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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 17h

omg thanks! rode through this last night and was worried since it's a pretty heavily used corridor

your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 22h

during my city adventure I spontaneously ran into: two people that I know, the stickers of someone that I know, and the art for sale of someone that I know.

city is community! if you realize that! 💗💓

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 23h

it got cold and I was worried about the journey back home but we warmed up with dinner in Ballard and a stop at Push/Pull and the bike back was soooo pleasant. I love pier 58 at night! saw a lot of new bike infrastructure today! 🥰

I fucking love living here !

nighttime view of Frankie Feetsplinter wooden troll sculpture, backlit by the Nordic Museum in Ballard.

a silhouette climbing on the Pier 58 jellyfish playground at night, backlit by the great wheel

Pier 58 jellyfish playground at night, with the aquarium and lit buildings behind - you can even see the space noodle!

Marginal Way bike lane and bike counter at night - 488 today, 3114 this year!

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 23h

biked to the Ballard locks yesterday for the first time!
what a lovely day for a city bike frolic 🥰

view of ferry dock, beach, Smith Tower from the Water Taxi approaching downtown Seattle

Boeing fuselages loaded on freight trains along the bike route through Interbay

cut metal sign on the floor of Ballard locks pedestrian crossing walkway says PINCH POINT!!

Grechen C the adorable tugboat is approaching the large lock on a blue sky fall day

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CheeToS @unclecheetos.bsky.social · 2d

I was an ORCA card reader for Halloween

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Scott Berkley @scott-berkley.bsky.social · 2d

@publicola.bsky.social and @theurbanist.org.web.brid.gy are straight up more informative for Seattle politics and I'm happy to be a monthly supporter of both! If you only read @seattletimes.com you'd likely be confused about what is at stake in this election

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 2d

Of COURSE the Seattle Times guy who thinks online news isn't real news is railing against news vouchers, which he says consist of Katie Wilson "taking $10 million from taxpayers" to fund people he looks down on—independent news producers who now all have to compete with each other for supporters.

News vouchers resurface in Seattle mayoral race

News vouchers may sounds promising, especially in the words of Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson, but they are deeply problematic.

www.seattletimes.com

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 2d

I fucking love Claudia 💪✨

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 6d

the links to pdfs on that page don't work for me! thought you might wanna know!

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 8d

I'm still pretty new to the area, and clueless about basically all things school-related, but curious why Lafayette seems so much worse than Genessee and even Alki 🤔

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 8d

whoa this is cool to see! thanks for putting together this visual!

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AvgZing @avgzing.com · 8d

And not only should you vote yourself, you should tell all of your friends to vote too!
This isn't a federal election where our votes hardly matter.

This is a LOCAL election. These are decided by just hundreds of votes! You individually make a huge difference. Vote by the end of this week!

Hannah Krieg @hannahkrieg.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: YOUNG PEOPLE GET YOUR BUTTS TO THE BALLOT BOXES. So far, only 10% of ballots come from voters under 35. And overrepresentation of older voters could be the difference between Katie Wilson and Bruce Harrell 2.0. www.theburnerseattle.com/post/voters-...

Voters Under 35 Account For Just 10% Of Ballots Returned In King County So Far

Young people: This is fucking serious. The 2025 election could be a huge shift in the balance of power at City Hall — voters could kick out our MAGA Republican City Attorney, banish the most incompete...

www.theburnerseattle.com

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 9d

how many did you order in this batch??

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 10d

there he is! !

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AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck @alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 11d

Dionne is the colleague I need on Seattle City Council.

Get your ballots in!

The Stranger @thestranger.com · 13d

Dionne Foster is the Most Qualified First-Time City Council Candidate in Years

Guest Rant: Dionne Foster is Not Inexperienced

Seattle cannot afford leaders who divide, dismiss, abstain, or look the other way. We need leaders like Dionne Foster who show up, listen, and fight with and for working people.

www.thestranger.com

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 12d

200+ bike and scooter corrals will be installed across Seattle to make it clearer and easier to find a place to park shared bikes and scooters.

These, created by local artist Roy (Eroyn) Franklin, were installed in partnership with Seattle Symphony, Benaroya Hall, and the Office of Arts & Culture.

SDOT crews working to install thermoplastic artwork.

A parking corral with art next to Benaroya Hall.

Cool parking corral art (bright blue, red, pink and purple design) with little glyphs of a scooter and bike.

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 12d

I was thinking the same!!! 💞

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 13d

the comments on that thread upset me

the initial message is a little upsetting too but I really appreciated hearing the perspective I'd never heard before

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 14d

I WANNA LEARN BOTH OF THESE
my dad has a ham radio that I plan to bring out here if the city ever lets us build his fuckin house in our yard

your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 14d

if you have extras you're looking to distribute, I'd love to add some to my sticker distribution box I bring to meetups 🥰

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 14d

thanks for sharing this perspective I've never heard or thought of. I had been wondering if there were any bike buses in my new neighborhood, and if one should start up. Perhaps a walking school bus instead?

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 14d

Just got out of a community council meeting in Georgetown where I was expecting the issue of a potential lane reduction on E Marginal Way to dominate.

Instead, there were more questions about getting MORE bike infrastructure, pedestrian crossings, and sidewalk upgrades.

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 15d

I love that you did this! it looks great! I'll be sharing it with friends

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Eastside Urbanism @eastsideurbanism.org · 15d

quick easy action! ✅

DeFlock Redmond @deflock-redmond.bsky.social · Oct 5

Our petition link and flyer:

www.change.org/deflock-redm...

#deflock #redmond #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

The change.org petition flyer for the "DeFlock Redmond" campaign with the petition URL and QR code

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 15d

I have never felt more strongly about someone being the right person for the job, for me it's Claudia 💪🥰 especially if you are a transit voter. Transit Riders Union, The Urbanist, Seattle Subway, Move Redmond, Eastside Urbanism have all endorsed her too.

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your friend lara @yourfriendlara.bsky.social · 16d

I'm honestly so surprised that catastrophic shit like this doesn't happen more often on/around the bridge. it is designed like a highway but signed 40 mph at this end with lots of conflict points, short merges, blind curves, often poor visibility. people drive crazy here. this is devastating.

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