Lexi Sneptaur

The Capitol Hill Seattle blog is a good one to subscribe to, lots of good local coverage

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2023/01/speaking-of-that-guerilla-capitol-hill-crosswalk-federal-cash-comes-through-for-seattle-safe-streets-projects-including-replacing-rogue-e-olive-way-crossing/

https://komonews.com/news/local/crosswalk-capitol-hill-removed-unauthorized-sdot-seattle-pedestrian-foot-traffic-walk-safety-transportation-community

No I’m talking about things that happen in the city I live in

This happens all the time in cities. The good cities take it as prompting to perform a traffic study and determine whether a crosswalk would be safe there, then implement one if possible. This happens in Seattle sometimes.