Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates moments of improvisation + creativity in a job that focuses on long term planning/execution
🚴♂️ Back in Jan 2023 we created a temporary bike lane with thousands of cones to help cyclists during repairs of the Spokane St Bridge
We can adapt our streets!
🚴♂️ Back in Jan 2023 we created a temporary bike lane with thousands of cones to help cyclists during repairs of the Spokane St Bridge
We can adapt our streets!
February 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates moments of improvisation + creativity in a job that focuses on long term planning/execution
🚴♂️ Back in Jan 2023 we created a temporary bike lane with thousands of cones to help cyclists during repairs of the Spokane St Bridge
We can adapt our streets!
🚴♂️ Back in Jan 2023 we created a temporary bike lane with thousands of cones to help cyclists during repairs of the Spokane St Bridge
We can adapt our streets!
🛑 My #SpottslightOnSeattle series crosses the street to celebrate the installation of No Turn On Red signage at 130 intersections in 2024.
Expansion of No Turn On Red in key intersections and corridors is one of the 5 Early Momentum Actions from our 2023 Vision Zero Top to Bottom Review
Expansion of No Turn On Red in key intersections and corridors is one of the 5 Early Momentum Actions from our 2023 Vision Zero Top to Bottom Review
January 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🛑 My #SpottslightOnSeattle series crosses the street to celebrate the installation of No Turn On Red signage at 130 intersections in 2024.
Expansion of No Turn On Red in key intersections and corridors is one of the 5 Early Momentum Actions from our 2023 Vision Zero Top to Bottom Review
Expansion of No Turn On Red in key intersections and corridors is one of the 5 Early Momentum Actions from our 2023 Vision Zero Top to Bottom Review
☕️ Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the delicious Seattle coffee that has powered my tenure as Director
My faves:
First latte as a Seattleite: Umbria Westlake
Office Fave: Monorail Columbia Center
Home Brew: Ladro “Fremont” blend
🎶 : Empire Roasters & Records
⁉️What’s your fave coffee joint?
My faves:
First latte as a Seattleite: Umbria Westlake
Office Fave: Monorail Columbia Center
Home Brew: Ladro “Fremont” blend
🎶 : Empire Roasters & Records
⁉️What’s your fave coffee joint?
January 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
☕️ Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the delicious Seattle coffee that has powered my tenure as Director
My faves:
First latte as a Seattleite: Umbria Westlake
Office Fave: Monorail Columbia Center
Home Brew: Ladro “Fremont” blend
🎶 : Empire Roasters & Records
⁉️What’s your fave coffee joint?
My faves:
First latte as a Seattleite: Umbria Westlake
Office Fave: Monorail Columbia Center
Home Brew: Ladro “Fremont” blend
🎶 : Empire Roasters & Records
⁉️What’s your fave coffee joint?
My #SpottslightOnSeattle walks over to Council Chambers to celebrate all the folks in & out of government who helped shape & pass the 2024 transportation levy removal
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Together we ensured a steady funding stream to Maintain & Modernize our streets and bridges
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Congrats to all involved!
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Together we ensured a steady funding stream to Maintain & Modernize our streets and bridges
💰
Congrats to all involved!
January 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle walks over to Council Chambers to celebrate all the folks in & out of government who helped shape & pass the 2024 transportation levy removal
🗳️
Together we ensured a steady funding stream to Maintain & Modernize our streets and bridges
💰
Congrats to all involved!
🗳️
Together we ensured a steady funding stream to Maintain & Modernize our streets and bridges
💰
Congrats to all involved!
🚴♂️ my #SpottslightOnSeattle series pedals over the West Seattle Bridge, celebrating last year’s Emerald City Ride organized by Cascade Bicycle Club!
Years ago, I was one of many folks who helped launch Ciclavia in Los Angeles
I ♥️ open streets events
Years ago, I was one of many folks who helped launch Ciclavia in Los Angeles
I ♥️ open streets events
January 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚴♂️ my #SpottslightOnSeattle series pedals over the West Seattle Bridge, celebrating last year’s Emerald City Ride organized by Cascade Bicycle Club!
Years ago, I was one of many folks who helped launch Ciclavia in Los Angeles
I ♥️ open streets events
Years ago, I was one of many folks who helped launch Ciclavia in Los Angeles
I ♥️ open streets events
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series rolls onward with a tribute to King County Metro
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Living car-free in SLU, the bus has been my primary means of transportation in Seattle
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I’ve learned so much about the city, its people, and our neighborhoods riding the system
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🙋♂️ What’s your fave bus line?
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Living car-free in SLU, the bus has been my primary means of transportation in Seattle
🚌
I’ve learned so much about the city, its people, and our neighborhoods riding the system
🚍
🙋♂️ What’s your fave bus line?
