Doug Trumm

Impressive showing from the Wilson campaign!

Big bus lane expansion suddenly seems more likely than last week!

Downtown Redmond Drives 2 Line Growth, Becoming Eastside’s Busiest Rail Station » The Urbanist # With monthly ridership now exceeding 200,000 on the 2 Line, Downtown Redmond Link has clearly kicked things into a higher gear. Having a light rail station so well integrated into a growing urban ne...

Breaking news: new train station in a dense area with a lot of housing and businesses is popular. More at 11.
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TFW you step too close to a clam and it squirts you in the leg. #pugetsound

2025 Primary Election Endorsements » The Urbanist # The Urbanist Elections Committee is excited to announce our 2025 primary election endorsements, which span the region from Tacoma to Everett. Be sure to vote by August 5.

It's the last weekend day to vote in the August primary! Turnout is currently below 15% in King County!

If you're still looking for help when filling out your ballot, @theurbanist.org has some regional recommendations based on hours of candidate interviews:
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Rinck Proposes Restoring Growth Centers Dropped from One Seattle Plan » The Urbanist # The potential Seattle Comprehensive Plan changes, which are set to be discussed Monday, would add back growth centers around Gas Works Park, Alki, North Capitol Hill, and other areas. Councilmember ...

NEW: The full list of amendments to Seattle's Comp Plan are set to drop Monday, but we have a preview of @alexis4seattle.bsky.social's proposed changes:
-Restoring 8 entire neighborhood centers
-Removing parking mandates
-Allowing corner stores everywhere
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Rinck Proposes Restoring Growth Centers Dropped from One Seattle Plan » The Urbanist # The potential Seattle Comprehensive Plan changes, which are set to be discussed Monday, would add back growth centers around Gas Works Park, Alki, North Capitol Hill, and other areas. Councilmember ...

EXCLUSIVE // Rinck Proposes Restoring Growth Centers Dropped from One Seattle Plan
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Poll Shows Harrell Is Vulnerable, Wilson Rolls Out Labor Support » The Urbanist # Northwest Progressive Institute has released a new poll showing razor close races for Seattle Mayor and City Attorney. Incumbents Bruce Harrell and Ann Davison are both well below the 50% mark, poin...

NEW STORY // Poll Shows Harrell Is Vulnerable, Wilson Rolls Out Labor Support
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Big news: @theurbanist.org has endorsed our campaign for King County Executive!

This endorsement is deeply meaningful to me, because it comes from people who care as much as I do about how we build a more affordable, sustainable, and inclusive future.

Bus Advocates Race Route 8 to Bolster Case for Improvements » The Urbanist # On July 10, more than 200 transit advocates raced a Route 8 bus on foot from Dexter Avenue to Stewart Street, and came out on top. They're demanding bus lanes to make the bus faster than walking.

NEW STORY // Bus Advocates Race Route 8 to Bolster Case for Improvements
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Since 2020, we’ve dumped $20M into Denny way for “smart signals” and a street repaving.

$0 has gone to improving the least reliable all day bus in the city that traverses it.

Hot take: Seattle is underrated as a beach city.

2025 Primary Election Endorsements » The Urbanist # The Urbanist Elections Committee is excited to announce our 2025 primary election endorsements, which span the region from Tacoma to Everett. Be sure to vote by August 5.

Hot off the presses: The Urbanist's primary election endorsements.

Ballots arrive in mailboxes as soon as tomorrow.
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“You’ve already felt Wilson’s impact if you or your kid have zipped around the city with a subsidized Orca card… If you’ve had your move-in or late fees capped for your rental apartment, you’ve also benefited from her work.”

@thestranger.com

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LET ME SAY IT IN A WAY YOU WILL UNDERSTAND: Hundreds of people jammed onto a four-foot-wide sidewalk moving in the slowest possible ways—like walking three-legged, stuck behind a toy car propelled by pulling on a chain link fence—were still faster than the L8.

