See you there?

L. Harrison Jerome@lhjseattle.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Ave For All: A Car-Free University Way on 10/10 and 10/17! We believe Seattle deserves a car-free street in the heart of every neighborhood for kids to play and community to gather. Come see for yourself what The Ave could be and bring friends! Follow @udistrict.org for updates

It's a perfect day to tell SDOT to pedestrianize Barbara Bailey Way (were the Sunday farmers market sets up in Capitol Hill). Come get your market goods and then pop into the open house just around the corner.

Sam@sluikens.bsky.social · 2w ago

Tell your friend’s friend.

Imagine Barbara Bailey Way not as a queue for idling, often speeding, vehicles but as a permanent place for people walking and rolling between Cal, light rail, and the small businesses that hug the plaza. COME TO THE LOW POLLUTION OPEN HOUSE THIS SUNDAY 09/27.

@centralseattlestreetsforall.org has been out talking with neighbors about an exciting opportunity to pedestrianize Barbara Bailey Way. Let’s be sure to show up this Sunday and express that! Put it in your phone calendar or, if you’re a wall calendar girlie like me, mark it for Sunday Sept 27 1-4 pm

Sam@sluikens.bsky.social · 3w ago

Pedestrianizing Barbara Bailey Way, that stretch bordering the north end of Cal Anderson park where the Sunday Famers Market sets up, would be an easy way to improve the neighborhood. If you’re already there for your market goods on 9/27, stop in and tell @transportation.seattle.gov we want this.

Cyclists sharing the road: holy shit holy shit please don’t kill me holy shit is it safe to go holy shit please don’t kill me im just trying to get home Drivers sharing the road: GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY RIGHT NOW I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU I WILL BREAK EVERY TRAFFIC SAFETY RULE TO SAVE 5 SECONDS

Hey @transportation.seattle.gov what’s going on with the RRFBs at 15th Ave E and E Harrison St? It’s not clear for people walking whether you’re discouraging use of this crossing (assuming this sign blockage was put up by the department).

Pedestrianizing Barbara Bailey Way, that stretch bordering the north end of Cal Anderson park where the Sunday Famers Market sets up, would be an easy way to improve the neighborhood. If you’re already there for your market goods on 9/27, stop in and tell @transportation.seattle.gov we want this.

“Route 8 is now three times faster with a bus lane” - @mayor.seattle.gov Thanks so much to the Mayor who saw this through and huge thank you to @alexis4seattle.bsky.social who fought the fight last year!

AMR - Alexis Mercedes Rinck@alexis4seattle.bsky.social · 4w ago

The L8 bus is now the G8 bus! Amazing what a bus lane can do for speed and reliability! Life changing for thousands of bus commuters in our City!

To the gentleman driver who absolutely lost it when I gave him a thumbs down for turning into the bikelane against a NTOR,screamed at me to go fuck myself, then sped up behind to scare me, have a pleasant day. Violent people driving cars is having an absolute moment right now.

Large non-market vehicles not only crowd out limited space on Pike Place, they also use valuable curb space on 1st Ave that could be used for business and customer access. Not to mention these large vehicles towering over storefronts, making it harder for people to discover Market businesses.

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · last mo.

Questioner asks if tour buses drive in the market. Says he has never seen a tour bus in the market. Fact Check: bsky.app/profile/qagg...

Until we’re brave enough to just build a place where general car traffic can’t go, join me in walking in the middle of pike place mon-thurs starting in October!

It seems weird because it is weird. But it's also infuriating especially for people who emphasize in survey after survey how wildly baseline keeping cars out of the market is.

Sarah Goodyear@sgoodyear.bsky.social · last mo.

As someone who has visited Seattle four times in the last year, always staying (ON PURPOSE) within WALKING distance of the Pike Place Market, the resistance to keeping cars out of it just seems deeply weird to me.

We need a police chief who understands that traffic safety is public safety. It’ll be ideal also if they can help some local media outlets 👀 @seattletimes.com 👀 see why bold moves to improve public transportation and speed up Vision Zero projects is actually newsworthy.

