Seth Tuttle
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Taking the state further into debt just to maintain the existing highway infrastructure we have, all to avoid increasing the taxes we already raised to pay for highway expansion projects, is so wild. Ferguson's first transportation budget is even worse than I expected.
December 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Taking the state further into debt just to maintain the existing highway infrastructure we have, all to avoid increasing the taxes we already raised to pay for highway expansion projects, is so wild. Ferguson's first transportation budget is even worse than I expected.
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New Post: Build the Best Parts First seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/16/b...
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New Post: Build the Best Parts First seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/16/b...
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While we don’t yet know all the details of this tragedy, we do know that we can save lives through better street design. Making our streets safer, especially for the most vulnerable road users — people walking, biking, and rolling — will be a high priority for my administration. #VisionZero.
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
While we don’t yet know all the details of this tragedy, we do know that we can save lives through better street design. Making our streets safer, especially for the most vulnerable road users — people walking, biking, and rolling — will be a high priority for my administration. #VisionZero.
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HAPPENING NOW: A group of protesters have reportedly taken over the intersection on Beacon Hill where someone on a bike was killed by a hit-and-run driver early this morning.
I'm not on the scene yet, but was sent this photo from Beacon Avenue and Stevens Street.
I'm not on the scene yet, but was sent this photo from Beacon Avenue and Stevens Street.
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
HAPPENING NOW: A group of protesters have reportedly taken over the intersection on Beacon Hill where someone on a bike was killed by a hit-and-run driver early this morning.
I'm not on the scene yet, but was sent this photo from Beacon Avenue and Stevens Street.
I'm not on the scene yet, but was sent this photo from Beacon Avenue and Stevens Street.
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Just after midnight last night, a driver struck and killed a 38-year man who was riding his bike at Beacon Avenue S and S Stevens Street in a hit-and-run.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just after midnight last night, a driver struck and killed a 38-year man who was riding his bike at Beacon Avenue S and S Stevens Street in a hit-and-run.
spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/12/14/d...
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NEW STORY // Op-Ed: It’s Time to Imagine a Safer, More Connected Rainier Avenue
Op-Ed by Anna Zivarts (@nondriver.bsky.social) via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/14/o...
Op-Ed by Anna Zivarts (@nondriver.bsky.social) via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/14/o...
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Imagine a Safer, More Connected Rainier Avenue » The Urbanist
# Rainier Avenue has too many cars traveling at dangerous speeds, but conventional planning practices make it hard to change that and design a future where Rainier Avenue thrives. Let's stop making ha...
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December 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW STORY // Op-Ed: It’s Time to Imagine a Safer, More Connected Rainier Avenue
Op-Ed by Anna Zivarts (@nondriver.bsky.social) via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/14/o...
Op-Ed by Anna Zivarts (@nondriver.bsky.social) via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/14/o...
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Dude, we need to do better about shared scooter and bike parking in Seattle. The status quo of 'leave them wherever you like' is dangerous for and disrespectful to disabled pedestrians. Like here at this major rapid ride stop👇
December 13, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Dude, we need to do better about shared scooter and bike parking in Seattle. The status quo of 'leave them wherever you like' is dangerous for and disrespectful to disabled pedestrians. Like here at this major rapid ride stop👇
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All the more reason to not waste any more time and money trying to “save” ST3 by hacking it to pieces. Voters expect the full system they approved and funded to be built. It’s ST’s job to figure out how, without scaling it back.
In the interline scenario, Ballard Link would actually skip Westlake Station, with trains instead heading north from Third Avenue from Symphony Station. This would require suspending existing light rail service for "potentially years" along with the Third Ave bus corridor.
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
All the more reason to not waste any more time and money trying to “save” ST3 by hacking it to pieces. Voters expect the full system they approved and funded to be built. It’s ST’s job to figure out how, without scaling it back.
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"I'm quite convinced that continuing to pursue this idea would be a very bad idea," Board Chair Dave Somers says, calling the idea of continued study of the second tunnel hitting the "reset button" on the entire ST3 plan.
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"I'm quite convinced that continuing to pursue this idea would be a very bad idea," Board Chair Dave Somers says, calling the idea of continued study of the second tunnel hitting the "reset button" on the entire ST3 plan.
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The conversation is over, Harrell did not weigh in at all.
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The conversation is over, Harrell did not weigh in at all.
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So that's at least four people walking or biking in Seattle who have been hit by drivers and transported to the hospital - just today alone.
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting someone walking near 15th Ave NW and NW 85th Street.
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
So that's at least four people walking or biking in Seattle who have been hit by drivers and transported to the hospital - just today alone.
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This is the second person hit by a driver on Rainier within 24 hours.
Rainier Valley and its residents and visitors deserve better.
Rainier Valley and its residents and visitors deserve better.
About 45 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting a 14 year old child at Rainier Ave S and S Oregon Street, near Rainier Playfield.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is the second person hit by a driver on Rainier within 24 hours.
Rainier Valley and its residents and visitors deserve better.
Rainier Valley and its residents and visitors deserve better.
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Less than 24 hours later, someone else (possibly a child) was hit by a car on Rainier Ave near Rainier Playfield. The screenshot below was shared on the Columbia City Facebook page.
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Less than 24 hours later, someone else (possibly a child) was hit by a car on Rainier Ave near Rainier Playfield. The screenshot below was shared on the Columbia City Facebook page.
