Seth Olson
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"Our neighbors want to be able to raise their families here, and have access to good schools and safe neighborhoods.
Our neighbors want the buses to come on time.
Our neighbors want to build the damn trains.
Our neighbors want to feel safe crossing the street."
-Seattle CM Dionne Foster
Our neighbors want the buses to come on time.
Our neighbors want to build the damn trains.
Our neighbors want to feel safe crossing the street."
-Seattle CM Dionne Foster
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"Our neighbors want to be able to raise their families here, and have access to good schools and safe neighborhoods.
Our neighbors want the buses to come on time.
Our neighbors want to build the damn trains.
Our neighbors want to feel safe crossing the street."
-Seattle CM Dionne Foster
Our neighbors want the buses to come on time.
Our neighbors want to build the damn trains.
Our neighbors want to feel safe crossing the street."
-Seattle CM Dionne Foster
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Kitsap County has defied the will of WA State’s Growth Management Act, by encouraging rural housing development over urban infill. The State has ‘remanded’ 4 of Kitsap’s last 5 Comp Plans for failing to address sprawl.
PSRC and WSDOT are complicit w their poor transpo funding decisions.
PSRC and WSDOT are complicit w their poor transpo funding decisions.
NEW // Op-Ed: Why Kitsap County Can’t Stop Sprawling
Op-ed by Travis Merrigan via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/06/o...
Op-ed by Travis Merrigan via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/06/o...
Op-Ed: Why Kitsap County Can’t Stop Sprawling » The Urbanist
# Washington State is forcing Kitsap County to re-do its Comprehensive Plan for lack of low-income housing, ignoring wildfire risk, and neglecting safe streets requirements. The do-over is a chance to...
www.theurbanist.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Kitsap County has defied the will of WA State’s Growth Management Act, by encouraging rural housing development over urban infill. The State has ‘remanded’ 4 of Kitsap’s last 5 Comp Plans for failing to address sprawl.
PSRC and WSDOT are complicit w their poor transpo funding decisions.
PSRC and WSDOT are complicit w their poor transpo funding decisions.
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Have parking enforcement enforce the no parking 30 feet from intersection rule
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Have parking enforcement enforce the no parking 30 feet from intersection rule
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Okay, online hivemind: What are the lowest hanging fruit for quick fixes for safe streets in Seattle?
Mayor Mamdani brought an end to the Williamsburg Bridge "bump," which he described as a "veritable gauntlet of cycling punishment." This is only the beginning of a $70-million overhaul of this section of Delancey that will start this fall. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/06/g...
Grab a Shovel: Mayor Mamdani Begins Fix of Williamsburg Bridge Shitshow - Streetsblog New York City
Hizzoner gets his hands dirty to make a quick fix, with more to come.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Okay, online hivemind: What are the lowest hanging fruit for quick fixes for safe streets in Seattle?
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Quellijnstraat, Amsterdam in 1978 and today
January 6, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Quellijnstraat, Amsterdam in 1978 and today
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[We will fight to make a city] "where you can raise a family in an apartment because the city is your living room and the parks are your backyard and the grocery store is a short walk away." @mayorofseattle.bsky.social's inauguration speech wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
[We will fight to make a city] "where you can raise a family in an apartment because the city is your living room and the parks are your backyard and the grocery store is a short walk away." @mayorofseattle.bsky.social's inauguration speech wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
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Sneckdowns*, Utrecht style.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
January 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Sneckdowns*, Utrecht style.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
*What the heck is a sneckdown?
A sneckdown, or snow neckdown, is a temporary lane created by snowfall, where snow has built up in the road but not been flattened by bike traffic, effectively reshaping the curb. A sneckdown shows how much road space a bike (or a car) use.
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Cyclist Now Comes to Complete Stop at Every Stop Sign, Unsure Why Drivers Still Hate Him - Just Wants To Be Liked.
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Cyclist Now Comes to Complete Stop at Every Stop Sign, Unsure Why Drivers Still Hate Him - Just Wants To Be Liked.
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
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"Man who waited 23 minutes for drive thru order outraged that pedestrian doesn't jog faster across the exit lane of the fast food chain - had to wait 4 more seconds."
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Man who waited 23 minutes for drive thru order outraged that pedestrian doesn't jog faster across the exit lane of the fast food chain - had to wait 4 more seconds."
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This is such a great speech. Cities are wonderful and its great to see someone truly believing in that finally in charge here again
"A city that values the pursuits that create beauty and community, whether or not they ever turn into careers. A city that thinks you should have time to read a book and lay on the grass looking up at the clouds." -Katie Wilson
January 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM
This is such a great speech. Cities are wonderful and its great to see someone truly believing in that finally in charge here again
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we need bread, but we also need roses @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social 😭😭😭
January 2, 2026 at 7:50 PM
we need bread, but we also need roses @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social 😭😭😭
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“It’s about being full human beings and not just means to an end. I want to live in a city that honors what you’re doing when you’re not making money: time spent on the playground with a kid or visiting a sick friend…we need bread, but we need roses too.” -Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
January 2, 2026 at 7:13 PM
“It’s about being full human beings and not just means to an end. I want to live in a city that honors what you’re doing when you’re not making money: time spent on the playground with a kid or visiting a sick friend…we need bread, but we need roses too.” -Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
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This was my favorite part of her fantastic speech. Affordability is more than a math problem: it creates the space for doing what we are all trying to do - build thriving, real, living relationships and lives that mean something.
