David Seater πΆββοΈπ΄π»ββοΈπ³οΈβπ
@davidseater.com
Doggie daddy, safe streets advocate, software test engineer. Volunteer and co-chair emeritus with Central Seattle Greenways.
A reminder as @cascade.org starts advertising signups for the STP ride: They used some of that money to pay for mailers supporting Harrell's re-election after they sole endorsed him.
I donβt care how many bike lanes the Harrell administration finished. Lake Washington Blvd was funded, planned, designed, and constructed entirely under his watch. And it was an embarrassing failure. This is his public safety legacy.
Hereβs evidence of a driver who jumped the curb recently at a crosswalk, see how far they threw the crossing sign? How are we still doing this?
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
A reminder as @cascade.org starts advertising signups for the STP ride: They used some of that money to pay for mailers supporting Harrell's re-election after they sole endorsed him.
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I donβt care how many bike lanes the Harrell administration finished. Lake Washington Blvd was funded, planned, designed, and constructed entirely under his watch. And it was an embarrassing failure. This is his public safety legacy.
Hereβs evidence of a driver who jumped the curb recently at a crosswalk, see how far they threw the crossing sign? How are we still doing this?
January 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I donβt care how many bike lanes the Harrell administration finished. Lake Washington Blvd was funded, planned, designed, and constructed entirely under his watch. And it was an embarrassing failure. This is his public safety legacy.
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Thank you Bruce Harrell for these beautiful benches on Lake Washington Blvd. I sat here for two minutes about two feet away from 40mph traffic. Only two road raging drivers punish passing other drivers today!
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Thank you Bruce Harrell for these beautiful benches on Lake Washington Blvd. I sat here for two minutes about two feet away from 40mph traffic. Only two road raging drivers punish passing other drivers today!
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Wayne Barnett finally cracks down and it's on...Katie Wilson's mom
January 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Wayne Barnett finally cracks down and it's on...Katie Wilson's mom
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There should not be a three block stretch with no crosswalks in such a dense neighborhood like First Hill
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 PM
There should not be a three block stretch with no crosswalks in such a dense neighborhood like First Hill
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I think this is my favorite quote from this interview.
"I think weβre gonna have a lot of people in our city walking around enjoying the city, and it would be nice if they had a place to pee."
"I think weβre gonna have a lot of people in our city walking around enjoying the city, and it would be nice if they had a place to pee."
Katie Wilson: "Yeah, Iβm just gonna be constantly compared to Mamdani, arenβt I?"
One Week In, Katie Wilson Charts the Path Ahead Β» The Urbanist
# The Urbanist recently sat down with Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson to get the latest on initiatives she has cooking now that her team is in office. We touched on emergency housing, bus lanes, World Cup ...
www.theurbanist.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I think this is my favorite quote from this interview.
"I think weβre gonna have a lot of people in our city walking around enjoying the city, and it would be nice if they had a place to pee."
"I think weβre gonna have a lot of people in our city walking around enjoying the city, and it would be nice if they had a place to pee."
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As recently as 2015, this would have been the end of a presidency. In 2026, it's a Tuesday.
January 14, 2026 at 7:25 PM
As recently as 2015, this would have been the end of a presidency. In 2026, it's a Tuesday.
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Sign in PRO for presumed liability. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Sign in PRO for presumed liability. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
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I always think it's funny that G Line is more frequent than 1 Line most of the time.
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I always think it's funny that G Line is more frequent than 1 Line most of the time.
First time I should have walked rather than take the G. Not very Gfrequent tonight.
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 AM
First time I should have walked rather than take the G. Not very Gfrequent tonight.
It did not, in fact, come 2 minutes ago
January 14, 2026 at 2:54 AM
It did not, in fact, come 2 minutes ago
5 eastbound G lines but none going west for 15 minutes?
January 14, 2026 at 2:53 AM
5 eastbound G lines but none going west for 15 minutes?
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I called around and @seattledot.bsky.social has definitely missed this Council-imposed deadline to say how they are going to implement Shared Streets.
Hopefully, this isn't going to ruin anyone's holiday but I'm happy the Seattle City Council passed this Statement of Legislative Intent ordering SDOT to say how they are going to implement the Shared Streets Law SB 5595. It's due on New Years Day!
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I called around and @seattledot.bsky.social has definitely missed this Council-imposed deadline to say how they are going to implement Shared Streets.
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Love this. But we know this would work in so many other places. How do we get this everywhere as a matter of policy instead of piecemeal as a special thing?
HOME ZONE: we updated N Greenwood Ave and N 95th St to make it easier to cross the street and prevent cut-through traffic. This project was funded by the Seattle Transportation Levy, built by SDOT crews, and based on crash data and resident input from the Aurora-Licton Urban Village Home Zone.
