🌧️ 🚲 First rainy bicycle commute to our elementary school. What a mess! Complete gridlock around school, cars parked on crosswalks, parked on school bus zones or literally blocking intersections to drop kids. Can we do better?

Hard to get intersections “daylighted” near schools, but if someone parks a RV in a street you get a free concrete block.

Over the weekend, drivers will need to take a detour to bypass the Ballard Bridge. It's worth noting that many cyclists face this inconvenience year-round due to narrow sidewalks and fast-moving traffic

Biking to playground helps to get the best parking spot

Very sad story in Paris where a SUV driver ran over a cyclist on purpose. At least the driver was immediately arrested, and prosecutors are considering murder charges. Cars are weapons, and we need zero tolerance for road violence. france24.com/en/france/2024…

WA drivers can’t put down their phones. New data shows exactly how bad it is. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t… via The Seattle Times

PSA: Every intersection is a legal crosswalk under Washington law… maybe it’s time for some enforcement of this law… Video of a driver completely ignoring a pedestrian crossing the street in Tangletown.

For Capitol Hill and Central District neighborhoods, SPD’s research shows the top public safety concern is… traffic safety dlvr.it/TFcP6Y

Not to be outdone, the NYPD NEWS sent me this. 🤪

I attended a corporate event in downtown Seattle with colleagues, mostly from Silicon Valley. Many were quite surprised I commuted by bus instead of driving. Why would I want to be stuck in traffic and pay $18 for parking? If the venue had secure bike parking I would have biked.

Totally normal-sized vehicle in a totally safe bike lane. (uphill bike lane on 10th Ave E) cc Cars in Bike Lanes Seattle

Tell us again how the actions that would allow us to avoid the #ClimateCrisis were “too expensive.” None of the record-breaking, historic or “100 year” events we’ve been seeing a lot of lately are the “new normal.” Because it’s actually going to keep getting exponentially worse.

Feels safe here (bridge over I5 on Pine St)…