Reposted by Seth TuttleKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In primary school (1960s), we learned that mountain areas above 3,000 m altitude in the Alps had eternal snow. I'm afraid we're seeing the end of that. Matterhorn, 4,478 m high, last week. 37742
Reposted by Seth TuttleSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Sometimes it feels like these speeds bumps are specially designed to convince people to purchase a new car/SUV wirh smooth suspension. They bother cyclists and old cars but modern SUVs are immune to these bsky.app/profile/seat... 2152
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Heading to the Graham Block Party today, thinking about how we're almost at the 10th anniversary of the death of Ronacin Tjhung at MLK and Graham. Are we any closer to creating an MLK that is safe to bike on? No, we are not. www.seattlebikeblog.com/2017/01/24/d...seattlebikeblog.comDad killed while biking to 2nd job, leaves 5 kids orphaned in PhilippinesRonacin Tjhung was working more than 60 hours a week at two jobs to send money back to support his five children in the Philippines. Those children, between 9 and 16, lost their mother in the terri… 05318
Reposted by Seth TuttleScott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sound Transit should have vetted the people they featured in these photos to make sure they weren't *currently running for public office*. It was unethical of Kang to sign up for this and deceive Sound Transit into showing support for her campaign. 1805
Reposted by Seth TuttleRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 03/10/2026Sound Transit has removed the photo of City Council candidate Julie Kang from the new Pinehurst station. Still unclear how Kang got herself on there. 414112
Reposted by Seth TuttleProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December 17826450
Reposted by Seth TuttleEcoCity Action @ecocityaction.org · 03/10/2026This is another reason why you should write to the Seattle mayor, councilmembers, and Parks department about a different vision for our publicly-owned park in the north end, accessible via 2 new light rail stations! actionnetwork.org/letters/turn...actionnetwork.orgRename "Jackson" Park and turn it into a free public green space for more neighborsTwo new light rail stations will be opening next to "Jackson" Park Golf Course in the next couple of years. The 148th St. station is set to open in 2024, and the 130th St. station in 2026. Right no... 1275
Reposted by Seth TuttleEcoCity Action @ecocityaction.org · 03/10/2026Seattle uses the 160-acre Jackson Park as a golf course. What does this mean for salmon? 2 creeks flow thru into Lake Washington & would be exceptional salmon habitat BUT >66% of the water in the North Fork is drained to irrigate the course, at a rate of >30k gallons/hr. jp4all.org/learn-more/e... 38030
Reposted by Seth TuttleGordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Are shots fired increasing? No we're just displaying years backwards on charts now? Violent crime may be down, but graph crimes are here to stay I guess. 18010
Reposted by Seth TuttleScott Alspach @salspach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Straight up villain shit from Strauss here. Really need someone to run against him from the left. 0142
Reposted by Seth TuttleQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Q: How much of Vienna's Seestadt Eco District can fit in Jackson Park Golf Course? A: Pretty much all of it. 41229
Reposted by Seth TuttleMarc Auerbach @pugetopia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Is Sara Nelson violating campaign finance laws by using a (c)(4) nonprofit to fund a campaign against progressive Seattle Citu Council candidate Nilu Jenks? 14412
Reposted by Seth TuttleMichael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I wonder who was President of the Seattle City Council when downtown Seattle lost 13,000 jobs in 2025. 36611
Reposted by Seth TuttleSeattle Bike Blog @seattlebikeblog.com · 22/09/2026I mean, it’s one blog, Michael, what could it cost? $65,000? 1757
Reposted by Seth TuttleTransphobes Can't Read @lordaslan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov Fuck you 2424253
Reposted by Seth TuttleQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Let’s check in and see how well @transportation.seattle.gov‘s plan is working. 5544
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The afternoon fast ferry back to Seattle from Bremerton was 95% full yesterday and in two weeks those trips will not exist. 416631
Reposted by Seth TuttleA. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Lake 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. 518734
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Increasing all of these riders' travel times by 100% is a policy choice. 5935
Reposted by Seth TuttleSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 17/09/2026Expanding unfunded inclusionary zoning taxes to cover middle housing across the entirety of Seattle would render HB1110 functionally inoperative. Perversely, it would also be a dramatic step backward for housing equity, since it would make high-resource neighborhoods even more exclusive. 0385
Reposted by Seth TuttlePush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The only way I will support MHA in NRZ is if it scales to 0% if you maximize the density on the lot 4 or more homes = 0% 3 homes = 20% 2 homes = 30% 1 home = 40% Anything else is a tax deterring housing which we absolutely do not need right now 2212
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026After a very long debate, this amendment was just APPROVED. The vote was 3-2, with CMs Rinck, Foster and Lin in favor and Saka and Kettle against. There are some outstanding concerns around the amendment's exact language, so I would expect additional tweaks when the bill comes to full council. 419820
Reposted by Seth TuttlePush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026RIP WA state infill housing bill HB1110, the city finally found their way to kill it. 1213
Reposted by Seth TuttleMatt Hutchins AIA @matthutchins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Crazy dissonance to say 1)"MHA fees are killing new housing production, we need to reduce it by 80%" and simultaneously 2) "let's expand MHA!" If MHA is a barrier, especially for small projects, why on earth would you extend it to NR zoning where only small infill projects are possible. 66410
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NEW: Alexis Mercedes Rinck has proposed an amendment to Rob Saka's SAFER Streets Act that would give the City Traffic Engineer explicit authority to implement street changes in historic districts (Pioneer Square, Pike Place) without getting the approval of the local boards. 1935933
Reposted by Seth TuttleSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Picture showing both sides of the fence. Basically, there is a vehicle lane running parallel to the pedestrian path. Except on the bridge, it would be possible to separate shuttle and vehicle traffic by reconfiguring parking circulation. 1122
