David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Does this mean our effective sales tax rate will not be a multiple of 0.05%? I hate this so much 010
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Marko Liias has made it clear (on this platform) that he personally doesn't believe in passenger ferries. So at this point, he's the main reason. 190
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I don't regret leaving my house today for this. 010
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Kinda sounds like Sayles actually wants this job? 020
Reposted by David ScottThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 24/09/2026NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: The $10 Billion Question Sound Transit Has Never Asked By Travis Henderson via @theurbanist.orgtheurbanist.orgOp-Ed: The $10 Billion Question Sound Transit Has Never AskedElevating 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 one problem: The agency has never officially studied the idea. It’s high time. 44316
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It was literally in her campaign, she's always been pro-sweeps. 110
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I guess I'll start: ✅West Seattle not actually shovel ready ✅West Seattle delayed past 2032 ✅New lies told (procedural, about fare gates) ✅Graham St killed again How long does Dave Somers think Everett Link has left? 082
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So what will happen in the 2029 realignment? Will you finally stop lying to yourselves and to voters, or will you find new things to lie about? What will you kill next? Everett? Issaquah? Graham St… again? 152
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 14/08/2026West Seattle is NOT shovel ready. As much as I want it to, it WILL NOT open to riders in 2032. The Enterprise Initiative IS just another farcical realignment. Today, Ballard Link, Boeing Access Road station, DuPont Sounder, and the Sounder N Line all die. ST3 dies today. 182
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I'm just gonna post my public comment from the May 28 Sound Transit board meeting. That day, on record, I said these words to the full set of 18 board members. How has this aged? You tell me. 🧵 1123
Reposted by David ScottTrevor Reed @transportreform.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Much of the rhetoric around not delaying the vote was *to protect* opening dates - if those dates were never based in reality, why the rush? 2183
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I've been saying for years: make Magnolia accept at least 10,000 units on Ft Lawton in exchange for rebuilding their stupid bridge Someone smarter than me can figure out how to make the finances work out 040
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I was gonna say, yeah all 7 seats will be up for election next year but at least one won't be held by the same person as Juarez goes back into retirement 060
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 31/07/2026This line of thinking is completely unaligned with the reality of how FTA processes work (or don't, under the current admin). We've discussed this before, and I'm increasingly frustrated and disappointed in your angle on this issue. Why are you going out of your way to undermine activists? 020
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 29/07/2026At long last they've finally restored the 2 to ETB service. The 12 is up next (both routes lost electric service for the duration of RR-G construction and then some). There's also work to reconfigure the wire from 70 for RR-J. So at their current rate, *maybe* by 2030 010
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Ah, yeah. Only the 43 runs ETBs there, and has continued to do so for the however many years it's been with that gap in the wires. I assume they'll put the wires back up there eventually, but the responsible team at Metro is ridiculously understaffed with a lot of work already scheduled 110
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 28/07/2026So I guess we'll just have to see which project gets the fleet expansion attributed to it. My guess is it'll end up being RR-R. That said, I'd be surprised if Metro is excited about pursuing new vendors when they could just keep the fleet homogenous and get more New Flyers. 000
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I guess it's sort of fuzzy. The RR-R on its own won't require expanding the fleet of bendyboi ETBs but will re-wrap some of them, just like RR-J. However, route 48 is slated to be electrified also by 2032, and that will require expanding the same fleet. 200
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Why the fuck would Carmen expect to be represented by someone whose district does not include her city when 2 other board members (Fain, Zahilay) literally do and 2 more (McLeod, Prince) are closer than Claudia's district? 000
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Balducci does not represent Renton. cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king...cdn.kingcounty.gov 110
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"shovel ready" is a specific term of art with a specific definition. I guess you can just change that definition to be whatever you want, but doing so is highly misleading. 000
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 27/05/2026What I find most impressive is that Trevor wrote this article and you published it all within the time since ST first promised to publish the amendments to the resolution (last Friday), and they still haven't done that. 040
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Not that it matters but it was MLK not 23rd (technically we started already on the east side of 23rd) 120
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 28/03/2026I'll be at the Seattle Subway booth on Mercer Island for most of tomorrow, come find me and let's talk! 000
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Graham St is tricky, we need to figure out the right strategy for it. Currently ST lumps it together with Boeing Access Rd / E Marginal Way Station, and we need to be clear that Graham St is a critical link for a major community while BAR/EMW station is...not. 320
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 26/03/2026It really warms my heart to see so many people so excited to hold up my signs! I'm definitely not a graphic designer but I think they turned out well. If anyone wants some, reach out to me, let's talk! 110
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I would argue that all three are good outcomes, but Sound Transit will certainly need to make some bold moves to benefit practically 000
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Thanks Jason! I'm working on a more serious presentation to hopefully get the Seattle contingent of the ST Board interested, but our proposal is to run elevated all the way through downtown, SLU, and Seattle Center to Interbay. In theory this should cut the construction costs in half. 1152
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 26/09/2025'26, unfortunately. I started this (small) trolleybus campaign because I thought that timeline was completely absurd for restoring one block of wire. 120
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Unfortunately no, that's unrelated (KCM's responsibility) --- but should be fixed soon! 000
David Scott @thefirstdude02.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I'll claim a bit of credit for some Seattle Subway advocacy on this 😀 The 2 was already going to be re-electrified in the spring. Hopefully this is enough to fix the 12 too, and *finally* do the 48! 140
