At work we can’t plant silver birch anymore due to the decimation caused by bronze birch borer in central sound over the past few years 😢

Geologist here; to reduce risk when we build in areas that require specialty foundations (which can be expensive!) it makes the most sense to spread those costs over larger buildings and more people than just a bunch of oneplexes. If anything, it’s a reason to advocate for a neighborhood center!

Needs more vowels to be a true hazard 🦈

Watch for County Charter Commish in November! The School District primary is now, yeah.

A few failed attempts at small pieces. City taxes are lower and services are better than in unincorp areas, but cities generally can't finance annexation of more sprawl, which is expensive to retrofit and sometimes less politically aligned with the direction cities take by default ("local control")

The County sets the transportation policy - right now there are only 5 county council members. BUT!!! The county charter commission is on your ballot this November! More representation is possible if the candidates who are running for that commission prioritize an amendment to the County Charter!

Right? More inspiring regional leadership could really help.

The huge swath of unincorporated area between cities means it's unfortunately unlikely to happen in our generation with the County's current transportation paradigm. Check out the County's comp plan bike infra map on page 61 for some hope though: www.snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCent...

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Meanwhile, public-private partnerships are trying to figure out whether they'll exist or not in six months and are experiencing a rapid decay in trust we've been building for decades. A high price to pay for the ✨giggles✨ you get to have while people wait for you to do your job.

Constraining housing capacity in our state's largest cities is literally paving paradise for unsustainable, new suburbia out here. Just wreckless abandonment of the next generation - all for the sake of boosting their real estate to pay for the retirement they didn't otherwise prepare for.

Hopelink has a mobile market throughout Bothell-Kenmore-Woodinville! Great resource for folks with kids that can always use help. Nourishing Networks works to maintain a list of food suppliers in need of donations nearby but can be sort of King County oriented: nourishingnetworks.net/bothellkenmo...

You can often find the info approximated in Urban Tree Canopy Assessments for Eastside cities. Here are the recent reports for Bellevue, Redmond, and Kirkland: