Thanks for covering our campaign for an affordable, Trump-proofed Seattle, Bill! We’re proud to be in a national movement with such strong allies like @wutrain.bsky.social, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, @omarfatehmn.com, and more.

It's not just Mamdani. Michelle Wu, Katie Wilson--the Dems may soon have a remarkable cast of young, gifted mayors www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Katie Wilson has the sole endorsement of every single Democratic Party organization in Seattle. Pretty stunning move by Buttigieg to go against that. Probably does not help his 2028 chances.

Please support Katie Wilson for Mayor by donating to the independent PAC giving her a fair chance against a lot of BIG MONEY donors. Support working families, vulnerable communities, renters, transit riders, & more! Give today & ask 3 friends to give, too! 🚊 🗳️ 💸 www.seattleforkatie.com

Another good reason to get a protected bike lane between Constellation and Lincoln Park on Beach Drive. ⤵️ People ride on the sidewalk because a sharrow is not safe. 🚲

Here it is, your #BlueSky #Bike Content of the Day for Saturday, 9/20/25. Not just one, but, two kids riding safely solo. Love to see it. THIS is why protected lanes!

Alki Point Healthy street Saturday A Young bike rider safely riding solo. You love to see it! 1/2

Alki Point Healthy Street Saturday 🛼

Coastal cleanup at Alki! Lots of people out picking up litter! 🎉

This school is going to struggle to be filled given its isolated geographic location if we continue to prevent families from moving there. SPS proposed closing a MUCH more walkable school uphill (Lafayette) to fill it.

"If that thing is implemented, they're completely unaccountable" Unaccountable for what? Permitting people to live closer to the amenities Alki offers? Reducing housing costs and homelessness? Increasing sales revenues for local businesses?

ITS CAUSE WE CANT AFFORD BACKYARDS

A good summary 😑. Onward! We will eventually get more housing somehow, someway…

the mayor watered down the comprehensive plan just like he did the transportation plan just like he did for the housing levy. and council decided to water it down even further. this is not tenable. it's not equitable. it's not rooted in rationality. the comp plan is literally built on racism.

When progressives win back the council we are going to need the electeds to be willing to legislatively address the worst pieces of this comp plan right away, not wait until the 10 year mark.

Preach!

And support eliminating parking requirements.

The only good Seattle Councilmember:

Thank you, @alexis4seattle.bsky.social!

Even more public comment time carved out for the Seattle Comp plan … If you missed last Friday, there is another chance: seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=...

🌳 🌲 We love trees. 🌳 🌲 And! 🚨 We want people to have lots of housing choices in Seattle. Advocates focused solely on trees are prioritizing short term policies with ** harmful ** generational consequences. Please sign & share this action letter today. 🚨 ⚠️ 📧 actionnetwork.org/letters/amen...

Constellation Park Alki West Seattle this morning:

Amendment 102 sounds reasonable at first, but Matt points out the severe negative impacts it will have on housing projects. I’m deeply concerned that this will be like design review but worse, with significant delays, increasing costs and subjective standards that no one can predict.

if you support an Alki neighborhood center, consider sending even a brief email to [email protected]

I think so too

I think more people should be able to live in Alki and support cool new businesses like these.

Washington state: What’s our Science funding plan? This is a huge part of our economy. @jayapal.house.gov @governorferguson.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov

Was speaker #189, but had a 5:30 PM reservation at Mamnoon (R.I.P.). At the restaurant, listened to the meeting on my phone, took a Lime scooter back to City Hall when speaker #170 was up, arrived when speaker #180 was up, spoke, and was back for dinner in time for entrees. All thanks to density.

imagine if the tree people instead spent their energy on real social/infrastructural problems instead of telling young people struggling to pay rent that theyre making it more difficult for us

And for the people who are growing up here and wanting to stick around or return. Our longstanding land use policies have more than nudged even those who grow up here away, to the hinterlands or to entirely different regions. We must plan for all who are here now and who want to come here.

Futurewise's @jazzyspraxis.bsky.social: "We have the opportunity to keep our communities complete and connected, for kids that yearn to live on Sesame Street."

Green Lake resident Ruth: "The only thing I really don't like about my neighborhood is how many of my neighbors are living and dying on the streets because they can't afford housing."

D4 resident Ethan: "I've heard a lot about neighborhood character today, well I believe that our neighborhood character includes our moral character. We're in a housing crisis, it should be our honor to welcome new neighbors into our lovely corner of the city."

This is what I said in my public comment this morning for the Seattle Comprehensive plan: @seattlebikeblog.com

This ⤵️ “Many continue to get priced out of housing entirely, pushing them into a deadly life trying to survive on the streets. For a city as great as Seattle, failing to meet this challenge over the past two decades is our biggest shame.”

Planners are sharing NIMBY Bingo cards and laughing while our and public trust go up in smoke. My new #PoliticsOfInclusion piece unpacks why this mockery is a disaster for the profession, not just the public. Time to rethink what “community engagement” really means.

Getting mentally prepared for tomorrow’s comp plan theater

Restoring trust in Congress won't be easy, but banning members from trading stocks and profiting off their positions is an important step forward.

Here in Seattle real estate execs and lobbyists are the top donors to Harrell’s corporate PAC. They are terrified that @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social will end their monopoly and bring rents down.

“Seattle has managed to cut car ownership rates and grow carless households even with most streets remaining car-centric. Imagine what would be possible with a more balanced approach with more focus on alternatives.”

Seattle has *the* lowest birth rate of any city in the country Childcare costs are a huge factor (we were spending $4700(!!) a month a one point and almost moved away) If New Mexico can do this, then our insanely wealthy state can too @governorferguson.bsky.social

The Seattle Planning Commission fully supports Neighborhood Centers. Any reduction in size focuses development demand on the valuable community businesses that give the center its vitality. Go big!

NEW STORY // Seattle Community Councils Push Against Restoring Neighborhood Growth Centers www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/08/s...

This is really good! The breakdown of the different types of tree advocates is a very helpful framing. "We need to make it socially unacceptable to care only about a handful of “old” trees in our neighborhood over housing our existing neighbors, welcoming new ones, fighting climate change,"

It's so lame that we could've had this in Lincoln Park but capitulated to a small, loud group

“Leave some Space” asks Seattle DOT to this car owner parked too close to intersection . Very proactive to ask drivers nicely not to endanger people walking & biking But why not give communities tools to do it themselves. A standard design planter box with reflectors would be a better deterrent.

That’s why we owe it to our region to invent a Sound Transit future that’s affordable, reliable & boldly reimagined. Let's review the option of building a second downtown tunnel, explore creative ways to break up megaprojects into manageable portions & deliver service that works for riders.

This ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 📣

My bike morning in pictures:

If you disagree that folks like the Queen Anne Community Council should have the final word on whether neighborhoods are allowed to have more homes, let council know: actionnetwork.org/letters/walk...