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📍Seattle 🟠 Urbanist and 🏎️ motorsports enthusiast. 🛣️ Aurora Reimagined Coalition 🔗 got99problems.org

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · Jul 29

@theurbanist.org published my review of SDOT's recently released phase 1 report on the Aurora Ave project.
www.theurbanist.org/2025/07/29/o...

Op-Ed: Seattle Is Failing to Reimagine Aurora Avenue » The Urbanist

# SDOT's latest report indicates the agency is envisioning the future of Aurora Avenue N to look nearly exactly the same as it has for the last 100 years: a dangerous, high speed, six- to seven-lane h...

www.theurbanist.org

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 9h

Has Tree Action Seattle made a statement yet on the condition of the tree? Surely they will be strong advocates for traffic calming to protect Seattle's tree canopy.

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 12h

FINALLY. This intersection was an awful experience driving, walking, and biking through. I am overjoyed to see the change.

Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 14h

There’s a new traffic signal at 20th Ave NW and Leary Ave NW in Ballard.🚦

Learn more about the Route 40 Transit Plus Multimodal Corridor Project: https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/transit-program/transit-plus-multimodal-corridor-program/route-40---transit-plus

Two individuals crossing a street at a crosswalk in a sunny urban setting with traffic lights and modern buildings in the background.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 1d

That's his lake house. His smaller condo in Bellevue is his main residence.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be here tonight to talk about Aurora Ave.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways @sngreenways.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight is Community Crossroads — an evening of stories, tacos, & connection with community leaders from South Park, Aurora Ave N, & MLK Way S.

🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Centilia Cultural Center

RSVP: seattlegreenways.org/tickets

Come for the food, stay for the inspiration. Don’t miss it!

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 2d

Aurora Ave Bridge 1932

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 3d

At the end, he places the responsibility of bad design on police enforcement.

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3d

Listening to Federal Way's traffic engineer explain why a speed limit reduction isn't likely on a street next to a school after a serious crash - on a street where drivers are exceeding the 35 mph limit.

"It was a tragic situation that occurred out there...but realistically it's an outlier."

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 3d

you know when someone is progressive when they have to say it repeatedly

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 3d

Classic NYPD parking.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 6d

N 76th and Fremont. Cool old facade indicating it was previously a corner store but is now being used solely as housing.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 6d

N 79th and Fremont. This is currently being used as a commercial space by some kind of therapeutic marriage clinic.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 8d

Just waiting on King County Metro to get their alerts on BlueSky.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 9d

Seattle is a Walmart desert. Maybe Queen Anne and Magnolia need one of those with a complimentary giant parking structure. It might even justify keeping the Magnolia bridge.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 10d

Vehicles kill a person every 4 months on average on Aurora Ave in Seattle. This is another preventable tragedy that the city committed to ending by 2030. We will not meet that goal and will continue to see this trend rise unless city leadership makes a drastic change.

Fatal crash shuts down Aurora Avenue

Both directions of Aurora Avenue are closed after a pedestrian died after a vehicle struck him Monday evening.

www.seattletimes.com

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 10d

Elevators and escalators are public transit infrastructure.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 10d

This is a cool project for finding accessible routes. It will even route you through buildings to use elevators and escalators to avoid climbing hills.

AccessMap

Personalized, accessible trip planning for all

www.accessmap.app

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 10d

I'll be speaking at this event on Oct. 8 - Shaping Seattle: Community Crossroads @ El Centro de la Raza. Registration is free with donations suggested.

seattlegreenways.org/community-cr...

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 11d

The puppeteering makes him look less deranged than the actual video.

The Seattle Channel @theseattlechannel.bsky.social · 11d

Who’s on Second?
youtube.com/shorts/VDLAYzijqbo
#SeattleCityCouncil #puppets #comity

Who's on Second

YouTube video by The Seattle Channel

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 11d

Tax them appropriately according to the actual cost to build and maintain infrastructure, without dense cities subsidizing sprawl.

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 12d

The MLB all-star game is a sore subject for the small business community in Pioneer Square. It was the worst week in sales post-covid for many of them.

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 12d

Maple Leaf Music Space at 12th Ave NE and NE 100th St. Last time I looked this up on the zoning map, it wasn't accounted for as a commercial space. Maybe it was missed or forgotten about.

Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 12d

NE 91st St and 5th Ave NE. Looks like it was formerly commercial space but appears to be housing now.

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 13d

This is a thread of buildings in neighborhoods that I suspect were once commercial spaces and are illegal to build today. Here's one I ride by often on 73rd and 3rd in Phinney.

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 13d

Ride share services make traffic worse. Fund more public transit.

From the lyftdrivers community on Reddit: Lyft driver density in Seattle on a Friday night

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 13d

I went this year for the first time and it was great! I just wish I could have taken a train from Seattle.

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Olraca @olraca.bsky.social · 13d

Bellevue is down bad for Seattle.

Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 13d

Jeff Gow, who owns a bank and large real estate portfolio, is up next. All these people appear to live in Bellevue. Contributed $15k.