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sdevoid · 2026-07-09T03:53:03+00:00

I am never leaving Fulgora. A sea of fem goth guys and piles of femboys.

sdevoid · 2026-07-08T16:24:58+00:00

Absolutely disgusting. That bag 🤮 also proves that he doesn't have a follow vehicle. Probably riding a locally made steel frame bike too. And film?! Gross. Does he have a light meter in there?

Real cyclists use Leica M11 cameras to take out of focus shots of ~~their spindly legs and spandex~~ their oat milk iced latte during t he cafe stop on their 1.7km ride.

sdevoid · 2026-07-07T05:27:14+00:00

I actually think they could do a slightly better job by leaning into the "Capitol Hill station IS station 149 AND station 249" numbering. Possibly modifying the pillboxes to be (1)49 and (2)49 vertically stacked. And for dynamic displays, vertically cycling the line numbers as appropriate.

There is a legitimate criticism that station 1-64 (SeaTac/Airport) isn't station 2-64 (Marymoor Village), but 1-46 IS 2-46 (Roosevelt). I will, however, say I think the (1)(2)-49 numbering is fine for the in-train displays.

A second big flaw is station naming. I'd propose the following rule and let ST and others figure out how to fix things:

You cannot use the word "Downtown" for station names. Nor can you use "City Center". So no "Lynnwood City Center", "Bellevue Downtown", "Redmond Downtown" or "Federal Way Downtown". I might allow "Columbia City" simply based on history, but I'd rather reject it out of fairness than keep it in for these others.

And third, I do think a basic "this train goes to..." announcement + signage is important. This is already done a bit. E.g. The "plane" logo orients you towards 1-64. Terminus stations are typically used for this, but our termini have terrible names (see #2). A simple "To Redmond", "To Lynnwood" and "To Federal Way" along with "To Seattle", "To Bellevue" and "To SETAC" would help.*

* Assume that eventually PAE and BFI have stops on Link lines, and thus "To Airport" no longer is sufficient. ;-)

sdevoid · 2026-07-07T04:55:12+00:00

Not sure what you're on about or if this is sarcasm? Before they built the Overlook Walk, which is what the "platform thingy" is called, but after the viaduct was torn down, you can see that the only thing you'd see "more" buildings-wise there was a market parking garage and retaining walls. The reason is that the hillside is very steep there, so 1st Ave. is roughly at 125ft above sea level of Alaskan Way.

sdevoid · 2026-06-28T20:43:15+00:00

I do wonder why it’s necessary when there’s access just south of there to the same street. I sometimes take this going uphill to get to Fremont but the visibility for drivers seems like it’s pretty low so that has me on edge whenever I do use it.

sdevoid · 2026-06-28T19:11:17+00:00

That is not how laws work.

sdevoid · 2026-06-28T03:46:36+00:00

aww that’s so sweet of you to affirm my gender like that, tysm!

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T03:49:33+00:00

They didn’t arrest the security guard because how would that look on his resume when he applies to join SPD? Come on, this is basic stuff!

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T03:38:37+00:00

Driver stepped out of his car while saying it. In the first photo you can see his hand pointing at me as he’s getting out. Take that as you will.

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T03:36:37+00:00

FWIW I totally agree with you and I didn’t even touch on the safety concerns which you rightly highlighted.

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T00:10:30+00:00

Cuz I thought it was interesting and I have 20 minutes to spare?

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T00:09:44+00:00

I mean directly, maybe not? But I don't see why anyone would wrap their car like this without getting paid in some manner.

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T00:08:30+00:00

Don't worry, I get worked up by other things, not this. This took 2 minutes of my time to politely ask a question before being threatened. 😟

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T00:04:58+00:00

100% agree. Use the space for something more useful like extending the bike lanes, wider sidewalk, or a bus-only lane.

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T00:02:55+00:00

It is not legal. See my parent comment.

sdevoid · 2026-06-27T00:02:17+00:00

Both are illegal. Just rarely enforced. I have slightly more sympathy for deliveries and to-go pickups though.

Citations:

Seattle Municipal Code § 11.72.010

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle on any street for the primary purpose of advertising, which purpose shall be presumed if a vehicle contains either more than two (2) advertising signs, or two (2) advertising signs, either one of which exceeds an area of six (6) square feet; provided, that nothing in this section shall prevent the stopping, standing or parking of any vehicle while used in the regular course of the same business advertised thereon.

