Jesse Piedfort
@jessepiedfort.bsky.social
I work on clean transportation for Sierra Club. Formerly director of Sierra Club WA. Love my e-bike, walkable cities, and getting my hopes up about the local baseball team. Pro-Housing.
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Jesse Piedfort
@jessepiedfort.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Going to start posting here, so you can follow me for @sierraclub.bsky.social transportation updates and an assortment of tremendous, 100% correct baseball opinions.
The taco stands were one of the coolest things going on in North Seattle, bringing people and good vibes to street corners where absolutely nothing else was going on.
SPD out here on Northgate shutting down the taco stand between 8th and Roosevelt due to "multiple licensing and health code violations" that they wouldn't provide anymore info about.
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The taco stands were one of the coolest things going on in North Seattle, bringing people and good vibes to street corners where absolutely nothing else was going on.
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In his latest blog, my colleague @ucsdave.bsky.social clarifies how much the trucking industry damages our roadways, and how the public subsidizes them by around $88 billion a year to do so (not to mention over $170 billion/year in health and climate costs)
blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/t...
blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/t...
Trucks Cause the Lion’s Share of Road Damage—and Their Industry Wants You to Keep Paying for It
There is no reason for US taxpayers to foot the bill for a trillion-dollar per year industry.
blog.ucs.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In his latest blog, my colleague @ucsdave.bsky.social clarifies how much the trucking industry damages our roadways, and how the public subsidizes them by around $88 billion a year to do so (not to mention over $170 billion/year in health and climate costs)
blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/t...
blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/t...
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Oh. My. God. What a day in the Puget Sound. 73 Endangered Southern Resident Orcas swam past Point Robinson Lighthouse on Vashon Island. Here is one breaching with a salmon in its mouth. 🦑
November 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Oh. My. God. What a day in the Puget Sound. 73 Endangered Southern Resident Orcas swam past Point Robinson Lighthouse on Vashon Island. Here is one breaching with a salmon in its mouth. 🦑
This is terrible for the city and for anybody that cares about our civic health. A very sad day.
The move, attributed to the loss of federal funding for public media, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions.
Seattle's Cascade PBS announces layoffs, end of online long-form journalism
The move, attributed to the loss of federal funding for public media, marks the layoffs of 17 staffers and the creation of three new positions, station President and CEO Rob Dunlop told KUOW.
www.kuow.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This is terrible for the city and for anybody that cares about our civic health. A very sad day.
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Truck manufacturers are suing California over an emissions deal they signed: that's bad news for Californians, the trucking industry and the truck makers themselves. Oped in @latimes.com by Guillermo Ortiz of @nrdc.org and Craig Segall, formerly of @airresources.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Truck manufacturers are suing California over an emissions deal they signed: that's bad news for Californians, the trucking industry and the truck makers themselves. Oped in @latimes.com by Guillermo Ortiz of @nrdc.org and Craig Segall, formerly of @airresources.bsky.social
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Seattle isn't perfect, but it is one of the best places to live car-free and car-light in the U.S. We need to build on this momentum.
“In 2023, there were a record 74,100 carless households, representing 20% of all Seattle households. That’s up from 53,200, or 16% of households, in 2017.”
Seattle’s population boom came with little vroom, vroom
Census data shows even as the number of households in Seattle has grown, the number of cars has remained effectively unchanged for years, writes FYI Guy.
www.seattletimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Seattle isn't perfect, but it is one of the best places to live car-free and car-light in the U.S. We need to build on this momentum.
As far as I can tell, this is the entirety of the nearby available bike parking for @soundersfc.com matches.
This is not adequate!
Am I missing something or... ??
This is not adequate!
Am I missing something or... ??
August 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
As far as I can tell, this is the entirety of the nearby available bike parking for @soundersfc.com matches.
This is not adequate!
Am I missing something or... ??
This is not adequate!
Am I missing something or... ??
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🚨The Denver City Council voted 9-3 to abolish minimum parking requirements citywide for all uses. This means more room for homes, small businesses, and people—not empty asphalt. A major step toward a more affordable, sustainable, and people-focused city.
📍Denver, CO
📍Denver, CO
August 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚨The Denver City Council voted 9-3 to abolish minimum parking requirements citywide for all uses. This means more room for homes, small businesses, and people—not empty asphalt. A major step toward a more affordable, sustainable, and people-focused city.
📍Denver, CO
📍Denver, CO
100% same.
Apropos of nothing, my elementary aged kids absolutely love riding transit and will ride the train just to ride the train.
July 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
100% same.
