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Nathan Dickey

@nathand.bsky.social

Environmental geologist by day, contributor to @seattletransitblog.com by night. Opinions are my own. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3d ago

Drivers had to "find a new route" (follow these same marked detour signs) earlier this year due to construction activity and it wasn't news then.

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 3d ago

This story is fine, but the headline the Seattle Times chose implies that a new bus lane is forcing drivers to just "find a new" route to I-5. No, the engineering project actually includes a new route to I-5. Anything to make it look like a progressive mayor is causing chaos, I guess?

Wes Mills 🥌@oowm.org · last wk.

Somebody yell at me if I'm wrong (I will meet you at "Don't Yell At Me" Tea), I think it's frustrating that the view from our Paper of Record about the events of this weekend is not "we should deal with guns", but instead "more public places should be gated and ticketed and surveilled".

Wes Mills 🥌@oowm.org · last wk.

When @analogist.net and @shirleyswirley.bsky.social and I were doing tabling *in 2023* for Jackson Park 4 All, the #1 infrastructure thing people wanted in a replacement for the golf course: Bathrooms. The second most popular? Wide walking trails. Can't imagine why.

Olraca@olraca.bsky.social · last wk.

There are 4 lanes of 40-50mph traffic for you to roll off the curb into in case your wheeled device is wider than 7 inches. Driving is definitely the preferred way to get to the light rail station.

Seattle Transit Blog@seattletransitblog.com · 2w ago

After a 2-month legislative process, the Seattle City Council has unanimously voted to send the Seattle Transit Measure renewal to voters this November. New post: seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/21/s...

Seattle Transit Measure renewal headed to voters in November

After nearly two months of various council deliberations and public commentary, the Seattle Transit Measure is officially heading to voters in this year’s November General Election. This meas…

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Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2w ago

What a no vote on Seattle's Prop 1 is a vote for, according to the Seattle Public Library Foundation. Imagine advocating for public libraries to be defunded at a time like this. Couldn't be me.

More than one-third of the Library's funding in 2027 (and beyond) would disappear. SPL would be forced into drastic budget reductions. Library staff jobs would likely be lost. A quarter of the 600-plus positions at SPL, including one-third of all children's and teen librarians, are Levy-funded. Branches might close or see significantly reduced hours due to staffing shortages. Free programs like Story Time, author events, and many others would likely be scaled down substantially. Half of the budget for books and materials would be lost, significantly increasing hold times and decreasing the range of reading options, including the likely elimination of Peak Picks. The City would be forced into a long and complex process to restore funding. Cuts are highly unlikely to be addressed in the regular budget process, given the City's revenue situation. While another ballot measure could be brought forward and approved eventually, the Library and its patrons could feel these adverse budget impacts for a year or more.
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3w ago

Nordstrom is celebrating their anniversary with a block party on Pine Street today...which is intensely ironic given it was Nordstrom's move back downtown in the 1990s that prompted the restoration of vehicle access to Pine through Westlake Park.

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Michael Smith@mesmith35673.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today on @seattletransitblog.com: A new dashboard maps King County Metro ridership at every stop. Downtown Seattle and the U District are the busiest stop clusters, followed by Bellevue, Ballard, Northgate, and Redmond. seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/13/m...

Mapping King County Metro Ridership

The Ridership Map highlights strong ridership corridors such as 3rd Ave and Madison St. By OLIVER CHEN Living in Seattle, I’ve come to appreciate the humble bus. I find riding the bus much more ple…

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Nathan Dickey@nathand.bsky.social · 4w ago

In my professional experience, I’ve found this sort of extreme aversion to risk and insecurity to have much worse (but maybe less tangible) effects than being open and honest about mistakes, owning them, and learning from them. Trust isn’t gained by hiding failure, but by openly learning from it.

Noah 🚎@noahsbwilliams.com · 4w ago

I am frustrated that ST, despite the best efforts of many good people within it, remains habitually opaque and insecure, straight from the top. Metro doesn't do this by reflex, they just answer our questions. Including "we don't know and are looking into it", which is a perfectly acceptable answer.

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

Seattle was electric during the World Cup. To support 750,000 visitors, the city pedestrianized streets, activated public spaces, and removed parking. Rather than revert these changes, city leaders should identify what worked and make those changes permanent. seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/09/s...

Seattle won the World Cup, what did we learn?

Waterfront Park was a popular destination over the past month, especially on July 6. (Michael Smith) Over the past four weeks, Seattle hosted six World Cup matches featuring teams from eight differ…

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Councilmember Eddie Lin@cmeddielin.bsky.social · last mo.

A bike lane and hundreds of affordable homes in Magnolia have both been delayed since 2008 thanks in significant part to SEPA. Getting people out of cars and building new affordable housing in the City are both good for the environment!

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · last mo.

After this article was published today, the WA Court of Appeals handed Seattle and Cascade Bicycle Club another L in their legal battle over the Missing Link.

Robert Cruickshank@robertcruickshank.com · last mo.

Rinck, who won more votes than any other City Council candidate in Seattle ever, has her finger on the pulse of what the city wants. Saka, who won in a low turnout election in 2023, does not.

Erica C. Barnett@ericacbarnett.bsky.social · last mo.

Rinck has an amendment that would increase minimum transit funding from the measure from 60 to 65 percent to help fund light rail projects that may lose federal funding. Saka is questioning this proposal, seeming to suggest that a few million dollars won't help much given the cost of the projects.