Transformer of streets; deployer of cones. We are here for you! (Any similarity between us and PBOT is imaginary.)
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Two years ago today, 15-year-old Fallon Smart was killed by a reckless driver and by our dangerous streets, which fail to put people’s safety first.
So, how about this, @PBOTinfo: why don’t you beat us to it? Why don’t you start Transforming our streets, putting safety before convenience? Why don’t you put us out of business?
Watch that video. Listen to what officials say helps an intersection. Tell us if our city is doing that.
This father and son were also on the @KING5Seattle coverage. Watch the dad put his body in harm's way while his son manages to get into the intersection. This is what it means to be a parent in @MayorJenny @seattledot's #Seattle. king5.com/video/news/local/d…
Sorry we didn’t thread that. We were distracted by the urgency of our broken streets, and our desire to fix them.
So next time you’re out there walking around your neighborhood and spy us working, why not just look the other way.
And maybe—just maybe—things change! Because we show that change is possible! That’s what a Transformation is about.
And then maybe they get the idea that those things absolutely need to be done, and they cut out a few layers of negatory bureaucracy.
So, we do those things when we can’t stand to see them undone, and we make the system act to undo them.
The system is set up so that a thousand things have to go right for anything to change, even if leaving it unchanged is the worst possible outcome.
Thwarted! We were all set for a big Transformation early this morning, but someone was about to call the cops on us. It’s a shame, because that Transformation would have helped everybody!