Seattle New Liberals
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Open markets, transit, legalize housing, civil rights, open borders. #BuildingsArePeopleToo
Open markets, transit, legalize housing, civil rights, open borders. #BuildingsArePeopleToo
Alternative 4 with additional bus priority would probably be best. It shrinks traffic queues by getting cars to lane select earlier on and reduces the number of intersections.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Alternative 4 with additional bus priority would probably be best. It shrinks traffic queues by getting cars to lane select earlier on and reduces the number of intersections.
Every other airport in the country has politely aggressive staff controlling traffic in the loading zones. There's no reason for SeaTac to be the exception.
The SeaTac car camping would not fly at any other airport I regularly go to.
November 23, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Every other airport in the country has politely aggressive staff controlling traffic in the loading zones. There's no reason for SeaTac to be the exception.
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Really pleased to see Brian Surratt, the CEO of Greater Seattle Partners, and Andres Mantilla of Uncommon Bridges, on this list.
This shows Katie Wilson understands the critical importance of economic development in achieving more equitable outcomes in housing, transportation, and cost of living.
This shows Katie Wilson understands the critical importance of economic development in achieving more equitable outcomes in housing, transportation, and cost of living.
Seattle Mayor-Elect Katie Wilson announces her transition team, which includes a couple Seattle City Hall veterans, business, labor, and community leaders.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Really pleased to see Brian Surratt, the CEO of Greater Seattle Partners, and Andres Mantilla of Uncommon Bridges, on this list.
This shows Katie Wilson understands the critical importance of economic development in achieving more equitable outcomes in housing, transportation, and cost of living.
This shows Katie Wilson understands the critical importance of economic development in achieving more equitable outcomes in housing, transportation, and cost of living.
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Republicans criticisms of vote-by-mail counting timelines, while often levied in bad faith, ask good questions that we need to better address.
Why should it take two weeks to count votes, aside from the ones that trickle in after the postmark deadline? What would it take to speed up the process?
Why should it take two weeks to count votes, aside from the ones that trickle in after the postmark deadline? What would it take to speed up the process?
Seattle politics nerds explaining the next week of ballot counting
a man is writing on a whiteboard with the words it 's simple math written below him
Alt: a man is writing on a whiteboard with the words it 's simple math written below him
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November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Republicans criticisms of vote-by-mail counting timelines, while often levied in bad faith, ask good questions that we need to better address.
Why should it take two weeks to count votes, aside from the ones that trickle in after the postmark deadline? What would it take to speed up the process?
Why should it take two weeks to count votes, aside from the ones that trickle in after the postmark deadline? What would it take to speed up the process?
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Waymos are cool btw!
Just saw my first Waymo on Queen Anne.
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Waymos are cool btw!
Seattle passed out of committee one of the strongest middle housing rule sets in the country, here's a breakdown of the changes that will supercharge housing production 🧵
First, Type A accessible units are exempt from floor area limits, lot coverage limits and density limits.
First, Type A accessible units are exempt from floor area limits, lot coverage limits and density limits.
October 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Seattle passed out of committee one of the strongest middle housing rule sets in the country, here's a breakdown of the changes that will supercharge housing production 🧵
First, Type A accessible units are exempt from floor area limits, lot coverage limits and density limits.
First, Type A accessible units are exempt from floor area limits, lot coverage limits and density limits.
All tenants in market rate housing will benefit greatly from the changes thanks to the improved feasibility. The best thing for affordable housing is to maximize housing production, freeing up naturally affordable housing down the chain.
It's why the most YIMBY CM, AMR, supports these changes
It's why the most YIMBY CM, AMR, supports these changes
NEW // Seattle Poised to Overhaul MFTE Housing Affordability Program, Despite Tenant Concerns
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/09/s...
Story by Doug Trumm via @theurbanist.org www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/09/s...
Seattle Poised to Overhaul MFTE Housing Affordability Program, Despite Tenant Concerns » The Urbanist
# The Seattle City Council is set to greenlight a new iteration of the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program with higher allowed rents and rent hikes. The program trades a property tax break for se...
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October 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
All tenants in market rate housing will benefit greatly from the changes thanks to the improved feasibility. The best thing for affordable housing is to maximize housing production, freeing up naturally affordable housing down the chain.
It's why the most YIMBY CM, AMR, supports these changes
It's why the most YIMBY CM, AMR, supports these changes
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Dems really need to fix permitting so that we can actually build stuff while we are in charge and prevent this bullshit from happening
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency
@heatmap.news
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
heatmap.news
October 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Dems really need to fix permitting so that we can actually build stuff while we are in charge and prevent this bullshit from happening
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Something that really frustrates me about this conversation is that urbanists constantly beat the drum on safety (accurately, FWIW - transit is very safe), but fail to miss the point that security like this makes many people feel safer and likely boosts ridership. Feeling safe is just as important..
