David Seater 🚶♂️🚴🏻♂️🏳️🌈
@davidseater.com
Doggie daddy, safe streets advocate, software test engineer. Volunteer and co-chair emeritus with Central Seattle Greenways.
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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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After years of popular demand, today Sound Transit finally opened a public bathroom at its Capitol Hill light rail station located just above its real-time train arrival screens.
Capitol Hill Station Finally Opens Public Bathroom: tinyurl.com/yafp4aej
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
After years of popular demand, today Sound Transit finally opened a public bathroom at its Capitol Hill light rail station located just above its real-time train arrival screens.
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This whole article is great but I especially love this: “a lot of people on the progressive left do have a sophisticated understanding of what it’s going to take to deliver on a bold progressive agenda…it’s not just about only talking to your friends and using the mayor’s office as a soapbox.”
Seattle’s next mayor is willing to meet with anyone, including Trump
Katie Wilson wants a mayor's office that reaches out proactively, that has open lines to grassroots organizations and that builds political support from the ground up.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This whole article is great but I especially love this: “a lot of people on the progressive left do have a sophisticated understanding of what it’s going to take to deliver on a bold progressive agenda…it’s not just about only talking to your friends and using the mayor’s office as a soapbox.”
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The only way we fix this is if @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social hires an SDOT director who will personally go to WSDOT and tell them to get lost when they hawk trash analysis like this.
Great example for why @sngreenways.bsky.social’s suggestion for a Rainier Ave Special Project team is so important.
Great example for why @sngreenways.bsky.social’s suggestion for a Rainier Ave Special Project team is so important.
Why are we assuming that we want to maintain car volumes? To meet our climate, public health and road safety goals as a city, there is no reason any on or off ramp in #Seattle should require multiple lanes. #Rainier
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
Judkins Park Community Advisory Group Meeting 4
YouTube video by wsdot
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The only way we fix this is if @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social hires an SDOT director who will personally go to WSDOT and tell them to get lost when they hawk trash analysis like this.
Great example for why @sngreenways.bsky.social’s suggestion for a Rainier Ave Special Project team is so important.
Great example for why @sngreenways.bsky.social’s suggestion for a Rainier Ave Special Project team is so important.
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Drivers “need” an extra lane or they will have to queue too long. Pedestrians “want” wider sidewalks so they can bring their six-year-old to the bus stop without having to sit a foot and a half away from speeding cars. It’s in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs actually.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Drivers “need” an extra lane or they will have to queue too long. Pedestrians “want” wider sidewalks so they can bring their six-year-old to the bus stop without having to sit a foot and a half away from speeding cars. It’s in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs actually.
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Why are we assuming that we want to maintain car volumes? To meet our climate, public health and road safety goals as a city, there is no reason any on or off ramp in #Seattle should require multiple lanes. #Rainier
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
Judkins Park Community Advisory Group Meeting 4
YouTube video by wsdot
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Why are we assuming that we want to maintain car volumes? To meet our climate, public health and road safety goals as a city, there is no reason any on or off ramp in #Seattle should require multiple lanes. #Rainier
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
If you want to be angry, watch (starts at 1:05): youtu.be/Lr-C4k0EEf4?...
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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Imagine restructuring the Burke-Gilman, Ship Canal, and Cheshiahud Loop trails around first class access across the Fremont Bridge (instead of the current bullshit), and opening true pedestrianization opportunities on the N and S side of the bridge with great interconnected walkability.
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Imagine restructuring the Burke-Gilman, Ship Canal, and Cheshiahud Loop trails around first class access across the Fremont Bridge (instead of the current bullshit), and opening true pedestrianization opportunities on the N and S side of the bridge with great interconnected walkability.
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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 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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
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“The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, WA has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.” Background: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/11/10/r...
Rad Power Bikes sends employees notice of ‘potential’ closure as efforts continue to ‘save Rad’
Read the full November 7 WARN letter (PDF). Seattle-based e-bike giant Rad Power Bikes has filed official notice to Washington State as well as the company’s 64 Washington employees that the …
www.seattlebikeblog.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, WA has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.” Background: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/11/10/r...
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It's sad because we can do so much more but...A Seattle mayor who treats the mode share shift in the city's already-adopted Climate Change Response Framework with urgency—like a legally binding requirement—will be the most transformative mayor in Seattle history.
