On a recent Thursday morning, a team in highlighter orange and yellow safety vests eyed traffic lights, clipboards in hand, at the corner of Westlake Avenue and Valley Street. They awaited what’s inevitable at this South Lake Union intersection and many others across Seattle: cars blocking the crosswalk during red lights.
Starting in March, this crossing will be one of four in the city where illegally “blocking the box” will be monitored via traffic camera. Any vehicle caught obstructing a crosswalk or intersection will be sent a warning via mail—all following violations will be ticketed at $75 each. The same fine will apply to drivers occupying bus
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