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Nathan Dickey

@nathand.bsky.social
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Environmental geologist by day, contributor to @seattletransitblog.com by night. Opinions are my own. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · 9h
Slightly different demographics inside and outside the library tonight
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 18h
If we can enshrine 12-foot fire lanes in the fire code and Streets Illustrated, it will be a boon for safe streets.
503.2 Specifications. Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed and arranged in accordance with Sections 503.2.1
through 503.2.8. Fire apparatus access roads shall not traverse underneath buildings unless approved.
[S] 503.2.1 Dimensions. Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed width of not less than 20 feet (6096 mm),
exclusive of shoulders, except for approved security gates in accordance with Section 503.6, and an unobstructed vertical
clearance of not less than ((13 feet 6 inches (4115 mm))) 14 feet (4267 mm).
Exceptions:
1. Access roads serving not more than two one-family dwellings or a single two-family dwelling shall have an
unobstructed width of not less than 12 feet (3658 mm).
2. Public streets shall be in accordance with Streets Illustrated, the Seattle Right-of-Way Improvements Manual.
503.2.2 Authority. The fire code official shall have the authority to require or permit modifications to the required access
widths where they are inadequate for fire or rescue operations or where necessary to meet the public safety objectives of the
jurisdiction.
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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes, that was an earthquake on the Kitsap Peninsula! If you are in the area, you can contribute to citizen science by filling out a report here: zpr.io/UA6upKKXB4C3 to tell us if you felt the shaking or not.
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Nathan Dickey @nathand.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Earthquake! If you felt it in the Puget Sound, tell the USGS! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is actually so funny to me. No, the Seattle mayor is not going to take it upon herself to find a permanent source of funding for a council created program in which they get to pick their own transportation projects to be funded and then take credit for them. I can't believe you brought it up.
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Nathan Dickey @nathand.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I remember when Seattle Subway wanted Sound Transit to stop studying new alternatives and just "Build the Damn Trains". But yes, the plan for the second Link tunnel through downtown is so bad it's sinking the entire Ballard Link Extension. www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-the-10...
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Op-Ed: The $10 Billion Question Sound Transit Has Never Asked
Elevating the next light rail line through Downtown Seattle could save $10 billion, more than enough to close Sound Transit’s systemwide budget hole and get rail to Ballard much sooner. There’s just o...
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson @mayor.seattle.gov · 20/09/2026
We banned rental junk fees! Starting July 1st, 2027, the price you see is the price you pay — no pet rent, no admin fees, no lease renewal fees. Step by step, we’re building an affordable Seattle. Thanks to City Attorney Evans and Councilmember Foster, and to the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition!
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rondezvousWA @ronpdavis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So grateful to @mayor.seattle.gov, for setting the standard on affordability! While she leads on making it easier to build homes, she is cracking down on landlords by banning junk fees! She “may not be a movie star” (ahem @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social), “but when it comes to being happy, we are!”
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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lake Washington Boulevard feels like a ghost town today now that's it's back open to cars. It's such a beautiful weekend, it would be a rolling party of people of all ages walking, roller skating, scooting, skate boarding and biking. But instead we have this.
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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Fun fact, SDOT could reopen this street tomorrow under its rules for street murals if it were willing to dearterialize streets.
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This mural closed a Seattle street. Here's the temporary fix
A street mural has left a block of Ninth Avenue closed for weeks. Washing and scraping have failed, so they'll just paint it black (or gray).
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Amy Sundberg @amysundberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: In Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's new proposed city budget being released Tuesday, there is no projected deficit through 2030. Given the state of the projected deficit over the past many years, this is quite an achievement.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This quote by Dwight Dively, who spent nearly two decades at King County doing budget work but is now back at the City of Seattle, is really quite damning and I'm afraid it will get buried in today's news cycle.
"I left a city government that ran well," said City Finance Director Dwight Dively, who served as the City's Finance Director for more than a decade before returning to the role this year after sixteen years away. "Coming back, I was struck by how much had changed, and not for the better. There is real work to do here, and I am glad to be part of doing it. Seattle residents trust us with their money and their services. Being a responsible steward of that trust is the job."
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Effective Government is a Progressive Value
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"I hope we can agree that some things are too important to subject to the Seattle Process." "I've been told this amendment goes too far but I dare to say the city has not gone far enough when it comes to preventing traffic deaths and injuries." -Alexis Mercedes Rinck
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Noah 🚎 @noahsbwilliams.com · 17/09/2026
Good evening, Transit Riders! In today's example of why advocates are justifiably pissed at the media, the SF standard ignorantly frames MUNI going with diesel hybrids instead of battery buses as "MUNI too broke to be eco friendly". sfstandard.com/2026/09/14/m...
