Brandon der Blätter

Harrell is the status quo. he’s a do-nothing mayor (besides sweeps lol). pull your endorsement! his race is a lost cause

e-bikes obviate one of the most annoying things about bikes. having to break a sweat to get to work. now literally the only downside vs. a car is…being outside? the thing you should be doing anyway?

subsidize e-bikes now!

it’s a symptom of a clear lack of third places

even buying used keeps the prices up

can you paint bus lanes on Denny Way while we sleep?

I propose you stop endorsing Harrell and start endorsing Wilson, who’s actually progressive and will actually get things done

for sure. I'm really hoping new electeds will change that. Harrell literally lives there so he has a vested interest in making that area car-centric

a jar of pickles on the concrete divider for the protected bike lane on the new Georgetown to Downtown safety project. see I even tied it back to urbanism!

jar of pickles. 6th Ave. and S Charlestown St. in SODO, July 2025

an opened onion on the sidewalk next to a tree. looks like it might have been dropped

onion. on a Capitol Hill sidewalk, March 2024

an unopened package of tofu shirataki noodles on the ground, which is a zig-zag brick pattern

tofu shirataki noodles. Seattle Central College, April 2023

an escalator at the Capitol Hill light rail station with an opened package of provolone cheese next to the moving handrail

provolone cheese, found at the Capitol Hill light rail station, March 2023. yes this will be a thread:

a menu sign for Salt & Straw. there is a package of salami on top that is open.

a while ago I started taking pictures of food ingredients in Seattle. no completed dishes, just ingredients. for example, this salami found on top of a Salt & Straw sign in March 2023:

no. it's usually easier to undo than to do in the first place. because we're so close to an election I think the best thing to do is to campaign for people like Katie Wilson and Dionne Foster who will take this issue more seriously. we could see positive changes in a few months if they win

shame it’s impossible to do any of that work between midnight and 5 am

Denny Way Traffic History An app that tracks traffic on Denny Way

I’m painfully aware of this fact: denny.intcreator.com

the road is very good for pedestrians and bicycles, just not cars

After hit and run at 4th/Pine, safety advocates create a ‘human-protected’ bike lane – UPDATE: City installs permanent barrier Interim SDOT Director Adiam Emery speaking with the TV crews. UPDATE: More than a dozen people showed up to form a “human-protected” bike lane on Pine Street at 4th Avenue to demonstrat…

it’s not stupidity it’s spite. and SDOT is often extremely quick at removing unauthorized infrastructure, usually within 24 hours:

www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/04/30/a...

www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/03/the-...

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BREAKING: Local NIMBY Discovers Capitalism

exactly! they just use a pretty brick and maybe some arches rather than doing all shape nonsense. there are lots of ways to make buildings pretty and our current culture + design review completely misses the mark

he could have applied pressure his entire term but only maybe did in the last year, and I'm pretty sure only because of FIFA. I don't think it was high on his priority list

I don't like police presence, especially when they park in bike lanes and the sidewalk. I'd rather have social workers and a bigger focus on shelters, housing, and recovery programs for the people that need it downtown

I'm not a fan of top-down management forcing people to be in the office. work flexibility makes more sense. everyone's situation is different and each individual should be able to choose how they work. I'd say maybe have one day a week be required for meetings but that's it

I live in Belltown so I'm downtown all the time. yes there are fewer people on 3rd and Pike than there used to be, but the reason that's the case is because of sweeps. Harrell definitely does a lot of sweeps. but sweeps are bad and don't solve problems, just procrastinate them

and Harrell convinced them to do the temporary program?

if only people google Musk before dating him

we're much cooler than the steam plant 😛

what made the market change their mind?

I’m so here for Mercer Island being humbled by this

I wouldn’t make it a huge park. lots of little parks with dense housing nearby are better than one huge park

my brain is breaking lol