January 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series rolls onward with a tribute to King County Metro
🚎
Living car-free in SLU, the bus has been my primary means of transportation in Seattle
🚌
I’ve learned so much about the city, its people, and our neighborhoods riding the system
🚍
🙋♂️ What’s your fave bus line?
🚎
Living car-free in SLU, the bus has been my primary means of transportation in Seattle
🚌
I’ve learned so much about the city, its people, and our neighborhoods riding the system
🚍
🙋♂️ What’s your fave bus line?
Inspired by last night’s meeting with Ballard-Fremont Greenways, today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the hundreds of community walks, crew visits and site inspections I’ve done over the past two and a half years in Seattle
Rain or Shine
Weekday or Weekend
and my primary mode to get there was 🚎
Rain or Shine
Weekday or Weekend
and my primary mode to get there was 🚎
January 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Inspired by last night’s meeting with Ballard-Fremont Greenways, today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the hundreds of community walks, crew visits and site inspections I’ve done over the past two and a half years in Seattle
Rain or Shine
Weekday or Weekend
and my primary mode to get there was 🚎
Rain or Shine
Weekday or Weekend
and my primary mode to get there was 🚎
Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates new multifamily housing near transit!
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Nathan and I are joining the opening celebration of Grand Street Commons and Tahoma Valley Apartments along Rainier
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Nathan and I are joining the opening celebration of Grand Street Commons and Tahoma Valley Apartments along Rainier
January 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates new multifamily housing near transit!
🏡
Nathan and I are joining the opening celebration of Grand Street Commons and Tahoma Valley Apartments along Rainier
🏡
Nathan and I are joining the opening celebration of Grand Street Commons and Tahoma Valley Apartments along Rainier
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series cycles over to Beacon Hill to celebrate construction progress on the Beacon Ave S and 15th Ave S Safety Project
Freshly baked loaves on both sides of 15th create a safer and more pleasant environment for all users, and a great bike connection to the CID and Downtown
Freshly baked loaves on both sides of 15th create a safer and more pleasant environment for all users, and a great bike connection to the CID and Downtown
January 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series cycles over to Beacon Hill to celebrate construction progress on the Beacon Ave S and 15th Ave S Safety Project
Freshly baked loaves on both sides of 15th create a safer and more pleasant environment for all users, and a great bike connection to the CID and Downtown
Freshly baked loaves on both sides of 15th create a safer and more pleasant environment for all users, and a great bike connection to the CID and Downtown
Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the pedestrian refuge island, a versatile tool for organizing safer movements in complex intersections such as the five way at Boyer Ave E, 16th Ave E & E Lynn St. The newly-installed islands and crosswalks are a great improvement
January 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the pedestrian refuge island, a versatile tool for organizing safer movements in complex intersections such as the five way at Boyer Ave E, 16th Ave E & E Lynn St. The newly-installed islands and crosswalks are a great improvement
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series celebrates festive lighting around the greater downtown, enlivening the public realm. Belltown, SLU, Pioneer Square, and Downtown all have examples of placemaking via lighting. More of this is coming to 3rd Ave soon
January 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series celebrates festive lighting around the greater downtown, enlivening the public realm. Belltown, SLU, Pioneer Square, and Downtown all have examples of placemaking via lighting. More of this is coming to 3rd Ave soon
My #SpottslightOnSeattle visits the Leary Ave Bridge seismic retrofit, part of the larger 15th Ave NW project:
-Strengthening cap beams, columns, footings, & abutments
Installing ground anchors
-Repairing cracks & damaged concrete
-Replacing bridge expansion joints
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
-Strengthening cap beams, columns, footings, & abutments
Installing ground anchors
-Repairing cracks & damaged concrete
-Replacing bridge expansion joints
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
January 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle visits the Leary Ave Bridge seismic retrofit, part of the larger 15th Ave NW project:
-Strengthening cap beams, columns, footings, & abutments
Installing ground anchors
-Repairing cracks & damaged concrete
-Replacing bridge expansion joints
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
-Strengthening cap beams, columns, footings, & abutments
Installing ground anchors
-Repairing cracks & damaged concrete
-Replacing bridge expansion joints
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series walks over to the new 22nd Ave Healthy Street, celebrating healthy street projects around the city
January 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series walks over to the new 22nd Ave Healthy Street, celebrating healthy street projects around the city
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series pays tribute to our 🐶 friends today, celebrating the dog park that will soon be constructed in connection with our Georgetown to South Park Connection project
Site history here:
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2021/12/15/n...
Site history here:
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2021/12/15/n...
January 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series pays tribute to our 🐶 friends today, celebrating the dog park that will soon be constructed in connection with our Georgetown to South Park Connection project
Site history here:
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2021/12/15/n...
