Beacon Hill Safe Streets

North Beacon Hill Bike Lanes Officially Open, Filling Crucial Network Gap » The Urbanist # People on bikes can finally connect from Little Saigon to Jefferson Park in their own protected lane, with future connections planned to the north and south. Concerns about lost parking on 15th Aven...

Time to celebrate a well deserved and hard-fought win, Seattle.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/19/n...

View of people biking and driving just south of the Dr Jose Rizal bridge, with a view of the Seattle skyline in the background.

People board the Route 36 bus at the Beacon Hill light rail station on a new transit stop built as part of this project

A person bikes as people sit and wait for the bus.

A person bikes in a concrete curb-protected bike lane built as part of this project

"I have commuted by bike through the rough roads of Beacon Hill for a decade. Now that the project is complete, I get to experience another joy: watching groups of kids commute to school using the bike lanes. What a difference this makes for our community."

sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/09/19/b...

Construction impacts map. Sidewalk and bus stop impacts

Selfie

The Beacon Ave Safety Project (something @bhsafestreets.org advocated for years on) is under construction 🚧 right now in the heart of the Beacon Hill business district — consider visiting and supporting some of the small businesses! We did tonight for a #DateNightByBike 🍴🍲🍹

It's time to calm traffic on Lake Washington Boulevard Unfortunately, a driver activist organization has been barking up a storm with Parks and the city has been bullied into hosting (yet another) town hall about Lake Washington Boulevard delaying needed ...

Welcome to LWB community input round ???.

Driver advocates think that they can cancel a project to build a few more speed humps on LWB.

Don't let them.

Send a letter.
actionnetwork.org/letters/its-...

Make a plan to attend the meeting.

OPINION | New Study Finds Mobility Justice Is Needed in South Seattle. Here’s How Voters Can Help by Katherine Hoerster, KL Shannon, Evalynn Romano, and Barbara Baquero Mobility needs of Seattleites and Washingtonians who walk, roll, and use transit are on t

South Seattle BIPOC community members know how to bring mobility justice to Seattle. Check out takeaways from our recent study, Seattle leaders (eg @spottnik.bsky.social @tammymorales.bsky.social). Ty, partners, @sngreenways.bsky.social @bhsafestreets.org! southseattleemerald.org/amp/story/vo...

Rob Saka’s curb feud got more public process than some of these major budget changes.

Seattle folks, I made a 2nd quick video guide, this one shows how to bike on the east side around ongoing construction on 15th Ave S & Beacon Ave S in North Beacon Hill (west side guide was yesterday). Hope it helps!

https://youtube.com/shorts/IjITd9NxRws?si=uImRgz-nOe73XExo
#SEAbikes #Seattle

Seattle folks, I made a quick video guide on how to bike on the west side around the ongoing construction on 15th Ave S & Beacon Ave S in North Beacon Hill (east side guide coming tomorrow). Hope this helps!

https://youtube.com/shorts/LefOYp1pBO4?si=xRfecIBUhbS1L64E
#SEAbikes

Gawd I wish

a sticker that says " i voted " with an american flag on it Alt: a sticker that says " i voted " with an american flag on it

This is it everyone, make sure to vote today or by tomorrow evening!! If you lost your ballot you can get another one online! Vote Yes on Prop 1 in Seattle!

Let's do this!!

People walking along a path in Green Lake with fall foliage

Someone biking on Green Lake Drive with fall foliage

Green Lake with fall foliage

Green Lake with duck and reflecting water

Not a bad weekend.

Hey! That's my neighborhood!

As a middle-aged mom who wants to bike at non-racing speeds without being run over by cars, thank you SDOT!!!

Btw as your crews are there; east of Holly Park Dr S on Othello on the north side of the road one of the curb stops is significantly out of place 😁

Heavy loaves incoming on Myrtle today 🥖
🚲 💚
Our bike lane hardening program continues!

Ridin' the bus this Friday evening after a long work day and I am relaxed 😌 #transit #seattle

Yes but you have to host it yourself on some kind of server or always on computer.

github.com/Linus2punkt0...

Lime/Bird (bike & scooter share) are really great for connecting to things like Link Light Rail quickly but the cost just seems too high for daily use.

We use a piece of software that duplicates any Bsky post to Twitter and Mastodon within 5 minutes running locally. It also passes along Alt Text on photos and handles threading. It's been handy though there is that short lag time.

(excludes replies though to other people and I think reposts)

We've slightly updated our handle on BlueSky to verify ourselves. Instead of the usual "@bsky" username were now @bhsafestreets.org.

BlueSky's verification model relies on domain access of some type to validate your access to an organization's domain, theoretically proving legitimacy.

A Facebook post by SDOT promoting truck or streets— street closures by local residents to allow for safe truck or treating on Halloween

Trick or streets not trunk or treats

Hey Bluesky, welcome my colleague, parking-policy expert & generally delightful person @citizen-cate.bsky.social!

She’s among the folks I’ve recently added here:

go.bsky.app/5nxhmgK

Pacific Northwest’s Largest Highway Project Ever Is in Deep Denial - The Urbanist # Proponents of a $7.5 billion project to widen I-5 and replace the Columbia River bridge are ignoring induced demand, creating faulty traffic models that obscure its real environmental impact.

The environmental review for the largest highway project that the Pacific Northwest has ever seen is out for public comment. It includes a glaring omission: the fact of induced demand.
www.theurbanist.org/2024/10/22/p...

Don't have your ballot yet (or something happened to it)? You can print a new one and new envelope online or contact the county to get another one! There's also still time to register and vote if you haven't yet.

kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...

Remember to #Vote! You should have your ballots by now! We have adopted a position of Yes on Prop 1 which will help fund the rest of the Beacon Hill Safety & Bike project! Let's serve all of Beacon Hill! #seattle #bike #walk #transit

Well I guess not all because the next one didn't have them, maybe soon. 😕

Free face masks are seemingly back in stock (or at least some of them) on King County Metro buses! They tend to stock these during the fall and winter months now. #transit #health #safety 🚎😷🍂❄️

Why do the newer Link trains say "Lynnwood City Center" like it's confused about where it's going. Almost worse than the older trains saying "This is the One Line!" like it learned something new

A big purple trolley bus that says 36 Downtown heading at the camera on a two lane road. The sky is dark gray and the ground is wet.

It's raining so it's a bus day today for me! 🚎

A photo showing several construction signs scattered along a bike lane.

Another photo showing construction signs in the bike lane, with a particularly large one that says "BIKE LANE CLOSED AHEAD" obstructing the bike lane

Multiple digital displays located adjacent to the bike lane luckily

A photo taken in a different area showing three more signs in the bike lane.

Like, this is a lot of signs on bike lanes including one ironically saying "BIKE LANE CLOSED AHEAD" that is... blocking the bike lane @seattledot

I think we can do better. #seattle #seabikes