Tag: traffic

Streetus Interruptus

I mentioned the small number of bridges between downtown and north Seattle in an early post on The Montlake Mess. There are other “features” that drive new drivers in our area nuts. Chief among them: Streetus Interruptus. In theory, Seattle’s thoroughfares are set up as a grid. Streets run east-west, avenues run north-south. Then we …

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The Montlake Mess

Examine a map of Seattle. It’s bounded on the east and west by water, and bisected by another body of water. As a result, bridges are choke points between A and B. One of the most congested bridges is next to the University of Washington campus, the Montlake Bridge. This bridge is a drawbridge, which …

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