Thinking about the difference between "sensible policy" and "popular policy" a lot lately.

Good God all mighty, that Sam Kriss fella can write. harpers.org/archive/2026...

My heartfelt wish for all of you is to advocate for change so long and so successfully that, one day, allies will complain that your accomplishments kind of suck and need to be improved.

I don't want to be a vulnerable road user. I just want to get around.

I'm assuming Dan means a multimodal transit hub - but I could uncharitably assume he meant 1,592 parking spaces and 48 bike parking spaces. Can't be sure though.

instead of "which way Western Man" it is actually "which way Fucking Idiots"

What would a child friendly city look and feel like? My mind instantly goes to safe streets, clean public bathrooms, and whimsy built into daily life. Swings at bus stops, more public art and street food vendors. Most importantly we’d need a culture of care, watching out for each other in public.

I mean this in the best possible way: Seahawks fans are nuts.

"A preliminary analysis of Vision Zero policies showed that the 17 early adopter cities experienced a smaller increase in fatalities per 100,000 population (+15%) than the other 83 cities (+40%) (Figure 2)." Fewer deaths are always better than more. findingspress.org/article/1559...

William Basinski (of Disintegration Loops fame) is coming to Substation in April

The idea that there's a perfect brand that will avoid having to fight the opposition because everyone will understand it inherently and agree with you is wishful thinking and avoids having necessary fights.

Someone in the Boards of Canada fandom paid thousands of dollars for the copies of rare, tape-only early 1990s tunes ("A Few Old Tunes") — and uploaded new high-quality rips of them today: m.youtube.com/watch?v=k-e1...

So, uh, the internet - we're abandoning this thing, right?

This is not a novel observation, and not even a new one for me, but in light of the Revive I-5 media coverage: I always find it interesting how people claim to love the freedom and mobility of their cars but really hate having to spend more time driving them.

Gotta be real: this zoning map feels like a slow-motion crime against the future of Seattle

I would like to be tall, good looking, and have free parking.

Sorry Anthony. Not appropriate at all

tired: we should try to build a more sustainable world to save the whales wired: we should try to build a more sustainable world because we have to live here too inspired: actually marine animals love the internal combustion engine,

lowkey great bit to record a video how your city should remain low density from the densest city in europe

It's actually pretty wild how much truly scandalous stuff they have posted and how little of it seems to have broken through to the local news-watching population.

Things you don't hear so much anymore: "internet superhighway"

I always retweet Watermelon Truck, it is one of my favorite book cover designs

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

Giving the tallest manmade point in the PNW a big cheers #bigtower #tall #wow

Just saw a SPD motorcycle officer doing speed enforcement along 15th Ave W in Interbay

i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory

Ah well, alas

So how are we going to mourn the Seahawks inevitable loss today?

Things that happened today: -Katie Wilson made expectations clear in an Executive Order around Route 8 bus lanes -Sound Transit announced imminent plans for overnight bus service to SeaTac -The WA House legalized neighborhood cafes and corner stores

I wanna see loads of loaves in the streets, diverters, calmers, chicanes dropping across the streets of Seattle overnight like Santa flew through but it is actually just a safety oriented SDOT

One of the many reasons I love Seattle is that I can spot flowers in January. This was blooming today!

so $10,000 is around uhh ... 3 months of daycare in Seattle?

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KOMO is running a hit piece over this post.

We are in a new historical moment for the American people. Connected to a long history, yet also set apart. There are lessons from the past and there are also risks with unknowable outcomes that must be taken.

Car headlights are way too bright

what do you even say anymore, really

In a nation ruled by supremacy and all its many sabotages of the public good, every act of repair is a defiant act. *Every* act of repair is a defiant act.

"He’s a demagogue who has threatened to jail political opponents and abused state power to no end. His country may very well be on the brink of social and economic collapse, but in recent months, he turned his focus to bombing little boats in the Caribbean."

The knives are going to be out.

I admit to feeling a lot of stress and anxiety from the return of "routine morning car traffic" to the quiet neighborhood walking routes that had been so calm during the holidays. Thankful for the reprieve, however.

#OnThisDay in 1920, a Green Lake streetcar jumped the track in Seattle, killing one passenger and injuring 70. historylink.org/File/4228

First sunset after 4:30 PM this winter. Only gets better from here.

Have you considered that this region is unbelievably gorgeous

it's a big beautiful world out there folks

Wow, quite a weather warning from NWS Seattle for Christmas Eve. "Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles."

On an average day in Texas, 11 people are killed due to traffic violence.