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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, I love this alleyway intersection that had a retaul business.

Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for informing us! I opened my complaints to the City EEC and the State PDC.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 2d

Whats worse is that Saka probably didn't even ride a fully electric bus this morning.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 4d

This press release shows Sound Transit's confidence in the Mariners to get it done:

Should a game five prove necessary on Friday, trains will serve the 3:08 p.m. start time as follows:

Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 6d

No, the real concern is if one semi-sized fire truck is parked putting out a fire, can another fire truck safely pass? (I think suburban cul-de-sacs are designed this way)

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Alex ITMFA @ahym666.bsky.social · 9d

Seattle deserves a steady, calm, collaborative, competent and considerate leader who won’t back down to corporate interests in @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social

Seattle deserves someone who over and over again has organized to make Seattle and our region better for everyone.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 9d

What is the SB79 implementation timeline? Washington State passed a similar bill, but won't have impact for 4 years.

Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 9d

Where though? Seattle does not have many driveway-free arterials with the right-of-way width of suburban Netherlands.

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Seattle Indivisible @seattleindivisible.bsky.social · 13d

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 14d

Great article about the physical challenges with cancelling the 2nd downtown transit tunnel. www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/02/o...

Nick Hasbun may be a college student studying government, but he has a great undersranding of rail engineering (i.e. better than ST Board members)

Op-Ed: Link Light Rail’s Success Depends on Second Downtown Seattle Tunnel » The Urbanist

# Some Sound Transit boardmembers have questioned the necessity of building a second light rail tunnel in downtown Seattle, arguing that routing Ballard Link through the existing tunnel could save bil...

www.theurbanist.org

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 14d

California definately doesn't need 4 traffic lanes.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 16d

I used to be a fan of Seattle's concrete arterial streets, because I thought they would last forever. But I have seen plenty of heavy bus/truck asphalt streets in Asia and Europe (in good condition), and bumped over so many misaligned concrete panels in Seattle.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 19d

She specifically called out your article on the Boston police budget at this event last night.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 22d

In a metro where only 20% live within the city, many SDOT staffers making decisions *are* those suburban commuters. The city hires based professional experience, not your home address.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24d

Exactly. US grocers don't care to learn how reduce theft without being hostile to customers.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24d

Strangely, my experience in Europe, which is generally safer with a stronger safety net than the US, is that grocery stores have elaborate access control with metal railings and turnstiles. Attractive, subtle, effective, but attuned to the realities of urban life.

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 24d

This post is epic. I'd love to see the Seattle version. futureis.la/p/10-million...

10 million Angelenos by 2075

LA should be the biggest city in the USA.

futureis.la

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · 25d

The larger batteries getting installed in the trolleybuses this year can go a few miles off-wire. Hoping this planning will inch @kingcountymetro.bsky.social towards using that capability.

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Stephen Fesler 🧦 🥑🚶‍♂️🚌 🚊 🚆 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @safesler.bsky.social · 27d

Wow! en.traicy.com/posts/202509...

Cathay Pacific to Resume Hong Kong–Seattle Service from March 30, 2026 - TRAICY Global

Cathay Pacific will resume service on the Hong Kong–Seattle route from March 30, 2026. It will operate five roundtrips per week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The route wil...

en.traicy.com

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · Sep 19

Carnegie Mellon offers online MOOC foreign language courses, for reasonable prices like $35/semester. I've done French 1 & 2 with them. oli.cmu.edu/product-cate...

Language and Speech Archives - OLI

oli.cmu.edu

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · Sep 19

Would be hilarious if a judge threw out the tree ordinance for being botanically imprecise.

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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · Sep 18

"With Carr, networks now have not an objective regulator, or even someone with a partisan agenda, but something unprecedented in recent history: a mercenary who seems intent on using the regulatory state to serve the personal whims of the president." -- www.vulture.com/article/jimm...

What Is Disney Thinking?

By pulling Jimmy Kimmel off the air, Bob Iger risks tarnishing his legacy in Hollywood.

www.vulture.com

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Chad Newton @chadnewt.bsky.social · Sep 18

Gives lie to the claim that the Ballard Bridge is too old and must be completely replaced.

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Todd @toddwr.bsky.social · Sep 18

Please, please, please, independent journalists (or platform hosts, idk) I want to quickly Apple pay per article. I’ll give you $1-2 to read a single article. It will scale much faster than everybody begging for new subscribers.

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · Sep 17

!!!! There is a proposal to the Seattle School Board to send a letter to the city about the Comprehensive Plan!!!! #PublicSchoolsAreAnUrbanistIssue

www.seattleschools.org/board-meetin...

Screenshot of the letter to the Seattle City Council from the School Board.

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