TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday on the move

(East-facing camera on the West Seattle Bridge; see other cams on the WSB Traffic page)
6:59 AM: Welcome to Wednesday. In case you missed this alert we added to yesterday’s traffic/transit tracker late in the day, after it was sent by SDOT, note some possible downtown delays this morning:

(The) Homeless Advocates March will get underway at 7:45 am after the participants spend the night at Westlake Park. A Seattle Police motorcycle escort will accompany the 100 participants in the street as they make their way east on Pine Street to Fifth Avenue, then southbound on Fifth to the City Hall at Cherry Street. The activists have a goal to “Get 1000 people off the streets by summer 2014.” They will occupy the Committee to End Homelessness in King County (CEHKC) Governing Board Meeting being held at 8:30 am in the Bertha Knight Landes Room of City Hall. Motorists can expect to encounter delays between 7:45 and 8:30 am as the marchers move along the downtown streets. Given the timing of the event, commuters may need to allow for extra time to get to work.

7:27 AM NOTE: It’s much colder this morning than yesterday, but still above freezing. However, forecasters say we’ll likely wake up to below-freezing temperatures tomorrow, so if that might mean windshield-scraping for you, find the scraper today.

9:16 AM: Speaking of frost – some is reported on the ramp from the southbound 99/Viaduct to the westbound West Seattle Bridge, per police radio – they’re calling for help in getting that handled. Also, a one-car crash has been reported on the westbound bridge at the Delridge exit. (Added for the archives: Photo of the crash by alextutu1821, shared via the WSB Flickr group)

Victim of black ice. On the off ramp from West Seattle bridge exiting to North Delridge.

10:59 AM: That’s all over, so far as we know. New note: If you have questions about the possible Metro cuts, look for an info-table at The Junction tomorrow (Thursday) morning, 6:30-9:30 am – details here.

miws November 20, 2013 (7:59 am)

find ~~the~~ your WSB scraper today.

Fixed That For You. ;-)

Mike

WSB November 20, 2013 (8:12 am)

We did give a few more away at the car show this year, held over from last year – which didn’t have many scraper-requiring mornings!

Blinkyjoe November 20, 2013 (8:19 am)

To the WSB collective: I just started car commuting from WS…has anyone ever talked about synching up the Fauntleroy-to-WS bridge lights at Avalon and 35th so they activate on a similar timing? Seems to me that would keep traffic from backing up between 35th and Avalon, which backs up traffic from Avalon back to the Oregon light. And then eventually back to Alaska. Is this just our version of a traffic calmer or a metered on-ramp?

WSEA November 20, 2013 (9:22 am)

Lower bridge was open during commute times again this morning. I wish leadership put more pressure on the coast guard to block 2 hours of morning and evening boat traffic.

Guest November 20, 2013 (9:37 am)

The C line was packed like sardines, again, today. Just blew past the last two stops.

Johnny Davies November 20, 2013 (9:51 am)

WSEA – already tried that a couple years ago. The coast guard said “NO”. End of story.

Ian November 20, 2013 (5:28 pm)

WSEA – it would be major, negative economic hit to block off freight traffic in the mornings for that. Would be great for commuters, but terrible for those businesses. We need those businesses to have open shipping.

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