Hey you who are reading this: Who are you, and do you vote?
I haven’t voted yet. And the fact is, my one vote will make no difference to the outcome of the election. But damn the torpedoes, vote I shall, which will put me in the minority—we’re told to expect something like 35 percent turnout for the August 18 primary election.
Though Google knows everything about all of us, their analytics package won’t give me a demographic profile of hugeasscity readers. I suspect that on the whole, y’all are more likely to vote than the average Seattleite. On the other hand, I also suspect that y’all are on the younger end of the age spectrum, what with the potty-mouthed blog name and all. And supposedly you younguns don’t vote.
To help get a better picture of the ~500 unique visitors who hit this blog every day, a humble request: Would you be willing to leave a comment with a few key bits of info about yourself (anonymously or not), such as age, gender, race, household size, education level, where you live, what type of housing you live in, commute travel mode, and whether or not you will vote? C’mon, it will only take a minute. And if enough people do, methinks it will be quite revealing.
Based on a highly scientific sample of one—me—I’ll jump to the conclusion that many others have not yet voted, and make a few last plugs on this perfect late summer Seattle Sunday evening. No time for essays—in short, these are the candidates I believe are most aligned with the hugeasscity worldview.
Mayor = Mike McGinn. Hopefully you’ll vote for him because of his qualifications and beliefs, as I am. If not, hopefully you’ll consider voting for him because a McGinn/Nichokels runoff would make for the most progressive debate in the general election, or because you’re a fiscal conservative and oppose the deep-bore tunnel, or heck, even because you think he’ll be easier than Mallahan for Nichokels to defeat. So many reasons. Do it.
City Council Position No. 4 = Dorsol Plants. My most difficult choice. But this bit from the Stranger’s endorsement hit me right where I live:
He has dozens of smart ideas, including rewriting neighborhood plans to accommodate more density, especially around light-rail stations…
City Council Position No. 6 = Jesse Israel. Alan Durning’s endorsement captures it for me:
Normally, I’d be voting for [Licata]. But this year, I’ve endorsed Jessie Israel, whose views more closely match my own on transportation and urbanism. Jessie would be an even stronger force for my values on the city council than Nick. And even if Nick wins the race, I expect a strong challenge from someone who embraces compact growth might pull him in that direction.
City Council Position No. 8 = Mike O’Brien. Summed up well by the endorsements from both Publicola and The Stranger:
O’Brien supports removing parking requirements from housing developments, allowing developers to build small apartments and condos to reduce housing costs… He believes Seattle must build much more housing within city limits to combat suburban sprawl—to reduce the region’s carbon footprint and bring down housing prices…
King County Executive = Dow Constantine. A great candidate and also our best hope for not getting stuck with closet Republican Ms. KIRO.
29, M, 50K, white, 2, BFA, Captiol Hill, Condo, walk/bus, YES!
age 46
male
white
married, 2 kids
Ph.D, masters
central district (my house is in that photo)
single-family house
bike commute to downtown
will vote in the primary
Age 37
Male
Pale
Divorce, 1 kid
Bachelors, Fine Arts
Highland Park (South West Seattle)
House Renter
Drive to Bellevue, 5 days a week
Will vote, every time.
I’m sixteen so I can’t vote but I volunteer enough on campaigns that hopefully I’ve gotten people to vote!
* Age 22
* Male
* German/Scottish/Welsh/Czech … white.
* Me and my roommate
* Bachelors, Fine Arts
* Thomas St. & Bellevue Ave E., Capitol Hill
* Apartment
* I walk everywhere I can, bus if I need to get anywhere across ship canal, below SoDo or east of MLK, or shotgun with friends if they’re going there too.
* I sent my ballot in today, cribbing answers from the Stranger and Publicola (and here). I had to call and ask why I hadn’t gotten my ballot yet, as they’d sent it to my old address in the CD.
I voted for:
McGinn
Dorsal Plants
Licata
O’Brien
Constantine
Male
22
Undergrad at UW
Live in dorms
U-District, Rarely need to leave but take the bus when I do
Vote in every election, sent in ballot for primary
age 30
white male
married + baby
starting Ph.D. in autumn
capitol hill
rent a one bedroom condo
unemployed but used to bike/walk downtown (will bike/bus to uw in autumn)
will vote in primary
52
male
white
gay, have partner
two rescue mutts I adore
M.D. (and enthusiastically support healthcare reform)
live downtown near Harbor Steps
walk uphill to work
uber-liberal Democrat
haven’t missed an election in over 20 years, and proud of it
will be voting in this election, but for some people you don’t like (e.g. Nickels, Miller, and will be very sad if this election delays in any way the demolition of that viaduct!)
