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Gordon Padelford

@gordonofseattle.bsky.social

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I share about walking, biking, great cities, & progressive politics. I work for @sngreenways.bsky.social (Seattle's walking, biking, and streets for people nonprofit), but these are my personal opinions.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · Nov 22

👋🏻 new followers. I’m Gordon and my day job is Executive Director of Seattle’s walking and biking nonprofit @sngreenways.bsky.social. Most of my content is specific to Seattle, and mostly about street infrastructure.

Hing Hay park in the Chinatown International District

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Turns out protest alone was never what changed things, it was protest *plus media coverage of protests*, which prompted officials to respond to protests, which increased public awareness of protests, etc.

If the protest happens & corporate media simply ignores it ... it's inert.

ineptitudinous.bsky.social @ineptitudinous.bsky.social · 1d

Six out of eight of the largest mass-movement protests in US history have happened since 2017. You wouldn't know this from most media reporting, and you sure af wouldn't know this from the way either major party has reacted.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 5h

Congrats on 10 years! I think I canvassed your door while you were out 😆

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Seattle Transit Blog @seattletransitblog.com · 6d

New Post: Judkins Park Station Access Improvements seattletransitblog.com/2025/10/06/j...

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 13h

This is good news.

A few vehicles with Intelligent Speed Assist can have an outsized impact on safety bc they’ll also prevent vehicles behind them from speeding.

www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/ne...

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 13h

Thorbeckeplein, Amsterdam in 1983 and today. I can't actually stand in the exact same spot as the photographer did in 1983 or I'd be among the tables between the tree and the buildings on the left!

In 1983 there is car parking to the left, two rows of car parking to the right and more car parking and another road behind that. Today it is all pedestrianised with a bike lane running through it. Outdoor seating replaces a lot of the car parking

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 14h

Wow, so it’s illegal to make plans with friends now

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 1d

Some of the urbanism happening in New York City…is stunning.

Broadway between Union Square and the Flatiron.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Katie Wilson: "I look at what Mayor Hidalgo has achieved in Paris, and I think that, and some of the mayors in Spanish cities, progressive, socialist mayors in Spanish cities, and the transformation of public space into walkable, people-oriented places where you want to be, it’s just so important."

I look at what Mayor Hidalgo has achieved in Paris, and I think that, and some of the mayors in Spanish cities, progressive, socialist mayors in Spanish cities, and the transformation of public space into walkable, people-oriented places where you want to be, it’s just so important. I really think that’s definitely going to be a big focus of my administration because if you travel to places like that where that kind of transformation has been achieved, you just feel like, “This is a place that I want to hang out.” It makes me feel good. It makes me feel like part of the city. I can meet people, talk to people, and there’s so much potential in Seattle for creating more of those spaces, and Ca

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 15h

Context: Harrell's suggestion for Seattle downtown activation at a forum last night

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 1d

Downtown could have "like, a 10-foot wall" where people could talk to AI versions of historical figures. "How cool would this be if we had like, a 10 foot wall. It's interactive and it's historical. And you could talk to Martin Luther King."...

Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 15h

Yes, but do they have 10' tall AI screens with hallucinations of Martin Luther King Jr to liven up the place?

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

Been strolling around central Madrid this evening, two observations:

1. The outdoor-cafe game here is so on point. They are everywhere! Tucked in every nook & cranny. Everyone is outside, *with one another*.
2. People live here, there are schools here, & so there are families with kids everywhere.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “Some still insist ‘downtowns will never attract kids & shouldn’t try.’ Then they design downtown to virtually repel kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vancouver proves the opposite can be true...”

I’m quoted in this article by @johnlorinc.bsky.social for @calcities.bsky.social

People want to have kids and live downtown. Can they? - Western City Magazine

For decades, planners focused on attracting young singles to dense urban cores. That dynamic has shifted, in part because ...

www.westerncity.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 1d

We explored Seattle’s pedestrian-only floating bridge this morning along the Arboretum Waterfront Trail

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 1d

Seattle: we’re the most educated and least religious city in the country

Also Seattle: so there’s this baseball salmon mascot who has never won a race right?

Always sunny in Philadelphia Conspiracy meme

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

That's better

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

On second thought, have they considered seeing who can balance a bat on their nose the longest?

Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

The Rapid Ride J project timeline was just training for this

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

So how’s everyone doing?

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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 2d

If the Norwegians had a sense of humour, they'd give Obama a second peace prize today.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

Internet radio over here

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, but I do appreciate that ⚾️ doesn’t devolve into a silly mini game to resolve things, looking at you ⚽️ shootouts (this may just be my residual stress from shootouts back when I played)

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 2d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

RAWMILKnado, Area Campylobacter Dad @tarnado.bsky.social · 2d

They've gone ELEVEN INNINGS ???

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

god this is torture why do you people like this

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s another angle of it