Gordon Padelford

Forced car dependency is making modern life unaffordable:

A Trump Order Protected a Weedkiller. And Also a Weapon of War.

Killing is viewed as strength by these bilge rats. Whether at home or abroad

“[White phosphorus] has horrible humanitarian consequences,” said Bonnie Docherty a senior adviser at Human Rights Watch &"He angered health activists who have long campaigned to ban the [RoundUp] for its links to cancer."

Truck not fitting into parking garage parked across sidewalk

My bloated truck won’t fit into the parking garage so I’m just going to let it block the sidewalk… is a mindset

Which trail is the cover image of?

Traffic engineer: Level of Service F
Community: Level of Service A

60 reactions · 14 comments | Judkins Park Trail Lights Update The contractor is still finishing a few final fixes, but most of the work is now complete and the trail lights are back on. A big thank ... Judkins Park Trail Lights Update The contractor is still finishing a few final fixes, but most of the work is now complete and the trail lights are back on. A big thank you to all the City...

Full video on facebook reels:

I have to give CM Hollingsworth and her staff a lot of credit for chasing down this and taking my complaints seriously and making sure it didn't just slip off the radar as the days got longer.

www.facebook.com/reel/1286772...

My hope is that we are at the beginning of a multi-year effort to totally transform our state’s tax code.

I’ll give them another shot!

SDOT is hardening the greenway crossing at 83rd and Greenwood today, which will prevent drivers from using the street as a cut through and reduce left-turn conflicts during signal phases.

Slyngstad always gets it right…

👏🏻 thank you Josh for leading us to a successful rebrand! Follow the @streetsalliance.bsky.social‘s Communications Director on BlueSky: @joshholland.bsky.social

Something new is coming to one of Seattle’s most historic neighborhoods.

We’re installing a protected bike lane from Occidental Ave S to the waterfront, closing a critical gap in the City Center Bike Network!

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@qagggy.bsky.social has a proposal for that

Okay, the Opal Apple fans have spoken. I will try them again! To be fair I did get them from Pike Place Market’s produce sellers so I expect a representative quality from them (but they sometimes miss)

Central Seattle Greenways is excited to announce our new name:

🎉 Central Seattle Streets for All

What's not changing:

❤️ Our belief that all people should be able to get around safely without a car. Our passion for making Seattle a better place. Our partnership with @streetsalliance.bsky.social.

According to her calendar, Katie Wilson will literally be striping this bike lane herself next Friday??

Apples

Tonight new apple: Wild Twist. Soooo the name definitely oversells this apple, but it’s still solid. A Honeycrisp / Pink Lady cross the Pinky Lady really brings down the sweetness level which I prefer, and the crispness is there from Honeycrisp. A solid apple, but not a wild twist on anything

Many people are saying

Excited for the next chapter of this great community org

Seattle, King County Leaders Promise Climate Action — Accountability Next Seattle and King County's new leadership promise climate action — from cleaner transit to more tree canopy — but South Seattle communities are watching for the data and accountability to prove it.

"We need to [be]...transitioning away from a car-centric transportation system and toward more dense, walkable, affordable neighborhoods. Not only are vehicles one of the major contributors to our climate crisis, they're also dangerous & are killing our neighbors" @cmeddielin.bsky.social 🎯 as always

🛢️📈There has never been a better time to drive less.

One barrier people have to driving less is thinking that they need to convert ALL their car trips to walking, biking, or transit. But it's not all or nothing. 48% of trips American city-dwellers make are under 3 miles! Try 🚶🏻🚴🏾‍♀️🛴🚎 for those!

Bringing your bike or scooter | Rules for bikes and scooters on transit | Sound Transit Sound Transit allows bicycles on all our vehicles at no extra cost. Due to limited onboard capacity, Sound Transit recommends having a backup plan or parking your bicycle at our facilities before boar...

I think that's still sort of the case sometimes: "Cyclists with bicycles are not allowed to board any railcar exceeding agency-defined crowding thresholds. Sound Transit personnel have the right to refuse bicycle boardings in the event of overcrowding."

www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us...

Is bringing a GSD against ST policy? www.soundtransit.org/ride-with-us...

But I definitely agree with your overall point that transit agencies (looking at you water taxis) haven't caught up to family bikes.

Op-Ed: Why Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Is Rebranding as Seattle Streets Alliance » The Urbanist # After 15 years fighting for safe streets, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is excited to become Seattle Streets Alliance to more accurately reflect the nature of our grassroots organization’s mission....

After 13 years of working for @sngreenways.bsky.social, I'm now working for @streetsalliance.bsky.social! Wait, what? Read more on @theurbanist.org

In this house, we believe:
❤️ Love is love
🤝🏻 No human is illegal
🪖Those jackbooted thugs from SDOT better not be coming around here upgrading our streetlamps without a 2/3 vote of support from my NextDoor group
✨ Kindness is everything

it's insane that my country's current position is that, if we don't like the leader of a sovereign nation, not only do we get to kill them we get to pick their successor

Home opening onto path

Columbia park and 36th aerial

Here in Seattle: Do you ever dream about living on 36th Ave S in Columbia City where your front door opens onto a sidewalk and park? Seems like a great place to live! Maybe we should pedestrianize other streets so more people can enjoy this kind of life?

Who wouldn’t want to raise a family on a street like this?

Yes, but what if we have to remove a few car parking spaces to make room for bus lanes, bike lanes, or pedestrian corner extensions? Let’s not get hasty here