Transit Guide for North Snohomish County

The North Snohomish County Transit Guide provides a comprehensive view of all transit services for people who live in Stanwood and Darrington, Washington. Brock created all maps and was responsible for design and layout of the publication. Published in April 2024, printed in June 2024.

DC Direct Route Restructure & Retiming

To improve transit connections from the Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Reservation to Arlington and Mount Vernon, Brock proposed an updated schedule and route for the tribe’s DC Direct transit service. The tribe approved and implemented the recommendations, resulting in maximum transfer times of 7 minutes between the DC Direct and other transit services. Implemented in July 2024.

D’Arling Direct

In 2022, Brock led a community process for identifying transportation needs in the North Stillaguamish Valley between Darrington and Arlington, Wash., and contracting and managing a consultant (Toole Design Group) who produced a report that recommended a suite of mobility solutions, including a flex-route transit service. Brock then worked with a local partner (Homage Senior Services) to seek state funding to operate the flex-route transit service and with state legislators to earmark additional funding. The project came to fruition in 2024 when the D’Arling Direct began operating 3x/weekday, 2x/Sat-Sun.

Snow Goose Transit

In 2019-2020, Brock led a community process for identifying transportation needs between Camano Island, Stanwood, and Arlington, including contracting a managing a consultant (Toole Design Group) who produced a report that recommended the creation of a new flex-route service to connect the area. Brock then worked with a local partner (Lincoln Hill Retirement Community) to successfully seek state funding, and led a community naming contest. “Snow Goose Transit” began operations in December 2021.

For Safe Streets Report

On June 16, 2019, as a community volunteer, Brock organized the Ride for Safe Streets in partnership with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, Transit Riders Union, Cascade Bicycle Club, and other like-minded organizations to raise the importance of addressing street safety issues in Seattle. The event was attended by hundreds of people. Following the event, Brock produced this comprehensive report of 38 recommended safe streets policies for the City of Seattle to implement.

Green Lake Outer Loop

As a neighborhood resident and leader of the Green Lake & Wallingford Safe Streets group, Brock was instrumental in shaping the design of the initial two-way protected bike lane along the north and east sides of Green Lake Park in 2017-2021, and then the completion of the outer loop path along Aurora Ave in 2020-2022. Brock’s schematics and illustrations were critical for changes made by SDOT to the planned design for the intersection of East Green Lake Way/Drive and Ravenna Blvd, and for the jersey-barriers on Aurora Ave. The history of this work is outlined here.

Everett Station to Arena Bike/Ped Improvements Grant

In 2019, Brock proposed to the City of Everett that it apply for regional station access funding from Sound Transit to improve the walking and biking route from Everett Station to the Angel of the Winds Arena. Brock’s simple illustrations were used in the City’s successful implementation for $1.9 million.

Columbia City Bike Parking Plan

In 2017-2018, Brock developed a comprehensive bike parking plan for Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. The plan was endorsed by Columbia City Business Improvement Area, and approved by the Columbia City Landmark District Board. The BIA funded the new racks, which were installed by SDOT in 2020.

More Bicycle Parking Plans

Brock has developed several other neighborhood bicycle parking plans in Seattle, including for Ballard, First Hill, and Georgetown. Brock was also instrumental in the Pioneer Square bike parking plan, which relied heavily on his recommendations for the unique design that reflects the neighborhood’s historic character.

Seattle Bike Parking Code Update

For the Seattle Department of Transportation from 2016-2018, Brock provided best practice recommendations in their update to the city’s bicycle parking requirements in the city’s building code and creation of new guidelines. See Bicycle Security Advisors for more information about this work and best practice recommendations.

Seattle Transportation Project Involvement

As the policy manager at Cascade Bicycle Club and subsequent volunteer involvement, Brock has helped substantially shape the following other projects and policies:

• Temporary bus exit lane from WB SR520 into Montlake
• Downtown Seattle 2nd Avenue Bike Lane
• Westlake Cycletrack
• 9th Avenue Protected Bike Lanes from Westlake Ave to Denny Ave
• Updates Bell Street Festival Street / Woonerf
• Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link in Ballard
• Northgate Pedestrian Bridge
• Bike and bus infrastructure along Rainier Ave S
• NE 65th Street Protected Bike Lanes
• Downtown Waterfront trail/bikeway
• Eastlake Ave Protected Bike Lanes
• Ravenna Blvd Protected Bike Lanes, including connection to the Ravenna Park south alley
• 2015 Move Seattle Levy Ordinance
• 2015 Seattle Vision Zero Plan
• 2014 Seattle Bicycle Master Plan
• Transportation recommendations for 2013 Seattle Climate Action Plan