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UPDATE: Police seek barefoot driver after Fauntleroy Way crash

(Added: Photo from commenter Brian)

10:56 PM: Police are searching near just southwest of Morgan Junction [map] for a driver who’s reported to have bolted after hitting a parked car and possibly a utility pole. He’s described as a “tall white male, 40s, in a white shirt, no shoes” possibly headed westbound on Holly.

11:02 PM: They found the suspect.

City ready to show off updated design for under-45th SW culvert

(Last March’s info pop-up at Fauntleroy and Wildwood)

The first under-road culvert that the city plans to replace for Fauntleroy Creek goes under 45th SW just north of the Endolyne business district, and SPU is ready to show off the new design at another roadside pop-up one week from tomorrow. Here’s the announcement:

Seattle Public Utilities invites the public to attend a Fauntleroy Culverts Replacement Project drop-in information session on Saturday, November 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – stop by anytime during this window to learn about the latest design plans and ask SPU project team members questions. It will be held at the corner of Southwest Wildwood Place and 45th Avenue Southwest in Seattle.

At past outreach events, SPU project team members listened to feedback for the 45th Avenue Southwest landing. SPU has taken this feedback to produce a re-designed plan with these updates:

-The landing’s size has been reduced
-Additional screening has been added to reduce visual impact and restrict access to the ravine
-Signage, low maintenance planting beds, lighting, and boulders are proposed to enhance the area and complement the surrounding environment

Questions? Please contact Jonathan Brown, SPU Project Manager for the 45th Avenue Southwest Culvert: Jonathan.Brown@seattle.gov or 206-561-2581.

Construction of the 45th SW culvert is expected to start sometime in 2026. This will be followed by the culvert replacement beneath California SW near Fauntleroy Church/YMCA. We reported last summer on the agreement between the church and city regarding how to deal with that one.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen red Soul

November 8, 2024 8:01 pm
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The photo and stolen-car report are from Anna:

The vehicle is a bright red 2016 Kia Soul. WA license plate #AXD9342. There are some white scrape marks along the lefthand/driver’s side. There are five bumper stickers on the back: two blue/yellow ones for Gary Johnson, one purple that reads “Proud Musical Theatre Nerd,” one white that says “Well-behaved women seldom make history,” and one green that says “Delgado.”

The car was stolen sometime between 9:30 pm on Wednesday 11/6 and 11:30 am Thursday 11/7 from the garage of my residential building located on California Ave SW and SW Mills Street (a few blocks from the Thriftway). … I can be contacted at 425-208-5127 or artatelman@gmail.com. Appreciate any tips!

The neighboring building’s garage had a break-in and Anna says they’re wondering if there’s a link. Police report # for her theft is 24-316493.

Next town hall set for Highland Park Improvement Club – your questions wanted

November 8, 2024 6:52 pm
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(October photo courtesy Kay Kirkpatrick)

What’s happening with the Highland Park Improvement Club rebuilding project since the old fire-ravaged building was demolished? What else is the group working on? How can you be part of it? Those are just some of the questions to be answered when HPIC convenes its next Virtual Town Hall, set for 7 pm Wednesday, November 20th. You can send in your own questions now – two ways:

Fill out this question form
Email your question to contact@hpic1919.org

You’ll find the attendance link on the HPIC home page.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Wrong-way, high-speed, drunk driver sentenced for West Seattle Bridge crash that killed two 18-year-olds

(SDOT camera image from shortly after crash)

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

That was the scene on the West Seattle Bridge on the early morning of March 22, 2023, when Delfino Lopez-Morales, now 37, killed two 18-year-olds – Riley Danard and Khalea Thoeuk. Prosecutors say Lopez-Morales was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes, under the influence of alcohol and THC, speeding up to 100 mph, when his pickup smashed into their car.

After pleading guilty in August to two felony counts of vehicular homicide and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving, today Lopez-Morales – now 37 – was sentenced by King County Superior Court Judge Angela Kaake, before a full courtroom downtown. We watched the hearing via Zoom.

