Not every pedestrian street will work year-round, at least not yet. Some need to be strengthened/revitalized first. The street has to already be reasonably successful as a sustainable summer people-magnet. Vancouver’s Granville Street isn’t ready yet. Seattle’s Pike Place IS ready to be year-round.

Gordon Padelford@gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Tom Graff at the Market Historical Commission tonight: “there is no one walking on [Pike Place] in January or February” Odd, who were all these people walking on the street this Jan/Feb? I guess I have a lot more imaginary friends than I realized

What if Pike Place was closed to general traffic even after market hours? What if we just decided having a comfortable place to stroll was a public good?

Fare-free transit is feasible in most transit systems, just not typically in the largest systems (which doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be a goal).

Lots of transit funding elections coming up in the US! Here's one you can learn a lot from: a very narrow and hard-fought win in "purple" Spokane, Washington. humantransit.org/2026/08/an-i...

An Instructive Win for Transit in Spokane — Human Transit

In many US cities, voters will soon be asked to invest in public transit, if only to sustain services as operating costs rise.  So it might be useful to look closely at the just-completed battle in a ...

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You don’t have to like this guy‘s politics to recognize that everyone who has insisted for decades that The Issues are almost all too complicated and too nuanced to explain to voters let alone address was lying to you.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last wk.

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

We are extraordinarily grateful for @transpochoices.bsky.social’s work on the Yes for Buses campaign. Spokane Transit now has stable ongoing funding for the next 20 years, unlocking: 🚏 added frequency and amenities, 🚌 another new BRT line, 🎫 new fare programs, and 🛞 investments in operators.

Transportation Choices Coalition@transpochoices.bsky.social · last wk.

The Yes for Buses campaign in Spokane has officially declared victory! Despite an opposition campaign that raised more than $288,000 from a few wealthy donors, voters renewed a sales tax to keep STA's buses and paratransit running for working people, students, seniors, and people with disabilities

Thanks to Spokane voters for 2 decades of better buses. This campaign won in face of the largest anti-transit campaign in a primary in state history.

Transportation Choices Coalition@transpochoices.bsky.social · last wk.

The Yes for Buses campaign in Spokane has officially declared victory! Despite an opposition campaign that raised more than $288,000 from a few wealthy donors, voters renewed a sales tax to keep STA's buses and paratransit running for working people, students, seniors, and people with disabilities

When it's all said and done, the "No" campaign will have outspent the "Yes" campaign nearly 3 to 1.

Karl Otterstrom@pedestrianman.bsky.social · 2w ago

Can anyone identify a local transit ballot measure that passed in spite of the opposition campaign spending significantly more $$ than the support campaign? I mean, other than Spokane Transit in 2026. @apta-info.bsky.social @humantransit.bsky.social @alonlevy.bsky.social

I’ve seen enough

The "No" campaign financed by Larry Stone and Gerry Dicker was the third largest anti-transit election campaign in state history. On a opposition campaign dollar per NO vote: ST2: $0.28 ST3: $1.11 Yes for Buses is trending over $5 per NO vote...

Good morning. The past 42 hours have been something. Spokane Transit has been assisting with evacuations, from the VA Hospital to assisted living and retirement centers as recent as this AM. Multiple employees have lost their homes. I appreciate the thoughts and prayers for Spokane.

The "Yes" campaign was outspent by the "No" campaign nearly 4 to 1. Over $200k was spent by just two people, Larry Stone and Gerry Dicker.

Spokane Rising@spokanerising.com · 2w ago

Given this was the first transit measure in the Spokane area in a WHILE that has had an organized opposition campaign, I’m really heartened by the results. In 2016, the measure passed 55-44 in the same year the county voted for…Donald Trump. But there was no official “no” campaign.

It’s still too early but would be interested how the map changes after Spokane’s housing and parking reforms have a couple years to bear fruit.

