“When we think about e-bike crashes and deaths related to e-bikes, the vast majority are cars and trucks killing people on e-bikes as opposed to people on e-bikes injuring somebody else”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Screen at the entrance of a sound transit light rail station. The question is really: do I need to run or not if I go to X… and it take some time to think about it
I think there is some room for improvement in the signage so it can be read faster when catching a train
* Group trains by direction: Northbound, Southbound
* Add a ✈️ logo for trains to the airport
* On the platform screen, indicate the length of trains so people don’t have to run to another door
The 271 was stuck for a couple of light cycles. Traffic around Montlake was a mess, so I got off at this stop and walked to Husky Stadium to catch the train, and still arrived before the bus.
Picture from the line 2 light rail
Picture from the bus on 520
Google Maps showing duration of the trip. It is faster than driving even if Google buffer more time to enter and leave the stations than it takes
First work trip to Bellevue Downtown since the 2 line crosses the bridge:
🚊 Roosevelt to Bellevue by train: 38 min
🚌 🚊 Bellevue to Roosevelt taking bus 271 (stop at Montlake and walk to UW) + train: 29 min.
It’s good to have options! Both rides are so scenic, and faster than driving at rush hours.
Video of a train that just left the platform when next one is shown coming in 2 min
I’m still not accustomed to that: I missed a train by a couple of seconds… no worries, the next one is in 2 min!
Montlake hov exit
Montlake “HOV” exit on the lid: every car but one is single‑occupant and illegally slowing down buses. If we’re not going to enforce traffic law, we should make this exit bus‑only.
One delivery van and 1 car parked in the bike lane on N 65th
One day I hope I can see this bike lane without a single driver parked on it… one day…
I always miss a turn on this route. This is indeed my preferred route but it is very steep… between the time crush and limited remaining battery on the ebike that day I looked at direct routes…
This is my usual route (with 58th later to cross at one of the few safe crossings). Me and (and the GPS) wanted to avoid to go 8 blocks up then 8 blocks down each way (32 blocks total and much steeper streets) to go to the destination on time.
Broken posts on University Bridge. The fact they are glued and not screwed probably participates to their short life span
Some of the new posts didn’t last long.
New flex posts on NE 40th st
New flex post on NE 65th st (where many were broken)
New flex post on NE 65th st (where many were broken). Previously 3 of the 4 where broken and the concrete barrier was moved in the bike lane
New flex post on NE 65th st (where many were broken). All except the one in the foreground were broken
Spring has sprung: trees are blossoming, and the flex posts are popping again when filing Find It, Fix It reports.
It’s crazy they built all these curb ramps, but there is no marked crosswalk for half a mile between Phinney and NW 52nd. Marked crosswalks should be mandatory next to bus stops
I was trying the most direct and flat route from Wallingford (N 50th) to Ballard, and the sidewalk on Market Street is pretty wild: a leaning tree, overgrown vegetation, and even falling boulders. All of this is just one block away from a bus stop of the improved Route 44.
Expressionless cross-armed man wearing dark sunglasses and flannel with beautiful, sunny Seattle skyline behind him including the Space Needle and Mount Rainier
‘You Didn’t See Shit,’ Local Says to California Tourist Witnessing Sunny Seattle Spring: tinyurl.com/2wc2b6de
We already knew many people would let the planet burn to keep free parking. Turns out they’ll let their own house burn too
Good to see some concrete barriers on this bike lane. The flex posts at this spot kept getting broken. Here’s a video from a couple months ago.
Google street view picture showing multiple broken flex posts
Nice! Good to see a real protection here; pretty much all the flex posts have been broken for a long time on this bike lane.
Reconstructed Airport Way protected bike lane showing the narrower PBL resulting in the concrete protection covering up part of the outside bike lane's previous directional arrow due to it being so much narrower
SDOT recently narrowed the Airport Way PBL and it is so emblematic of the Seattle bike advocacy experience
photo by @bobco85.bsky.social
Really appreciate our electeds who took the time to tour the Rainier side of the new Judkins Park light rail today. There's still work to do to make this a safe and comfortable place for people to walk, roll, ride & live and it's going to take all of us pushing and dreaming of something better!
A very busy train
Trains were very busy this afternoon
This is the 2 Line. Next stop Mercer Island.
It was so long indeed! I couldn’t wait as I needed to pick up the kid but I rode the train in the afternoon and it was still so full!
If there’s one thing I learned today: people really underestimate how many transit nerds there are in Seattle. Everybody loves trains!
Pictures of demonstration in downtown Seattle
Big crowds at the No Kings protest in Seattle. It’s good to see so many people out standing up for democracy
These jackets are a superpower: you’re suddenly so visible after dark! Highly recommend them.
This is the end of the line to board a train right now. The line extends from
Rainier Ave (the entrance is not yet open to manage the crowds) to the 23rd Avenue entrance. Good to see so many transit fans!
People are genuinely excited about the new light‑rail extension over the floating bridge
I’m seriously considering the Cleverhood poncho… but still hesitating because of the style indeed! I’ll try to reapply waterproofing to my rain jackets first to see if I can save them.
Oops, that can be confusing indeed. Celsius, indeed. Even after more than 15 years in the US, I use the metric system whenever I can.
This rain is really testing the limits of my bike‑gear waterproofing.
