Imagine if there was a bus lane proposed in Madrona explicitly so Capitol Hill transit riders could access the neighborhood. That would not be accepted as a justification. To say nothing of the fact that Eastside cities like Bellevue are making it harder to get around without a car.

Then Melissa Santos of Axios asked a follow up on the Center City Connector and Harrell confirmed he both supports the project and has no plan to advance it.

Yup. One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of all time bsky.app/profile/grud...

One of the biggest declines in local tax revenues has been from the sales tax, mostly due to a dramatic decline in construction permits. This includes permits for new housing—less new housing (built by those ever-demonized developers) leads directly to funding shortfalls for the city.