Thank you @transportation.seattle.gov for the repair work on the 2nd Ave bike lane, it’s a rough ride and needed some love. Also, appreciate the heads up on the work. Unfortunately, the signage is poor. In the future, please close the adjacent car lane for use as a temporary bike lane instead.

Seattle Department of Transportation@transportation.seattle.gov · 3d ago

2nd Ave bike lane users: expect closures tomorrow (Thursday, October 15) as we do maintenance work. Where: 2nd Ave bike lanes, between Pike St and Yesler Way When: starting at 9 AM Consider detouring around the work by using the 4th Ave bike lanes.

Every time I get a ride home from a friend, Google Maps tries to put them on Woodland Park, rather than take the arterial two blocks away (Stone Way) and turn off at the closest side street. Every time I have to tell them they will regret taking Woodland Park because it's not setup as an arterial.

Jason@jrock08.bsky.social · 6d ago

People that live on neighborhood streets don't want them to be used for cut through traffic. Drivers don't even like the cut through routes. Why isn't Seattle doing more to snip the cut through routes?

I really appreciate seeing politicians at least trying to live a week in the shoes of a non-driver. Despite the article title, I hope she decides to continue with her test because non-drivers like me and @nondriver.bsky.social don't even have the choice, regardless of weather, or time commitments.

A. Zivarts@nondriver.bsky.social · 5d ago

"I’m a frequent bike rider and bus rider, but every time I do Week Without Driving, I’m reminded of how different it is to have the choice." -- Tacoma Councilmember Kristina Walker on #WeekWithoutDriving

My biggest desire would be to see state DOTs go bankrupt in their "just-one-more-lane-bro" addiction. I guess there's some truth to that. Fortunately, our local state highway department (WSDOT) is bonded to the hilt so they're taking care of that themselves.

@bethosborne.bsky.social · last wk.

Why did NC, SD & NE perform so much better reducing emissions than CA, WA & CT? Because they are less likely to build highways they can’t afford to maintain. In other words, fiscal responsibility might be better for the climate than a climate champion. bethosbornesga.substack.com/p/progressiv...

I certainly wish I could be paid traffic engineer salary for trying to make Aurora better, but I suspect my desire to make the street safe for everyone would disqualify me completely from the profession.

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · last wk.

The Aurora project is fascinating. I've never been involved in a fight as bareknuckled as this. The folks on the advocacy side are smart, focused, and regularly pulling evening and weekend shifts on top of their day jobs to fix that piece of shit freeway dividing our neighborhoods.

People use transit to access anything that a person with a car would be accessing - groceries, appointments, recreation, and participate in our democratic society. Removing this bus stop introduces a two-block gap in one of the densest areas of Seattle. If we're worried about bus travel times, why

Share the Cities Collective@sharethecities.bsky.social · 5d ago

Action Alert: Restore the bus stop by Seattle City Hall 🚏 Closing a Seattle bus stop that helps people access democracy is a mistake. 📢 actionnetwork.org/letters/rein...

In this latest #carbrain episode, I was on a walk enjoying our beautiful fall weather, when I came across a car parked wheels-up on the sidewalk. The street at that location is probably 18' wide, including 8' for parking. The sidewalk is 3', maps.app.goo.gl/RWisoAKqrbGk...

This year's #WeekWithoutDriving has wrapped up which, as a non-driver, you might think is just any other week for me. It sort of is, but it's a good time to reflect on what that means. Even though nationally non-driving is apparently considered "DEI"/woke/whatever vocabulary the regime has latched

Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities

October is the month where my morning bike ride to work shifts from being blinded by the rising sun to going through a thick fog bank in the space of one week.

It is day 4 of #WeekWithoutDriving. Getting rides from other folks or paying for a cab is OK. WWD is not a car-free endeavor. It’s about the time & social capital & $$$ you’d spend if you weren’t able to drive yourself. If you were always having to ask for rides. Or pay for cabs.

For the record: the fact that pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders, are regularly delayed and made unsafe because of WSDOT and SDOT creations has never been noteworthy to the Seattle Times. I might consider resubscribing if it were.

The Seattle Times@seattletimes.com · 2w ago

Lane closures north of downtown Seattle lead the parade of construction that will force thousands of drivers to detour or change plans.

We went on another great MEHVA trip, this time reliving the old 174, since replaced by the A line and 124. The idea of doing a drive-by photo op in an unused Federal Way park&ride at night was a brilliant choice as well. www.mehva.org

I'm sure the monorail support just jumped out of nowhere. Nothing could have prevented the crash.

It's Day 3 of the #WeekWithoutDriving and a weekend. Just re-upping that we couldn't do the hike and trip audit on the weekend by transit because Dockton-Maury isn't served by @kingcountymetro.bsky.social on the weekends. Several folks actually took the day off work to join us.

@skytransitcyclist.bsky.social · 2w ago

We had another great hike w/ @transittrekker.bsky.social, this time on Maury Island! The park is only accessible by bus during the week, but taking the day off was worth it. The weather, the company, and the scenery were all excellent! #weekwithoutdriving

The added irony being this hike was for #weekwithoutdriving. I've sometimes thought about what my life would be like if I could drive. I don't really know but hope it wouldn't be harassing hikers while illegally dumping trash.

