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Oh I do agree that neither are good land use, don't get me wrong. But there is much more of an argument for keeping Jackson Park (turning it into a Park) and upzoning heavily around it (mini-central park type of deal).. while the other one I'd be happy to turn into a new community :)

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 6h

Which is notably worse, since at least Jackson Park is a public course and helps protect Thornton Creek. Nile Shrine course, however...

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 6h

Jackson Park --> Seattle's Central Park. POD: Park Oriented Development. Soon.... maybe 🤣😭

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 6h

So exciting! Ready to ride this evening.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 29/09/2026

Already going to a music show at 4B's in Ballard else I would. Not to say that the happy hour couldn't also be there.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 29/09/2026

Oh, good! That's just what I was hoping for him to talk about today. Right after, of course, cutting support for food banks. Thank you, councilmember Strauss, for putting the pressure where it matters most.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 29/09/2026

I thought he had forgotten about the D Line. Sometimes it feels like he thinks the Only way to ballard is Link. 💀

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 28/09/2026

When you double the cost of a project by lumping in utility and seismic upgrades that aren't required for the service itself, it somehow becomes a lot harder to sell. Who would have thought? *let alone that many of these upgrades were done as part of the waterfront project...

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 28/09/2026

The word "momentum" doesn't seem to be one that the Seattle area understands. Be it light rail, housing, politics, literally anything... we're very much a cyclical region, and it's happening again. Not for the better.

$Only a fraction of the over 100 thousand units in the development pipeline in the Puget Sound are actually proceeding right now.$

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 26/09/2026

I think they're doing that for Business Class. I'd like to see it in Coach too, but curious how that would play with RailPlus.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 26/09/2026

In a better world, we could refer to the president as a shining example of good behavior -- as opposed to this exact behavior.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 25/09/2026

In short, repeatedly strongarmed a sooner opening date and broadcast it to the media. Downside has been the extra weekend maintenance and late night closures that could otherwise have been done before opening, but pulling the date back from May to March was a huge deal

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 25/09/2026

He isn't. But he was for Crosslake.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 24/09/2026

An app that's technically functional isn't enough to bring users back (graph shows this!). Getting a userbase onto a social platform is hard and requires innovation and proper strategies for recruitment.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 24/09/2026

1 unit of housing = 2 parking stalls. The decision is closer than ever. You could get 350 units of housing for hundreds of people, or 700 stalls of housing for 700 cars. What would we rather pay for?

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 24/09/2026

Judging by the lack of like, anything, for the last year... I'm inclined to say they're not thinking about it much!

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 24/09/2026

TIL. Knew this anecdotally, but never actually seen the facts. Worth reform for sure!

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 23/09/2026

The platform does feel stagnant. Many of the people I care about are on here now, so it's OK stagnation to me. But I would much rather see it grow than fizzle out over time and hope the team at bsky has plans (and not just hopes) to make this happen.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 23/09/2026

Now.. I do love what he did with the Crosslake opening timings. But good lord does he not get enough money already? 🫠

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 23/09/2026

New UI. Much cleaner. Took me weeks to rewrite basically every element of the frontend (particularly for mobile compatibility), but I'm quite happy with it now.

Globe view Desktop, not signed in. So many routes, and this isn't even buses!

Globe view Mobile, not signed in. So many routes, and this isn't even buses!

Route view Desktop, signed in with progress.

Route view Mobile, signed in with progress.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

Notably it sounds like the delays will be focused on maintenance and repairs, with Vision Zero programs proceeding (/prioritized?)

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

- New funding for 10 modular public restrooms at 140k/each, plus 2 new bathrooms in parks. Doubled parks scholarship budget. - Funding for a study of a 2027 bond for Seattle Center redevelopment. And a really damn good closing segment to the speech.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

- Funding the groups and positions from past executive orders, including enforcement of rental junk fees and no cuts to existing housing assistance positions. - Ongoing funding for queer groups, immigration groups, refugee groups, job skills groups, decarbonization efforts, etc......

