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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 7h

This bookstore is such a hidden gem. So many incredible old books, and a great little bar, too.

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 10h

It's bad to streamline permitting?

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 1d

CoStar will have what you’re looking for

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time to be the crank

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 2d

What is even the purpose of SEPA if a 594-stall parking garage is able to receive a "determination of non-significance"
www.djc.com/news/ae/1217...

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 3d

The World Series in Seattle would be crazy!

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 3d

Please donate if you can. Time to get rid of Susan Collins.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 5d

Homeowners insurance prices is going to leave much of Florida uninhabitable within 10-15 years. I don't think your estimation is far off.

Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 7d

And here I thought Westlake was too big

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 8d

You're right about an abundance of people make a place feel safe, but I don't know what that has to do with security officers on transit.

Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 8d

as being safe if we want to increase ridership.

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 8d

Something that really frustrates me about this conversation is that urbanists constantly beat the drum on safety (accurately, FWIW - transit is very safe), but fail to miss the point that security like this makes many people feel safer and likely boosts ridership. Feeling safe is just as important..

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 8d

Buses, unlike rail, are diffuse. There are 100s of them operating across the county from early in the morning until late at night. So it would be nice to have some evidence that distributing a couple hundred security guards across the system makes people "safer" before investing additional millions.

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 13d

Better make our stacked flats a little harder to build.

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 13d

4-bed homes in an apartment building is so unheard of. Thank you for your service!

Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 14d

Better build another freeway for the eastsiders

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 14d

Parks N Rec was a documentary, not a mockumentary

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 15d

Of course - the questions were about whether the future bricks will be real or thin (facade) bricks. There was also talk about pavement quality, concrete, and whether "pictures of produce"
would be allowed in windows.

Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 14d

How soon until @wilsonkatieb.bsky.social is mayor and we can get a new head of SDOT?

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 14d

NEW STORY // What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One
www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/01/w...

What’s Easier than Adding a Bus Lane in Seattle? Deleting One » The Urbanist

# The City of Seattle will be removing an East Union Street bus only lane set aside for the Route 2 this weekend, ceding to requests from nearby property owners who have complained about traffic chang...

www.theurbanist.org

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 14d

We have pre-approved plans for ADUs in Seattle. They’re *fine* but our topography and tree ordinances make them hard to work in many instances.

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 19d

Urbanists forget that a lot of people outside this bubble really want fare gates and more fare enforcement. It feels crappy paying for a service that 8/10 people around you aren’t paying for.

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 19d

12th Ave bike lane through Cap Hill, CD and Little Saigon connecting to Beacon Hill would be so nice

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 20d

I’ve never understood the argument against them. Like, oh no, people have to pay to use a service? In Seattle, there’s free and subsidized Orca cards so no one’s being excluded.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21d

Kimmel: Brendan Carr is the most embarrassing Carr the Republican have embraced since the cybertruck

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 22d

Looks a lot like pike place market before most cars were banned.

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Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 22d

Close Main and Washington through Pioneer Square!

Andy Randles @andyrandles.bsky.social · 23d

They're not pure enough for some urbanists

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