also come to Seattle

you will be in transitworld soon. well. better transitworld

I usually ride a regular ol bus and man the trolleybuses are so much quieter. I would love to see more of the system electrified this way

Julio is ridiculous.

Anna Zivarts speaking. A slide behind her reads, “how do we make visible and normalize nondriving?”

Just had the chance to attend a great talk from @nondriver.bsky.social at UW about how cities can better serve nondrivers

Seeing art brut at a tiny venue in walking distance. Sometimes Seattle IS cool

Huge turnout of 250+ people at a rally and march to demand Sound Transit build light rail to Ballard as promised in the voter-approved ST3 ballot measure.

I would die for my country, Ballard

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

oh hey that’s me

Save Ballard Rail rally

At the @saveballardrail.bsky.social rally with @theurbanist.org, @robertcruickshank.com, and @seattlesubway.org. @councilmember-amr.bsky.social led off, followed by @jorgebaron.bsky.social and now @noelframe.bsky.social.

Woman (Alexis Mercedes Rinck) speaks with a megaphone)

“This is not just about whether we build to Ballard. It’s about whether we keep our promises to working people,” says @councilmember-amr.bsky.social at the #saveballardrail rally

Tons of folks out at the March to save Ballard light rail!

Seeing how cities with unwalkable suburban parking-pit venues are preparing for the World Cup makes me extremely thankful for our actually-in-the-city stadiums.

Update: So far, developers have applied to use this tool for more than 600 units of new housing!

Joe Biden looking disgruntled out window

Reading this from Ballard...

At the 98th annual Blessing of the Fleet

100% true. Seattle subsidizes our two private golf by TENS of millions of dollars a year.

Broadmoor pays approximately $50k in taxes. Were it valued like all the land around it, it would pay more than $10 MILLION per year. Even the YACHT CLUB pays more tax

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Op-Ed: Dear Ferguson, Call a Special Session, Play Offense, Not Defense, Prevent Austerity John Burbank argues Governor Bob Ferguson should call a special session to ensure universal health care and child care in the face of Trump’s devastating federal cuts. Taxing corporate oligarchs could provide the revenue necessary.

NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: Dear Ferguson, Call a Special Session, Play Offense, Not Defense, Prevent Austerity
By John Burbank (Guest Contributor) via @theurbanist.org

umichvoter @umichvoter In her book, Harris wrote that Buttigieg "would have been an ideal partner if I were a straight white man." She noted "we were already asking a lot of America: to accept a woman, a Black woman, a Black woman married to a Jewish man. Part of me wanted to say, Screw it, let's just do it. But knowing what was at stake, it was too big of a risk." 5:13 AM • Apr 10, 2026 • 104.1K Views

I don’t like Pete or anything but it’s absolutely bizarre that you can write in your book that you discriminated against someone explicitly because of their sexuality alone in your book and not get run out of the Democratic Party.

so we get a millionaires' tax AND we get Culliton v. Chase overturned? hell yeah

The Seattle area should have been building out housing for millions of climate refugees. Instead Seattle City Council (and most other local govts) have dithered to NIMBY lies for decades.

Actual major city? Las Vegas. Any city? Ocala, Florida.

50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #UrbanTruth in @fastcompany.com

Image shows Seattle City Councilmembers and trans community leaders standing in City Council Chambers behind the dais.

Thank you to all the incredible trans leaders who came to Council today to recognize International Trans Day of Visibility.

We have work to do as a City, and I remain committed to fighting tirelessly to do more than just protect our trans neighbors, but build a city that allows them to thrive.

I have a VVV-Venlo trading card I purchased off of eBay because of a particularly legendary football manager run I think I am in the top 1% of Americans in affection for the Netherlands

it was just a pun :( i am jealous of your urbanism you dont have to rub it in

GROAN LINKS: NEW PARTY NAME MET WITH DISDAIN

not content with being one of the biggest transphobes in american political life, gavin newsom is coming for the homophobia crown too

We need to stop prioritizing parking lots over people.

Today, I assembled a roundtable to discuss our Building Up Illinois Developments Plan — and the consensus was that we need to act fast.

Looking forward to passing it and getting to work in our neighborhoods.