Jackson Teal
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Jackson Teal
@jbteal.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Absolute lunacy that Harrell and the rest of the Sound Transit board are going to blow the opportunity to make this the gateway into Seattle as a new transit hub with a 4th Ave & Jackson ST3 light rail station. A truly generational mistake
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
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Insightful piece from @davidzipper.bsky.social: “If AVs are 20% safer than human drivers and expand total driving by 30%, total crashes would increase by 4%”
I think the jury is still out on how AVs are going to affect systemwide goals like Vision Zero.
I think the jury is still out on how AVs are going to affect systemwide goals like Vision Zero.
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Insightful piece from @davidzipper.bsky.social: “If AVs are 20% safer than human drivers and expand total driving by 30%, total crashes would increase by 4%”
I think the jury is still out on how AVs are going to affect systemwide goals like Vision Zero.
I think the jury is still out on how AVs are going to affect systemwide goals like Vision Zero.
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One house turns into 17 homes in Seattle. (2014➡️2017)
February 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
One house turns into 17 homes in Seattle. (2014➡️2017)
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the 1979 photo is safer and more walkable than any arterial in seattle
February 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM
the 1979 photo is safer and more walkable than any arterial in seattle
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Downtown Atlanta: 1919 versus 2022. Ouch!
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Downtown Atlanta: 1919 versus 2022. Ouch!
The ever-present disregard for parking regulations on Occidental.
Exactly why we shouldn’t rely on enforcement to solve ab infrastructure issue. Some retractable bollards would do wonders here
Exactly why we shouldn’t rely on enforcement to solve ab infrastructure issue. Some retractable bollards would do wonders here
February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The ever-present disregard for parking regulations on Occidental.
Exactly why we shouldn’t rely on enforcement to solve ab infrastructure issue. Some retractable bollards would do wonders here
Exactly why we shouldn’t rely on enforcement to solve ab infrastructure issue. Some retractable bollards would do wonders here
I understand that the superbowl isn’t happening in Seattle, but there are still a lot of people hanging out around the stadium. So crazy how hard it is for officials to comprehend pedestrianizing Occidental
February 8, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I understand that the superbowl isn’t happening in Seattle, but there are still a lot of people hanging out around the stadium. So crazy how hard it is for officials to comprehend pedestrianizing Occidental
Boon Boona Coffee officially open on Overlook Walk
February 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Boon Boona Coffee officially open on Overlook Walk
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Another one of those "really? We're doing that well?" moments for Seattle.
I will say that extremely car-oriented Bellevue being 13th on the list indicates to me that this is less about quality of infrastructure, and more about nature of jobs in this part of the world.
I will say that extremely car-oriented Bellevue being 13th on the list indicates to me that this is less about quality of infrastructure, and more about nature of jobs in this part of the world.
I am one of the 78% that don’t commute by car in Cambridge
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Another one of those "really? We're doing that well?" moments for Seattle.
I will say that extremely car-oriented Bellevue being 13th on the list indicates to me that this is less about quality of infrastructure, and more about nature of jobs in this part of the world.
I will say that extremely car-oriented Bellevue being 13th on the list indicates to me that this is less about quality of infrastructure, and more about nature of jobs in this part of the world.
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First walk through Saka's triangle was immediately enhanced with road rage
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
First walk through Saka's triangle was immediately enhanced with road rage
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The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
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Bike and scooter traffic in the uphill Pike St protected bike lane in February!
February 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Bike and scooter traffic in the uphill Pike St protected bike lane in February!
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Whatever D1 candidate makes their campaign kickoff announcement standing astride Curby will win by at least 20 points
February 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Whatever D1 candidate makes their campaign kickoff announcement standing astride Curby will win by at least 20 points
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In his latest e-newsletter Rob Saka takes credit for SAVING CURBY, the traffic safety median he personally wanted to remove since before he was elected & was ready to pay $2 MILLION to do it until he got widely ridiculed for his absurd vendetta. What an utterly shameless & pathetic laughingstock
February 5, 2026 at 11:02 PM
In his latest e-newsletter Rob Saka takes credit for SAVING CURBY, the traffic safety median he personally wanted to remove since before he was elected & was ready to pay $2 MILLION to do it until he got widely ridiculed for his absurd vendetta. What an utterly shameless & pathetic laughingstock
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I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.
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Ridership on Seattle's Link Light Rail continues rising amid the system's many expansions, helping Seattle have the strongest year-on-year ridership growth of any major metro area in 2025!
