Alex ITMFA
@ahym666.bsky.social
decolonial dreamz
focused on art, labor, gardening, housing, tenants rights, land use, transportation and environment
posting from the southern Seattle suburbs in Coast Salish territory
abolish ICE, land back and free Palestine
focused on art, labor, gardening, housing, tenants rights, land use, transportation and environment
posting from the southern Seattle suburbs in Coast Salish territory
abolish ICE, land back and free Palestine
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Mayor-elect Katie Wilson just announced her transition team, with 61 members overseeing different policy areas. Transition teams are largely an expression of values and policy focus, although I expect some of these folks will end up in the administration. publicola.com/wp-content/u...
publicola.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Mayor-elect Katie Wilson just announced her transition team, with 61 members overseeing different policy areas. Transition teams are largely an expression of values and policy focus, although I expect some of these folks will end up in the administration. publicola.com/wp-content/u...
Here’s a Seattle Times article about this building and CAM, and how they are going to turn a dilapidated brick building in Belltown into affordable housing, artist residencies, and cultural space.
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here’s a Seattle Times article about this building and CAM, and how they are going to turn a dilapidated brick building in Belltown into affordable housing, artist residencies, and cultural space.
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
I’m going to shout out Burien City Council member @hugo4burien.bsky.social for his continued work and advocacy on how to keep our community safe and whole.
We are lucky to have great leadership, even when parts of the city administration refuse to take appropriate action.
We are lucky to have great leadership, even when parts of the city administration refuse to take appropriate action.
Outside Seattle, the suburbs are often hubs for Latino and first-generation immigrant communities. Reports of ICE arrests in some of those smaller cities have been trending over the past weeks, although the official numbers are tough to pinpoint.
As reports of ICE emerge in Seattle, the suburbs already feel its presence
Outside Seattle, the suburbs are often hubs for Latino and first-generation immigrant communities. Reports of ICE arrests in some of those smaller cities have been trending over the past weeks, althou...
www.kuow.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I’m going to shout out Burien City Council member @hugo4burien.bsky.social for his continued work and advocacy on how to keep our community safe and whole.
We are lucky to have great leadership, even when parts of the city administration refuse to take appropriate action.
We are lucky to have great leadership, even when parts of the city administration refuse to take appropriate action.
Just going to take a moment to shout out all of the amazing transit advocates in Seattle who have spent *so much* time and energy shaping and pushing our local conversations around transit access and funding and quality.
Yea I agree but I think it’s much easier to have that mindset in Seattle
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just going to take a moment to shout out all of the amazing transit advocates in Seattle who have spent *so much* time and energy shaping and pushing our local conversations around transit access and funding and quality.
Any time we have a discussion about transit service that is entirely based on the framework of austerity, I think about how much money we spend at the local, state and federal level to satiate and subsidize the fossil fuel and car industries’ profits 😭😭😭
I think WSDOT is spending like, 5 BILLION DOLLARS PLUS right now widening highways in King and Pierce counties.
25%+ of Seattle (much less the rest of the roads across the county!) do not have basic infrastructure like sidewalks.
Priorities lol
25%+ of Seattle (much less the rest of the roads across the county!) do not have basic infrastructure like sidewalks.
Priorities lol
(yes, we are totally widening our urban highways in the Seattle area too-it's not just Texas)
"...In fact, WSDOT is in active litigation against the contractor for missing the construction deadline. The litigation actually began in 2023 as it became clear the project was falling behind."
"...In fact, WSDOT is in active litigation against the contractor for missing the construction deadline. The litigation actually began in 2023 as it became clear the project was falling behind."
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Any time we have a discussion about transit service that is entirely based on the framework of austerity, I think about how much money we spend at the local, state and federal level to satiate and subsidize the fossil fuel and car industries’ profits 😭😭😭
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Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
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Like adding Limited stop service at peak may be a great way to increase ridership without screwing people who actually do need to have bus stops close to where they live.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Like adding Limited stop service at peak may be a great way to increase ridership without screwing people who actually do need to have bus stops close to where they live.
My motivation to get things done today 📉📉📉
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
My motivation to get things done today 📉📉📉
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Evans called the fact that just six people prosecuted under the drug use law went through treatment or evaluation a “huge failure.”
Great coverage from @andyengelson.bsky.social and PubliCola
Evans called the fact that just six people prosecuted under the drug use law went through treatment or evaluation a “huge failure.”
