Hey #seattle #urbanism nerds - we have two tickets to @nerd4cities.bsky.social and @theurbanist.org event tonight at Town Hall and due to work commitments (😭) we can’t go. Anyone else available and interested?
Catherine
@catlikesbridges.bsky.social
Bridge-builder. Sailor. Lover of pony noses and unicorn tails. And bridges. Urbanism, ice hockey, engineering, PNW. She/her.
There’s a spot on 4th at Lenora where the left turn lane starts and it seems like a parking spot (or 4) but it’s the turn lane. I’ve FiFi’d requests to paint the curb, but no luck. Tonight I drove up as someone was parking. I rolled down my window to inform them it’s not a spot.
Hope everyone is ready for the race tomorrow! We spent the afternoon making signs to hand out during the race, make sure you arrive early if you want one! We'll start with a pre-race rally promptly at 5 but the race won't start until 5:20 in case you are running late.
Fix the L8@fixthel8.bsky.social · 4w agoBus lanes on Denny are getting painted THIS WEEKEND! Join us and Mayor Wilson to celebrate with another Race the L8 on Tuesday, September 8th at 5 PM at Denny Park! Lets prove that she Fixed the L8 and that it's finally faster than walking!
Was trying to help give some kids directions while waiting for the bus at 3rd & Main. Bus arrived and did not stop, I guess because I didn’t flag him? And he had a green? Just drove straight through. I managed to sprint after and catch him at 4th & Jackson. wtf. Bothered and sweaty.
Love combining the bike need with stroller need. Multiply the constituents!
Michael McLean@michaelmclean.me · 3w agoWrigley Field bike/stroller valet on a weekday day game
Note: takes longer than 10 min and isn’t easy to click through on a phone but yay! Done! Love to micro-mobility devices!
Seattle Department of Transportation@transportation.seattle.gov · 3w agoSDOT's 2026 Bike & Scooter Share Survey is NOW OPEN. Whether you ride every day, on occasion, or haven't tried yet, we want to hear from you! Complete the survey by September 27 for a chance to win one of five $100 gift cards. bit.ly/seattlescooter26-s
It’s actually an Obama-era EO that is the basis for this by Washington DOT. The USDOT appears to have followed with their own.
Executive Order 13513 --Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary
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Catherine@catlikesbridges.bsky.social · 4w agoSo, random but - if you do work for WSDOT, the contract you sign includes a passage about not using your cell phone while driving. Presumably if you did something like this you’d be in breach of contract. I’m slack-jawed at the idea @nytimes.com wouldn’t do anything against employees who do this.
My theory: the Sounders collapsed when Poch didn’t play CR7 for a single second when up 2-0 in Seattle. Cristian was then injured in training and hasn’t come back since. He’s the heart of the team and without him they are lost. This darkest timeline began at 90+6 on June 19.
I love dahlias. They’re so beautifully and exactly formed. My math brain is pleased.
So, random but - if you do work for WSDOT, the contract you sign includes a passage about not using your cell phone while driving. Presumably if you did something like this you’d be in breach of contract. I’m slack-jawed at the idea @nytimes.com wouldn’t do anything against employees who do this.
Simon@simontrose.bsky.social · 4w agoI’m getting very tired of all the @nytimes.com reporters making videos from their cars while driving. It’s unnecessary distracted driving that could get someone hurt.
We have season tickets to the Kraken, Torrent, and Sounders, plus 10 Mariner games a year. Also Seattle Rep and 5th Ave theaters. That all is about equal to what the second car (we don’t have) would cost. Can’t wait to remove the first car and really go nuts. I think major travel will be the add.
Fietser@americanfietser.bsky.social · 4w agoYou have a lot of money for other things when you aren't making a payment every month for a car, insurance, fuel, maintenance, and parking.
98% of my throttle use is zero-to-2mph. It’s the “I don’t have to jump onto the pedals and mash to get started”. I can just start moving with one foot still bracing me and THEN start pedaling. A throttle by itself is not the issue.
