It's the typical jaywalking case we've seen for years: Unsuspecting tourists who come to Seattle from larger, walkable metropolitan cities (i.e., NYC, Chicago, and Boston) think of jaywalking as a healthy, daily practice. On the road, they assume it's okay to do the same in Seattle. Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams found out the hard way last night that it's not, after he was issued a $56 jaywalking ticket outside Safeco Field for illegally crossing the street away from a crosswalk. Apparently, Williams tried to finesse his way out of the ticket, saying Chicagoans cross anywhere. We can practically hear the authoritative chuckle in the SPD officer's response, "Not in Seattle." more ›

Any of you chickens who have been trying to cross the street will be glad to know the City of Seattle released its Pedestrian Master Plan, which answers the timeless question of how you will cross the street. The answer will involve spending $60 million over the next six years for Segways for all fancy crosswalks, raised sidewalks, warning signs, traffic lights, and police to provide $46 jaywalking citations (don't get us started). Crossing the street is one thing, but playing a mean game of Frogger by dodging cars in order to safely cross the streets, that's a whole other issue--we're not squawking that something's being done. more ›