Senior deputy prosecutor Adam Eucker began by saying the prosecution was recommending 148 months (just over 12 years) – the high end of the sentencing range for the felonies, plus a year for the misdemeanor, calling the crash deaths “incredibly tragic. … This was an incredibly violent collision, and two young lives were lost …” They called witnesses from the victims’ families. One of Riley’s relatives, Dave Johnson, spoke of the “lost potential” and how this will affect both families “for the rest of their lives.”

(Photo via GoFundMe)

Riley’s grandmother spoke next, reading a statement from Riley’s mom, her daughter: “They were both young bright souls with their lives ahead of them …” She spoke of Riley’s photography and music skills, sense of humor, and work ethic. “He was always going out of his way to help others.” She talked about picking him up at places and saying “someday I won’t be picking you up, because you’ll be driving me … That day never came.” She also spoke about Khalea, Riley’s best friend, who’d known him since grade school, as “a ray of light.” The “pain of losing a child is unimaginable,” the mom’s statement continued, saying that she believes this should be treated as “first-degree murder. … As a grieving parent, all I ask for is justice for my son and his best friend.” She said – perhaps explaining her absence – that she was unable to stand the thought of being in the same courtroom as Riley and Khalea’s killer.

Riley’s older sister wept on the stand that she sees her brother in her dreams every night and then remembers he’s gone; she works in West Seattle and for so long could not cross the bridge without breaking down. “Because of the deadly actions of a random drunk driver, Riley and Khalea will never get to do anything again. … They were killed for nothing and we are left here trying to pick up the pieces.” His other sister said she is heartbroken that she’ll never see his face or hear his laugh again. She spoke of the final moments she shared with her brother on his birthday hours before he was killed. “The last words we said to each other were ‘I love you’.” She pleaded for a long sentence.

Then Khalea’s family and friends spoke, first an aunt, who spoke on behalf of her mom: “My soul’s been shattered into a million pieces … The moment I was told over the phone that (Khalea was dead … everything) went dark, cold, and empty. … She had plans for her future that were cruelly extinguished in an instant. (She did) not get to graduate high school or start college. … The ripple effects of this tragedy” have affected far more than the family, she said, saying it’s vital that people understand the ramification of decisions to use alcohol or drugs and get behind the family.”

(Photo via GoFundMe)

A friend of both victims asked, “Why were their lives cut short?” while others are still there. She spoke of seeing Khalea everywhere she goes, everything she does. She spoke of going to Riley’s grave, “watching the wind rustle your windchime.” His belongings remain untouched in his room. She spoke of petty complaints about life, “the most trivial details …. only to realize that some of these things I complain about, they never had a chance to experience.” She mentioned that although the charges were dismissed, Lopez-Morales had been caught driving under the influence before, and “it’s clear he has no remorse.”

Another friend sent a letter that was read, speaking of how Khalea stayed with friends’ families because her family had moved to Whidbey Island but she wanted to finish out the year at her high school. She said it could have been her in the car too, “any other day it would have been.” She spoke of the pain of telling others what had happened, and the pain of never getting to share milestones in life with them. “They will never get to move past 18. … All it took was one split-second to change the trajectory of their life and everyone around them.”

The next friend of both victims said both were passionate, smart, and driven, with a future. She still wears Riley’s shirt to bed, and talks to both of them. She said she has been diagnosed with a trauma-processing disorder since their deaths and has had “countless functional seizures” that have affected her studies, and her entire life. The weight of the grief and the weight of her disability both weigh unimaginably heavily on her. “I don’t know if this outcome will bring justice …” she said, acknowledging that what Lopez-Morales did weighs heavily on his family too. She implored the judge to “consider the circumstances” in which the crash happened. “It shouldn’t be a privilege to have known them, but a privilege to watch them grow.”