Lynn Drake 🚴🏻@lynnbikesinalki.bsky.social · last mo.

Mayor Wilson: “We Want Your Input! Tell Us What You Want to See in Seattle’s Next Police Chief” Have at it! forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

Holy shit we’re flying like a bat out of hell. #Acceler8

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · last mo.

I’m doing something I almost never do. Riding the 8 eastbound at rush hour.

you’d think thousands of cars, SUVs, and lifted trucks don’t already pack the streets and cause safety concerns every damn day

KUOW Public Radio@kuow.org · 2mo ago

Hundreds of Lime riders are expected to pack downtown Seattle streets Saturday, following similar events this month in Minneapolis and Omaha. Most riders are having some good summertime fun, but there are safety concerns since many are young people, and most won’t be wearing helmets.

Love to bike lane

There's plenty of space and plenty of demand for scooter & bike infrastructure on Rainier Ave. What are we waiting for?

The Yale slip lane is now permanently closed, with Boren handling all I-5 traffic! We had a great time meeting the SDOT crew and can't wait to see the improvements this will bring for the L8! We'll head back down later today to share some more photos after everything is fully installed.

It's time to post the current election turnout breakdown by age bracket chart again and remind you that ballots are due by Tuesday!

“For years, @gordonofseattle.bsky.social, executive director at Seattle Streets Alliance, heard that it wasn’t possible to build a bus lane on Denny Way. “The Harrell administration said bus lanes on Denny were impossible,” he said, “and now we have bus lanes on Denny.” That’s leadership

The Seattle Times@seattletimes.com · 2mo ago

Wilson said she’s trying to make the right decisions for the city, but admits the balancing of her time, priorities and projections is still a work in progress.

Seattleites: if you, like me, have relied on @thestranger.com for election recommendations in the past, please be aware that those recommendations have been enshittified, likely due to changes in the paper's ownership. Use the Urbanist recommendations instead:

The Urbanist@theurbanist.org · 3mo ago

The Urbanist Elections Committee has issued its 2026 primary election endorsements. Be sure to vote by August 4! Endorsements: www.theurbanist.org/2026-primary...

I’m all for making it easier for Microsoft employees to get to work without a car, but does it need to be at the expense of people biking? @transportation.seattle.gov

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It’s a match.

"I don't want people to leave here thinking Councilmember Kettle and I don't support transit" - Councilmember Rivera If you don't want voters to think that, perhaps don't propose slashing the mayor's proposed transit expansion plan 🤷🏻‍♂️. Their amendment fails, 7-2.

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

"I don't want people to leave here thinking that somehow Councilmember Kettle and I don't support transit," Rivera says, ahead of voting for an amendment that would halt the city's continued investment in public transit.

Here at 12th Ave and Alder again using a pedestrian “refuge” @seattledot.bsky.social says is completed project. They checked a box. But they’ve known for a long time drivers can’t see the flashing beacons and that drivers speed on 12th because they’re encouraged to.

And yet when we push electeds to address dangerous driver behavior with better infra for people outside cars, some of the loudest voices against safer streets cite the “selfish,” “entitled,” or “special interests” of a few as if driving a car recklessly through a city isn’t somehow entitled.

Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There's a particularly busy intersection I often go through on morning rides and it really is bananas to see the unhinged stuff drivers do while I'm there for a minute at the light: Running reds, speeding through yellows, dangerous passing, tailgating, road rage. All normalized and barely noticed.

Streets are for people!

Michael Smith@mesmith35673.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Seattle was electric during the World Cup. To support 750,000 visitors, the city pedestrianized streets, activated public spaces, and removed parking. Rather than revert these changes, city leaders should identify what worked and make those changes permanent. seattletransitblog.com/2026/07/09/s...

I can be a sp⚽️rts fan if it means streets can be for people.

Thank you, @seattledot.bsky.social for the new crosswalk paint around 12th Ave/Pike/Pine corridor. and Without real, structural updates along 12th Ave from Beacon Hill to north Capitol Hill, people who walk, bike, and roll will continue to face dangerous driving (and parking) habits of drivers.