QueenCity Good Roads

Making Seattle's streets good again for people who walk, bike, and ride transit, like in the 1890s.

[Seattle Bike Blog @seabikeblog]

Does anyone recognize these "c" symbols? It was on a sign near the old Good Roads Lunch Room in Interlaken Park circa 1900. Photo from the Gordon MacDougall album.

[Seattle Bike Blog @seabikeblog]

Hey everyone who followed this thread, I have since learned a lot more. I was wrong about the Interlaken bridges, but in a very interesting way. Also, I’m pretty sure I found the location of the old Good Roads Lunch Room. I think these photos are almost from the same spot.

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

Sweet old timey bike route!

[Tom Fucoloro @tfooq]

I took an old city plot outlining the Interlaken bike path ca 1900 and traced it into Google Maps: https://t.co/NZQWEJGSL2 The route was largely built through private property, much of which is now houses. But it also guided streets and paths that exist today. #SEAbikes

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

A different time.

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

Yep.

[Seattle Streetcar Coalition @LetsGoStreetcar]

#OnThisDay 79 years ago, the last streetcar of Seattle's Municipal Street Railway completed its final run. Once an expansive network with 231 miles of track, the streetcar connected neighborhoods throughout the city, including Ballard, Greenwood, Rainier Valley, and West Seattle.

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

@dongho_chang @SeattleParks Let's not rewrite the history books on one of Seattle's most important place names & street names!

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

@dongho_chang Two Ts to Elliott (unlike Mr. Helmbrecht).

Also, heads-up: @SeattleParks has mislabeled the name of their new Elliott* Bay Office Park building on Google Maps and the street name on their new business cards. 🤦‍♀️

[Streets for All Seattle @Streets4All_SEA]

There's been some movement by @SeattleDOT and @MayorJenny since we put out our draft #ForSafeStreets report. Here's a brief recap on what it said.

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

“Hi, I’m I-5 and I am historically racist. Hobbies include displacing Seattle’s Asian community and transferring their wealth to the suburbs. Currently, I’m focused on climate change. I’m a heavy smoker and I can be a little loud. Even my friends think I’m high maintenance.”

[push the needle @pushtheneedle]

@lieberschnitzel @WalkableDFW I know I was disappointed. But hey, I found it for ya anyway.

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

Paving Westlake Ave in 1920:
https://t.co/92gmRBZzLM

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

The transformation of Westlake Avenue & the parking lots along Valley Street and the westside of Lake Union has been amazing over the past 25 years.

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

Early history of Westlake Ave.

[Seattle Monorail @SeattleMonorail]

It's #FlashbackFriday! Check out this photo of 1st & Marion from 1916! ❄️

📸: Seattle Municipal Archives

[Dongho Chang @dongho_chang]

Start of the era of building freeways...

[Dongho Chang @dongho_chang]

Many families and people walking were affected by collisions in our streets in the past. This is 1947 data in Seattle.

[QueenCity Good Roads @QueenCtyGoodRds]

Seattle streets will not have been this calm since ... before the automobile.

[Mike Lindblom @MikeLindblom]

Seattle to lower speed limits amid rising number of traffic deaths

https://t.co/X6xbb6YBTn