David Seater 🚶♂️🚴🏻♂️🏳️🌈
@davidseater.com
Doggie daddy, safe streets advocate, software test engineer. Volunteer and co-chair emeritus with Central Seattle Greenways.
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The degree of success that a Leavenworth Christmas train would have just seems like leaving a pile of money on the table for the State of Washington.
December 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The degree of success that a Leavenworth Christmas train would have just seems like leaving a pile of money on the table for the State of Washington.
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I know I'm going out on a limb, but we shouldn't Delridge Way-ify First Avenue in Belltown
The plan's text: "Make Use of Every Square Foot"
The plan's actual proposals: add a center median to the most obvious street in the entire neighborhood to pedestrianize, giving 0 space back to other uses
The plan's actual proposals: add a center median to the most obvious street in the entire neighborhood to pedestrianize, giving 0 space back to other uses
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I know I'm going out on a limb, but we shouldn't Delridge Way-ify First Avenue in Belltown
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Driver extremely wary of using crosswalk they always blow through.
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Driver extremely wary of using crosswalk they always blow through.
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Whatcom Falls is flowing quite briskly today.
December 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Whatcom Falls is flowing quite briskly today.
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It’s mechanical turks all the way down.
“Cesar Marenco, owner of Milagro Towing, has become a regular Waymo door-closer. He recently freed a robotaxi by removing a seat belt caught in its rear door, an operation he captured with Meta smart glasses & shared on TikTok.
‘Goodbye, Waymo,‘ Marenco said in the video, which has 400,000+ views”
‘Goodbye, Waymo,‘ Marenco said in the video, which has 400,000+ views”
When robot taxis get stuck, a secret army of humans comes to the rescue
Waymo robotaxis get stranded when a passenger leaves the door open. Tow truck operators can get paid $22 to close a door and set them free again.
wapo.st
December 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It’s mechanical turks all the way down.
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WA Dems who voted for the Laken Riley Act:
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
42 Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act knowing full well this was the plan.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
WA Dems who voted for the Laken Riley Act:
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
* Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez
* Kim Schrier
* Dan Newhouse
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Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Who needs a village when you can have parking lots?
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Wow, quite a weather warning from NWS Seattle for Christmas Eve.
"Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles."
"Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles."
December 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Wow, quite a weather warning from NWS Seattle for Christmas Eve.
"Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles."
"Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles."
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I got too tired earlier to keep posting (darn this sickness!) but want to add Ferguson's proposed budget cuts education further, incl. cuts to pre-K (Transitions to Kindergarten) and to public colleges and universities. Universities have already been hit hard by federal shenanigans this year.
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I got too tired earlier to keep posting (darn this sickness!) but want to add Ferguson's proposed budget cuts education further, incl. cuts to pre-K (Transitions to Kindergarten) and to public colleges and universities. Universities have already been hit hard by federal shenanigans this year.
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And it wouldn’t even be all that hard to make US roads safer and save those lives. It only SEEMS “hard” because the US has chosen to make it hard, in part because they’ve convinced themselves those deaths are unavoidable.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
December 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
And it wouldn’t even be all that hard to make US roads safer and save those lives. It only SEEMS “hard” because the US has chosen to make it hard, in part because they’ve convinced themselves those deaths are unavoidable.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
All they’d have to do to change all that is change their minds. That’s it.
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The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for parts of Western Washington, including Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts from 50 to 60 mph are expected. forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatx...
December 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for parts of Western Washington, including Seattle, Tacoma and Everett, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts from 50 to 60 mph are expected. forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatx...
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Holding powerful people accountable almost always requires getting them (and their entities/interests) on the record.
Local newspapers and reporters do the heavy lifting here.
It’s no coincidence that as local reporting has atrophied, dysfunction and corruption have accelerated.
Local newspapers and reporters do the heavy lifting here.
It’s no coincidence that as local reporting has atrophied, dysfunction and corruption have accelerated.
I was doing a little light reading of the Epstein files and was struck by how much local reporting the FBI was citing, and thinking about how different things would be these days- something taken for granted previously and now largely gone
December 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Holding powerful people accountable almost always requires getting them (and their entities/interests) on the record.
Local newspapers and reporters do the heavy lifting here.
It’s no coincidence that as local reporting has atrophied, dysfunction and corruption have accelerated.
Local newspapers and reporters do the heavy lifting here.
It’s no coincidence that as local reporting has atrophied, dysfunction and corruption have accelerated.
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Today I learned (in a conversation with @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social about her new bill, HB 2095) that in Washington a driver is currently presumed liable for a collision if they strike a bridge, but not if they strike and harm someone walking on a sidewalk.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Today I learned (in a conversation with @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social about her new bill, HB 2095) that in Washington a driver is currently presumed liable for a collision if they strike a bridge, but not if they strike and harm someone walking on a sidewalk.
