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Nat Henry
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Director of Henry Spatial Analysis | Professional Geographer | Seattleite | Into maps, health data, walking places
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@wilsonkatieb.bsky.social wins and Reanimated Music opens — I'd call that a pretty good day!
Excerpt from Katie Wilson's victory speech: "People of Seattle, this is your city." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6KJoYKESZk Reanimated Music, successor to the Trading Musician, is now open at 1217 NE Ravenna Blvd. Their hours are 11 AM to 7 PM, seven days a week.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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council.seattle.gov
Councilmember Rinck and transit leaders announce ‘Better Bus Lanes’ campaign
council.seattle.gov/2025/10/22/c...
Councilmember Rinck and transit leaders announce ‘Better Bus Lanes’ campaign - Seattle City Council Blog
Coalition-backed initiative seeks to advance safety improvements and reliable transit  Earlier today, City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck (Position 8) announced the “Better Bus Lanes” Campaign on...
council.seattle.gov
October 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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mapcenter.com
Important alert for people who like working while a light white noise is playing in the background, there is a family of whales singing next to the Moss Landing Marine Lab hydrophone right now and you should listen! radio.garden/visit/moss-l...
Listen to live Moss Landing CA radio on Radio Garden
Listen to live Moss Landing CA radio on Radio Garden
radio.garden
October 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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beautifulpublicdata.com
✨📊 Cold War Military Slides

A reporter stumbled upon a treasure trove of Department of Defense slides from the 1970s and 1980s depicting data from missile systems, Soviet capabilities and America’s nuclear ars…

🔗

https://beautifulpublicdata.com/cold-war-military-slides
Text "MISSION AND ORGANIZATION" is overlaid on a fragmented map with a blue grid and multicolored sections. A dynamic painting depicting U.S. Air Force and Navy missiles and aircraft in flight against a colorful sky background. A pie chart from the 323D Flying Training Wing displays FY 1979 graduate assignments, with SAC at 46%, TAC at 36%, MAC at 15%, and other at 3%. A pie chart from AFSC FY 80 showing the distribution of total funds managed, totaling $17.4 billion, with sections for procurement (43%), RDT&E (25%), foreign military sales (21%), and other (11%).
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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openplans.org
Low Traffic Neighborhoods make your streets quieter, safer and calmer!
🚗 47% less traffic
🏥 50% fewer car-related casualties
🚲 25% more walking/biking
Less crime & better air quality! 🍃

Join our lunch and learn on Sept 30 at 12pm to learn more!
RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Come out to Rooted in Roosevelt next weekend! It's free, a short walk from the Link, geared towards all ages, and guaranteed to be a lot of fun. I'll be emceeing!

rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/
Event poster for Rooted in Roosevelt, happening on Saturday, September 20th, 2025. Musical performances by The Ari Joshua Band, Small Yards, Whozyamama, Kelp Wanted, Modern Faults, and Jet Lag. There will also be free fun for all ages, classes by local businesses, a clothes swap, food trucks, and more! Address is 6801 Roosevelt Way NE. Website: https://rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/ Rooted in Roosevelt event schedule: 1-1:10 PM: Roosevelt High School Drumline 1:10-1:50 PM: Small Yards (band) 1:50-2:10 PM: Jiu-jitsu lesson 2:10-2:50: Whozyamama (band) 2:50-2:55: Remarks from Seattle Department of Neighborhoods 2:55-3:25: Salsa lesson 3:25-4:05: Kelp Wanted (band) 4:05-4:35: Group dance by Community Fitness 4:35-4:40: Remarks by our sponsor Dartmoor School 4:40-5:20: Modern Faults (band) 5:20-5:50: Roosevelt High School Orchestra Ensemble 5:50-6:30: Jet Lag (band) 6:30-7:00: Remarks by the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association 7 to end: The Ari Joshua Band
September 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Come out to Rooted in Roosevelt next weekend! It's free, a short walk from the Link, geared towards all ages, and guaranteed to be a lot of fun. I'll be emceeing!

rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/
Event poster for Rooted in Roosevelt, happening on Saturday, September 20th, 2025. Musical performances by The Ari Joshua Band, Small Yards, Whozyamama, Kelp Wanted, Modern Faults, and Jet Lag. There will also be free fun for all ages, classes by local businesses, a clothes swap, food trucks, and more! Address is 6801 Roosevelt Way NE. Website: https://rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/ Rooted in Roosevelt event schedule: 1-1:10 PM: Roosevelt High School Drumline 1:10-1:50 PM: Small Yards (band) 1:50-2:10 PM: Jiu-jitsu lesson 2:10-2:50: Whozyamama (band) 2:50-2:55: Remarks from Seattle Department of Neighborhoods 2:55-3:25: Salsa lesson 3:25-4:05: Kelp Wanted (band) 4:05-4:35: Group dance by Community Fitness 4:35-4:40: Remarks by our sponsor Dartmoor School 4:40-5:20: Modern Faults (band) 5:20-5:50: Roosevelt High School Orchestra Ensemble 5:50-6:30: Jet Lag (band) 6:30-7:00: Remarks by the Roosevelt Neighborhood Association 7 to end: The Ari Joshua Band
September 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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"Our neighborhood character includes our moral character" !!!
typewriteralley.bsky.social Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · Sep 12
D4 resident Ethan: "I've heard a lot about neighborhood character today, well I believe that our neighborhood character includes our moral character. We're in a housing crisis, it should be our honor to welcome new neighbors into our lovely corner of the city."
September 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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danielhep.me
Go off SDOT
Comment: Do you guys wake up every morning wondering how you can make transportation more difficult? Blocking off roads instead of providing infrastructure is cheap PR and a profoundly unserious way to go about this. You are the Department of TRANSPORTATION, not the department for baby strollers and playgrounds. SDOT's Reply: We wake up every morning wondering how we can help support people who need to travel, no matter how they do it. One big and important group of people who need to travel is families going to and from school. School Streets are a pleasant and simple way to help support the 30% of Seattle school kids (nearly 3x the national average) who travel to and from school without a car by simply giving them priority for one block of the streets near the school. Local access is preserved. Plenty of parents will still choose to drive, and the rest of our streets will support them too.
September 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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pwalchtaylor.bsky.social
I was going to post about how amazing it was that I can now ride from Beacon Hill to South Park to Georgetown to downtown almost entirely in PBLs. But instead I’ll post this picture of a guy who smashed into the bike lane seconds after I rolled through:
August 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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TONIGHT: join @sngreenways.bsky.social's Northeast Greenways chapter for a social ride and happy hour at Burke-Gilman Brewing! Everyone who bikes in gets $1 off their first drink 🍻
Northeast Greenways Happy Hour, happening TONIGHT (August 14th). The group ride starts at 5:30 PM from Roosevelt Station Plaza, at the intersection of 12th Ave NE and NE 66th St in Seattle. The ride ends at Burke-Gilman Brewing, leading into a happy hour from 6 to 7 PM. Non-alcoholic options are available, kids and dogs are welcome, meet us at the start or at the brewery!
August 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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censusapitracker.bsky.social
Hello, Bluesky! This account automatically posts updates when the Census Bureau APIs add or remove datasets.

See the full tracker at www.hrecht.com/census-api-d...
Tracking Census Dataset Changes
See when the U.S. Census Bureau adds or removes datasets.
www.hrecht.com
August 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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infowetrust.com
There's Work For All (1945) by Michael Young & Theodor Prager with 14 pictorial charts.
July 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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infowetrust.com
Battle for Health (1944) by Stephen Taylor with 13 pictorial charts.
July 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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infowetrust.com
After six years of collecting, I've finally assembled a complete set of Isotype Institute-illustrated NEW DEMOCRACY books with the addition of "Full Enjoyment".

Here are some favorite details from each ...
July 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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sheridesabike.bsky.social
Folk dancers beat the L8 @fixthel8.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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walkingminnesota.com
A bike network that isn’t inclusive of the needs of everyone who wants to safely use it is a failure

Any biker thats clinging to exclusion should reflect on their views

Every person we can get to use a city’s bike network is one more reason to advocate for safer and better systems to enjoy
jayispainting.earthskyart.ca JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · Jul 6
Just so you know. This is a block worthy post for me.

The whole get in shape & you won't need an eBike is ableist, ageist and wrong. Ebikes allow people with mobility issues, health issues & just aging folks like me to get out & choose the level of exercise you want. From none to lots.
mcdougmel.bsky.social Or, and hear me out, a person could get in shape and ride a non-eBike. They cost nothing to charge, and once in shape, they keep the rider in shape.
July 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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maxroser.bsky.social
My chart on the history of three infectious diseases — smallpox, polio, and measles — before and after a vaccine was available.
June 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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🏛️ images.uba.uva.nl
📍Celebes Sea
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Georeferenced map near Celebes Sea on images.uba.uva.nl
June 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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joeveyera.bsky.social
Tour the Neptune Theatre in the U-District (1303 NE 45th St) for free this Saturday (or the third Saturday of each month) from 10 a.m. to noon.
Free Neptune Tour - Seattle Theatre Group
Join our free Neptune Theatre tours every 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am-12pm. Discover the history & backstage secrets. Reservations required!
www.stgpresents.org
June 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
nathenry.com
Not enough people know about this chart, showing one of humanity's greatest achievements and one of our largest unfinished challenges — made much worse by the dismantling of USAID. ourworldindata.org/child-mortal...
Child mortality rate by country income group from 1990 through 2023. The share of children who died before age 5 in low-income countries declined from nearly 20% in 1990 to 6% in 2023.
June 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Spotted in the park this evening:
A pair of coyotes standing at the edge of the woods
June 13, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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hacksandwonks.bsky.social
We also made a list of elected officials in WA, in case you don’t want to follow everyone in a starter pack.

It’s important to know what our electeds are (or aren’t) saying and doing right now👇🏾
June 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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giuliomattioli.bsky.social
Interesting-looking new study finding that "mode shift alone represents only 1/5th of the potential GHG benefits of increasing active transportation in a way that also reduces trip lengths through destination changes" doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
June 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Mark your calendars for the 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘁
neighborhood celebration on September 20, 2025!

We're looking for local bands to play at the event as well as an artist to design our poster — both calls are open until June 28th. rooseveltseattle.org/rooted/
Announcement poster for Rooted in Roosevelt, a neighborhood celebration happening in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood on September 20th. We are seeking a local artist to help us come up with a poster and other graphics for the event!
June 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM