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Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2d ago

-Intersection daylighting added to 20 intersections by next spring & direction to evaluate daylighting at EVERY intersection where capital work is occurring -A review of arterial street lighting guidelines & a citywide arterial lighting analysis -A new goal of adding School Streets to 40% of schools

Here's what the order includes: -A new "early delivery phase" for corridor overhauls like Aurora Ave, Rainier, MLK -A slate of Vision Zero projects to be accelerated in the queue, including a protected bike lane on SW Wildwood Place and upgrades to 12th Ave -Safety changes at 19 high-collision spots

Katie Wilson is in Beacon Hill this afternoon announcing a brand new executive order targeting changes dealing with traffic safety across city government. The five-section order is beefy, and I think it represents the biggest reaffirmation of Vision Zero in Seattle since the initial 2015 commitment.

Since 2005, Seattle has planned to transform 34 acres of abandoned buildings in Discovery Park into a community hub of affordable homes, supportive housing, and park facilities. This project is now in its final stages, and it's time to bring it home. Join us: www.housingconsortium.org/fortlawton

NEWS: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is rolling out a substantive Executive Order dealing with traffic safety tomorrow that is expected to direct SDOT to accelerate work on both new and currently planned Vision Zero projects.

I know this EO has been in the works for a very long time, a fact that now makes it look like transportation chair Rob Saka scrambled to put out his own counterproposal a few days before the Mayor could release hers.

anyone who wants to help make this happen should follow/connect with/donate to @completestreetsbellevue.org 💪🔥

jaz@jazzyspraxis.bsky.social · 3d ago

As micro mobility expands to Bellevue, so should the bike network for last or any mile connectivity

Well whatta you know? Speed cameras in Oakland reduced speeding by about 80% on the treated corridors, essentially the same result as the speed cameras in San Francisco. Seems like a pretty successful policy, if you ask me.

San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 3d ago

A new report shows that drivers are slowing down significantly on what have been some of the city’s most dangerous roads.

"I don't take taxpayer dollar money" is quite the spin on "I constantly demand government funds and act aggrieved when I don't get them, but no public agency wants anything to do with me" mynorthwest.com/gee-and-ursu...

'As if I'm some kind of grifter': We Heart Seattle founder fires back at state probe as Gee and Ursula press her on accountability - MyNorthwest.com

We Heart Seattle founder Andrea Suarez said she gave up a corporate career, invested $25,000, and spent three years picking up trash for free.

mynorthwest.com

As micro mobility expands to Bellevue, so should the bike network for last or any mile connectivity

Liora Halperin@lioracle.bsky.social · 3d ago

For a city with six light rail stations, Bellevue has terrible bike infrastructure, with some very limited exceptions. Crossing the many places with freeway on-ramps is especially perilous. Even where there are paths they are often badly marked and not enough curb cuts to access them.

Rinck noted buses are not just transportation infrastructure, but also climate projects and help drive down the cost of living. Seattle is leading the country in forming new car-free households, she added.

for so many of the women who were drafted but not signed to a contract, they still don't know what their futures are in the league. #WPBL defector.com/the-new-wome...

My podcast partner suggests a more accurate title: "New poll suggests we openly misled readers/viewers into a gendered backlash against progressive mayor.”

In the Bay Area "the sense that housing is a paramount problem is actually declining ... as people who can afford the region’s high housing costs are increasingly the only ones left living here." www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...

The Bay Area is ‘exporting’ the housing crisis to the rest of the state, report finds

Bay Area residents are still the most concerned about housing, but worry is increasing in more affordable areas, a new report from PPIC found — and declining locally as the region gets richer.

sfchronicle.com

There's "Don't build; it'll change the neighborhood." 🤔 And then there's "Don't build, and we'll have to leave." 😔 WNN member @wasatchalc.bsky.social is showing that "neighborhood character" isn't worth much if your neighbors can't afford to live there.

