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squishykitty.bsky.social
@squishykitty.bsky.social
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Urbanism, game development, and furries... Preferably all three!
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strongtowns.org
The city of Bothell, WA, is making strides to welcome new businesses by eliminating parking mandates. “I want there to be more Bothell in Bothell,” Mayor Mason Thompson told King 5 News.

(Photo credit: Joe Mabel, Wikimedia Commons)
A photo of Bothell, Washington with text that reads "Parking News: Bothell, WA just eliminated parking minimums for businesses."
July 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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tommulgrew.itch.io
There's a work-in-progress version of my little #pico8 flight simulator here:
www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=148...

I'd really appreciate any feedback, particularly if it helps me tweak the flight model to be (somewhat) more realistic.
April 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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theurbanist.org
The Washington House of Representatives has passed legislation setting goals that could more than double service and significantly shrink travel times on Amtrak Cascades. The Washington State Senate still needs to sign off on the legislation.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/03/14/s...
An Amtrak Cascades train dwells at King Street Station in Seattle
March 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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typewriteralley.bsky.social
The WA House is about to vote on @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social's bill spelling out a path to Amtrak Cascades service expansion!
www.theurbanist.org/2025/02/05/l...
State Lawmakers Chart Path to Double Amtrak Cascades Service - The Urbanist
# State lawmakers are signaling intent to improve Amtrak Cascades service with legislation setting a goal of cutting the trip time from Seattle to Portland to 2.5 hours and boosting service to 14 dail...
www.theurbanist.org
March 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
squishykitty.bsky.social
Similar point. People get more upset about 5 story infill than they do about a single family home or a fast food joint being renovated despite the latter directly contributing to displacement.
koriander.bsky.social Kori 🌹 @koriander.bsky.social · Mar 2
we lost the plot when it became more sinister for a childless tech worker to buy a 1br in a "tower" on former industrial land than for them to buy a 4 br in the suburbs
March 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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bombsfall.bsky.social
love to everyone effected by the ongoing murder of the video game industry
February 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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godotengine.org
We knew from the beginning that aiming for a late-February release was an ambitious timeframe, but the community has risen to the challenge and kept development right on track!

godotengine.org/article/dev-...
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.4 beta 4
The 4.4 beta phase nears its end!
godotengine.org
February 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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bevy.org
Bevy is finally registered as a game engine on itch.io!

You can now label your game as "made with bevy" by adding it to its metadata.

itch.io/game-develop...
Top Game Engines
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December 13, 2024 at 7:32 AM
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sound-transit.bsky.social
Save the date! Two new stations on the Link 2 Line in Redmond will open for passenger service on May 10. Read more: www.soundtransit.org/system-expan...
Image of Link light rail with text overlay hello to redmond opening may 10
January 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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theurbanist.org
Seattle Proposition 1A would tax excess compensation to fund mixed-income social housing. The Urbanist Elections Committee endorses a yes on 1A vote and urges you to vote by the February 11 deadline.

Endorsement: www.theurbanist.org/2025/01/28/p...
Graphic for the social housing developer
January 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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ailantd.com
Battleship I designed for LevelCapGaming's C-BEAMS upcoming game: www.youtube.com/levelcapgaming

#SciFi #scifiart #spaceship #PortfolioDay
January 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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theurbanist.org
In Hillman City, a land use application for a major phased development with 5 new residential buildings with 735 homes and retail has been filed. services.seattle.gov/portal/custo...
Rendering
January 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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zorrito.bsky.social
snoot
January 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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foxes-in-love.bsky.social
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Green is laying down on the floor, as Blue appears from the background, observing him. Green, thinking: Alright, time to get up now. Green remains on the floor, unmoving, as Blue prepares to pounce. Green, still in thought: Get up, get up, get up, get up, get up, get uuup Green has still made no attempt to get up, as Blue is leaping right on top of him, visible only as a blue vaguely fox-shaped blur. Green: Any minute now. Blue lands on top of Green, across his back, effectively preventing him from getting up. Green looks mildly surprised but not disappointed. Blue: Hi. Green: Hi.
January 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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fischer.bsky.social
we have starter homes being built today in portland. but they’re not detached single family homes, and they’re only built in a few areas zoned for midsize apartment buildings
screenshot from zillow of a condo in a sixplex selling for $287,000.
January 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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underpalewater.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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zorrito.bsky.social
pixel art! (kinda)
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 AM
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theurbanist.org
“Systemwide Link light rail ridership surpassed records three months in a row through August, September, and October 2024.”
theurbanist.org The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · Dec 13
October is the first month that the Link light rail system has topped 3 million rides in Sound Transit history.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2024/12/13/l...
Link train approaching elevated station
December 13, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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britzmark.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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theurbanist.org
The recently passed Redmond 2050 plan increases housing capacity and aims to produce nearly 30,000 new homes by 2050. However, homebuilders warn that the City is adding new obstacles that could impede housing development.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2024/11/27/r...
Public event in a downtown park in Redmond
November 28, 2024 at 2:20 AM
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arcdraws.bsky.social
Co-pilot 🛵
November 29, 2024 at 12:21 AM