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Love this. But we know this would work in so many other places. How do we get this everywhere as a matter of policy instead of piecemeal as a special thing?
The amount of time it take SDOT to iterate their way to solutions that are already proven in other cities (and in design manuals) is absurd.
@seattledot.bsky.social the intersection protections at E Pike & Harvard are not working as intended.
Iβm watching driver after driver cut the corner turning north from Pike.
I hope this due to it being incomplete. It needs vertical delineation along the bike lane and corners.
Iβm watching driver after driver cut the corner turning north from Pike.
I hope this due to it being incomplete. It needs vertical delineation along the bike lane and corners.
January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The amount of time it take SDOT to iterate their way to solutions that are already proven in other cities (and in design manuals) is absurd.
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unpopular opinion: the Seattle city council should stop the (pretty new) practice of ending meetings the instant they're scheduled to end. allows CERTAIN people to filibuster so long they don't get to important topics. we pay them well, they can do the public part of their jobs a little longer!
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM
unpopular opinion: the Seattle city council should stop the (pretty new) practice of ending meetings the instant they're scheduled to end. allows CERTAIN people to filibuster so long they don't get to important topics. we pay them well, they can do the public part of their jobs a little longer!
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My latest about how a new UW report shows ICE still has ways to access to WA's Dept of Licensing driver data, including photos, home addresses, etc. This is the latest in a now long saga of the DOL giving personal information to immigration enforcement.
UW Report: Immigration Agents Still Accessing WA Driver Data Β» The Urbanist
# The University of Washington Center for Human Rights reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is still accessing state license data to aid mass deportation, despite state efforts ...
www.theurbanist.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
My latest about how a new UW report shows ICE still has ways to access to WA's Dept of Licensing driver data, including photos, home addresses, etc. This is the latest in a now long saga of the DOL giving personal information to immigration enforcement.
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Before the first πͺπΈBarcelona Superblock...
Before the first π¬π§London LTN...
Before the π³π±Groningen circulation plan...
πΊπΈSeattle built the Stevens Neighborhood Traffic Diversion Demonstration Project.
LET'S REVIVE THIS IDEA FOR A 21ST CENTURY SEATTLE
Before the first π¬π§London LTN...
Before the π³π±Groningen circulation plan...
πΊπΈSeattle built the Stevens Neighborhood Traffic Diversion Demonstration Project.
LET'S REVIVE THIS IDEA FOR A 21ST CENTURY SEATTLE
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Before the first πͺπΈBarcelona Superblock...
Before the first π¬π§London LTN...
Before the π³π±Groningen circulation plan...
πΊπΈSeattle built the Stevens Neighborhood Traffic Diversion Demonstration Project.
LET'S REVIVE THIS IDEA FOR A 21ST CENTURY SEATTLE
Before the first π¬π§London LTN...
Before the π³π±Groningen circulation plan...
πΊπΈSeattle built the Stevens Neighborhood Traffic Diversion Demonstration Project.
LET'S REVIVE THIS IDEA FOR A 21ST CENTURY SEATTLE
Very interesting to see the difference in some places (e.g. Bellingham and Olympia) when the toggle is set to Lesbians vs Gay Men
January 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Very interesting to see the difference in some places (e.g. Bellingham and Olympia) when the toggle is set to Lesbians vs Gay Men
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Another thing that makes our corner of the country very special.
January 12, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Another thing that makes our corner of the country very special.
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Just to put this very explicitly TAS is trying to protect a handful of trees on a residential street that is literally 2 blocks away from I5. If they actually cared about heat island effects, they'd talk about the highway.
January 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Just to put this very explicitly TAS is trying to protect a handful of trees on a residential street that is literally 2 blocks away from I5. If they actually cared about heat island effects, they'd talk about the highway.
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One of the best things @governorferguson.bsky.social could do for WA's economic competitiveness is invest in research at UW and other public colleges, counteracting the devastating cuts under Trump and Musk.
Instead he's proposed a 3% cut to higher ed in WA.
Instead he's proposed a 3% cut to higher ed in WA.
Trumpβs college agenda may have a lasting impact on research, culture
University leaders are concluding that many of the changes made so far to research, diversity and campus culture are likely to last long after President Donald Trump leaves office.
www.seattletimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
One of the best things @governorferguson.bsky.social could do for WA's economic competitiveness is invest in research at UW and other public colleges, counteracting the devastating cuts under Trump and Musk.
Instead he's proposed a 3% cut to higher ed in WA.
Instead he's proposed a 3% cut to higher ed in WA.
January 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
You forgot your pants π
January 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
You forgot your pants π