Today’s latest ballot drop confirmed Seattle voters have approved a long-needed levy aimed at boosting mental health resources specifically for people who always think they’re gonna find parking on Capitol Hill.
“A lot of us take for granted that we know with a 100 percent certainty that taking public transit is the only sane way to visit Capitol Hill, but not everyone is that lucky,” said the levy’s campaign spokesperson, Wesley Smith. “Thousands of other people in our community—no matter how many times they should have learned their lesson—suffer the disordered delusion that this time they’ll definitely find parking only to spend literally up to an hour driving around before just heading back home in defeat. This takes a toll not only on them and the environment, but their loved ones waiting at Linda’s wondering where the fuck their so-called friend is already.”
The levy will fund public transit therapist appointments free of charge for those who need help.
“We use several modalities to help people get there better—light rail, street car, bus or maybe a combination of all four—whatever works best for them,” said urbanist therapist Theresa David. “There’s nothing more rewarding to me than seeing one of my clients finally move beyond mere driving tours of Seattle’s hippest neighborhood to actually experiencing the new and exciting on-foot adventure of getting completely lost when emerging from the light rail station.”
Next year, the campaign’s organizers say they’re planning on putting another mental health levy on the ballot to help people who will drive around in circles for an eternity at UVillage before they ever use one of its three free parking garages.
