Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank YOU for a great event! Excited to ride the new train cars! 000
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Business and coach use the same seats but business rides in a 2-1 configuration and coach is 2-2 (business also has foot rests not found in coach). New bathrooms are massive, new cafe car is spacious, and hallways have much more space. 181
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Had 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. 1120
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026They probably did this as an effort to keep Paramount Studios in CA. 120
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Absolutely 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. 060
Reposted by Yimby AndyRyan 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
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I still think it's crazy they exited the car/sedan market. Trucks/SUVs are obviously their sweet spot (and can be very lucrative) but plenty of use cases for a Ford Focus. 010
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I won’t speak to Seattle’s layoffs, but Bungie, specifically, made enormous errors in game development and lost a good chunk of their player base. This has nothing to do with city policies. 401
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Baltimore's strategy is pretty interesting and so far very effective. www.baltimorecity.gov/monse/gun-vi...baltimorecity.govGroup Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) | Baltimore CityBaltimore's Group Violence Reduction Strategy addresses norms perpetuating violence by focusing resources on those at high risk of gun violence. 060
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026ST feels very much like a hobby for the people at the top (namely Dow) and that bleeds into every crevice of the organization. Makes no sense to me that the person running it is essentially a political appointee rather than an experienced transit executive. 1281
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Lime’s GPS is good enough to sense when these are on the sidewalk. It seems reasonable to me that they could be put in turtle mode if a rider takes them on the sidewalk. 040
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Where are the stories of empty-nesters living in a 5 bd home with 3-4 empty rooms? C'mon @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social 0132
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Really excited to host this event next week. Hope to see some of you there! 000
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026In the US, I feel like the DSA just spends all it's time "fighting capitalism" and ignoring the obvious fact that it very much needs capitalism to collect taxes from. We could reform our natural resource collection and ownership but that's not happening. 100
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Also worth pointing out, specific to Norway, are the oil fields that the state owns and maintains control over. Socialism is much easier to do when there's a entirely new industry born out of the ground, owned by the state, highly profitable, and easily taxed. 110
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Love it. These homes are incredible builds. Unfortunately for the developer, they built late in the cycle and couldn't refi the remaining units so they went back to the bank. Very, very cool build though. These are all larger units with great layouts. 160
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026When do we get two seats from @streetsalliance.bsky.social ? 060
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026On 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. 040
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I 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.comSeattle waiting another two years to address housing crisisSeattle permit applications are down 60 percent. Mayor Katie Wilson's answer is a task force that reports back in September 2027. 040
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Is there a short curb separating the bus lane and general purpose lane? Very cool! Wish we had more of these around town 170
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It's gonna be more like the Spiderman meme with everyone pointing at each other and no one's going to want to change (Wilson won't make them change, either) 010
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026What happened to all the candlestick makers after the lightbulb was invented? 010
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Hey, you're not allowed to celebrate driverless cars on here! 010
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026How much control does Wilson have over this situation? I would assume she has significant sway here but would be open to hearing otherwise. 100
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026North Cap Hill really the chosen neighborhood for having these 000
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Yeah, we don't have to build cul de sacs that suck though, they can have pass-throughs for peds and bikes. 010
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026We need to build a lot more cheap and small commercial retail. The new stuff is large and expensive and doesn't work for inexpensive businesses. Really hoping neighborhood commercial units take off over the next decade with the state's recent reforms. 050
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It's really inefficient for any single patron to spend time in a restaurant/coffee shop/etc., they spend money once and make it more challenging for others to spend money. You almost have to make the coffee shop uncomfortable to keep keep people (and money) moving through. 100
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026We shouldn’t need endless community outreach meetings to turn one of our many thousands of blocks into a cul de sac. These are cheap to implement, and undo if necessary! 110
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Something 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. 160
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The state needs IZ reform. Cities know they can add whatever IZ limits they want into a housing ordinance and we get no new housing. 121
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Yes to all the above. We have "Fare Ambassadors" to check that people paid but they give out a bunch of warnings before writing any kind of citation 100
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Anyone can walk on. No gates, just a tap to pay system with no proof of purchase 220
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I wonder how this would impact the ongoing drama with the existing affordable housing plan right near the ferry? Could they simply re-apply under a new plan? 100
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I've been ticketed for expired tabs (oops!), so I'm surprised it's not more common for cops to ticket for these things. 120
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I don't understand why SPD and other parking enforcement agencies aren't more strict with expired tabs and license plate covers. These are super simple to enforce and would be huge revenue streams (at least initially) for cities. 2110
Reposted by Yimby AndyThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 03/08/2026Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has signed the SEPA reform bill into law. 730444
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Disagree. She claims to be a pro-housing but demonizes developers. @hannahsabiohowell.bsky.social who is going to build all this new housing if it's not developers? 120
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I didn't realize he rents an apt here while his family lives in Chicago. He doesn't really treat it like a permanent job, so why should the city treat his appointment like a permanent job? 040
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026We have so many multi-spoke intersections (i.e Queen Anne Dr/4th Ave N/Ray St) that should only serve two roads. The less traveled roads shouldn’t have access through these intersections. 080
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026This is the building owner complaining about the character of the neighborhood. Of course it's the building with no character 040
Yimby Andy @yimbyandy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Center 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. 040
