Three Flats Bettcher
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I also do other stuff too.
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I actually think we could run 20+ daily roundtrips, with hourly or better service, and see mostly full trains
the fact that amtrak cascades hit another ridership record in FY25 despite shutting down for two weeks and spending half the year running smaller trains with higher prices bc of the horizon recall is another sign that the demand for rail in the pnw is genuinely insatiable
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I actually think we could run 20+ daily roundtrips, with hourly or better service, and see mostly full trains
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New to Seattle? November is historically the rainiest month, and with the time change, the sun sets before 5PM until Jan 25th. Here’s a few thoughts on how to make the most of it 🧵:
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
a pixel art of a city skyline at night with a green sign that says ' northwest ' on it
Alt: a pixel art of a city skyline at night with a green sign that says ' northwest ' on it
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November 9, 2024 at 12:43 AM
New to Seattle? November is historically the rainiest month, and with the time change, the sun sets before 5PM until Jan 25th. Here’s a few thoughts on how to make the most of it 🧵:
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
1) First off, ignore people who insist you have to innately love it or you don’t belong here.
Hank Hill: “…so, are ya city or suburb?“
Lakewood, OH: “well, for the last 120 years I’ve been a streetcar suburb, but I’m actually the densest city in Ohio.”
Bill: “streetcar? Like a Ford Focus?”
Lakewood: “no, stupid, like a pre-car town!”
Hank: “…
…so, are ya city or suburb?”
Lakewood, OH: “well, for the last 120 years I’ve been a streetcar suburb, but I’m actually the densest city in Ohio.”
Bill: “streetcar? Like a Ford Focus?”
Lakewood: “no, stupid, like a pre-car town!”
Hank: “…
…so, are ya city or suburb?”
Right, this is true, but the OVERWHELMING evidence of the past 100 years of American life is that vastly more people want space and a car than a smaller unit and a car-free lifestyle. This is mostly why the suburban share of US population has grown relentlessly for the entire 20th and 21st century
Some people put a premium on space in my experience, others put a premium on not having to have a car and not being isolated out in the suburbs
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Hank Hill: “…so, are ya city or suburb?“
Lakewood, OH: “well, for the last 120 years I’ve been a streetcar suburb, but I’m actually the densest city in Ohio.”
Bill: “streetcar? Like a Ford Focus?”
Lakewood: “no, stupid, like a pre-car town!”
Hank: “…
…so, are ya city or suburb?”
Lakewood, OH: “well, for the last 120 years I’ve been a streetcar suburb, but I’m actually the densest city in Ohio.”
Bill: “streetcar? Like a Ford Focus?”
Lakewood: “no, stupid, like a pre-car town!”
Hank: “…
…so, are ya city or suburb?”
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It’s possible to have yards and parking and three or four bedrooms and not have 100 mile metropolitan diameters and 100% car dependency
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It’s possible to have yards and parking and three or four bedrooms and not have 100 mile metropolitan diameters and 100% car dependency
if your house is expensive it doesn’t mean you are wealthy so much as it means it costs bonkers amounts of money to fund your life.
your primary residence is way more of an expense than an investment, despite what the loan officers tell you
your primary residence is way more of an expense than an investment, despite what the loan officers tell you
many YIMBYs i know are actually quite explicit about working against their own financial interest
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
if your house is expensive it doesn’t mean you are wealthy so much as it means it costs bonkers amounts of money to fund your life.
your primary residence is way more of an expense than an investment, despite what the loan officers tell you
your primary residence is way more of an expense than an investment, despite what the loan officers tell you
all this home equity and your kids still move to Boise to afford to live
many YIMBYs i know are actually quite explicit about working against their own financial interest
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
all this home equity and your kids still move to Boise to afford to live
what is this, a city for cars?
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
what is this, a city for cars?
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I need to visit Seattle's downtown library more often. It's easily in the top 10 of all buildings I've ever been in and it's right in my backyard.
November 16, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I need to visit Seattle's downtown library more often. It's easily in the top 10 of all buildings I've ever been in and it's right in my backyard.
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It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It is very funny that this Pope is just going to get jerseys from now on. Everyone decided that's what this Pope likes and that is it. It's like if your grandmother got you a puzzle for Christmas one year and you said you liked it so your entire extended family is like "oh that's the puzzle kid"
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Almost certainly Seattle. Population went from 600k->800k, the city went from no rail system to a top-10 busiest network, region became an absolute economic powerhouse, there’s a total transformation of the waterfront, and so much more
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Almost certainly Seattle. Population went from 600k->800k, the city went from no rail system to a top-10 busiest network, region became an absolute economic powerhouse, there’s a total transformation of the waterfront, and so much more
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
Pike’s Place’s
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Pike’s Place’s
Washington State has its share of bummer place names (Mount Terror, Cape Disappointment, Useless Bay, etc etc), but none as cute and quaint as what the UK offers
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Washington State has its share of bummer place names (Mount Terror, Cape Disappointment, Useless Bay, etc etc), but none as cute and quaint as what the UK offers
cheeseburger-eating surrender-monkeys
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
cheeseburger-eating surrender-monkeys
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Vancouver is what Star Trek thinks San Francisco would be like in the future.
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Vancouver is what Star Trek thinks San Francisco would be like in the future.
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passengers are often confused at my routing and then I realize oh, this is the bike way to get there
When you're trying to figure out how to drive somewhere that you usually only bike to.
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 AM
passengers are often confused at my routing and then I realize oh, this is the bike way to get there
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I thought they were planning to replace the 30 year mortgages with 20 year mortgages? Maybe I read that wrong and the 2 was upside down.
I don’t think their homes are even built to last 50 years
I don’t think their homes are even built to last 50 years
Oh good. the 50-year mortgage. That should solve everything.
November 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I thought they were planning to replace the 30 year mortgages with 20 year mortgages? Maybe I read that wrong and the 2 was upside down.
I don’t think their homes are even built to last 50 years
I don’t think their homes are even built to last 50 years
the way this robot picks up the trash looks a bit like a human imitation of a robot, it’s kind of adorable
MY FELLOW AMERICANS: Watch how modular in-street recycling/trash collection works. Common across Europe, it is a great solution for urban areas.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
the way this robot picks up the trash looks a bit like a human imitation of a robot, it’s kind of adorable
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This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
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I love Seattle 🍁
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I love Seattle 🍁
apparently Bothell regularly exports (excretes?) weird NIMBY politicians
Debbie Treen, the NIMBY ex-mayor of Bothell, got elected to the Sammamish city council last night. Where her husband already has a seat!
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
apparently Bothell regularly exports (excretes?) weird NIMBY politicians