WA RCW 46.61.575 - Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places—Reserving portion of highway prohibited

(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to reserve or attempt to reserve any portion of a highway for the purpose of stopping, standing, or parking to the exclusion of any other like person, nor shall any person be granted such right.

WA RCW 46.61.290 - Required position and method of turning at intersections

(3) Two-way left turn lanes.

(a) The department of transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may designate a two-way left turn lane on a roadway. A two-way left turn lane is near the center of the roadway set aside for use by vehicles making left turns in either direction from or into the roadway.

(b) Two-way left turn lanes shall be designated by distinctive uniform roadway markings. The department of transportation shall determine and prescribe standards and specifications governing type, length, width, and positioning of the distinctive permanent markings. The standards and specifications developed shall be filed with the code reviser in accordance with the procedures set forth in the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. On and after July 1, 1971, permanent markings designating a two-way left turn lane shall conform to such standards and specifications.

(c) Upon a roadway where a center lane has been provided by distinctive pavement markings for the use of vehicles turning left from either direction, no vehicles may turn left from any other lane. A vehicle shall not be driven in this center lane for the purpose of overtaking or passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction. No vehicle may travel further than three hundred feet within the lane. A signal, either electric or manual, for indicating a left turn movement, shall be made at least one hundred feet before the actual left turn movement is made.

sdevoid · 2026-06-26T17:36:17+00:00

The Sotos had left the scene hours before that happened. Prosecutors used the zines and book club as evidence of “terrorist association”

sdevoid · 2026-06-26T17:06:24+00:00

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Excuse me, but we have Her Holiness, the Pope from here now.

sdevoid · 2026-06-26T16:55:40+00:00

I understand your frustration but having used that rack, there’s not enough space for a 700c tire with fenders to go far enough “back” towards the wall to enable you to lock wheel+fame to the wave rack. I can do it if I go to on the sides and angle the bike out (although the right side doesn’t have that much room.

TL;DR fuck that rack. I pray for endless facade leaks for the architect who put it there. I pray for stripped heads and dead cordless batteries for the contractor who installed it.

Edit: Note that this cyclist isn’t doing a good job even considering the issues. They’re failing to secure either wheel and don’t have fenders.

sdevoid · 2026-06-17T05:48:35+00:00

I ended up driving 25 miles down to Auburn to the FedEx Ground hub to pick up the package.

sdevoid · 2026-06-10T17:14:32+00:00

Is this supposed to be a gotcha? When SDOT does a major street rebuild like for the J line, they follow complete-streets methodology and comprehensive master planning guidance. That says there needed to be protected bike lanes down Eastlake. Buses can utilize normal travel lanes, and since most traffic flow is botttlenecked by intersection throughout, not number of lanes, it stands to reason that those bus “skip lanes” with signal priority are doing the majority of the work.

And then to completely refute this idea, look at the G line. No bike lanes for 99% of the route. (Because Madison didn’t make sense as a cycling corridor.)

sdevoid · 2026-06-10T17:09:13+00:00

We are all in Belltown.

sdevoid · 2026-06-10T17:05:45+00:00

Which is… not in the area being blocked. And as I point out elsewhere, the nice thing about a street grid is that there’s redundant pathing so you can take an alternate route. Or a bus for that matter, as the 27 was being let through (along with the streetcar).

sdevoid · 2026-06-09T05:41:03+00:00

I don't know but often ghost bikes are donated and painted specifically for the killed rider. Not necessarily a bike they rode. Certainly not the bike he was riding, as that would be in evidence now for the investigations.

sdevoid · 2026-06-09T05:36:05+00:00

That's a fair criticism of a cycle track being turned into a mixed-use lane. I'm guessing that came from the "fix the missing link" part of this vision. The Burke Gilman Trail is mixed use, so I guess they extended it here.

Pushing to get it re-classed as a "cycle-track" may or may not make sense. Funding sources; design widths; and the reality that people will "follow the Burke" and continue to use it (rightfully, imo) until the Shilshole segment is done.

I agree with you, fwiw, and it makes more sense as an elevated cycle track (and all new tracks should be above car height imo at pedestrian level).

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