Jeremy Cole@jeremycole.bsky.social · 2w ago

The scene: A decent sized trailhead parking lot for maybe 20+ cars, devoid of any cars. A group of 13 people, many with trekking poles and backpacks stand near the trail, opposite the parking spaces, directly in front of the trailhead sign/kiosk. We are talking about the hike we've just completed.

Not only did we really have to watch the clock so we could get back home before the sun went down, it also meant we didn't have time to stop in downtown Vashon for lunch, so some businesses lost out! Better transit doesn't just help non-drivers, it helps everyone. #weekwithoutdriving

Transit Trekker@transittrekker.bsky.social · 2w ago

Now, in the last year I think that at least two runs of the 119 have been added. So there is more service. But unless we wanted to stay all day we did have to watch the clock more closely than was ideal. Recreation should be a leisurely, after all. #WeekWithoutDriving.

We had another great hike w/ @transittrekker.bsky.social, this time on Maury Island! The park is only accessible by bus during the week, but taking the day off was worth it. The weather, the company, and the scenery were all excellent! #weekwithoutdriving

It could still be better, too! The 130th bike lanes need to be extended to the Interurban at least, which is only another 4 blocks. Not only would that be great for biking to the Pinehurst station, it would make it possible to access businesses on Aurora safely as well.

Shirley Leung, PhD@shirleyswirley.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is a really good point. In the past biking on 130th across I-5 was sooo bad, a death sentence especially at the highway on ramp. I haven’t done it in a long time and the new improvements are gonna be awesome. Again I wish it didn’t take a light rail station to do these things though.

It would be a real shame marring that beauty with any crosswalks.

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 3w ago

SDOT 🤝 WSDOT Keeping Aurora 6 lanes wide

Somebody should probably tell Starbucks that people drink coffee, not cars. Having a product consumed by people in an environment built for deadly machines is not a winning strategy, despite what the MBAs might try to justify to their shareholders.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3w ago

Starbucks is apparently closing the Rainier Beach location that it opened less than a year ago. southseattleemerald.org/news/2025/09...

I think this is only a bit more than one RV, or one Supreme Court Justice in US units.

ProPublica@propublica.org · 4w ago

6/ Weeks later, Kao tells his team Collins committed to getting the company $32M in naval contracts.

Might I suggest a congestion charge to backfill this funding gap? Hopefully in 2026 this is no longer a radical idea, now that some other cities have gone first. Not only would this raise money, it would cause the existing infrastructure to be used more efficiently @mayor.seattle.gov

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 4w ago

One hidden bombshell in Wilson's budget speech just now is that SDOT's transportation fund (its primary non-levy funding source) has a $110M deficit over the next 3 years that is going to lead to likely cuts and/or deferral of projects. Wilson says she's prioritizing safety and transit spending.

As a non-driver, it amazes me the lengths that people will go to not walk/bike/bus places. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/u...

How ‘Hypermilers’ Are Trying to Beat High Gas Prices

Gas prices have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war. Some drivers are using special techniques to maximize their miles per gallon and save at the pump.

nytimes.com

I always wanted to get to Discovery Park without needing to cross the locks, guess I have my wish. And if all we needed was a LLM slop bot to get rid of Aurora, I might actually be in favor of them. Well, not really, but LLMs are never going to be useful so I might as well say it anyway.

Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 4w ago

I love living on the border of First Hill and Pioneer Square and taking a ferry from SeaTac Airport to West Seattle. It's too bad about what happened to Lake Union though.

We banned rental junk fees! Starting July 1st, 2027, the price you see is the price you pay — no pet rent, no admin fees, no lease renewal fees. Step by step, we’re building an affordable Seattle. Thanks to City Attorney Evans and Councilmember Foster, and to the Stay Housed, Stay Healthy Coalition!

Aurora has way more capacity with this plan, since the E Line becomes are more effective alternative. On top of that, we now have Link as an alternative.

@jstorm505.bsky.social · 4w ago

Yeah, really dumb idea. Since I-5 never gets backed up or shutdown. A 2 lane 99 for cars makes zero sense.

Who would have guessed that making a place an appealing place to be would make it an appealing place to be? @transportation.seattle.gov, are you taking notes here from Shoreline?

Gordon Padelford@gordonofseattle.bsky.social · last mo.

Intriguing: "He pointed to the 8-foot-wide sidewalks, and medians planted with trees, which he said can prevent collisions and provide more safety for pedestrians... But Hammond believes they do more to deter prostitution and other types of disorder than the city’s criminal penalties."

This segment about public safety is worth a listen and Guy Oron makes an excellent point about the lack of criticism of the Harrell administration, during which gun violence continued to rise in Seattle despite a national downward trend. Seattles #1 public safety issue since 2023 is traffic safety.

Guy Oron@guyoron.net · last mo.

On @citycastseattle.bsky.social today @bretthamil.bsky.social @samjleeds.bsky.social and I dissect the recent political discourse about public safety and ask if Mayor Katie Wilson is being unfairly criticized as homicide numbers decline from their post-COVID peak: seattle.citycast.fm/podcasts/wha...

The SeaTac parking garage is by far the largest parking structure in North America. Even assuming the Port cares about that dubious distinction, it would have to lose 1200 spaces (~10%) to become #2. Losing a few dozen spots would give transit users the space they need, which drivers already have.

David Seater 🚶‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏳️‍🌈@davidseater.com · last mo.

Hot take: If @flysea.bsky.social wants to run a golf cart along the only pedestrian connection to the light rail they should just drive it at walking speed instead of taking half the space and honking at people.