Transit Riders Union

Thank you to our partners at @atucomms.bsky.social and @transpochoices.bsky.social who came out in force to support stable funding for Metro service!

Last Wednesday, advocates from TRU's BATS (bus and transit service) workgroup testified for a countywide transit funding measure before the King County Transportation Board.

King County voters deserve a fast and frequent bus network, that gets them where they need to go. So we need money for Metro!

#kingcountymetro #bus #transit #lightrail #elections

If you are a renter in Seattle (and most of us are, like our Mayor!), please fill this out. It is available in 14 languages so if you know someone who doesn't use English, send them this link.

SURVEY CLOSES TONIGHT so please don't delay! Your landlord has pull with the city...so should you.

King County Advocates Push for Transit Funding Measure in 2026 » The Urbanist # Getting King County on board with going to the voters for a supplementary funding source for Metro bus service has long been a goal of regional transit advocates. But making it happen this year will...

Getting King County on board with going to the voters for a supplementary funding source for Metro bus service has long been a goal of regional transit advocates. But making it happen this year will likely be a tall order.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/02/06/k...

Please tell the Mayor's office about your experience renting in Seattle, especially about any junk fees you might have paid!

If you'd like to contribute food directly, a meal train has been set up: www.mealtrain.com/trains/148gq3/

Beau will be missed. 💛

Donate to Help Beau’s Family Through This Tragic Loss, organized by Emmie Farber Beloved father, husband, friend, cyclist, and transit activist Beau Morton tr… Emmie Farber needs your support for Help Beau’s Family Through This Tragic Loss

It's with a heavy heart that we confirm the passing away of a long time member, a father, a husband, and a good man in Beau Morton. Those of us who knew Beau are struggling to make sense and find the words.

If you are able, please give generously to his family: gofund.me/e09662674

Type, number, and age cohort of challenged ballots from Seattle

Check your ballot. It’s possible that it’s been challenged due to leaving the ballot envelope unsigned or a signature mismatch. You can cure that with King County Elections so your ballot is counted! kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

El Centro de la raza Food Drive - El Centro de la Raza SNAP Benefits Paused. Our Food Bank Needs Your Help. Beginning November 1, nearly 930,000 people in Washington will not receive their SNAP (food stamp) benefits because of the federal ...Read More

El Centro de la Raza needs your help with their food drive. If you can bring non expired non perishables with you to @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social party we can help families struggling now dealing with the loss of SNAP benefits. www.elcentrodelaraza.org/give/el-cent...

The switch that flipped in Seattle politics The sight of unimaginable Big Tech wealth at the gates of American democracy shook Seattle politics. The mayor, among others, may not survive the quake.

I guess we’re at the point in the campaign where pundits and consultants make excuses as to why their candidate is losing. 🧵

Westneat points to Trump and his fawning billionaires:

Katie Wilson can barely afford to live in Seattle. That's why she wants to be mayor Katie Wilson presents herself as a sensible coalition-builder who runs a small nonprofit and has lived the working-class life. A renter and a mother, she runs on issues close to her heart. She speaks ...

I just got around to actually reading this @kuow.org piece on me, and there’s ANOTHER major inaccuracy, beyond the "parents pay my bills" bit. 🧵

"In a city where adding a bus lane can often take years — if it’s able to move forward at all — riders weren’t letting this one go without a fight."

Absolutely correct.

This bus lane is important as is rejecting the idea that we can just administratively take up paint.

King County Metro Delays Planned Electrification Work, Pushing Out Fiscal Cliff » The Urbanist # Pivoting away from full-scale bus base retrofits that go all-in on battery electric buses means that Metro won't face a fiscal cliff until the early 2030s, according to budget writers. Metro's Gener...

Pivoting away from full-scale bus base retrofits that go all-in on battery electric buses means that Metro won't face a fiscal cliff until the early 2030s. Metro's General Manager also framed the move as one that helps to preserve core bus services.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/24/k...

Donate to Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed, organized by Isabella Breda On Monday, Sept. 22, Cascade PBS announced that it would be s… Isabella Breda needs your support for Support Cascade PBS journalists after online newsroom axed

It’s difficult to find the words to express how our unit is feeling right now, but we’ll take a stab at it: shocked, disappointed, angry, gutted. @cascadepbs.bsky.social’s choice to eliminate long-form written reporting is a massive loss for our community in a critical moment. tinyurl.com/LayoffFund

The Seattle Transit Riders Union seeks a General Manager to be based in Seattle, WA. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @seattletru.bsky.social

It feels like yesterday! Great, frequent transit starts with a G!

@seattletru.bsky.social was one of two community groups invited to table at the G Line Opening Day and it was, to quote the bus, very "special".