Crowd waiting to race the 8

This is amazing.

The momentum to fix the 8 is UNPRECEDENTED!

A view of Bellevue’s 8th Avenue looking west toward the skyline. This is known to be a dangerous “stroad” for pedestrians.

🏡 Join me TODAY at 4pm-6pm to discuss important issues like housing, transportation, safety, and growth.

I'll be a panelist at @theurbanist.org’s "Urbanism on the Eastside Panel" with other local leaders who envision an Eastside that works better for everyone.

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Op-Ed: Katie Wilson is the Zohran Mamdani of Seattle » The Urbanist # Progressive mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary is a watershed moment for New York City, and Seattle is on the cusp of its own watershed moment with the opport...

Op-Ed: Katie Wilson is the Zohran Mamdani of Seattle www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/29/o...

Another beautiful day when the full potential of Lake Washington Boulevard to be a family-friendly park, not just a speedway, is on display!

Street closed signs with folks standing by to block the road

Folks waiting to protect an entrance with their bodies

Two bikes with their riders far behind

Safe streets advocates are out on Lake Washington Boulevard today, protecting the entrances to Bicycle Weekend open streets with their bodies after an alarming close call collision involving a kid last two weeks ago.

They're calling for more robust street protection.

Op-Ed: Latest Hit-and-Run Shows Harrell’s Failure on Lake Washington Boulevard Safety » The Urbanist # A June 15th hit-and-run crash on Lake Washington Boulevard during a Bicycle Weekend, makes the case for expanding the event and improving safety features on the boulevard. The reticence of police to...

This @theurbanist.org op/ed, about an avoidable collision on a section of lakefront roadway heavily used by cyclists, reminded me of this debate, which included leading questions about how important it was to make sure cars can drive on this road without impediment.

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If Betty Bowen / Parsons Park count as one it's probably unbeatable.

But I will say it's impressive how bustling Greenwood Park usually is.

My latest @theurbanist.org about @councilmember-amr.bsky.social's new progressive revenue proposal.

As I was listening to public testimony on the Comp Plan today, I was thinking about the 19-year-old me who moved here in 2006 with $1,500 and no job. The fact that the city was open to me then, something that simply isn't true today, changed my life.

Op-Ed: Seattle Council Should Scale Up Neighborhood Centers in Growth Plan - The Urbanist # On Monday, June 23, the Seattle City Council is holding a public hearing on the One Seattle growth plan. Housing advocates must defend the 29 neighborhood centers in the plan and push to add more. J...

Have we considered more neighbors?

Emergency 1-Line Rail Repairs to Halt Downtown Service on Busy Weekend - The Urbanist # All 1 Line stations in Downtown Seattle will be closed Saturday June 21 to Sunday June 22, after Sound Transit discovered a section of rail in need of replacement near Westlake. The agency plans to ...

We've updated our post on this weekend's emergency 1 Line closure with everything we know: connecting shuttles are only planned every 25-30 minutes. If you can catch a connecting Metro bus instead, do that.
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Op-Ed: Seattle Council Should Scale Up Neighborhood Centers in Growth Plan - The Urbanist # On Monday, June 23, the Seattle City Council is holding a public hearing on the One Seattle growth plan. Housing advocates must defend the 29 neighborhood centers in the plan and push to add more. J...

Op-Ed: Seattle Council Should Scale Up Neighborhood Centers in Growth Plan www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/20/o...

License Plate Readers Proliferate in Washington, Bringing Concerns over ICE Overreach - The Urbanist # Automatic license plate readers have proliferated across 81 cities in Washington State, and audits have shown federal agents and anti-abortion states are using Washington plate data to hunt abortion...

My latest @theurbanist.org on the expansion of Flock license plate readers in WA state...and how the data is being used to assist ICE/DHS and search for people who have received abortions. An audit of the King County Housing Authority's Flock data shows it's likely been accessed for both purposes.

SpaceX is not very good at the whole reaching space thing.