Gordon Padelford

Fun fact: Seattle's transportation levy, Prop 1 now has over 250,000 yes votes. That's more than any Seattle level politician. And it won in almost every neighborhood across the city — take a look at this map. Talk about a mandate!

Pedestrianize a street in every neighborhood!

More and better School Streets, Home Zones, traffic diverters, and curb bulb-outs!

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👀 😍 There's some great stuff in here. What are your favorite recommendations?

Thank you to @mayorofseattle.bsky.social for the privilege of being a part of this, everyone who gave input, and my fellow committee members @nondriver.bsky.social, @leelamb.bsky.social, Paulina, Lowell, and Lindsay.

“Every neighborhood deserves places for community members to gather, buy essential goods, create art together and build a community...” [said] @sngreenways.bsky.social, @futurewise.bsky.social, & the Greater Seattle Business Association. Those groups’ [Seattle legislation] was ultimately successful"

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Distressingly, it appears Parks returned around $120,000 of State TIB funding that they didn't spend on safety improvements. We all know how hard it is to get infrastructure funding. So now when there's not the funding we need for speed bumps, sidewalk repairs, or other needed changes.

Congestion charges have been enacted in quite small cities in the UK, notably Durham (population 50,000) and Oxford (population 165,000). The assumption that congestion charges are only for cities on a New York / San Francisco / Philadelphia scale is not necessarily correct.

“Metro will operate at pre-covid service levels by fall 2027 and we are currently on track to have the workforce to deliver this”

Diagram of proposed home zone showing the modal filter on S Oregon Street near 34th ave S. The modal filter will make future greenways on 35th/Leticia and Renton Ave S work.

Do you think that Seattle needs to address cut through traffic?

Do you like modal filters?

The John Muir Home Zone project is proposing a new one, but we need to show community support for it by emailing HomeZone@seattle.gov.

Proposed transportation budgets keep Spokane's North-South Freeway on track OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State House of Representatives approved the 2026 supplemental transportation budget, emphasizing ongoing projects such as Spokane's North/South Freeway.

We may be gutting our urban forestry program but fear not, Washington State is still funding the construction of new urban highways.
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✨"The bike lane will be protected using precast concrete barriers." ✨

a short history of transportation planning graphic. we have made convenient networks for cars at the expense of walking, biking, and transit

Glad it's finally getting fixed, but Seattle just spent $800 million overhauling the downtown waterfront, and didn't bother to connect the ferry terminal or new waterfront trail with the rest of the downtown bike network 🤯. Can you imagine the car network with a gap like that?

Heck yeah, construction to close this gap between the waterfront and ferry and the downtown bike network is starting today! #UnGapTheMap

"Meanwhile, grassroots efforts have taken place near the intersection to help make the crossing safer including printed signs and barriers dragged into the street..

One sign reads: “These barriers make this intersection safer by improving visibility as you approach the intersection.”"

If we design cities to enable people of all ages to move freely, efficiently, and safely from A to B, the car dependency culture as we know it would crumble.

We're doing a work session in House Transportation today on autonomous vehicles and their connected policy considerations. Anything you want me to ask? #waleg

SCL doesn’t ask the public if we want safe transmission lines.
SPU doesn’t ask the public if we want safe watermains.
Boeing Field doesn’t ask the public if we want a safe runway.
WSDOT doesn’t ask the public if we want safe bridges.
Why does SDOT put safe streets up for debate?

Today should be your 38th birthday.. When you lose your son you lose more than a child you lose a piece of your heart and your joy. Life is forever altered, and nothing can ever fill that space. Yet in my soul, he remains, my precious boy, forever loved. His laughter, his smile, and his love are woven into who I am. My love for him will never fade. Yor are my pride and my joy - you've made a change that cannot be broken..

Alex's mom on his 38th birthday.

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In Utrecht, the city centre isn’t dominated by motor traffic - it’s shaped around people.

You see families riding side-by-side, conversations happening in the street, cafés spilling outdoors.

When cars are restricted, streets come alive: quieter, safer, more welcoming, and better for everyone.

In recent years, Bilbao has quietly built a cycling network shaped by lessons from the Netherlands: calmed where it can be, protected where it must be, and always comfortable and connected.

The result? You can now pedal across the city on infrastructure made for everyone—not just the fit and brave.

SDOT crews adding Toronto barriers to Admiral Way

SDOT has added barriers for stretches of the uphill bike lane on Admiral.
This is a welcome improvement & I welcome these fast, cheap deployments that make things safer for all.
Unfortunately we still don't have a safe protected ride *down* from Admiral junction.
Photo by @alkistu.bsky.social

Introducing the 15-Hour City “The 15-minute city principle suggests you should have your daily needs—work, food, healthcare, education, culture, and leisure—within a 15-minute ...

"The 15-Hour City believes everything has its place. Houses go in one location, businesses in another, and in between is a dark sea of soul-crushing concrete and asphalt."
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🚨 NEW: Sadiq Khan has formally approved the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street

These assholes are really gonna go with “war is peace, actually.”

Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

Remember to wear bright clothing kids

Heck yeah! Thank you to Jason and other neighbors for advocating to repair them!