@yimbyandy

SeattleYIMBY Chapter lead. CRE practitioner.

 Seattle
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Joined December 2008
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These were so successful at lowering rents that the city outlawed these within a few years over concerns from neighbors worried about parking (of course) and too much density. If the city council actually cared about affordable housing, they’d be clamoring to bring these back.
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Joe Veyera
@JoeVeyeraOct 17
Anthropic has leased an additional 50,000 square feet at Dexter Yard North in South Lake Union, the Puget Sound Business Journal reports.
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We’re hiring a principal director of program development! Build our next research program (and then the next). sightline.org/principal-dire…

Principal Director, Program Development

Principal Director, Program Development

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We should stop making enough paper towels to meet demand, say 60% of existing demand, and see what happens to the price of paper towels
The Sacramento Bee
@sacbee_newsOct 15
Would building housing reduce poverty in California? Sacramento-area experts split sacbee.com/news/local/articl…

Would building housing reduce poverty in California? Sacramento-area experts split

A recent study argued that building housing could lower state’s poverty rate, currently the second-highest in the U.S. behind Louisiana.

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THIS HOLE IN THE GROUND WILL BECOME A BRAND NEW ELEVATOR THANKS TO CONGESTION PRICING
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The rightoids on this site would have you believe that every liberal bastion is emptying out and homes values are getting crushed but the reality is most home price drops are concentrated in the South while the liberal West and Northeast are, comparatively, much more in demand.
Mike Simonsen 🐉
@mikesimonsenOct 12
San Francisco and New York City are really the only hot real estate markets in the entire country right now. Ranked by Price Reductions:
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This is nuts. Seattle has 23 homicides YTD, a homicide rate of about 2.9/hundred thousand residents (and from a homicide perspective very low across the US). And even we are getting smoked by El Salvador, a country of 6m.
Crémieux
@cremieuxrecueilOct 14
El Salvador homicide update: The country is on track to have its lowest year ever, with just 60% of the homicide rate of stereotypically-peaceful Canada. The country is now *very* safe.
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Why do these tech guys always have to make a post about their layoffs? They never look good doing it, it wasn't a thing until like 5-7 years ago. I don't get it.
Federico Simionato
@fedesimioOct 12
Today we’re laying off a large part of the Airtable team. This is not a reflection of their work but a reflection of our deep belief that small teams ship more and better. For Airtable, better is about to look like: - A new Core team shipping your top requests monthly (already 30+ shipped in 3 weeks) - Upgraded Omni, Airtable Canvas, a stronger MCP, and BYO agents, coming soon - New Performance and Infra teams focusing on speeding up bases and increasing limits on records, fields, and syncs To everyone leaving: thank you. If you’re hiring, these are excellent people and worth a call.
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I don't understand why so much of modern leftism is just "if you don't think living in crime-riddled squalor is good you're right-wing"
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New addition to the Lime bike family: a 10 mph speed limiter when you enter parks/shared paths. It's that easy Ideally, all car manufacturers should be required to install this. It would save thousands of lives, but the collective hissy fit/war on motorists would be unbearable
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Brendan
@ninthhostageOct 2
I've always found the Starbucks vs Local Coffee Shop thing mildly interesting because Starbucks fairly famously offers extremely generous benefits How many local coffee shops offer health care, equity, PTO, and tuition assistance to part time employees?
Jimmy King
@Jimmyking35Oct 2
“A resolution passed on Thursday makes Philadelphia the first U.S. city to officially back the Starbucks Workers United boycott.” We don’t need Starbucks with so many good and local shops in the city and I’ll always stand by that
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I've never understood the arguments around upgrades. The seat has to be available to even get an upgrade. We know airlines are expanding 1st and Business classes because they sell so well, so why should travelers expect upgrades? It's unlikely there's even a seat available.
Josh Kaplan
@josh__kaplanSep 30
Replying to @josh__kaplan
I genuinely can’t remember the last time I was upgraded to Delta One. Even using a global upgrade certificate, it feels nearly impossible. For a status that requires a pretty absurd amount of loyalty/spend, the actual benefits just don’t feel very beneficial anymore.
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"We can't allow candlestick makers to lose their jobs. We'll require candlestick makers to install all new lightbulbs."
James Stephenson
@ICannot_EnoughSep 30
🚨BROKEN: The Minneapolis City Council … yesterday voted 7-4 in favor of a requirement for DRIVERLESS robotaxis to have: “a human monitor physically present within the driver’s seat of the vehicle and with immediate access to controls for steering, braking, and acceleration.”
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Amtrak
@AmtrakSep 30
🎉 Today’s the day! 🎉 Our brand-new Amtrak Cascades trains are beginning to roll out across the Pacific Northwest. Who else is hype for this modern, elevated experience? 😎
Two of modern Business Class seats on the Cascades Airo train by a large window, with winged headrests and armrests in a bright, clean cabin.