I'm so impressed by our local candidates this year! My Seattle primary ballot:
Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
KC Exec: @claudiaforkcexec.bsky.social
City Attorney: @electrory.bsky.social
Position 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
Position 9: Dionne Foster
Parks and Democracy Vouchers: ✅
Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
KC Exec: @claudiaforkcexec.bsky.social
City Attorney: @electrory.bsky.social
Position 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
Position 9: Dionne Foster
Parks and Democracy Vouchers: ✅
July 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I'm so impressed by our local candidates this year! My Seattle primary ballot:
Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
KC Exec: @claudiaforkcexec.bsky.social
City Attorney: @electrory.bsky.social
Position 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
Position 9: Dionne Foster
Parks and Democracy Vouchers: ✅
Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
KC Exec: @claudiaforkcexec.bsky.social
City Attorney: @electrory.bsky.social
Position 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
Position 9: Dionne Foster
Parks and Democracy Vouchers: ✅
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My team at @sightline.org is growing again! We're looking for someone with research and writing chops who's eager to address the climate crisis through state and local policy in the Pacific Northwest.
Application deadline: July 21st. Spread the word!
Application deadline: July 21st. Spread the word!
We're hiring a lead researcher for our Climate + Energy program!
You could steer our efforts to transition Cascadia off coal, oil, and gas to a clean energy future.
👓 Influence climate policy at the state-, local-, and provincial-levels
💲$106-$125k + 10% retirement
📍Remote from Cascadia
You could steer our efforts to transition Cascadia off coal, oil, and gas to a clean energy future.
👓 Influence climate policy at the state-, local-, and provincial-levels
💲$106-$125k + 10% retirement
📍Remote from Cascadia
Lead Researcher, Climate and Energy | Sightline Institute
Lead Researcher, Climate and Energy
www.sightline.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My team at @sightline.org is growing again! We're looking for someone with research and writing chops who's eager to address the climate crisis through state and local policy in the Pacific Northwest.
Application deadline: July 21st. Spread the word!
Application deadline: July 21st. Spread the word!
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TAKE ACTION: Tell California legislators that they shouldn’t give ports a license to pollute. They must vote #NoOnSB34
earthjustice.org/action/now-i...
earthjustice.org/action/now-i...
Now is the moment for California state legislators to fight smoggy skies and protect our health.
SB 34 is a bill that would cost California taxpayers millions while tying the hands of local control for clean air.
earthjustice.org
July 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
TAKE ACTION: Tell California legislators that they shouldn’t give ports a license to pollute. They must vote #NoOnSB34
earthjustice.org/action/now-i...
earthjustice.org/action/now-i...
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"Republican senators insist they don't know how or why the tax was inserted into the bill they're rushing to pass. No senator is taking credit for or defending it. And at least one wants it removed." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con... by @frankthorp.bsky.social and @sahilkapur.bsky.social 🔌💡
A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators
"I don't know where it came from," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
"Republican senators insist they don't know how or why the tax was inserted into the bill they're rushing to pass. No senator is taking credit for or defending it. And at least one wants it removed." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con... by @frankthorp.bsky.social and @sahilkapur.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Here in Washington state, 3,866,398 acres are on the line. This includes some of the most carbon-dense forest in the world, with immeasurable value for climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and human health and well-being.
June 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Here in Washington state, 3,866,398 acres are on the line. This includes some of the most carbon-dense forest in the world, with immeasurable value for climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and human health and well-being.
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I finally wrote about a Seattle transit topic that comes into my head every single time I'm walking downtown.
It's time to bring transit back to First Avenue.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/11/o...
It's time to bring transit back to First Avenue.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/11/o...
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Bring Transit Back to Seattle’s First Avenue - The Urbanist
# Restoring transit routes to First Avenue, after they were removed in 2011 to make way for the demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, is a needed step in downtown mobility as the neighborhood enters ...
www.theurbanist.org
June 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I finally wrote about a Seattle transit topic that comes into my head every single time I'm walking downtown.
It's time to bring transit back to First Avenue.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/11/o...
It's time to bring transit back to First Avenue.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/11/o...
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"4 minute peak Link service"
Next Friday, June 13, Sound Transit will test out how 4 minute peak Link service will operate once the 2 Line opens next year, by running a single-car train in between active trains between Lynnwood and Stadium Stations from 5am to 9am. Riders won't be able to board the test trains.
June 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
"4 minute peak Link service"
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The Bremerton City Council just voted 6-1 to become the fourth Washington city to completely drop any mandated off-street parking in new development, following in the steps of Spokane, Port Townsend, and Bellingham.
June 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The Bremerton City Council just voted 6-1 to become the fourth Washington city to completely drop any mandated off-street parking in new development, following in the steps of Spokane, Port Townsend, and Bellingham.
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Hey! We've been working away on #parkingreform campaigns + also testing how best to **talk about parking reforms ** including qualitative + survey message testing! There's more to figure out in this space, but here's our preliminary recommendations + talking points! www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/h...
How to Talk About Parking Reform—and Win | Sightline Institute
A road-tested parking messaging guide, to gain more great neighborhoods and the homes we need, and to kick costly empty asphalt to the curb.
www.sightline.org
June 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hey! We've been working away on #parkingreform campaigns + also testing how best to **talk about parking reforms ** including qualitative + survey message testing! There's more to figure out in this space, but here's our preliminary recommendations + talking points! www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/h...