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While it’s good news that Bob Ferguson now supports an income tax, his plan would delay it to 2029. And he proposes a lot of austerity before that, including huge cuts to public education. That’s bad policy and bad politics.
WA schools Superintendent Reykdal criticizes Ferguson’s proposed cuts
The governor floated cutting $146.7 million in education spending from the general fund in fiscal 2027, according to his proposed supplemental budget.
www.seattletimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
While it’s good news that Bob Ferguson now supports an income tax, his plan would delay it to 2029. And he proposes a lot of austerity before that, including huge cuts to public education. That’s bad policy and bad politics.
Clark's Point in Bellingham
December 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Clark's Point in Bellingham
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Free light rail, bus, Sounder, water taxi, and streetcar rides in the Seattle area on New Year's Eve! 🚆🚌🛥️🎆
kingcountymetro.blog/2025/12/22/k...
kingcountymetro.blog/2025/12/22/k...
Ringing in the New Year: King County Metro and regional transit agencies celebrate New Year’s Eve with free fares
King County Executive Girmay Zahilay announced today that Metro will join other regional transit agencies to provide free rides this New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. Riders can travel without paying fares …
kingcountymetro.blog
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Free light rail, bus, Sounder, water taxi, and streetcar rides in the Seattle area on New Year's Eve! 🚆🚌🛥️🎆
kingcountymetro.blog/2025/12/22/k...
kingcountymetro.blog/2025/12/22/k...
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Things can get better.
1/🧵 2025 was a transformational year for walking, biking, rolling, and transit in Seattle. After years of delays, long-promised projects finally opened—thanks to sustained community advocacy.
Here is a look at what opened this year 👇
www.seattlegreenways.org/get-involved...
Here is a look at what opened this year 👇
www.seattlegreenways.org/get-involved...
2025 Construction Highlights: Safer Streets and Better Connections in Seattle
2025 was a transformational year for street safety, biking, and walking in Seattle. Across the city, new projects opened that …
www.seattlegreenways.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Things can get better.
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Sound Transit is about to open a station, projected to be one of the higher ridership stations in the entire system, in the middle of a freeway interchange.
WSDOT has slow-walked fixing the ramps for over a decade and has no construction funding identified.
Plenty of money for potholes though!
WSDOT has slow-walked fixing the ramps for over a decade and has no construction funding identified.
Plenty of money for potholes though!
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Sound Transit is about to open a station, projected to be one of the higher ridership stations in the entire system, in the middle of a freeway interchange.
WSDOT has slow-walked fixing the ramps for over a decade and has no construction funding identified.
Plenty of money for potholes though!
WSDOT has slow-walked fixing the ramps for over a decade and has no construction funding identified.
Plenty of money for potholes though!
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Taking on debt to fill potholes is not "getting back to basics."
I'm proposing to pave more than 600 miles this summer, a 66% increase from this year's budget.
Over 10 years, we'll pave an additional 2,100 miles of Washington roads.
We need to focus on the basics and make meaningful progress on addressing our backlog of infrastructure needs.
Over 10 years, we'll pave an additional 2,100 miles of Washington roads.
We need to focus on the basics and make meaningful progress on addressing our backlog of infrastructure needs.
To be blunt, the state has neglected its core transportation infrastructure for too long.
Today, I announced that I'm proposing $2.1 billion, the largest investment in 2 decades, for preservation and maintenance of our roads and bridges. This is being done without raising taxes.
Today, I announced that I'm proposing $2.1 billion, the largest investment in 2 decades, for preservation and maintenance of our roads and bridges. This is being done without raising taxes.
December 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Taking on debt to fill potholes is not "getting back to basics."
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This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is 404 Media's @jasonkoebler.bsky.social waving at himself through a Flock camera; one of 60 we learned was left exposed to the open internet. Not only could anyone with a link livestream it, but some admin portals were open with no login credentials required.
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
www.404media.co/flock-expose...
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They're trying to squeak one more Harrell Administration priority through before the end of the year: allowing huge-ass corporate signs on skyscrapers in Downtown Seattle.
services.seattle.gov/Portal/Cap/C...
services.seattle.gov/Portal/Cap/C...
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They're trying to squeak one more Harrell Administration priority through before the end of the year: allowing huge-ass corporate signs on skyscrapers in Downtown Seattle.
services.seattle.gov/Portal/Cap/C...
services.seattle.gov/Portal/Cap/C...
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One Less Puppet
YouTube video by The Seattle Channel
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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My Christmas wish is that one day our sidewalks will be as wide as our trucks.🎄🎅
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
My Christmas wish is that one day our sidewalks will be as wide as our trucks.🎄🎅