One wonders how many more dedicated transportation planners we will need to sacrifice to our roads before change can be made.

Seattle was electric during the World Cup. To support 750,000 visitors, the city pedestrianized streets, activated public spaces, and removed parking. Rather than revert these changes, city leaders should identify what worked and make those changes permanent. seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/09/s...

You don’t need the World Cup to have fun with friends in the street. The Queen Anne Running of the Bulls is Saturday at noon. See you there!

West Seattle is one of the few places in the city I usually drive to. It used to be harder to park in the Junction, but now that the parking lot behind the Husky Deli started requiring payment, I can always get a spot there easily.

Latest data on transit ridership show the Seattle region's 12-month rolling light rail ridership is now #2 in the nation, behind Los Angeles. Seattle is now carrying 68% more riders on light rail than it did pre-pandemic. Updated on Transport Databook: www.thetransportpolitic.com/databook/us-...

Ahead of the FEPP Levy meeting, let me remind everyone that poverty exists throughout Seattle, even in Laurelhurst. The kids with privilege probably aren't even opting into public schools. Feed all the kids. thebethocracy.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

Clearly, we have room for a lot more people.

This has been going on since I was a kid, and I’m in my mid-40s! This should not still be happening.

to the CMs who might like to cut transit in the name of affordability i ask: if you made minimum wage, would you rather pay $29 per year to ensure your bus gets you to work on time, or $40 on a lyft every time it doesn’t show up?

To improve accessibility on streets and sidewalks, SDOT is updating our Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan. Please take our survey, whether you are a person with a disability, a family member, a caregiver, an advocate, or you want a more inclusive city: www.seattle.gov/transportati...

As 50% of vehicle trips in the US are under 3 miles, we should be replacing full-sized cars with electric vehicles like this one as quickly as we can. In fact, these should be the only cars that are legal to drive for older people who fail driving tests.

It definitely seems like the buildings get uglier after design review, but if you suggest getting rid of it, people will point to the ugly resulting buildings as why you need it

It seems like we are treating bike lanes and in-fill housing similar to or worse than large nuclear power plants or toxic waste sites. 🤷🏻‍♂️

“Vehicle Miles Traveled per capita has fallen more in Washington than in any other state over the last 30 years.”

Perversely, SEPA, like CEQA in California, is responsible for untold damage to the environment. When NIMBYs use it to gum up the process -- and that's almost always how it's used -- the result is more cars, more driving, more sprawl, more pollution, more greenhouse gases, more environmental damage.

The U.S. might have lost the World Cup but Seattle definitely won! For a few hours the streets of Downtown Seattle enjoyed the chaotic energy and vitality of Manhattan with crowds, joy, food, diversity, music, sunshine, and camaraderie. It's glorious and feels like we are destined for great things.

SDOT just closed King St to cars. This should have been done from the start, but thank you @seattledot.bsky.social for a quick response to the growing crowd.

I think it’s safe to say the watch party at Hing Hay Park is a success.

When Occidental Ave was pedestrianized in the 1970s, the City Council was one vote short of extending it another block to Yesler Way 😞. 50 years later, it’s time to think big again about pedestrian streets in Pioneer Square and around the city.

cc: the Seattle City Council, currently considering amendments that would gut that bus service

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I was at the corner of (former) 2nd & Thomas yesterday and the lack of direct vehicular access has clearly devastated the area.

The USL W League National Semifinal is coming to Interbay Stadium! 🎟️ Tickets will go live to the general public tomorrow at noon Season Ticket Holders check your email for priority access to playoff tickets! #SalmonBayFC | #FeelTheCurrent

NEXT SUNDAY!!! Let's gooooo

It's a busy day tomorrow. America needs to defeat Belgium in the World Cup and Seattle needs to defeat Bob Kettle's amendment to cut bus service.

The Seine river went from being too hazardous to swim in, to its second summer as a popular swimming spot for Parisians and tourists alike. CNN's Melissa Bell reports. Read more: https://cnn.it/4b6GLz8

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

You will all be excited to know that the Pioneer Square pedestrian zone will go into effect EARLY for Monday's U.S. vs Belgium game, at 12:30pm. The game starts at 5pm, and the U.S. supporter march will leave Pier 58 at 3pm.

The sole and entire reason evangelicals oppose abortion is because the IRS revoked Bob Jones University's tax-exempt status because they refused to racially integrate. You say this and people look at you like you're nuts!

When Council tries to cut service this is who they're being mean to

🚨 ATTENTION RIDERS! 🚨 We're not going to let city council cut our bus service. Come to public comment this Monday to tell them we want MORE bus service not less! Details and RSVP here: luma.com/hq33yvmk

Probably coming up to Seattle to film around East Link and the Lynnwood extension. Would love some input on interesting/visually compelling spots around the station areas

I really think we need to be discussing the simple fact that the CID is effectively separated from the waterfront/stadiums/Pioneer Square by a highway of city streets

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

THE WINNING MOMENT‼️ #SalmonBayFC | #FeelTheCurrent

The @westseaurbanism.bsky.social army is assembled and ready to fight for charging the right price to ensure 1-2 available spots per block!

Need this bad boy

this should help the air quality issues

Cool new evening event series at Pike Place Market! "Beginning Friday, July 24, and continuing the fourth Friday of every month through October, Pike Place Market will debut The Night Shift, a free monthly evening series celebrating local art, music, food, and creativity"

National publications have ranked Seattle at the top of the list among World Cup 2026 host cities, commending the city's centrally located, well-integrated stadium next door to a bounty of urban attractions. Story: www.theurbanist.org/seattle-is-w...

Hey, dumbass: Everett, Washington is the exclusive home of the Boeing 747. Every single 747 ever made, including the 747-8 model gifted by Qatar, was assembled here. So yes, the US can, and DID, build a plane like this - including this one. Nice to see the "president" shit on American Manufacturing

🚍 🚆 ⛴️  Wondering how ORCA transit agencies keep riders moving on game days? We've got a behind-the-scenes look into what went into preparing the Seattle area to host a major world event. Read the full article here: info.myorca.com/news/transit...

Oh no, Seattle, we're getting TOO popular! “What the cream cheese does is navigate very well into the sweetness of the onion, the mustard, the jalapeño,” Andrés said in the video. “Almost becomes a diplomat that brings everything together.”

Extremely fun when Mexico plays because it feels like a match day in Seattle. The line to get into the Pioneer Square watch party stretches down the block.

Today I took my younger kid to the doctor, bought groceries, saw Supergirl at the movie theater, and visited three local shops to buy a new jacket, a Warriors book, and pick up some art I had framed. Then we picked up my older kid at his D & D camp and visited a playground. All by bike.

here is what i think: we're not consumers or spectators, we are participants with agency. you should not hope that democrats will do anything. you must work to force them to do the right thing. the odds are long, but we are far from the first americans to face long odds. we will win.

Thanks, SCOTUS!

If you want to argue that the process worked here, have at it. Put that in your column. But I think the record here shows that a rezone that led to thousands of new homes in Seattle was held up for a year for NO ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT.

BOOOOOOOO!

A new WoodMac report finds that the Trump administration's refusal to issue lawful permits for renewable energy development is putting 92 gigawatts of energy and $121 billion worth of investment at risk. The same administration that says the need for power is a "national emergency."