Data through September 29. Sometime Monday evening (September 28), somebody rolled across the Fremont Bridge and registered the one millionth bike or scooter trip so far this year. The old bike counter display had both a daily count and a thermometer-style counter that filled up over the course of the year. That thermometer maxed out at one million. When the city first installed the counter with sponsorship from Cascade Bicycle Club, one million was seen as an aspirational number. Seattle just hit that figure before October. Last year, the bridge didn't reach the 1 million mark until mid-December.

This is likely the last batch of jackets we will be able to make this year. If you want one, this is probably your last chance to get one. All proceeds support our work towards safe bike lanes. Try ou...

At Lime's Georgetown operations center. Their collection is missing the 8-speed pedal bike. Yes, I pointed this out to them. No, I did not sound cool doing it. SDOT's bike and scooter share survey closes tomorrow (September 25), so if you have ridden Lime then definitely share your thoughts. Take the survey (afterwards you can enter for a chance to win a $100 gift card of some kind). It shouldn't take much longer than 10 minutes and mostly involves checking boxes about how you use bike/scooter share and what you like or dislike about it.

The Fremont Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that connects Fremont and Queen Anne. Opened in 1917, the bridge served as the sole link across the Fremont Cut for 15 years. When the George Wash…

Mayor Katie Wilson signs five executive orders. Photo from SDOT. In one of the biggest overhauls of Seattle's approach to making streets safer, Mayor Katie Wilson signed five executive orders (PDF) to speed up delivery of safety fixes and expand the city's safe streets strategies. The mayor announced and signed the orders in front of Cleveland High School flanked by Councilmembers Eddie Lin and Alexis Mercedes Rinck, staff from SDOT, Seattle Police and Seattle Fire, Cleveland High coach Aaron Roche, and community safe streets advocates. Transportation Committee Chair Rob Saka, who…