Ian Crozier
@crowshair.bsky.social
I live in Seattle, ride bikes, travel when I can, and work in zoning and community planning. I love makin' maps.
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Deep and Shallow Time
[note: this is a short piece I produced for the Nature Writing class, taught by Jessica Gigot, that I took this summer through Hugo House in Seattle] In May I’m pedaling along the Klickitat River w…
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New post up, a piece I wrote last summer:
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We're just about at the point where it's 50/50 good old warm headlights and blinding harsh LEDs
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
We're just about at the point where it's 50/50 good old warm headlights and blinding harsh LEDs
Ghost of Lucille Ball comes in at the last minute with a big donation to help make the sale
1. Ellison runs Paramount into the ground
2. Paramount files for bankruptcy
3. We all pool our money to buy Star Trek
4. Run it as a co-op
5. I finally get to live the dream and make Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2
2. Paramount files for bankruptcy
3. We all pool our money to buy Star Trek
4. Run it as a co-op
5. I finally get to live the dream and make Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2
the last Rush Hour movie came out in 2007 and had a significantly lower box office than 2, and now you're reviving it 20 years later as a personal vanity project of the unpopular President?
just one more data point for "David Ellison is going to run Paramount right into the fucking ground"
just one more data point for "David Ellison is going to run Paramount right into the fucking ground"
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Ghost of Lucille Ball comes in at the last minute with a big donation to help make the sale
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A low-hanging fruit for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the new City Council in their first 100 days would be to approve legislation making outdoor dining year round and have it go into effect immediately. Given all the existing design regulations it should be easy to flip the switch on this.
Thousands of outdoor dining areas might not return to the city's roadways next spring, the result of what activists call a costly approval process created by the Adams administration when the program became seasonal.
Outdoor Dining Has Faded Out — And Not Just Because It's Winter - Streetsblog New York City
From thousands of pandemic-era eateries to perhaps just a few hundred, thanks to a seasonal, not year-round, program.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A low-hanging fruit for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the new City Council in their first 100 days would be to approve legislation making outdoor dining year round and have it go into effect immediately. Given all the existing design regulations it should be easy to flip the switch on this.
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Good news: New data suggest that Portland's inclusionary zoning program is finally working as intended, after being fully funded in 2024 www.sightline.org/2025/11/25/p...
Portland’s Inclusionary Zoning Program Is Finally Performing, New Data Suggests | Sightline Institute
Because for the first time, the city fully funded it.
www.sightline.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Good news: New data suggest that Portland's inclusionary zoning program is finally working as intended, after being fully funded in 2024 www.sightline.org/2025/11/25/p...
New post up, a piece I wrote last summer:
urbmonger.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/d...
urbmonger.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/d...
Deep and Shallow Time
[note: this is a short piece I produced for the Nature Writing class, taught by Jessica Gigot, that I took this summer through Hugo House in Seattle] In May I’m pedaling along the Klickitat River w…
urbmonger.wordpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
New post up, a piece I wrote last summer:
urbmonger.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/d...
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TIL the reason the Chuckanut interurban trail stops so unhelpfully in the middle of the route is because the interurban builders were done dealing with the mountains and decided to just go out over the water the rest of the way.
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
TIL the reason the Chuckanut interurban trail stops so unhelpfully in the middle of the route is because the interurban builders were done dealing with the mountains and decided to just go out over the water the rest of the way.
I've been on here for a fucking hour and I still don't know what people are talking about
rewind button brain when
East coast morning people with no idea what horrors await them
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I've been on here for a fucking hour and I still don't know what people are talking about
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Welp, after years of planning, pots of dedicated funding, promises that despite other elements getting yanked from the plans that sidewalk repairs were still on the table, the only sidewalk on LWB that got repaved this year was the segment right in front of Bruce's house.
November 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Welp, after years of planning, pots of dedicated funding, promises that despite other elements getting yanked from the plans that sidewalk repairs were still on the table, the only sidewalk on LWB that got repaved this year was the segment right in front of Bruce's house.
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A great day for fans of Magic the Gathering
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A great day for fans of Magic the Gathering
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Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
GAAAH WAT
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
GAAAH WAT
Dang: the view south from Burnside Bridge above Naito. Buildings on the left torn down to make room for Marine Drive.
