Thank you to the councilmembers who have put working families over corporate interests by voting down amendments that would’ve gutted funding for enforcement of our rights! 💪🏽 Lisa Herbold Andrew J. Lewis Teresa Mosqueda Tammy J. Morales Kshama Sawant Councilmember Dan Strauss

Big corporate money poured into defeating Tammy J. Morales and our progressive movement. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝. Congratulations, Tammy!

We need champions like Pramila Jayapal in Congress. Her work is all about fighting for working families. Join me in supporting Pramila to keep her working for all of us!

This #InternationalLabourDay, I am proud to give my sole endorsement to Alexis Mercedes Rinck for Seattle City Council, Position 8. I trust Alexis to be a labor and housing affordability champion on Council. Please show Alexis your support! secure.anedot.com/alexisforseatt…

Montreal's pedestrian streets - in just three years, there are now 11 of them! - are coveted by the Buisness community and touted by the Tourism Board. No one wants to live in or visit a city that is choked with traffic, causing annoyance, air and noise pollution. But a city

You can accomplish so much if you focus on meeting the needs of *people* and supporting thriving communities for them.

This afternoon we got a fantastic tour of Sonnvendviertel, a development of over 5,000 units on a former railyard in Vienna, all built in just over the past 20 years.

I'm in Vienna to learn about social housing - density with access to essentials like groceries, kindergarten, pedestrian infrastructure. It's like someone *planned* for Connected Communities!

🚨 The Birmingham City Council voted 6-0 this morning to eliminate minimum parking requirements for all new buildings citywide. Today, 26% of land in Downtown is devoted to parking. Parking Reform Network 📍 Birmingham, AL

NEW STORY // Alexis Mercedes Rinck Touts Progressive Credentials in Race Against Woo via @urbanistorg // 🔗 theurbanist.org/2024/05/09/ale…

About 30 percent of U.S. residents don’t have a driver’s license. So what will it take to factor them into our transportation decisions? We sat down with Anna Zivarts, who explores that question in her essential new book, "When Driving Is Not An Option." usa.streetsblog.org/2024/05/09/the…

In case you missed it, here is a link to last night’s forum!

The Austin City Council has voted 9-2 to lower the minimum lot size needed to build a home from 5,750sf to 1,800sf citywide. 📍 Austin, TX kut.org/austin/2024-05…

The only “pedestrian fence” a City should ever use. 📍 Montreal

Duh 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

It was great to see so many neighbors out to celebrate TEN years of So. Seattle Emerald. Thanks to Alexis Mercedes Rinck for being in community as we celebrate South End stories. Congrats Marcus Harrison Green!

Wee are the World was devastated by a building fire on 22 September. Even if you didn't send your babies there, you can support the workers here! gofundme.com/f/support-we-a…

Friendly reminder - this Wednesday, Oct 16 is the first public hearing on the upcoming budget starting at 5 p.m. Can’t make it in person? No problem - either attend remotely or write in ahead of time to [email protected].