Ian Crozier
@crowshair.bsky.social
I live in Seattle, ride bikes, travel when I can, and work in zoning and community planning. I love makin' maps.
the less of the sunset I capture the better the colors are
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
the less of the sunset I capture the better the colors are
I like photos in which the scenery is framed by the foreground, but it's funny that it's now also the easiest way avoid having your phone-camera desaturate unusually prevalent colors.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I like photos in which the scenery is framed by the foreground, but it's funny that it's now also the easiest way avoid having your phone-camera desaturate unusually prevalent colors.
Here are some other angles; I wish I'd taken more pics of the public restroom, the swings, the landscaping, the art, the new public-access beach...
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Here are some other angles; I wish I'd taken more pics of the public restroom, the swings, the landscaping, the art, the new public-access beach...
Trump is also a convicted sex offender, right? Could we just start using that as a shorthand to refer to him also?
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump is also a convicted sex offender, right? Could we just start using that as a shorthand to refer to him also?
"Hot turkey sandwich"...
November 2, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"Hot turkey sandwich"...
I wish this wasn't my favorite Simpsons joke but I can't help it
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I wish this wasn't my favorite Simpsons joke but I can't help it
Americans have a ridiculous aversion to revolving doors
October 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Americans have a ridiculous aversion to revolving doors
TIL you can get discounted tickets on Amtrak Cascades for groups of three or more! And of course, kids ride free within WA.
October 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
TIL you can get discounted tickets on Amtrak Cascades for groups of three or more! And of course, kids ride free within WA.
Awkward for Harrell that his opponent shares a surname with the Mariners heroic skipper
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Awkward for Harrell that his opponent shares a surname with the Mariners heroic skipper
Speaking of co-living, this neat little vintage ad from the Piedmont Residential Hotel on First Hill, Seattle nicely demonstrates how the spectrum of housing used to better suit a range of short, medium, and long-term housing needs even within the same building.
October 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Speaking of co-living, this neat little vintage ad from the Piedmont Residential Hotel on First Hill, Seattle nicely demonstrates how the spectrum of housing used to better suit a range of short, medium, and long-term housing needs even within the same building.
Had an awesome time at the WA planning conference last week presenting on two favorite projects from my tenure at MAKERS: 1) the Washington State Zoning Atlas and 2) co-living. A fun swan song for my last 8 years at the firm!
Photo credit @markusja.bsky.social
#WAZA
Photo credit @markusja.bsky.social
#WAZA
October 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Had an awesome time at the WA planning conference last week presenting on two favorite projects from my tenure at MAKERS: 1) the Washington State Zoning Atlas and 2) co-living. A fun swan song for my last 8 years at the firm!
Photo credit @markusja.bsky.social
#WAZA
Photo credit @markusja.bsky.social
#WAZA
Wait, BOISE has bollard protected pedestrian spaces?!?
September 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Wait, BOISE has bollard protected pedestrian spaces?!?
I want this in my town
September 22, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I want this in my town
I want you to know how much I love the new Milwaukee Road orange and red color scheme on the bathrooms and signs on the Cascade to Palouse/Iron Hose/John Wayne trail. Not everything needs to be gray and green and blue you guys!
September 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I want you to know how much I love the new Milwaukee Road orange and red color scheme on the bathrooms and signs on the Cascade to Palouse/Iron Hose/John Wayne trail. Not everything needs to be gray and green and blue you guys!
Wait BOISE has a lively downtown pedestrian street?!?
September 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Wait BOISE has a lively downtown pedestrian street?!?
Google Maps interpretation of "mostly flat" continues to baffle
September 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Google Maps interpretation of "mostly flat" continues to baffle
I like this font on the Idaho highway Historic Site signs
September 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I like this font on the Idaho highway Historic Site signs
Haters can hate but I love painted brick (Pomeroy, WA)
September 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Haters can hate but I love painted brick (Pomeroy, WA)
Walla walla doing outdoor dining right
September 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Walla walla doing outdoor dining right
I want a version of the movie Flow but depicting Washington's geological history
September 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I want a version of the movie Flow but depicting Washington's geological history