Another family friend: “The pain resonates through our entire community, not only Snohomish, but also West Seattle. … A little over two weeks ago, Khalea should have been celebrating her 20th birthday. … Riley never got to spend a single day as an adult.” She shared photos taken when she and another family member went to the tow yard to identify the vehicle. “Nothing could have prepared me for the devastating reality of that wreckage … knowing that people we loved died that way.” She read statements from other community members who could not attend. That included one who saw what they believe was Lopez-Morales driving recklessly before the crash, calling 911 and being told others had called. They followed him for about seven minutes in hope of getting him off the road but he was going too fast and lost him. 911 told her that police were out looking for them. Then the next morning she read about the crash and her heart sank. “It breaks my heart to know they were coming to enjoy the beautiful beachfront that West Seattle has to offer … These were not merely statistics. They were Khalea and Riley.”

Yet another friend said “it goes against everything sacred,” to outlive a child. She read an aunt’s statement: “In an instant our world was turned upside down. … Each moment serves as a reminder of their absence. … We plead for awareness, for the ability to change.” She asked that the judge remember the victims had no choice, while the offender did. “We are here to influence change and to ask you to impose the heaviest sentence the law allows.”

Another aunt of Khalea’s said the “depth of our agony is unimaginable .. we are haunted by an emptiness” and a loss that they feel acutely daily. “This isn’t just grief, it’s a permanent wound for us all.” She lamented the “preventable cruelty of it all” and thanked the judge for listening to the “raw pain.”

She was the last prosecution speaker, and a slideshow set to music was then played. (This wasn’t shown on the video feed, so we can’t describe it.) Then, the courtroom went on break. The judge read more letters during the break, and turned it over to the defense after gaveling court back to order.

Lopez-Morales’s lawyer said he agreed that DUI is a scourge and hopes that at least one person will think twice about this sort of “horrible decision” after seeing and hearing about the devastation it caused in his case. He said his client does have remorse, guilt, and regret. Would it have been justice for him to die in the crash too? That would have been easier than dealing with the ramifications of the crash for the rest of his life. He contended that a harsher sentence would not be more validating of the victims’ lives – “you can’t quantify a human life … Sentencing is not about putting a value on a human life.” He asked for 102 months and noted that will be all the more impactful because Lopez-Morales has health issues (he’s in a wheelchair) including cerebral palsy. He has no criminal-conviction history, it was noted. He contended that his client “is not the worst of the worst.” He also said Lopez-Morales’s injuries left him with no memories of what happened.

He read a statement from the defendant’s nephew, saying he “always showed up to help me” throughout his life and that he talks almost daily with Lopez-Morales by phone about “bettering themselves.” That nephew then rose to speak, saying his uncle “is human” and he wanted the families of the victims to know that. “I’m so sorry for all the loss that Delfino caused.”

A niece-in-law spoke next, saying she “had a different respect for him” as he lived his life as a disabled man (the nephew had said the defendant was born with cerebral palsy). She said she hoped the sentencing would go “for the fairness of everyone here.”

His sister then spoke, talking about their mother’s death at 44 and the two siblings getting “smuggled into this country” afterward, with her responsible for caring for him until she became a teenage mother. “There’s nothing I can say or do to repair all the damage” of what he did that night, she said. “My brother is not a bad person … he made a terrible, terrible choice.”

Next was Lopez-Morales’s opportunity to speak. He said he wanted to apologize – “I’m very very sorry for my intoxication and really sorry … for what I did in that situation. I’m very sorry to the families … Khalea’s and Riley’s families .. if I could, I would have chosen my life to perish instead of their life. … That wasn’t my intention of hurting anybody… I would like to say sorry again though ‘sorry’ won’t bring them back.’ He spoke haltingly and through sobs and repeated regret for what he called “my nonsense of being intoxicated … my stupidness.”

The judge then spoke. “These types of cases are difficult for everyone involved.” She spoke about the two young victims, “taken (away) far too soon” and about the effects on the families. She also acknowledged the “mitigating factors” raised by the defense. “This is not an intentional crime – it is a reckless crime.” But he chose to drink and take drugs and get into a vehicle, driving “for miles” and hitting other cars, with other cars “honking at you, flashing their lights,” and yet he did not stop. “By the time you encountered Riley and Khalea, they could not get out of the way.” While “bad decisions do not make a bad person,” he made a “devastatingly poor choice.”