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: White
Household size: 2
Education Level: Bachelor of Science
Neighborhood: First Hill
Housing: Condo Renter
Commute: Bus
Voting: mailed it yesterday
Age: 27
Gender: n/a (yeah I’m one of those)
Race: White
Household size: just me
Education: Bachelor’s; applying for the Masters in Urban Studies program for January 2011
Where I live: Vancouver, BC — but I vote in Seattle (American expat)
Housing: Condo renter, downtown
Commute: Walk (2 km); SkyTrain if I’m feeling lazy
Will I vote: Always
32
dude
white
hitched
MLA
new holly
townhouse
you name it…light rail, scooter, bike, bus, to downtown
will ABSOLUTELY vote in the primary. Go McGinn! In fact, Dan, check out my recent FB update about volunteers and graphic design. You’ll like–it has curse words and everything. Just like HAC.
age 12
male
lab, german sheppard mix
not married, probably many, many offspring
boarding school, obedience training
my owner’s back yard, sometimes the couch (when my owner’s not looking)
single-family house
mostly on foot
not allowed to vote
52, M, white, married, 1 kid still at home (not for long, thank god!), MArch, Ballard, SF home, drive/bike. I’ll vote for McGinn and David Miller for their work on the Park levy, Larry Phillips for his long record of support for environment and transit.
28, f, white, married, no kids, apt in SLU, no car, master’s, always vote
35, married, white, two children, attending a Baptist church but prefers to consider himself as “non-denominational”.
Commute: solo auto from 1999 that gets 19mpg so missed out on the free money for a newer car that could get 20 or 21mpg. 15 mintes by car or 1/4 mile walk plus 90 minutes by bus.)
Single family home and employment both in Federal Way.
So sadly, don’t get to vote with all of the cool kids but hopes to eventually retire in a highrise condo in The City. Well, is one of the possible retirement choices.
Tends to lean strongly to the right on a lot of matters but doesn’t understand why the conservative movement stops short of conserving something as elemental as the environment. Strongly favor fixed (rail) mass transit, backyard cottage homes and walkability scores (the likes of which are non-existent in Federal Way.) and the public derision fellow site cheapshitcondos heaps on really awful eyesores.
BA in the ever-so-useful field of “Communications” from a large near-here private university. Tend to vote when he can remember, but dang, y’all have way too many elections up here compared to Los Angeles. Is it supposed to make one feel more empowered or more in control of government? Because it actually just makes this returning transplant think that the powers that be are disorganized.
39
XY (quoting Calvin’s mom yelling at his dad: It’s YOUR fault. YOUR stupid chromosome!)
Snow white
Me + 2 cats
M.S., chemistry
Capitol Hill/Top Pot
Rent
Vanpool to the eastside
Oh HELL yes, already voted
41
male
white
wife and two kids
BA economics, MBA
Fremont – SF home
Own
mostly bike with some transit
already voted
33, white male, married but no kids yet, Bachelor’s degree, live in a DADU in Palo Alto, CA (moved away from Seattle last summer but still follow the issues and hope to move back), mostly get around on a bike, not voting in Seattle b/c it’d be fraudulent given that I’ve been gone a year.
18
Male
Honkey
House in northgate area w/ parents
(until i head to college at Evergreen)
Mostly bike and bus
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race: White
Household size: 3
Education Level: UW Undergrad
Neighborhood: U-District during school, Normandy Park during summer
Housing: Apt.
Commute: Bus at U, Car at home
Voting: havent sent it yet…
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: White, Persian
Household size: 2
Education Level: UW Grad
Neighborhood: Eastlake
Housing: Apt
Commute: Bus to downtown, bike to school
Voting: last week
Your readership includes at least one person over 60 who agrees with your ‘take’ on urban issues and loves your writing style: yours is what a blog ought to be. Keep on truckin – oops, bikin.
Jim Strapko
Minneapolis, Minnesota
-47, Boy
-”I’m not white, I’m jewish”
-Married, one child
-BA-Oberlin, JD-USD
-Gregory Heights/Burien
-Own SFRs here and on the coast (you would too if you surfed)
-SOV 95%, vanpool 5% to Olympia; until my boss retires or Thurston County joins ST and Sounder runs to Lacey
-Voted in this, and every election since 1980.
