e-Bike 🚴🏻Vertical Cottage Cluster 🏘️ ☮️

It’s almost as if nothing is well thought out and everything is just for show with this mayor…

I think you can stick a fork in the Bruce Harrell administration. Hopefully, the deputy mayor is shown the door as well…

We can’t out raise the billionaires in Medina funding Harrell’s Super PAC, but we do outnumber them. How many people can donate $25 to the progressive PAC fighting back? Donate and share!

www.seattleforkatie.com

The race is on.

Google and the rest are not your friends…

St Lukes Ballard Redevelopment Project Welcome to St. Luke's where we seek to form beloved community which is welcoming and diverse, with Christian worship and service at the heart. Our small church…

Let Us Build a House Where All Are Welcome.
St. Luke’s Property Redevelopment... 2/2
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"Building a Place Where Love Dwells."
#SuccessStory
#SeattleWashington
#BallardizingBallard 1/2

The drummer that drove Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way”…

From IMM Design Labs:

Hey, it was a big Seattle Urbanist Day at Bumbershoot today.

@caryw.bsky.social , @andrealearned.bsky.social ,
@qagggy.bsky.social ,
pretty sure I saw @andyengelson.bsky.social (?), Fiona McCaw Cohen and a Berenstein Bear 🐻 who will remain nameless.

Nice seeing everybody!

It would be interesting to have someone compare and contrast Robert Weaver’s research with Alan Malloch’s with respect to the history of the HOLC’s maps which predicted redlining in cities across the country…

All that is old is new again…

Hahahahahahaha.

I’ll never make anyone’s “starter pack” on anything ever on this platform…

Amazingly well done video with low-key and important conclusions that go against accepted narratives regarding #Redlining and #Gentrification .

Credit to Professor Mallach for going where the data took him…

Seattle’s Pike Place Market Leans Into Pedestrian Infrastructure - h/t Cascade PBS After decades of debate, the market is testing a car ban in one of its busiest areas and adding walking links to the surrounding neighborhood.

Seattle’s Pike Place Market Leans Into Pedestrian Infrastructure - h/t Cascade PBS

Washington’s New Rent Cap Set Just Below 10% for 2026 - h/t Washington State Standard Washington’s statewide cap on annual residential rent increases will be just shy of 10 percent next year, down slightly from its current level.

Washington’s New Rent Cap Set Just Below 10% for 2026 - h/t Washington State Standard

Amazingly well done video with low-key and important conclusions that go against accepted narratives regarding #Redlining and #Gentrification .

Credit to Professor Mallach for going where the data took him…

The viral graph of the day on that other platform…

A housing market is like musical chairs.

More chairs 🪑, please…

Honored that Mayor Mason saw this.

Bothell is in good hands…

Vancouver drops parking requirements for affordable housing developments The city of Vancouver will no longer require parking spots for new affordable housing in hopes of cutting project costs and making room for more units.

This headline initially confused me — “Vancouver Council drops parking requirements for affordable housing” — since I was pretty sure Vancouver had done that (& more) a long time ago.

Then I realized this is the OTHER Vancouver (in Washington State USA).

In any case, EVERY city should do this.

What’s holding cities back? What #climate strategies are working? What’s next?

The Cities and Local Governments Brief: provides a practical, evidence-based guide to help #cities design climate strategies that deliver.

Explore the evidence and examples: https://loom.ly/K8dNmQ4

🌿 For every $1 cities invest in nature, they get back $4–$35.

That’s the ROI of #NatureBasedSolutions - cooler streets, flood protection, jobs, & resilience.

It’s smart economics for a climate-smart future.

By 2050, 70% of people will live in cities—driving demand for 40M+ new homes.

At #HLPF2025, UN-Habitat is co-hosting events on housing, local governance & SDG localization to spotlight cities as drivers of sustainable development.

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Empowering women = stronger communities + smarter climate action.

From leading local adaptation to shaping policy, studies show that women drive resilience where it matters most.

This isn’t just justice — it’s strategy

Read more: "World Cities Report 2024", UN-Habitat

🏘️ By 2030, 3 billion people will need adequate housing—requiring 96,000 new homes daily.

UN-Habitat supports inclusive policies, informal settlement upgrades, climate-resilient homes, and secure land tenure to make adequate housing a reality for all.

“Bellingham City Council passed two new laws to limit ‘junk fees’ charged to renters and manufactured homeowners.

It prohibits fees for use of in-unit appliances, access to common areas, payment processing and more”…

It’s nice to see the recognition for the good work that Bothell is doing with land use, development and housing.

It certainly helps having a mayor that “gets it.” And longtime architect, Small Towns advocate/urbanist and small developer, Cary Westerbeck, is leading the way as well… 1/2