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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 21h

Join us and @fairvotewa.bsky.social for door-knocking in Phinney Ridge on October 19 to support @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for Mayor!

We endorsed & now it's time to show up. Meet at the West Woodland Playground at 10am. See you there!

Registration link: www.mobilize.us/wilsonforsea...
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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 3d

A damning new report by ProPublica finds that the Harrell administration deliberately kept shelter beds vacant, leaving people who needed them on the streets & the rest of us on the hook for the tab ($4,200/mo per room).

We need leadership that takes our housing affordability challenges seriously.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.

By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

www.propublica.org

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 6d

Nice job, advocates! 👏💪🚍

Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you @theurbanist.org @seattletru.bsky.social @sngreenways.bsky.social @transpochoices.bsky.social and every volunteer and advocate fighting for better mobility, connection, and safety on our streets. This is a shared win and something to celebrate.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 8d

📣 ACTION ALERT

SDOT is trying to remove a bus lane in Capitol Hill as soon as this weekend, as just announced without any public outreach. 😱

We need fast buses! Sign the petition by Transit Riders Union to keep the bus lane.

Fast Buses + Abundant Housing = Livable Cities

daveschuldt.bsky.social @daveschuldt.bsky.social · 8d

actionnetwork.org/letters/seat...

Save our Union St bus lane!

The Seattle Department of Transportation, with little feedback and no broad outreach is planning to remove the short bus lane on Union St this weekend. We think that's a terrible idea! Join the Tran...

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 8d

😍😍👏

Fast transit + Abundant Housing = Livable Cities

Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.bsky.social · 8d

I was just as shocked with the news about the route 2 bus only lane as you. We are working on it. We need to prioritize pedestrian safety and not go backwards on our transit investments.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 10d

Is your Seattle City Councilmember a YIMBY or a NIMBY? Use this chart compiled from the September 12 hearing on the Comprehensive Plan to find out.

Thanks to our members Matthew C. and Aidan T. for compiling the data & chart!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 20d

🗳️☑️ Our election endorsements are live! See the full results & questionnaire responses here:

seattleyimby.org/voter-guide/...

Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

District 2: Eddie Lin

District 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social

Time to go knock on some doors! 👏

City Council & Mayor, Nov 2025

<p data-block-key="wa2nv">We sent questionnaires to all mayoral and council candidates, asking them about their views and knowledge on housing policy. Based on their responses, our membership identifi...

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 21d

Another example of the "two Seattles" exclusion that has persisted since the founding of our city.

Local officials protecting the wealthiest homeowners from having to live near the rest of us.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 21d

Has anyone seen the results of this survey?

Maybe we should Public Records Act request it?

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 21d

He says he based his amendments on talking to people who currently live in these neighborhoods and looking at the results of an online survey.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 21d

ACTION ALERT - Save Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Center!

CM Dan Strauss is proposing to eliminate the Phinney Ridge neighborhood center, betraying promises made to his constituents.

Please send an email NOW to [email protected] telling them to Save the Phinney Ridge NC!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 24d

📣 ACTION ALERT

Send a letter opposing Amendment 102 add copious amounts of red tape, worsen housing affordability, and not protect trees:

actionnetwork.org/letters/amen...

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 25d

Amazing!

It's abundantly clear that our city wants more homes and home options. To get a majority of commenters at a City Council meeting (notorious for NIMBY speeches) is astounding.

Nice job showing up everyone! 👏😍

James everything is analog @analogist.net · 27d

It's over! 4+ hours later, final commenter at # 243

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 27d

Come join us for drinks and lively conversation about comp plan amendments and the upcoming election. Members and non-members always welcome!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 27d

Ironically, it's the cars that make our neighborhoods so loud -- which are owned by a much fewer share of renters than homeowners.

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 27d

Ultimately, the argument for "quiet," "quaint" neighborhoods occupied entirely by car-based house owners is that cities are bad and Seattle shouldn't be a city. Cities have places to go, people on the street, opportunities to encounter people who aren't in your nuclear family. They want suburbs.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 27d

Yes, all the amendments are fair game to discuss!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 29d

Join us at City Hall on September 12 to rally for more homes in the Comprehensive Plan!

This is your last chance to weigh in before the plan is voted on.

-Remote testimony at 9:30am (sign-up begins at 8:30am)
-in-person testimony at 3:00pm (sign-up between 2:00-6:30pm).

See you there!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · 29d

Tracking vacancy data is a powerful tool for dispelling these myths!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks for your advocacy Kyle!

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Sep 8

😎💪

Nice job local housing advocates!

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Sep 7

Good map to show my personal view that the only US metro areas pursuing serious urbanization recently has been Seattle—besides the already-super-dense NYC MSA, it's the only one that's significantly densified over the last 20 years. DC, Boston, and Portland can get honorary mentions though

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Sep 8

Dreaming of a more equitable and affordable Seattle? You can help make it a reality! Sign our letter to city council supporting all the amendments to the city's once-in-a-decade planning update that would make homes more affordable for everyone: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Tell City Council To Pass A Bold Comprehensive Plan

The Seattle City Council has a once-in-a-decade chance to address our housing shortage and affordability crisis. The Comprehensive Plan—Seattle’s regular update that determines how many homes can be...

actionnetwork.org

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you disagree that folks like the Queen Anne Community Council should have the final word on whether neighborhoods are allowed to have more homes, let council know: actionnetwork.org/letters/walk...

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Aug 21

www.meetup.com/seattle-yimb...

Seattle YIMBY Happy Hour, Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Join Seattle YIMBY for a fun happy hour at Cloudburst Brewing in Ballard. We'll be discussing the outcome of the August primary and the recent publication of dozens of new

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Aug 21

It's time for another SeattleYIMBY Happy Hour! Join us tonight at Cloudburst Ballard from 6-8pm to discuss new comp plan amendments + the upcoming elections.

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Seattle YIMBY @seattleyimby.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you live in District 6 (Councilmember Dan Strauss) and believe that every neighborhood—including wealthy, exclusive ones—should welcome more neighbors and diverse housing options, take the survey & use our cheat sheet here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Your voice matters, make it heard!

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Seattle New Liberals @seattle.cnliberalism.org · Aug 5

Seattle is updating it's Comprehensive Plan and Middle Housing zoning, and there were tons of amendments. Here are a few of the highlights 🧵

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