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
“It’s about being full human beings and not just means to an end. I want to live in a city that honors what you’re doing when you’re not making money: time spent on the playground with a kid or visiting a sick friend…we need bread, but we need roses too.” -Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson
January 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This was my favorite part of her fantastic speech. Affordability is more than a math problem: it creates the space for doing what we are all trying to do - build thriving, real, living relationships and lives that mean something.
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
Congratulations Mayor Wilson!
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Happy New Year, Bluesky!
January 1, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Happy New Year, Bluesky!
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I took a bicycle tour of Paris that ended with a ride along the now-pedestrianized road by the Seine at sunset.
December 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I took a bicycle tour of Paris that ended with a ride along the now-pedestrianized road by the Seine at sunset.
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I generally don't like to post screenshots of text, but someone posted this in our local Strong Towns group and it was too good not to share here.
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I generally don't like to post screenshots of text, but someone posted this in our local Strong Towns group and it was too good not to share here.
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This is legit what every person who opposes traffic calming and protected bike lanes in Milwaukee sounds like.
"Annoying 8 year olds keep wanting to walk and bike to school despite city's best efforts to make it too dangerous."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
December 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This is legit what every person who opposes traffic calming and protected bike lanes in Milwaukee sounds like.
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This is completely ridiculous. The state legislature is *full* of landlords and yet they’re apparently allowed to vote on tenant protection bills all the time.
In Santa Monica, the FPPC has disqualified pro-housing Councilmember Jesse Zwick from all future housing votes. They said that because he works for a housing non-profit, he’s “conflicted” and must recuse.
Pretty absurd. The NIMBY deep state strikes again.
www.smdp.com/state-regula...
Pretty absurd. The NIMBY deep state strikes again.
www.smdp.com/state-regula...
State regulators say Councilman Zwick is conflicted on housing votes
The California Fair Political Practices Commission has ruled that Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Zwick must recuse himself from housing production decisions
www.smdp.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is completely ridiculous. The state legislature is *full* of landlords and yet they’re apparently allowed to vote on tenant protection bills all the time.
Unacceptable that we allow tech companies to be test driving their vehicles on our city streets.
So we found out today in San Francisco that autonomous cars don't work in a blackout (Waymos shut down, wherever they were, all over city)
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
Participating in live experiments is fun! I still wish I'd been asked beforehand. But it is pretty wild and kind of cool to see them discover their edge cases.
December 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Unacceptable that we allow tech companies to be test driving their vehicles on our city streets.
I hate that the freeway runs right through the middle of the city. It's literally the densest populated place in the entire state, it should be for the people not for cars.
Never forget the communities destroyed to create a highway that splits the city of Seattle
digitalarchives.wa.gov/News/View/157
digitalarchives.wa.gov/News/View/157
Washington State Archives, Digital Archives
Washington State Archives, Digital Archives is the first Digital Archives in the nation to Preserve the electronic Records of both State and Local Government.
digitalarchives.wa.gov
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I hate that the freeway runs right through the middle of the city. It's literally the densest populated place in the entire state, it should be for the people not for cars.
Thanks for the nudge : ) I did a craft instead of scrolling and wrote instead of scrolling. Both times I actually thought about your sketching instead of scrolling.
✨ Sketching instead of Scrolling! ✨
Gentle nudge to remind you to do something other than scrolling, anything is better!
#flamingo #bird #art #timelapse #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart
Gentle nudge to remind you to do something other than scrolling, anything is better!
#flamingo #bird #art #timelapse #sketch #DetoxDoodles #sciart
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Thanks for the nudge : ) I did a craft instead of scrolling and wrote instead of scrolling. Both times I actually thought about your sketching instead of scrolling.
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It is important to remember all the great things we have in WA State with transit & active transportation is all with funding that pales in comparison to highway expansion.
Imagine what we could if we right-sized the budget and stopped expanding highways! Let’s fix what we got & make it better.
Imagine what we could if we right-sized the budget and stopped expanding highways! Let’s fix what we got & make it better.
December 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It is important to remember all the great things we have in WA State with transit & active transportation is all with funding that pales in comparison to highway expansion.
Imagine what we could if we right-sized the budget and stopped expanding highways! Let’s fix what we got & make it better.
Imagine what we could if we right-sized the budget and stopped expanding highways! Let’s fix what we got & make it better.
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Reading about Forest Service roads in @bengoldfarb.bsky.social Crossings, “The agency’s maintenance backlog exceeded $8B…If the service couldn’t afford its existing roads, it seemed ludicrous to build more.”
December 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Reading about Forest Service roads in @bengoldfarb.bsky.social Crossings, “The agency’s maintenance backlog exceeded $8B…If the service couldn’t afford its existing roads, it seemed ludicrous to build more.”