Katherine Mitchell

You know I had to do it to ‘em on the traffic divider Rob Saka is spending $2,000,000 to remove.

Heading out to a DSA canvas against the ballot initiatives

"Public Outreach" #DOOMLOOP #seattle

BREAKING: Death has taken up residence in the Ballard Bubbleator.

You only have to look at the legacy media furor over KCHRA's accounting error in a similar amount to see how they'd cover it. King 5 had a poll up asking if the cops should even have to pay it back ffs

Anyone who cares about cities should go watch The History of Concrete. Movie of the year

@sound-transit.bsky.social, could someone explain why you put a big photo of District 5 City Council Candidate Julie Kang at the newly opened Pinehurst Station? This is an outrageous use of public resources. This photo needs to be taken down, or at least covered up, until after the election.

Local seniors protest replacement of all-natural, perfectly safe car traffic with dangerous, deadly bikes and pedestrians

There is no hyperbole quite like a news story about expected delays for drivers. "Cloudy with a side of hurt" do you hear yourself?

A new security report from King County Metro shows that reported security incidents on buses are now less common than they were PRE-PANDEMIC, even after adjusting for somewhat lower bus ridership. In 2019, Metro saw 64 incidents per million boardings. In 2026 that number has dropped below 60.

an absolute joke that they just handed a new 3-year contract to the CEO

While this looks transit-oriented, maximizing access to the subway would look more like circles of residential density around each station, rather than one long string of density down the road.

Got ghost bussed and now I’m gonna be late for my movie. I’m so tired of Sunday service

Today's DOOM LOOP for @soseaemerald.bsky.social: "Smart Growth Plan" ft. D5 candidate Julie Kang southseattleemerald.org/voices/2026/...

seattle times puts every starbucks closing front and center without ever following up that basically every single one is eventually replaced by a superior local shop

We need to dramatically reduce the paperwork and administrative burden for tenants and applicants to "affordable housing." Many many people who would qualify for rent-restricted housing instead choose market rate units at around the same cost because of the invasive and constant paperwork!

if my pilot isn't a furry i'm not boarding the plane

Not really sure the utility of praising someone for a “balanced budget.” It legally has to be!

I'm tilted as fuck that @mayor.seattle.gov has helped SPD extort another ~$70 million from the community SPOG ignored her direct orders to help with ICE, worked to undermine her initiatives, and continued to target queer people for violent policing I don't fucking get it @hannahkrieg.bsky.social

In this guest rant, Jillian, a high school basketball player from Seattle's South Side, urges those who can vote to vote against I-638.

you give me a public tv station in seattle and within 3 weeks i'll give you a full slate of programs by insane transgenders willing to do tons of work as cheap as possible just to make some real public art they can show off. it'd be glorious.

If this were designated a shared street, the paint would be entirely appropriate and not a problem. Drop a few boulders and planters in the road for safety. Just sayin'.

Washington 36th district democrats UNANIMOUSLY endorse defeating both anti-trans initiatives

playing of recreational sports in school is a human right and barring a demographic from doing it is a crime against humanity

UPDATE: SCP Foundation have posted a statement saying they were not consulted or contacted about the A24 SCP project. scp-wiki.wikidot.com/statement-on...

A huge win to close out the week. Our fair pricing legislation passes out of committee 4-0.

Additionally, Seattle Public Schools will be providing free meals, because your kids should not go without support while adults work toward a resolution. For the parent who cannot miss work, for the student who counts on a school meal, this is what your city is here for.

In Seattle, affordability requirements carry no corresponding offsetting benefit for developers, which makes them a tax on housing. In Bellevue, affordability requirements come with a generous property tax exemption that offsets the added cost to developers. Here’s the scoreboard:

Sound Transit is going to install fare gates at over a dozen stations. Fine, whatever. But the agency also loses a lot of money due to people not paying their car tabs every year. Does anyone know how much ST is estimated to lose each year to car tab nonrenewal?

Thinking about how King County Metro is adding four hundred bus trips tomorrow compared to the week prior and FIVE HUNDRED trips on Sunday. It's going to take a lot of work to maintain those service levels into the future, but it's been awesome watching Metro embrace the idea of an all-week network.

Vision Some

I'm excited more and more transit agencies are getting clued into the hack to increase ridership that is "stop treating riders on nights and weekends like dirt."

Bit of a long thread here, but the main point: SPOG is going to do everything they can to destroy Mayor Wilson anyway. There's absolutely no reason for her to lie to trans people on behalf of the new interim SPD chief.

Keeping the Market opened to pedestrians only without cars polls at 98% favorability. If she wants to fix those poll numbers it would be an easy win to tell SDOT and the Pike Place Market PDA they will not be ending it this Fall

>"for more: wilson.seattle.gov" >goes to wilson.seattle.gov >no more