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📍Seattle/London. Board member at Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. Opinions amirite. Safe, sustainable, equitable, healthy cities. Dongho Chang superfan. (he/him)

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · May 19

I wrote about the new Shared Streets Law.

Governor Signs Washington’s First-in-the-Nation Shared Streets Law - The Urbanist

# Cities in Washington will have the legal authority to create shared streets, which feature much lower speed limits and put pedestrians first, under Senate Bill 5595. Governor Bob Ferguson signed the...

www.theurbanist.org

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1h

As far as I can tell, Seattle's design review program employs 13 people. Can they be redeployed to functions that expedite permitting, rather than slowing it to a crawl?

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 17d

KILL DESIGN REVIEW. The legislature passed HB 1293 but Zombie Design Review continues to feed on the brains of Seattle's architects and developers. Dismantle it, de-fund it, and shift that money where it can provide benefit.

2025 Design Review Program Changes - What and Why - SDCI | seattle.gov

SDCI is proposing new interim legislation to meet the State House Bill 1293 requirements. The proposed interim legislation will temporarily suspend required design review for six months, making design...

www.seattle.gov

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1h

Sheesh.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1h

Can I just say that @seattledot.bsky.social sets a standard for government transparency by posting their entire 51-page org chart on the web? Other departments need to follow their lead.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 3h

I feel you, neighborhood Halloween display. I feel you.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 13h

OSHA compliance is a winning strategy.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 14h

Nice to see the Mariners taking workplace safety seriously.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19h

Watch for my interview with Wilson this coming Wednesday!

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 23h

Over the past 4 years, Seattle has dramatically increased its sweeps of homeless encampments, spending $85 m on this. Now Mayor Harrell is facing Katie Wilson in the election this fall; she’s opposing this policy.

boltsmag.org/seattle-mayo...

Sweeps of homeless people and their camps have risen steadily in recent years in Seattle.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 15h

baseball is stressful

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 15h

Overall, I think Downtown Brooklyn could learn from the good work happening in Manhattan as they realize Broadway Vision.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 4d

I finally found some genuinely well-designed shared streets here in New York City.

Broadway in NYC. People sitting outside and bikes going by.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 18h

This was a great pod. I was transfixed.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

The area is still contaminated so they generally avoid disturbing the soil.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

They are landmarked.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

In its ongoing battle against graffiti, Seattle Parks & Recreation plans to remove "pedestrian appurtenances which have been accessed by trespassers" at Gas Works Park.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

We can seize the means of production.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

It's amazing these places are so well connected now.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

The three Amazon delivery micro-contraptions I spotted in New York this week. Which is cutest?

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 1d

It’s like it was never there!

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

No more bridge over nothing in Interbay.

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Mhgreen3000 @mhgreen3000.bsky.social · 2d

Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”?

This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?

My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social

COLUMN | What This Mayoral Election Owes 'Black Seattle'

From City Hall to the Central District, Seattle's mayoral race raises deeper questions: Who speaks for "Black Seattle," and what does real representation look like beyond the ballot? Marcus Harrison G...

southseattleemerald.org

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

Setting up the drone shot.

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July!

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · Jul 27

When complete, East Marginal Way could be the finest industrial bike route in America.

Bike lane with UPS plane flying overhead.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

I stand by my earlier assessment.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · Jul 27

When complete, East Marginal Way could be the finest industrial bike route in America.

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Greg Spotts @spottnik.bsky.social · 1d

i wish i was in town to join this first-day ride!!!
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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

We are riding the new E. Marginal Way bike lane with @bestsidecycling.com.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

We are riding the new E. Marginal Way bike lane with @bestsidecycling.com.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 2d

Big Business Trading Cards:
Collect them all!
(Mayor Harrell has.)

Katie Wilson for Seattle @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social · 2d

For our third installment of “Harrell's Big Business Backers,” we present Christopher Larson, a retired Microsoft executive who forked over $50K to Harrell’s campaign. What's he buying? Lower taxes for wealthy folks like him.

The back of the baseball card graphic with bulleted points that retired Microsoft executive; spent 160 million renovating his mansion in the highlands, an exclusive shoreline gated community; Lost 19 paintings worth about $50 million, including a Monet, in his 2012 divorce settlement. kept the 1911 Rolls-Royce. silver ghost, valued at 1.4 million in his divorce, but lost the 11 Volvos.

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