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Open letter from auto dealer calls on Toyota to ‘do better’ on EVs
Open letter from auto dealer calls on Toyota to ‘do better’ on EVs
(The following is an op-ed sent to us by Adam Lee, Chairman of Lee Auto Malls, in advance of Toyota’s June 10 annual shareholder meeting)
more…
electrek.co
June 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Open letter from auto dealer calls on Toyota to ‘do better’ on EVs
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Think you can hide from our activists? Think again! This crew started the afternoon protesting Rep. Tom Barrett's vote for the disastrous budget bill and ended outside @slotkin.senate.gov office to protest her support for repealing the California EPA waiver. michiganadvance.com/2025/05/22/p...
Protesters gather outside Rep. Barrett’s Lansing office after vote to approve federal budget bill • Michigan Advance
Around 30 people gathered outside the office of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) Thursday afternoon to protest what they say is his lack of accountability, absence from public events since taking o...
michiganadvance.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Think you can hide from our activists? Think again! This crew started the afternoon protesting Rep. Tom Barrett's vote for the disastrous budget bill and ended outside @slotkin.senate.gov office to protest her support for repealing the California EPA waiver. michiganadvance.com/2025/05/22/p...
The House budget includes a $250 annual EV fee—framed as fair compensation for lost gas tax revenue.
But at 18.4¢/gal, a 30 mpg gas car would need to drive 40,000+ miles to pay that much. The average driver logs just 14,000.
This isn’t about fairness. It’s a penalty on clean transportation.
But at 18.4¢/gal, a 30 mpg gas car would need to drive 40,000+ miles to pay that much. The average driver logs just 14,000.
This isn’t about fairness. It’s a penalty on clean transportation.
The U.S. House just killed the EV tax credits. The Senate voted to end California's emissions rules. America is about to fall behind.
Congress Just Took A Sledgehammer To The EV Industry. Here's What It Means
The U.S. House just killed the EV tax credits. The Senate voted to end California's emissions rules. America is about to fall behind in the electric race.
insideevs.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The House budget includes a $250 annual EV fee—framed as fair compensation for lost gas tax revenue.
But at 18.4¢/gal, a 30 mpg gas car would need to drive 40,000+ miles to pay that much. The average driver logs just 14,000.
This isn’t about fairness. It’s a penalty on clean transportation.
But at 18.4¢/gal, a 30 mpg gas car would need to drive 40,000+ miles to pay that much. The average driver logs just 14,000.
This isn’t about fairness. It’s a penalty on clean transportation.
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This federal program was supposed to help states build out a network of EV charging stations that would help drivers across the country. Despite the money already being allocated, the Trump administration has paused the funds.
Sierra Club and Partners Sue Trump Administration Over EV Funding Freeze
The administration acted in violation of “bedrock principles of American law,” according to the suit
www.sierraclub.org
May 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This federal program was supposed to help states build out a network of EV charging stations that would help drivers across the country. Despite the money already being allocated, the Trump administration has paused the funds.
Toyota's "electrified diversified" banner ads you see at the airport or the ballpark around town drive me a little bonkers because they are essentially rebranding gas powered cars and hoping consumers still think they're super green.
Toyota wins as the company everyone thinks is green when in reality they continue making fossil fuel cars... At the earth day festival in SB they literally had a sign advertising gas powered cars because they don't need to be plugged in... Cool cool cool.
May 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Toyota's "electrified diversified" banner ads you see at the airport or the ballpark around town drive me a little bonkers because they are essentially rebranding gas powered cars and hoping consumers still think they're super green.
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Truck makers like Volvo & Daimler are lobbying to help kill CA’s clean truck rules. “Multi-billion dollar companies would rather not spend their money right now…even if it means the entire U.S. freight sector falls behind.”—says Craig Segall, former CA air regulator, The Hill.
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Truck manufacturers are maneuvering to kill Biden’s landmark clean-truck rules
Though truck manufacturers including Volvo and Daimler agreed to the rules in 2023, they have since been working behind the scenes to kill them.
thehill.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Truck makers like Volvo & Daimler are lobbying to help kill CA’s clean truck rules. “Multi-billion dollar companies would rather not spend their money right now…even if it means the entire U.S. freight sector falls behind.”—says Craig Segall, former CA air regulator, The Hill.
🔗: buff.ly/gFmnu5H
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🚨 Emergency Action Alert 🚨
Senators @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov must stand firm against attacks on state clean vehicle standards. Drop what you're doing and call them NOW to tell them to VOTE NO.
Senators @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov must stand firm against attacks on state clean vehicle standards. Drop what you're doing and call them NOW to tell them to VOTE NO.
May 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🚨 Emergency Action Alert 🚨
Senators @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov must stand firm against attacks on state clean vehicle standards. Drop what you're doing and call them NOW to tell them to VOTE NO.
Senators @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov must stand firm against attacks on state clean vehicle standards. Drop what you're doing and call them NOW to tell them to VOTE NO.