TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Pre-Thanksgiving Tuesday updates

(Six WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
7:40 AM: No incidents through/from West Seattle so far this soggy morning.

7:56 AM: Since it’s quiet so far, we’ll take a moment to preview transit plans for Thursday-Friday – The West Seattle Water Taxi will be out of service both days; Metro buses will be on a Sunday schedule on Thanksgiving, “reduced weekday” on Friday; Sound Transit Route 560 will be on the “weekend” schedule on Thanksgiving, “weekday” on Friday; Washington State Ferries‘ Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run, regular schedule.

8:23 AM: We’re at 50th/Alaska checking out a collision that involved a school bus and a car. Some kids were on board but no one was hurt and another bus has already picked them up to continue their trip to school (they won’t say what school, so we’ll have to check with SPS).

The (short) bus’s front end is a bit mashed up (photo added), as is the car’s right front end. (added) The district – for whom First Student is a contractor – says four students were on board, confirms none were hurt.

6 Replies to "TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Pre-Thanksgiving Tuesday updates"

  • Lola November 24, 2015 (9:41 am)

    My husband heard the crash as we are two houses in from 50th & Alaska. He said it sounded like an explosion. He said the car coming down the Alley off Alaska St. just came bombing down the hill and smacked right into the bus. For some reason the car’s coming off of that Alley do not think that they need to yield the right of way. Glad nobody was hurt.

  • Smitty November 24, 2015 (9:45 am)

    Whatever happened to Thanksgiving break? Traffic was awful this morning – worse than usual.

    Take a VACATION people so my commute can improve!

  • trickycoolj November 24, 2015 (12:37 pm)

    LOL @ Smitty. I thought the same thing yesterday when I had to unexpectedly visit the doctor in Northgate and get the prescription at Costco. I thought I’ll just slip in when they open at 10am and…. NOPE. Looked like a Sunday afternoon in there. Thanksgiving yes, but I thought everyone still worked Mon-Wed?

  • Sue November 24, 2015 (1:15 pm)

    Meanwhile, my bus was about a third empty today and it got to the downtown bus stop 5 minutes early. I guess it just depends on when you’re commuting.

  • Rick November 24, 2015 (3:43 pm)

    Meanwhile,in other news, nothing different happened today.

  • East Coast Cynic November 24, 2015 (4:15 pm)

    May also depend on which line you’re commuting on–my 21X going downtown was just as crowded as usual with the usual slow bottleneck going from the WS bridge to 99N.

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