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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.
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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!

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Remember in 2019 when faulty Seattle City Light infrastructure injured people?

SCL didn’t ask the public whether/how to fix the infrastructure. They didn’t ask for people’s aesthetic preferences in how the new poles should look.

They just fixed it.

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?

I’m a big fan! Although I find them somewhat less reliable in crispness than Jazz or Ambrosia

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Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car.

In fact, it was 4%.

And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%.

Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Opal Apple, misspelled at pike place market stand

Opal Apples: soft, boring, and all around disappointing. If you need a very soft apple for some purpose go for it I guess

Maybe we should build a light rail station 🚉, ferry terminal ⛴️, Sounder station 🚆, Amtrak station 🚂, a street car 🚃, and dozens of bus lines 🚌 so that people can get there from all over without having to drive and park in illegal spots

Community meme: I CAN EXCUSE FASCISM. BUTI DRAW THE LINE AT MERCANTILISM.

The Supreme Court:

Lime carried record 57,000 trips the day of the Seahawks parade, on par with daily traffic over the Aurora Bridge Marshawn Lynch rode a Lime to the NFC Championship game at Lumen Field. From Jordan Schultz. Lime riders took more than 57,000 trips February 11, the day of the Seahawks parade downtown. After adding Bird's 2,100 rides, the 59,300 total of shared bike and scooter rides was on par with the average daily traffic across the Aurora Bridge. The only pieces of roadway infrastructure in Seattle that carry more than 60,000 trips per day are I-5 (250,000), I-90 (137,000), the West Seattle Bridge (73,000), the Aurora Bridge (61,000), and Mercer Street (61,000).

Lime carried record 57,000 trips the day of the Seahawks parade, on par with daily traffic over the Aurora Bridge

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The Rainier Ave Youth Committee is hosting a listening session about traffic safety on Rainier Ave S this Saturday at 1:30 at Rainier Vista's Wilcox Center. If you live or work in the Rainier Valley and have ideas to make the streets safer check out this event!

E.P.A. Weakens Limits on Mercury From Coal Plants The move appeared to undercut the Make America Healthy Again movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a onetime campaigner against mercury pollution.

Breaking News: The EPA is allowing coal-burning power plants to release more heavy metals like mercury, a powerful neurotoxin linked to brain damage.

Here we go again 😞

Take action to tell your state senators you want them to pass HB2095 to strengthen accountability for drivers who hit people walking or biking:

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Here's what the bike lane looked like before being upgraded with concrete

😍 thank you @seattledot.bsky.social for upgrading the E Yesler Way bike lane between 12th-14th with concrete protection! (And thank you to bike lane model @kromandavid.bsky.social)

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Here's what the bike lane looked like before it was upgraded with concrete protection

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City says new ordinances could shave 5 to 12 months off Seattle housing timelines Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson signed two ordinances today aimed at speeding up the production of housing and emergency shelter by removing regulatory barriers and

Yesterday I signed two ordinances sponsored by CM Lin that eliminate out of date regulatory barriers and speed the permitting process. This will accelerate development timelines by as much as five to twelve months, helping us move more quickly to build the housing and shelter we need.

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SDOT is already bending over backwards to accommodate historic character by using wrought iron racks that have already been approved by the historic board in Pioneer Square. The arguments against aren't being made in good faith.

My basic rule of thumb for behavior on our streets is: would you be kicked out of a grocery store for doing that? If so, why are you allowed to drive a dangerous vehicle?

Some SEA drivers have clearly lost it this week:

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UK: Prince Andrew arrested.

South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.

USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

Wtf