Buses, unlike rail, are diffuse. There are 100s of them operating across the county from early in the morning until late at night. So it would be nice to have some evidence that distributing a couple hundred security guards across the system makes people "safer" before investing additional millions.
October 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Something that really frustrates me about this conversation is that urbanists constantly beat the drum on safety (accurately, FWIW - transit is very safe), but fail to miss the point that security like this makes many people feel safer and likely boosts ridership. Feeling safe is just as important..
You don't hate the Fire Marshal enough
NEW // Fire Marshals Target Backyard Cottages with Proposal for Wider Pathway Requirements
By Andew Engelson
via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/07/f...
By Andew Engelson
via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/07/f...
Fire Marshals Target Backyard Cottages with Proposal for Wider Pathway Requirements » The Urbanist
# The Washington Association of Fire Marshals is proposing changes to Washington state building code that would require five-foot wide access path to accessory dwelling units, but builders paint the r...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
You don't hate the Fire Marshal enough
Calling all UW students!
If you would like to be involved with our new RSO, DM us!
(Or email us at [email protected])
If you would like to be involved with our new RSO, DM us!
(Or email us at [email protected])
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Calling all UW students!
If you would like to be involved with our new RSO, DM us!
(Or email us at [email protected])
If you would like to be involved with our new RSO, DM us!
(Or email us at [email protected])
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Finally Seattle's budget invests tackling our biggest transportation issue: too many agua fresca and mango vendors on our street corners
September 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Finally Seattle's budget invests tackling our biggest transportation issue: too many agua fresca and mango vendors on our street corners
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UPDATE: I got this reply from CM Solomon's staff regarding his absence for yesterday's votes. He was at a previously-scheduled conference in Vancouver, WA:
September 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
UPDATE: I got this reply from CM Solomon's staff regarding his absence for yesterday's votes. He was at a previously-scheduled conference in Vancouver, WA:
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Yay! Green stacked flat bonus (amendment 91) passed! This version is important because it rewards both preserving existing trees *and* adding new trees and green space to lots that don't yet have enough to preserve.
Committee voted down Strauss' tree-only amendment, and then approved Nelson's alternative that gives a density bonus to stacked flats for developers that either retain trees or achieve a green factor.
September 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yay! Green stacked flat bonus (amendment 91) passed! This version is important because it rewards both preserving existing trees *and* adding new trees and green space to lots that don't yet have enough to preserve.
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If you can't make it to City Hall, the best thing you can do is write a personalized letter to council explaining how more housing would improve your life.
City inboxes are filled with thoughtfully typed out NIMBY letters and we need to show them the other side. Resources below.
City inboxes are filled with thoughtfully typed out NIMBY letters and we need to show them the other side. Resources below.
Seattle's long in-person public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan has officially kicked off.
First comments were from @ceceliablack.bsky.social: "As you're going through this Comp Plan, I would really hope you ask yourself what you would do if you were disabled tomorrow and you couldn't drive."
First comments were from @ceceliablack.bsky.social: "As you're going through this Comp Plan, I would really hope you ask yourself what you would do if you were disabled tomorrow and you couldn't drive."
September 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
If you can't make it to City Hall, the best thing you can do is write a personalized letter to council explaining how more housing would improve your life.
City inboxes are filled with thoughtfully typed out NIMBY letters and we need to show them the other side. Resources below.
City inboxes are filled with thoughtfully typed out NIMBY letters and we need to show them the other side. Resources below.
To allow this citywide, email your councilmembers in support of amendments 54-59 & 70!
Also email your councilmembers in opposition to Rivera's tree protection poison pill amendments 93 and 102.
Also email your councilmembers in opposition to Rivera's tree protection poison pill amendments 93 and 102.
September 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
To allow this citywide, email your councilmembers in support of amendments 54-59 & 70!
Also email your councilmembers in opposition to Rivera's tree protection poison pill amendments 93 and 102.
Also email your councilmembers in opposition to Rivera's tree protection poison pill amendments 93 and 102.
Montana has led a successful YIMBY movement by appealing to conservative values around property rights. Effective movements require working with those you disagree with.
Guilt by association is bad for the progressive movement. If we want to end the housing shortage, we need to be comfortable (or at least be comfortable being uncomfortable) having strange bedfellows.
Why I can't take the Abundance crowd seriously is really exemplified by the conference they're throwing for themselves, where the speakers include Josh Barro, Oren Cass, the Ham and Cheese guy, Nate Hochman's brother, the head of the Manhattan Institute, Reihan Salam and David Shor
September 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Montana has led a successful YIMBY movement by appealing to conservative values around property rights. Effective movements require working with those you disagree with.
