Hwy 99 at 6pm on 4/14.
Posted Apr 30, 2020, 8:26 PM UTC
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Now do the West Seattle Bridge
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Now that one is going to be empty for awhile.
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West Seattle Bridge has left the chat***
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Don't mess with that bitdge
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Bumper to bumper
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Can we keep this forever, please?
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Support mass transit.
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You do know that people who drive in the commuting hours because of the lack of options and for work, not because they like sitting in traffic right?
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Hit... hard? The decrease in ridership will hardly make a dent in the Metro's revenue. You do know that our transits are funded almost exclusively by levies and taxes, not by fares, right? See it for yourself: https://kingcounty.gov/depts/transportation/metro/about/accountability-center/performance/financial/monthly.aspx
Edit: idk why this is even being downvoted. Do people really believe that revenues from ~$100 monthly passes will be sufficient to cover the operational costs of the Metro? You know what? I will be the first to vote yes on raising the transit fares to those who can afford paying, so that our transit will become self-sustained like USPS. Enjoy your $9 per trip bus ride.
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That might feel good to say, but you realize that’s just not true, right? People will drive until mass transit is faster, and the only way it’s faster is when there’s bad traffic. Some of the worst traffic in the world is in places with the best transit.
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Got sources on that?
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Personally experience. I reverse commute and used to take transit, but that was 2 hours each way. With a car, I was able to get to work in 40 minutes.
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I guess you live in a world where NYC and London have no traffic because of their great transit systems.
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Speed is not the only factor. Parking and accessibility matter tremendously. I'd much rather take the rail around if I can, when parking is several times more expensive.
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Yeah, unless you're at Amazon or other tech companies, where parking is heavily subsidized for employees.
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Mass transit lowers traffic. Way more people take mass transit in NYC, and it's barely New Yorkers that live in the city driving around. Its #1. People driving from other states #2. People visiting from upstate New York and Westchester which is a LOT #3. Metro North has reduced a lot more traffic and so has the NYCT system.
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Yep, but the point remains that NYC has traffic so bad that they're looking at congestion tolling, just like London and other cities with great transit. Mass transit doesn't solve traffic, it provides an alternative when traffic is terrible.
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You forgot another thing: people will drive until having a car is MUCH more expensive than using mass transit. They'll still want a car, but it'll be luxury and not necessity then.
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Yeah, but people working downtown have (lots of) money; they'll drive until transit is faster / better.
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More like Support WFH
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Mass transit after a pandemic? No thanks.
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I’m all for it. Can we have Elon build a tunnel?
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Elon musk has not succesfully built a tunnel that's big enough for mass transit, only for his stupid cards.
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Don't know why all the down votes. It would be 2 miles at best.
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No.
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It’s so weird to see it like that. I’m so used to seeing traffic everywhere all the freaking time.
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Empty Streets Around the World - March 2020 https://imgur.com/gallery/VeQlblw
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Can someone please explain the purpose of graffiti when it is just some random and meaningless words?
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The fact that you noticed it is what it’s all about. Writers are just about getting their name up and noticed by peers and critics alike. Names are just handles. Some people have more meaningful art, you just gotta look for it
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Need to join a gang or skate or die.
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Edgy teenagers who think they're badass for spray painting random walls.
The edgy "because you're not supposed to" is enough reason for many people.
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If this is not a photoshopped composite, how long did your have to wait for this shot and how big was the window? Streets are not that empty.
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I've driven this a fair number of times recently. This picture is very accurate to the norm. 99 is often totally empty or has at most a half dozen cars all the way to the traffic lights at East Marginal Way.
There's also plenty of cars in the background.
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I'm only out there during the weekend, but I still see some traffic then.
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That was 17 days ago. A lot has changed already. Way more traffic happening again too soon.
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Here comes the second wave!
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Damn, I really am loving all of these shots I’ve been seeing. Well done!
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I live in Olympia (grew up in Seattle). I had told a friend of mine that now would be the perfect time to drive to Seattle just because there wouldn't be any traffic. He was afraid of catching the virus at Dick's (we used to drive to Seattle just to go to Dick's for burger and fries).
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Skynet is some creepy shit! On the positive side if I find the SN then I know where home is kinda!
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Hope it stays that way!
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Laid back rush hour
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So weird considering my commute through Kent really hasn't changed much.
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The Last of Us 2 artwork looks pretty good.
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Lol, thought this was r/citiesskylines
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"see, I told you no one was going to use that stupid tunnel. Bring back the viaduct!" /s
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Remember all the people who said that traffic would be worse with the tunnel?
They're in isolation now. That's how ashamed they are.
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That was likely done using a very long exposure time.
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Nope just snapped on my iPhone. There were cars out, had to wait a few seconds to time the shot.
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There's some cars and a couple buses way in back by the ventilation building. Didn't wait long enough, downoted
Edit: people don't get sarcasm apparently 🙄
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Made me chuckle
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I was thinking the same, but the clouds don't quite look distorted. Plus the flag on the Space Needle looks like a capture in a normal still frame.
Probably just waited for a few minutes for a perfect lull in traffic and took the photo.
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There's a car on the right.
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It’s crazy too to watch the news at like 7:30am and all roads green , no accidents, Everett to Seattle is like 32 min.
The dream has come alive