Liveable Kirkland
Everyone who spends their days in Kirkland should be able to call Kirkland home.
Homes for everyone. Complete communities. Efficient transportation.
- Reposted by Liveable Kirkland@liveablekirkland.org is doing another run of the END CAR DEPENDENCY stickers. If you want in on the group buy (like, if you want hundreds of stickers), let me know. We're looking at approx $18/100 stickers. @sngreenways.bsky.social @eastsideurbanism.org @cascade.org @moveredmond.org
- Kirkland Bike Valet gets a shout-out! Thanks @bestsidecycling.com!
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandSome rad volunteers joined us to gather signatures for our K Line support letter! Thanks so much to them and to the 35+ people who added their names to our letter. You still can sign on too! Your name & support helps us bring better transit to Bellevue. buff.ly/ntatTdE
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWe're happy to be the special guest at tomorrow evening's @eastsideurbanism.org meetup! If you want to learn about what's going on in Bellevue transportation and get plugged in, this is one you won't want to miss! www.meetup.com/eastside-urb...
- Reposted by Liveable Kirklandif you want to build your own or learn more, everything is open source on GitHub: github.com/EastsideUrba...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandAH I LOVE THIS THING! 😍 thanks to everyone who showed interest in this project & came out to the build party today! 🥰 wish there had been more time for socializing! it's possible we'll do it again, or feel free to make your own! github.com/EastsideUrba...
- Join us and let's make some new connections and strengthen some existing ones! 💪🧡
- We’ve got some good momentum and energy going up here, come hang w us and @theurbanist.org.web.brid.gy on March 15 and let’s see what we can build together! www.eventbrite.com/e/north-soun...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandThis morning we had a special guest bicycle - a rehabilitated tandem 90's mountain bike! It got its first two-person ride down the CKC!
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWe shouldn't have to purchase hundreds of dollars worth of tools for them to end up sitting in a closet or a garage for most of the year. That isn't worth the money or the space. Why not start a tool library so we can purchase once and share forever? 🛠💚
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandHow can Kirkland’s response to homelessness evolve with changing conditions? Community Forums on Homelessness in Kirkland Feb 24 or Feb 26, 5-7pm: A brief presentation from City staff, then facilitated, small-group discussions with Councilmembers, City staff, and fellow community members.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWe've joined forces w/ @eastsideurbanism.org and @liveablekirkland.org to draft a letter urging Bellevue & Kirkland leaders to make transit in our communities faster & more reliable with things like bus lanes, queue jumps, and more! Sign on here: forms.gle/N9FpaLMord3w...
- Reposted by Liveable Kirkland1 minute lunch time advocacy opportunity: Sign in pro for corner stores right now: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie... #WALeg
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandThat's us! ❤️☕🚲
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandYour regular reminder Delft’s market square was a surface parking lot as recently as 2004. A razor-thin coalition (19-18 votes) initiated a six-month pilot to help merchants realize cars don’t spend money, people do. Years later, no one remembers the controversy or regrets the decision. *Sound on*
- Timothée Chalamet showing us that the car is not always the correct tool.
- Sign in PRO for HB 1491 (Transit-Oriented Development) and ALSO for HB 1403 (Condominium Reform)! app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
- Help build more affordable housing in Washington! Sign in Pro before 4 PM *today* for HB 1491, which would require cities to allow for more residential density near transit. bit.ly/HDC-HB1491 #WaLeg
- Welcoming our friends and neighbors at @csbellevue.bsky.social to the party! 🎉
- Happy to finally join the party over here! Let's start things off with our latest newsletter - talking about an opportunity for K Line engagement and updates on the state legislature. mailchi.mp/6d9468fa1238...
- Reposted by Liveable Kirkland“Implementing raised crosswalks across a state highway ramp is a pretty big step with few other precedents in the state, and illustrates how far WSDOT has come on safety upgrades in recent years.”
- Sign in PRO✅for transit-oriented development (HB 1491)!🚌🚋🏘️
- If they can put raised crosswalks across I-90 ramps, surely the City Of Kirkland can use them at CKC crossings.
- Community members have long been sounding the alarm about having I-90 highway ramps right next to the forthcoming Judkins Park light rail station. But new upgrades are now planned before the station's opening. www.theurbanist.org/2025/01/27/i...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWant to make transit better? We need people at the table who rely on it and care deeply about making it work better for our communities. Sign in PRO for HB 1418 (PTBA Governing Board Members) app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandIf someone chooses to live in a smaller home in the inner city in part to avoid a long commute, they generally don’t pressure society to build them a bigger house with more stuff. So if you choose a bigger stuff-filled house in the suburbs, don’t expect society to build you a fast car commute.
- Reposted by Liveable Kirkland“As researchers and good planners have long understood, it’s far cheaper to build and maintain public infrastructure to service denser forms of housing than it is to service low-density sprawl. It’s one of those intuitive truths that is also borne out by decades of research.”
- It doesn't HAVE to be this way. We get a choice. We just have to make it.
- Car-centric cities are not inevitable and permanent. It's possible to return cities to people-oriented places. www.theurbanist.org/2025/01/26/s...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandSenior citizens bear a disproportionate share of the roadway mortality burden, especially when they’re pedestrians. gothamist.com/news/woman-w...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandNew homes are a very small percentage of the overall housing stock. I think we should worry about the price of the blue homes rather than the red homes, which have always been at the high end of the market by virtue of the fact that they are brand new.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandThe #WaLeg is holding a public hearing on Parking Reform (SB 5184) tomorrow at 10:30 AM. Sign your name in "Pro" before the hearing to support reforming minimum parking requirements to make it easier to build affordable housing! bit.ly/HDC-SB5184
- We are one of the dots on this map! 💪
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandMade this exact argument about Park Lane here in Kirkland. The distance from the Lake and Central Lot to the center of Park Lane is about 50m. 50m at Costco doesn't even get you past the ADA parking.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandMy reason for optimism today: 300+ people have already signaled their support for reforming parking mandates in WA. (hearing is Friday) A lot of things are about to get harder for folks. This is one small change that can make life easier. Lets do all we can. 💪 www.sightline.org/2025/01/16/w...