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Transportation committee chair Rob Saka is in a mad dash to get his "SAFER Streets Act" (actually three bills) across the finish line before fall budget season. That's leading to a lot of cut corners, including entire city departments being kept out of the loop. www.theurbanist.org/rob-saka-thr...theurbanist.orgRob Saka Throws Together Traffic Safety Legislation Ahead of Council DeadlineThe package would add authority for SDOT officials to address traffic safety, and ask for recommendations on faster post-crash review and potential safety upgrades for City contractors. But a mad dash... 36921
Reposted by Seth TuttleSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is a pet peeve of mine: when a train arrives, the pedestrian path is quite busy. The shuttle should drive through the parking lot, on the other side of the fence. 1579
Reposted by Seth TuttleJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 05/09/2026"But," you might say, "Julie Kang was just the owner of the bank! She might not know about these repeated violations & misconduct. It's not like she was the Audit Chair in charge of regulation and compliance--" Narrator: Julie Kang was the *Audit Chair in charge of bank regulation and compliance.* 2588
Reposted by Seth TuttleJames everything is analog @analogist.net · 12/09/2026Julie Kang: "public shovel turn ready lot" (where new housing should be built) The lot: 47613
Reposted by Seth TuttleEastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 11/09/2026hey @wsdot.wa.gov @sr520.wsdot.wa.gov - what are you going to do to make sure this doesn’t happen again? 1488
Reposted by Seth TuttleJason @jrock08.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This story about sound transit quickly fixing a problem killing fish reminds me that we still haven't banned the use of 6PPD in car tires despite knowing it's killing salmon since 2022. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.comFederally protected Chinook salmon among dead fish under I-90 light railInvestigations focus on how underwater anode cables, which carry a low-level electrical current, might have killed fish — and how many of which species died. 310630
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Now that the bus lanes are helping bus riders and not substantially impacting drivers...it's not a news story at all. 432542
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"This is a first for me, I've never seen an amendment deadline for a piece of legislation that has not formally been introduced yet, how is that possible?" -CM Alexis Mercedes Rinck 21204
Reposted by Seth TuttleErica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026He hasn't actually introduced it yet, btw. And yet somehow the deadline for his colleagues to submit amendments is tomorrow, pre-introduction. Just wild stuff all around. 1381
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is the absolutely the sloppiest legislative rollout I have ever witnessed in ten years spending time at city hall as an advocate or reporter. 2997
Reposted by Seth TuttleSeattle Bike Dad 🚲 👨👧 @seattlebikedad.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Many streets in Ballard could have a bike lane simply by moving the concrete blocks 5496
Reposted by Seth TuttleRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 08/09/2026The constant service failures are totally unacceptable, and this is on top of the larger failure to deliver ST3. Massive changes in how ST is governed are urgently needed. 3766
Reposted by Seth TuttleMichael Smith @mesmith35673.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Pike Place gets all the attention, but we should also be pedestrianizing streets in every neighborhood. Imagine how great Ballard Ave could be if we closed it to cars permanently. 18110
Reposted by Seth TuttlePush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Based on their assessed value, for $3.5 million, the City of Seattle can eminent domain Sand Point and Broadmoor Country Clubs, turn them public, and unlock the 160 acres next to this station to be 20,000 homes in a dense walkable neighborhood 1212215
Reposted by Seth TuttleKate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Lots of yikes in this short post from Thurston County Auditor Mary Hall. Bottom line: USPS is no longer reliable for mailing ballots. One ballot sat in sorting center limbo for 2+ weeks. USPS Priority Mail took 19 days to arrive. 1125
Reposted by Seth TuttleNorthwest Progressive Institute @nwprogressive.org · 04/09/2026NPI's founder has a guest post in The Urbanist today about the Brian Heywood funded plan to take over Snohomish County. Please take the time to read and share!theurbanist.orgOp-Ed: Brian Heywood’s Plan to Take Over Snohomish County Government Must Be StoppedTwo 2026 charter amendments are at the heart of a Republican megadonor's plan to take over Snohomish County. If they pass, it would have rippling impacts on transit expansion, housing growth, and safe... 0138
Reposted by Seth TuttleRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 04/09/2026Thurston County WA (home to Olympia) explains how Trump is using the USPS to undermine ballot delivery. Ballots voters postmarked back in July, ahead of the August 2 primary, are still arriving at the county elections office.thurstoncountywa.govWe Are Still Getting Ballots that Should Have Counted in the Primary | Thurston County 22712
Reposted by Seth TuttlePaul Chapman @poulchapman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026To do this one of 2 things needs to happen: change Seattle law that blocks the loss of parkland. Or find new park space to swap. My recommendation is we eminent domain Broadmoor at assessed value as a replacement park so we can convert this one to mixed housing and park 141
Reposted by Seth TuttlePush The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Solution: 20,000 homes 5659
Reposted by Seth TuttleRobert Cruickshank @robertcruickshank.com · 02/09/2026Meanwhile Seattle Public Schools is going all-in on AI in the classroom 24111
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Watching SFD effortlessly zip by a line of cars in the Denny bus lane. Before they would have had to crawl or get into the oncoming lane. 822122
Reposted by Seth TuttleThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 29/08/2026NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: Washington’s Primary Election Results Underscore the Case for Proportional Ranked Choice Voting By Zane Gustafson via @theurbanist.orgtheurbanist.orgOp-Ed: Washington’s Primary Election Results Underscore the Case for Proportional Ranked Choice VotingPrimary results show Washington voters don’t like the two-party system. With proportional ranked choice voting, Washington voters could have a multiparty system. 23312
Reposted by Seth TuttleRyan Hassett @ryanhassett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This street is part of the National Highway System: 510314