This is the kind of transit we deserve and want more of.

As someone who wears nothing but cargo shorts, a pullover, and a baseball cap: My only rebuttal is that a handmade @seattletru.bsky.social Iconic Yellow Shirt is *always* stylish.

MFTE Open Letter.docx An open letter to Seattle residents and elected officials regarding housing affordability and proposed MFTE update.Seattle needs greater housing affordability. We deserve much better than the MFTE P...

Transit Riders Union @seattletru.bsky.social is raising alarm about Harrell’s proposed changes to Seattle’s MFTE program, calling it a bad deal. Raises everyone else’s taxes for poor affordability targets, eliminates rent increase caps, and not enough for families.

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

SDOT Rules Out Key Denny Way Bus Lanes, Dooming Route 8 » The Urbanist # Citing exponential increases in traffic congestion, the Seattle Department of Transportation says it can't implement additional bus priority along the busiest part of Denny Way. Transit advocates ar...

I don't know how I missed this last week, but if this can't get you to vote for @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social, I don't know what can.

This is expressly—not even bothering to equivocate— prioritizing suburban car traffic over transit that serves city residents.

www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/01/s...

Me and Josie at the bus stop

Waiting for the L8 at 5th and Denny… Can’t wait to break out the red paint!

Just in case you needed evidence that Harrell’s campaign is fudging their numbers:

Picture of a small black (with some grey) dog laying on a bed. Her two front paws are atop a bright rainbow die dye t-shirt. In the middle of the t-shirt is a design of a multi-legged alien wearing a green hoodie and standing with a bag at a bus stop. The alien is looking at its phone while text above reads "I'm not waiting, I'm organizing!". To the left is vertical text along the bus stop pole that reads "Transit Riders Union In Space".

I said you needed @seattletru.bsky.social merch in your life so here's proof. My dog insists you go purchase some today and who can disappoint such an adorable QA inspector?

www.bonfire.com/store/seattl...

I am famously a very happy member and supporter of @seattletru.bsky.social and our Bus And Transit Service (BATS) committee. Yesterday, TRU BATS sent public comment to the City Council.

If you want to hang upside down and advocate for buses and trains and more of that, DM me.

Honored to receive the sole endorsement from Transit Riders Union (co-founded by @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social!) for Seattle City Council District 2. Excited to fight for better public transit together, @seattletru.bsky.social!

Get some swag with @seattletru.bsky.social's bold logo or awesome Fundraising Alien.

(This doesn't include TRU's Iconic Yellow Shirt(tm)! Those are crafted by hand by your local volunteer members and available for a suitable donation by members or non-members alike at TRU meetings and events.)

Cinthia on why she's voting @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social: "A typical campaign ten years ago had candidates sitting in their campaign office making cold calls to a rolodex of wealthy donors. Now, we see them out at farmers markets, rallies... talking to us." www.realchangenews.org/news/2025/07...

This is, like, *the* issue.

People are *going* to move here. Unless Cascadia secedes--unlikely!--we are part of internal freedom of movement in the US.

Right now, people with money win and people without (A LOT OF) money lose. Katie wants to fix this, Bruce doesn't. It's that easy.

Forgot to include on this graphic! We dual endorsed Balducci and Zahilay.

Transit Riders Union 2025 Primary Endorsements: Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor Alexis Mercedes Rinck for Seattle City Council Position 8 Dionne Foster for Seattle City Council Position 9 Jamie Fackler for Seattle City Council Position 2 Rory O’Sullivan for Seattle City Attorney Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay for King County Executive Andrew Reding for Bellingham City Council Ward 6 Brittany Miles for Bothell City Council Position 5 Hugo Garcia for Burien City Council Position 1 Sam Mendez and Rashell Lisowski for Burien City Council Position 3 Sarah Moore for Burien City Council Position 5 Rocco DeVito for Burien City Council Position 7 Nigel Herbig for Kenmore City Council Position 4 Kurt Dresner for Kirkland City Council Position 7 Josh Rosenau for Lake Forest Park City Council Position 3 Josh Binda for Lynnwood City Council Position 3 Paul Charbonneau for Newcastle City Council Position 6 Michael Westgaard for Renton City Council Position 1 Carmen Rivera for Renton City Council Position 2 Paul Dutton for Renton City Council Position 6 Caitlin Konya for SeaTac City Council Position 2 Mohamed Egal for SeaTac City Council Position 4 Hannah Hedrick for Tukwila City Council Position 3 Krysteena Mann for Tukwila City Council Position 7 Devin Rydel Kelly for Pierce County Charter Review Commission

Ballots are arriving now! Here are TRU's updated endorsements for the 2025 Primary Election. Vote by August 5th!!! 🗳️🗳️🗳️