Walkways across the Ballard Locks will remain open while other visitor facilities are closed due to federal shutdown #SEAbikes #Seattle

🚨 In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race. Today's batch broke 51.63% for Wilson and 48.11% for Bruce Harrell. Harrell still leads with 52.64% of the vote while Wilson still trails with 46.93% of the vote.

Watch: Shifter on how people power made Seattle a great place to bike (featuring me!) #SEAbikes #Seattle

If anyone on bsky would like to work on fixing this, some folks are going to meet Saturday at 10am at Cafe Weekend to talk and then put up posters. If you can't make it but want to be involved lmk

My goal is to bike to every home game this season. I will take any rainfall on the ride in as a sign that nature is on our team's side.

The love of my life is officially a transit Hall of Famer. ❤️🚈❤️🚎❤️

Hiking boots are the hottest new trend in rainy bike riding. Tired of wet socks? Hiking boots can do more than hike! www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/11/05/w...

Very interesting.

I found the enlistment center. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Thanks to my Mariners group chat, I had this gif handy for texts about the Seattle mayoral election count.

King County elections confirmed to me that so far they’ve only counted ballots up to those submitted Monday or early on Election Day, and none from drop boxes. Wednesday reflects basically a wrap up of what they started counting Tuesday.

In the latest tally, Bruce Harrell's lead has grown by 2,864 votes. He now leads with 53.84% of the vote. King County counted another 20,804 votes in the mayoral race today, bringing the total number of ballots counted to 139,173. Today's batch broke 56.71% for Harrell and 42.94% for Katie Wilson.

🍂 Seattle is Beautiful (taken this afternoon)

Lol: bsky.app/profile/seat...

According to King County elections they had "a LOT" of dropbox activity in this election (emphasis theirs). They expect there's probably another 230-235K ballots countywide, so probably 115K or so in Seattle. Tonight will be a drop of 50-55K countywide, 25K or so in Seattle.

So why do we need people who rely on transit on transit boards? Got to chat about my favorite topic on this Transportopia podcast -- released today!

🚨 New guide alert! You: Planner who wants to make streets safer/more comfortable for everyone *now* Your quest: Getting thru design/planning/engineering/$$/construction/chatting w ppl about all of the above, which can take years Your new BFF: Quick-builds to trial-run projects ppl end up loving

Why I love biking in the dark and the rain (and you can, too) #SEAbikes #Seattle

The next batch of King County ballot counts are due out "by 4 p.m." You can check on the status of your ballot here: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... In past elections, the big shifts happened in Thursday and Friday counts. A rainy bike ride is a great way to get out nervous energy.

This isn’t a terrible result. I so wanted a clean win for Katie Wilson for the sake of my anxiety, but we’ve seen results like these close as more votes are counted. Now we play the long waiting game.

As a young procrastinator, I used to take my ballot to the box on Election Day. But now that I’m a more mature and wise procrastinator, I take it over the weekend at the last possible moment for it to be included in the election night count.

Seattle, you have two hours to turn those ballots in. Are you going to let NYC make us look bad?

Less than 20% of registered voters across WA had returned their ballots as of 5 p.m. Monday. That puts the state on track for record low turnout. Data shows returns lagging even in places with high-profile contests for offices like county executive and mayor. Voters can return ballots until 8 p.m.

What’s the opposite of a glow up?

Lost your ballot? Never received it? Don’t worry, you can go to kingcounty.gov and print out a new one or vote in person at Lumen Field or the UW Hub by 8pm. Let’s win this, this is your city! #thisisyourcity #seattle #vote #wilsonforseattle #ballot #missingballot #katiewilson

Harrell said through a spokesperson that he did nothing unethical, as the club was in his district, and council members are supposed to help constituents.

@thewaroncars.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social excited to see you in Seattle on Weds! I’m attending with folks from @sngreenways.bsky.social and we’d love you to get word out about www.fixballardbridge.com Fun fact, the Ballard Bridge is over 100 years old and is bad for bikes + peds!

Disappointingly, Pike Place has removed their outdoor seating. Hopefully they will restore it and put out some heaters. This street can contribute to the market thriving year round with thoughtful activation. 📸Same locations a couple weeks apart

Annoying friends is a critical GOTV strategy today! I just got three people to commit to filling their ballots out and putting them in the box!

I was looking through old emails about this project and stumbled across a 2018 organizing email from an effort to push back on city funds for adaptive signals projects like this one in the 2019 budget b/c they typically prioritize driving over everyone else. The author of that email? Katie Wilson.

I just thought of a hilarious game. Let’s see how many ballots we can fit in the ballot return boxes. How to play: Every registered voter should fill out their ballot and then take it to their nearest ballot box and stuff that sucker in. It will take days for election staff to count them all lol

Indirectly on the ballot today: Sound Transit. As many as seven board seats could change hands as the result of local races today, with a bare minimum of two new members joining the board ahead of the most impactful set of board decisions in twenty years.

Imagine going back to using this space for parking.

The leaves on Rainier Ave are making a pretty convincing argument that the center turn lanes don't get much use -- lots of excess road space that could be protected bike infrastructure.

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I just thought of a hilarious game. Let’s see how many ballots we can fit in the ballot return boxes. How to play: Every registered voter should fill out their ballot and then take it to their nearest ballot box and stuff that sucker in. It will take days for election staff to count them all lol

I know you have all voted, but have you texted your friends and family? Let’s do this!

Yes!

I wrote about my experience working with @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social at the MASS Coalition years ago to win major walking, biking, and transit improvements. Give it a read and let me know what you think: www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/co...

Get your ballot to a drop box + How to print a replacement ballot or register in-person #SEAbikes #Seattle

SPD Drug Arrests Were Part of Trump's Anti-Immigrant "Operation Take Back America" Police Chief Shon Barnes thanked "our federal partners" for facilitating the arrests of 10 accused drug traffickers, all with Hispanic surnames. publicola.com/2025/10/31/s...

Sure, Horsey sucks, but it is flattering that he thinks I’m young (I’m 40).

The real lesson in Practical Magic is that Coupeville needs to pedestrianize Front street.

The Central Cinema popcorn bike was stolen again! Keep an eye out. This thing has hauled a LOT of food for Byrd Barr Place food bank in recent years. From IG:

Get your ballot to a drop box + How to print a replacement ballot or register in-person #SEAbikes #Seattle

Check out @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com #Seattle #Elections #SeattleMayor newrepublic.com/article/2024...

I cried when I saw this news. I hope the decision stands. Cutting SNAP is horrifying. I think there are a lot of comfortable people in the country who don't really understand how bad things would get without SNAP.

Lorena González's vote against the regional homelessness authority seems pretty well vindicated from today's point of view. It's interesting to me that Seattle progressives don't point this out more often.

ALERT: SNAP benefits are in danger of running out due to the govt shutdown. This is unconscionable, unnecessary, and cruel. At link in bio: 📍 Local Food Bank Map 🤝 Seattle & King County Food Resources ‼️ Emergency Food Network 📃 Neighborhood Meal & Pantry List

Today I'm calling on @governorferguson.bsky.social to declare a state of emergency: the expiration of SNAP benefits for nearly one million Washingtonians will be a disaster for the health of many, and for the economic health of the state. We must join other state governments and act swiftly.