Glendale rezone fight opens broader debate over Salt Lake City housing rules

A neighborhood fight over 24 proposed homes in Glendale is opening a broader debate over what could be built across much of Salt Lake City and whether neighbors would have a say.

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the record breaking 2026 seattle mariners

SEAMILF??@justwhitney.bsky.social · 5d ago

Largest shut out since 1888 holy fuck

You guys, I spent 15 years as a practicing urban planner. The glorious part of what I do now is that I can simply say what I want — I don't have to listen to bad opinions and "Seattle Process" the hell out of my content to the point where it doesn't say anything at all. Thanks though (3/3)

Someone forwarded me some “renderings from an architect” but they were so very clearly ChatGPT renderings sent to them by an architect

Jess Zimbabwe@jzimbabwe.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey, look what could happen if you regulate a thing for the public's benefit! www.dezeen.com/2026/08/10/a...

Hey, look what could happen if you regulate a thing for the public's benefit! www.dezeen.com/2026/08/10/a...

Realistic AI architectural renderings must be labelled under EU AI Act

Artists and companies publishing realistic AI-generated architectural renderings in the European Union without labelling risk being fined under provisions in the EU AI Act that came into force last we...

dezeen.com

It's true. I'm one of those who would never normally drive to the market but i have used this when visiting with my disabled father. Easy peasy and no need to threaten pedestrians

Gordon Padelford@gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 6d ago

Good news for the 14.5% of people who drive to Pike Place Market (and don’t want to walk, bike or bus there): There is a public parking garage with 800 spaces (including disabled parking spaces) literally attached to the Market. It takes 1:20 to get from the garage to the shops ⏱️

Matthew’s coworker was taken by ICE this week

Amy Probably@socklessinseattle.bsky.social · 7d ago

Imma make my coworkers real uncomfortable one of these days by reminding them the nearest concentration camp is prob only 30 miles away

It's funny that a lot of people erroneously assume the ubiquitous surveillance state license plate readers are being used to enforce speed limits. It sort of makes logical sense that they would do that! But the people putting the surveillance state shit up do not care about enforcing speed limits!

in Finland where the automated tickets are scaled to your income--one rich guy got dinged for 121,000 euros--they also do not like getting traffic citations in the mail, SO THEY DO NOT SPEED

Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 7d ago

Another person whose car has made them completely insane

Approximately 74% - 80% of drivers ticketed by New York City's speed camera ticket do not receive a second one. Speeding dropped by 94 percent reduction in locations where cameras were installed. www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...

ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · 7d ago

every speed camera has a big ass sign before and next to it, and they're punched into Google maps. they do not want you paying that ticket, they want you driving in a safe and sensible manner

i wish the folks recommending and supporting this strategy would consider that changing the rules every season and every day of the week and hour to hour and event to event is goddamn confusing for literally everyone and basically impossible to communicate.

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · last wk.

I read the Pike Place Market Vehicle Access Pilot Evaluation Technical Memo. It's a great data source. But the UW Urban Freight Lab's recommendation to make access control seasonal is 1) unsupported by evidence and 2) based solely on (perceived) sales without consideration of other community values.

Cops don’t keep us safe. Social housing, affordable homes, permanent supportive housing, and anti-displacement keep us safe. Mutual aid keeps us safe. Food banks and healthcare and public education for all keep us safe.

Cops don’t keep us safe. Protected bike lanes, traffic diverters, sidewalks, and crosswalks keep us safe. Libraries keep us safe. Farmers markets and street festivals and live music in the public square keep us safe. More neighbors and more walkable communities keep us safe.

I really appreciated getting a call 2 hours after I was hit by a car asking if we were still at the scene and if not to give them an update and if so they’ll be there as soon as they can

chaseacross☂️🇵🇸🇺🇦@chaseacross.bsky.social · last wk.

I cannot emphasize enough how this city, like major metro, is functionally occupied by an organized crime protection racket. Cops do not exist to help you. They're here to extort you. Until and unless we can hire and fire our public safety folks at will, we'll never have public safety.