Kimmel: Brendan Carr is the most embarrassing Carr the Republican have embraced since the cybertruck

Photo from Seattle's ID, circa 1940's. Look how wide our sidewalks used to be. That same sidewalk is now about half the original width, plus it shares much of it's space with street trees. Ouch. But at least we 2 vehicle lanes running in either direction 🥴

Seattle should adopt similar legislation. Imagine mini-towers like this all around Cal Anderson, Volunteer Park, Genesee, Mount Baker Park, Discovery, Magnuson, Interlaken, the Arboretum, etc.

I’m starting school at UW in a few weeks and mapped out my class rooms today

It's really disappointing that just two months ago Katie posted this thread on city-owned grocery stores, and today calls Kroger greedy for closing the Lake City FM (Kroger net profit was 1.4% in 2023). Who would want to open a biz in a city where leaders are calling owners greedy on a 1.4% margin?

If we build enough housing we don't need rent control. We don't get enough housing if we have rent control. We don't get to affordable housing with rent control, if we did SF and NYC would be the most affordable cities in America.

Does anyone here know why the Pioneer Square light rail station’s speakers are at rock-concert volume levels? They’re uniquely loud for the network and I can’t figure out why.

Genuinely so excited for a @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social administration

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Ozempic Field

Despite the predictably bad headline, the comments on this post were actually a lot more pro bus lane than I was expecting! Advocacy works!

Waymo can’t come soon enough

This is such an important part of the conversation surrounding rent freezes. Building maintenance and taxes DO NOT also freeze when rents are frozen. Like most things over time, those costs also increase. It’s impossible to run a building, long-term, on frozen rents.

Mike’s thread, and the recent Mercer Island ruling, proves my theory that cities aren’t qualified to run their own comp planning process. At the very least, the state should significantly reduce a the role cities play in this process.

The left should be shouting from the rooftops for more development - rentals, for sale, mixed-use, etc. This is such an easy source of revenue for cities and we’re completely missing the mark in Seattle.

When you’re a transit superfan and you’re excited about giving your suburban relatives brand new orca cards 🚊

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I'm honestly all for speakers like this because it makes them look completely unhinged.

I grew in CDA and remember the actual KKK marching down Sherman Ave in the 90's, and the Aryan Nations HQ'd in Hayden. This is an incredible turnout for a city of this size (2k+ per the article) and I couldn't be happier to see so much momentum against Trump. cdapress.com/news/2025/ju...

Housing is the only good that people argue against by saying "no one wants that". Imagine telling a company not to make peach-mango salsa because no one wants to buy it. Let people build housing and if no one wants it they lose money.

Multifamily REITs about to go BRRRRR

This is what happens when our cities don't build enough housing. 1400 homes get built in the far exurbs of our cities (in this case Cle Elum) on 800 acres of forest land. Deforestation alone doesn't account for the emissions from vehicles commuting in and out of these homes, either.

Hey look! We solved Vision Zero

The best day of the year every year in Pioneer Square. It’s so peaceful here when there aren’t any cars ruining the neighborhood

You know how I know sprawl doesn’t work? When a city with a median income of $250k and median home value of ~$4m has to cut basic services like their library. CH also has a 70%+ rate of college education or higher.

Abundance bros want building code changed, Mike.

Anyone know the story being these tree planters on Nagle? They look very not-SDOT, but are bolted in place.

The masses yearn for cars in The Market

LETS GOOOOO

This is categorically *not* Abundance friendly

These things all look the same. Why are we still doing design review for townhomes?

Cities need to bring back the Commercial Accessory Unit. Just like multi-family housing, we've artificially limited where commercial space can go. The MF housing and Commercial overlay is almost 1:1, and just like MF we've severely under-built commercial retail spaces because of our zoning code.

Let's take bets on how many new duplexes are built in Medina over the next decade. For context, only 52 total sales occurred in the city last year and only ~ 10 were worthy of redevelopment. Maybe we get 10 duplexes over the next decade?

TIL Alaskan is actually a highway. Why?

If you are a Democrat, this map represents perhaps the most staggering political failure of our lifetime. People's desire to live in Blue States is reflected in housing prices so why won't the people in charge just allow more homes to be built so we can accommodate that demand?

Just found out that Hunts Point has 5 (!!) elected city council members for a population of 446. That's 1 CM for every 89 people 😂

We need this energy from everyone is Congress

As a Saka constituent, I would actually love to see this. 1st Ave S. through Pioneer Square shouldn't be the exception, but the rule.

A group called Tree Action Seattle took their petition to City Hall to save a giant Sequoia. The way they thought most appropriate to convey the need for this tree was by printing out their 2k signatures on this scroll that must be about ~100' long. How many trees were cut down for their scroll?

4,000 units is incredible. Imagine something this size getting built in Seattle. I think our largest complex is Seattle House at around 1200 units

Farah has always been a gearhead, but his a-ha urbanist moment came while building a parking garage for collectible cars. According to LA zoning rules, he had to add an expensive below-ground level of parking. Farah: “Having to build a parking lot for your parking lot is dumb as fucking rocks.”

At the Housing Development Consortium celebration, @governorferguson.bsky.social just told everyone he’s a fan of the @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social Abundance book and movement. Even more proud to have voted for him.

Society will call literally anything “historic” and I just can’t understand our obsession with that word.

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This thread is more proof that the state should handle zoning at this point. Cities are incapable of just doing the right thing on housing.

This is insanity. Landmark Designation reform in Washington State can't come soon enough.

Ever wondered why childcare is so expensive in Washington State? Because cities like Bellevue require parking studies and parking spots for toddlers.

Genuine question - why does the federal government provide funding in any capacity to private institutions?