Did you know that Seattle had bike path system in the year 1900 and even a BIKE MAP? There were an estimated 10,000 cyclists in a city of 100,000. Some of these roads were originally improved for bikes, including Interlaken.

Apartment chicken enjoying a mug from the window of her high-density neighborhood. #nimbytears #seattle #yimby

👏😍

Pro-housing policies start with electing the right people. Have you voted yet? Time is running out! See our voter guide here: seattleyimby.org/voter-guide/... GET THAT BALLOT IN!

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... "[Researchers found] home prices grew faster in places with more restrictive zoning, though they warn us that could be because more zoning leads to higher prices, because higher prices lead to more zoning, or — most likely — both."

California is getting more homes near transit! Our neighbors down south did some incredible housing advocacy this year, up against the fiercest, most well-funded NIMBYs in the nation. Well done! 👏💪

Join us and @fairvotewa.bsky.social for door-knocking in Phinney Ridge on October 19 to support @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for Mayor! We endorsed & now it's time to show up. Meet at the West Woodland Playground at 10am. See you there! Registration link: www.mobilize.us/wilsonforsea... #seattle

A damning new report by ProPublica finds that the Harrell administration deliberately kept shelter beds vacant, leaving people who needed them on the streets & the rest of us on the hook for the tab ($4,200/mo per room). We need leadership that takes our housing affordability challenges seriously.

Nice job, advocates! 👏💪🚍

📣 ACTION ALERT SDOT is trying to remove a bus lane in Capitol Hill as soon as this weekend, as just announced without any public outreach. 😱 We need fast buses! Sign the petition by Transit Riders Union to keep the bus lane. Fast Buses + Abundant Housing = Livable Cities

😍😍👏 Fast transit + Abundant Housing = Livable Cities

Is your Seattle City Councilmember a YIMBY or a NIMBY? Use this chart compiled from the September 12 hearing on the Comprehensive Plan to find out. Thanks to our members Matthew C. and Aidan T. for compiling the data & chart!

🗳️☑️ Our election endorsements are live! See the full results & questionnaire responses here: seattleyimby.org/voter-guide/... Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social District 2: Eddie Lin District 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social Time to go knock on some doors! 👏

Has anyone seen the results of this survey? Maybe we should Public Records Act request it?

ACTION ALERT - Save Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center! CM Dan Strauss is proposing to eliminate the Phinney Ridge neighborhood center, betraying promises made to his constituents. Please send an email NOW to [email protected] telling them to Save the Phinney Ridge NC!

📣 ACTION ALERT Send a letter opposing Amendment 102 add copious amounts of red tape, worsen housing affordability, and not protect trees: actionnetwork.org/letters/amen...

Amazing! It's abundantly clear that our city wants more homes and home options. To get a majority of commenters at a City Council meeting (notorious for NIMBY speeches) is astounding. Nice job showing up everyone! 👏😍

Come join us for drinks and lively conversation about comp plan amendments and the upcoming election. Members and non-members always welcome!

Ironically, it's the cars that make our neighborhoods so loud -- which are owned by a much fewer share of renters than homeowners.

Join us at City Hall on September 12 to rally for more homes in the Comprehensive Plan! This is your last chance to weigh in before the plan is voted on. -Remote testimony at 9:30am (sign-up begins at 8:30am) -in-person testimony at 3:00pm (sign-up between 2:00-6:30pm). See you there!

😎💪 Nice job local housing advocates!

Dreaming of a more equitable and affordable Seattle? You can help make it a reality! Sign our letter to city council supporting all the amendments to the city's once-in-a-decade planning update that would make homes more affordable for everyone: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

If you disagree that folks like the Queen Anne Community Council should have the final word on whether neighborhoods are allowed to have more homes, let council know: actionnetwork.org/letters/walk...

It's time for another SeattleYIMBY Happy Hour! Join us tonight at Cloudburst Ballard from 6-8pm to discuss new comp plan amendments + the upcoming elections.

If you live in District 6 (Councilmember Dan Strauss) and believe that every neighborhood—including wealthy, exclusive ones—should welcome more neighbors and diverse housing options, take the survey & use our cheat sheet here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Your voice matters, make it heard!

Seattle is updating it's Comprehensive Plan and Middle Housing zoning, and there were tons of amendments. Here are a few of the highlights 🧵

😍👏

👏👏 Bravo, Bothell!!

ACTION ALERT Support Markus Johnson's amendment to unlock stacked flats in Washington State! Send a letter with the link below. futurewise.salsalabs.org/DefendSingle... Pictured: a stacked flat in Cambridge, MA

Thanks for your advocacy Brett! Sad to see the co-owners of Stoup Brewing as signatories in the NIMBY letter to Hollingsworth. www.thestranger.com/images/uploa... www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...

Seattle's population expected to overtake San Francisco's in two years, according to new data. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... 🌆 💪 Guess who has been building housing and who hasn't? #yimby #nimby #abundance

📣 PETITION ALERT 🏘️ Sign the petition for more homes in Seattle's Madison Valley neighborhood! www.change.org/p/expand-and...

📉 🏘️ Following a historic building boom, rents in Bozeman, Montana are down, creating a win for renters. Vacancy rates for apartments are up to 20%. It's more evidence that building lots of housing is GOOD for renters. High vacancy is GOOD for renters! montanafreepress.org/2025/06/23/h...

NEW rules for ADUs just dropped, allowing them to be built larger, easier, and more creatively. 👏😍 Thank you to our state officials who, once again, saved common sense legislation from getting stuck in endless process!

Welcome to our new neighbors! 👋

Reminder: Come join us at Elysian Brewing this Thurs, June 24, 6:00pm, for our celebration, "Zoned for Change". See you there!

⚠️📢 New peer-reviewed research finds no evidence to support the myth that increasing density and rezoning systematically contributes to loss of tree canopy. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Most detached, single-family homes in Seattle are also inaccessible, with stairs leading up to the front door. The only accessible homes we're building are units in apartment buildings with elevators.

😎💪

Join us at City Hall on Mon, June 23 to rally for more homes in the Comprehensive Plan! Let's show the Council that we urgently want more homes planned for in Seattle. Remote testimony at 9:30am (sign-up at 8:30am) and in-person testimony at 3:00pm (sign-up at 2:30pm). See you there!

Join us next week on Thursday, June 26, 6pm at Elysian Brewing to celebrate the end of single family zoning in Washington! We'll share ideas about what's next for housing advocacy in Seattle. What's going on in your neighborhood? Let us know! Hope to see you there. #abundance #yimby #seattle

Please take 5 minutes to let NPR know that they have given a local anti-housing activist group a national stage under the pretext of a climate solution. The authors did not consult climate policy experts, established climate and environmental groups, renters, ... help.npr.org/contact/s/co...

Sewage discharges into our waterways from homes are unacceptable, whether land-based, water-based, or mobile. Are the polluters going to be held accountable?

Great housing in cities requires great public transit. Sign the petition opposing CM Rivera's amendment that would add unnecessary red tape to light rail, slowing our progress to becoming a sustainable, resilient city.

After taking a quick break after session I’m starting to think about housing policy for next session. What’s on your pro-housing wishlist? 📋✅

Get housed not hosed

Who wants to start a Democracy Coalition to advocate for election reform in Washington State?

Support more affordable homes in Magnolia!

Thanks to all the pro-housing folks who spoke up today remotely or in person ❤️ Your voice matters a lot!

The line for comment at city council has begun! Hustle on down!