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ADAI Lunch & Learn. Results from the 2025 WA State Syringe Services Program Health Survey. Alison Newman, MPH, UW ADAI. March 26, 2026, 12-1pm PT

What do people who visit syringe services programs (SSPs) have to say about their substance use patterns and health behaviors? What kinds of experiences have they had & what kind of care/services do they want? Find out at our next Lunch & Learn, March 26, 2026! washington.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere Many cities are considering involuntary substance use treatment as a solution to drug use among the homeless. But research doesn’t support this strategy.

What decades of research reveal about involuntary substance use treatment – and why evidence points elsewhere--authored by Susan Collins theconversation.com/what-decades...

New ADAI Report: Evaluation of Seattle City Ordinance 126896 (Possession and Use of Controlled Substances in Public Spaces) - Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute Report author Mandy Owens, PhD In late 2023, the City of Seattle passed Ordinance 126896, a law intended to reduce jail bookings for public drug use and possession by encouraging police to divert peop...

What effects did Seattle's Ordinance 126896 (possession and use of controlled substances in public spaces) have in its first year? Check out this new report from ADAI's Mandy Owens, PhD, to find out what she learned and what barriers to a true evaluation she encountered:
adai.uw.edu/new-adai-rep...

On left, photo of Seattle Torrent women's hockey team winning their first game, on right, real photo of real Seattle Times Sports Page with small article about win in bottom corner that incorrectly attributes win to the New York Sirens

Seattle’s New Women’s Hockey Team Wins First Game, Speck on Seattle Times Sports Page: tinyurl.com/muxy5mty

A small tree with potted flowers at its base and a floral heart hanging from a branch with a sign reading “Mrs Aliverti, always in our hearts.”

Flowers in front of Bryant Elementary in remembrance of their librarian who was killed walking in the crosswalk at Sand Point Way & Princeton Ave NE by a speeding driver in August. Preventable deaths like hers can deeply impact a community. Thankful today for everyone fighting for safer streets.

All it would take is removing the center turn lane in most areas. Parking was already removed or reduced to make space for that center turn lane.

And, to be clear, parking was still removed. Instead of bike lanes we now have a middle of the road turning lane. The space is there for bike lanes if the center turn lane is removed. Parking is already reduced or gone.

Seattle Reign are playoff bound! ✅

Presented by Google

A thread today from #yimbytown conference. Walkability comes from both land use and transportation policy. Adding housing to walkable neighborhoods lets more people enjoy walkability, as does making streets better.

MV Columbia ferry docked in Bellingham.

Sun setting on Inside Passage between Bellingham and Juneau.

Recommend: The Alaska Marine Highway ferry from Bellingham to Juneau.

Especially a greenway that connects with the Burke Gilman Trail and, therefore, Children’s Hospital, U Village, UW, light rail, multiple parks…

Location on a map

Just before 5pm, Seattle Fire responded to a driver hitting someone on a bike, carrying a child passenger, at NE 66th Street and 15th Ave NE.

At least one person was transported to the hospital via ambulance.

Automatic reply from OPCD stating that the email account is no longer monitored.

It turns out that the OPCD email address that CM Rivera told me to write to is no longer monitored.

Text of an email message suggesting to send comments to Seattle OPCD.

In the message I received yesterday, CM Rivera suggested sending my comments to an OPCD email address. So, I did and …

Text of email message: Thank you for writing to my office and sharing your thoughts on the Comprehensive Plan, as related to XXX.

“Thank you for writing to my office and sharing your thoughts on the Comprehensive Plan, as related to XXX.” This is the reply I received yesterday in response to my early June email to CM Rivera (who represents my district) about increasing the capacity to build more housing in my neighborhood.

Forgot the alt text: A neighborhood corner restaurant boarded up.

Biked by Mioposto at 35th Ave NE & NE 55th St this morning! When the person crashed their car into it last night, people were eating outside. Even the people eating inside had to flee to avoid the car. Apparently, this isn’t the first time.

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Change is possible: NE 43rd St in the U District
Went from a Chase Bank parking lot to a light rail station with bus lanes, bike lanes, better sidewalks, murals, trees, and tables to support the small businesses.

Seattle Reign players Jordyn Bugg (!!!), Sam Meza (!!!!), and Lynn Biyendolo (👑) all start for the #USWNT!

This is a Claire Keegan tribute post.

Basically what the post says. This example is from Nice. Photo by me, as always.

Anyone wanting to increase tree canopy in their city should consider adding bike lanes protected by heavily forested buffers.

View of Lake Union with a tree in the foreground on a sunny summer day.

Louisa Street-End Park, #Seattle. 😍 Glad the street end wasn’t paved over for car parking, as was originally planned.

Painting of the bridge by Eleanor doughty

Happy 50th Anniversary of Ravenna Park bridge being pedestrianized! It’s a useful walking and biking connection, but it’s also a beautiful view over the tree canopy. With apologies to the Overlook Walk, it’s still my favorite pedestrian bridge in Seattle.

Get ready, Seattle! 🎉​

@pwhl--seattle.bsky.social will begin play in the 2025-26 season. The team will play its home games at Climate Pledge Arena and train at the Kraken Community Iceplex.​
📰 bit.ly/4k22VVv

Workforce Spotlight Initiative - Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network There is a national shortage of addiction care professionals, and societal needs for this workforce are projected to increase over the next decade.

The Northwest ATTC has a new Workforce Spotlight video out! Meet Michael Craig Smith, and listen to him talk about what got him started as a counselor, how his own alcohol use challenged his perceptions about addiction, & more!

Find the Spotlight Series here: attcnetwork.org/northwest-sp...

Stories of Recovery: Cruz YouTube video by Thriving Together NCW

ADAI CLEARS Project partners in Chelan/Douglas have created a powerful video series featuring real local stories of recovery from substance use. Watch the videos and give them your feedback in this short survey! Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCWRecover...

Video 1: youtu.be/VmOnUHpbAkc?...