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It's sad because we can do so much more but...A Seattle mayor who treats the mode share shift in the city's already-adopted Climate Change Response Framework with urgency—like a legally binding requirement—will be the most transformative mayor in Seattle history.
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True high speed rail on dedicated tracks would be super popular here, as it is everywhere else it’s been tried. But even more Amtrak Cascades runs, enabled by the new Airo trains coming into service next year, will help a lot.
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
True high speed rail on dedicated tracks would be super popular here, as it is everywhere else it’s been tried. But even more Amtrak Cascades runs, enabled by the new Airo trains coming into service next year, will help a lot.
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Cars are like gas, they expand to fill all space available to them
November 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Cars are like gas, they expand to fill all space available to them
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Beautiful. No notes. Get it done.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Beautiful. No notes. Get it done.
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I view accepting interim director Adiam Emery's resignation as the first test for Mayor Wilson on transportation. I don't think that she can deliver on her vision with Emery at the helm of SDOT.
Continuity can be good, and there are Harrell administration leaders who have earned a chance to continue, but @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social should accept Adiam Emery’s resignation, and appoint a new interim SDOT director to serve while she conducts a national search.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I view accepting interim director Adiam Emery's resignation as the first test for Mayor Wilson on transportation. I don't think that she can deliver on her vision with Emery at the helm of SDOT.
Went to a Christmas Market in Copenhagen with @sassyarmand.bsky.social several times last week. Definitely wouldn't have if it cost $20 just to get in.
November 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Went to a Christmas Market in Copenhagen with @sassyarmand.bsky.social several times last week. Definitely wouldn't have if it cost $20 just to get in.
So instead of a cute Christmas market @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social is full of cars? What a missed opportunity.
November 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So instead of a cute Christmas market @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social is full of cars? What a missed opportunity.
Hopefully we'll get some better leadership at SDOT and Parks that will at least tell people what's going on. Seems like a pretty low bar but here we are.
Maybe there are other segments that will get repaved this year? I wish I knew. Been trying for months now to get an answer.
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Hopefully we'll get some better leadership at SDOT and Parks that will at least tell people what's going on. Seems like a pretty low bar but here we are.
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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.
Sad to see the G Line bunched up on a Saturday morning but a little fun to watch coaches 6405, 6406, and 6407 parade past in order.
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Sad to see the G Line bunched up on a Saturday morning but a little fun to watch coaches 6405, 6406, and 6407 parade past in order.
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We can't even build streets that look like the "before" image...
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We can't even build streets that look like the "before" image...
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"$80 million “reparations” package, which he claimed would help Black Seattle residents buy houses or stay in their homes, ended up looking more like a cynical election ploy ...Harrell planned to achieve this ambitious number largely by adding “reparations” branding to existing programs."
Yikes.
Yikes.
Council Adopts Harrell's Budget With Minor Changes, Setting Up Huge Deficits for Incoming Mayor Wilson
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
The "audit the budget" crowd piles on more than $50 million in new spending, using new taxes to expand or start new programs and backfill an ongoing shortfall.
publicola.com/2025/11/21/c...
Council Adopts Harrell's Budget With Minor Changes, Setting Up Huge Deficits for Incoming Mayor Wilson - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett On Thursday, the Seattle City Council voted (earlier than usual!) to pass the city’s 2026 budget,…
publicola.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"$80 million “reparations” package, which he claimed would help Black Seattle residents buy houses or stay in their homes, ended up looking more like a cynical election ploy ...Harrell planned to achieve this ambitious number largely by adding “reparations” branding to existing programs."
Yikes.
Yikes.
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Properly designed bike infrastructure doubles as an emergency access lane, allowing first responders to bypass gridlocked car traffic.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
Nouvelle vidéo de véhicules d'urgences sur les pistes cyclables, avec que des véhicules en mouvement (la précédente version en montrait en stationnement)
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Properly designed bike infrastructure doubles as an emergency access lane, allowing first responders to bypass gridlocked car traffic.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
This completely nullifies the argument that bike lanes are a safety risk for response times. But it only works if you build them wide enough to be functional.
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uhhhh
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
uhhhh