I suppose now I’ve subborned my ability to comment pro-urbanist/transit since some here seem to believe I shouldn’t be able to live in a house I own, drive a car (or three), and claim urbanist values. Oh well.
35
male
white
2 – married sans kids
BSc, MArch
north capitol hill
apartment dweller
haven’t owned a car in 17 yrs-walk/run/bus (sometimes all three)
ballot ready, submitting right after i post this…
28
male
white
live with my girlfriend/partner
renters- cap hill apartment
BA, soon to start on masters
bike commute, walk, bus
already voted
41
female
white
2 adults, 2 kids
AB English, masters in taxation, MBA
Pinehurst
SF (960 sq ft)
transit (we own one car)
mailed ballot 2 weeks ago
35
M
white
married w/ baby
BS mechanical engineering
Queen Anne
SF
not employed (sigh)
I always vote
30
Male
White
Roommates (3)
BA Political Science
West Seattle Admiral
Triplex
Walk
I vote
25
Male
White
Married no kids
Bachelor of Science
South Lake Union
Apartment
Commute by bus normally, sometimes drive
Already voted
53
Female
White
Single person household
College
Belltown / ten years
Homeowner / condo
Bus, drive when necessary
Voter
26
male
white
married with no desire to ever have children
bs in Lit. with a WA State teaching cert.
Interbay/East Magnolia
not employed, but when employed I rock the bus and would bike/walk depending on how far
I always vote (socially libertarian, fiscally conservative) I am willing to violate my fiscal conservatism and support large scale civic improvements that directly address our impact on the environment.
SWF
38
white
just me
MPL
Shoreline
own a single-family home
bus/bike, vanpool, SOV depending on my evening schedule (I work in Everett Transit’s service area, which makes SOV alternatives difficult)
I always vote and always will. But it’s not nearly so fulfilling now with this mail-in crap. I liked running in to all my neighbors at the polling place.
35
Male
White
Married
JD/PhD
Beacon Hill/single family home
Used to drive mostly, but now mostly take light rail.
Already voted
27, M, white, 1, bachelors, downtown, rent a condo, half public transit and half drive, already voted
27, female, single, BA. apt in the central district. bus/train or walk. voted today.
age 31
male
whitey
married w/ 2 kids
masters
u-district
rent a 2bd
bus to SLU, or bike walk or bus to UW
voted in the primary
SSN: 123-45-6789
26
male
Undergrad in Architecture studies @ UW
single
Fremont
studio apt
mostly bus
Yup, I vote!
Male
Single
24
Puerto Rican/Ashkenazi
BA
rent small cottage.
feet,bike,car commute
Left Seattle 3 months ago, now in rural NY in a very walkable community. So I won’t be voting. Good luck Seattle!
35 / Female / White / Married, 2 kids
BA Psych, MS Natural Resources Policy
Greenwood / SF home
Metro or carpool, never SOV
Already voted
Age: 40
Sex: Male
Status: Married, two children (12,15)
Profession: Architect
Education: Grad school
Residence: Seward Park / SF home
Commute: 24/7/365 motorcycle
Politics: I don’t think there’s a word for what I am
Voting: I always vote even though I think democracy sucks, and already voted by absentee in this election.
28/white/male/married, no kids
Masters, working on PhD
West Seattle / Townhome
bike commute to UW, sometimes bus, only drive to Trader Joes and church
will vote in the primary
35 years old, white, 2 people in my family
Masters of Architecture
Pike Pine, Loft (rent)
walk, bus, bike to work downtown
already voted
24 yo, white, male, one person household
Starting Seattle Central for an AA this fall
Downtown, Studio, (rent)
WALK, bus
voted the minute i opened my ballot and it looked a lot like your endorsement.
I also must say that voting will only not make a difference if that is your attitude towards it. You have to vote and it does make a difference.
34, cracker, married no kids (but 2 roomates due to shitty economy)
MA in planning / LA
SF house in W. Seattle
Mostly bus/walk, occasional bike/car
Voted yesterday!
K, here it goes:
Age: 24
Gender: M
Race: Caucasian
Household Size: 1
Education Level: 2 Bachelor of Science degrees, PhD ambitions
Income Level: 50k-75k
Residence: Rent in Roosevelt
Commute mode: Bike/bus to Redmond
Vote: Yes, already did. Go McGinn!
female
34
caucasian
domestic partnered
bachelors in government, masters in planning and public administration
own sf in gatewood, west seattle
bike/bus to cap hill, we own one car
voted last week!
