The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup isn't over! @seattleparksandrec.bsky.social continues to host watch parties and World Cup events are happening throughout the city. Let's keep the ball rolling: www.seattle.gov/parks/recrea...

"We showed how much energy can be harnessed when public space is given back to the people, and not handed to cars. Local businesses showed what they can do when unnecessary and burdensome paperwork doesn't get in their way... the aftermath can be even better."

Gee, imagine if WA had a Democratic governor and ... checks notes ... bicameral Republican control. Instead we have governor Joe Manchin and bicameral Democratic control.

When Occidental Ave was pedestrianized in the 1970s, the City Council was one vote short of extending it another block to Yesler Way 😞. 50 years later, it’s time to think big again about pedestrian streets in Pioneer Square and around the city.

The U.S. might have lost the World Cup but Seattle definitely won! For a few hours the streets of Downtown Seattle enjoyed the chaotic energy and vitality of Manhattan with crowds, joy, food, diversity, music, sunshine, and camaraderie. It's glorious and feels like we are destined for great things.

cc Bob Kettle

It turns out that drivers are still not okay

Cool cool (via @washingtonstatestandard.com)

Like what is everyone arguing about here? Some nbhd advocates made some noise about a nbhd near the stadium not seeing much economic benefit from the WC. There may be more things they can do AND it's not their fault that region-wide social issues and huge roads are especially concentrated here.

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

Just announced: Seattle's Chinatown-International District will host a free watch party on Monday at Hing Hay Park starting at 4.

Incredible: Sound Transit's monthly system expansion status report (out today) now states that the Ballard Link DEIS is not expected until *QUARTER FOUR* of this year. There was a time not that long ago when Sound Transit had hoped to get a record of decision by that time.

A bunch of the other amendments are about things that are absolutely not the city of Seattle's purview (King County runs the bus system, not the city), like what size bsues Metro should have, a performance evaluation of two routes in Northeast Seattle, and a report on bus stop spacing.

BREAKING: Today Vancouver City Council voted to EXTEND the massively successful Granville Street people-first transformation/pedestrianization until September 7th! With budget, which is key. Now the key is to DO IT WELL post- #WorldCup. Also direction for next year, & a November Christmas Market.

Push the Needle say a nice thing challenge. The thing that's different is how the construction of the stadiums affected the CID: iexaminer.org/the-ie-turns... NIMBYism? Sure. But from a community that was pushed into a small area, trod on, and built cultural capital there nonetheless.

The Steinway Piano Gallery is at 3rd and University today (right next to the Cobb Apartments) and the Plymouth Church is 3 blocks away at 6th and University. Seattle seems not to be dying.

Rainier Ave during the morning rush hour. Remind me again why there is not enough space for safe bike infrastructure.

What people think SEPA is: Erin Brockovich codified into state law What SEPA actually is: is this new hospital spoiling the view from a different neighborhood

The only coverage of this bill (or the appeal that has pushed Seattle's next set of rezones into 2027) in the Seattle Times has been in the opinion section. It is wild.

Three authors, but to save you a click: "Sandy Shettler, M.S.W., is a medical social worker and co-founder of Tree Action Seattle, a volunteer-led organization advocating for Seattle's urban forest."

Too many people have been killed on Seattle’s streets in recent weeks. These tragedies are preventable. Tell Seattle leaders to improve intersection safety, require side guards on large trucks, and prioritize Vision Zero. Take Action: actionnetwork.org/letters/plea...

Whoa.

Cops in Seattle do not leave their vehicles. So, this AM at 5:45am and 7:15am I got to hear them using vehicle-mounted loudspeakers to harass people at 12th and Jackson. Unless they have camera-mounted loudspeakers too. Is this the plan @mayorofseattle.bsky.social @cmeddielin.bsky.social?

Yesterday was maybe the worst day of driver assholery I've experienced walking in Seattle. Several drivers almost hitting me and others and one who screamed at me for nearing their car *in a crosswalk*

Okay, maybe Harborview DOES need to invest considerable $$$ in expanding parking

"Pass along the feedback". The feedback is that people are dying and we have to do more about it because we're not powerless.

Half of Lime trips on unprotected portions of Rainier and MLK are Access reduced price riders. Look at that huge volume of rides along Rainier north of Columbia City. 👀 Great research by @nondriver.bsky.social on who rides bikes and scooters on the Southend.

