Type, number, and age cohort of challenged ballots from Seattle

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Or recognize that an old house has had a good life and should be replaced. We didn't want anything to do with asbestos, lead paint, derelict oil tanks, knob&tube wiring, etc when we were looking for places to live, and all those older places can be just as expensive as the newer places

Bruce Harrell, Sarah Nelson, and Ann Davidson have had their chance but would rather pass up tens of millions in state support to make this roadway safer, just to keep their rich constituencies comfortable.

Driver Running Red Light Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash in North Seattle - SPD Blotter Seattle police officers are investigating after a driver ran a red light, causing a multi-vehicle traffic crash in North Seattle this afternoon. At about 1:30 p.m., patrol officers responded to report...

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!

She actually addresses alternatives in the thread, with the Bike Works program: bsky.app/profile/nond...

We really need political good news right now. Go dream team! Get your ballots in

That beats the bike lanes on Meridian north of the college that have cushions in the bike lane. Clearly speeding cyclists are the true safety problem

I love seeing both the barrier stencils and the parking enforcement on patrol!

It took a little bit for me to appreciate it but now I love it. Plus, it has *books* so a lot more than just architecture. ☺️

3 people who appear to be two parents and a child wait for a light on their bikes. They’re riding on Bryant - a sidewalk level protected bikeway

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).

If I can use two arms to brake, signal, shift, and keep my body up, I'm sure a driver can manage to flip a lever while they're straining to move their foot from one pedal to another.

Agreed, even aggressive drivers are at least somewhat worried about scratching their paint. Distracted drivers just don't care

I really wish we expressed speed in short-distance-per-short-interval: 44 feet per second sounds a lot scarier than 30mph. That one second phone glance is the same as running over 8 people laid out head-to-toe.

I've been out in Seattle almost 20 years. The larches and maples change but many other trees just go brown, or are evergreen.

Along with thunderstorms, fall colors are one of the things I miss from the Midwest.

Yeah, that's probably a bit outside my inertia class...

How hard would it (hypothetically) be to push the barrier out into the car lane?

"First, you get in your car. Then it's easy!"

And in general the 30% of the population who cannot drive.

Isn't the public health department literally called Seattle & King County? kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph

Looks to be NFI XE40 battery-electric? cptdb.ca/wiki/index.p...

Also, only a RapidRide route and a bunch of other bus options right there, no parking required

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US? It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

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."

Maybe we should make insurance cost proportional to vehicle weight and maximum speed?

As an inhaler user who can't drive, I really dislike this reporting. Guess I might as well let my asthma run rampant so I can't bike, and figure out how a car works.

But where will the drivers drive and cars park?!

This is one of our favorite movies. It's easy to watch as a parable for imperialism even though it definitely wasn't filmed with that intent

Yet drivers somehow keep playing the "war on cars" victim card

The only time I've been hit (fortunately lightly) was a side-swipe by a Rivian driver pulling out of a parking space in a school zone. I was already in front of the driver wearing reflective gear, front and back lights and reflectors, but she said she didn't see me. Should I be a bigger narcissist?