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Dang: the view south from Burnside Bridge above Naito. Buildings on the left torn down to make room for Marine Drive.
I think a telling example of how policy can shape culture is how everything in the US eventually gets re-invented as a car:
- food trucks
- RVs as homes of last resort
- Trunk or treat
- Blood bank mobiles etc.
Other examples probably...
- food trucks
- RVs as homes of last resort
- Trunk or treat
- Blood bank mobiles etc.
Other examples probably...
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think a telling example of how policy can shape culture is how everything in the US eventually gets re-invented as a car:
- food trucks
- RVs as homes of last resort
- Trunk or treat
- Blood bank mobiles etc.
Other examples probably...
- food trucks
- RVs as homes of last resort
- Trunk or treat
- Blood bank mobiles etc.
Other examples probably...
Seattle folks: I want to take a moment to recommend WuDang Martial Arts Academy for anyone looking to learn Tai Chi, Qigong, Kung Fu, sword fighting(!), or just improve their physical and mental heath. I'm grateful for this brilliant, badass, humble, honest, loving small group of hardworking people.
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Seattle folks: I want to take a moment to recommend WuDang Martial Arts Academy for anyone looking to learn Tai Chi, Qigong, Kung Fu, sword fighting(!), or just improve their physical and mental heath. I'm grateful for this brilliant, badass, humble, honest, loving small group of hardworking people.
Uh is there a meyers-briggs etc for nerdy obsessions? Joe's got my number.
Very important to be hyper focused on something like the Roman Empire, trains, or housing policy. You don't want your "One too many beers at the work function" rant to be a fireable offense.
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Uh is there a meyers-briggs etc for nerdy obsessions? Joe's got my number.
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Last week, we announced a partnership between state government and Ballmer Group to fund free preschool for Washingtonians in need.
Next school year, our goal is to use these funds to enroll an additional 2,000 students.
Next school year, our goal is to use these funds to enroll an additional 2,000 students.
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Last week, we announced a partnership between state government and Ballmer Group to fund free preschool for Washingtonians in need.
Next school year, our goal is to use these funds to enroll an additional 2,000 students.
Next school year, our goal is to use these funds to enroll an additional 2,000 students.
It's curious that this video with just five views is tee'd up on my autoplay, sandwiched between videos from four accounts I actually watch
November 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
It's curious that this video with just five views is tee'd up on my autoplay, sandwiched between videos from four accounts I actually watch
Given that it's literally the most efficient form of movement that exists... it seems like it would be worth better understanding.
But then, techbros would probably use what we learn to build unstoppable dystopian AI-deathbots, so maybe better not.
But then, techbros would probably use what we learn to build unstoppable dystopian AI-deathbots, so maybe better not.
We don't really know how bicycles work.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Given that it's literally the most efficient form of movement that exists... it seems like it would be worth better understanding.
But then, techbros would probably use what we learn to build unstoppable dystopian AI-deathbots, so maybe better not.
But then, techbros would probably use what we learn to build unstoppable dystopian AI-deathbots, so maybe better not.
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We don't really know how bicycles work.
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
We don't really know how bicycles work.
Um autocorrect just changed "Aww" to "Sweet"
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Um autocorrect just changed "Aww" to "Sweet"
My least favorite lefty verbal tic is using qualifiers like "in this country" or "in this society" when making broad negative pronouncements. Many things are bad, but not just here! /
November 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My least favorite lefty verbal tic is using qualifiers like "in this country" or "in this society" when making broad negative pronouncements. Many things are bad, but not just here! /
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Got kicked out of an XBiz awards nominations party for wearing a sequined Uncle Sam costume and holding a sign that reads “Protect Free Speech.” You can’t even make this shit up.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Got kicked out of an XBiz awards nominations party for wearing a sequined Uncle Sam costume and holding a sign that reads “Protect Free Speech.” You can’t even make this shit up.
Need a Wikipedia app for my Roku...
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Need a Wikipedia app for my Roku...
Rhythm is spelled R H Y T H M
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November 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Rhythm is spelled R H Y T H M
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