Jesse Piedfort

This is terrible for the city and for anybody that cares about our civic health. A very sad day.

Truck manufacturers are suing California over an emissions deal they signed: that's bad news for Californians, the trucking industry and the truck makers themselves. Oped in @latimes.com by Guillermo Ortiz of @nrdc.org and Craig Segall, formerly of @airresources.bsky.social

Seattle isn't perfect, but it is one of the best places to live car-free and car-light in the U.S. We need to build on this momentum.

A few bikes at a few sad bike racks in the north lot of Lumen Field.

As far as I can tell, this is the entirety of the nearby available bike parking for @soundersfc.com matches.

This is not adequate!

Am I missing something or... ??

🚨The Denver City Council voted 9-3 to abolish minimum parking requirements citywide for all uses. This means more room for homes, small businesses, and people—not empty asphalt. A major step toward a more affordable, sustainable, and people-focused city.

📍Denver, CO

100% same.

I enjoyed it a lot! The drink and merch lines were reasonable and the sound was crystal clear. They had a water refill station and enough restrooms. No complaints at all.

Let's make that happen for sure.

I voted sticker!

I'm so impressed by our local candidates this year! My Seattle primary ballot:

Mayor: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social
KC Exec: @claudiaforkcexec.bsky.social
City Attorney: @electrory.bsky.social
Position 8: @alexis4seattle.bsky.social
Position 9: Dionne Foster
Parks and Democracy Vouchers: ✅

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My team at @sightline.org is growing again! We're looking for someone with research and writing chops who's eager to address the climate crisis through state and local policy in the Pacific Northwest.

Application deadline: July 21st. Spread the word!

Now is the moment for California state legislators to fight smoggy skies and protect our health. SB 34 is a bill that would cost California taxpayers millions while tying the hands of local control for clean air.

TAKE ACTION: Tell California legislators that they shouldn’t give ports a license to pollute. They must vote #NoOnSB34
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A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators "I don't know where it came from," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.

"Republican senators insist they don't know how or why the tax was inserted into the bill they're rushing to pass. No senator is taking credit for or defending it. And at least one wants it removed." www.nbcnews.com/politics/con... by @frankthorp.bsky.social and @sahilkapur.bsky.social 🔌💡

Here in Washington state, 3,866,398 acres are on the line. This includes some of the most carbon-dense forest in the world, with immeasurable value for climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and human health and well-being.

Op-Ed: It’s Time to Bring Transit Back to Seattle’s First Avenue - The Urbanist # Restoring transit routes to First Avenue, after they were removed in 2011 to make way for the demolition of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, is a needed step in downtown mobility as the neighborhood enters ...

I finally wrote about a Seattle transit topic that comes into my head every single time I'm walking downtown.

It's time to bring transit back to First Avenue.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/11/o...

"4 minute peak Link service"

The Bremerton City Council just voted 6-1 to become the fourth Washington city to completely drop any mandated off-street parking in new development, following in the steps of Spokane, Port Townsend, and Bellingham.

How to Talk About Parking Reform—and Win | Sightline Institute A road-tested parking messaging guide, to gain more great neighborhoods and the homes we need, and to kick costly empty asphalt to the curb.

Hey! We've been working away on #parkingreform campaigns + also testing how best to **talk about parking reforms ** including qualitative + survey message testing! There's more to figure out in this space, but here's our preliminary recommendations + talking points! www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/h...

Open letter from auto dealer calls on Toyota to ‘do better’ on EVs (The following is an op-ed sent to us by Adam Lee, Chairman of Lee Auto Malls, in advance of Toyota’s June 10 annual shareholder meeting) more…

Open letter from auto dealer calls on Toyota to ‘do better’ on EVs

Protesters gather outside Rep. Barrett’s Lansing office after vote to approve federal budget bill • Michigan Advance Around 30 people gathered outside the office of U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Charlotte) Thursday afternoon to protest what they say is his lack of accountability, absence from public events since taking o...

Think you can hide from our activists? Think again! This crew started the afternoon protesting Rep. Tom Barrett's vote for the disastrous budget bill and ended outside @slotkin.senate.gov office to protest her support for repealing the California EPA waiver. michiganadvance.com/2025/05/22/p...

The House budget includes a $250 annual EV fee—framed as fair compensation for lost gas tax revenue.

But at 18.4¢/gal, a 30 mpg gas car would need to drive 40,000+ miles to pay that much. The average driver logs just 14,000.

This isn’t about fairness. It’s a penalty on clean transportation.

Sierra Club and Partners Sue Trump Administration Over EV Funding Freeze The administration acted in violation of “bedrock principles of American law,” according to the suit

This federal program was supposed to help states build out a network of EV charging stations that would help drivers across the country. Despite the money already being allocated, the Trump administration has paused the funds.

Toyota's "electrified diversified" banner ads you see at the airport or the ballpark around town drive me a little bonkers because they are essentially rebranding gas powered cars and hoping consumers still think they're super green.

Truck manufacturers are maneuvering to kill Biden’s landmark clean-truck rules Though truck manufacturers including Volvo and Daimler agreed to the rules in 2023, they have since been working behind the scenes to kill them.

Truck makers like Volvo & Daimler are lobbying to help kill CA’s clean truck rules. “Multi-billion dollar companies would rather not spend their money right now…even if it means the entire U.S. freight sector falls behind.”—says Craig Segall, former CA air regulator, The Hill.

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🚨 Emergency Action Alert 🚨

Senators @peters.senate.gov and @slotkin.senate.gov must stand firm against attacks on state clean vehicle standards. Drop what you're doing and call them NOW to tell them to VOTE NO.

Heinrich Statement Blasting Senate Republicans’ Plans to Defy the Senate Parliamentarian & Force a Vote to Overturn California’s Clean Energy Air Act Waivers | U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexi... WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following...

Thank you @heinrich.senate.gov for standing up for clean air, for clean cars and trucks, and for the expert, technical rulemaking at the U.S. EPA, that we used to have. Polluters are driving the car now.

Why You Should Care That Congress Might Use the CRA to Overturn California Waivers - Legal Planet Here are at least six reasons.

Why is this such a big deal?

legal-planet.org/2025/05/19/w...

“If Republicans can ignore the Parliamentarian on the CRA, then why not the tax bill [...], or healthcare, or anything else?” — Senator Padilla on the huge risks of GOP taking the “nuclear option” to crush common-sense pollution standards.

Bad news: Senate Republicans look set to invoke the "nuclear option" to gut clean vehicles standards.

The Senate has never before overruled the Parliamentarian on a Congressional Review Act resolution.

If this passes, fed agencies will struggle to take ANY independent actions to uphold statutes.

📢 New Yorkers deserve clean air! We have the technology, we have the plan, but we need leaders to lead. This #WorldAsthmaDay, it’s up to @governor.ny.gov to protect our air & follow through on #CleanerTrucks!

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