Site history here:
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2021/12/15/n...
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series convenes at The Summit, Seattle’s new convention center
SDOT played a key role in the development & permitting of this megaproject which required changes to the street network
In Jan 2023 I was delighted to lead a tour of the building for SDOT folks who worked on it
SDOT played a key role in the development & permitting of this megaproject which required changes to the street network
In Jan 2023 I was delighted to lead a tour of the building for SDOT folks who worked on it
January 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series convenes at The Summit, Seattle’s new convention center
SDOT played a key role in the development & permitting of this megaproject which required changes to the street network
In Jan 2023 I was delighted to lead a tour of the building for SDOT folks who worked on it
SDOT played a key role in the development & permitting of this megaproject which required changes to the street network
In Jan 2023 I was delighted to lead a tour of the building for SDOT folks who worked on it
It’s Monday morning and the #SpottslightOnSeattle series pedals through the Fred Hutch campus & the biomedical research buildings along Eastlake Ave. We installed this bike lane as an early downpayment on Rapid Ride J.
I use it several times a week biking from SLU to my stairs workout in Eastlake
I use it several times a week biking from SLU to my stairs workout in Eastlake
January 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It’s Monday morning and the #SpottslightOnSeattle series pedals through the Fred Hutch campus & the biomedical research buildings along Eastlake Ave. We installed this bike lane as an early downpayment on Rapid Ride J.
I use it several times a week biking from SLU to my stairs workout in Eastlake
I use it several times a week biking from SLU to my stairs workout in Eastlake
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series crosses “The 5” in a pleasant way along the Pike/Pine project.
So many of the bridges over I-5 feel hostile to people walking and biking…
I was so happy to see this connection from downtown to Capitol Hill become traffic-calmed and welcoming for walking & biking
So many of the bridges over I-5 feel hostile to people walking and biking…
I was so happy to see this connection from downtown to Capitol Hill become traffic-calmed and welcoming for walking & biking
January 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series crosses “The 5” in a pleasant way along the Pike/Pine project.
So many of the bridges over I-5 feel hostile to people walking and biking…
I was so happy to see this connection from downtown to Capitol Hill become traffic-calmed and welcoming for walking & biking
So many of the bridges over I-5 feel hostile to people walking and biking…
I was so happy to see this connection from downtown to Capitol Hill become traffic-calmed and welcoming for walking & biking
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series rolls onward to McGraw Square, where I took these pics yesterday.
Let’s celebrate and enhance our quirky transportation options north of downtown: they provide redundancy, character, & connectivity that can be creatively adapted to meet the present and future
Let’s celebrate and enhance our quirky transportation options north of downtown: they provide redundancy, character, & connectivity that can be creatively adapted to meet the present and future
January 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series rolls onward to McGraw Square, where I took these pics yesterday.
Let’s celebrate and enhance our quirky transportation options north of downtown: they provide redundancy, character, & connectivity that can be creatively adapted to meet the present and future
Let’s celebrate and enhance our quirky transportation options north of downtown: they provide redundancy, character, & connectivity that can be creatively adapted to meet the present and future
🚴♂️ Rolling onward with a smile, today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the pure joy of biking with friends in Seattle in 2024
@likeluke.bsky.social @kirkhovenkotter.com @leelamb.bsky.social @qagggy.bsky.social
@likeluke.bsky.social @kirkhovenkotter.com @leelamb.bsky.social @qagggy.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🚴♂️ Rolling onward with a smile, today’s #SpottslightOnSeattle celebrates the pure joy of biking with friends in Seattle in 2024
@likeluke.bsky.social @kirkhovenkotter.com @leelamb.bsky.social @qagggy.bsky.social
@likeluke.bsky.social @kirkhovenkotter.com @leelamb.bsky.social @qagggy.bsky.social
Reinforcing the #SpottslightOnSeattle series, we shift to Bridge Seismic Retrofits
2024 has been a great year for projects that improve the earthquake resilience of Seattle’s bridge network
Each bridge is unique and requires a customized retrofit design
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
2024 has been a great year for projects that improve the earthquake resilience of Seattle’s bridge network
Each bridge is unique and requires a customized retrofit design
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
January 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Reinforcing the #SpottslightOnSeattle series, we shift to Bridge Seismic Retrofits
2024 has been a great year for projects that improve the earthquake resilience of Seattle’s bridge network
Each bridge is unique and requires a customized retrofit design
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
2024 has been a great year for projects that improve the earthquake resilience of Seattle’s bridge network
Each bridge is unique and requires a customized retrofit design
www.seattle.gov/transportati...