Great coverage from @andyengelson.bsky.social and PubliCola
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Evans called the fact that just six people prosecuted under the drug use law went through treatment or evaluation a “huge failure.”
Great coverage from @andyengelson.bsky.social and PubliCola
Evans called the fact that just six people prosecuted under the drug use law went through treatment or evaluation a “huge failure.”
Great coverage from @andyengelson.bsky.social and PubliCola
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What’s Behind the Recent Decline in Overdose Deaths in Seattle?
While Seattle’s outgoing mayor and city attorney credit drug arrests and prosecutions, public health evidence suggests other causes.
@andyengelson.bsky.social reports.
publicola.com/2025/11/26/w...
While Seattle’s outgoing mayor and city attorney credit drug arrests and prosecutions, public health evidence suggests other causes.
@andyengelson.bsky.social reports.
publicola.com/2025/11/26/w...
What's Behind the Recent Decline in Overdose Deaths in Seattle? - PubliCola
While Seattle’s outgoing mayor and city attorney credit drug arrests and prosecutions, public health evidence suggests other causes. By Andrew…
publicola.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What’s Behind the Recent Decline in Overdose Deaths in Seattle?
While Seattle’s outgoing mayor and city attorney credit drug arrests and prosecutions, public health evidence suggests other causes.
@andyengelson.bsky.social reports.
publicola.com/2025/11/26/w...
While Seattle’s outgoing mayor and city attorney credit drug arrests and prosecutions, public health evidence suggests other causes.
@andyengelson.bsky.social reports.
publicola.com/2025/11/26/w...
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
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9. Finally, ST needs to consider using RIGHT OF WAY. Don't tell us our 100' wide Fauntleroy Blvd and 35th Ave ROWs are off limits to light rail, there's just no way other major global cities wouldn't be considering them first for route placement.
Also, IMO, a 35th alignment should be considered.
Also, IMO, a 35th alignment should be considered.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
9. Finally, ST needs to consider using RIGHT OF WAY. Don't tell us our 100' wide Fauntleroy Blvd and 35th Ave ROWs are off limits to light rail, there's just no way other major global cities wouldn't be considering them first for route placement.
Also, IMO, a 35th alignment should be considered.
Also, IMO, a 35th alignment should be considered.
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6. WSLE needs to be viewed as not a dead end, but as phase one for going thru White Center/Burien to SeaTac. This means visualizing a whole different urban environment for the peninsula than the one that exists now, with capacity for density dramatically increased that's almost hard to imagine now.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
6. WSLE needs to be viewed as not a dead end, but as phase one for going thru White Center/Burien to SeaTac. This means visualizing a whole different urban environment for the peninsula than the one that exists now, with capacity for density dramatically increased that's almost hard to imagine now.
I think WSDOT is spending like, 5 BILLION DOLLARS PLUS right now widening highways in King and Pierce counties.
25%+ of Seattle (much less the rest of the roads across the county!) do not have basic infrastructure like sidewalks.
Priorities lol
25%+ of Seattle (much less the rest of the roads across the county!) do not have basic infrastructure like sidewalks.
Priorities lol
(yes, we are totally widening our urban highways in the Seattle area too-it's not just Texas)
"...In fact, WSDOT is in active litigation against the contractor for missing the construction deadline. The litigation actually began in 2023 as it became clear the project was falling behind."
"...In fact, WSDOT is in active litigation against the contractor for missing the construction deadline. The litigation actually began in 2023 as it became clear the project was falling behind."
Massive 18-month delay in I-405 widening project
This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com.
www.kiro7.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I think WSDOT is spending like, 5 BILLION DOLLARS PLUS right now widening highways in King and Pierce counties.
25%+ of Seattle (much less the rest of the roads across the county!) do not have basic infrastructure like sidewalks.
Priorities lol
25%+ of Seattle (much less the rest of the roads across the county!) do not have basic infrastructure like sidewalks.
Priorities lol
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I have been yelling about this for 15 years that it was absurd to build a light rail station with non-signalized freeway ramps. WSDOT still on track to wait til 25 years after the light rail station opens to fix anything. Close the ramps now.
Also NONE of this will work (or is working) for transit riders traveling north bound on Rainier without dedicated bus-only lanes south of Massachusetts. In these designs, and in the current situation, the bus gets stuck behind cars queuing in the right lane to get on I-90.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I have been yelling about this for 15 years that it was absurd to build a light rail station with non-signalized freeway ramps. WSDOT still on track to wait til 25 years after the light rail station opens to fix anything. Close the ramps now.