Female, 41, Asian, Married, 20 month old daughter, BA, townhome-owner in Ballard, bus/car to work (daughter is in daycare downtown), always votes
25
Man
German-Irish
3 (Me+ 2 roomies)
Almost done with MUP and MPA at UW
Capitol Hill
Duplex
Bus/Bike/Legs
Early and Often
35
single white male
single family w/adu
masters in gentrification, er, urban planning
non-profit
Voted Susan Hutchison for EVERY POSITION ON THE BALLOT. Even the bag fee.
30
Male
White
single
BA/fine arts in Graphic Design
17th and Spring st (Squire Park)
4 unit apartment bldg.
walk, bus, bike in summer, motorcycle for fun
voted 08.14
Forgot to add commute: bike/walk/occasionally auto
32, male, mixed white/asian
4 people, master’s degree
Columbia City SFH, Bus/Carpool/Link
I voted
26, M, white, newly married, BA in Computer Science, 28th NW & NW 56th (Ballard) – Condo Building, Bus and occasional SOV to Westlake Ave N for work.
26, M, white, newly married, BA in Computer Science, 28th NW & NW 56th (Ballard) – Condo Building, Bus and occasional SOV to Westlake Ave N for work. Got my votes penned and dropping them off tonight.
28 / Female / White
BA in Computer Science
Rent a duplex in the University District
Bus or walking
Filled out ballot but still need to drop it off
31/Male/White
Married with a young kid
BA in Spanish
Eastlake – House Boat
Bus, Walk, and occasional SOV
Voted in early August
24, Male, White
Committed hetero relationship
BS Civil Engineering + part of MSE in same
University District, econo-studio
Bicycle
Voted.
55, Multiracial (white/Asian), single, Columbia City, BA Economics, MBA, SFH, Voted in early August,
Transport: auto, walk, bike
39
guy
my dermatologist reminds me how white I am
married, 2 squirts
BA English
Westside…
Dark after 6 – bike, dark before 6 – Metro, rock the VW occasionally
voted (mail in is a bummer…)
White guy
45 (trophy wife and 4 kids)
Architect (dabbling in urban planning and philosophy)
Small single family house (remodeled cheaply but beautifully, Kids sleep in closet sized room)
Ride a scooter to work (but have a Voyager for sports)
Blindly filled out my ballot based on the Stranger so I can still sound cool.
Observation: Get some diversity on this blog. Only 2 admitted non-white people out of 56!
34, female, white
Married
MBA and MS in enviro science
Central District – own half of a duplex
Commute by bicycle
Voted in early August
Hey what’s up with supporting Dorsal? If you filter down in the comments a couple of great points were made against this guy.
“So you think Bloom’s idea of a viaduct retrofit is a “a mind-f#ckingly atrocious idea”, but isn’t the tunnel worse? You endorsed O’Brien, McGinn, and Licata, all of whom want to revisit the tunnel. And then you endorse Plants, Bloom’s opponent, who thinks opposing the tunnel at this time is a bad idea.
What gives? Oh, right, Dorsol Plants is 24 years old. Which means he’s hip. Old people are so LAME! Plants has some ideas he thought up about human services on the campaign trail, while Bloom has been involved with human services advocacy for 30 years. He’d maybe like to see some affordable rental housing near transit hubs, while Bloom co-founded the displacement coalition. We can trust Plants to be a “reliably progressive vote” more than Bloom, who has been a community activist since before Plants was born.
The reason we can trust Plants is because he is young and untested. He’s also pretty nice and earnest. Those people last long in politics! They come in with fresh new ideas and become instant game changers! Like his idea that we should all support the tunnel now. And did I mention density? He favors that.”
* 33
* M
* Married/2 cats
* Apartment renter (3 person hh) – Downtown
* Scottish (does it get whiter?)
* “masters in gentrification, er, urban planning” lol… same – emphasis on urban design.
* 1) walk, 2) bike, 3) bus
* I always vote (Yes on the DBag Tax!)
