Beginning of day 2 of the annual U District Street Fair ping pong ball survey, current tally: Car Free Ave: 490 Tiny House Village: 301 Outdoors On The Ave: 140 Safe Crossing Over I-5: 130 Union Bay Nature Trail: 125 One Lane Ave: 55 2026 Games in U District: 50 Regional Center Plan: 45

2 weeks out!

Tally so far: Car Free Ave: 260 Tiny House Village: 175 Union Bay Nature Trail: 75 Safe Crossing Over I-5: 75 Outdoors on the Ave: 75 One Lane Ave: 25 Regional Center Plan: 25 2026 Games in U District: 15

Car Free Ave is once again far in the lead of any other project in the annual U District Street Fair ping pong ball survey

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“We built this famine by choosing farmers over people. Food is a human right.”

She's also wrong on the facts. America didn't "choose developers over people," we made it illegal to build housing in the places people want to live.

And passenger-only ferry nerds! Make sure @markoliias.bsky.social commits to dropping his opposition of the Mosquito Fleet Act before you donate! www.theurbanist.org/mosquito-fle...

This is out of step with your base, and isn’t a progressive stance @jayapal.house.gov We have a housing shortage because rich NIMBYs in places like Laurelhurst made developing apartments ILLEGAL in 70% of the city. This is the exact faux progressivism you hear from their community councils.

I think Heather Pihl made a cameo in a @bretthamil.bsky.social cartoon!

‼️Pike Place Pedestrianization Action Alert‼️ the PDA is conducting (another) visitor survey to better understand how locals travel to the Market and how those trends have been affected by the ongoing street pilot. tell 'em! www.pikeplacemarket.org/pike-place-m...

I know you're facing a lot, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social but hear me out. Make Westlake pedestrian-only again. One block, that's it.

The Pioneer Square Parking Preservation Board

May 30 and June 6, show up and show the city car-free spaces are in high demand!

What it should be (Green: bike-only street Yellow: one-way car street with protected bike lane)

Make Bicycle Weekends permanent. This keeps happening. Our parks should be safe.

@theneedling.com Article idea: Senator @markoliias.bsky.social bans Mariner’s souvenir ferryboats until they can accommodate cars.

Senate Transportation Chair: Kills important ferry bills House Transportation Chair: Kills important ST3 bills Of course, they're enabled by their caucuses, which could overcome a single chair's opposition, but...chose not to.

Oh, we are having Washington State Ferries Discourse? Allow me to summarize: Ferries: YES Sen. Marko Liias: NO

This piece really tries to make @markoliias.bsky.social ‘s position seem reasonable here. The reality is simple: Municipalities are BANNED from buying and operating ferries unless they can carry cars, or get specific permission from the legislature. Greg Nance passed a bill 87-8 removing the ban.

The pro-housing coalition within the Democratic party is going to bulldoze this laughably histatronic position into the grave of ideologies, thank god. We're gonna build so much housing that everyone can live affordably, and that means building higher, denser, and better.

Three Saturdays. Outdoor seating. Live music. Local businesses. A farmers market already running every week. Come see for yourself: May 30, June 6, and June 13, 11 am to 8 pm. Adults and families very much welcome. TheAveForAll.org

We want to address the baseless rumors that we are trying to make The Ave more welcoming to children and families. We are. You got us. We have no further comment at this time. dailyuw.com/article/u-district-advocates-to-close-section-of-the-ave-this-summer-in-pilot-program-20260423

OED and @seattledot.bsky.social are making their decision this week on whether to allow The Ave For All - A Car-Free Pilot to go forward. Fill out this Action Network to let them know you want this to happen! actionnetwork.org/letters/the-...

Since WE saved it!! 🚴🏾‍♀️🚴🏾‍♀️🚴🏾‍♀️Together!

It’s been 1 year since @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social saved the E bike industry in Washington. Forever grateful ⚡️🚴‍♂️😊❤️

Now that we’re removing the ability to climb the structure, there’s no reason to have the chainlink and barbed wire encircling it. @mayorofseattle.bsky.social , tear down this fence!

Great turnout for Save Ballard Light Rail March. @sound-transit.bsky.social , don’t stop short!

Don’t forget! Today at 1pm!

Great, important piece. If our goal is to actually help tenants, we have to get past the nice-sounding name and admit the harm MHA has caused renters in Seattle.

NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: Seattle Must Fund MHA Inclusionary Zoning or Axe It By Seattle YIMBY (Guest Contributor) via @theurbanist.org

Now do Pioneer Square.

Big news about PROTEC17 stepping up for its CARE team workers and filing an unfair labor practice. Particularly brave to take on SPOG in this way.

I’ll never forget every delay, every politicization, every study and re-study created by Mayor Harrell because he saw light rail as a political football rather than important infrastructure. His decisions led us to where we are now, and he shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near power ever again.

Does anyone know if this means they’ll remove the fence at some point in the near future? It would be great to be able to walk through them like the rest of the structures in the park!

All the more reason Schumer can’t be majority leader if we regain the senate. We have a real possibility of stopping Netanyahu by 2027.

We shouldn’t have to march to protect a rail line we voted for by an enormous margin and have been paying for over the last 10 years. But we do. See you in Ballard on Sunday!

@mayorofseattle.bsky.social taking serious Ws this week 🔥🔥🔥

I’m endorsing Nilu Jenks @niluj.bsky.social, fellow @workingfamilies.org candidate because she’s committed to fighting for a future for all of us! Deeply rooted in D5, Nilu has been a champion for democracy and immigrant communities. She’s the colleague I want on council and deserves your support!

Not to wax rhapsodic, but car-free @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social is packed on a rainy day!

@theneedling.com Article idea: Senator @markoliias.bsky.social bans Mariner’s souvenir ferryboats until they can accommodate cars.

I can only assume he is waxing rhapsodic about the joys of being able to meander down the middle of a car-free street.

Thrilled to be endorsed by @tech4housing.org! These folks played a huge part in helping social housing get over the electoral finish line, and they provide lots of capital and volunteer time for so many good things in Seattle. My many thanks! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gFG9US/

I just think it’s amazing 4 human beings are behind the moon right now.

On three Saturdays later this spring, a central block along The Ave will close to vehicle traffic all day, a test of permanently pedestrianizing the U District's busiest pedestrian corridor. The idea has been envisioned since the 1950s. www.theurbanist.org/u-districts-...

Sign up to march for Ballard light rail! tinyurl.com/ballardrail #buildthedamntrains

The most humane, pragmatic, and progressive thing those of us in the free blue cities can do for the rest of America is build a shit ton of housing so that every American who wants to move here can. Thank you @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !

Universal programs are better than means-tested ones.

left-YIMBYism is the future of progressive politics

Reporting for duty 🫡