The techlash needs a target close to home, say Arjun Hassard and Erin McElroy, arguing tenant screening—with its algorithmic discrimination, junk fees, and lifelong digital stigma—is the bold, common-sense tech fight candidates should pick.

The anger was largely about him saying "we'll put in an honorary bike lane like we did for Steve Hulsman" They don't want "honorary bike lanes" created after people die, they want safe bike lanes now that will prevent people from dying to begin with. Btw there is still no Steve Hulsman bike lane.

Pedestrian deaths increased 72 percent just between 2009 and 2024, and more than 7,000 people are still dying each year because we aren’t doing enough to change the way we design our roads. Learn more in @smartgrowthusa.bsky.social's Dangerous by Design 2026: buff.ly/f6Oxf3w

Mayor Wilson has a huge opportunity, and responsibility, to fix the second most dangerous street in the city, and make it safe and accessible for all:

When thinking about #VisionZero in Seattle there is an important 80-80 rule to remember: 80% of 🚶🏼‍♂️fatalities are on multiple lane arterials. 80% of 🚴🏾‍♀️ fatalities are on streets with no bike lane.

Two people have been killed by drivers outside Bailey Gatzert elementary in June.

I read OPCD's entire report looking at what could be done with SR 99 through South Park. It's pretty unequivocal: this is an unnecessary highway and full removal/reclamation is the clear best option. www.theurbanist.org/new-report-o...

When gas costs surged this yr, @wsdot.wa.gov maintenance staff ditched cars to start a scooter crew. They meet up on light rail & coast to work on protected bike lanes. Those lanes used to annoy them. But now? “The bike lanes are actually pretty good,” one told me. “We are on board. We want more.”

patiently waiting for Tree Action Seattle to protest the unpermitted removal of acres of trees at Sand Point Country Club www.kuow.org/stories/a-pr...

Kinda pessimistic about the Jackson St Viz Zero project. Buses need wide, curbside lanes. Streetcar tracks are interior lanes. Red for the streetcar would mire buses and vice versa. Even removing parking and the center turn lane doesn't seem to present an easy solution.

Just after 6am this morning, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone on a scooter at 19th Ave S and S Jackson Street. The person who was hit was transported to the hospital.

If these were cars, you'd need a 6-story parking garage and it would take 2 hours to empty out after the game. People would leave the game early to "beat the rush" and would have missed singing Take Me Home, Country Roads together.

Just before 9:45pm tonight, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at Roosevelt Way NE and NE 117th Street in a hit-and-run. The 28-year-old woman who was hit was transported to the hospital with a broken leg.

Not covered in report: the idea of not spending the majority of the state transportation budget on highway capacity expansion.

Saw a man walking around Chinatown with a machete, sometimes striking or scraping it on bike racks, curbs, etc. I hate having to consider which is more likely: this man using it on a person or, if I were to call 911, a cop shooting him. I won't say what I decided.

‼️ Critical Mass Seattle rides in honor of Cristian Salyer and Maridee Bonadea, both killed on Seattle streets this month. Join us at Westlake Plaza (4th and Pine) Friday June 26 at 6:30pm, we roll at 7:00pm. We’ll ride to both ghost bikes for a vigil and protest. Bring signs, flowers, and demands. 💔

I repeat

Rob Saka's newsletter came out yesterday in which he has many photos of himself doing activities. You know what wasn't in the newsletter? Any mention of Maridee's death on a W Seattle street this week. He's the freaking *transportation committee chair* us12.campaign-archive.com?u=11a79978ca...

When you have a Kettle, everything looks like more money for cops

Barcelona has removed 40,000‼️ on-street parking spots in the past 10 years. That is a remarkable 29% of the total.

I'm glad I'm not the only one noticing this. While I'm sure opinions on this announcement will vary, I don't think it can be called a new approach. Nor is there anything in this statement that would lead me to expect a different outcome.

Maridee Bonadea was killed because we value convenient parking more than the safety of people on bikes. When was the last time someone died because parking was not available next to their home? We need to stop debating convenience vs safety. Safety comes first, on every single street.

This morning Seattle CM Eddie Lin acknowledged that the Court of Appeals ruling against the Seattle Comprehensive Plan means that adoption of the Phase 2 Centers and Corridors zoning changes "will be significantly delayed." Based on past appeals, it's likely pushed all the way to 2027.