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
Household size: two (me and my sister)
education level: double major in political science and linguistics
live: capitol hill
housing: condo
commute: primary – bicycle secondary – bus. NO car
vote?: always
mayor = mcginn
40, male, married, white
HH=2
Education-Masters in planning
Own (condo on Capitol Hill)
Commute by bike
Already voted
40
Female
White
8 (5 kids, 2 parents, au pair)
College BA
Broadview neighborhood
Single family house
telecommute 2 days carpool with husband 3 days
always vote
Seattle Contested races= McGinn/Obrien/Bloom/Yes bag fee
25, white male
Married, no kids
Ph.D student (economics)
Living in Bay Area (but originally from the eastside)
Apartment
Commute by bicycle
Already voted (I’ve been an absentee since I left at 18)
- 55 yr old white male, married, with same partner for over 27 yrs.
- 2 voting age offspring (one still at home, one at WWU)
- one old dog, one cat
- IT professional (BA English, BS Comp Sci)
- own single family home at Matthews Beach
- bike commuter, via B-G trail
- take transit whenever possible to prove to my wife that we can live without a car someday
- density, transit advocate
- already voted, and made sure my 2 voting age offspring voted for Dow Constatine, ie against Hutchinson
49+
gentleman
recently unmarried again
Capricorn
Anti-Inutilitarian
*mAsTeRs* Degree (Marine Anthropology)
Belltown area/Space Needle penumbra
- lease, with an option to buy
(I live in my car)
enjoy fine wine, used spy novels,
long walks on Alki
favorite movie: “Hooper”
supporter of The Disclosure Project
into cycling, recycling
- Blanchett contra Winslet
- paper, not plastic
motto: “all cap, no trade”
already voted last time, thanks though!
age 24
male
white
single
bs, computer science
capitol hill
single-family house with roommates
bus/bike commute to lower queen anne
already voted
69 people and not a single one black. Until this one. I bet I’m the only black person who has ever read this site.
33
black
Male
Married
two kids
Masters in Urban Planning
Single Family home
commute by bus
I have voted, for Nickels, Constantine, O’Brien, Plants, and Israel.
Just to show how informed Dan is on Seattle politics, he doesn’t even know the name of the mayor of Seattle for the last 8 years.
It’s NICKELS not NICHOLS.
I pray to god no one listens to this guy for whom to vote for.
age 28
male
white
married, one kid
masters in computer science
Rainier Valley
Townhome
light rail to bus to work in redmond
voted
54, Female, White
Single, own 1000 sqft townhouse which is way more than enough space to put up regular visitors
BA Urban Studies/Housing/Sociology long ago before Urban Planning or CompSci were common majors
Work in Information Systems
Central Area 14 years, also here 3 years in the 70s, with 15 years in Wash DC in between, had contracts in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Phoenix, Raleigh, and NYC
Drive and Bus
Vote always
A white male aged 26 years, currently residing in a 4 bedroom house in First Hill. Holds a BS in computer science. Rides his bike to his workplace downtown. Votes.
68, female, Caucasian
1 cat, brown tabby
Adult daughter and adult son; small grandson
Single; dismayed Democrat
Now fulltime unpaid social activist
Own tiny house on 8,300 sqft lot in Lake City; would like to build add’l dwelling on lot but city demands 5,000 sqft lots in my area
Have illegal attached accessory dwelling unit which doesn’t meet City requirements (the case with most in the City)
Tired of hearing about the sacredness of SF; we need low-income units EVERYWHERE (and could start with attached accessory dwelling units if the City would loosen its restrictions)
And stop with the stupid bag tax already and talk about more important stuff!
62 male, caucasian, retired
wife and I, 3 grown kids, one grandchild
some college
Independent, problems with both major parties. Need a strong 3rd party option.
Beltown condo
walk, bus mostly
have small rv and we travel a lot
sent in ballot
@62, Dorsol doesn’t think that opposing the tunnel is a bad idea. He will happily vote against it if given the opportunity, but has just honestly said that he would not have the power as a first-term council member to stop it.
Instead, he has pledged to make sure that it does not go forward without a competent financing plan and without ensuring that Seattle residents are not on the hook for cost overruns.
Incidentally, Bloom supports the elevated rebuild.
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: Filipino
Education: BA in Humanities and in Fine Arts (Graphic Design)
Housing: Currently living with 4 sublet-ers completing a lease in Central District house. Will be moving into a townhome more within Capitol Hill confines (with 3 other roomies) at end of the month.
Travel: Mix of walk and drive.
