Gordon Padelford
@gordonofseattle.bsky.social
I share about walking, biking, great cities, & progressive politics.
I work for @sngreenways.bsky.social (Seattle's walking, biking, and streets for people nonprofit), but these are my personal opinions.
I work for @sngreenways.bsky.social (Seattle's walking, biking, and streets for people nonprofit), but these are my personal opinions.
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👋🏻 new followers. I’m Gordon and my day job is Executive Director of Seattle’s walking and biking nonprofit @sngreenways.bsky.social. Most of my content is specific to Seattle, and mostly about street infrastructure.
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My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
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Protected cycle tracks with floating bus stops keep people of all ages safe on bikes whilst also allowing buses to move freely without being delayed by slower cyclists.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Protected cycle tracks with floating bus stops keep people of all ages safe on bikes whilst also allowing buses to move freely without being delayed by slower cyclists.
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Alki Point Healthy Street
Sunday morning
☀️ 🚴🏻 🚴🏻♀️ 🚶♀️ 🐕 ☀️
You love to see it
Sunday morning
☀️ 🚴🏻 🚴🏻♀️ 🚶♀️ 🐕 ☀️
You love to see it
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Alki Point Healthy Street
Sunday morning
☀️ 🚴🏻 🚴🏻♀️ 🚶♀️ 🐕 ☀️
You love to see it
Sunday morning
☀️ 🚴🏻 🚴🏻♀️ 🚶♀️ 🐕 ☀️
You love to see it
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“For my clients with a kink for drawn-out psychological torture, at first I was wondering what could ever replace watching Mariners games,” said Payne as she drew up a projection of the latest King County Elections results.
Dominatrix Adds Tracking Seattle Mayoral Election Results to BDSM Repertoire: tinyurl.com/mpravv8m
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
“For my clients with a kink for drawn-out psychological torture, at first I was wondering what could ever replace watching Mariners games,” said Payne as she drew up a projection of the latest King County Elections results.
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Congratulations to @linforseattle.bsky.social on winning the City Council District 2 seat! SE Seattle needs a champion for safe streets and affordable housing, and it got one!
CM Rinck’s proposed changes recognize we are in a housing crisis, and are what we need to make real progress to transform our City to make it
more dense, walkable, accessible and climate-friendly.
more dense, walkable, accessible and climate-friendly.
NEW: The full list of amendments to Seattle's Comp Plan are set to drop Monday, but we have a preview of @alexis4seattle.bsky.social's proposed changes:
-Restoring 8 entire neighborhood centers
-Removing parking mandates
-Allowing corner stores everywhere
www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/01/r...
-Restoring 8 entire neighborhood centers
-Removing parking mandates
-Allowing corner stores everywhere
www.theurbanist.org/2025/08/01/r...
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Congratulations to @linforseattle.bsky.social on winning the City Council District 2 seat! SE Seattle needs a champion for safe streets and affordable housing, and it got one!
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“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.”
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Walkable Neighborhoods Help Adults Socialize, Increase Community
Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers at the UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human...
today.ucsd.edu
September 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.”
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
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A moment of Zen at Occidental Square.
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A moment of Zen at Occidental Square.
Hope everyone is okay.
Surface running light rail in the Rainier Valley was a shortsighted mistake that we pay for in injuries and delays.
Surface running light rail in the Rainier Valley was a shortsighted mistake that we pay for in injuries and delays.
Columbia City and Othello stations are closed until further notice due to a collision.
1 Line service to and from both stations is suspended. Trains are still running from Lynnwood to Mount Baker, and from Rainier Beach to Angle Lake.
1 Line service to and from both stations is suspended. Trains are still running from Lynnwood to Mount Baker, and from Rainier Beach to Angle Lake.
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Hope everyone is okay.
Surface running light rail in the Rainier Valley was a shortsighted mistake that we pay for in injuries and delays.
Surface running light rail in the Rainier Valley was a shortsighted mistake that we pay for in injuries and delays.
Congratulations to @councilmember-amr.bsky.social AKA “the people’s Councilmember” on the easy reelection!
Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck is rolling out a "Better Buses" campaign with transit advocates, seeking to improve speed and reliability with bus lanes on key routes.
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Congratulations to @councilmember-amr.bsky.social AKA “the people’s Councilmember” on the easy reelection!
Congratulations to our next King County Executive @girmayzahilay.bsky.social!
My guy Girmay doesn’t only take the bus, he wants to work with me to make them faster and more reliable! Grateful for his partnership on this to deliver on better transit service!
