Michael Smith

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Seattle, WA Software engineer, safe streets advocate, and occasional Seattle Transit Blog contributor Check out the ridership data for your favorite route at https://seattletransitridership.com. He/him

View from the back of a Metra train after it passed next to another Metra train and under a freight train.
TRAIN DELAY NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: This is to advise that Metra trains were unavoidably delayed on the date printed on this notice. If you require additional information, or to verify this notice, please contact Metra Passenger Services at: 312-322-6777 We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you.
Complex elevated track intersection in the Loop with 2 trains.
Rear-facing seats on an Orange Line train in Chicago.
Left turn lane on a suburban stroad facing several acres of trees.
Orange Line train in the Loop
Screenshot of Route 547.
Biking past Seafair traffic on Columbian Way in 2024.
Map of the Golden Gardens Direct
New crosswalks and stop signs at Hanford and 32nd.
Bike showing 500 miles next to Lake Washington.
Whale tail in Elliott Bay
A group of talented kids on unicycles.
Transit ridership by mode for each match day. (Metro)
World Cup Match Day Ridership: Egypt v Belgium Match Day 1: 221,000 • Australia v United States Match Day 2: 297,000 • Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar Match Day 3: 237,000 Egypt v Iran Match Day 4: 234,000 • Belgium v Senegal Match Day 5: 246,000 • United States v Belgium Match Day 6: 309,000
Three buses near Judkins Park.
Remains of the burned cars on the street near a no parking sign.
Map of the current frequent transit network goal.
Seattle is hottest in SODO and on major arterial roads. Waterfront neighborhoods are the coolest.
Inside a southbound 1 Line train at CID.
Line at CID
Street closed sign on King St
View of people watching the game
Hyundai car branded as a World Cup sponsor sitting in traffic
March in Pioneer Square
USA March to the match
Packed waterfront
Street closed sign on Alaskan Way
Crowd getting off the train at Pioneer Square.
Very crowded pedestrian section of Waterfront Park.
Inside the red train
Someone driving their car through a crowd on Pike Place. Several other cars are parked nearby.
Lots of people enjoying the waterfront in Seattle.
A dozen or so people in lawn chairs in Pioneer Square.
Two cars blocking the bike path outside the ferry terminal
Busy cafe
Group of people on a sidewalk in the middle of a stroad next to Federal Way Downtown station.
Squawk Mountain State Park
Trailhead Direct bus at Margaret’s Way trailhead.
No parking within 30 feet sign with the “0” covered.
Cybertruck parked illegally at a stop sign on the wrong side of the street.
Rainier Ave just south of Hudson St at 8:10am. There are no cars (moving or parked) in any of the 5 lanes dedicated for vehicles.
Half of the new base with a few dozen buses.
Train blocking the crosswalk during the walk signal.
Route 515 in Seattle.
Car driving into a tree and flipping over.
Locations of crashes near Mount Baker station.
Several people biking on LWB on a cloudy day.
Waterfront shuttle
KT bus at the Bainbridge Ferry Terminal
View of the Seattle Skyline from the M/V Tacoma.
Critical Mass passing a GILLIG electric bus on Route 128.
Critical Mass at Cristian Salyer’s ghost bike.
Crowd around Maridee’s ghost bike while her daughter speaks.
Lots of people biking along the waterfront.
Four people on bikes and scooters on Dearborn.
Redesigned MLK with protected bike lanes, more trees, and outdoor seating.
Someone biking on the sidewalk next to Rainier Ave.
Knocked down flex post in a planting strip.
Front of the burned car and damaged back of the car next to it.