so to be clear, the city didn't "give up." the last time they painted over the mural, sitting city council members alexis mercedes rinck and joy hollingsworth personally helped scrub the paint off, effectively rendering hot rat summer an official city monument.

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

#OnThisDay in 1914, the Smith Tower opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/5370

There have been a few stories now (www.kuow.org/stories/pion...) about how the CID is not reaping the benefits from FIFA, and a question I have is why aren’t there watch parties on King St or at least at Hing Hay Park? I was in the CID yesterday and you wouldn’t have known a match was happening

Immortal life advice

This Danville, VA city council candidate made a very dramatic video about sidewalks and public safety, and I love it and him. Worrying about a possible milkshake duck situation, I looked at his FB page, but he seems ok. Juneteenth celebrations, community outreach, Methodists. A solid old gent.

Nothing like a sign for new bus service!!!!

Golden Gardens Direct is a new pilot that connects our transit system so everyone can enjoy Golden Gardens, regardless of how they get there. I'm excited to partner with King County Metro to help connect more people to one of the places that make Seattle such a great place to live.

Lgbtq+ rights are a winning issue. The queer community are a major pillar of the democratic base. The democrats Abandoning them would do nothing but ensure a republican victory. www.advocate.com/voices/democ...

When I grew up in Brooklyn NY there was no trees on the street big street near us. Now there are trees. Progess making it work, in places where you think it might not work.

Bus service is coming to Golden Gardens! This beach belongs to everyone, and everyone deserves access to it. I'm damn proud to have helped create this new service. Thanks to the team who helped make it a reality. See you on the Golden Gardens Direct this Saturday. kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metr...

I would argue for "Heartbreak City" by @organizewithshaun.bsky.social as something of a definitive history of Seattle through the lens of its sporting history, which has, since its founding, proven a pretty comprehensive metaphor for the municipal vibe as a whole

Vaccines save lives. This is the FIRST time that ZERO cervical-cancer deaths have been recorded for this age group, and it’s thanks to the introduction of a vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV). Yes, you read that correctly. ZERO.

sara nelson's crowning achievement seeing its highest and best use

the world cup is awesome

In general what the World Cup should teach us is that we can have nice things, actually. And maybe we should demand them beyond the fleeting attention of global sporting events?

Just in time for wildfire season.

if you didn't know what companies and sports teams were named this headline would be mind-blowing

Just in: Hannah Sabio-Howell has received the endorsement of the 43rd District Democrats over her opponent, incumbent State Senator (and Senate Majority Leader) Jamie Pedersen. Pedersen losing the 43rd LD endorsement is a major upset.

We know how to stop our neighbors being killed by cars. Our leaders just don't have the courage to do it.

That looks bad

Large industrial fire on the Ballard waterfront

I wouldn't want to be Steyer or Raman tonight but it's not over.

Since I expect the conversation to quickly shift to: sales taxes are regressive...you're absolutely right. Sales taxes are pretty regressive. Also regressive: a lack of transit access. Also regressive: Metro hitting a fiscal cliff in the early 2030s and cutting service citywide.

Just imagine the two dozen cars that we could have parked here

Absolutely. I want to hear what Katie Wilson and SDOT are going to do to make this massive broken commitment up to our neighborhood.

with ballard light rail basically toast, it's time for the city to get serious about prioritizing a 44 express from ballard to the u-district light rail station bus only lanes transit priority car-free market car-free 45th

As a Ballard resident, it's going to be a hard, hard sell to get me to vote for ST4. The agency needs major changes.

Deeply disappointing. The Sound Transit board voted to abandon rail to Ballard and delay many other projects, rather than seek new funding and cost savings measures first. They have significantly undermined public trust, and dug themselves a deep hole. Climbing out of it will require major reform.

outright white supremacist rhetoric from this faction who want to be able to mow down more families with their cars. who would've guessed

It’s well past time that every city has a serious conversation about driverless trains. Vancouver has the longest automated elevated train public transit system in the world, & the difference automation makes in operating costs (which are a huge part of the broad costs of public transit) is massive.

you cannot support his work in any way anymore

There’s a lot in this article from @mclindblom.bsky.social that’s new and notable. One of them: the West Seattle line is not actually ready for construction this year. The entire push to gut the ST3 plan has been sold on that basis.

The Lead Paint Theory of Anti-Gentrification holds that preserving neighborhood disamenities like freeways depresses property values, keeping housing affordable. Lead Paint Theorists oppose quality of life improvements like parks, bike lanes, and small businesses like coffee shops or restaurants.

We need CONCRETE!

it's such a grim possibility cause like, what do you even do to prevent it? go back in time two decades and make them build the system robustly the first time? all I can say is thank goodness we're thinking about the long term with our regional transit planning, now, right? ...right?

if the bathrooms are only free to people who have phones, then the bathrooms aren't free

I would say one of my biggest fears is one of these regular system-debilitating Link closures happening on a World Cup match day

Chambers Bay, owned by Pierce County, has public trails that wind through the course. It's also the single best course in the state. We need to look to Scotland, where golf is integrated into the city, and stop fencing off our public golf courses!

I hadn't seen this map before, clearly spelling out the fact that the biggest swaths of Seattle set to be impacted by Washington's transit-oriented development bill (at least when it comes to BRT) are in West Seattle. (Areas in green are already meeting the requirements)

Incredible: Sound Transit is required to issue a SEPA addendum for deferring transit projects. But it doesn't actually address the issue of fewer people being able to access light rail and the environmental effects of that, it's just stuff like this:

One thing I’ve confirmed after multiple visits to Japan is that its reputation for having cleaner public spaces is not entirely because people are just littering less in public spaces. They litter less. But they still litter plenty. It’s primarily because someone is paying people to clean up.

Saw this crumpled-up notice on the street this morning that my neighbors can't have a "STATE LAW - STOP FOR PEDESTRIANS WITHIN CROSSWALK" standee. I always love when one of those is about because pointing at one is just about the only way to get drivers to not run you over sometimes.

Ballard's alleys are all the street you need

the fact that this is how a 7% *decrease* in home price is reported is a reminder that most of our policy environment is oriented towards enriching homeowners

I am generally growing increasing concerned about car culture and car dependency as a tool of *limiting* mobility bsky.app/profile/this...

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