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Congratulations to our next King County Executive @girmayzahilay.bsky.social!
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I love Seattle 🍁
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I love Seattle 🍁
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Doing the Hoboken intersection daylighting tour today. It's actually embarrassing that Seattle isn't doing this at the same scale.
September 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Doing the Hoboken intersection daylighting tour today. It's actually embarrassing that Seattle isn't doing this at the same scale.
The Salt & Straw next to the First & Pike plaza is finally open! Excited to see how this helps activate the pedestrian plaza year round
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Salt & Straw next to the First & Pike plaza is finally open! Excited to see how this helps activate the pedestrian plaza year round
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URGENT BOLLARD ALERT.
SDOT is going to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission next Wednesday to get initial guidance on the "physical protective barriers" planned ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
The board is getting its temperature taken on a "hybrid approach" of bollards and vehicle barricades.
SDOT is going to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission next Wednesday to get initial guidance on the "physical protective barriers" planned ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
The board is getting its temperature taken on a "hybrid approach" of bollards and vehicle barricades.
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
URGENT BOLLARD ALERT.
SDOT is going to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission next Wednesday to get initial guidance on the "physical protective barriers" planned ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
The board is getting its temperature taken on a "hybrid approach" of bollards and vehicle barricades.
SDOT is going to the Pike Place Market Historical Commission next Wednesday to get initial guidance on the "physical protective barriers" planned ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
The board is getting its temperature taken on a "hybrid approach" of bollards and vehicle barricades.
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One additional benefit is that these corner corrals also provide a space for bike and scooter share parking that is off the sidewalk — helping reduce issues with sidewalks getting blocked from improperly parked vehicles. See images from the U District. So a win for accessibility too. A win-win-win
May 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
One additional benefit is that these corner corrals also provide a space for bike and scooter share parking that is off the sidewalk — helping reduce issues with sidewalks getting blocked from improperly parked vehicles. See images from the U District. So a win for accessibility too. A win-win-win
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The bikes have changed over the years, but the joy of exploring the world with your kids by family-bike remains the same
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The bikes have changed over the years, but the joy of exploring the world with your kids by family-bike remains the same
I'm grateful @transpochoices.bsky.social is stepping up to do more bus lane advocacy in Seattle under @kirkhovenkotter.com's leadership! (TCC used to stay away from these kinds of fights over street space allocation)
Flanked by a crowd of transit advocates, Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced a "Better Bus Lanes" campaign on Wednesday, demanding expanded and improved bus lanes on the city's busiest routes.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/23/r...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/23/r...
Rinck Launches ‘Better Bus Lanes’ Campaign with Transit Advocates » The Urbanist
# Flanked by a crowd of transit advocates, Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck announced a
www.theurbanist.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I'm grateful @transpochoices.bsky.social is stepping up to do more bus lane advocacy in Seattle under @kirkhovenkotter.com's leadership! (TCC used to stay away from these kinds of fights over street space allocation)
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The dense bike and pedestrian access to Place de la Bastille in Paris
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The dense bike and pedestrian access to Place de la Bastille in Paris
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In the heart of Breda, in the south of the Netherlands, a dramatic metamorphosis is underway: the Nieuwe Mark project, where a corridor once dedicated to cars is being transformed into a blue-green vein; part of the city's vision to make its centre more beautiful, liveable, natural and sustainable.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In the heart of Breda, in the south of the Netherlands, a dramatic metamorphosis is underway: the Nieuwe Mark project, where a corridor once dedicated to cars is being transformed into a blue-green vein; part of the city's vision to make its centre more beautiful, liveable, natural and sustainable.🧵
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Sorry, but a lack of support for autonomous vehicles is not among Sec Pete's biggest missed opportunities at USDOT.
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
Pete Buttigieg Admits Biden Administration Should've Done More To Grow Autonomous Vehicles — Says DOGE-Like Department 'Makes Tons Of Sense'
Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that the Biden administration could've done more to drive growth in the adoption of autonomous vehicles in the U.S. Autonomous Driving Tech Is Sa...
finance.yahoo.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sorry, but a lack of support for autonomous vehicles is not among Sec Pete's biggest missed opportunities at USDOT.
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
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November 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
A global network of urbanists shaping the cities of tomorrow. From sustainability to resilience and fairness, we’re all tackling the same challenges—and we have so much to learn from each other. As climate change and other crises intensify, sharing ideas has never been more urgent.
My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My ballot was counted this year, but in a previous election is was rejected and I had to fix it — just took a couple of minutes. Make sure yours was counted Seattle! info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...