Jackson Teal

I wonder if they were hit traveling north on Delridge where @seattledot.bsky.social chose to remove a bike lane for whatever reason

Westlake should be our “town square” 🙂

This used to have a double decker highway to the right. Also, it sure seems like people go downtown. This is a Saturday

A project to mass-produce daylighted intersections—designed and implemented by SDOT crews—across the city would be really nice. Pick from a menu of interventions that vary by location: curb extensions, low (for visibility) planters, tactical paint/post, bike racks, community-sourced art, etc.

I agree. That’s why I said a bollard. Currently there’s no deterrent and a flex post will not deter that truck. We all know enforcement is non-existent. Not sure what the other option is.

I would say the fact that half of them are destroyed would say otherwise.

If you hit a car parked in the bike lane, you’re probably going to the hospital too.

I’d be happy with a 1.5 ft hard bollard with flex posts on top. Cars and especially delivery vehicles do not care about a flex post

Seattle, 6th & Bell destroyed flex post

Seattle, 4th and Pine, flex post at opening of bike lane between two bike lanes to block cars

Example of bollard to block vehicle from bike/ped path

Example of Solid bollard blocking bi-directional bike/ped path

At the end openings. Seattle uses flex posts but there several examples like the first picture that show exactly why I didn’t say flex posts.

A nice solid bollard works great and can even be removable if need be

This is an auto-alignment point used by trolleybuses to switch from ESS (battery) to on-wire (OCS) operations.

The operator drives up to a predetermined alignment marking, hits a button, and both poles automatically extend to contact the wires.

Pike Place with the famous sign.

Pike Place looking south

Side view of the street.

I don’t know if you remember but there was once a time when we allowed through traffic on Pike Place.

This is literally what bollards are made for

Still an improvement

You’ve got my backing

This raises a great question.

“Moderate” is conventional for “not progressive,” but has been weaponized to make conservatives sound modest or mainstream when they are not.

Dow Constantine and Dan Strauss are moderate Dems. Nelson is as about conservative as a Dem can get.

This is my thought on sidewalk bulb outs at intersections. Seems like a small dedicated group could make slow but steady impact with a pretty minimal amount of funding. Rather than big pushes every couple years or waiting a decade for the next repaving

The one way to funnel highway money to transit: bus advertisements

“You charge how much?”

I'd love to see the Left channel its passion for fare-free transit toward avoiding catastrophic service collapse in Philly, Pittsburgh, Providence, Kansas City, etc.

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Protected bike lane Washington DC

The only hard part about installing protected bike lanes is finding leaders able to lead

Cycle track through central Copenhagen

“While Mayor, I was often asked ‘how have you been able to afford bike-lanes in #Copenhagen?’ I’d reply, ‘how have you been able to NOT afford it? 25 years ago we were a few days away from going bankrupt. So the city invested in the cheapest infrastructure… bicycling.’” — @mortenkabell.bsky.social

We’ve continued our historic investments in needed affordable housing, including We are working every day to create and preserve homes that will serve generations of Seattle residents. We’ve continued to invest in youth and families by expanding mental health services for young people and launching the and proposal to renew the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy, which would double access to quality, affordable childcare. Supporting young people and families is one of the most important investments we can make in Seattle’s future.

I like how Mayor Harrell wanted to provide examples of his work on affordable housing in his latest newsletter but just sort of gave up.

It's funny to think that my preference for urban living in areas with dense, mixed-used, walkable neighborhoods, multi-family housing, small businesses, and diversity probably stems from Sesame Street. Like an early education in Jane Jacob's urbanist theories.

Definitely supposed to be mounted at pavement level, not up on a curb. And probably should be a little closer to the edge of the bike lane too

a man says " as i believe paul simon once said " in front of a city skyline ALT: a man says " as i believe paul simon once said " in front of a city skyline

Poor Garfunkel

There's a hole in the sky where a tree could stand. Seafair won't let Seattle parks plant them.

Wow. Paid to the parks dept?

I’ve never actually been to the Seafair event in Genesee Park. I’d always felt a bit of fomo, but honestly…pretty whack.

Also the Blue Angels are more of an hour or so novelty where I live downtown but for anyone living anywhere near the park, it must be hell

Yea it’s today. I don’t know for sure but it was definitely set up with ropes and stuff for parking.

Kidd Valley is a Mariners game staple for the garlic fries alone

Genessee Park in Seattle

Park turned into a Parking lot for Seafair

Park turned into a Parking lot for Seafair

Park turned into a Parking lot for Seafair

Who’s ready to play “Park or Parking Lot: Seafair Edition”?

Dicks is just not good. Politics aside, I truly think people only eat it because it’s cheap. Bad politics is all the more reason to avoid it.

Go to Pick Quick in SODO instead