I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises

One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.

the UN habitat checklist on climate adaptive neighborhoods in mountainous regions includes something that US building and planning codes preclude! unhabitat.org/sites/defaul...

Happy sound Transit Expansion Day to all who celebrate! 🥂 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/06/e...

I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.

Hit the most efficient transfer in the world with the 118 on Vashon. Walking onto the ferry as the engines powered up and it pulled away.

YIMBYism actually works and we increasingly have the data to prove it.

Good news: New data suggest that Portland's inclusionary zoning program is finally working as intended, after being fully funded in 2024 www.sightline.org/2025/11/25/p...

Fresno is big enough that it would be the most populated municipality in 28 US states

Inspiring! When faced with high housing and child care costs, this Millennial became mayor of a major US city to afford them

Bellingham City Council passes code around HB 1998 clearing the way for purpose built Co-Living in the city. Thanks @jessdbateman.bsky.social and @sharonshewmake.bsky.social. Parking requirements removed by 5-2 vote. Vote passes 7-0.

Me listening to the more pro-housing tone of council discussions following council elections. (No one changed seats)

Bellingham City Council votes 7-0 to extend and amend an interim ordinance on middle housing 6 months and allow 6 units/property by right within 1/2 mile of 15 min bus service. (Covers probably about 70% of population)

Jeff Bezos is mad. Don't put it in the paper that Bezos is mad! (Oops, too late.)

Mood watching the Dems cave after a bunch of progressive victories.

Break out the Red Paint! 🚌 www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

I totally understand that Jalen Hurts has haters about his play on the field (I don't agree but that's a different conversation) but absolutely no one was funnier than when he said he was busy when Trump invited him to the WH and the next day there were photos of him riding Tron at Disney

Someone: "You can't haul that on your bike" Cargo bike people:

Tonight showed pro-urban pro-housing, pro-people candidates will see success! Let's carry the dream into tomorrow!

First down, many more to come.

To all my Bellinghamsters we do Happy Hour every other Tuesday at Structures Brewing on Holly St at 6pm. Next is this Tuesday the 28th. Would love to see you there!

People somewhat reasonably assume that the rules governing our built environments are built on careful assessment of the best available science and rigorous analysis of tradeoffs but in reality it's like 85% vibes.

Greetings from Bellingham: a city that has figured out how to build more than one protected intersection at a time, apparently.

hell yeaj

Hell Yeah Bellingham!

Got my sign ready!

I'm generally a Luddite on AI but two places I do believe it could do enormous societal good are trash/recycling sorting and pharmaceutical development.

"This city ... benefits greatly from Huthman’s perspective," CDN's Editorial Board says. "She will bring valuable experience to the table as the city grapples in coming months with budget cuts resulting from shriveling state and federal funding."

Because Seattle's permitting department is funded by permit fees, we're set to increase those fees by 18% on top of inflation next year because of the fact that...permits are down. I'm sure that will help!

The duality of Whatcom County is sometimes hard to believe. We have sorted so aggressively.

I liked driving but I fucking love not having to

The Interurban should absolutely go all the way through the Chuckanuts into Skagit County. It's in the name!

I watched a video of a Ukrainian woman with catgirl ears on her helmet along with a trans pride flag patch drop an artillery strike on an ruf position and blow up a dozen guys

E-Bikes are so unreasonably useful and fun it's hard to stay off them.

He's back and he's in Bellingham people!

Many people are saying

"New York requires a quarter-inch metal-bar lattice for office drop-ceilings... These only-in-New-York systems are robust and pricey, and it’s not clear whether the rest of the country’s office drones have a problem with ceilings collapsing on their cubicles." www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

My personal Pro-Urban Bellingham City Council Endorsements: Ward 2: Hollie Huthman Ward 4: Edwin "Skip" Williams Ward 6: Andrew Reding At-Large: Jace Cotton

Good transit oriented running this weekend! Rainier Beach Station to UW. Even found an appropriate Brooks ad in the station.

Why are single-stair buildings actually SAFER than two stair buildings in some circumstances? It seems counter intuitive… obviously, more redundancy is better, right?

Vehicular Cycling is what you do survive Safe Streets is what we do to thrive

This is a wild chart

this is all around just so fucked up.

The people cry out for more trains to Bellingham. Who shall answer their call?

End Big Government Parking Mandates

I'm glad that people are coming around to the fact that Democrats like these are just the Republican Party's unpaid interns. They're the reason your city is a punchline with your conservative relatives. They're the reason TX and FL get new Congressional seats while California and NY lose them.

I still can't believe Councilmember Padilla used *forcing a developer to reduce the size of an affordable housing project* as an example of how she is making housing more affordable for the people in her district!

Imagine the country is in the grip of famine and we are proud of how we refused to pass policies that would benefited the developers (grain silo owners and train operators).