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Facing a budget crisis, Muni pumps the brakes on electric buses
Due to budget issues, the SFMTA board voted to seek a state exemption to buy diesel-hybrid buses instead of pricier electric ones.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Seattle Times mentions Bob Kettle's claim that more police cameras would help police quickly respond to and solve homicdes, without noting that the three murders that this story is about were all in areas with police and SDOT cameras.
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Man arrested in Belltown fatal shooting; 2 other homicides unsolved
Seattle police arrested a man Monday in connection with one of three fatal shootings in Belltown over Labor Day weekend. The other homicides remain unsolved.
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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Maritza Rivera got voted down on ELEVEN AMENDMENTS to the library levy in HER OWN COMMITTEE, she said it was too eXpeNsIvE. Well, it ended up winning by 75%. So it's funny to hear someone who's willing to take so many hard Ls for the cause of neoliberal austerity calling someone else "ideological"
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Seattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 14/09/2026
Person driving at freeway speeds on I-90 Trail raises serious trail security concerns #SEAbikes #Seattle
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Person driving at freeway speeds on I-90 Trail raises serious trail security concerns
Erik Josberger was on a light rail train crossing I-90 when he saw someone driving a white sedan in the biking and walking path going even faster than the train. As someone who has been biking in the area for a long time, it was a terrifying thing to see. He took out his phone and started recording, then called the police. Josberger posted two short video clips to the Seattle Cyclists Discord a few hours after it happened September 10, and then they were quickly posted across social media. The first clips show the driver going faster than the train and the traffic in the general lanes.
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mclindblom.bsky.social @mclindblom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tom @tfooq.bsky.social researched this incident in-depth and I learned valuable facts from his story - you will too, check it out:
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Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com · 14/09/2026
New Post: Kitsap Transit adds bus service, reduces ferry service in Fall service change seattletransitblog.com/2026/09/14/k...
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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Get ready to Hop on Board and vote YES on the Seattle Transit Measure this November!
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Nathan Dickey @nathand.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@hoponboardseattle.bsky.social launched yesterday to cheers and speeches by @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social, @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, @nondriver.bsky.social, and others. seattletransitblog.com/2026/09/12/h...
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“Hop On Board!” Campaign Kicks Off
Transit advocates including Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, ATU 587 President Greg Woodfill, and many others, launched the Hop On Board! campaign on Friday (Hop On …
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Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com · 11/09/2026
New Post: Friday Roundtable: New Speed Cameras seattletransitblog.com/2026/09/11/f...
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 11/09/2026
Mayor Wilson Accused of Being Witch After Making Both Route 8 Bus and Denny Car Traffic Faster: tinyurl.com/36wtxy7u
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson dressed in a black witch hat and dress looking down at a spell book with her hand over a chalice holding red liquid as green smoke arises around it. Behind her is the Route 8 bus and its bus-only lane as well as urbanist supporters of the project.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Crime is down in Seattle. Violent crime is down in Seattle. Homicide is down in Seattle. That's compared to how things were under Bruce Harrell, who (by the logic of the business community, lazily laundered by outlets like this) oversaw higher crime. mynorthwest.com/kiro-opinion...
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Jake: Business leaders wrote the plan — now read it, Madam Mayor - MyNorthwest.com
Seattle business leaders already handed Mayor Katie Wilson the public safety plan her new year-long task force was created to write.
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Frank Chiachiere @fchi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cities with long permitting times for new housing tend to have higher housing costs, per new paper: "permitting duration is positively associated with housing prices and negatively associated with production." evansoltas.com/papers/Durat...
chart showing project duration for single- and multi-family housing in select US cities.  Seattle is among the slowest.
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Michael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Lots of people are ready to Race the Gr8!
Crowd at Race the 8.
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Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com · 04/09/2026
New Post: Pinehurst Station Opens September 30 seattletransitblog.com/2026/09/03/p...
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Michael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Last week, I attempted to ride all 21 fixed-route transit modes offered by each of the nine agencies in the ORCA pod, as fast as possible. Despite extremely close transfers and a few delayed buses, my successful run took 9 hours and 12 minutes. seattletransitblog.com/2026/09/01/t...
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The Ultimate ORCA Speedrun
The ORCA speedrun requires taking at least 12 buses, 5 trains, and 4 boats throughout Puget Sound. At 9:59am last Friday, I boarded Everett Transit Route 29 at Everett Transit Mall Station. While t…
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Kirk Hovenkotter @kirkhovenkotter.com · 29/08/2026
This November, the people of Tacoma & Pierce County have the chance to vote for the bus system they deserve Prop 1 delivers: ➡️47% increase in bus service ➡️No more hourly headways ➡️Buses until at least 10pm on Weekdays ➡️4 new routes. More rapid routes ➡️Free fares for seniors
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 29/08/2026
You should read this article, it's pretty good and the library will give it to you for free. A couple of choice bits to show how good this policy is. First, what your landlord thinks. According to their lobbying group, apparently renters (I am one) "prefer" this. Hahahaha. 1/
"The rental housing industry defends the fees, arguing that renters prefer to know exactly what they pay for each individual service they receive from their landlord rather than a single all-inclusive rental price.

