Qagggy!
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· May 19
Governor Signs Washington’s First-in-the-Nation Shared Streets Law - The Urbanist
# Cities in Washington will have the legal authority to create shared streets, which feature much lower speed limits and put pedestrians first, under Senate Bill 5595. Governor Bob Ferguson signed the...
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I wrote about the new Shared Streets Law.
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Today Sound Transit builds upon its proud legacy of TOIL (transit oriented indoor lumberyard).
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Today Sound Transit builds upon its proud legacy of TOIL (transit oriented indoor lumberyard).
Four Neapolitan bollards.
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Four Neapolitan bollards.
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This is the way. 😎
POV: You turned your stadium car park into a dense, amenity-rich neighborhood.
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
This is the way. 😎
Pedestrian commercial streets are wildly popular in every corner of the globe.
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Pedestrian commercial streets are wildly popular in every corner of the globe.
Low-traffic neighborhoods reduce the nuisance of rat-running motorists and create safe space for walking and biking.
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Low-traffic neighborhoods reduce the nuisance of rat-running motorists and create safe space for walking and biking.
Well-shaded bench in Stoke Newington.
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Well-shaded bench in Stoke Newington.
It’s not Holland but the tulip bollards on Goods Way through Kings Cross are a nice touch.
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It’s not Holland but the tulip bollards on Goods Way through Kings Cross are a nice touch.
My neighborhood of Hampstead’s commitment to benches is unparalleled. This one is on a particularly steep street.
December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My neighborhood of Hampstead’s commitment to benches is unparalleled. This one is on a particularly steep street.
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A trove of documents show work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the Seattle Department of Transportation to take advantage of Washington's new Shared Streets Law. Pedestrianizing a number of streets could be around the corner.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle » The Urbanist
# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washin...
www.theurbanist.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A trove of documents show work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the Seattle Department of Transportation to take advantage of Washington's new Shared Streets Law. Pedestrianizing a number of streets could be around the corner.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/04/a...
POV: You turned your stadium car park into a dense, amenity-rich neighborhood.
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
POV: You turned your stadium car park into a dense, amenity-rich neighborhood.
Reminder to my Seattle peeps that now is the time to download a copy of the SDOT org chart to see how it changes under the new administration.
www.seattle.gov
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reminder to my Seattle peeps that now is the time to download a copy of the SDOT org chart to see how it changes under the new administration.
We have to stop justifying and explaining why our city doesn't have things other cities have. Big or small, it's arbitrary, and we can change it.
You can invent every plausible explanation why road markings read bottom to top in your city. And every plausible explanation why they read top to bottom. But I invite you to consider that there may be no explanation at all.
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We have to stop justifying and explaining why our city doesn't have things other cities have. Big or small, it's arbitrary, and we can change it.
You can invent every plausible explanation why road markings read bottom to top in your city. And every plausible explanation why they read top to bottom. But I invite you to consider that there may be no explanation at all.
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
You can invent every plausible explanation why road markings read bottom to top in your city. And every plausible explanation why they read top to bottom. But I invite you to consider that there may be no explanation at all.
We choose to build a bus lane. We choose to build a bus lane in this decade (or next) and do the other things, not because they are easy (tho they should be), but because they are hard...
Why It Takes So Damn Long to Build a RapidRide Line » The Urbanist
# Corridor-wide bus revamps have been hitting delays and are often taking ten years to deliver, or more. A new King County Metro report released this fall outlines the myriad reasons RapidRide lines f...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We choose to build a bus lane. We choose to build a bus lane in this decade (or next) and do the other things, not because they are easy (tho they should be), but because they are hard...
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Unleash the engineers at SDOT who drew up this plan for diversion for "Home Zones 2.0". Every home zone, healthy street, and greenway needs diversion implemented like this.
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Unleash the engineers at SDOT who drew up this plan for diversion for "Home Zones 2.0". Every home zone, healthy street, and greenway needs diversion implemented like this.
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Two bus routes in a trench coat?
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Two bus routes in a trench coat?
It’s weird.
Imagine having to get an environmental review to plant trees in a street and reduce vehicle access when cars are the #1 emissions source in the state?
Just some of the insanity here in Seattle
Just some of the insanity here in Seattle
…in case you’re wondering what’s going on behind the scenes with shared streets…
December 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s weird.
What’s the worst bus in London and why is it #46?
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
What’s the worst bus in London and why is it #46?
…in case you’re wondering what’s going on behind the scenes with shared streets…
A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle » The Urbanist
# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washin...
www.theurbanist.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
…in case you’re wondering what’s going on behind the scenes with shared streets…
“A trove of documents and emails obtained from SDOT through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding inside the department to take advantage of the Shared Streets Law.”
A Sneak Peek at Shared Streets Coming to Seattle » The Urbanist
# A trove of documents obtained from City of Seattle through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding gradually but steadily inside the transportation department to take advantage of Washin...
www.theurbanist.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“A trove of documents and emails obtained from SDOT through public disclosure requests shows work is proceeding inside the department to take advantage of the Shared Streets Law.”
I have a standing public disclosure request on SDOT to see what they're planning for the new Shared Streets Law SB 5595. I've basically been reading their emails for the last six months and I'm excited to share what I've learned in a 2700-word Urbanist article that is going to drop any day now.
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I have a standing public disclosure request on SDOT to see what they're planning for the new Shared Streets Law SB 5595. I've basically been reading their emails for the last six months and I'm excited to share what I've learned in a 2700-word Urbanist article that is going to drop any day now.
London’s Low-Traffic Neighborhoods provide a model other cities should emulate.
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
London’s Low-Traffic Neighborhoods provide a model other cities should emulate.
Side streets provide ample space to rebuild our urban tree canopy.
December 3, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Side streets provide ample space to rebuild our urban tree canopy.
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You see that bike shelter? We should have those every couple blocks in Seattle's more densely populated neighborhoods.
December 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
You see that bike shelter? We should have those every couple blocks in Seattle's more densely populated neighborhoods.
Cars have proven to be a nuisance but they can be tamed.
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Cars have proven to be a nuisance but they can be tamed.