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Do you live in Ravenna or Roosevelt? Sign on to this letter opposing comprehensive plan amendment #40, which shrinks the Ravenna neighborhood center. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do you live in Ravenna or Roosevelt? Sign on to this letter opposing comprehensive plan amendment #40, which shrinks the Ravenna neighborhood center. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Councilmember Strauss sent out a public survey asking for input on proposed Neighborhood Center. If option C is picked for all of them, it would upzone dozens of blocks, hundreds of acres.
Tangletown Before->Version C
Link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Tangletown Before->Version C
Link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
August 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Councilmember Strauss sent out a public survey asking for input on proposed Neighborhood Center. If option C is picked for all of them, it would upzone dozens of blocks, hundreds of acres.
Tangletown Before->Version C
Link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Tangletown Before->Version C
Link: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Bellevue doesn't have this retail problem despite the same market economics. But, Downtown Seattle has over 34% office vacancy while Bellevue is less than 15%. Seattle also has such strong incentives for development to contain ground-floor retail, we might actually just have too much of it.
Don't know about other cities but it's remarkable how Seattle's recent job and population growth haven't touched the retail vacancy rate. We have an exurb-style dead mall right in the middle of downtown.
www.seattletimes.com/business/sea...
www.seattletimes.com/business/sea...
August 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Bellevue doesn't have this retail problem despite the same market economics. But, Downtown Seattle has over 34% office vacancy while Bellevue is less than 15%. Seattle also has such strong incentives for development to contain ground-floor retail, we might actually just have too much of it.
CM Rinck's amendment to exempt ADUs from MHA fees is critical to ensure Neighborhood Center's don't unintentionally *reduce* development.
As it stands, in an LR1 zone, if you want to build the duplex below in your backyard, you have to pay $88,000 in fees. in SFH zones? Nothing.
As it stands, in an LR1 zone, if you want to build the duplex below in your backyard, you have to pay $88,000 in fees. in SFH zones? Nothing.
August 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
CM Rinck's amendment to exempt ADUs from MHA fees is critical to ensure Neighborhood Center's don't unintentionally *reduce* development.
As it stands, in an LR1 zone, if you want to build the duplex below in your backyard, you have to pay $88,000 in fees. in SFH zones? Nothing.
As it stands, in an LR1 zone, if you want to build the duplex below in your backyard, you have to pay $88,000 in fees. in SFH zones? Nothing.
CM Rinck proposed 8 new Neighborhood Centers - areas allowing development of 3-6 stories that were studied in the Final EIS. Here's a look at all 8
First: Alki NC: A popular weekend spot with lots of existing lowrise housing
First: Alki NC: A popular weekend spot with lots of existing lowrise housing
August 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
CM Rinck proposed 8 new Neighborhood Centers - areas allowing development of 3-6 stories that were studied in the Final EIS. Here's a look at all 8
First: Alki NC: A popular weekend spot with lots of existing lowrise housing
First: Alki NC: A popular weekend spot with lots of existing lowrise housing
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Big news 🎉
In April, we filed a challenge to Mercer Island's comprehensive plan, and last week we got a decision:
"The city of Mercer Island fell well short of state affordable housing requirements" the state’s Growth Management Hearings Board ruled late last week.
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In April, we filed a challenge to Mercer Island's comprehensive plan, and last week we got a decision:
"The city of Mercer Island fell well short of state affordable housing requirements" the state’s Growth Management Hearings Board ruled late last week.
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Mercer Island’s Growth Plan Ruled Out of Compliance with State Law » The Urbanist
# After the state's Growth Management Hearings Board struck down its plan, Mercer Island now has a year to update its Comprehensive Plan to meet affordable housing requirements. The initial version pr...
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August 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Big news 🎉
In April, we filed a challenge to Mercer Island's comprehensive plan, and last week we got a decision:
"The city of Mercer Island fell well short of state affordable housing requirements" the state’s Growth Management Hearings Board ruled late last week.
shorturl.at/VOeZp
In April, we filed a challenge to Mercer Island's comprehensive plan, and last week we got a decision:
"The city of Mercer Island fell well short of state affordable housing requirements" the state’s Growth Management Hearings Board ruled late last week.
shorturl.at/VOeZp
Join us TONIGHT for an Election Night social! We'll be meeting at the lively Stoup Brewing in Capitol Hill starting at 7pm. Don't forget to drop off your ballot on the way if you haven't already. secure.everyaction.com/8_HFBrAESkmy...
August 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Join us TONIGHT for an Election Night social! We'll be meeting at the lively Stoup Brewing in Capitol Hill starting at 7pm. Don't forget to drop off your ballot on the way if you haven't already. secure.everyaction.com/8_HFBrAESkmy...
Seattle is updating it's Comprehensive Plan and Middle Housing zoning, and there were tons of amendments. Here are a few of the highlights 🧵
August 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Seattle is updating it's Comprehensive Plan and Middle Housing zoning, and there were tons of amendments. Here are a few of the highlights 🧵