woo, and one third of Nirvana backed this ghoul (she lost by 40 points to @organizewithshaun.bsky.social haha)
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Joy Hollingsworth, Sara Nelson, Bob Kettle, Tanya Woo, and one third of Nirvana backed this ghoul (she lost by 40 points to @organizewithshaun.bsky.social haha)
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Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year!
May your benefits be always greater than your costs!
May your benefits be always greater than your costs!
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year!
May your benefits be always greater than your costs!
May your benefits be always greater than your costs!