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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Had the chance to embrace my inner transit nerd today previewing the new train cars for @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov. Very impressed and can’t wait for a chance to ride these soon.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Absolutely loving this from @cmeddielin.seattle.gov @alexis4seattle.bsky.social and Foster. I'd love to see the little bicycle corrals expanded into Pioneer Square (that were scuttled earlier this year) after this bill presumably passes full council and receives @mayor.seattle.gov's signature.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

NEW: 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.

Effect: Currently, physical changes in designated historic, special review, and
landmark districts are reviewed by community volunteer boards facilitated through
the Department of Neighborhoods. The authority of the City Traffic Engineer to
construct traffic control devices, such as markers, signs and signal devices, used
to inform, guide and control traffic, including pedestrians, motor vehicle drivers,
and bicyclists, in these areas is unspecified. This amendment would clarify that
the City Traffic Engineer’s authority is over all City right-of-way, including
designated historic, special review, and landmark districts. It would also specify
that traffic control devices in such areas are not subject to landmark designation,
nor do construction of traffic control devices require a Certificate of Approval1. The
amendment allows the Traffic Engineer to coordinate with the Department of
Neighborhoods or the landmark preservation boards to minimize design conflicts
in alignment with the historic, cultural, architectural, or geographic significance of
the district.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Where are the stories of empty-nesters living in a 5 bd home with 3-4 empty rooms? C'mon @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Really excited to host this event next week. Hope to see some of you there!

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

On a per-capita basis Bellevue is permitting nearly 8x as much new housing. Good thing Seattle's mayor just formalized a year-long task force to get to the bottom of the issues... As if we can't figure it out already why nothing is getting built here.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I really hate to say it, but Rantz is right. This new housing advisory group is a massive waste of time. We know the barriers to housing, we don't need to study it more. seattlered.com/seattle-red/...

seattlered.com

Seattle waiting another two years to address housing crisis

Seattle permit applications are down 60 percent. Mayor Katie Wilson's answer is a task force that reports back in September 2027.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Something that suburbs get right are cul de sacs and I wish Seattle and other large cities did a better job embracing them. Dead ends (as cul de sac directly translates to) are excellent at traffic calming and make the streets they’re on much safer for anyone not in a car.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The state needs IZ reform. Cities know they can add whatever IZ limits they want into a housing ordinance and we get no new housing.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I can't wait to build these next to Mike's house

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The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 03/08/2026

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has signed the SEPA reform bill into law.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This is the building owner complaining about the character of the neighborhood. Of course it's the building with no character

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Center medians (à la 1st Ave S. in Pioneer Square or NE Ravenna), replacing street parking with planted trees, installing small roundabouts with trees in the middle. So many options and most of them involve reclaiming space from cars for trees.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This could be applied to every fee on the Junk Fee list. If LL's had to fight for tenants these fees would not be long for this world. Instead, we have a housing shortage and an elected body focused on the wrong solutions.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Design guidelines should be illegal under the 1st Amendment

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Councilmember Eddie Lin @cmeddielin.seattle.gov · 07/07/2026

I’m renaming SEPA the SEattle Process Annihilator - the place where good ideas go to die.

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Asher @asher755.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Why isn’t she announcing an extension of pedestrianizing Pioneer Square instead?

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I've been walknig around Pioneer Square, looking at the food trucks and streets where people can walk without fear, and saying "we can do this ALL the time" throughout the World Cup. Pedestrianization works best when you just do it, rather than Seattle Processing the concept until it's a no.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We have a red alarm fire at City Hall after @mayorofseattle.bsky.social shelved legislation for an MHA holiday. We're down 94% in apt permits from peak and need to take every action possible to boost supply. Please use this link to contact her office to reconsider. actionnetwork.org/letters/unfr...

actionnetwork.org

Unfreeze our housing pipeline: Don't let rents spiral out of reach

See Seattle's building dashboard here Right now, a well-intentioned city policy called Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) is backfiring. By placing massive, outdated fees on new construction, it h...