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WA AG Nick Brown is suing HUD over changes to its homeless housing grant program that could put thousands of currently housed people on the street in the Seattle area alone. The changes eliminate most funding for permanent housing and impose right-wing ideological requirements on programs.
AG Brown sues over HUD policy that would put more people into homelessness | Washington State
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is illegally upending supports for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness with abrupt changes that wi...
www.atg.wa.gov
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
WA AG Nick Brown is suing HUD over changes to its homeless housing grant program that could put thousands of currently housed people on the street in the Seattle area alone. The changes eliminate most funding for permanent housing and impose right-wing ideological requirements on programs.
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Outside Seattle, the suburbs are often hubs for Latino and first-generation immigrant communities. Reports of ICE arrests in some of those smaller cities have been trending over the past weeks, although the official numbers are tough to pinpoint.
As reports of ICE emerge in Seattle, the suburbs already feel its presence
Outside Seattle, the suburbs are often hubs for Latino and first-generation immigrant communities. Reports of ICE arrests in some of those smaller cities have been trending over the past weeks, althou...
www.kuow.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Outside Seattle, the suburbs are often hubs for Latino and first-generation immigrant communities. Reports of ICE arrests in some of those smaller cities have been trending over the past weeks, although the official numbers are tough to pinpoint.
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Yep. See also the analysis we got out of data for SR18. Their models from 15+ years ago didn't turn out. But essentially same methods used to project dire consequences for 2045. No consideration of mode shift (or land use reform to discourage ex-urban housing development).
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Yep. See also the analysis we got out of data for SR18. Their models from 15+ years ago didn't turn out. But essentially same methods used to project dire consequences for 2045. No consideration of mode shift (or land use reform to discourage ex-urban housing development).
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Over the last ten days, we’ve turned down most national (and international) media requests in order to focus on launching our transition process into government. Our attention is on this city—we were elected to get real results, and that will be our focus for the next four years.
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Over the last ten days, we’ve turned down most national (and international) media requests in order to focus on launching our transition process into government. Our attention is on this city—we were elected to get real results, and that will be our focus for the next four years.
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the funny thing is, all of our allegedly Strong Mayors are actually Weak Mayors when it comes to controlling their cops
WATCH St. Paul police, aiding ICE, restrain a man and spray him full in the face. They are not and have never been on our side.
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
Credit: @reportermark.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
the funny thing is, all of our allegedly Strong Mayors are actually Weak Mayors when it comes to controlling their cops
Another interesting example: my friends at Common Area Maintenance have purchased a building in Seattle, and are fixing it up to be residency space and housing and retail.
Check it out: www.camseattle.org
Check it out: www.camseattle.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Another interesting example: my friends at Common Area Maintenance have purchased a building in Seattle, and are fixing it up to be residency space and housing and retail.
Check it out: www.camseattle.org
Check it out: www.camseattle.org
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Idk what stage this is at, but it was eye opening when we prodded about the Route 8 study (which SDOT took as fact) but it just counted cars in 2 lanes then multiplied delay by two for adding a bus lane. No factoring in of mode shift, alternate routes, etc. I'd imagine that's what WSDOT is doing too
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Idk what stage this is at, but it was eye opening when we prodded about the Route 8 study (which SDOT took as fact) but it just counted cars in 2 lanes then multiplied delay by two for adding a bus lane. No factoring in of mode shift, alternate routes, etc. I'd imagine that's what WSDOT is doing too
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Uber and Lyft only added more cars to our streets
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
Minneapolis and Minnesota need to regulate robotaxis, now.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Uber and Lyft only added more cars to our streets
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
DoorDash and Ubereats added even more
Waymo will just do the same while human labor continues to fight for the the dwindling scraps of money
“When the system starts to crack, we’ll have to be ready to give it all back”
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Mark your calendar! The Renters' Commission will be appointing two more renters to the Seattle Social Housing board of directors. Applications will be open from Dec. 1-14
November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Mark your calendar! The Renters' Commission will be appointing two more renters to the Seattle Social Housing board of directors. Applications will be open from Dec. 1-14
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King County Council Saved the Sound Stage, but It’s Only Funded for the Next Six Months
What’s Next for Harbor Island Studios?
On Monday, members of the Washington film community sent out an emergency call to action. King County was about to finalize the biennial budget, they said, and the County Council planned to withdraw f...
www.thestranger.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
King County Council Saved the Sound Stage, but It’s Only Funded for the Next Six Months