ALT Two of modern Business Class seats on the Cascades Airo train by a large window, with winged headrests and armrests in a bright, clean cabin.

The seat back of the new Business Class seats on the Cascades Airo train. The tray tables are down, as well as the new drop-down for electronic devices. A hand holds an electronic pen, preparing to use the device that is propped up. An Amtrak coffee cup sits on the new cup holder to the left of the tray table. Past that, a phone rests again the drop-down.

ALT The seat back of the new Business Class seats on the Cascades Airo train. The tray tables are down, as well as the new drop-down for electronic devices. A hand holds an electronic pen, preparing to use the device that is propped up. An Amtrak coffee cup sits on the new cup holder to the left of the tray table. Past that, a phone rests again the drop-down.

Close-up of a passenger pressing the small, over-the-shoulder light on the side of the seat headrest.

ALT Close-up of a passenger pressing the small, over-the-shoulder light on the side of the seat headrest.

A blue Amtrak-branded coffee cup sit in the new cup holder on the Airo seat back.

ALT A blue Amtrak-branded coffee cup sit in the new cup holder on the Airo seat back.

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Today's the day! Jump on Trains 503, 508, 516 and 519 to enjoy the new Amtrak Cascades trains. Super comfy seats. Tray tables in Triplicate - not even kidding! Adjustable cupholders. There is nothing like that new train smell.💚🤎🤍
A pair of comfy business class seats are on either side of a wooden table aboard a new Amtrak Cascades Train.

ALT A pair of comfy business class seats are on either side of a wooden table aboard a new Amtrak Cascades Train.

The interior of the cafe onboard the new Amtrak Cascade trains. Self-service options are visible, as is staff working behind the counter to provide hot food. The cafe is spacious and accessible.

ALT The interior of the cafe onboard the new Amtrak Cascade trains. Self-service options are visible, as is staff working behind the counter to provide hot food. The cafe is spacious and accessible.

A look down the aisle of coach class, which includes accessible seating areas for passengers using wheelchairs. The seats are gray and the room around them is spacious.

ALT A look down the aisle of coach class, which includes accessible seating areas for passengers using wheelchairs. The seats are gray and the room around them is spacious.

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Kristen Mag
@kristenmagSep 29
The Venn diagram of people who want the government to do something about $20 burritos and people who think ‘yes actually raising Seattle’s minimum wage to $22 an hour is a terrific idea’ is a complete circle.
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This is really really cool, and I wish something the US was better at. However, the big caveat, and something none of these posts ever mention, is that you basically don't have property rights in China and most homes are on a 70 year land lease.
Li Zexin 李泽欣
@XH_Lee23Sep 28
China opens four new high-speed rail lines in the same day today. The world's largest HSR network keeps growing bigger. 1. Xiongan <-> Shangqiu: 552 km 2. Yichang <-> Xingshan: 101 km 3. Xi'an <-> Ankang: 171 km 4. Harbin <-> Yichun: 318 km
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This happened to my grandpa, too. He was 94, fell, they did scans on him and his body was full of cancer. Just sorry of left him alone and he died a few months later. It’s not like he would have responded to treatment anyways
kaleid ⛓️@radi0loverSep 28
getting old is insane. we found out last week my grandpa has cancer and the doctor was just like "he's 90 years old, he says it's not bothering him, we're just gonna leave it be, otherwise we'd make him miserable" and like. yeah he's kinda right
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Katie Wilson did this with Denny Way bus lanes (v. popular!!) and then handed over all political control to stakeholder groups. Katie, just do stuff, that’s what we elected you for!
YIMBYLAND
@YIMBYLANDSep 29
Turns out the “you can just do things” approach to governing is extremely popular.
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The City of Seattle has a tax on sugary beverages which has led to less consumption of sugary beverages and ultimately declining tax revenue from that source. We also have an IZ fee which leads to less housing getting built. We should tax things we want less of, not more of!
NIMBY Action@Dis_investedSep 28
Replying to @maxdubler
Chicago increased IZ from 10% to 20% in 2020. We delivered ZERO units downtown last year after averaging 4,000 a year for the past quarter century. You can see for yourself the results:
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It's the craziest thing to me that IZ has not been struck down as an illegal taking.
NIMBY Action@Dis_investedSep 28
Replying to @maxdubler
Chicago increased IZ from 10% to 20% in 2020. We delivered ZERO units downtown last year after averaging 4,000 a year for the past quarter century. You can see for yourself the results:
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