🚴♂️ 🚶♀️ My #SpottslightOnSeattle series turns left comfortably by featuring the protected bike intersection at Dexter & Thomas, a component of the larger project providing pleasant east/west connections for walking and rolling between SLU and Seattle Center
January 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🚴♂️ 🚶♀️ My #SpottslightOnSeattle series turns left comfortably by featuring the protected bike intersection at Dexter & Thomas, a component of the larger project providing pleasant east/west connections for walking and rolling between SLU and Seattle Center
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series glides onward with todays feature: Rapid Ride G
This transformative project was underway for a year when I arrived in Seattle in Sept 2022, and bus service began in Sept 2024. I love how Madison is now bus-optimized, traffic-calmed and safer to walk
This transformative project was underway for a year when I arrived in Seattle in Sept 2022, and bus service began in Sept 2024. I love how Madison is now bus-optimized, traffic-calmed and safer to walk
January 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My #SpottslightOnSeattle series glides onward with todays feature: Rapid Ride G
This transformative project was underway for a year when I arrived in Seattle in Sept 2022, and bus service began in Sept 2024. I love how Madison is now bus-optimized, traffic-calmed and safer to walk
This transformative project was underway for a year when I arrived in Seattle in Sept 2022, and bus service began in Sept 2024. I love how Madison is now bus-optimized, traffic-calmed and safer to walk
🚶♂️ Walking onward to South Park with my daily #SpottslightOnSeattle
🌲 Our Dallas Ave project preserved-in-place majestic trees by narrowing the roadway and building new sidewalk on the opposite side of the trees. The result is traffic calming, smooth sidewalks and more growing space for the roots
🌲 Our Dallas Ave project preserved-in-place majestic trees by narrowing the roadway and building new sidewalk on the opposite side of the trees. The result is traffic calming, smooth sidewalks and more growing space for the roots
January 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🚶♂️ Walking onward to South Park with my daily #SpottslightOnSeattle
🌲 Our Dallas Ave project preserved-in-place majestic trees by narrowing the roadway and building new sidewalk on the opposite side of the trees. The result is traffic calming, smooth sidewalks and more growing space for the roots
🌲 Our Dallas Ave project preserved-in-place majestic trees by narrowing the roadway and building new sidewalk on the opposite side of the trees. The result is traffic calming, smooth sidewalks and more growing space for the roots
My daily #SpottslightOnSeattle series heads Northward from the U District:
🚴♂️ 🚌 The 11th Ave NE & 12th Ave NE Paving & Safety Project
Smooth asphalt roadway, bike lane, bus boarding islands, curb ramps, and removal of a slip lane (photos taken Jan 4, 2025)
🚴♂️ 🚌 The 11th Ave NE & 12th Ave NE Paving & Safety Project
Smooth asphalt roadway, bike lane, bus boarding islands, curb ramps, and removal of a slip lane (photos taken Jan 4, 2025)
January 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My daily #SpottslightOnSeattle series heads Northward from the U District:
🚴♂️ 🚌 The 11th Ave NE & 12th Ave NE Paving & Safety Project
Smooth asphalt roadway, bike lane, bus boarding islands, curb ramps, and removal of a slip lane (photos taken Jan 4, 2025)
🚴♂️ 🚌 The 11th Ave NE & 12th Ave NE Paving & Safety Project
Smooth asphalt roadway, bike lane, bus boarding islands, curb ramps, and removal of a slip lane (photos taken Jan 4, 2025)
My daily #SpottslightOnSeattle series keeps rolling:
🚴♂️ 6️⃣ The six-pack of South Seattle bike projects
In late 2022, I set a goal to get all six into construction without further delay
Status:
West Marginal: ✅
MLK: ✅
East Marginal: 🚧
Beacon Hill: 🚧
G’Town 2 D’Town: 🚧
G’Town 2 S. Park: 🚧
🚴♂️ 6️⃣ The six-pack of South Seattle bike projects
In late 2022, I set a goal to get all six into construction without further delay
Status:
West Marginal: ✅
MLK: ✅
East Marginal: 🚧
Beacon Hill: 🚧
G’Town 2 D’Town: 🚧
G’Town 2 S. Park: 🚧
January 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My daily #SpottslightOnSeattle series keeps rolling:
🚴♂️ 6️⃣ The six-pack of South Seattle bike projects
In late 2022, I set a goal to get all six into construction without further delay
Status:
West Marginal: ✅
MLK: ✅
East Marginal: 🚧
Beacon Hill: 🚧
G’Town 2 D’Town: 🚧
G’Town 2 S. Park: 🚧
🚴♂️ 6️⃣ The six-pack of South Seattle bike projects
In late 2022, I set a goal to get all six into construction without further delay
Status:
West Marginal: ✅
MLK: ✅
East Marginal: 🚧
Beacon Hill: 🚧
G’Town 2 D’Town: 🚧
G’Town 2 S. Park: 🚧