Chad Newton
@chadnewt.bsky.social
Green urbanist utopian, Seattle
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Mayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking Likely!
Wilson surges in the final big batch of ballots that remained uncounted, moving above 50 percent.
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
Wilson surges in the final big batch of ballots that remained uncounted, moving above 50 percent.
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
Mayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking That Way! - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson edged above 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday, in the final…
publicola.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Mayor Katie Wilson? It's Sure Looking Likely!
Wilson surges in the final big batch of ballots that remained uncounted, moving above 50 percent.
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
Wilson surges in the final big batch of ballots that remained uncounted, moving above 50 percent.
publicola.com/2025/11/11/m...
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Backus has a lot of years of political experience and evidently her judgment is extremely bad. Shocker mynorthwest.com/seattles-mor...
Auburn mayor knew pastor admitted to child sex crime. She asked for no jail time anyway.
Auburn mayor sought no jail time for pastor who admitted to child sex crime.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Backus has a lot of years of political experience and evidently her judgment is extremely bad. Shocker mynorthwest.com/seattles-mor...
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Seattle deserves a steady, calm, collaborative, competent and considerate leader who won’t back down to corporate interests in @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Seattle deserves someone who over and over again has organized to make Seattle and our region better for everyone.
Seattle deserves someone who over and over again has organized to make Seattle and our region better for everyone.
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Seattle deserves a steady, calm, collaborative, competent and considerate leader who won’t back down to corporate interests in @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
Seattle deserves someone who over and over again has organized to make Seattle and our region better for everyone.
Seattle deserves someone who over and over again has organized to make Seattle and our region better for everyone.
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Great article about the physical challenges with cancelling the 2nd downtown transit tunnel. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/02/o...
Nick Hasbun may be a college student studying government, but he has a great undersranding of rail engineering (i.e. better than ST Board members)
Nick Hasbun may be a college student studying government, but he has a great undersranding of rail engineering (i.e. better than ST Board members)
Op-Ed: Link Light Rail’s Success Depends on Second Downtown Seattle Tunnel » The Urbanist
# Some Sound Transit boardmembers have questioned the necessity of building a second light rail tunnel in downtown Seattle, arguing that routing Ballard Link through the existing tunnel could save bil...
www.theurbanist.org
October 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Great article about the physical challenges with cancelling the 2nd downtown transit tunnel. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/02/o...
Nick Hasbun may be a college student studying government, but he has a great undersranding of rail engineering (i.e. better than ST Board members)
Nick Hasbun may be a college student studying government, but he has a great undersranding of rail engineering (i.e. better than ST Board members)
This post is epic. I'd love to see the Seattle version. futureis.la/p/10-million...
10 million Angelenos by 2075
LA should be the biggest city in the USA.
futureis.la
September 25, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This post is epic. I'd love to see the Seattle version. futureis.la/p/10-million...
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"With Carr, networks now have not an objective regulator, or even someone with a partisan agenda, but something unprecedented in recent history: a mercenary who seems intent on using the regulatory state to serve the personal whims of the president." -- www.vulture.com/article/jimm...
What Is Disney Thinking?
By pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air, Bob Iger risks tarnishing his legacy in Hollywood.
www.vulture.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"With Carr, networks now have not an objective regulator, or even someone with a partisan agenda, but something unprecedented in recent history: a mercenary who seems intent on using the regulatory state to serve the personal whims of the president." -- www.vulture.com/article/jimm...
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Please, please, please, independent journalists (or platform hosts, idk) I want to quickly Apple pay per article. I’ll give you $1-2 to read a single article. It will scale much faster than everybody begging for new subscribers.
September 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Please, please, please, independent journalists (or platform hosts, idk) I want to quickly Apple pay per article. I’ll give you $1-2 to read a single article. It will scale much faster than everybody begging for new subscribers.
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!!!! There is a proposal to the Seattle School Board to send a letter to the city about the Comprehensive Plan!!!! #PublicSchoolsAreAnUrbanistIssue
www.seattleschools.org/board-meetin...
www.seattleschools.org/board-meetin...
September 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
!!!! There is a proposal to the Seattle School Board to send a letter to the city about the Comprehensive Plan!!!! #PublicSchoolsAreAnUrbanistIssue
www.seattleschools.org/board-meetin...
www.seattleschools.org/board-meetin...
This is exactly where the West Seattle Link Extension is at.
FTA guidance since 2021 has forced many transit projects to prioritize budget certainty (thru p90 estimating) in initial cost estimates over proactive cost control.
Result: inflated initial budgets that are filled as design progresses by inflated scope, construction staging & 3rd party demands.
Result: inflated initial budgets that are filled as design progresses by inflated scope, construction staging & 3rd party demands.
September 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This is exactly where the West Seattle Link Extension is at.
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Trevor Reed's Op-Ed in the Urbanist is still the best path forward for Sound Transit #ST3. It will take State Legislative action to free up Sound Transit to deliver.
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Trevor Reed's Op-Ed in the Urbanist is still the best path forward for Sound Transit #ST3. It will take State Legislative action to free up Sound Transit to deliver.
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
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Has @governorferguson.bsky.social issued such an executive order yet? Why not?
NEW: Colorado Gov. Polis executive order on COVID vaccines. It effectively grants a prescription to whoever wants the vaccine, allowing them to get vaccinated without a doctor visit.
State-regulated health plans would be required to cover the cost. Some employer health plans may not have to.
State-regulated health plans would be required to cover the cost. Some employer health plans may not have to.