Link ridership rose more than 27% in 2025, and its two lines will be connected in March!
Link ridership rose more than 27% in 2025, and its two lines will be connected in March!
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Ridership on Seattle's Link Light Rail continues rising amid the system's many expansions, helping Seattle have the strongest year-on-year ridership growth of any major metro area in 2025!
Link ridership rose more than 27% in 2025, and its two lines will be connected in March!
Link ridership rose more than 27% in 2025, and its two lines will be connected in March!
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It’s been seven days and the Pine & 4th temporary bike safety barrier continues to move further out of position.
@seattledot.bsky.social can we get an ETA on restoration (WO 1211696)?
@seattledot.bsky.social can we get an ETA on restoration (WO 1211696)?
February 5, 2026 at 6:08 PM
It’s been seven days and the Pine & 4th temporary bike safety barrier continues to move further out of position.
@seattledot.bsky.social can we get an ETA on restoration (WO 1211696)?
@seattledot.bsky.social can we get an ETA on restoration (WO 1211696)?
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Our crew-built work is one big way that we’re delivering the Seattle Transportation Levy.
By using in-house construction crews, we complete improvements that you’ve requested with lower costs and faster timelines.
Here are 9 recently completed projects from our inspector’s camera roll:
By using in-house construction crews, we complete improvements that you’ve requested with lower costs and faster timelines.
Here are 9 recently completed projects from our inspector’s camera roll:
February 4, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Our crew-built work is one big way that we’re delivering the Seattle Transportation Levy.
By using in-house construction crews, we complete improvements that you’ve requested with lower costs and faster timelines.
Here are 9 recently completed projects from our inspector’s camera roll:
By using in-house construction crews, we complete improvements that you’ve requested with lower costs and faster timelines.
Here are 9 recently completed projects from our inspector’s camera roll:
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I’m a few days late, but it works!!
February 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I’m a few days late, but it works!!
I can’t say I fully follow the business plan here but I’m on team Pacific Place as far as hoping they fill out again.
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I can’t say I fully follow the business plan here but I’m on team Pacific Place as far as hoping they fill out again.
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What's more powerful, the ability for a migrating animal to find its way back to its original habitat...or the ability for a TV news station to find one business owner who might be negatively impacted by potential traffic safety improvements.
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
Multi-million dollar Highway 99 overhaul could span years, impact small businesses
A $660 million improvement project could affect thousands along a 6.6-mile stretch in Snohomish County, with construction lasting several years.
www.king5.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
What's more powerful, the ability for a migrating animal to find its way back to its original habitat...or the ability for a TV news station to find one business owner who might be negatively impacted by potential traffic safety improvements.
www.king5.com/article/news...
www.king5.com/article/news...
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Bezos spent $75m on the melania documentary (which is unlikely to make 25% of that back in ticket sales) at the same time he is destroying the Washington post. It is remarkable just how pathetic our billionaire class is
I personally do not think some rich man should be able to buy an institution like this like a toy and then break it when he doesn’t want to play with it anymore. bsky.app/profile/benm...
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Bezos spent $75m on the melania documentary (which is unlikely to make 25% of that back in ticket sales) at the same time he is destroying the Washington post. It is remarkable just how pathetic our billionaire class is
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Friendly reminder that MLK Way’s dangerous design is a local hazard and regional liability. Maintaining the current design is a choice that city leaders make everyday. Sound Transit will be implementing minor changes (pedestrian gates) later this year, but a full redesign by SDOT is long overdue.
Missed the train out of downtown! Now they're all held in Rainier Valley.
But I bumped into @typewriteralley.bsky.social on the platform :)
2 Line can't come soon enough!
But I bumped into @typewriteralley.bsky.social on the platform :)
2 Line can't come soon enough!
February 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Friendly reminder that MLK Way’s dangerous design is a local hazard and regional liability. Maintaining the current design is a choice that city leaders make everyday. Sound Transit will be implementing minor changes (pedestrian gates) later this year, but a full redesign by SDOT is long overdue.
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Feels like we are on a train barreling towards the cliff of housing & climate disaster (due in significant part to prior urban planning mistakes). And we are trying to hit the brakes or change course, and SEPA asks us to spend years analyzing and litigating whether we should really change course.
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Feels like we are on a train barreling towards the cliff of housing & climate disaster (due in significant part to prior urban planning mistakes). And we are trying to hit the brakes or change course, and SEPA asks us to spend years analyzing and litigating whether we should really change course.