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Really incredible the stuff we planned for when interest rates were 0

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My ask for #waleg27, regulate modulations and balcony requirements out of existence. If we're feeling extra spicy, add outdoor/amenity space to that list as well.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

They closed the streets in Pioneer Square for World Cup games and it is glorious down here! Copy/paste for Seahawks and Sounders games.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Imagine a Sounders or Seahawks game watch here.

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Jess Bateman @jessdbateman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Weaponizing environmental concerns to prevent people from living in our urban environments isn’t new. It’s deployed by people with resources to restrict access to high opportunity areas. It’s nimbyism. In order to reach our housing goals, our land use processes must stop enabling this behavior.

seattletimes.com

'Orca Appeal': A science nerd's challenge to Seattle's building plan

As City Hall continues to roll out the biggest remaking in Seattle's history, one musician challenges the underlying science. It is the story of our time.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

these people can't be for real 😂

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Seattle Department of Transportation @transportation.seattle.gov · 15/05/2026

We've been holding this in for a little while: we're adding four new public restrooms in Pioneer Square. @mayorofseattle.bsky.social is delivering on her promise to provide more clean, accessible, and safe public restrooms. You shouldn't have to struggle to find a public bathroom.

A worker installs solar panels on top of a Throne public restroom unit near Lumen Field.

Two new public restrooms serviced by Throne in Pioneer Square, with a view of the Smith Tower in the background.

An interior view of the restroom. The wallpaper is one form of graffiti-proofing and can be easily swapped.

A worker puts a Throne public restroom in place using a forklift.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The dramatic responses to David’s post prove his point perfectly.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I'd love to see the line on the pro forma that provides cash flow from leaving units vacant

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

For some context, Seattle's budget is $8.9b, so a cut of $175m is just shy of a 2% cut.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Great presentation from SDOT and FIFA reps tonight about upcoming street closures for World Cup games. Despite many sour comments from cranky residents, SDOT and SPD reps handled them well.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Maybe we finally get fire truck reform so that NIMBYs can keep their parking spots? A win is a win

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Letting business/property owners override the Vision Zero safety team based on vibes is par for the course at SDOT and needs to change. Making intersections safer by improving visibility is a proven strategy. Of the proposed locations with pedestrian collisions, 0 remain in the plan.

table of 14 of the 22 proposed in-street corral locations. Only two locations remain — bolded

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Seattle perfected the stacked flat over a century ago. Why is OPCD still fiddling around with FAR, setbacks, pitched roofs, materials, etc.?

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medicare for all @ypkyp.com · 03/05/2026

I think it's time we reopened the conversation around redeveloping the Talaris site.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 01/05/2026

This is also how a lot of land use regulation works: local governments create a bunch of arbitrary rules that make it impossible to build anything profitably, then give themselves the power to hand out exceptions in exchange for public and private benefits.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This chart tells a pretty incredible success story MHA funds are the smallest slice of this graph and yet MHA is the only funding source that directly hurts renters by blocking new homes from being built @mayorofseattle.bsky.social let's use this success to undo the damage from MHA!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Join us to celebrate new affordable homes opening in Phinney Ridge! We're partnering with Homestead to showcase their homes & welcome new residents to an exclusive neighborhood. April 30, 6:00pm 5819 Phinney Ave. RSVP at the link below. See you there! actionnetwork.org/events/welco...

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This project is ripe for some guerrilla urbanism.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

For anyone curious about how expensive MHA is, here's an 89-uint complex planned for the U-District. Each unit is a small SEDU and planned for less than 300 SF. The total MHA fee for this building is $645,182. Those fees are not paid by the developer, they're paid in higher rents.

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Rode the new 2 line today for the first time. Felt like such a little kid again. I remember driving on this portion of freeway on the last day it was open to cars and feeling excited that I’d be riding the train on it someday. That someday is today!

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It's me, the Special Interest Group

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Doug Trumm @metropolitanglide.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"So breaking news, we are going to basically revisit the original phases three and four. Plan to be far more aggressive with our timeline," Wilson said, adding: "So likely these will include zoning for more housing within walking distance to transit and not just along our busy arterial streets."

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Love seeing the new protected bike lane on Yesler!

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Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Saw this really neat train in the Detroit Airport last night

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