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Jason

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He/him. Seattle. People should be able to walk and roll without dying.

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    Owen @owenpick.bsky.social

    This is going to seem embarrassing when the Wilson administration simply fixes this and Armageddon doesn't happen.

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    Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social

    Concerned about Route 8 reliability? We are too. Here’s an update on our near-term approach to making this high-ridership bus route more reliable: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/08/28/route-8-updates-supporting-reliable-travel/

    This blog post shares updates regarding the Route 8 and SDOT's approach to supporting reliable travel for everyone.

    Concerned about Route 8? Here’s our approach to supporting reliable travel - SDOT Blog

    This blog post shares updates regarding the Route 8 and SDOT's approach to supporting reliable travel for everyone.

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    Jason @jrock08.bsky.social

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    Yeah, I mean I'll say that having dealt with SDOT and Parks on LWB stuff I've come to believe that any time they are deflecting on stuff it's because Bruce Harrell made a decision and the staff are being forced to justify it.

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    Jason @jrock08.bsky.social

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    This is all before considering the specific traffic environment here. The traffic is caused by drivers driving in two lanes and then funneling down to one I-5 on-ramp lane. Moving this bottleneck back down Denny would probably improve traffic flow for drivers. bsky.app/profile/nick...

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    Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social

    it's funny how much of a pseudo-science traffic engineering is.

    how much will delay change if you merge two lanes of traffic that goes to completely separate places? oh it will double!

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    Jason @jrock08.bsky.social

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    Like just a gut check here, if the worst most congested streets in the US are 4mph, how is it reasonable to believe that drivers in Seattle, with a plethora of other options, would choose to drive 2mph on Denny instead of using another route?

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    Jason @jrock08.bsky.social

    Reply to jrock08.bsky.social

    Prior to congestion pricing in Manhattan, traffic on really bad days moved at around 4mph. SDOT is trying to claim that the delay from bus lanes would cause traffic on this street to move at around 2mph. How would that work exactly?

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    Jason @jrock08.bsky.social

    I actually feel like I need to expand on this. You can't have 1.2 miles of Denny Way take an extra 20-40 minutes because there are other routes that avoid Denny so any extra travel time will move drivers off Denny, they won't just sit in 40 minutes of traffic.

    Screenshot of trip from denny to Madison showing alternatives that avoid dennyScreenshot showing a trip getting onto I5 southbound showing alternatives that don't take dennyScreenshot of a trip from denny to the U District showing alternatives that avoid denny to I5. All trips get off denny preferring mercer A trip from denny to the 520 bridge suggesting getting off denny.
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    Jason @jrock08.bsky.social

    Like seriously put yourself in the shoes of the traffic modeler and explain to me how you could seriously argue that it could take 40 more minutes to travel .5 miles without drivers changing their behavior the next week.

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    Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social

    SDOT is essentially taking any new Denny Way bus lane off the table here, due to concerns over general purpose congestion that stem from traffic modeling.

    While buses could see some improvements in travel times, they would still be subject to delays due to increased congestion preventing them from entering the extended bus lane, while continuing to encounter heavy traffic at Westlake, Fairview, and nearby streets. Overall traffic would likely be significantly worse along Denny Way, with estimates showing general purpose travel times increasing between 17 to 34 minutes at peak travel times.
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    Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social

    Concerned about Route 8 reliability? We are too. Here’s an update on our near-term approach to making this high-ridership bus route more reliable: https://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/08/28/route-8-updates-supporting-reliable-travel/

    This blog post shares updates regarding the Route 8 and SDOT's approach to supporting reliable travel for everyone.

    Concerned about Route 8? Here’s our approach to supporting reliable travel - SDOT Blog

    This blog post shares updates regarding the Route 8 and SDOT's approach to supporting reliable travel for everyone.

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    Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻 @noahsbwilliams.com

    Imagine what we can do once we get a mayor that doesn’t take no for an answer on critical issues like this.

    Right now, SDOT is making an affirmative, on-the-record decision to prioritize car drivers over everyone else on Denny.

    Katie can reverse that!

    sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/08/28/r...

    This blog post shares updates regarding the Route 8 and SDOT's approach to supporting reliable travel for everyone.

    Concerned about Route 8? Here’s our approach to supporting reliable travel - SDOT Blog

    This blog post shares updates regarding the Route 8 and SDOT's approach to supporting reliable travel for everyone.
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