Andrew
@bikesnacks.bsky.social
bikes busses buildings in Seattle
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My crazy idea for incorporating public feedback into city planning: You let residents vote for representatives in city government, and those people are empowered to implement the policies they promised while campaigning.
At Land Use (again) and it's literally all the same people it always is (myself included)...like who are we fooling that the same 75 people showing up every time is "the will of the people"? What a sham public process is sometimes, sadly
November 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My crazy idea for incorporating public feedback into city planning: You let residents vote for representatives in city government, and those people are empowered to implement the policies they promised while campaigning.
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Love that the same people who insist we don't need a childcare safety net because Grandparents can help out then come at Mayor-elect Wilson because her kid's Grandparents help out.
You guys realize that taxing people to pay for services isn't socialism, right? This is just how governments work.
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Love that the same people who insist we don't need a childcare safety net because Grandparents can help out then come at Mayor-elect Wilson because her kid's Grandparents help out.
Shoulder season between fall movies to winter movies.
🍂 Over the garden wall
🍁 Fantastic mr fox
The holdovers
⛄️ Muppets Christmas
🍂 Over the garden wall
🍁 Fantastic mr fox
The holdovers
⛄️ Muppets Christmas
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Shoulder season between fall movies to winter movies.
🍂 Over the garden wall
🍁 Fantastic mr fox
The holdovers
⛄️ Muppets Christmas
🍂 Over the garden wall
🍁 Fantastic mr fox
The holdovers
⛄️ Muppets Christmas
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Seattle owns and contracts the monorail and streetcars. Seattle has the Seattle Transit Measure. Seattle directly oversees Sound Transit. Seattle has oversight influence on King County Metro and Puget Sound Regional Council.
The Seattle Times Editorial Board has really jumped off the deep end.
The Seattle Times Editorial Board has really jumped off the deep end.
The disingenuous whiners at the Seattle Times ed board actually suggested that Katie Wilson—mayor-elect and the founder of the Transit Riders Union (who used to do outreach at the bus stop on Third and Union)—doesn't know that the county, not the city, runs the buses. Cry harder, losers
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seattle owns and contracts the monorail and streetcars. Seattle has the Seattle Transit Measure. Seattle directly oversees Sound Transit. Seattle has oversight influence on King County Metro and Puget Sound Regional Council.
The Seattle Times Editorial Board has really jumped off the deep end.
The Seattle Times Editorial Board has really jumped off the deep end.
The editors in Washington DC can only fathom a world where all politics everywhere is a reaction to what goes on in their home town.
These articles always depend on a bizarre Schroedinger's Seattle: The city is falling apart due to progressive overreach but we should have re-elected the conservative non-socialist who has been in charge for the last four years.
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The editors in Washington DC can only fathom a world where all politics everywhere is a reaction to what goes on in their home town.
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Paris very effectively closes school streets to cars with this one simple trick, a swinging gate. These can be closed at all hours or just when school is in session. Fire trucks swing them open for easy access, as needed.
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Paris very effectively closes school streets to cars with this one simple trick, a swinging gate. These can be closed at all hours or just when school is in session. Fire trucks swing them open for easy access, as needed.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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I've talked to a couple City of Seattle employees now who are beyond relieved with the election results, if only because they'll hopefully get to interact with a more functional executive branch now
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to a couple City of Seattle employees now who are beyond relieved with the election results, if only because they'll hopefully get to interact with a more functional executive branch now
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And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
Transportation costs are the second largest burden on American family budgets (17%), after housing (33%)!
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
To address the affordability crisis, we must create cities with abundant housing of all types (subsidized, social, coop, market rate) and make walking, biking, and taking transit convenient.
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
And how much Transportation is hidden in the other categories? What portion of Housing costs is the garage under your apartment building? What portion of Food is the sea of parking surrounding the supermarket? What portion of Healthcare is car-related injury and respiratory disease?
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November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Almost certainly Seattle. Population went from 600k->800k, the city went from no rail system to a top-10 busiest network, region became an absolute economic powerhouse, there’s a total transformation of the waterfront, and so much more
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Almost certainly Seattle. Population went from 600k->800k, the city went from no rail system to a top-10 busiest network, region became an absolute economic powerhouse, there’s a total transformation of the waterfront, and so much more
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My most woke opinion is that cities should completely ignore suburban commuters and design the city we aspire to be. They’ll either begrudgingly commute in by car, mode shift, or be replaced by others in foot traffic
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My most woke opinion is that cities should completely ignore suburban commuters and design the city we aspire to be. They’ll either begrudgingly commute in by car, mode shift, or be replaced by others in foot traffic
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Bruce Harrell's position on poverty and charity is largely indistinguishable from the conservative economic policy that I grew up with in economically collapsing rural Illinois, and it's out of step with economic policy required for a city undergoing growth.
