Nick Deshais

Jimi Hendrix concert poster, Sicks’ Stadium, Seattle, 1970

#OnThisDay in 1970, Jimi Hendrix played Sicks' Stadium, his final Seattle show. historylink.org/File/21126

I’ll follow up the story at some point and we’ll talk.

Thanks Kirk, story could’ve been better for sure. Still, the premise of the story is in the first line. That bus riders will like and benefit from the change is a given. Will it increase congestion for cars? Probably, and that’s what the biz orgs are complaining about.

A screenshot from the WSDOT travel map shows heavy traffic leading up to a closure of northbound I-405 in Renton.

A screenshot from the WSDOT travel map shows heavy traffic leading up to a closure of southbound I-405 in Kirkland.

We are seeing traffic building more, especially before the closure points on I-405, & along detour routes in Kirkland & Renton.

-3 mile backup on NB I-405 in Renton
-1.5 mile backup on SB I-405 in Kirkland

Expect very heavy traffic on detour routes & city streets. Plan ahead!

As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)

Thanks Nick. I’ll take a look and talk to the mapmaker.

Bike path on Seattle waterfront is missing piece to city puzzle Seattle's revamped waterfront includes a 1.2-mile stretch of safe, protected bicycle lanes, a key link in the city's growing bike network.

At some point in the not too distant future, someone will bike from Alki Beach in West Seattle, by the industrial monoliths on Harbor Island and through the hullabaloo of downtown, all the way to Smith Cove, without once interacting with traffic.
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WA's gas tax goes up for the 21st time Tuesday, and there's no real alternative Lawmakers considered other ways to fund the state's megaprojects, highway maintenance and ferries, but stuck with the gas tax because of its low overhead.

WA gas taxes go up this week, largely to cover soaring construction costs of freeways already begun. A concise history by @nickdeshais.bsky.social: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Multnomah County Archives have a high-quality scan of the 1943 trolley map found on the reverse of a map of Vanport that was given to residents of that ill-fated city. It's a one-color version of the full-color map that was issued in May of that year.

multco.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

June 2025 edition of Seattle Transit Map

After over a year of neglect, I finally updated my Seattle Transit Map! September will mark the tenth anniversary of the map. The website itself needs work but the new layer is now online. seattletransitmap.com/app/

30 minutes in 30 seconds! Here is the timelapse from setting the bow truss for the Children of the Sun Trail pedestrian bridge across the Spokane River earlier today. It took two cranes to set the 300,000-pound steel structure.

I-5 project will spark changes along Aurora Avenue The bus-only lanes on Aurora Avenue North will be in effect all day, every day as the state works on Interstate 5 over the next few years.

When work begins next month on Interstate 5 for some long-awaited repairs and maintenance, lanes will be closed, speed limits lowered and more than one driver will look for a different, faster and more convenient route through North Seattle.

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Seattle denser housing plan moves a step forward The controversial bill would, if approved, represent one of the most significant changes to housing density policy in Seattle in at least the last decade.

The controversial bill would, if approved, represent one of the most significant changes to housing density policy in Seattle in at least the last decade.

Floating bridge sighting on Lake Washington.

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is on a quest to bring back the Blue Dogs The Democratic congresswoman's strategy of appealing to working class rural moderates won her Washington's 3rd District. Will it work anywhere else?

NEW: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is on a quest to bring back the Blue Dogs-

The Democratic congresswoman's strategy of appealing to working class rural moderates won her Washington's 3rd District. Will it work anywhere else?

For @cascadepbsnewsroom.bsky.social

www.cascadepbs.org/politics/202...

Good point. Please support journalism and subscribe to your local newspaper.

Street closure at Seattle middle school following death of student The Seattle Department of Transportation closed a street outside of the Central District's Washington Middle School to most traffic.

"On Monday morning, drivers still drove through, despite two small, A-frame signs declaring the street closed just feet from where the temporary memorial once stood."

Early 2026.

Later in the story:

“Barekew was killed after a 51-year-old woman failed to place her GMC Acadia in park and got out of the SUV, which rolled about 75 yards downhill and struck Barekew on the sidewalk in front of the school shortly before 12:30 p.m. on March 6.”

I suggest reading a whole story.

Street closure at Seattle middle school following death of student The Seattle Department of Transportation closed a street outside of the Central District's Washington Middle School to most traffic.

Following the death of a 12-year-old student killed by an unattended SUV in front of Washington Middle School in March, the Seattle Department of Transportation has blocked a street in front of the Central District school.

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Hiker Headlines: Trailhead Direct, new light rail station connects to trails, print North Cascades permits at home Trailhead Direct is back for 2025! King County Parks has opened two new connector trails at one of the new Sound Transit Light Rail stations. North Cascades National Park is allowing most advance back...

Get your hiking news!

King County hikers can soon access trails via Trailhead Direct, learn about changes to the North Cascades National Park permit system, read about scan and pay options for Forest Service rec sites and more 🏔️

Attaching sensors to bikes to monitor close passes as a way to measure cyclist safety. I was going about this using data correlated with cyclist's feelings of safety (life intervened and my safer bike route mapping grad school project is on hold). So simple. www.washington.edu/news/2025/05...

New population estimates released 2020-2024.

Mountlake Terrace +18.4%
Shoreline +12.6%
Redmond +12%
Lynnwood +7.9%
Bothell +7.5%
Seattle +5.5%
Woodinville +3.5%
Kirkland +3.0%
Bellevue +1.7%
Everett +1.1%
Kenmore +1.1%
Brier +0.7%
Mill Creek +0.4%
Edmonds +0.1%
LFP -2.4%
Mercer Island -1.7%

WA boat builder suggests splitting electric ferry bid with Florida rival Nichols Brothers Boat Builders urged Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson Wednesday to allow two companies to build the state's new electric fleet.

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders urged Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson Wednesday to allow two companies to build the state's new electric fleet.

Where Seattle ranks in growth among major U.S. cities Among the 50 most-populous U.S. cities, Seattle ranked fourth for the rate of growth in 2024, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, writes FYI Guy.

Among the 50 most-populous U.S. cities, Seattle ranked fourth for the rate of growth in 2024, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, writes FYI Guy.

Population Growth Reported Across Cities and Towns in All U.S. Regions Cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 Subcounty population estimates released today.

US Census updated its city-level pop estimates today, showing population increases from 2023–24 in most cities.

Interesting data:
—NYC added 87k, up to ~8.5 m
—LA added 31k
—Chicago added 22k
—Seattle added 17k, up to 781k. This is up from 563k in 2000! Its density went from 6700 ppl/sq mi to 9300!

Paris races to top of European rankings of cycling-friendly cities for children French capital overtakes Amsterdam, where there are concerns about rising road speeds under rightwing government

Paris was once notorious for speeding traffic – but now it has topped a European ranking of cycling-friendly cities for children.

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

WA boat builder suggests splitting electric ferry bid with Florida rival Nichols Brothers Boat Builders urged Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson Wednesday to allow two companies to build the state's new electric fleet.

“Whoever can deliver boats the fastest, and what assurances they can give us on that time frame,” said Sen. Marko Liias.

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How much to build WA’s new electric ferries? The bids are in A year ago, the state hoped many companies would bid to build a new fleet. The boats are part of a nearly $4 billion project to completely electrify the fleet.

After all that, Washington still only got two bids to build its electric ferry fleet. Not great! From @nickdeshais.bsky.social

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How much to build WA's new electric ferries? The bids are in A year ago, the state hoped many companies would bid to build a new fleet. The boats are part of a nearly $4 billion project to completely electrify the fleet.

Washington gets just two bids to build new electric ferries, and the prices are in.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...