September 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Has @governorferguson.bsky.social issued such an executive order yet? Why not?
Trevor Reed's Op-Ed in the Urbanist is still the best path forward for Sound Transit #ST3. It will take State Legislative action to free up Sound Transit to deliver.
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Trevor Reed's Op-Ed in the Urbanist is still the best path forward for Sound Transit #ST3. It will take State Legislative action to free up Sound Transit to deliver.
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/10/o...
Today I learned you can walk/bike across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It was an epic 1 hour walk! Trail starts from War Memorial Park from the Tacoma side.
September 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Today I learned you can walk/bike across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It was an epic 1 hour walk! Trail starts from War Memorial Park from the Tacoma side.
The fact that CAHSR is only looking into these obvious cost-saving strategies in 2025 (in response to Trump's threats?), and not like a decade ago when costs went out of control, shows that the political leaders didn't actually care about the high costs.
The changes to design guidelines now being contemplated by the CAHSR authority have pretty major implications for cost savings. Why the guidelines were so strict in the first place is undoubtedly one of the many past sins of the authority, but this is genuinely heartening.
August 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The fact that CAHSR is only looking into these obvious cost-saving strategies in 2025 (in response to Trump's threats?), and not like a decade ago when costs went out of control, shows that the political leaders didn't actually care about the high costs.
I returned from 2 weeks in Scandanavia, and it is a little depressing coming back to Seattle. The central cores of Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki are immaculate, and everything functions together flawlessly.
August 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I returned from 2 weeks in Scandanavia, and it is a little depressing coming back to Seattle. The central cores of Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki are immaculate, and everything functions together flawlessly.
The Downtown #Seattle 3rd Ave busway and Columbia Street bus lanes completely failing in this pm commute. @seattledot.bsky.social and @kingcountymetro.bsky.social need to learn how to make bus priority work in practice.
July 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The Downtown #Seattle 3rd Ave busway and Columbia Street bus lanes completely failing in this pm commute. @seattledot.bsky.social and @kingcountymetro.bsky.social need to learn how to make bus priority work in practice.
Had a great time shopping for taco bar ingredients in White Center. Bought items from 4 small shops, plus got distracted by a flight of meads at Mr. B's Meadery. DJ spinning chill beats, a D&D game with 2 players in medieval cosplay. White Center, never change. www.mrbsmeadery.com
Mr. B's Meadery
Mr. B's Meadery, located in Fremont, Seattle, makes unique meads that are served in a unique space.
www.mrbsmeadery.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Had a great time shopping for taco bar ingredients in White Center. Bought items from 4 small shops, plus got distracted by a flight of meads at Mr. B's Meadery. DJ spinning chill beats, a D&D game with 2 players in medieval cosplay. White Center, never change. www.mrbsmeadery.com
The next King County Exec should at least recognize this as a problem.
NEW STORY // Metro Bus Reliability Dips as Summer Construction Season Hits www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/03/m...
Metro Bus Reliability Dips as Summer Construction Season Hits » The Urbanist
# Summer road work means delays for bus riders, but King County Metro is seeking to design detours to minimize the pain. Some transit riders argue more mitigation is needed.
www.theurbanist.org
July 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The next King County Exec should at least recognize this as a problem.
I want like Zahilay, but King County government has 2 main responsibilities: the criminal justice system and King County Metro. And anything about transit literally isn't one of his priorities. Balducci has proven her effective support of transit.
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
July 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I want like Zahilay, but King County government has 2 main responsibilities: the criminal justice system and King County Metro. And anything about transit literally isn't one of his priorities. Balducci has proven her effective support of transit.
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
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This Week's Seattle Area Protest List is now available at
seattle-protests.org
#Seattle
#SeattleProtestList
If you would also like to see it as an extended thread, let me know. I just figure this format is much easier for folks to read. But you do have to click through to the blog post.
seattle-protests.org
#Seattle
#SeattleProtestList
If you would also like to see it as an extended thread, let me know. I just figure this format is much easier for folks to read. But you do have to click through to the blog post.
Seattle Area Protest List – Get Involved in Democracy
seattle-protests.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This Week's Seattle Area Protest List is now available at
seattle-protests.org
#Seattle
#SeattleProtestList
If you would also like to see it as an extended thread, let me know. I just figure this format is much easier for folks to read. But you do have to click through to the blog post.
seattle-protests.org
#Seattle
#SeattleProtestList
If you would also like to see it as an extended thread, let me know. I just figure this format is much easier for folks to read. But you do have to click through to the blog post.
I've been on a lot of suburban freeways around Seattle lately, and about the only visible changes over 20 years are at Sound Transit stations (or Native casinos). Lynnwood, Totem Lake, Spring District, downtown Kent and Auburn, etc. Everywhere else is static.
“Over half of King County’s overall annual population increase — 33,600 new residents — were in the City of Seattle.”
For the first time ever, Seattle has officially surpassed the 800,000 population mark, according to the latest tally from state Office of Financial Management.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/27/s...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/27/s...
June 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I've been on a lot of suburban freeways around Seattle lately, and about the only visible changes over 20 years are at Sound Transit stations (or Native casinos). Lynnwood, Totem Lake, Spring District, downtown Kent and Auburn, etc. Everywhere else is static.
Beautiful warm day up at Mount Rainier, not a cloud in the sky, 77° and snow.
June 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Beautiful warm day up at Mount Rainier, not a cloud in the sky, 77° and snow.