She then gave the sentence the prosecution had requested – 148 months (12 years and 4 months), plus 18 months of community custody (probation). He’s already served some of that time, having been in jail for almost a year and a half.

New music director sought for Fauntleroy Church. Maybe you?

As noted in the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and on our daily list, Fauntleroy Church has a concert tonight – music and dessert! We’ve since learned that the musician who has led so many concerts and in-service performances at the church is making way for a successor. Maybe that’s you! Here’s the announcement we received:

After nearly 17 years in the role, Fauntleroy Church Music Director Bronwyn Edwards plans to step down in June. Fauntleroy Church is casting a wide net in search of a new director, who will tie music to a theme for each service and work with volunteer musical talent to promote joy and connection. To review the job announcement, visit www.fauntleroyucc.org/jobs.

“Visitors to Fauntleroy Church often mention three things that help them feel at home—our mission, our focus on children’s programming, and our vibrant music program,” said Rev. Leah Atkinson Bilinski, the church’s senior pastor. “Our music program is powerful, thanks to a great director, our choir, and vocal and instrumental ensembles and soloists who present a wide range of sacred and secular music in many different genres.”

The Music Director position is part-time (on average 28 hours per week) and includes benefits. Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume on or before Tuesday, Dec. 31, per directions found at the link above. Fauntleroy Church is a member congregation of the United Church of Christ.

Rotary Club of West Seattle: Welcoming a new WSB sponsor

Today we welcome the Rotary Club of West Seattle as a new WSB sponsor. Here’s what current president Mark Ward wants you to know about what they do and how you can learn more about becoming part of it:

“Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth.” – Shirley Chisholm

Rotary is a global network of more than 1.2 million community volunteers who use their passion and energy to work together to create positive, lasting change in their communities and around the world.

You’ll find Rotary Clubs in most cities around the world and in over 220 countries. Our West Seattle Club, one of more than 50 Rotary clubs in the Seattle metropolitan area, was founded in 1947 and today meets at the West Seattle Golf Course clubhouse every Tuesday at noon. Our diverse and inclusive group of about 50 members work together with low ego and high integrity – and we know how to have fun while doing it.

From maintaining the Rotary Viewpoint Park and Totem Pole on 35th Avenue SW that our club established in 1976, to our annual sponsorship of the West Seattle Grand Parade, our club has deep roots in the West Seattle community. We provide tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships every year to West Seattle students, run the annual Pencil Me in For Kids program, organize quarterly street cleanups on Delridge Way with Seattle’s Adopt-A-Street program, and provide senior yard cleanups with the Center for Active Living (formerly the Senior Center). And our annual fundraisers, the Festival of Trees in December and Rainbow Bingo in March, are just around the corner.

Internationally, we’re leading service projects in Guatemala to provide safe cooking stoves to impoverished households, in Costa Rica to provide economic stimulus for small-scale coffee farmers, and we regularly contribute to the Rotary-adjacent humanitarian disaster-relief program ShelterBox that provides emergency shelter to families around the world who’ve lost their homes to disaster or conflict.

As Mother Teresa said, “I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” If you’re interested in working with us to create positive, lasting change, and network with your West Seattle neighbors in the process, we’d love to have you join us for lunch some Tuesday!

We meet every Tuesday from noon until 1:30 pm at the West Seattle Golf Course Clubhouse, 4470 35th Avenue SW. Please RSVP to to ws_rotary@yahoo.com.

For more information, visit westseattlerotary.org.

We thank the Rotary Club of West Seattle for sponsoring community-collaborative news via WSB!

