Wider sidewalks, pedestrian lighting, real-time bus info, and more. 3rd & Main upgrades make Pioneer Square more walkable, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone. Celebrate with us tomorrow, Aug. 7, at the Pioneer Square Art Walk (5-7 PM) and see for yourself. sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/07/28/b...
Is the bus stop reopened now? :D
This is such an improvement, great work. This area feels much safer. As someone who used to use this bus stop daily, I wish it was done when I was commuting there!
Hire an actual photographer to get your point across?
The people who actually use this stop will love these improvements and they aren't on Bluesky. Thanks for this update to a vital stop!
These are super thin improvements. Practically the same street as before.
Are you taking credit for the trees having more leaves in the after picture or is there some other change we ought to be seeing
If you've ever gotten off the bus at this stop, you know how much better this is.
The bus stop looks good, I just don’t know what we’re supposed to be seeing in the other photos
I think the confusion is that the text highlights pedestrian improvements 'and more' and the 'and more' is in the last two pictures, which is just a repaving of a poorly paved street, as highlighted in the alt text. The first two pictures show widened sidewalks, etc.
One less lane for cars and and additional lane of sidewalk
It was sooooo bumpy. 3rd & Main is the termination point for a bunch of bus routes and a stop for many additional ones. It was bone-rattling. Also crowded, so the wider sidewalk helps.
Every trolley bus on 3rd uses this block south bound. This will also reduce Metro maintenance costs from rough roads.
When they detoured the buses to the opposite side of the street I missed the cord pull once or twice. I was so used to knowing when I hit 3rd from the jostling
For me it was the huge puddles that would form on the sidewalk
Oh right. That sharp corner would get flooded because the drainage was so bad.
Trees.
What trees are you talking about? The before photos are winter and the after photos are summer? Helpfully they include alt text of what we’re looking at: better and new streets with a widened sidewalk
Oh ok, I didn't see the winter trees so I thought they were newly planted
lol wut
Sidewalks are much wider in first two. I’m not seeing much change in 3/4