Representation matters.
From Disability Rights WA (who have worked on this for several years) - state legislation to include people who use transit in decisions about using transit —> passed & signed. 🎉 With sponsorship from local 40th & 42nd district legislators.
A big article in the #CascadiaDaily about the recent Whatcom County charter review meeting about #RankedChoiceVoting. It was really a fascinating meeting with four invited guests who are #RCV experts from around the country. Well worth watching the video of the meeting (linked at the end of the article) https://www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/may/14/ranked-choice-voting-considered-in-whatcom-but-it-would-cost-auditor-says/
#BellinghamWA #Whatcom #WhatcomCounty #ProportionalRepresentation
Thousands showed up today for the Hands Off Rally at Bellingham City Hall.
Here's some of the signs.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n4odrn7n659980bbezwi5/Hands-Off-Indivisible-Bellingham.mp4?rlkey=n7j6rp3ditacdhaz7riyc9qfz&raw=1
Vote for your favorite NW Washington business! www.votecascades.com #BellinghamWA #Whatcom #Salishsea #MtVernonWA #Skagit #Sanjuanislands etc...
#Washington state: February 5, 2025 Community responds to ramping ICE arrests | Salish Current #bellinghamwa #whatcom #skagit #SanJuanIslands
https://salish-current.org/2025/02/13/community-responds-to-ramping-ice-arrests/
This is a reminder that talking about Cute Winter Boots online doesn’t change the world. To do that, you have to meet with people in your neighborhood, city, community. You have to help people where they are, not just give them likes.
And there’s only so much you should do over public broadcast communications.
(If you’re near the #Skagit, #Whatcom or #IslandCounty areas, I may be reaching out if you don’t ping me first.)
Attention #BellinghamWA #Whatcom #Skagit
Chuckanut rockslide 🪨 (this is a rock) https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/113414941208827870
I dug into my archives and found this map I made of 2016 election results aggregated by the (then) new Whatcom County council districts introduced in 2017. Gives a rough sense of the political alignment in our small county here in the northwest corner of Washington State.
I need to update this map with new data from all the elections since 2016, obviously, but it's a hassle to work with the precinct level results. Soon.
#wapoli #waelex #WhatcomCounty #Whatcom #BellinghamWA #uspol
Join FairVote Washington at the Bellingham St. Patrick's Day Parade, as we celebrate Ireland's 100+ year legacy of using #RankedChoiceVoting
RSVP here: https://www.mobilize.us/fairvotewa/event/609682/
#FairVote #FairVoteWashington #BellinghamWA #WhatcomCounty #Whatcom #PNW
How to participate online in Bellingham's new Plan for the future -- four topics ready for what you want to say:
1) What you love & hope for.
2) What’s your idea of safety?
3) How to do livable & vibrant neighborhoods?
4) MAP your change priorities!
(There will be new topics later.)
City Engagement Hub https://engagebellingham.org/hub-page/bellinghamplan
💥 Bellingham Community meeting today - Wednesday - March 6
What kind of future do you want?
How do we make a vibrant, safe, & equitable place here?
BHS doors open at 5:00 / program discussion at 6:00
https://cob.org/event/bellingham-plan-open-house-vibrant-equitable-welcoming-community
It's great to see our local transit agency getting into the housing business (seriously).
https://mybellinghamnow.com/news/297792-wta-planning-affordable-housing-project-in-lynden/
#Whatcom #WhatcomCounty #Lynden #BellinghamWA #Transit #Housing #TransitOrientedDevelopment #PNW
Call to action from Disability Rights WA for transit representation. Sign in with your support on this quick form in Anna's post below — Needs Senate action by March 1st (Friday).
Happy to report that 40th LD Senator Liz Lovelett is a sponsor. 🤩 (Rep Alex Ramel too.) Anyone know about the 42nd legislators? EDIT Rep Joe Timmons of 42nd also a sponsor.
#Whatcom #Skagit #transit #BellinghamWA https://social.ridetrans.it/@Nondriver/112010133199807445
With today's sideways rain & bending fir trees, I'm thinking we should have a similar bike ride event into the wind as this Dutch race on single speed bikes. 💨
Want more homes in Bellingham?
Where should they be allowed?
Any action you want in the next 6+ years has to be rooted in the city's foundational plan. Update now in progress.
First community meeting:
Thursday, Feb 22
Open house 5-6pm w/"structured format" at 6pm.
Register: https://engagebellingham.org/bellinghamplan-events-and-engagement-opportunities
Whatcom County. This is us. State legislature voting this week.
Do we allow more housing on farmland & accept the consequences re water use, transportation, forests, & farmland?
#Whatcom #BellinghamWA https://mstdn.social/@urbanistorg/111886316870963460
Look, Ma! We’re on a bunch of #PNW #radio stations this weekend / week!! 🙌🏻
Tune in via your radio dial if you're in #Seattle (KBFG 107.3 North Seattle), #Bellingham (Koys-Lpfm), #Whatcom County (102.5 KAVZ), or #OceanShores (KOSW-FM) ...
... or from anywhere in the world via those stations website streaming.
@hilljam and I will be tuning in ... let's bop along simultaneously from our various locations like the kids in the 1990's hit film That Thing You Do, c'mon c'mon it'll be fun 🤓