SPORTS: West Seattle Rhodies FC introduces head coach

(Photo courtesy Phil Tavel)

Our area’s new women’s soccer team, West Seattle Rhodies FC, introduced their head coach during last night’s launch celebration at Ounces in North Delridge. Lyndsey Patterson is a 10-year veteran of professional soccer, including the Seattle Sounders Women of the W-League. She played college soccer at the University of Tennessee before turning pro. Her West Seattle team hasn’t been built out yet – they’ll have open tryouts for players whose first matches will be next year. The plan for the Rhodies was first announced almost three weeks ago, brought to you by an ownership team including the women behind West Seattle Junction FC, which played its debut season earlier this year. The Rhodies will play in the USL W League. Their name is the nickname for the rhododendron flower, a symbol of resilience and strength.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: ‘Targeted’ gunfire; pellet attack; prowler

Three West Seattle Crime Watch reports today:

GUNFIRE INVESTIGATION: Seattle Police have released a summary confirming gunfire in Highland Park early Thursday:

At 0128 hours, SW Patrol responded to caller reporting that her house had been shot in the 8100 block of 13 Ave SW. Officers located bullet damage to two homes and one vehicle. It was clear that one of the homes was intentionally targeted. A search of the area found that no victims were struck by gunfire. Nearby homes had surveillance that showed a shadowy unknown suspect approach on foot and fire from the street. SW Patrol photographed and processed the scene, recovering thirty-three 9mm [casings].

Two reader reports:

PELLET ATTACK: G sent us this note reporting an incident a week ago:

I wanted to share what happened near our house on SW Thistle and 26th across from Sealth HS.

My husband was walking with our two dogs at 10 am on Friday Nov 1st.

He witnessed a male, student-aged, shoot another young male with a pellet/air soft type gun. He didn’t say anything to either males. He walked past one of the teens waiting at the bus stop and had passed him about 10 feet when he was struck in the back of the head and neck with the pellets. My husband turned around to address the teen and his gun was still up pointing at my husband. My husband asked him, ‘Really, come on’ and disarmed the teen and threw the gun over the fence. School security heard the commotion and responded and the school principal also came out. My husband dialed 911 to report.

The security took the teen into school. The police responded quickly to our house and took his information. The officer asked what he wanted the police to do – arrest, talk to, etc. My husband said he wanted his parents to know about this incident but not to arrest him if not warranted. Later we felt he should be arrested after processing the incident. Aside from that, our son is a juvenile detention officer and told us he needed to be arrested.

That hasn’t happened, G says. Meantime, “my husband has talked to another person in the neighborhood that was walking near SWAC and Sealth and was also hit by pellet/airsoft balls. I think it would be useful to the community for this to be shared. As this teen is practicing to use the real firearm – he was so bold as to shoot a person in the back.”

PROWLER: Via text, a quick heads-up: “Had a random person testing my front door on 44th Ave SW and Charlestown,”

Another flooding cleanup at Easy Street

(Photo courtesy Matt Vaughan)

10:08 AM: Thanks for the texted tip. The Easy Street crew is cleaning up after flooding again this morning, one month after the indoor deluge that damaged records and clothing. But this time, proprietor Matt Vaughan says, it’s the café, not the record store. Though last month’s flooding was blamed on a pipe from an upstairs apartment, Matt says the source of today’s flooding remains undetermined. The café is closed until cleaned up but he says tonight’s 7 pm in-store performance with Thee Deception is definitely still on.

10:54 AM: Matt clarifies that the flooding was definitely from above – as in, over the café.

18 possibilities for your West Seattle (and vicinity) Friday

November 8, 2024 9:52 am
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(Alki on Thursday – photo by Michael Rohter)

Here are highlights for the rest of today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (go there any time to look into the future), First, the Halloween/fall events:

FOOD/CLOTHING DRIVE CONCLUDES: End of the dropoff drive at West Seattle High School (3000 California SW) to benefit students and families served by the Care Center, until 4 pm inside the school.

INDOOR PLAY: Need an indoor place for your little one to play? 10 am-11:30 am, you’re welcome to “Stay ‘n’ Play” at Arbor Heights Community Church (4113 SW 102nd).

SSC GARDEN CENTER: As we get further into fall, season-appropriate plants await you at the north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus, 10 am-3 pm.

WAREHOUSE SALE: The KAVU outlet store at 9064 Delridge Way SW is having one, 11 am-6 pm today thrugh Sunday.

LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: Visit the home of West Seattle’s history, noon-4 pm. (61st SW & SW Stevens)

QI GONG AT VIVA ARTS: 12:15 pm-12:45 pm Fridays. More info in our calendar listing. (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW)

NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY TASTING ROOM: 1-6 pm, open in the north lot of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor).

INVESTED BENEFIT: Nonprofit that supports kids in local schools invites you to a drop-in fundraiser 3-8 pm at Georgetown Brewery (5000 Denver Ave. S.)

VISCON CELLARS: Season’s just right for the ambience of this cozy tasting room/wine bar, open for wine by the glass or bottle – 5-9 pm – at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor).

FRIENDSGIVING FOR MODE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS: 5:30 pm benefit at Emerald City Trapeze A (2702 6th Ave S.) for the North Delridge-based nonprofit, featuring performances by THEM and Brittany Davis. Tickets still available!

SWEET, SWEET MUSIC: Concert and dessert at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW), themed “Songs About Time,” 7 pm. $15 at door/kids free.

MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 7-9 pm, Songwriters’ Showcase at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).

THEE DECEPTION: Live in-store performance at Easy Street Records (4559 California SW), 7 pm. Free, all ages.

AT THE SKYLARK: Doors 7 pm, music 8 pm at The Skylark for Johnny and the Moles, Royal Blunder, The New Triumph. (3803 Delridge Way SW), $10.

AT THE SPOT: Fridays are Live Artist Showcase nights at The Spot West Seattle (2920 SW Avalon Way), 7-10 pm.

MAKE IT LOUD: Tonight’s music at Southgate Roller Rink is: Telekinesis, Dumb Thumbs, Sleeping Bag. $5 skates, $18 cover. 21+. (9646 17th SW)

REVELRY ROOM DJ: 9 pm, DJ Hershe tonight! (4547 California SW)

JARAY’S DJ: 9 pm, DJ Buzsy at Jaray’s Lounge (2216 SW Orchard).

Are we missing anything? If you have something else to add to our event lists and calendar, please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

TICKET TIME: Time to buy yours for ‘The Gift of Dance’

November 8, 2024 9:00 am
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West Seattle-based nonprofit Seattle Civic Dance Theatre invites you to its holiday show “The Gift of Dance” – and wants you to know that tickets are now available:

Back in August, we told you about tryouts for the 35th annual performance of “The Magical Doll Maker.” Now it’s in rehearsals as part of “The Gift of Dance,” which will be presented at 7 pm Noveber 22nd in the Highline Performing Arts Center (401 S. 152nd in Burien). You can buy $25 tickets through the SCDT website.

WHALES: Orcas off West Seattle

(Added: Photo sent by Nico)

7:45 AM: Orcas are back in our area this morning. Kersti Muul just reported via text that a group is southbound, headed toward Lincoln Park‘s Point Williams (home to Colman Pool), Let us know if you see them!

7:56 AM: She says they’re “spread across the channel … north end Vashon to south end of Blake Island.”

TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER, ROAD WORK: Friday info

November 8, 2024 6:03 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

6:03 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Friday, November 8. We’re going into the three-day Veterans Day weekend.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Mostly cloudy, high near 60. Today’s sunrise will be at 7:05 am, while sunset will be at 4:40 pm.

(Sunset photo texted by Richard)

ROAD WORK

*The Admiral Way Bridge seismic project continues; the south half of the bridge is closed, with one lane each way on the north side. Fairmount Avenue remains closed under the bridge.

*The Delridge pedestrian-bridge earthquake-safety project also continues, with narrowing at Delridge/Oregon.

TRANSIT

Washington State Ferries today – Back to regular 2-boat service on the Triangle Route with M/V Sealth as the unscheduled third boat; check here for last-minute changes.

Metro buses todayRegular schedule. They’ll also be on regular weekday service Monday despite the holiday.

Water Taxi todayRegular schedule. Both routes out of service on Monday for Veterans Day.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:

Low Bridge – Looking west:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.

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

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!