The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.

wrote about the much-deserved death knell of the world's worst architecture project for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...

The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation

Benefits of Agrivoltaics and 5 real-life examples of successful implementations — RatedPower Why invest on solar PV or agriculture and livestock farming when you could do both together and better: welcome to Agri PV.

Agrivoltaics can improve yields and provide extra income for farmers.

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Average annual per capita healthcare costs, excluding insurance premiums, equal $1,514 (2023). When govt expenditures and insurance premiums are added, this figure skyrockets to $14,570. The difference is obscene profits, waste, and corruption. #M4A

Average annual per capita healthcare costs, excluding insurance premiums, equal $1,514 (2023). When govt expenditures and insurance premiums are added, this figure skyrockets to $14,570. The difference is obscene profits, waste, and corruption. #M4A

This math is pretty damn accurate to our situation.

Sara Nelson proving yet again why it was time to rid City Council of her. This reeks of retribution and sheer spite.

Indeed! I’ll second that.

Bruce Harrell and the Chamber of Commerce city council did exactly this in Seattle.

Good riddance, Bruce. Now to focus on unseating the remainder of the Chamber of Commerce city council members to wrest control of our city back from the real estate lobby and tech-bros.

“A rent-stabilized building sells for more when it is vacant than when it is occupied. The TIC business model has emerged primarily as a way to manufacture such vacancies.”

Chelsea Kirk tussles with tenancy in common in LARA no. 2.

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The real reasons we have a rent crisis. It's not all about zoning, folks.

And many antisocial people who drive in Seattle prove this everyday with their brutish behavior.

Cartoon of Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in the left foreground with a tent in the right background. Two children and a dog stand outside the tent while a man looks out from the flap. Text balloon says “We shouldn’t have to look at the human suffering of other people.” Additional text reads “Bruce Harrell, 9/29/21” A sign in front of the tent says Seattle for Wilson with a space needle

Good morning! If you live in Seattle, I think you’ll find that it’s a perfect day to vote Katie Wilson for mayor!

We need leaders who care about all our neighbors. Elect @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social and send this guy back to the eastside.

Now the big question, will the surge in home construction bring down rents? Don't hold your breath waiting for this to happen.

'Harrell’s “experience” has produced paralysis where we need progress, austerity where we need investment, and paternalism where we need partnership.'

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Coining the term QUIMBYism right now and releasing it to the urbanists free of charge. Quality urbanism in my backyard, friends. The middle path between Karens and bootlickers.

Not sure which is worse, liberal NIMBYism or liberal YIMBYism, aka the home builders association’s propaganda arm. There is a middle way.

What percentage of Seattle police officers live in the city? Why is Seattle subsidizing our suburban neighbors through our police budget?

But the trees. 🌳 Seattle’s homeowner elites are the worst kind of hypocrites.

Another day, another Link light rail service disruption. Where have all those billions of dollars gone?

All the more reason for incoming council members to pursue new taxes on the wealthy individuals and corporations that have been raping the citizens of Seattle for the past couple of decades.

She's unfit for office. Looking forward to seeing her gone in January.

Spending more money on the Seattle Police Department will not improve public safety in Seattle. You might as well give it to people experiencing homelessness to kindle fires to heat their encampments.

The best candidate for mayor suburban, exurban, and corporate money can buy! Bruce Harrell — the Chamber of Commerce candidate for mayor. Let's send him back to Bellevue!

In the memorable words of Carrie Fisher, "Things [are] getting worse faster than we [can] lower our standards."

But the White House Rose Garden does.

Exclusive: Tech Execs and Venture Capitalists Spend Big to Help California YIMBY Kill Tenant Protections Tech executives and venture capitalists shell out nearly $425,000 to help California YIMBY kill tenant protections in California.

"California YIMBY has a lot of explaining to do. While middle- and working-class tenants struggle to pay sky-high rents, wealthy tech executives and venture capitalists are spending big to help California YIMBY kill tenant protections."

Not going for a debate here, just trying to add to the discussion. I am not talking about Wall Street investors here. I have experience working in local government permitting and regulation, where I have witnessed an increasing concentration of ownership and price-fixing behavior.

I don't consider myself a 'vacancy truther,' but I would like to see more attention paid to landlords, especially corporate landlords, REITs, and hedge funds, who purposely hoard and hold units out of the market seeking higher rents.