Jarrett Walker@humantransit.bsky.social · 2w ago

When you ask voters to approve taxes for public transit, what you mostly get is a map of residential density. Here's the latest from Spokane, WA where the measure narrowly leads at the moment.

When you ask voters to approve taxes for public transit, what you mostly get is a map of residential density. Here's the latest from Spokane, WA where the measure narrowly leads at the moment.

Happy primary day! We're officially launching Nondriver Action, a c4 that works at the intersections of transportation, housing & climate justice. Tomorrow, we'll send out questionnaires for our general election endorsements to all city and county council candidates on the ballot in WA ndaction.org

There’s still time to return your ballot! Please vote Yes for Buses!

Yes for Buses

Proposition 1 protects and expands Spokane Transit for another 20 years.

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Gavin Cooley and Larry Stone purport to care about economic development. So why are they shooting themselves in the foot fighting against proven ways of spurring economic development (BUSES AND ROAD DIETS)?

Open up @transit.app in Spokane? You’ll get a nice reminder to vote Yes for Buses on Tuesday!

Right next to the library where we held our nondriver storytelling event to fight for more Spokane transit funding...this multi-million dollar new and totally unnecessary urban highway construction project. Because Washington State is still stuck in 1953 when it comes to transportation priorities.

If you want to prevent them from winning and cutting bus service in Spokane, please donate or sign up to volunteer for the Yes for Buses campaign! www.yesforbuses.org

Yes for Buses! | Support Transit Solutions – Get Involved Now

Support STA Prop #1 with Yes for Buses! Stay informed about local transit projects and initiatives. Get involved or contact us today to make a difference.

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Just 3 business donors have raised $125k to cut bus service for Spokane’s seniors, youth, & working families. Compare that to the $60k the Yes for Buses campaign has raised. Spokane needs your help

Sidewalks now, dammit.

Today!!!

Spokane Reimagined@spokanereimagined.org · last mo.

We're so excited to be joined by acclaimed author and activist, @nondriver.bsky.social, next week to discuss the experiences of nondrivers. Please join us at The Hive on July 14th from 6:30-7:30 PM!

We're so excited to be joined by acclaimed author and activist, @nondriver.bsky.social, next week to discuss the experiences of nondrivers. Please join us at The Hive on July 14th from 6:30-7:30 PM!

A. Zivarts@nondriver.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Transit is Freedom! If you live in the Spokane region, come join me, @spokanereimagined.org and @transpochoices.bsky.social for an event July 14 where I lead a discussion about how reliable, frequent and accessible transit shapes the lives of nondrivers. RSVP bit.ly/transitfreedom

Transit is Freedom! If you live in the Spokane region, come join me, @spokanereimagined.org and @transpochoices.bsky.social for an event July 14 where I lead a discussion about how reliable, frequent and accessible transit shapes the lives of nondrivers. RSVP bit.ly/transitfreedom

Walking on the Centennial in Kendall Yards has been much more pleasant this week with the Maple St Bridge closed. It’s easy to forget how loud and polluting roads like this are until they’re suddenly quiet

The most wholesome event of the summer, Summer Parkways, is TONIGHT from 6-9pm. Come ride/run/walk/roll four miles of closed streets on the south hill! Visit me at 24th and Post. summerparkways.com

Spokane Summer Parkways

Taking fitness to the streets!

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Let’s get the word out! LVT reform makes property tax more progressive, and encourages development right where we need it by punishing speculators sitting on urban vacant land. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

Most Spokane homeowners would pay less tax under reform proposal. Here's who would pay more

Some Spokane politicians want to replace the existing property tax system with one that shifts tax burden from homes, apartments and many commercial properties and place it instead onto parking lots ...

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What if Spokane’s existing trail network was branded with signage and maps so that someday the network as a whole could be listed as an amenity on Zillow listings and job descriptions? Starting a new side project to do just that. Hit me up if you want to help! www.rangemedia.co/spokane-trai...

Why the greater Spokane area needs a branded regional trail network

What the region can learn about economic development from the Methow Valley and Bentonville

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