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Nick

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🏳️‍🌈 trains, bikes, etc. Co-lead FixTheL8.com Seattle

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · Jul 11

THANK YOU ALL for coming out and supporting the 8!!! It’s honestly so surreal how much fun we had today and how amazing it is to know how many people care about this bus as much as I do!

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · Jul 11

This is amazing.

The momentum to fix the 8 is UNPRECEDENTED!

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1m

But people are more likely to stand in the bike lane with no curb

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 20h

True! Not gonna do the math but theirs is much higher! But doesn’t apply to all places. Will delete

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Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 21h

I'm wrapping up the case study of Bologna's 1970s - 1990s traffic plans, and I think that there are three main overarching policy takeaways:

- a strong initial vision, which is both simple and sophisticated;
- incrementalism, but with strong commitment over time.
- total pragmatism;

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

Can we call Cal Anderson Park CAP or is that weird

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry to hear. Hoping for a speedy recovery

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

Not good

jseattle @jseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Victim shot in chest at Pike and Broadway

One person was reported shot in the chest and police were searching for a white Dodge Charger after a shooting Thursday night outside the QFC at the troubled corner of Pike and Broadway. Police and Seattle Fire were called to … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

America is not building enough housing and Americans are facing sky-high housing costs as a result.

Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.

The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if Zahilay wrote a story on cancelling the 4 Line between Kirkland and Issaquah

PubliCola @publicola.bsky.social · 2d

Three Key Questions to Save Our Light Rail Future
In a guest post, Sound Transit board member and King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci says it's time to consider light-rail options that don't require digging a second tunnel through downtown Seattle.
publicola.com/2025/10/08/t...

Three Key Questions to Save Our Light Rail Future - PubliCola

By Claudia Balducci It’s no secret that our region needed high-capacity transit yesterday — or better yet, four decades ago.…

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 1d

Something I absolutely did not remember was Rick Steves co-authoring the pro statement in the voter's guide for Sound Transit 3.

Statement in favor
Yes on Proposition 1: Rail Connecting
Our Region
Growth is a fact: Our region adds 230 people every day. Proposition 1
gives you the choice to get out of daily gridlock. One light rail line can
carry 16,000 people per hour; a general-purpose freeway lane moves
just 2,000 cars. Fast, frequent rail gets you where you need to be, on
time, every time.
Submitted by: Dow Constantine,
Christine Gregoire, Rick Steves
www.MassTransitNow.com

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

It’ll live in history

Mass Transit Now! Vote Yes on Proposition 1

Let's connect Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, and Tacoma with light rail, commuter rail, and bus rapid transit so we can avoid congestion. Yes on Proposition 1.

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

That seems dumb? Maybe something the state could fix

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 1d

I thought infill housing didn’t need SEPA? Or is that just Seattle?

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 2d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 2d

Even just an Amazon locker style system would do wonders to increase access

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2d

I just can't get over the differences in scale between Ballard Link's Westlake Station as proposed and the original Westlake Station, off to the left.

Ballard Link's Westlake has two separate entrances underneath separate buildings, with one showing a long tunnel to get to the train guideway. They are at least five stories deeper than the original Westlake, which is tiny and only around 10-15% of the size

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 2d

Need this in Seattle

Marco Chitti @chittimarco.bsky.social · 2d

I'm writing up an extensive case study of Bologna's transit priority policies, and when I write down the numbers of the 1984 referendum on a car-lite city center, I don't know if I'm more amazed by the turnout (90%?!?) or the % of yes (almost 70%)

It's just a world that no longer exists...

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 3d

Do you look at small agencies? Saw that Columbus Ohio added night service and now has 10-15% growth

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 3d

Another month of US transit agency data is just in, and DC's WMATA remains the fastest-growing major US transit agency, with ridership up 13% compared to last year

King County Metro (Seattle) & SEPTA (Philly) have also performed well, while LA Metro & NJTransit have lost riders

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 3d

Never thought that bridge coulda been designed worse

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah ik but it’s just a much larger effort from a pragmatic side esp if Ballard Link isn’t open

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 3d

What city do you live in? This is how it works in ex: NYC

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 3d

Yea but it’s a lot harder to sell that map than it is to sell tweaking a few lines

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 3d

I think the elephant in the room is that there aren’t enough service hours for that. Maybe the 49/60/36 yields extra? But that’s a big project

Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 3d

Oh wow that is an awesome proposal. I was hopeful that East Link would provide a venue for more restructure given the better headways.

I think with an 11 to Seattle Center and the 49+60+36, we'd realize 90% of this vision? I do empathize with the slope problems in Summit tho

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