Reposted by Connor SteinStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 03/09/2026On one hand, we are consigning millions to an early death and millions more to abject misery. But on the other, you can pay $1,000/month lease to drive a super heterosexual pickup down an eight lane stroad to an Islands Burger next to a Chick-fil-A surrounded by 300 parking spaces. 16110
Reposted by Connor Steincarlfnelson.bsky.social @carlfnelson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Mayor looks joyous and authentic here. You're an absolute anhedonic ghoul if you think there's anything bad about this. Again, the criticisms (she pays for childcare!) reveal a group of bitter, bad-faith losers who are furious they don't have a rich guy on speed dial in that office anymore. 26115
Reposted by Connor SteinErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026TL;DR: The Seattle Times editorial board is showing its entire ass. They are desperate to have Katie Wilson fail, and they're willing to make up bizarre conspiracy theories to facilitate that outcome. 934256
Reposted by Connor SteinMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 02/08/2026seattle will have 4 count em 4 public golf courses accessible by light rail. and a way under-assessed private one that could be accessible by BRT. anyway it's unfortunate we don't take climate action seriously. 2253
Reposted by Connor SteinQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Design Review is a city program that 1️⃣slows and adds cost to homebuilding, and 2️⃣results in minor design changes to some buildings without evidence of net improvement. 3️⃣Architects "comply in advance" which leads to mediocre design. 4️⃣It employs ~12 people, who could expedite building permits instead. 2506
Reposted by Connor SteinSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 10/07/2026When you bike on the 520 bridge, it is very easy to see that 80% of drivers on the HOV are alone in their car… even with the state patrol on the bridge in the morning and evening today, buses are stuck behind dozens of single-occupant cars when merging at the end of the HOV,or exiting at Montlake. 3363
Reposted by Connor SteinSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Once again, visually confirmed today that 80% of cars are single occupants on this 3+ HOV exit… this really slows down buses… will @wsdot.wa.gov or @transportation.seattle.gov do anything to make this a bus-only exit? 3315
Reposted by Connor SteinRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Now Saka says he served in the US Air Force to protect the freedoms of Americans that include the right to appeal growth plans under SEPA. It sounds like I'm exaggerating but I am not. 311815
Reposted by Connor SteinCouncilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 17/07/2026We’ve been stuck in environmental review purgatory for 5 years (half a decade, for a Comp Plan process we are required to do every 10 years) and we’re still not done. Meanwhile, we are in a housing and climate crisis and our hands are tied by SEPA. 1408
Reposted by Connor SteinRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Rerouting and reclaiming SR 99 through South Park would result in an 86% reduction in Pollution Generating Impervious Surfaces, per this report. It really seems like that would help Southern Resident Killer Whales more than keeping housing banned. 116227
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 22/06/2026A-Pillar blindspots aren't limited to bloated trucks and massive SUVs. My family has a Subaru Crosstrek which is by no means huge but suffers from this same shortcoming. It freaks me out and makes me so wary when driving through crosswalks and intersections. 050
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Pretty sure this would be somewhere in the $375-425/sf range in Seattle 110
Reposted by Connor SteinSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 09/06/2026I wish someone would run for office earnestly arguing to cut the Pentagon budget in half. 0182
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Thanks for clarifying, I was about to get so pissed 000
Reposted by Connor SteinJordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 08/06/2026Looks like New York is ready for some Knicks basketball! 222803411
Reposted by Connor SteinRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Seattle CM Eddie Lin speaks in favor of his proposal to remove avenues for appeal of the city's growth plans under SEPA: "I find it odd that a single person can delay the elected representatives for a city of 800,000 for six months or longer." 419530
Reposted by Connor SteinSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Montlake “HOV” exit on the lid: every car but one is single‑occupant and illegally slowing down buses. If we’re not going to enforce traffic law, we should make this exit bus‑only. 6668
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 28/05/2026If we don't build housing inside of the already existing city, where do you think the housing will be built? 1170
Reposted by Connor SteinDebt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 22/05/2026You may be getting an email like this soon. Here's what you need to know. 89898
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Wow thank you for sharing. I got this too and was feeling stressed. 110
