Push The Needle
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the closer we are physically, the closer we are socially.
This is a public street in Seattle.
December 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is a public street in Seattle.
Biking on Aurora Avenue. Amazes me what infrastructure we accept as a city.
December 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Biking on Aurora Avenue. Amazes me what infrastructure we accept as a city.
We need a bypass track
December 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We need a bypass track
The area behind the waters edge is empty all the time. We can add activities here and keep it full. Also why do we ban vendors? This place should be packed year round
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The area behind the waters edge is empty all the time. We can add activities here and keep it full. Also why do we ban vendors? This place should be packed year round
The park is completely lifeless besides the waters edge which is mostly just people sitting there. No sports courts or playgrounds, no vendors allowed. This park is huge
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The park is completely lifeless besides the waters edge which is mostly just people sitting there. No sports courts or playgrounds, no vendors allowed. This park is huge
Yeah the waters edge sure. I’m talking about the rest of it like the half acre of gravel. You can fit more stuff to do there come on man you can see my point.
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yeah the waters edge sure. I’m talking about the rest of it like the half acre of gravel. You can fit more stuff to do there come on man you can see my point.
In fact, some have imagined that
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
In fact, some have imagined that
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Yep. This is Seattle big time. Lake Union Park has great metaphors from a drone shot that nobody at ground level sees. It is completely lifeless, devoid of activity and recreation. Imagine if it had a huge playground, basketball & pickleball courts, and a mini soccer pitch?
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Yep. This is Seattle big time. Lake Union Park has great metaphors from a drone shot that nobody at ground level sees. It is completely lifeless, devoid of activity and recreation. Imagine if it had a huge playground, basketball & pickleball courts, and a mini soccer pitch?
They even did a design competition for this site which was including how to activate it for World Cup and WSDOT came in and said scrap that it’ll be bus and shuttle parking.
December 8, 2025 at 4:49 AM
They even did a design competition for this site which was including how to activate it for World Cup and WSDOT came in and said scrap that it’ll be bus and shuttle parking.
Japan’s HSR overlaid on parts of the US to scale to make a point that America isn’t “too big” for it.
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Japan’s HSR overlaid on parts of the US to scale to make a point that America isn’t “too big” for it.
Colored up for ya.
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Colored up for ya.
We are also going back to the moon and our DOT should use this as the new space race. Will they complete the project before we walk on the moon again?
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We are also going back to the moon and our DOT should use this as the new space race. Will they complete the project before we walk on the moon again?
Timeline proof:
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Timeline proof:
My BlueSky posting summary is predictable
December 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
My BlueSky posting summary is predictable
Get ready to scream
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Get ready to scream
A Seattle project is going through (now out of compliance) design review where planners are still demanding housing projects reduce height bulk & scale beyond the zoning. This is an illegal request so they made the developer “volunteer” to stay in threatening to pull vesting date putting it at risk
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A Seattle project is going through (now out of compliance) design review where planners are still demanding housing projects reduce height bulk & scale beyond the zoning. This is an illegal request so they made the developer “volunteer” to stay in threatening to pull vesting date putting it at risk
And don’t get me wrong, that’s what they’re trying to do here. But the program gets bogged down with public utility wanting to jump in and doing 7 years of community outreach and design. Thats why its taking 1 project longer than the space race
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
And don’t get me wrong, that’s what they’re trying to do here. But the program gets bogged down with public utility wanting to jump in and doing 7 years of community outreach and design. Thats why its taking 1 project longer than the space race
This is the difference between making the park safer and keeping it “in tact” for the preservationists that the Landmarks Board said was just not possible to approve
Before (dangerous). After (safe).
Before (dangerous). After (safe).
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is the difference between making the park safer and keeping it “in tact” for the preservationists that the Landmarks Board said was just not possible to approve
Before (dangerous). After (safe).
Before (dangerous). After (safe).
3 new light rail stations opening this month
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
3 new light rail stations opening this month
Seattle is not small or narrow. It’s huge and we can easily double our population if we are being realistic. It would fund transit, schools and services and bring an economic vitality and vibrancy to every part of our city
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Seattle is not small or narrow. It’s huge and we can easily double our population if we are being realistic. It would fund transit, schools and services and bring an economic vitality and vibrancy to every part of our city
The nearest schools to downtown Seattle (population 80k in the core) is either atop Queen Anne hill a mile away or across I-5 in north Capitol Hill or in Yesler Terrace.
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The nearest schools to downtown Seattle (population 80k in the core) is either atop Queen Anne hill a mile away or across I-5 in north Capitol Hill or in Yesler Terrace.
Flattering photo, but it sits in a sea of parking garages and driveways
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Flattering photo, but it sits in a sea of parking garages and driveways
Probably a better scale comparison. Sydney, Paris, and Seattle (once fully built out) commuter rail lines all at the same scale
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Probably a better scale comparison. Sydney, Paris, and Seattle (once fully built out) commuter rail lines all at the same scale
Chicago’s L, New York City’s Subway and Seattle’s Link Lightrail maps compared to each other at scale (Seattle’s goes beyond the city)
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Chicago’s L, New York City’s Subway and Seattle’s Link Lightrail maps compared to each other at scale (Seattle’s goes beyond the city)