I did something tonight that wasn’t a very good idea. I biked 8+ miles from Cle Elum to near Roslyn at night by myself. It was terrifying. I thought, it’s only 8 miles, no big deal. It wasn’t until I was on the trail that I realized, holy crap this is scary. But it turned out fine.

Last Friday, we hosted a celebration ride in the new Beacon Hill bike lanes. 10 years of grassroots organizing = real urban transformation. Big thanks to @seattledot.bsky.social and every neighbor who refused to give up. Together, we can build safer, more accessible streets for everyone.

Great news: Sales at Pike Place Market were up 7.5% in August too! That's three months of solid data showing the pedestrianization pilot is good for business. Add your ideas for how to keep the momentum going into the fall: actionnetwork.org/letters/pike...

10+ years of advocacy paid off! 🚲🎉 Beacon Hill now has new protected bike lanes linking downtown to the South End — a huge win for safer streets, community persistence, and better connections. Big thanks to SDOT + all the neighbors who made this happen. #SeattleBiking #SafeStreets

Horrible news.

If you are feeling bummed about politics I highly recommend attending an event where you get to hear @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social give a rousing speech and then go see Suffs at 5th Ave theater!

#bikedisco #Seattle #SEAbikes

Feeling the need to post this spot on @michaelhobbes.bsky.social idea again. Don’t even give them direction, just fund them.

Certain blocks downtown show what Seattle should be doing to have density and trees. (Hint: Shrink all the streets!)

Huge thanks to @jessdbateman.bsky.social for championing SB 5184 and for pushing Seattle to take big steps on housing and climate! 🌍🏘️

Here’s what that means for Seattle: - 0.5 spaces per housing unit. - 2 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. - Full exemptions for senior housing, affordable housing, and childcare facilities. - Full exemptions for most apartments and multifamily housing.

Earlier this year, my office went to the State Capitol to support SB 5184, which slashes parking mandates. The bill passed, but Seattle isn’t required to comply until 2027. With the passage of my Comp Plan Amendment 85, however, we’ll be putting these reduced parking mandates into effect this year!

When you know something is unsafe and do it anyway, “accident” is the wrong word.

Need some joy today? Beacon Hill bike lane opening celebration is today! 4–6 near Beacon Hill Station. All-ages community bike ride at 5:30. #SEAbikes #Seattle

Sitting at a coffee shop on Rainier Ave today overheard a conversation among folks renovating a building across the street. The challenging part of the project? Creating a barrier that can withstand a car hitting it at 50mph. The speed limit is 25. but we all know what actually happens.

The Seattle City Council bullied District 2's elected council member into retirement, appointed their hand picked successor, and then scheduled the most important votes of the year for a day he told them a month and a half in advance that he wouldn't be able to make. So anti-democratic.

Council votes to keep ignoring Seattle's housing crisis #SEAbikes #Seattle

Awful, awful news. Someone walking was hit and killed by a driver in South Beacon Hill this morning, on the same day SDOT celebrates the opening of the North Beacon Hill bike route. spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/09/19/p...

Did we ever find out what happened to Mark Solomon? Like, is he ok?

Setbacks prescribe where homes go, rather than letting them be built around trees. This isn't pro-tree either.

‘With great power, comes great…..” Sara’s zoom feed cuts out as she’s seen hustling away down the hallway

As a politician, Sara Nelson is like Reverse Spiderman. Whenever she senses a controversial vote, she leaves the area.

Didn’t have a chance to catch up til now. Who voted for 102? Hope everyone doesn’t get too sad tonight :( We will keep fighting and one day in our lifetimes we will have a beautiful inclusive city of diverse communities w/ lively green spaces, children running wild, clean air, affordable for all

✨Bike Disco # 60✨ TOMORROW (Friday 9/19) - 7pm Pier 58 no-drop social party ride 🥰 this month goin SOUTH & WEST from the Waterfront! 💡CHARGE YOUR LIGHTS - front and back 🧥 DRESS FOR THE WEATHER - bring layers 🗺️ HAVE A PLAN TO GET HOME - look up return route, bring a buddy, etc seattle.bikedis.co

So disappointed!!! Come on folks. These neighborhood centers are great places for adding density. We say we care about housing costs and homelessness, climate change and trees and businesses, and then we repeat the same mistakes!! Exclusionary zoning is a root cause of so many of our problems.

