Chris Randels
@deutski.bsky.social
Transit & urbanism advocate; founder & director of Complete Streets Bellevue; democratic socialist; bi polyam furry; he/him
Working to inform & organize in Bellevue & Tacoma
Working to inform & organize in Bellevue & Tacoma
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vancouver/miami certainly must be the greatest distance between two teams in any league championship, like, ever, right?
November 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
vancouver/miami certainly must be the greatest distance between two teams in any league championship, like, ever, right?
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Mamdani seems like a prog willing to ruffle feathers to pass good government reforms.
Dean Preston was a prog who was unwilling to do this
Like 90% of local elected Dems are mod Dems unwilling to ruffle feathers.
Dean Preston was a prog who was unwilling to do this
Like 90% of local elected Dems are mod Dems unwilling to ruffle feathers.
November 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Mamdani seems like a prog willing to ruffle feathers to pass good government reforms.
Dean Preston was a prog who was unwilling to do this
Like 90% of local elected Dems are mod Dems unwilling to ruffle feathers.
Dean Preston was a prog who was unwilling to do this
Like 90% of local elected Dems are mod Dems unwilling to ruffle feathers.
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I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
It’s incredibly funny people flipped out about a guy running the most standard ass municipal government policy playbook imaginable.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
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Have you ever seen a bike lane sweeper - pulled behind a bike?
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Have you ever seen a bike lane sweeper - pulled behind a bike?
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
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Want some @thepwhl.com on a Friday? Heck yeah!
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Want some @thepwhl.com on a Friday? Heck yeah!
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TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
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Speaking of turkeys check out this string of cars in bike lanes on 108th DT Bellevue
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Speaking of turkeys check out this string of cars in bike lanes on 108th DT Bellevue
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Guess what! Transit Riders Union ( @seattletru.bsky.social ) is having a fundraising party and you're invited! Come hang out with transit nerds who advocate for cool things, eat good food from Spice Walla, and hear from Interesting Speakers.
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
TRU 2025 Fundraiser: This Is Our City
2025 Transit Riders Union Fundraiser
givebutter.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Guess what! Transit Riders Union ( @seattletru.bsky.social ) is having a fundraising party and you're invited! Come hang out with transit nerds who advocate for cool things, eat good food from Spice Walla, and hear from Interesting Speakers.
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
Get your tickets (& donate) here: givebutter.com/Z0191M
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NEW // Book Review: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore
Book review by Valentina Vaneeva via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/b...
Book review by Valentina Vaneeva via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/b...
Book Review: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore » The Urbanist
# Road to Nowhere author Emily Lieb is speaking at Elliott Bay Books on November 20. Here's a sneak peek at her book, which covers the plight of the Rosemont neighborhood of West Baltimore, as it was ...
www.theurbanist.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW // Book Review: How a Highway Map Wrecked Baltimore
Book review by Valentina Vaneeva via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/b...
Book review by Valentina Vaneeva via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/19/b...
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San Diego has 2x the population of Helsinki and about 270 people died in traffic related fatalities in 2024
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
San Diego has 2x the population of Helsinki and about 270 people died in traffic related fatalities in 2024
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💯👍👏 Also...let's be ready to support our left urbanist electeds when they—inevitably—fall short of our expectations. We won't get a win every time and we all have to navigate the realities of state law, limited resources, powerful opposition, bureaucratic inertia, geometry, thermodynamics...
Seattle — Now that we have electeds that listen to left urbanists, we have to be clear about what we want & be very loud so they have political cover. We have to make sure media hears us so electeds respond to us. Next 3 years hinges on being very active at council. Election was only the beginning!
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
💯👍👏 Also...let's be ready to support our left urbanist electeds when they—inevitably—fall short of our expectations. We won't get a win every time and we all have to navigate the realities of state law, limited resources, powerful opposition, bureaucratic inertia, geometry, thermodynamics...
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southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...
This might be my favorite one yet from @bretthamil.bsky.social !!!
This might be my favorite one yet from @bretthamil.bsky.social !!!
DOOM LOOP: Deep Cover
This week's DOOM LOOP follows the Seattle business lobby as they plant an undercover operative within the Transit Riders Union, hoping to expose Mayor-elect Katie Wilson's secrets…
southseattleemerald.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
southseattleemerald.org/voices/2025/...
This might be my favorite one yet from @bretthamil.bsky.social !!!