Vote: Yes
Love,
Michael
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: White
Status: Married, no kids, 1 cat
Education: BA, Sociology / MA, Geography
Live: own a townhouse in Capitol Hill
Work: SoDo
Commute: mix of car / carpool / bus / walk, depending on weather and after work plans
Vote: yes on the final, probably on the primary
age 29 / male / white / married, no kids, 1 cat
m.s. in computer science / own co-op 1bdrm on cap hill / work from home – rent office space 5 blocks away
commute by bike, bus, magic carpet
voted already, would do so again if it were allowed
Age: 48
Gender: Fluid (yeah another one of those)
Race: Mixed (culture white)
Status: Divorced
Education: Highschool, some college
Live: Rental in Wedgewood
Work: Unemployed
Commute: I walk and bus
Vote: yes (ambivalent about it though)
opps forgot to add the two grown kids. One votes the other doesn’t.
age: 40
gender: Male
race: hispanic
household size: 2 plus a dog & a cat
education level: MBA
where you live: Capitol Hill
what type of housing you live in: condo
commute travel mode: carpool, vanpool, or bike to Kent
vote?: dropped in the mail today
34-32-42 I wanted to shink my huge ass and stumbled here, now I love density and always vote
age: 27
gender: female
race: mixed
household size: 2
education level: B.S.
where you live: Greenlake
what type of housing you live in: apartment
commute travel mode: bus (Never owned a motor vehicle.) whether or not you will vote: finished up yesterday, dropping it off tonight.
max raises a good point! dan, will you (or some fabulous reader) compile the stats here? that would be awesome…but let’s make sure we differentiate between race and ethnicity in it – not the same thing.
age: 41
gender: Male
race: White
household size: Single, one housemate
where you live: Maple Leaf
what type of housing you live in: Single family rental
commute travel mode: walk+bus or bike+bus, carfree.
vote?: Yes
Constantine
McGinn
Plants
Israel
O’Brien
Yes on bag tax
40 year old white male
married with 1 kid and a dog,
masters of architecture
ballard homeowner
commute by bike and bus
1 car family and happy with that
put the primary ballot in the mail today, always do.
50yo MWF, 7yo son
Multiple cat household
Central District, SF homeowner
BA, looking for work
2 car fam, some walk, but bike and bus are just for fun
Wonder how means of transport correlates with neighborhood
Always vote
McGinn
Dist 5 school board race important to us
Voted for Helmstetter and pulling for Mas in the 7th
age: 44
gender: female
race: very, very pale
household size: 5 (two of us plus 3 housemates)
education level: BA, finishing MA
where you live: Beacon Hill
what type of housing you live in: House
commute travel mode: I don’t have a daily commute; I work from home except for one night a week. Normally I drive for that one trip, but lately I have been doing light rail + walk.
whether or not you will vote: Did this evening.
36
pregnant wife and two cats
capitol hill condo owner
drive to work (but don’t need to)
uw english major working in concert biz
will vote mcginn/constantine
micky mouse,
“Dorsol doesn’t think that opposing the tunnel is a bad idea. He will happily vote against it if given the opportunity” — but will he? What’s the point of saying these things during the election? I’d rather know about what he can and will do?
“but has just honestly said that he would not have the power as a first-term council member to stop it.” — this is a total cop out. What’s the point of running then if he will be able to scape goat himself as weekended because he’s “first term.” I wonder if Sally Clark felt she was limited by being first term?
“Instead, he has pledged to make sure that it does not go forward without a competent financing plan and without ensuring that Seattle residents are not on the hook for cost overruns.” — Compared to what other current council member or candidate? Do you really think Bloom or anyone else wants the tunnel to go over budget?
“Incidentally, Bloom supports the elevated rebuild.” — I understand that. The Viaduct is kind of a non-issue. There are just as many issues that are of equal importance to many other people. What Bloom brings to the job is a track record of doing the things that Dorsal only can talk about as his ideas. The comment in the stranger points out that what they said was only that Dorsol’s youth is an asset. That’s not a sound platform in my mind. It’s not experience in collaboratively working with diverse groups of people to change lives for the better. I’m only pointing that out to Dan…like he asked.
By the way, my name is Paul, not 62 (or what ever post# is subscribed to my posts). I don’t understand why we can’t respect that in our blog posts.
