TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Tuesday arrives

6:01 AM: Good morning. It’s Tuesday, March 26.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Partly sunny, with showers likely, high in the mid-50s. Sunrise will be at 6:58 am, sunset at 7:31 pm.

TRANSIT NOTES

Metro today – Regular schedule; check advisories here. Reminder – the twice-yearly “service change” happens on Saturday (March 30); here’s our breakout of West Seattle changes.

Water Taxi today – Regular schedule. Check the real-time map if you need to see where the boat is.

Washington State Ferries today – The usual 2 boats on the Triangle Route. Check WSF alerts for changes. Use the real-time map to see where your ferry is.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Orchard), cameras are also at Delridge/Genesee, Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, and Delridge/Oregon.

High Bridge – the main camera:

High Bridge – the view from its southwest end (when SDOT points the 35th/Avalon/Fauntleroy camera that way):

Low Bridge:

1st Ave. S. Bridge:

Highway 99: – northbound side at Lander:

MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here; West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras are on this WSB page.

BRIDGE INFO: The @SDOTBridges feed on X (ex-Twitter) shows whether the city’s movable bridges are opening for vessel traffic.

If you see a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water, please text or call our hotline (when you can do that safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!

sam-c March 26, 2024 (7:19 am)

Police activity blocking Cloverdale/ 1st Ave- any idea? Bus is blocked.

WSB March 26, 2024 (8:41 am)

Hi, sorry to miss in real time; it appears there was an investigation of possible gunfire. No injury callouts.

HP March 26, 2024 (7:32 am)

The signal light on 35th Ave SW and SW Raymond St is malfunctioning. Cars traveling on 35th have constant green but pedestrians and cars who want to cross the 35 by the High Point library never get a green light. This started yesterday around 5 pm.

WSB March 26, 2024 (8:42 am)

Thanks! Please report to SDOT if you haven’t already in case they don’t know – 206-684-ROAD.
- Lynda B March 26, 2024 (11:46 am)
  
  I reported to Find It, Fix It just now. If many people can report that would be great. I sat waiting going west on Raymond on yesterday and this morning it wasn’t responsive either.
  - Sarah March 26, 2024 (1:08 pm)
    
    I called it in to 206-684-ROAD this morning as it was creating a very unsafe condition– people driving and walking there were stuck between turning around or detouring and jaywalking / making illegal moves. They said they’d send someone out and I really hope they have.
  - Al King March 26, 2024 (1:41 pm)
    
    Find it fix it is a crap shoot. Know people who’ve gotten a quick response. Have a patch of VERY broken up pavement near my home. So far have sent 12 reports to find it fix it and…6 months later:NOTHING.
Danimal March 26, 2024 (1:55 pm)

That light is always jacked up. Just a few weeks ago when I was traveling 35th repeatedly at all different hours, it had a nasty habit of just throwing a red up in your face with no pedestrians and no cars on Raymond, and with light to almost no traffic on 35th. Pretty ridiculous. If it’s intentional, what’s the point? All it’s doing is increasing wear and tear on cars, increasing vehicle emissions, and needlessly delaying drivers when there’s absolutely no reason to.

bolo March 26, 2024 (3:52 pm)

Would this rule apply?

RCW 46.61.184
Bicycle, moped, or street legal motorcycle at intersection with inoperative vehicle detection device.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the operator of a bicycle, moped, or street legal motorcycle approaching an intersection, including a left turn intersection, that is controlled by a triggered traffic control signal using a vehicle detection device that is inoperative due to the size or composition of the bicycle, moped, or street legal motorcycle shall come to a full and complete stop at the intersection. If the traffic control signal, including the left turn signal, as appropriate, fails to operate after one cycle of the traffic signal, the operator may, after exercising due care, proceed directly through the intersection or proceed to turn left, as appropriate. It is not a defense to a violation of RCW 46.61.050 that the operator of a bicycle, moped, or motorcycle proceeded under the belief that a traffic control signal used a vehicle detection device or was inoperative due to the size or composition of the bicycle, moped, or motorcycle when the signal did not use a vehicle detection device or that any such device was not in fact inoperative due to the size or composition of the bicycle, moped, or motorcycle. For purposes of this section, “bicycle” includes a bicycle, as defined in RCW 46.04.071, and an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in RCW 46.04.169.

From
https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.184

Sarge March 26, 2024 (4:45 pm)

If you are on a bicycle, moped, or street legal motorcycle…
- bolo March 27, 2024 (1:49 pm)
  
  Yes I usually am, Sarge. You?
  - Sarge March 29, 2024 (9:48 am)
    
    Well there you go. I walk. And would so prefer not to jaywalk at that busy intersection!

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