Warren Wells, AICP@warrenjwells.bsky.social · last mo.I have been beating this drum for years now. The throttle is not the problem! The real issues are *speed and acceleration*. Imagine two bikes: one with a throttle and a top speed of 12 mph, and the other that is pedal assist only to 40 mph. Which one would be the bigger safety issue?
Aw, what’s that? A crash and lane closure on I-90? Too bad for you, suckers! (Yes I know I shouldn’t post this like 5 min after the second train derailment this month but gosh this feels good and this is what this thing was MADE for)
I talked to a guy as he was parking. Told him it wasn’t legal after 11am. “What??” he exclaimed. “What about the other cars?” I opined they should all get tickets. Guessing they won’t.
Steve D.@crazystevied.bsky.social · last mo.Look. It’s occidental park(ing lot). You can’t have a “you can park until 11am” and not expect people to break it. They see cars. They assume they can do it too. It was filled with cars from 10:45am until we left after Sounders at 3pm.
Regarding democracy, it’s not democratic to allow a single unelected person or a hearing examiner to thwart the legislative powers of 9 Councilmembers representing 800,000 people.
I think I’m ok with permanent daylight savings. The key point is, keep summers the way they are. They are amazing. 10:30pm, still light out? Some of the best days. Winter is dark all the time. An hour won’t change that. Just don’t ruin summer.
“The COGE panel found that these regulations have allowed non-experts to undermine DOT’s planners and designers, drained city resources with repetitive feedback sessions, and set back desperately needed revamps in a city where roughly 50,000 people are injured” in traffic each year.
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 2mo agoNew Yorkers demanded that the city ditch time-consuming reviews that undermine street safety redesigns while several politicians hoped to cling to their power to delay projects in testimony on Monday before a mayoral government efficiency commission.
At the mandatory bike crossing at Blanchard, the bike path takes you straight into a curb. This seems dangerous and problematic. @seattledot.bsky.social is there a plan to remove this?
We’re in AZ this week. My parents’ friend came over, heard we were from Seattle. “Oh, it must be nice getting away from all that soccer insanity!” That thud yall heard an hour ago? That was my jaw hitting the ground. Def not. Missing it terribly!! ⚽️🎉⚽️
I’m exhausted by the discourse today. And the belief that everything is binary. Building stuff is hard, folks.
On U.S. match day, Lime carried more trips than any Seattle roadway other than I-5 and I-90 + Link unseated I-5 for top spot #SEAbikes #Seattle
On U.S. match day, Lime carried more trips than any Seattle roadway other than I-5 and I-90 + Link unseated I-5 for top spot
Lime set a huge new ridership record the day of the U.S. World Cup match against Australia by carrying 84K trips on its bikes and scooters. If Lime were a roadway, it would be tied with the 1st Avenue South Bridge for the third-busiest highway in Seattle behind only I-5 (195K main deck plus 40K Express at Ship Canal or 246K in SoDo) and I-90 (139K at the Mount Baker Tunnel). It's more than the West Seattle Bridge (71K), the 520 Bridge (66K), SR-99 (65K in SoDo, dropping to 51K in the downtown tunnel), Mercer Street (59K), and the Ballard Bridge (49K).
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The three players in this photo: 1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. 2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname. 3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth
@seattledot.bsky.social even your own crews are making illegal left turns at 4th & Pine. Apparently getting to 2nd to blow the sidewalk clear of minor debris as fast as possible constitutes an emergency response and justifies ignoring turn restrictions?
Check out my friend’s awesome World Cup poster! We’ve hung his prior versions on the wall for 3-4 recent tourneys and it’s a great way to track what is happening. 25 languages and 21 time zones too! 🤯🤯
bruce oberg@oberg.org · 3mo agoi've made a useful and pleasant poster for tracking the world cup. it let's you see what's coming up and record what's happened. and there are versions for 25 language across 21 time zones. find one that works for you! soccer-tournament-poster.com
Saw a cool inclusive space created at Convict Lake near Crowley Lake, CA. Here’s an idea for what Coexist Lake WA could advocate for if they actually wanted to increase accessibility to natural space. Trail sign was at each end of trail.
