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I had to pick someone up near Capitol Hill last week and realized I no longer understand what the curb is supposed to be for. There was a bus stop, a commercial loading zone, two spaces taken by delivery drivers with hazards on, a rideshare driver sitting half in the bike lane, one car apparently parked despite a no-parking sign, and three people circling the block waiting for somebody to move. I eventually told my friend to walk two blocks because stopping anywhere near the actual destination felt like I was either blocking traffic or breaking a rule. Since then I've been noticing it everywhere. A lot of Seattle streets seem to have been redesigned around five completely reasonable goals that become ridiculous when they all need the same 100 feet of curb: buses, bikes, deliveries, disabled access, passenger pickup, restaurant loading, construction, regular parking, garbage collection, whatever else I'm forgetting. The individual restrictions usually make sense. The combined result sometimes doesn't. The weird part is that we've also massively increased the number of things that depend on quick curb access. Amazon/FedEx/UPS deliveries, DoorDash, Uber, Lyft, grocery delivery, contractors, apartment move-ins. So instead of eliminating curb demand, we seem to have made the curb more complicated at exactly the moment more people need to use it briefly. And then everyone develops their own unofficial rule: hazards mean I get five minutes, the bike lane is a loading zone if I'm fast, the bus stop is okay if nobody can see the bus yet. I'm not arguing that we should rip out bike lanes or turn everything back into parking. I'm genuinely curious what the intended end state is. Should dense neighborhoods have far more dedicated 5-10 minute loading/pickup zones, even if that means removing additional long-term parking? Should buildings be required to provide more off-street loading space? Or is the chaos just the unavoidable price of trying to fit too many uses onto streets designed long before half these uses existed? People who drive for deliveries, buses, rideshare, trades, etc. probably see this more than the rest of us. What would actually make Seattle's curb space work better?

I recently moved to Seattle at the end of Aug. My husband and I have both noticed that every time we’re walking our dog in a neighborhood, people cross the street. One time a neighbor crossed the street with their dog and then, needed to cross back over, after coming across another walker started coming from the other direction. This has happened both whether they have a dog themselves or not. It doesn’t happen as often when we don’t have our dog. We’ve been wondering what may be the motivation. We’re not sure if this is related to social distancing?General avoidance of interactions? I can’t imagine every dog we pass is reactive or, if there is another explanation. My understanding is this isn’t a part of the Seattle freeze idea.

I just took a green cab from the airport home. I live I. South Seattle, and always use the meters instead of the flat rate to downtown. When we got to my place, the meter said $37.40 but the driver insisted that I owed $45 for ‘fees’ from the airport. I was really tired from a long trip, but did I just get scammed for $7 or is that correct?

My birthday is next week, anything in Seattle near SLU I can get for free or discounted?

Hi, I’m shopping for places in Seattle. Out of curiosity can someone explain what the % AMI means? I’m looking at the chart and really have no clue what this means. Idk if this matters but I’m looking at a 1bd and I make a 100k. Sorry if this is dumb…

My fiancé and I are thinking of moving to the area within 2-3 years. I’m currently living in the Richmond, Virginia area (technically North Chesterfield), and we’re looking for something close to that cost of living. We want to be within ~45 minutes of Seattle and close to some nature. Are there any towns or neighborhoods like this near Seattle? Looking for some recommendations so we can start looking into places. Any tips would be appreciated also!

Hi!! I'm a new hairstylist that just moved from everett to Seattle after graduating beauty school. Im looking for a clipper cut model on the 26th at 11am for a job interview. The cut needs to be clipper on the sides and shears on the top. Like I said, COMPLETELY FREE. Please DM me if youre interested!

We're looking for someone to come to our local shop in Renton and be featured in 5–7 short, fun TikTok-style videos following current trends. No need to be an influencer or have a big following! We already have someone to handle filming, so you just need to be comfortable being on camera and have fun with it. If you're interested, send me a DM! We can discuss the details, schedule, and payment.

Just wanted to share a photo I'm proud of, considering the equipment I had. I took this last year for Holga Week, where all participants use a Holga camera, which is a toy camera.

Seen at 77th and 14th Ave nw. Seemed like it fine, on a hunt and calling for a nearby mate? Never seen an owl this close except at Woodland Park!