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

- Growing SPD and CARE staffing levels. - Trims to spend at SPD and Fire Department, overtime and hiring benefits; broad focus on trimming excess $$. - Expanded night time services and free school food for children, among other citywide food access programs and the anti-algorithmic-pricing bill.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

Focusing broadly on the services most visible to the public. - Delaying some transportation maintenance projects to close its massive deficit, but preserving vision zero and transit measure related investments. - Homelessness and shelter expansion.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

Notable cuts across the city, 1-8% per department on average. Vacant positions won't be filled, 15 workers fired. Filling the $175M through 2030 with no major new revenue. Diverting more from Jumpstart, down to just 30% for affordable housing.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

Mayor Katie Wilson just got done with her live speech about her Seattle budget proposal. Looking forward to reading the details but in the meantime, what she said...

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

IT'S FAT BEAR WEEK 2026 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 22/09/2026

Having a lot of loading issues. But having fun.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 21/09/2026

Great article. Succinct recap of big ticket wins/losses is great to have in a time when media seems to forget everything except for the new information (*cough* Zahilay labor office *cough*)

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 20/09/2026

I like Wilson. But Seattle does not have a good track record on the re electing mayors front...

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 18/09/2026

I say use the money, Wilson! Don't give it to whoever the next mayor is! But yes, this is impressive

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 18/09/2026

Yes. Look at the travel times. Good TOD potential too.

SWEIC current time 42/57 mins, time with Link 18/18 mins

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 18/09/2026

The success of AI relies on a shit economy so people are unwilling to pay the premium of a real human

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 17/09/2026

May have impulsively bought me and a friend tickets for a dinner trip down to Tacoma. No regrets!

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 17/09/2026

I'm sure it'll be entirely unexpected and never before reported on.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 16/09/2026

This is what we should do, lol Stupid act with terrible rollout? Just make it better 😁

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 14/09/2026

One more, a good takeaway for the overall approach. Growth will solve our problems: we need to embrace it.

Executive summary: Seattle can close its budget gap by adding 5,000 residents per year, well below its 2010s pace, and simply growing the city accordingly.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 14/09/2026

ICYMI: The City of Seattle released a report last week on the state of our economy. Here are a few of my favorite snippets. Based on last week's executive order, (wilson.seattle.gov/2026/09/09/m...) the city seems willing to take action on these recommendations. Let's see what comes out of it.

Executive Summary: Both sides in the tax debate are right - taxes have increased rapidly, but are still moderate compared to peer cities. The threat is the differential between Seattle and Bellevue, and the broader Seattle tax structure.

Executive Summary: Seattle needs to become more affordable, and labor is the highest cost. But labor costs cannot be reduced without also addressing the high cost of living, including by reducing housing and childcare costs.

Recommendation: Major permitting reform by the end of 2026 including fee waivers, consolidated inspections, automated approvals, and a public dashboard of permit timelines, all themed around increasing speed and cutting red tape.

Recommendations: Accelerate housing supply not just through Taller Denser Faster and the Comprehensive Plan but by recalibrating MHA, eliminating parking minimums, and implementing the permit dashboard (see recommendation #1) to track permit timelines and housing delivery.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 14/09/2026

Environmental excuses against housing are just that: excuses. What building dense really does is prevent suburban sprawl clearcutting forests and simultaneously improve neighborhoods into newer, greener, more sustainable communities. Build more, build well, build lives, build homes.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 13/09/2026

makes me realize how much they've got done on the tower in the last few months

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 11/09/2026

Yeah. The Seattle-Kingston route also isn't served by WSF, which is the main issue for me. Transit to Edmonds sucks and getting to Port Townsend/Angeles from Bremerton/Bainbridge sucks compared to Kingston.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 11/09/2026

Really unfortunate. Is this because of state funding? I recall there were some extra trips that are no longer funded. We really should have Saturdays year round. I'd love Sunday too, but the bus service isn't there to back that up either.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 10/09/2026

That makes....marginally? more sense. But also, *total* development cost for small multifamily buildings is 10-15M, so 10M just for early design remains wild to me.

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 10/09/2026

Yippee, 10 *Million Dollars* to PLAN a *Parking Garage*. What a world.

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