He also tried to argue that should just fix fare evasion instead of passing the STM renewal, saying that KCM loses $20M~$30M a year from it. That's paltry compared to the $138M annual revenue the expanded STM would bring, even when ignoring any costs that would come with fare enforcement.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 7h ago

Watching the Seattle Channel debate on the Seattle Transit Measure, and the transit opponent from the Washington Policy Center really tried to say that only Seattle residents pay city sales taxes. They're not sending their best.

That might explain why the paint for the bus lanes smelled so horrendously bad...

The Needling@theneedling.com · 2w ago

Mayor Wilson Accused of Being Witch After Making Both Route 8 Bus and Denny Car Traffic Faster: tinyurl.com/36wtxy7u

Last night we celebrated the opening of our new dedicated bus lane for the 8 bus on Denny by doing the obvious thing: racing it again. Last summer, Seattleites raced the bus on foot and beat it. This time around, with the lane up and running, it wasn’t even close.

The most impressive impact of bus lanes to me is that the difference between the fastest and slowest bus along Denny went from 10 minutes to less than one minute. You can plan around a slow bus but you can't really plan around an unpredictable one. Luckily Route 8 is neither of those things now.

Michael Smith@mesmith35673.bsky.social · 2w ago

Route 8 completed the race this year in just 4 minutes, 80% faster than last year (21 min). To put that into perspective, RapidRide J Line project is projected to reduce transit travel times by 30%. seattletransitblog.com/2026/09/09/r...

We have a lot of things in Seattle that have been in planning for two decades. The Denny bus lanes were not one of them. Before January they were deemed impossible, and were planned and executed in eight months.

Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁@jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Denny bus lanes were planned for two decades. Got the lowdown last night on clever activism that got them delivered. Watch the signal priority

My uninformed theoretical analysis of this: Anodes should gently disperse electricity along its length, but the lake bed is a bad conductor. Anodes laying against it then causes voltage to build up, zapping fish in the area. ST raised the rods slightly off the lake bed already which should fix it

The Seattle Times@seattletimes.com · 3w ago

Sound Transit for months has hailed its innovative engineering to control electric current over the lake, so news that fish are being killed comes as a letdown.

The organizers. The advocates. I always love it when @nicksattele.bsky.social and @jasonli468.bsky.social pop up in a video like this. They represent the best of our advocacy.

Mayor Katie B. Wilson@mayor.seattle.gov · 3w ago

If you've been paying attention to the news recently, you may be wondering: what's going on in City Hall? What you might not have heard is that we are doing the work and getting real results for Seattle residents.

If you've been paying attention to the news recently, you may be wondering: what's going on in City Hall? What you might not have heard is that we are doing the work and getting real results for Seattle residents.

Today was the first day of school for SPS and traffic on Denny Way at 5 PM today was moving faster than it was for 4 out of the 5 Wednesdays in July. Source: denny.intcreator.com (from @intcreator.com)

John Nowicki@johnnowicki.bsky.social · 3w ago

You do realize the rush doesn’t actually start until SPS returns. Not saying it will change, but maybe dancing in victory before the battle starts is…”silly”.

Seems like bus lanes sure did destroy traffic on Denny

Michael Smith@mesmith35673.bsky.social · 4w ago

10 seconds of rush hour in Seattle

We’re delivering a fast, frequent, and reliable Route 8. Community members have fought for years to make Denny Way better. We thank them. Now, we’ll unlock the capacity of this important street to move more people. Irresistibly good bus service is finally coming to Route 8.

Today, I signed an Executive Order to accelerate and strengthen Seattle’s Vision Zero work. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4zwXS7Y @transportation.seattle.gov

Bus lanes on Denny are getting painted THIS WEEKEND! Join us and Mayor Wilson to celebrate with another Race the L8 on Tuesday, September 8th at 5 PM at Denny Park! Lets prove that she Fixed the L8 and that it's finally faster than walking!

There has apparently been another pocket track derailment at Rainier Beach according to Sound Transit radios. www.reddit.com/r/soundtrans...

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Waze and Apple Maps both immediately started routing drivers away from the Yale slip lane, but Google Maps still continues to sends drivers down it three days later. @transportation.seattle.gov Do you have any relationship with Google Maps to be able to notify them of the closure of the right turn?

Nick@nicksattele.bsky.social · 2mo ago

One of these lanes is a dedicated bus lane. The other one has buses in it

Tree Action Seattle, a sponsored organization of the Seattle Parks Foundation - a 501(c)3 org - put up an Instagram post last night promoting candidates who had been endorsed by TreePAC. I do not believe that little disclaimer at the bottom is going to cut it here.

What "hearing from local businesses" means. Local small business owner blames Katie Wilson's 7 months as mayor for the last 13 years of incompetance by the Seattle Police Department. Wants to make the emerald city great again.

Metro is also reducing the scheduled travel time from Dexter to Capitol Hill Station during evening rush hour. It's 14 minutes right now and 11 minutes in the new schedule. Shows a lot of confidence in the new bus lanes to make that change when buses are so wildly behind schedule today.

Fix the L8@fixthel8.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Additional weekday trips will be added to Route 8, 72, 75 and 77 as part of the Seattle Transit Measure approved by voters in 2020” ❤️❤️❤️ We’re so excited for Route 8 to start running every 12 minutes through the day on weekdays!! (vs every 15 now)

New litter PSA just dropped

Sounds like even Rivera was getting a bit tired of Saka too

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 2mo ago

LOL. Everyone wants Saka to shut up except Kettle and Rivera (and Saka). Funniest fucking thing I've seen at council in ages.

Well that's new

Summary of this morning's STM public hearing speakers: - Supporting the Mayor's proposal: 13 - Supporting sidewalks and accessibility: 4 (including 2 overlapping with the above) - Supporting expanding ORCA Lift: 1 - Supporting reducing the sales tax: 1

🚨 DEFEND OUR BUSES 🚨 Bob Kettle’s “defund the bus” amendment would CUT service in Seattle and halt service expansion. Join us at city council this Monday! Details here: bit.ly/SaveBuses13

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 3mo ago

NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: We Can’t Afford to Shrink the Seattle Transit Measure By Katy Ricchiuto via @theurbanist.org

“The low cost of public transportation in Seattle reduces the overall cost of living for residents by balancing out housing costs to allow Seattle to be the fifth lowest in housing and transportation costs among major metropolitan cities” From @jimaloisi.bsky.social www.mmi.mit.edu/_files/ugd/2...

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 3mo ago

NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: We Can’t Afford to Shrink the Seattle Transit Measure By Katy Ricchiuto via @theurbanist.org

When Council tries to cut service this is who they're being mean to

Fix the L8@fixthel8.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨 ATTENTION RIDERS! 🚨 We're not going to let city council cut our bus service. Come to public comment this Monday to tell them we want MORE bus service not less! Details and RSVP here: luma.com/hq33yvmk

The Mariners scored 8 runs during their win yesterday. Is the L8 bus the new Etsy witch?

Fix the L8@fixthel8.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Boop is getting some competition soon!

Half of Lime trips on unprotected portions of Rainier and MLK are Access reduced price riders. Look at that huge volume of rides along Rainier north of Columbia City. 👀 Great research by @nondriver.bsky.social on who rides bikes and scooters on the Southend.

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 3mo ago

NEW OP-ED// Op-Ed: Yet Another Deadly Rainier Valley Crash Points to Need for Protected Bike Lanes By Anna Zivarts via @theurbanist.org

In just 17 years, Seattle went from not having light rail to having the most ridden system in the nation. We’ve proven how leadership & investment can change a city and people’s lives for the better

Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 4mo ago

Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines carried 4.8 million riders in April—a 44% increase above March, after Link Line 2 was extended to connect Seattle & Bellevue across Lake Washington. Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines are now the most-ridden in the nation, above LA, Boston, or San Diego.

Gas in central Seattle is now $6.46/gallon⛽️, so let’s say it again, but louder: Affordable cities make car use optional for daily life! We can create cities where it’s convenient and comfortable to get around by🚶🏼🚴🏾‍♀️🚎!

Gordon Padelford@gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Affordable cities make car use optional for daily life. 🚴🏿‍♂️🚌🚶🏼‍♀️

Funny how when Wilson proposes a sales tax increase for buses, suddenly it’s the end of the world. But when King County Council proposes a similarly sized sales tax increase for paving rural roads, it’s just crickets.