Sam Luikens
@sluikens.bsky.social
Seattle. Every intersection is a crosswalk.
Reposted by Sam Luikens
Two things for @mayorofseattle.bsky.social and @alexis4seattle.bsky.social:
1. We need to know how and why this happened tomorrow, and have a proposed solution to prevent it.
2. We need to immediately spin up a Vision Zero Response Team with more funding than the 2026 graffiti abatement budget.
1. We need to know how and why this happened tomorrow, and have a proposed solution to prevent it.
2. We need to immediately spin up a Vision Zero Response Team with more funding than the 2026 graffiti abatement budget.
Seattle needs immediate rapid response to vision zero. When someone is killed or seriously injured in a traffic collision, a rapid semi-permanent remediation must be installed/deployed at the site to make sure it never happens again. Paint and signal re-timing is not sufficient.
SPD reports victim in first crash at Pine/Bellevue has died www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/02/vict...
February 17, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Two things for @mayorofseattle.bsky.social and @alexis4seattle.bsky.social:
1. We need to know how and why this happened tomorrow, and have a proposed solution to prevent it.
2. We need to immediately spin up a Vision Zero Response Team with more funding than the 2026 graffiti abatement budget.
1. We need to know how and why this happened tomorrow, and have a proposed solution to prevent it.
2. We need to immediately spin up a Vision Zero Response Team with more funding than the 2026 graffiti abatement budget.
Reposted by Sam Luikens
We don't need to "promote" road safety, we need to *engineer* it! Our road should be designed and built to be safe, even if that means driving takes longer or parking is harder to find.
Wilson highlighted the recent death of a pedestrian in Capitol Hill. She said the City needs to get its Vision Zero campaign to end traffic deaths on course and do more to promote road safety.
February 18, 2026 at 3:05 AM
We don't need to "promote" road safety, we need to *engineer* it! Our road should be designed and built to be safe, even if that means driving takes longer or parking is harder to find.
Reposted by Sam Luikens
I don't want to be a vulnerable road user. I just want to get around.
February 17, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I don't want to be a vulnerable road user. I just want to get around.
Crossing the street shouldn’t be so fucking dangerous
Fatal crash: Woman killed crossing street Monday night on Capitol Hill www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/02/vict...
February 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Crossing the street shouldn’t be so fucking dangerous
Vision Zero will only ever amount to an empty PR campaign until @seattledot.bsky.social is brave enough to deprioritizes cars
@seattledot.bsky.social are you paying attention to the constant stream of feedback you have received about Pike & Melrose?
A person walking was killed a block away at Pine & Bellevue last night, which is fully signalized.
It’s a miracle it hasn’t happen at Pike & Melrose yet. What’s your plan?
A person walking was killed a block away at Pine & Bellevue last night, which is fully signalized.
It’s a miracle it hasn’t happen at Pike & Melrose yet. What’s your plan?
I stopped posting about the vast majority of my too close for comfort calls. But I was almost left hooked Sunday pm while bicycling up Pike where the bike lane switches from two way, to one way on each side, at Melrose. I had the signal. The only reason I didn’t get hit is b/c I am hypervigilant.
February 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Vision Zero will only ever amount to an empty PR campaign until @seattledot.bsky.social is brave enough to deprioritizes cars
I looked it up, and this is the actual definition of the word milquetoast:
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I looked it up, and this is the actual definition of the word milquetoast:
Reposted by Sam Luikens
We had a great time tonight talking to @seattledot.bsky.social about Bus Lanes on Denny Way!
The Mayor’s order mandates a plan by April 17. We’re excited that SDOT is thinking about more than Denny and will keep iterating on solutions in the coming years
The Mayor’s order mandates a plan by April 17. We’re excited that SDOT is thinking about more than Denny and will keep iterating on solutions in the coming years
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 AM
We had a great time tonight talking to @seattledot.bsky.social about Bus Lanes on Denny Way!
The Mayor’s order mandates a plan by April 17. We’re excited that SDOT is thinking about more than Denny and will keep iterating on solutions in the coming years
The Mayor’s order mandates a plan by April 17. We’re excited that SDOT is thinking about more than Denny and will keep iterating on solutions in the coming years
Do nimbys know what nimbyism is?
“Three Tree Point resident Dawn Lemmel told the Council Monday night. ‘In September, you assured us our voices had been heard and acknowledged we are not NIMBYs, but in fact, staunch advocates and defenders of our city’s fragile resources and ecosystem.’”
“Three Tree Point resident Dawn Lemmel told the Council Monday night. ‘In September, you assured us our voices had been heard and acknowledged we are not NIMBYs, but in fact, staunch advocates and defenders of our city’s fragile resources and ecosystem.’”
NEW STORY // New Burien Council Takes Potential Neighborhood-wide Downzones Off the Table
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/30/n...
Story by Ryan Packer via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/30/n...