This might be my favorite one yet from @bretthamil.bsky.social !!!
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And if you're in the Seattle area, you can join us at one of our meetups every Thursday in Redmond where we chat about everything urbanism. We hope to see you there! www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...
Eastside Urbanism | Meetup
This is a group for anyone interested in talking about how we interact with our built environment - with a specific focus on Seattle's Eastside cities and suburbs. If you live, work, or play on the Ea...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
And if you're in the Seattle area, you can join us at one of our meetups every Thursday in Redmond where we chat about everything urbanism. We hope to see you there! www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...
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If you have any questions, you can join us on Discord! discord.com/invite/zhXKQ...
Join the Eastside Urbanism Discord Server!
Building community around a wholistic view of the built environment in our cities on Seattle's Eastside. | 515 members
discord.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
If you have any questions, you can join us on Discord! discord.com/invite/zhXKQ...
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Seen our Transit Tracker project on social media? You can learn how to build your own here: transit-tracker.eastsideurbanism.org
Transit Tracker
Transit Tracker is a DIY customizable public transit arrivals board for your home.
transit-tracker.eastsideurbanism.org
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Seen our Transit Tracker project on social media? You can learn how to build your own here: transit-tracker.eastsideurbanism.org
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The evolution of Seattle’s painted scooter corrals.
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The evolution of Seattle’s painted scooter corrals.
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NEW STORY // ‘Build the Damn Trains’ Campaign Pushes Sound Transit Toward Creative Solutions
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/b...
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/b...
‘Build the Damn Trains’ Campaign Pushes Sound Transit Toward Creative Solutions » The Urbanist
# As the Sound Transit board approaches the point of grappling with how to rebalance the entire Sound Transit 3 package, transit advocates are urging them to look for new solutions outside of project ...
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November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEW STORY // ‘Build the Damn Trains’ Campaign Pushes Sound Transit Toward Creative Solutions
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/b...
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/14/b...
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"Ms. Wilson’s election is a Pacific Coast victory for progressive Democrats that matches Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Katie Wilson, a Political Newcomer, Is Elected Mayor in Seattle
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"Ms. Wilson’s election is a Pacific Coast victory for progressive Democrats that matches Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Honored to join with @transpochoices.bsky.social, @moveredmond.org, Tacoma on the Go!, and so many other partners to urge Sound Transit to #BuildTheDamnTrains!
We're a region that's united behind delivering the transit system that voters were promised as quickly as possible.
We're a region that's united behind delivering the transit system that voters were promised as quickly as possible.
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Honored to join with @transpochoices.bsky.social, @moveredmond.org, Tacoma on the Go!, and so many other partners to urge Sound Transit to #BuildTheDamnTrains!
We're a region that's united behind delivering the transit system that voters were promised as quickly as possible.
We're a region that's united behind delivering the transit system that voters were promised as quickly as possible.
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Today we stood by @transpochoices.bsky.social in support of their Build the Damn Train campaign. Together along w/ other regional transit leaders, we are asking for Sound Transit to deliver the vision of the voters. It’s about connecting people regionally w/ frequent & reliable transit!
November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today we stood by @transpochoices.bsky.social in support of their Build the Damn Train campaign. Together along w/ other regional transit leaders, we are asking for Sound Transit to deliver the vision of the voters. It’s about connecting people regionally w/ frequent & reliable transit!
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becoming one of those pro-natalist freaks but from the perspective of "we can't let these people raise all the kids"
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
becoming one of those pro-natalist freaks but from the perspective of "we can't let these people raise all the kids"
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Another election update: progressive candidates Shilpa Prem and Jay Arnold have TAKEN THE LEAD in their races for the Kirkland City Council after previously being behind. So much for that reactionary anti-growth backlash in Kirkland.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Another election update: progressive candidates Shilpa Prem and Jay Arnold have TAKEN THE LEAD in their races for the Kirkland City Council after previously being behind. So much for that reactionary anti-growth backlash in Kirkland.
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Game 5 of the ALDS has entered the 9,748th inning, the Sounders are in round 3,250 of their shootout and Katie Wilson leads the vote count for mayor by 91 votes. Seattle just doesn’t like knowing results.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Game 5 of the ALDS has entered the 9,748th inning, the Sounders are in round 3,250 of their shootout and Katie Wilson leads the vote count for mayor by 91 votes. Seattle just doesn’t like knowing results.