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Study: How Car Ownership is Keeping Americans From Financial Stability — Streetsblog USA As car costs continue to surge, American drivers are taking drastic measures to stay on the road — with troubling societal implications.

“According to new survey of U.S. drivers, the average American is spending 20 percent of her monthly income on auto loans, fuel, insurance, maintenance, which is around twice or at the absolute upper limit of what financial experts recommend they spend on transportation costs”

If the game was to bet on shorting oil futures and to rig the stock market for personal gain then maybe it was thought through ?

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Museum Employee Keeps Forgetting If They Work at the Henry or the Frye: tinyurl.com/3rymre9k

Pete Hegseth loves war crimes, it's the entire reason he has the job in the first place.

Top notch replies on here, I feel proud to be a Blueskyer today 🫡

Against official policy, I bring by Tern GSD on Seattle light rail because I need to be able to bike on both ends of my trips. There are no bikeshare options for parents carrying kids. Family bikes should be prioritized over space for other bikes.

As Bike Cars Overflow, Caltrain Bans Large Bikes and Panniers - Streetsblog San Francisco New rules heavily restrict the types of bikes Caltrain users can bring on board. Years ago advocates warned Caltrain that they weren't allotting enough bike space on the new trains

This need to be called out at perpetuating sexist policies that privilege bikers without child carrying, errand running responsibilities. Caltrain would never consider banning kids from trains, why is it ok to make it impossible for parents who travel bike to use the system?

How ICE deportations are impacting people experiencing homelessness in D.C. - Street Sense Media ICE arrests in D.C. spiked at about 30 per day during the federal takeover in August, and remained high through the following weeks.

“ICE has arrested people based solely on their race, language, or other perceived sign of immigration status. When simply being visible is a risk, people who spend much of their time on the streets are extremely vulnerable,”

A Conflict Without Reason Has Become a Dangerous Holy War Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like crusaders.

Lacking a clear rationale for the attack on Iran, Trumpists are increasingly talking like religious crusaders. https://bit.ly/4svR06p

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Today, we examine how cities consistently overestimate the rate at which seniors downsize their homes while simultaneously incentivizing them not to downsize, and how this creates a shortage of family-sized homes for young families.

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Panels & Screenings Our panels at ECCC span every fandom imaginable. It’s a pop culture junkie’s dream!

Welcome to Seattle, #ECCC attendees!!!

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Seattle is Organizing at the Neighborhood level to fight fascism and the terrorizing of our communities.
NO KINGS SEATTLE MARCH 23. 12:00 Cal Anderson Park. Mass Rally and March. Neighbors Fighting Fascism

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My favorite tree in Seattle

I am looking forward to everyone seeing the new Seattle Streets Alliance brand in the wild. It's a new and exciting era for our movement.

Pro tip: If you're going to log onto an SDOT meeting to bash a bike lane, don't keep your City of Seattle employee label up on your Zoom account.

Op-Ed: Why Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Is Rebranding as Seattle Streets Alliance » The Urbanist # After 15 years fighting for safe streets, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is excited to become Seattle Streets Alliance to more accurately reflect the nature of our grassroots organization’s mission....

NEW OP-ED // Why Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Is Rebranding as Seattle Streets Alliance

By Joshua Holland of @streetsalliance.bsky.social, via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/05/o...

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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways becomes the Seattle Streets Alliance Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is now the Seattle Streets Alliance. "It’s a better explanation of who we are and what we’re about,” said Streets Alliance Executive Director Gordon Padelford. It's true. The organization convenes coalitions around safe streets and transit and housing. They have led and helped lead major pushes to increase the size of multiple transportation levies and then helped gather support to pass those levies.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways becomes the Seattle Streets Alliance

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Does “fall” mean starve to death?

The U.S. unexpectedly loses 92,000 jobs, adding to worries about the economy The job market showed further signs of weakness last month as employers cut 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, from 4.3% in January.

The job market showed further signs of weakness last month as employers cut 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, from 4.3% in January. n.pr/4ucqZuv

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Incredibly illuminating to compare income and hours worked across countries and states for ***the bottom 95% of earners only***. The typical Belgian earns as much as the typical Californian but works about 24% less

via sethackerman.substack.com

If you’re expecting Foxborough to bow to FIFA, think again. The town has a history of standing up to power. - The Boston Globe The town's select board rightfully and correctly bounced “Monday Night Football” out of Foxborough for 14 years in the 20th century.

A wonderful David vs. Goliath dustup is unfolding in Foxborough, where the town’s Select Board is telling FIFA and the Krafts to “show us the money” if they want a license to play World Cup games at Gillette Stadium, writes Dan Shaughnessy.

This is being tested here … there’s a pilot mobility wallet program. More info will come out eventually about it. :)

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Be:Seattle helps with tenant rights organizing and helps tenants build their power. It needs YOUR help. Please donate $100 if you’re able to celebrate 10 years. They are chronically underfunded & need Seattleites to step up today. If you’ve ever benefited from Share The Cities please give to them.

Former Seattle Council Candidate Ron Davis Challenges Longtime Legislator Gerry Pollet » The Urbanist # Taking on an incumbent who has been in office since 2011, Ron Davis is eyeing tax changes, housing reforms, and a more robust state response to federal overreach as major planks of his platform.

"If our tax rate was about like Minnesota, we would literally have enough money to fully fund education, have universal childcare, cover the deficit, end homelessness, and probably put another $500 million a year into transportation — sustainable transportation." www.theurbanist.org/2026/03/05/s...

Preparedness

We spring forward this Sunday - March 8! ⏲️🌞 While you change your clocks, take a few minutes to refresh your emergency supplies:
🔋check batteries
🥫check food dates
🩹 restock first-aid kits
🛌 keep sturdy shoes + a light by your bed

What’s your favorite preparedness tip?
mil.wa.gov/preparedness