Want to see how your City Councilmembers really feel about fixing Seattle's housing crisis? Read this thread and weep.

Seattle Times: Buckley and Enumclaw residents are walking and biking in large numbers with SR-410 bridge closed #SEAbikes #Seattle

MLK Labor has dual endorsed Katie Wilson, months after sole endorsing Bruce Harrell. Endorsements from elected who take the group’s lead, like Teresa Mosqueda, will follow

Seattle Times: Buckley and Enumclaw residents are walking and biking in large numbers with SR-410 bridge closed #SEAbikes #Seattle

The Beacon Hill bike lanes are open! + Community celebration Friday #SEAbikes #Seattle

How bad are these sidewalk uplifts? I almost ate it this morning trying to roll over them:

If tree concerns are going to prevent this from being repaired properly, fine, one lane of LWB becomes permanent mulit-use trail then.

Ironically this neighborhood is a great example of old (1920s era) small apartments and condos coexisting well with smaller homes and a verdant tree canopy.

I lived in this donut hole for 6 years. It's a great location for more housing. Great walking, biking and transit access, and there are already lots of apartments. I can't imagine why you would not allow more housing here.

For 9 years, folks are told we can’t build more housing because it’s not in the comp plan. Now we’re doing the comp plan, and they’re saying we can’t add housing to the plan because it’s not in some other document. It’s BS.

Worth noting: Although Hollingsworth has deemed several amendments adding density out of scope because their environmental impacts weren't studied, there's no requirement to study the environmental impacts of retaining apartment bans instead of lifting them.

Missing Link Found Alive and Shivering in Seattle City Councilmember’s Basement: tinyurl.com/4xv3efu6

🙄 They also had significant concerns about the West Marginal Way safety project (which connects the West Seattle Bridge to Duwamish Trail). End results: 🚶🏻⬆️ 90% 🚴🏽‍♀️⬆️ 144% 🚚🚙 travel time: unchanged sdotblog.seattle.gov/2023/12/05/w... We can create safe streets for people AND move freight!

Join us to celebrate this transformation (as well as the entire Beacon Hill and 15th Ave S Safety Project) on Friday, 4-6 PM, at Roberto Maestas Plaza, adjacent to the Beacon Hill light rail station.

I agree! 😀

The Beacon Hill bike lanes are open! + Community celebration Friday #SEAbikes #Seattle

“I wish we could do a little bit more and have it be more pedestrian-friendly and just safer. It’s definitely a little scary to cross with the baby and the dogs every day.” Vs “[The opposition] group is also concerned that the speed cushions cause discomfort” These are not equivalent concerns

I really hate the "balancing needs" talk, because the DOT and mayor are basically saying that speeding is a need (!) versus, you know, being able to walk/roll in a public park more safely. Even if you're using the sidepath, it's only separated from the street by inches or feet in many cases.

The Seattle Times editorial board: onerous requirements that could stymie housing production in Seattle to save trees are good...and also the only way to fund Washington's rural schools is by logging tens of thousands of acres of forest land.

After two years of public process to discuss potential improvements to Lake Washington Boulevard, the city has tabled the second half of the safety measures it had planned to install on the street this year.

Heard from someone who witnessed the aftermath of this collision. It sounds really bad (likely a right or left hook in front of the person biking downhill on MLK). Sending our best wishes to this person and their loved ones. #SEAbikes

I was part of a group that helped someone having a medical emergency today (not bike-related). We were able to provide aid until medics arrived, and it seemed like the person is OK. Take a first aid course if you can. Your employer may even pay for it. I took one’s years ago, and it helped.

On my way to a North Sound Bicycle Advocates ride on the Interurban North Trail www.evite.com/event/02B3FN...

The Redmond Central Connector Trail now connects to the Eastrail + Celebration ride Sept. 20 #SEAbikes #Seattle