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Race: White
Household size: 2, married
Education Level: Masters
Neighborhood: Capitol Hill
Housing: Own, Condo
Commute: to Bellevue – Vanpool usually, Bus sometimes, Drive Rarely (1 car household)
Voting: Always. Usually within few days of ballot arrival.
age: 28
sex: female
race: white
household size: 2
education level: M.A.
where you live: Central District, Seattle
what type of housing you live in: rental
commute travel mode: bike, walk, or bus to ferry
voting: YES!
Age:28
Gender Identity: female
race: white
household: single
education: BA
location: Capitol Hill
housing: rent
commute: walk
vote: YES!
45
male
black & beautful baby!
married, no kids
MPA
West Seattle
owner SFR
bus 70%/bike 30%
voted Nickels, Dow, Licata, Plants, O’Brien
Age:29
Gender: male
race: white
household: wife and i
education: MUP
location: CD/Squire Park/12th ave/whatever they call it, but mostly a Capitol Hill clinger on-er
housing: own
commute: walk, bike, or bus
vote: yes
err, condo ownership that is
26
female
white
live with boyfriend
BA
rent Capitol Hill apartment
bus and bike (no car)
vote always
Consult for WSDOT so conflict between employment and transit oriented lifestyle :)
age 4
female
white
married, 0 kids
BLA
greenwood
single-family house (700 sf)
drive to eastlake daily
voted!
age 34
female
white
married, 0 kids
BLA
greenwood
single-family house (700 sf)
drive to eastlake daily
voted!
35
mail
white
single
BA
Capitol Hill
rent apartment
bus/walk
voted
30
Male
White
Married, 1 kid
B.A., M.P.A
Ballard
Rent single family house (800 SF)
Bike and occasionally bus
Voted – Go McGinn!
32
Male
White
Married no kids
BA – Business
San Francisco (used to live in Seattle)
Rent – 10 unit Apartment (owned a condo while in Seattle)
walk, bus, zipcar, taxi and airplanes
Vote in major elections – typically Republican
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: white
single, live w/ roommate
Education: BA UW
Housing: house on phinney
Travel: bus # 358
Vote: last week
32;
Male;
White;
Partnered but unmarried (due to a philosophical disagreement with state involvement in adult relationships) w/ 3 kids;
BA, CompSci;
Apartment in West Seattle;
Work from home, bike (1 hr. transit time), bus (1 hr. 20 minutes ), car (25 minutes);
Voted last week;
22
male
mixed
single
BA
shoreline
sf house
no job currently, but walk and bus (no car)
voted a few days ago
35
male
WHITE & Native American
engaged
BS, JD (unfortunately, barely using it right now)
Madrona, Single family
Drive my big as truck (with homemade biodiesel) to work full of carpentry tools, will bike whenever I get a chance to use the JD. Bike errands, walk elsewhere and hitch my pooch outside.
Voted
24 yr old white female with bachelor’s degree, living in a U district apartment with boyfriend. We don’t own a car. I bike to work, or take the bus when not biking.
We voted, but without me I’m sure he would have forgotten :)
* 48
* male
* white
* single
* BA
* Capitol Hill condo
* unemployed, so no current commute – but walked or bused to my last job
* voted the week after I received the ballot
33
M
white
married
MUP
pike/pine condo 10+ years
walk to work (car for weekends)
every election that doesn’t require a party affiliation
28
M
white
single, live alone
BA, JD
Capitol Hill
apt/studio
walk / bus (no car)
voted a while ago!
Hi,
I’m a caucasian, prosperous, raise middle class male working hard not to be that stereotype.
I’m in the 35-40 years old bracket.
I am married with no kids living on the fringes of Mt. Baker in a SF house that might be smaller than most Capital Hill apartments while being better insulated and better looking. I am designing an ADU for our house and will build it in a year or two for section 8 housing.
I build things for a living: homes, cabinetry, fences, follies and art.
I take all forms of transportation depending on the situation. Most often I take mass transportation when I am out using our city’s entertainment resources. I rely most on my bicycle when I don’t have to travel with tools.
I procrastinated my voting because I had no idea when the due date was and at the last minute processed my ballot incorrectly which will void it. So I did not vote. Fortunately I will get another chance in November.
23
Male
Caucasian
2, including girlfriend
BFA
Wallingford, moving to Belltown
Moving from rental house to lofted studio apartment
No job to commute to at the moment, but I rode my bike to work and school for the last 3 years and before that I bussed
I voted for Nickels, Dow, Israel, Bagshaw, O’Brien
34
Female
Caucasian
BS Conservation
Renter on N Capital Hill
Bike or walk to work
Voted
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