Qagggy!
@qagggy.bsky.social
📍Seattle/London. Board member at Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. Opinions amirite. Safe, sustainable, equitable, healthy cities. Dongho Chang superfan. (he/him)
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· Dec 11
A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle » The Urbanist
# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washin...
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I wrote about the new Shared Streets Law (again)
Demand for pedestrian space in Seattle is soaring.
February 16, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Demand for pedestrian space in Seattle is soaring.
While I was there, an Audi entered at Virginia Street and headed up Pike Place the wrong way, disappearing into the crowd. With lax access controls, it’s just a matter of time before someone with truly ill intentions causes harm.
I dunno. It feels like there might be demand for year-round pedestrianization at Pike Place.
February 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
While I was there, an Audi entered at Virginia Street and headed up Pike Place the wrong way, disappearing into the crowd. With lax access controls, it’s just a matter of time before someone with truly ill intentions causes harm.
I dunno. It feels like there might be demand for year-round pedestrianization at Pike Place.
February 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I dunno. It feels like there might be demand for year-round pedestrianization at Pike Place.
15-Minute Cities are the best-branded idea in the history of urbanism. There is no mainstream critique. The only opposition comes from a cadre of conspiracy theorists so unhinged, they equate convenient grocery shopping with totalitarian government.
February 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
15-Minute Cities are the best-branded idea in the history of urbanism. There is no mainstream critique. The only opposition comes from a cadre of conspiracy theorists so unhinged, they equate convenient grocery shopping with totalitarian government.
I tried ChatGPT, starting with the Strawberry Question, and it didn’t inspire confidence.
February 15, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I tried ChatGPT, starting with the Strawberry Question, and it didn’t inspire confidence.
Uptown design guidelines require art, but art is expensive and murals are discouraged, so most new buildings have these “feature walls” with perforated aluminum tacked on.
February 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Uptown design guidelines require art, but art is expensive and murals are discouraged, so most new buildings have these “feature walls” with perforated aluminum tacked on.
Disband ICE and give their budget to the IRS Criminal Investigation branch. Surging these guys in the Hamptons and Palm Beach would reap the greatest benefits for the American public of any law enforcement action.
February 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Disband ICE and give their budget to the IRS Criminal Investigation branch. Surging these guys in the Hamptons and Palm Beach would reap the greatest benefits for the American public of any law enforcement action.
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has materially improved air quality in the capital, so of course an online troll decided to blow up ULEZ equipment with a homemade bomb.
Ulez bomber: the retired electrician who turned bomb-making extremist
Shy 63-year-old’s decision to blow up London traffic camera linked to online conspiracy theories and Islamophobia
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
London's Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has materially improved air quality in the capital, so of course an online troll decided to blow up ULEZ equipment with a homemade bomb.
Many European cities aim for a grid density of one protected bike lane every 500 meters. Try superimposing a 500-meter grid over your neighborhood's bike map and see if it meets that standard.
February 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Many European cities aim for a grid density of one protected bike lane every 500 meters. Try superimposing a 500-meter grid over your neighborhood's bike map and see if it meets that standard.
I'm reading the draft downtown plan and it looks like we have an "on-ramp," so to speak, to remove ramps.
February 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I'm reading the draft downtown plan and it looks like we have an "on-ramp," so to speak, to remove ramps.
Should Seattle initiate the process of closing a downtown ramp? Or should we just wait for WSDOT to suggest it?
How much of downtown Seattle is just queueing space for the freeway?
February 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Should Seattle initiate the process of closing a downtown ramp? Or should we just wait for WSDOT to suggest it?
Design Review needs to be burned to the ground, its ashes mixed with kitchen scraps, then composted in a municipal composting facility, compressed under six gigapascals of pressure until it takes the form of a synthetic diamond, and shot into the sun.
A group of neighborhood councils have formed a “Design Review Reboot Coalition” in an attempt to revive Seattle’s oft and justly reviled program.
February 13, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Design Review needs to be burned to the ground, its ashes mixed with kitchen scraps, then composted in a municipal composting facility, compressed under six gigapascals of pressure until it takes the form of a synthetic diamond, and shot into the sun.
A group of neighborhood councils have formed a “Design Review Reboot Coalition” in an attempt to revive Seattle’s oft and justly reviled program.
February 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
A group of neighborhood councils have formed a “Design Review Reboot Coalition” in an attempt to revive Seattle’s oft and justly reviled program.
Ugh.
SDOT hedging on getting @qagggy.bsky.social’s Shared Streets authorized before World Cup is 😬😬😬
February 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Ugh.
When I talk to SDOT about pedestrian plazas, they often fret over "who's going to pick up the trash?"
What it took to clean up after the Seahawks parade in Seattle: www.king5.com/article/spor...
What it took to clean up after the Seahawks parade in Seattle
The Seattle Department of Transportation had crews and sweepers assigned to clean up and reopen the streets as quickly as possible.
www.king5.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
When I talk to SDOT about pedestrian plazas, they often fret over "who's going to pick up the trash?"
It appears an Uptown outpost of Gantry Public House is opening on a loading dock behind the post office.
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 AM
It appears an Uptown outpost of Gantry Public House is opening on a loading dock behind the post office.
Lucky to have one of those in my neighborhood, and it's incredible.
February 13, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Lucky to have one of those in my neighborhood, and it's incredible.
Close a downtown freeway ramp so I know you’re serious.
I’m reading the draft Seattle Downtown Regional Center Plan—drinking every time it says “dynamic,” “vibrant,” or “activated” without a clear path to achieve that result—and I’m on the verge of death by alcohol poisoning.
www.seattle.gov
February 13, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Close a downtown freeway ramp so I know you’re serious.
I’m reading the draft Seattle Downtown Regional Center Plan—drinking every time it says “dynamic,” “vibrant,” or “activated” without a clear path to achieve that result—and I’m on the verge of death by alcohol poisoning.
www.seattle.gov
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I’m reading the draft Seattle Downtown Regional Center Plan—drinking every time it says “dynamic,” “vibrant,” or “activated” without a clear path to achieve that result—and I’m on the verge of death by alcohol poisoning.
Apparently, Seattle has a Neighbor Day.
Neighbor Day - Neighborhoods | seattle.gov
Groups, businesses, and residents across Seattle come together the first Saturday in May to celebrate the people of our city and indulge in random acts of kindness!
www.seattle.gov
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Apparently, Seattle has a Neighbor Day.
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Or — and I’m just spitballing here — the city could learn from it, be inspired by it, and choose a better way.
What a Super Bowl
legacy THAT would be.
What a Super Bowl
legacy THAT would be.
Walking, biking, and transit got a million people downtown yesterday but let’s fill the streets with cars again and pretend it never happened.
February 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Or — and I’m just spitballing here — the city could learn from it, be inspired by it, and choose a better way.
What a Super Bowl
legacy THAT would be.
What a Super Bowl
legacy THAT would be.
Walking, biking, and transit got a million people downtown yesterday but let’s fill the streets with cars again and pretend it never happened.
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Walking, biking, and transit got a million people downtown yesterday but let’s fill the streets with cars again and pretend it never happened.
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Girmay living his best life.
February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Girmay living his best life.