“The benefits of having fully transparent pricing and fee breakdowns greatly outweighs the inconvenience of having to click through a couple of additional layers or to make a phone call to figure out what your pricing might be,” said Jake Mayson, director of government affairs for the Washington Multi-Family Housing Association, which represents corporate landlords in the state. To him, rent is just meant to cover a tenant’s individual apartment."
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Michael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Exterior view of @qagggy.bsky.social’s bus:
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 25/08/2026
Reiterating that it is not an overstatement to say that @fixthel8.bsky.social got Katie Wilson elected mayor. Yes, lots of transit lovers from @seattletru.bsky.social to @transpochoices.bsky.social to @seattletransitblog.com turned out to help, but fixing the 8 is something definite she could do.
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Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
With the bus lane now installed in the I-5 bottleneck section, Route 8 buses around zipping along Denny Way.
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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I hope that one day we'll look back on the hysterical derangement with which the mainstream press targeted a young female mayor and feel deep embarrassment mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-...
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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's 'impromptu boogie' with Seattle rapper draws public safety criticism - MyNorthwest.com
You may have seen the video on Instagram, originally posted by Seattle rapper Y2K. Wilson stands next to him at a sports field and bobs to his anthemic track "SEA."
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Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com · 21/08/2026
New Post: Friday Roundtable: Fixing the L8 seattletransitblog.com/2026/08/21/f...
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Nathan Dickey @nathand.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Obviously because the latter avoids issues with evacuating into an intruding lava flow, demonstrated in the documentary "Volcano" (1997)
A still of a scene from the 1997 disaster movie "Volcano" in which a Los Angeles subway train is dramatically overcome by a lava flow.
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dcava.bsky.social @dcava.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It is a simple fact that Seattle would be a worse city without @typewriteralley.bsky.social and @ericacbarnett.bsky.social. Thank you both for your tireless work in holding truth to power and your vision for a better Seattle.
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 07/08/2026
i do not regret to inform you that transit is popular, voters support it, and transit advocates are going to keep winning
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The Needling @theneedling.com · 04/08/2026
“Why do you think we have to fly people in from 2,000 miles away to be police chief? SPD officers are obviously total dipshits—gah, get a freaking clue, Katie,” said Councilmember Bob Kettle.
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Andrew @bikesnacks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
the day the blue angels do a close pass over montlake or laurelhearst homes will be the last day they fly in seattle.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Drivers had to "find a new route" (follow these same marked detour signs) earlier this year due to construction activity and it wasn't news then.
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 29/07/2026
Somebody yell at me if I'm wrong (I will meet you at "Don't Yell At Me" Tea), I think it's frustrating that the view from our Paper of Record about the events of this weekend is not "we should deal with guns", but instead "more public places should be gated and ticketed and surveilled".
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Wes Mills 🥌 @oowm.org · 29/07/2026
When @analogist.net and @shirleyswirley.bsky.social and I were doing tabling *in 2023* for Jackson Park 4 All, the #1 infrastructure thing people wanted in a replacement for the golf course: Bathrooms. The second most popular? Wide walking trails. Can't imagine why.
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Nathan Dickey @nathand.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Proud to have @cmeddielin.bsky.social repping D2
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The final vote: YES: Strauss, Foster, Kettle, Lin, Rinck NO: Saka, Juarez, Rivera, Hollingsworth The bill passes 5-4.
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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Statement from Mayor Wilson on the passage of the SEPA bill this evening: "Building more housing is essential to a future in Seattle where all of us can afford to live, work, and raise a family in healthy, sustainable neighborhoods.'
Building more housing is essential to a future in Seattle where all of us can afford to live, work, and raise a family in healthy, sustainable neighborhoods,” said Mayor Katie Wilson. “Councilmember Lin's legislation is aligned with our ‘Taller, Denser, Faster’ approach to the Comprehensive Plan and is a win for the Seattleites of today and in the years to come. I look forward to signing it.
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Sanders Lauture @golf1052.com · 24/07/2026
Crazy that between Harrell and Wilson, Wilson will need to be the responsible one with the budget.
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मेंथी @trigonella.social.seattle.wa.us.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026
From the good folks at Share The Cities, just in time for #Seattle elections! electioncheatsheet.org
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Lefty Cheat Sheet — Aug 2026 Primary
A quick guide on how to vote lefty using sources YOU trust!
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Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com · 22/07/2026
After a 2-month legislative process, the Seattle City Council has unanimously voted to send the Seattle Transit Measure renewal to voters this November. New post: seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/21/s...
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Seattle Transit Measure renewal headed to voters in November
After nearly two months of various council deliberations and public commentary, the Seattle Transit Measure is officially heading to voters in this year’s November General Election. This meas…
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