- "Say what you will, but people want to drive." Nope. They don't. Folks want to get around easily & comfortably. If you give them other options, they will use them. Additionally plenty of people who DO want to own a car DON'T want to drive for Every. Single. Trip.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWA’s bill to cap parking mandates would swap excessive pavement for more trees, senior living, daycares, and lower-cost housing. #WAleg #ParkinginWA @citizen-cate.bsky.social @jessdbateman.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWA's elevator code reform bill, SB 5156, has it's first hearing this Friday. It's a brand new idea and will need the support of experts who can explain why it matters for creating accessible, small-scale apartment buildings. Register to testify or sign in pro: app.leg.wa.gov/CSI/Senate?s...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWhich type of growth do you prefer? 1 building that contains 32 homes in an existing city OR bulldoze 32 acres of forest to build 32 1-plexes? We can call the 1-plex development euphemistically "Forest Park Estates." Which is better for trees? Let's welcome more neighbors in our existing cities
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandThere's only one more week to RSVP for the Growing Together Lobby Day! We can only win on issues like rent stabilization, transit-oriented development and rural housing solutions with people like YOU telling your legislators to act. RSVP here: forms.gle/yZeg8ffdpRjh...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandSuper excited to host this conversation w @caryw.bsky.social next month. It’s fair to say ppl make a LOT of assumptions about developers in our “discourse.” Bring your questions! RSVP at urbanistshoreline.org
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- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWA has another good design review reform bill this session, HB 1160, that would tightly limit the process. It has a hearing this Thursday. Sign up to testify or express support here: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
- Reposted by Liveable Kirkland@dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social and @1alexhemingway.bsky.social debunk the go-to excuse for NIMBY policies in British Columbia: infrastructure concerns. @policyalternatives.bsky.social ives.bsky.social
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandAre you a transit nerd? Do you want your very own arrivals board at home? I am developing this DIY display with @eastsideurbanism.org and we are hosting a parts group buy + a build party where we assemble them together! If you are interested, fill out this form: forms.gle/ZNShHoN5H3hg...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWe're constantly pushing back against similar attempts by ill informed policymakers who (usually) have no understanding of what is & is not an e-bike. Shabazz Stuart is correct. Barriers to using bicycles and electric bicycles is regressive + shortsighted. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/10/o...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandIf you're against adding housing supply because you don't think it will produce affordable housing, just wait until you hear what not adding supply does to housing affordability.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandEvery time I see one of these old photos showing the INCREDIBLE cities we had and destroyed it causes me real physical pain and anguish. I'm just stunned we found no value in keeping real cities intact and instead built freeway hellscapes instead. 🤯
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandYou cannot claim to be pro environment & then be against density. Being anti-density means you are pro sprawl, pro endless roads & commutes, pro development in the farm lands and forests outside of cities. Pro your kids having to move elsewhere so they can afford to buy a house.
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- Reposted by Liveable KirklandIt never occurs to them, of course, that single family homes are even worse for trees.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandI just heard that a fellow low-vision nondriver and disability advocate was killed. He and a friend were almost hit in a crosswalk in Burien, WA and when they expressed frustration, the driver got out and attacked Steven. He died from his injuries. I'm heartbroken and so angry.
- City of Kirkland (or Redmond? Or Bothell @masonthompson.bsky.social) should buy these at this _ridiculously_ low price and use them for maintenance work on trails and in downtowny areas. Would look nice with some reflective yellow strips and a city logo on the side. Just sayin'.
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- Reposted by Liveable KirklandThis looks interesting! transportationchoices.org/join-tcc-for...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandThis shows how much those onerous regulations have held back construction of needed housing. Look how fast it’s rebounding in Spokane once they get the regulatory and zoning roadblocks cleared.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandBike share systems are a great way to get into winter cycling because you don’t have to worry about maintenance & storage.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandLook at all these festive people!
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandMerry Christmas everyone! Coffee is set up and pancakes are on the griddle! Come on down! ☕🎄🎅🥞
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWord on the street is there will be pancakes at Coffee Outside on Christmas. 🥞🎄🎅❄️⛄
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandTo put a finer point on it: If you want a Trader Joe's in your community but you don't want to allow housing that a Trader Joe's employee could afford to live in, you're an advocate for traffic creation.
- There's a lot of talk about keeping Kirkland family-friendly. You know what's NOT friendly to families? Artificial scarcity putting housing out of reach. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/n...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandWhere bike-friendly infrastructure is the norm, kids gain freedom. No car keys, no backseat waiting. They learn independence, time management, and how to get around on their own. A small shift in how we design cities helps them grow into confident, capable adults.
- With that, the club is slightly less exclusive.
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandYou can now register for my March 9 Transit Trek talk with @moveredmond.bsky.social at the Redmond branch of KCLS. Get tips and tricks for planning your own transit treks and details on some of the easiest transit treks near and far kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/67570...
- Reposted by Liveable KirklandOrange muffins make their return this week, along with two new coffee blends! 😋☕
- Reposted by Liveable Kirkland“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…” @nondriver.bsky.social in @motherjones.com #Accessibility
