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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 23h

Join Eastside Urbanism, Claudia Balducci, and Melissa Stuart in Redmond for an afternoon of campaigning and socializing! Introverts & beginners welcome & encouraged 🥰

Redmond Middle School - 1pm
(we'll wait for those taking the hourly 222 🚍 to arrive around 1:15!)
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Doorbelling & Happy Hour w/ Claudia Balducci and Melissa Stuart, Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 1:00 PM | Meetup

**Join Eastside Urbanism, Claudia Balducci, and Melissa Stuart in Redmond for an afternoon of campaigning and socializing!** We'll meet at **Redmond Middle School** around

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 23h

Come see Bellevue city council candidates answer questions focused around transportation, mobility, and equity on October 11th!

First Congregational Church, Bellevue - 3pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/bellevue-c...

Bellevue City Council Candidate Transportation, Mobility, and Equity Panel

Come see Bellevue city council candidates answer questions focused around transportation, mobility, and equity on October 11th!

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 23h

two great eastside election-related events coming up this weekend!!

Saturday 10/11 - 3pm
Bellevue Council Candidate Forum on Transportation & Mobility

Sunday 10/12 - 1pm
Redmond Doorbelling & Happy Hour w/ Claudia Balducci & Melissa Stuart

links in the next posts! 👇

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Complete Streets Bellevue @completestreetsbellevue.org · 1d

Doors will open in T-minus 26.5 hours, but there's still time to register!

Local elections matter. Transportation matters. The five people who win Bellevue's elections in November will make decisions that affect *you* - don't you wanna know what they think?

www.eventbrite.com/e/bellevue-c...

Bellevue City Council Candidate Transportation, Mobility, and Equity Panel

Come see Bellevue city council candidates answer questions focused around transportation, mobility, and equity on October 11th!

www.eventbrite.com

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 1d

Bellevue! this Saturday (10/11)!

Cascade Bicycle Club @cascade.org · 2d

Come see Bellevue city council candidates answer questions focused around transportation, mobility, and equity.
Oct. 11 - 3 to 5 p.m.

All 10 candidates for Bellevue's 5 open positions have RSVPed. Hear from candidates why their vision is the best for Bellevue.

www.eventbrite.com/e/bellevue-c...

Bellevue City Council Candidate Transportation, Mobility, and Equity Panel

Come see Bellevue city council candidates answer questions focused around transportation, mobility, and equity on October 11th!

www.eventbrite.com

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2d

I see residents of Bellevue's Newport Hills have decided to go with the talking point that their streets have a "1960s design" as the reason that they can't handle additional housing density.

To me, a "1960s design" would be building another highway through the area, demolishing hundreds of homes.

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2d

Tuned into the Bellevue Planning Commission meeting tonight where a resident of Eastgate is complaining that high school students who attended an open house on a neighborhood plan in Eastgate were "bribed" with extra credit to be there, pushing for youth to not be given "equal weight" with others.

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 2d

🧡 Weekly Meetup TOMORROW! 10/9 🧡
6 pm - Jack Sprat / Overlake Village / Redmond

We will be joined at 7:30 by Redmond City Council candidate Vivek Prakriya! Be sure to come by if you want to hear more about his platform or ask any questions!

www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...

Eastside Urbanism Weekly Meetup!, Thu, Oct 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

**Every Thursday, we are at Jack Sprat in Esterra Park hanging out and talking about our built environment.** Grab some food or a drink! Meet neighbors and hear about what'

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 3d

Update: We will be meeting near Redmond Middle School! Check the meetup event for transportation options.

Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 3d

Join us in Redmond this Sunday for an afternoon of canvassing with King County Executive candidate Claudia Balducci and Redmond City Council member Melissa Stuart!

Details and RSVP here: www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...

Door to Door - Canvass for Claudia + Melissa
Eastside (Redmond) 10/12 @ 1:00 PM

Hosted By: Eastside Urbanism

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 3d

If you don't have a meetup account, you can still RSVP using this form:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 3d

Join us in Redmond this Sunday for an afternoon of canvassing with King County Executive candidate Claudia Balducci and Redmond City Council member Melissa Stuart!

Details and RSVP here: www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 5d

This is the process chart for the City of Bellevue's potential plan to add parking meters.

Fourteen steps completed over the course of one year

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Aspen Richter, candidate for LWSD School Board position 4 @electaspenrichter.bsky.social · 6d

Great news! @lgbtqvictoryfund.bsky.social announced it is endorsing my race for LWSD School Board Director! It is supporting my candidacy because they know that I will be a strong voice for equality when elected and that, with your support, I'm on-track to win.

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Complete Streets Bellevue @completestreetsbellevue.org · 7d

Thank you to @theurbanist.org & so many other orgs for co-hosting this event with us!

Saturday, October 11th from 3-5 pm. There'll be some good food & great questions for the candidates - you won't wanna miss it.

www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/03/j...

Join Us October 11th for Bellevue City Council Mobility Forum » The Urbanist

# At the forum that The Urbanist is co-hosting on October 11, Bellevue City Council candidates will answer questions about transportation issues and how Bellevue can be a more equitable city.

www.theurbanist.org

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 8d

This is big news: Sound Transit is proposing to launch a new overnight ST Express network, once Federal Way and East Link are both fully operational.

There would be three routes: Everett-Seattle, Lakewood-SeaTac-Seattle, and Redmond-Seattle. Headways are still TBD, but expected to be around 30 min.

