social housing policy researcher & enthusiast | abolitionist | transit rider | seattleite ——————————————— current: pub sector housing policy analyst, occasional guest lecturer frmr: policy advisor @house our neighbors, real change all opinions my own.https://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lvo4z5asyc2fAs a south Seattleite, transit rider, and urban studies nerd, I truly appreciate the utter chaos of the @kingcountymetro.bsky.social route 50 getting me east to west, but it has me wondering what other absolutely bizarre, city-spanning routes we have??? Anyone care to share??05 Aug 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvo4z5asyc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lswzeiy3ds24I have a rule that anywhere that requires me to make more than one bus transfer is not worth it. Tragically, today, going from north beacon hill Dr appt to a get together in Greenwood is forcing me to break my rule 😭😭😭02 Jul 2025 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswzeiy3ds24https://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lrvxeerji22cRob Saka has got to be one of the most ridiculous humans I’ve ever come across. I was laughing out loud throughout this @publicola.bsky.social article because it genuinely sounds like a needling/onion style piece even though it is completely real https://publicola.com/2025/06/18/saka-people-who-support-keeping-curby-are-anti-immigrant-radical-defund-the-police-carpetbaggers/18 Jun 2025 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvxeerji22chttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lprn73trec2qlib rhetoric trends I’m not falling for: “We elect legislators democratically to make policy, so citizen initiatives shouldn’t be widely used” In fact, if done right, they’re the only way to ensure truly democratic participation in policy dev… @jacobinmag.bsky.social https://jacobin.com/2025/05/sanders-aoc-ballot-initiatives-democracy22 May 2025 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprn73trec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lnqp6tvwlc2pTake notes, Seattle. 📍Eugene, OR26 Apr 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnqp6tvwlc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3llwonnroy22mI LOVE it when “vigilantes” in Seattle put up unofficial stop signs and cross walks. The reports of “vigilante stop signs” in Capitol Hill has truly brightened my day03 Apr 2025 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwonnroy22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lkeaww6hmc27the thrill of getting on the link in the middle of the day and having to stand, but that means it’s being fully utilized >>>14 Mar 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkeaww6hmc27https://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lk4oivkjf22ySo much scuttle on Reddit abt the hatred of no right on red signs. I can’t fathom being mad @ something that tangibly saves lives. Is ur convenience REALLY more important than a ped’s life? I don’t drive much but sometimes borrow a car &KNOW that Ive been prevented of hitting a ped bc of the signs11 Mar 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4oivkjf22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lk2ueh3rcc2rHey cars turning right!!! There are pedestrians in the cross walk!!! Watch tf out!!!!11 Mar 2025 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2ueh3rcc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3ljb6poqhws2nIt’s so frustrating that if I, a white girl on my way to work, fall asleep briefly on a morning commute on the link, it’s treated as “she’s tired& needed the extra rest” But someone w/ a lot of bags who is using the link as a place to rest is loudly, rudely, abruptly woken up by transit security.28 Feb 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljb6poqhws2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lj7dtiqka224Throwback to when I nerded out in Hong Kong every time I saw a sign for a *free* public restroom. They were everywhere, with clear signage. Our city’s lack of public restrooms impacts EVERYONE ➡️the unhoused ➡️folks w disabilities ➡️sounders fans ➡️runners ➡️commuters Tell your story in the form ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Feb 2025 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj7dtiqka224https://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lj6irr4ubk2xBeing on the same side of a bill as Tim Eyman (even if it’s for extremely different reasons) is a jarring feeling. Tim says no new taxes I say no new funds for cops27 Feb 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6irr4ubk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lj4rsavynk2zAm i just a huge nerd or does anyone else enjoy when they get called by pollsters? I love hearing what PACs think is important to people or about preliminary policy proposals. I’ve never understood why so many people refuse or ignore polls27 Feb 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4rsavynk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lizwohhihs2lJust realized we’re less than two weeks away from it being light in the evening, therefore being able to run without a bunch of excess reflective gear and prayers to the universe that the cars see me 🥳25 Feb 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizwohhihs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3liwwebiwas25Metro to start checking fares on the bus is another way to criminalize the poor. A reminder to all who don’t pay, you do not need to show fare enforcement your ID — tell them you forgot it if you run into an issue.24 Feb 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwwebiwas25https://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lipkg4jn6k2fA constantly important reminder to myself that WE DO NOT STAN POLITICIANS, only policies. Supporting social housing but not the critical policies that facilitate its effective development is a wild take. Yes to: social housing ✅ public banking ✅ middle housing ✅ single stair ✅ parking reform ✅ [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lipkg4jn6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3linfxittws2iIt is absolutely wild to claim that a monopolistic housing provider is the same as the government wanting to provide housing. Government provides housing for the public benefit. Monopolies controlled by profit-seeking entities use their power to price gouge and provide sub-standard housing20 Feb 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3linfxittws2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lihqua7wc22gAlso, whats so funny about all of this is that the reason it was in February instead of November is thanks to the conservative @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social -backed council. They’re pissy that turnout of the conservative electorate was low but they chose to have an off-year, off-month election [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihqua7wc22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lihpwe2ut22gfinally an official member of @seattletru.bsky.social 🫶🏻🚊 been meaning to join for ages but excited to get started supporting their efforts to make Seattle and King County more livable18 Feb 2025 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihpwe2ut22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lifamto6rc2gmy girl, @chloyster.bsky.social have me shit for this since they’d been advertising this closure for weeks, so maybe it’s my bad but still sucks to arrive at the station to find out you can’t get to where you’re going on time 😑 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Feb 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lifamto6rc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3liaa5vdyr22gSometimes I just can’t with @sound-transit.bsky.social — why is it that every few months the link just stops operating as normal and makes me late to everything? I just wanna live in a city with predictable transit 😫15 Feb 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3liaa5vdyr22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3li2yfrhcis22I remember discussing this on the social housing delegation in Vienna. The need for generational wealth is created by the lack of a social safety net. If you live in a place where you know the gov will 4ever provide affordable housing + free health, ed & transpo, the need for gen wealth diminishes [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3li2yfrhcis22https://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lhzlbty2cc2oIt must be sooo hard for you to walk out of your home that you own and see people trying to survive in sub-freezing weather /s13 Feb 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzlbty2cc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lhzfiyu5dk22I can’t wait to watch Bruce lose in November13 Feb 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzfiyu5dk22https://bsky.app/profile/camillegix.bsky.social/post/3lhxdcezrj22cwhat a fucking day 🥹 when dreaming up the seattle social housing developer w/ my friends back in 2021, I’d never have imagined the movement would go on to beat the richest &most powerful people in the world to make social housing a step closer to a reality for the many in need of housing in our city12 Feb 2025 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:vycizxp5lrhhmcliuegmk4x6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxdcezrj22c