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About 45 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting a 14 year old child at Rainier Ave S and S Oregon Street, near Rainier Playfield.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
About 45 minutes ago, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting a 14 year old child at Rainier Ave S and S Oregon Street, near Rainier Playfield.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
The child was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
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The Ballard Line will produce 220,000 riders while the rest of the expansions combined only produce 80,000. Those 80,000 riders come at a cost of about 2/3rds of the expansion budget, since the economics of the system was brought up…
The King County Council is considering the latest slate of Sound Transit board appointments, with Tukwila Mayor Tom McLeod is up now: "Everything needs to be on the table for board consideration; ultimately, choices in Ballard and West Seattle will ripple across the entire financial plan," he says.
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The Ballard Line will produce 220,000 riders while the rest of the expansions combined only produce 80,000. Those 80,000 riders come at a cost of about 2/3rds of the expansion budget, since the economics of the system was brought up…
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Final vote on SPOG contract:
Yes: Kettle, Rivera, Strauss, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Nelson
No: Lin, Rinck, Saka
The SPOG contract passes on a 6-3 vote.
Yes: Kettle, Rivera, Strauss, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Nelson
No: Lin, Rinck, Saka
The SPOG contract passes on a 6-3 vote.
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Final vote on SPOG contract:
Yes: Kettle, Rivera, Strauss, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Nelson
No: Lin, Rinck, Saka
The SPOG contract passes on a 6-3 vote.
Yes: Kettle, Rivera, Strauss, Hollingsworth, Juarez, Nelson
No: Lin, Rinck, Saka
The SPOG contract passes on a 6-3 vote.
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Just after 12:30am last night, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at Rainier Ave S and S Charles Street.
The person who was hit, a 50 year old man, was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
The person who was hit, a 50 year old man, was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Just after 12:30am last night, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone walking at Rainier Ave S and S Charles Street.
The person who was hit, a 50 year old man, was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
The person who was hit, a 50 year old man, was transported to Harborview with significant injuries.
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State Senator Rebecca Saldaña announced a bid for the open King County Council District 2 seat in the 2026 election, positioning herself in the progressive lane and pledging to fight back against Trump attacks and defend the working class.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/08/r...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/08/r...
Rebecca Saldaña Announces Run for Girmay Zahilay’s Former County Council Seat » The Urbanist
# State Senator Rebecca Saldaña announced a bid for the open King County Council District 2 seat in the 2026 election, positioning herself in the progressive lane and pledging to fight back against Tr...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
State Senator Rebecca Saldaña announced a bid for the open King County Council District 2 seat in the 2026 election, positioning herself in the progressive lane and pledging to fight back against Trump attacks and defend the working class.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/08/r...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/08/r...
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Greetings from the first revenue service train to leave Federal Way, with all three county Executives, Senator Maria Cantwell, CEO Dow Constantine and numerous other board members.
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Greetings from the first revenue service train to leave Federal Way, with all three county Executives, Senator Maria Cantwell, CEO Dow Constantine and numerous other board members.
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Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting two pedestrians, an adult and a child, at 15th Ave S and S Angeline Street in Beacon Hill.
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Seattle Fire is currently responding to a driver hitting two pedestrians, an adult and a child, at 15th Ave S and S Angeline Street in Beacon Hill.
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This is the crosswalk right outside Kent Des Moines Station (opening Saturday) that allows you to get across State Route 99.
See that teeny bus stop off on the distance? That's the closest stop for southbound RapidRide A Line riders.
See that teeny bus stop off on the distance? That's the closest stop for southbound RapidRide A Line riders.
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is the crosswalk right outside Kent Des Moines Station (opening Saturday) that allows you to get across State Route 99.
See that teeny bus stop off on the distance? That's the closest stop for southbound RapidRide A Line riders.
See that teeny bus stop off on the distance? That's the closest stop for southbound RapidRide A Line riders.
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"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
Tuesday: Community Council forum on 'scooter public safety' + It's time to take bike and scooter share seriously
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
Tuesday: Community Council forum on ‘scooter public safety’ + It’s time to take bike and scooter share seriously
Seattle was the first major and lasting launch city for Lime back in July 2017, and the city has continued to be one of the company's strongest markets globally. In the last year (November 2024 through November 2025), Lime and Bird reported an astounding 10.3 million trips in Seattle, according to SDOT's data dashboard (96% of those trips were on Lime).
www.seattlebikeblog.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
"Over the year, bike and scooter share carried about 60% as many trips as the state’s $2.15 billion SR-99 highway tunnel under downtown Seattle. During summer months, that number may have been more like 80%."
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Listening to tonight's Federal Way city council land use committee meeting, where a councilmember was questioning the need to add a sidewalk to a street directly connecting Federal Way High School with the light rail station, "because it's a residential area" and would impact parking.
December 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Listening to tonight's Federal Way city council land use committee meeting, where a councilmember was questioning the need to add a sidewalk to a street directly connecting Federal Way High School with the light rail station, "because it's a residential area" and would impact parking.
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Meanwhile Sara Nelson is using her time with the state legislative team to advocate against a potential craft beer excise tax.
December 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Meanwhile Sara Nelson is using her time with the state legislative team to advocate against a potential craft beer excise tax.
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truly the city of no fun allowed! why the hell is the best beach in town open later during the winter than during the summer?
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
truly the city of no fun allowed! why the hell is the best beach in town open later during the winter than during the summer?