New Burien Council Takes Potential Neighborhood-wide Downzones Off the Table » The Urbanist
# The close vote earlier this week was a strong signal of a change in direction for Burien, which saw a 5-2 moderate council majority flip to a 4-3 progressive one last November.
www.theurbanist.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Do nimbys know what nimbyism is?
“Three Tree Point resident Dawn Lemmel told the Council Monday night. ‘In September, you assured us our voices had been heard and acknowledged we are not NIMBYs, but in fact, staunch advocates and defenders of our city’s fragile resources and ecosystem.’”
“Three Tree Point resident Dawn Lemmel told the Council Monday night. ‘In September, you assured us our voices had been heard and acknowledged we are not NIMBYs, but in fact, staunch advocates and defenders of our city’s fragile resources and ecosystem.’”
@ 2nd and Marion. Come thru!
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
@ 2nd and Marion. Come thru!
Reposted by Sam Luikens
FYI, I left a message for Schumer. Please call the Senate Switchboard and demand, at a minimum:
1. The complete dismantling of ICE.
2. The prosecution of everyone involved with these murders and civil rights violations, including Noem.
2. A full stop on confirming Trump nominees and justices.
1. The complete dismantling of ICE.
2. The prosecution of everyone involved with these murders and civil rights violations, including Noem.
2. A full stop on confirming Trump nominees and justices.
Chuck, maybe you could call your Senator about it? The Senate switchboard can be reached at (202) 224-3121. If the Senior Senator from New York and Senate Minority Leader isn't in, leave a recorded message.
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
FYI, I left a message for Schumer. Please call the Senate Switchboard and demand, at a minimum:
1. The complete dismantling of ICE.
2. The prosecution of everyone involved with these murders and civil rights violations, including Noem.
2. A full stop on confirming Trump nominees and justices.
1. The complete dismantling of ICE.
2. The prosecution of everyone involved with these murders and civil rights violations, including Noem.
2. A full stop on confirming Trump nominees and justices.
Reposted by Sam Luikens
Thank you to everyone who is risking their safety and contributing their time and money to protect our neighbors. If you are so inclined, please check out Stand With Minnesota (standwithminnesota.com) to find a way to help.
And no one start any beefs with Will Stancil. (2/2)
And no one start any beefs with Will Stancil. (2/2)
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Thank you to everyone who is risking their safety and contributing their time and money to protect our neighbors. If you are so inclined, please check out Stand With Minnesota (standwithminnesota.com) to find a way to help.
And no one start any beefs with Will Stancil. (2/2)
And no one start any beefs with Will Stancil. (2/2)
Reposted by Sam Luikens
It looks like this bike lane has shrunk again here. CC @seattledot.bsky.social : could we reposition the concrete barrier and add the missing flex posts?
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It looks like this bike lane has shrunk again here. CC @seattledot.bsky.social : could we reposition the concrete barrier and add the missing flex posts?
Bus lanes are a go! So proud of all the dedicated advocacy lead by @nicksattele.bsky.social and @jasonli468.bsky.social and all the folks digging in @fixthel8.bsky.social
No doubt we'll need to keep showing up to shepherd this thing through. Keep an eye out for future action items!
No doubt we'll need to keep showing up to shepherd this thing through. Keep an eye out for future action items!
Game changer
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Bus lanes are a go! So proud of all the dedicated advocacy lead by @nicksattele.bsky.social and @jasonli468.bsky.social and all the folks digging in @fixthel8.bsky.social
No doubt we'll need to keep showing up to shepherd this thing through. Keep an eye out for future action items!
No doubt we'll need to keep showing up to shepherd this thing through. Keep an eye out for future action items!
Reposted by Sam Luikens
Excited to announce 2 executive orders at my transition team meeting. My Shelter and Housing Accelerator order will speed efforts to rapidly bring people inside. And my Transit Accelerator order will finally implement a bus lane on Denny. More details on my blog at wilson.seattle.gov #thisisyourcity
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Excited to announce 2 executive orders at my transition team meeting. My Shelter and Housing Accelerator order will speed efforts to rapidly bring people inside. And my Transit Accelerator order will finally implement a bus lane on Denny. More details on my blog at wilson.seattle.gov #thisisyourcity
Arguments against stronger, more permanent car free places that pit emergency vehicle access as a reason not to build it are empty considering how often emergency vehicles respond to traffic violence against pedestrians.
December 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Arguments against stronger, more permanent car free places that pit emergency vehicle access as a reason not to build it are empty considering how often emergency vehicles respond to traffic violence against pedestrians.
Reposted by Sam Luikens
Rail $395 million
Public transit $753 million
Debt $1.7 billion
Highway upgrades $5.3 billion
someone who is good at transportation planning please help me budget this. my state is dying
Public transit $753 million
Debt $1.7 billion
Highway upgrades $5.3 billion
someone who is good at transportation planning please help me budget this. my state is dying
December 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Rail $395 million
Public transit $753 million
Debt $1.7 billion
Highway upgrades $5.3 billion
someone who is good at transportation planning please help me budget this. my state is dying
Public transit $753 million
Debt $1.7 billion
Highway upgrades $5.3 billion
someone who is good at transportation planning please help me budget this. my state is dying
Car brain but bot. We're not a serious society.
Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars
Mad Max mode exposes a risk for AV innovation. To stay competitive, computer-powered cars are emulating human drivers.
www.fastcompany.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Car brain but bot. We're not a serious society.
Reposted by Sam Luikens
If we want to create a more affordable, livable Seattle, we need to design for *reducing* car volumes. This is the only way to meet our climate, public health, vision zero, accessibility and housing goals. Our fight to design highway on-ramps with LESS capacity epitomizes why it's still hard.
Op-Ed: It’s Time to Imagine a Safer, More Connected Rainier Avenue » The Urbanist
# Rainier Avenue has too many cars traveling at dangerous speeds, but conventional planning practices make it hard to change that and design a future where Rainier Avenue thrives. Let's stop making ha...
www.theurbanist.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If we want to create a more affordable, livable Seattle, we need to design for *reducing* car volumes. This is the only way to meet our climate, public health, vision zero, accessibility and housing goals. Our fight to design highway on-ramps with LESS capacity epitomizes why it's still hard.
I can think of about four other instances of drivers smashing cars into buildings in my neighborhood in just the past few years. I’m sure I’m missing a few.
The Reef
Dino’s
Coastal Kitchen
Uncle Ike’s
The Reef
Dino’s
Coastal Kitchen
Uncle Ike’s
Yikes. Heres the video (and the source, Honeyhole’s TikTok): www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrb52o8s/
Worth noting that this street has a “protected” bike lane, though these stores are close to the corner/intersection.
We need to do something about violent drivers in our cities.
Worth noting that this street has a “protected” bike lane, though these stores are close to the corner/intersection.
We need to do something about violent drivers in our cities.
December 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I can think of about four other instances of drivers smashing cars into buildings in my neighborhood in just the past few years. I’m sure I’m missing a few.
The Reef
Dino’s
Coastal Kitchen
Uncle Ike’s
The Reef
Dino’s
Coastal Kitchen
Uncle Ike’s
Prioritizing public safety should include addressing the harmful ways automobile storage stresses our neighborhoods.
Make the the job of enforcing parking rules worthwhile. Let them lunch!
Make the the job of enforcing parking rules worthwhile. Let them lunch!
Parking Enforcement Officers On Work Slowdown After Contract Negotiations Stall
The PEOs have been working without a contract for two years. One issue: Their pay caps out at $37 an hour, compared to $52 for other city employees they say do similar work.
publicola.com/2025/12/12/p...
The PEOs have been working without a contract for two years. One issue: Their pay caps out at $37 an hour, compared to $52 for other city employees they say do similar work.
publicola.com/2025/12/12/p...
Parking Enforcement Officers On Work Slowdown After Contract Negotiations Stall - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Seattle’s parking enforcement officers have been engaged in a work slowdown since mid-November, after failing to…
publicola.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Prioritizing public safety should include addressing the harmful ways automobile storage stresses our neighborhoods.
Make the the job of enforcing parking rules worthwhile. Let them lunch!
Make the the job of enforcing parking rules worthwhile. Let them lunch!
Flex posts do not keep us safe. Each and every one along NE 40th is destroyed because drivers and delivery trucks abuse the bike lane.
Is this on your radar, @seattledot.bsky.social ?
Is this on your radar, @seattledot.bsky.social ?
December 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Flex posts do not keep us safe. Each and every one along NE 40th is destroyed because drivers and delivery trucks abuse the bike lane.
Is this on your radar, @seattledot.bsky.social ?
Is this on your radar, @seattledot.bsky.social ?
Reposted by Sam Luikens
"I know what it's like to be sitting at the bus stop, late for something, and you thought your bus was coming, and now it's going to be another half an hour."
Tell me you're talking about the L8 without telling me you're talking about the L8
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/08/i...
Tell me you're talking about the L8 without telling me you're talking about the L8
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/08/i...
'I'm Always on the Bus': How Transit Advocacy Helped Katie Wilson Become Seattle's Next Mayor — Streetsblog USA
"I really think that our public transit system is such a big part of people's daily experience of government," says the incoming mayor of the Emerald City.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"I know what it's like to be sitting at the bus stop, late for something, and you thought your bus was coming, and now it's going to be another half an hour."
Tell me you're talking about the L8 without telling me you're talking about the L8
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/08/i...
Tell me you're talking about the L8 without telling me you're talking about the L8
usa.streetsblog.org/2025/12/08/i...
This is all gonna be worth it one day, right @sound-transit.bsky.social ?
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This is all gonna be worth it one day, right @sound-transit.bsky.social ?
Reposted by Sam Luikens
Made it into the @transpochoices.bsky.social hall of fame!
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Made it into the @transpochoices.bsky.social hall of fame!
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social
Time to #BuildTheDamnBusLane!!
@jasonli468.bsky.social
@fixthel8.bsky.social