I think when this many people turn out for a new safe crossing, it says something about the overall lack of safe crossings. Great to see so many people who care, though!

This could be describing the intersection I bike through every day for work. Despite having NTOR signs, 25mph speed limit, and being adjacent to a premier rail trail, a six-lane stroad is still a stroad and encourages reckless driving. Every few months I'll have a close call with a red-light runner

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As someone who crosses Aurora on foot and bike, this is terrifying. If you haven't voted yet, please vote for the candidates that are committed to keeping our communities safe: @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social , @alexis4seattle.bsky.social, Evans and Foster. spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/28/d...

This is my kind of cyclist!

If you don’t frequently see families with kids traveling to destinations by bike, your bike network isn’t safe enough (&/or your zoning forces sprawl & car dependency).

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths: "It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die." "[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Apparently the fact that I need this to breathe doesn't enter into this calculation, nor the fact that the "cheapest" inhaler I can use is already almost $300/mo w/o insurance (thankfully I do). Maybe we should ask drivers to drive only when needed? #weekwithoutdriving

This happened on my bike commute route. I've never had something so egregious happen, but 40th along this stretch is a classic stroad - a residential street with some commercial use, but setup as an arterial which encourages the car-brains to drive aggressively spdblotter.seattle.gov/2025/10/04/m...

COVID and flu boosters acquired. Take that, RFK

That barrier clearly darted into traffic and needs some more hi-viz clothing. Driver can't be responsible for this at all.

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

"Old man, 79, realizes TV not always real" www.kgw.com/article/news...

More evidence that biking is really good for you: After reviewing 23 studies, researchers concluded that there a "positive association between cycling and cognition" in adults 45+. doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

"I'll only be here a minute" says the first of five drivers to block a single bike lane in three minutes. #carsinbikelanes

Bad endorsement from @petebuttigieg.bsky.social here. As someone who spent 14 years living in Seattle, I can say that @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social is by far the better choice for Seattle mayor. www.seattleforkatie.com

If Spokane can do it, so can we. We just have to get over our Seattle exceptionalism "housing prices are completely out of our control" attitude.

Is there such a thing as an anti-endorsement? Because this isn't going to make me vote for Harrell, and it's also one more reason not to vote for Buttigieg when he runs for President. I'm looking for someone who actually cares about safety of vulnerable people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Mamdani knows how to do politics right. Protect trans people everywhere, of any age.

You know how you can get pay parking validated at a store? You oughta be able to get transit fares from a transit fare card validated (i.e. refunded) in the same way

I have a major piece in Bloomberg Citylab today. Should the US let transit fail, as Pennsylvania is already doing? And if not, what are the arguments we need to let it succeed? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It’s time to get real about density. It has not caused gentrification. It hasn’t displaced the black population of Seattle. Single family zoning displaced Seattle’s black population. The biggest drop in black population was in that zone. The growth occurred in multi family zones that grew housing.

Every time a city prioritizes non-car travel, pedestrianizes thoroughfares, expands transit, improves bike networks, implements congestion pricing or creates new public spaces, that city becomes better. It’s not a war on cars. It’s an effort to make cities better & more livable.

sign up for a free library card at your local library, and you can also access huge amounts of books/graphic novels/magazines on your phone/mobile devices via the Libby app - you can return digital copies without worrying about getting your ass back to the library to drop-off books.

It turns out that when people need to, they can figure out how to get around without a car. Maybe we should design our communities with this in mind from the beginning? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

It's time to reconsider right on red. "In practice, many drivers roll into the crosswalk to see around obstructions, then stop scanning for pedestrians or cyclists approaching from their right. The result is a risky, complicated maneuver."

Oregon really has some good transit trekking going for it. The Mt. Hood Express runs 7 days a week year-round, except for a couple of holidays. From Sandy, outside of PDX, up to Timberline Lodge. And I spy bike racks on this vehicle! www.mthoodexpress.com/schedule-map

I'm assuming there's some more car commercials Hizzoner has lined up.

Seattle's actual mode priority pyramid.

When we say "all ages and abilities", this is what I want to see.

BREAKING: Sound Transit expects to conduct its first LIVE WIRE test on the I-90 bridge TONIGHT, at around 11pm. "A single light rail vehicle will travel at incremental speeds between 10 and 55 mph to test power systems between Mercer Island and Judkins Park stations, including the I-90 bridge."

One reason car-free people might live near stroads is because that's where the transit is, but that just shows the problems with how we build our transit: outside of the corridor from Roosevelt to Beacon Hill, even Link is in arterial or freeway envelopes!

In case anyone needed another reason to support @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social over her car-brain opponent.

Nickerson South Canal as a neighborhood center means more housing, more small businesses, and more neighbors able to thrive in this pocket of the city. check out what residents shared & share your support at the final comp plan hearing on 9/12 (Virtual Comment 8:30AM In-person Comment 2:30-6:30PM)!

Y'all, Friday Afternoon Tea turns 15 next month and a friend pointed out that we could totally throw a quinceañera and we are SO GONNA.

here’s a version where the POV is blacked out whenever the driver takes their eyes off the road

I was going to post about how amazing it was that I can now ride from Beacon Hill to South Park to Georgetown to downtown almost entirely in PBLs. But instead I’ll post this picture of a guy who smashed into the bike lane seconds after I rolled through:

"Car light Pike Place will NEVER WORK because of emergency access" Actual Seattle Fire Department: "Who wants stickers?"

We talked with Napervillians about the importance of transit — and the impact that 40% cuts would have if legislators don’t take action to save transit NOW.

Dear drivers, when you honk at me while flashing your hi-beams and yell I should be on the bike path that doesn't go where I'm going while we're all waiting at a red, it's a bit hypocritical to call me "hostile" when I yell back. #carbrain

If a bus lane isn't viable because there's too much traffic, that must mean that congestion pricing should be on the table? Right, @seattledot.bsky.social? #fixthel8

Reminder! You can drive 20mph anytime you like, especially if you're not confident that the street is designed to keep everyone safe!

This is an excellent reminder that vocabulary informs bias informs decision-making for people who design streets. #safestreets chi.streetsblog.org/2025/08/13/w...

Last week of our pledge drive to clear tea house debt and go into the busy season strong, 83% of the way there! Transparency report: between this drive and the opportunity to vend at Worldcon, we are no longer in danger of closing our brick & mortar this year. HOWEVER (1/2) square.link/u/La2AFWmg

It is disappointing but not unexpected to see Balducci lurch to the right. I had no regrets supporting @girmayzahilay.bsky.social in the primaries, and still have no regrets as the general approaches in a couple months. publicola.com/2025/08/22/c...

Often reporting drivers for parking illegally in a bike lane is like shooting fish in a barrel. One does it, then another sees that it "must be OK" or "I'll only be here for a minute (aka hour) like the first one" ... Hopefully is easy picking for parking enforcement #carsinbikelanes

The flip side of this is that airports should be much smaller than they are, with much more intercity high-speed rail that would be much easier to serve in the city center rather than the outskirts like airports.

Inspired by our outing with @transittrekker.bsky.social last week, I finally got around to biking the Snoqualmie Valley Trail. It was a great way to celebrate the penultimate weekend of Trailhead Direct!

I've had many close calls on Lake Washington Blvd. I wish vulnerable users like me and Bradley didn't have to bear the costs of the city's negligence. I wonder if @mayorofseattle.bsky.social feels any guilt for his responsibility in canceling the safety project?

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... I have to feel for $50,000 the Port of Seattle could just offer a prize to local engineering students to come up with a solution for an actually efficient people mover