Doug’s commentary on Harrell’s final comments about understanding the affordability crisis is insightful. In Harrell’s world view, charity and volunteerism is the key to lifting up people out of poverty. Working for systemic change is secondary.
NEW STORY // Harrell Concedes to Wilson, Ushering in a New Era in Seattle
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/h...
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/h...
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Bruce Harrell's position on poverty and charity is largely indistinguishable from the conservative economic policy that I grew up with in economically collapsing rural Illinois, and it's out of step with economic policy required for a city undergoing growth.
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He was SOCLOSE to having a conciliatory speech and kindly welcoming our new mayor.🤦🏽♀️
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
He was SOCLOSE to having a conciliatory speech and kindly welcoming our new mayor.🤦🏽♀️
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Exactly this. Katie Wilson has done more for the city of Seattle on policy than Bruce Harrell has 12 years on city council and 4 years as mayor. It was her JumpStart Tax proposal that saved Harrell’s budget this year.
I can't believe Seattle would elect someone with only 15 years experience organizing successful local legislation campaigns.
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Exactly this. Katie Wilson has done more for the city of Seattle on policy than Bruce Harrell has 12 years on city council and 4 years as mayor. It was her JumpStart Tax proposal that saved Harrell’s budget this year.
He's being generous, lighthearted, optimistic, and a little funny.
Contrasts with the rest of his campaign, but at least he's showing us his best side on the way out.
Contrasts with the rest of his campaign, but at least he's showing us his best side on the way out.
KOMO also appears to have a livestream. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQrZ...
Incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell is speaking on the mayoral race
YouTube video by KOMO News
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
He's being generous, lighthearted, optimistic, and a little funny.
Contrasts with the rest of his campaign, but at least he's showing us his best side on the way out.
Contrasts with the rest of his campaign, but at least he's showing us his best side on the way out.
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Now that he's out I'm hoping the gag order on city staff responding to questions about what's happening with LWB is lifted. As someone who served on the official SDOt LWB work group, I can't get my emails responded to, questions about the status of SIDEWALK REPAIRS.
He slow-walked investment in SE Seattle or stood in the way entirely. Thank @tammymorales.bsky.social for safer streets in the South End, even in the face of Bruce. If not for him, all of our investments would have been reality, including home zones, school streets, LWB, & more hardened bike lanes.
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Now that he's out I'm hoping the gag order on city staff responding to questions about what's happening with LWB is lifted. As someone who served on the official SDOt LWB work group, I can't get my emails responded to, questions about the status of SIDEWALK REPAIRS.
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This did in fact age well.
I think that local and state gov in my blue city & state matter even more now. I need Katie Wilson to run for mayor here in Seattle. Or someone with her grassroots organizing chops, record, and understanding of the legislative system here.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This did in fact age well.
xkcd.com/3167/
Brilliant alt text: 'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'
Brilliant alt text: 'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'
Car Size
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November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
xkcd.com/3167/
Brilliant alt text: 'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'
Brilliant alt text: 'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'
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Congratulations Seattle Times for a clean sweep in the 2025 election—for mayor, city attorney, and city council, all of your endorsed candidates lost!
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Congratulations Seattle Times for a clean sweep in the 2025 election—for mayor, city attorney, and city council, all of your endorsed candidates lost!
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I really can't be over-emphasized how bad Harrell was.
He's almost single handedly made nearly every important policy category worse. Name a category and it's almost trivial to name something he messed up badly.
And on the flip side, he's done virtually nothing positive.
He's almost single handedly made nearly every important policy category worse. Name a category and it's almost trivial to name something he messed up badly.
And on the flip side, he's done virtually nothing positive.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I really can't be over-emphasized how bad Harrell was.
He's almost single handedly made nearly every important policy category worse. Name a category and it's almost trivial to name something he messed up badly.
And on the flip side, he's done virtually nothing positive.
He's almost single handedly made nearly every important policy category worse. Name a category and it's almost trivial to name something he messed up badly.
And on the flip side, he's done virtually nothing positive.
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Can anyone confirm if now is the time for hope?
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Can anyone confirm if now is the time for hope?