Reposted by Connor SteinSeattle Social Housing Developer @seasocialhousing.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Here's our Blog post about the first Social Housing building in Seattle -- Elara at the Market!! There you will also find a link to our Housing Lottery!!! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! seattlesocialhousing.org/seattles-fir...seattlesocialhousing.orgSeattle's first social housing building - Seattle Social Housing Developer 43017
Reposted by Connor SteinMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 08/05/2026this is basically every blue city - despite crime being at generational lows - leaving no ability to fund needed programs 413225
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 07/05/2026They are vehemently advocating against their own safety to preserve the right to store their private property on public land. 010
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 07/05/2026ITT: the most annoying, entitled homeowners you can possibly imagine 230
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Twin Peaks The X-Files True Detective Season 1 & 3 Modern Family Schitt's Creek Seinfeld Curb Your Enthusiasm The Bridge (Bron/Broen) Band of Brothers Justified Sopranos Great British Bake Off Gilmore Girls Avatar The Last Airbender Kolchak the Night Stalker 010
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 22/04/2026California is really beautiful, they should let more people live here 010
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Wow, all of this to replace a parking lot. I'm going to become the joker. 1122
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 09/04/2026This is a slam dunk. We can easily add 600 homes and a new school building here. Could be like a mini-ecodistrict. 010
Reposted by Connor SteinMatt Hutchins AIA @matthutchins.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We can have Milk Carton Houses or Perimeter Blocks. Zone accordingly. 0255
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 07/04/2026It's a challenging site with a large peat settlement area if I remember correctly, but it can yield much more than 32 THs. The plans for these specific THs are also abominable. IIRC, a majority of them had 3 shared walls with windows on a single side, and most of the site was parking. 010
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 07/04/2026This site has a long history of development studies. I worked on the latest one, pitching a series of chained point access blocks. It's also been studied with a conventional double loaded apartment and obv with THs. Unfortunately the owner is content to sit on it until a TH builder comes around. 110
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 04/04/2026I don't think the unit aspect is affecting the price in a meaningful way. The 3/2 is $3.59/sqft vs the 3/3 at $3.57/sqft. 131
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Many cities across the world have figured this out. We can do it too! 020
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 03/04/2026It's actually really easy to recover trees and "green space" while building lots of new housing. Are you willing to remove lots of pavement and reduce the number of cars in your city? Because that's how you do it. You can have nature+housing or you can have personal vehicles for everyone, simple as. 130
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Sorry, that's too high intensity of a use. Instead, we need thousands of square feet of parking lots. 010
Reposted by Connor SteinMayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 01/04/2026Taller, denser, faster. I was excited to announce at @housingconsortium.org's annual event yesterday that we're going to combine and accelerate Phases 3 and 4 of Seattle's comprehensive plan to achieve more housing near transit and in and around our growth centers. 321324
Reposted by Connor SteinErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 31/03/2026The changes, Wilson says, will include: - allowing more housing within walking distance of transit, not just along busy roads - upzones in and around growth centers, including new and expanded neighborhood centers - exceeding transit-oriented development requirements in HB 1491publicola.comSeattle Should Follow State's Lead on Inclusionary Zoning—By Funding It - PubliColaBy Josh Feit With little fanfare, state house legislators passed a game-changing housing affordability bill out of committee last week.… 17410
Reposted by Connor SteinErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 31/03/2026At the Housing Development Consortium's annual event, Mayor Katie Wilson just announced that the city will "revisit the original phases three and four" of the comprehensive plan "to be far more aggressive with our timeline and scope." 214423
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 31/03/2026235 votes. That's like 2 apartment buildings when accounting for turnout. 020
Reposted by Connor SteinMatt Hutchins AIA @matthutchins.bsky.social · 30/03/2026If we want better streetscapes, more livable units, and more tree canopy in Low Rise, lean into 'perimeter blocks' with interior courtyards. Push new buildings to the front for full width of lot, allow a little extra building area, and limit how much can be built in the backyard. 04212
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Misalignment between zoning and building codes 030
Connor Stein @connor-stein.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Proposal: Fund ST3 through a series of limited edition Boop plushie releases 3368
Reposted by Connor SteinMichael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 14/03/2026If 1-2 storey straw houses are not high enough for your city, just build them higher: bsky.app/profile/mich... 0237