Overnight Service Proposal
Purpose & Goals
• Provide overnight bus service along Link lines and
core ST Express network.
• Serve riders and destinations with continuous or nontraditional need, such as hospitals and the airport.
• Combined with Metro’s late-night network, 85% of
Link station areas would be served all day and all
night.
Service Proposal
• Three routes: Everett-Seattle, Lakewood-SEA-Seattle,
and Redmond-Seattle
• Service from approx. midnight to 5 a.m., 7 days/wk;
could also support Link maintenance window expansion
• Headways: 15-60min

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 9d

🧡 Weekly Meetup TOMORROW! 10/2 🧡
6-8p - Jack Sprat / Overlake Village / Redmond

Come hang out with us and chat about what's going on in your neighborhood!

www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...

Eastside Urbanism Weekly Meetup!, Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

**Every Thursday, we are at Jack Sprat in Esterra Park hanging out and talking about our built environment.** Grab some food or a drink! Meet neighbors and hear about what'

www.meetup.com

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 9d

Bellevue! save the date - 10/11, 3pm
council candidate transportation forum
🚉🚌🚲🚶🛹🛵👯🛴🚗🤸

Complete Streets Bellevue @completestreetsbellevue.org · 9d

Join us on Saturday, October 11th from 3-5 pm to learn more about candidates for Bellevue City Council and where they stand on transportation issues.

The event is free and easily accessible by transit. Thank you to the great orgs working with us on this!

Bellevue City Council Candidates to Talk Transportation & Mobility at Forum Hosted by Nearly a Dozen Local Organizations

Register here for our free Bellevue Candidate Forum on Transportation and Mobility With November ballots dropping in just one month's time, it's critical for Bellevue residents to be informed of who their candidates for local office are and where they stand on the issues. This year, five of Bellevue's seven positions are up for election, so your votes will decide Bellevue's direction for years to come.

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Complete Streets Bellevue @completestreetsbellevue.org · 9d

Join us on Saturday, October 11th from 3-5 pm to learn more about candidates for Bellevue City Council and where they stand on transportation issues.

The event is free and easily accessible by transit. Thank you to the great orgs working with us on this!

Bellevue City Council Candidates to Talk Transportation & Mobility at Forum Hosted by Nearly a Dozen Local Organizations

Register here for our free Bellevue Candidate Forum on Transportation and Mobility With November ballots dropping in just one month's time, it's critical for Bellevue residents to be informed of who their candidates for local office are and where they stand on the issues. This year, five of Bellevue's seven positions are up for election, so your votes will decide Bellevue's direction for years to come.

completestreetsbellevue.org

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10d

Another not-great transit story this week: Issaquah Mayor Mary Lou Pauly is proposing to pull the plug on Metro Flex at the end of 2025, a move that would give the folks currently accessing on-demand transit service in Issaquah's transit deserts no alternative. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/01/i...

Issaquah Mayor Pushes to Pull the Plug on Metro Flex Microtransit Service » The Urbanist

# Mayor Mary Lou Pauly's recommendation would halt on-demand transit service throughout most of the city, including in neighborhoods with very few other transit options. Issaquah Councilmembers are pu...

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A. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 9d

“We estimate that 36% of Americans over the age of 10 do not or cannot rely on a personal vehicle to meet their daily travel needs.” New
@nrdc.org report on the overlook mobility needs of nondrivers.
#weekwithoutdriving

Who Doesn’t Have a Car?

A new NRDC map shows car-free living and the factors affecting car usage in United States.

www.nrdc.org

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 11d

Today at @theurbanist.org: a look at how one man is attempting to tilt the city council races in sleepy Woodinville toward a slow growth agenda, donating hundreds of thousands to a PAC in a place where the average council race usually costs less than $10k.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/30/c...

Cash Wave Seeks to Tilt Woodinville Elections Against Housing Growth » The Urbanist

# Nearly $200,000 in outside spending from a political action committee started by one Woodinville tech worker has upended local politics in the quiet suburb. The goal? Taking down a pro-growth counci...

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Move Redmond @moveredmond.org · 12d

🚶‍♀️🚲🚍 The #weekwithoutdriving Challenge has officially kicked off!
We’re excited our Redmond City Council candidates are taking part 🙌 Watch their full transportation interviews on YouTube and learn how you can get involved during #weekwithoutdriving at moveredmond.org/weekwithoutdriving

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Robin @rtkimz.bsky.social · 11d

Happy #WeekWithoutDriving! Today I made a Costco trip (about 3 miles, round trip) and only got slightly damp.

a wagon full of groceries in front of a Costco sign

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Move Redmond @moveredmond.org · 11d

Who walked/biked, or took transit to work today?? Can’t go a week car free? Take on one of our daily challenges or complete a bingo and share with us your reflections! Learn more at moveredmond.org/weekwithoutdriving

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Tarnado, Area Grill Dad @tarnado.bsky.social · 12d

Happy #WeekWithoutDriving Eve to all who celebrate!

Claudia Balducci @kccclaudia.bsky.social · 17d

🚶🚲🚌🦼 Over 30% of King County residents don’t drive—and yet most of our transportation system is built for those who do. That’s why the King County Council has proclaimed Sept. 30-Oct 5 the Week Without Driving—to better understand and address these challenges. #WeekWithoutDriving

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