The Seattle Times · Jul 30, 2015
Surviving Seattle’s sidewalks: Pedestrian rage rises as the population grows
A crowd from King Street Station waits to cross Fourth Avenue South from the Weller Street Bridge during the morning commute. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)IF RYAN PACKER could use one superpower, it would be the ability to effortlessly swivel his neck 360 degrees to see in all directions.
During his 25-minute pedestrian commute from his Capitol Hill apartment to his job in Belltown, Packer would have ample opportunity to use it. Like now, as he’s approaching a three-way intersection that feels a lot like an open-water crossing.