Density is coming to West Seattle baby, let's give these new residents a better streetscape before they move in

@seattledot.bsky.social we've put in numerous FIFIs for the overgrowth on the 21st SW Greenway median and have essentially gotten "we'll get to it someday" responses for a month. This pushes vehicle traffic further over, namely school buses, so people start parking on, and blocking, the sidewalk.

Should we be worried about this?

Yo I know a lot of people know this but we gotta do something about AI videos

Bring these to USA cowards

Peak car design right here

Lots of love for lidding I-5 in Seattle (or just getting rid of it?) at the "Life After Cars" book event at Town Hall with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social @sgoodyear.bsky.social @nerd4cities.bsky.social. Get the book and join our fight at www.lidi5.org.

Man I just had a moment where I realized again that we're getting Rinck, Foster, Lin and Evans in Seattle and just sheesh, what a crew

Excited to see War on Cars, not excited to be sitting through it fully soaked

Dionne Foster, Alexis Mercedes Rinck, and Eddie Lin are all set to win their races when it comes to the Seattle City Council, and Erika Evans will replace Ann Davison as the City Attorney.

Ok hiatus over, let's go babay!

It's Halloween and election weekend, time for me to hiatus. While I'm away please elect @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social @edclin.bsky.social @councilmember-amr.bsky.social Erika Evans and Dionne Foster Thanks!

About to be consumed by the Halloween atmospheric river monster

Ms Rachel is like if Mr Rogers had nunchucks

The view of the Olympic Mountains from Admiral Safeway's second floor catches you off guard sometimes. How cool would it be if West Seattle had high rises so we might see them even better? Imagine a tall roof top restaurant in Admiral Junction 🤤

I'm going to say something potentially controversial, but it needs to be discussed here because it is already being discussed very intensely elsewhere: If homelessness gets *visibly* worse under a new mayor, regardless of metrics stating otherwise, it will be *the* thing to crater their popularity.

Public Health warns of measles exposure across South King County The patient visited several public sites during the infectious period, including: 1️⃣ Toyota of Renton 2️⃣ Valley Medical Center 3️⃣ YangGuoFu Malatang Restaurant in Tukwila 4️⃣ Disney on Ice: Let’s Dance event at Kent’s ShoWare Center

🎵 Why have you foresaken me 🎶 on Halloween 🎵

The Aurora Reimagined Coalition is working to fundamentally transform Aurora (this was at 130th) from a high speed corridor that works for no one into a normal city street that doesn't constantly send people to the hospital or morgue.

I wonder if we'll ever get the memo that roads designed for high speeds allow for high speeds, and thus high speed accidents (warning for cars crashing footage)

I post things from the Reddit sub here because, realistically, Bsky is a bit of a bubble. There's currently a pretty heated discussion going on there right now about a topic that I know is going be wedge this election, no matter what.

How could this 12,000 sf site be better designed? Seems like a lot of concrete and not much usable outdoor space

Traffic is bananas getting out of West Seattle this morning, Bike if you can

Stopping fascism means defending our most defenseless first

Oh hey cool it's an intersection next to a school

It's really cool when you get to say you have a cool councilmember, we should have more

Relying on private property owners to maintain public sidewalks has gotta be one of the dumbest things ever

I think what especially pissed me off about this is that it subtly attempts to keep the shame game going in this capitalist hellscape we live in. "If you receive help, be it from family, friends, or the government, then you are a bum" effectively.

I address the first scandal of my political life—Momgate.

This game is now too late for me and I'm PST

I've been hearing about this impending autonomous car revolution for a decade

By the way, I want to scream whenever someone mentions "experience" this election Our most effective and responsive councilmember by far is also the youngest elected in the city's history, serving her first term

There's this talking point being circulated that Mayor Harrell's "fiscal experience" outweighs Wilson's. A reminder: - Harrell redirected hundreds of millions from the JumpStart Payroll Tax (meant for housing and climate programs) to fill budget gaps.

For years, @seattledot.bsky.social has said they can't add a protected bike lane on Florentia because cars will back up onto the Fremont Bridge. But—you may have noticed—the traffic signals hold inbound cars (and release outbound ones) when the bridge is open.

Wow the bike lane on Airport Way is completely obstructed with zero signage indicating so anywhere. I got kettled in and had to walk against traffic for a ways to get around. @seattledot.bsky.social is definitely negligent here if someone gets hurt.

E Marginal Way Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting! Bike Counter is Live :)

Has anyone explored the connection between jam bands and the right? Because almost all of the Phish heads I know (mostly family) are deeply conservative.

The first year I moved to Seattle I was riding my bike to work and came upon the scene as the EMTs were covering Lance with a sheet. It was the first time I really reflected upon the dangers those outside of cars face everyday, and think about it often still. May this never happen here again.

Before and after. It took 12 years, but it’s done. RIP Lance David.

Poulsbo suffers from a condition of having not enough parking but also too much parking. The public lot is always full, with people circling multiple times for a spot. Meanwhile the nearby bank, post office, and church parking lots are empty, but all have "Customers Only, Will Tow" signs.

SEPA. Reform. Now.

"Katie Wilson gets help from her out-of-state parents to help pay for childcare for her young daughter" is not an attack that is going to resonate with any young parents who are grappling with Seattle's expensive childcare

Do you use the S Holgate St rail crossing in SODO? We need your input. The S Holgate St Crossing Study will help decide the best approach to prioritize safety for everyone traveling through the area: bit.ly/HolgateStudy

Seattle Walk Report, a typically soft spoken personality, makes their frustration with SPD and Seattle leadership very clear re their partner's violent hit and run this year.

This is a very Harrell Admin story. Take a great concept from within SDOT (People Streets and Public Spaces!), and shoehorn a request from downtown power players into it, getting private donors to get it off the ground to ensure that by the time it's handed back to SDOT it's essentially fully baked.

I don't have any solutions here, I just think it's a bummer that cash payment continues to diminish in our communities

Taking 14th Ave down from 4 lanes to 2 lanes with a center turn lane and protected bike trail is such a great, seemingly no-brainer idea. Would be transformational for the neighborhood.

This week SDOT presented on the missing links in Georgetown and South Park. I'm especially encouraged by what we're seeing for 14th Ave through South Park so far.

Another day, another case for grade separated transit to West Seattle