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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 15h

Local transit advocacy wins strengthen my trust in safer streets until I'm reminded that these fucking things are allowed to operate on them.

The hood of a lifted, white Ford truck towers above a person in a parking lot. Seen from the perspective of a smaller person or child, the vantage shows just how invisible people are to the drivers of such vehicles.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 6d

Lol, I wonder if the Seattle Times headline writers have a point of view about this race 🤔

COMING NEXT SUNDAY
Bruce Harrell touts progress and promises stability in his quest for re-election.

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 7d

sorry tay bb but you haven’t earned father figure level gay icon just yet

Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 8d

Also if you’re not already supporting @theurbanist.org consider doing so with your money. If it weren’t for reporting from @typewriteralley.bsky.social so many of us would have missed this.

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 8d

These wins are so important. Keep up the good work, everyone.

Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻 @noahsbwilliams.com · 8d

When we fight?
WE WIN!!!

The instant and unrelenting public pressure by @seattletru.bsky.social and partners has persuaded SDOT to keep the bus lane at 12th & Union!

Our action this weekend is canceled!

sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/02/c...

Capitol Hill Updates to Support Route 2’s Return to E Union St - SDOT Blog

Blog post providing information about updates to E Union St between 12th Ave and 11th Ave, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

sdotblog.seattle.gov

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 8d

And we have a backpedal from SDOT.

"[W]e are updating our approach to meet the changes requested by Metro to support Route 2, while continuing conversations and evaluations with all stakeholders before advancing changes to bus lane uses."
sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/02/c...

Capitol Hill Updates to Support Route 2’s Return to E Union St - SDOT Blog

Blog post providing information about updates to E Union St between 12th Ave and 11th Ave, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

sdotblog.seattle.gov

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Noah, some kind of engineer 🚎💻 @noahsbwilliams.com · 10d

This isn't over yet! We're not down with this, and we're not letting the mayor hide behind city bureaucracy either.

Come show up with the Transit Riders Union this Saturday morning, and bring tell a friend!

A post to the TRU members area requesting additional people at a protest for Saturday 10/4/25 at around 7am, to occupy the bus lane at 12th Ave & E Union St that the city wants to tear out.

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Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.bsky.social · 9d

I was just as shocked with the news about the route 2 bus only lane as you. We are working on it. We need to prioritize pedestrian safety and not go backwards on our transit investments.

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Kyle Jacobson @ks-jacobson.bsky.social · 10d

I'm contacting the Mayor, Interim Director Adiam Emery, and CMs Hollingsworth, Rinck, and Nelson. Are you?

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10d

Confirmed: SDOT will be removing the bus only lane on E Union Street this weekend, ceding this part of the $130 million RapidRide G project back to general purpose traffic in response to requests from nearby property owners.

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RJ Sheperd @rjsheperd.com · 9d

If every "Public Process" can be overturned by a handful of NIMBYs, what good is "Public Process"???

@wilsonforseattle.bsky.social this is absurd, and needs to be returned back to Bus Only.

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10d

Confirmed: SDOT will be removing the bus only lane on E Union Street this weekend, ceding this part of the $130 million RapidRide G project back to general purpose traffic in response to requests from nearby property owners.

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 9d

The LaCroix thing says everything we need to know about Bruce Harrell's leadership in response to pedestrian deaths (a number he can't seem to track with accuracy).

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 9d

Come for Katie Wilson's answer on traffic safety and the need to prioritize transit, stay for Bruce Harrell deciding to open a can of carbonated water while his opponent is speaking.

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 9d

Katie Wilson: "Unfortunately we are not nearly on track [on Vision Zero]. So that means first of all transforming our most dangerous streets...
We have state funds for [Aurora Ave]. The Mayor's Office needs to lead with a vision informed by the community, in this case the Aurora Imagined Coalition."

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Streetcrafting @streetcrafting.bsky.social · 18d

@seattledot.bsky.social I just called in the safety hazard at Pine & 4th again.

The bike lane is now effectively less than 2ft wide and leads directly into conflict with vehicles with zero buffer or margin for error.

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Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 22d

I honestly can’t believe city council didn’t delay the votes today to allow Solomon to be there. They disenfranchised our entire district.

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 22d

Oh, are you the most historically disinvested district in the city? Maybe you’ll get a seat at the table next time.

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 22d

This shoulda been a no-brainer, but Seattle City Council got the car brain.

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 22d

Strauss abstains, everyone else votes no, and Rinck's proposal to get rid of minimum parking mandates for new housing fails with only Rinck voting yes.

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 22d

@seattledot.bsky.social director says SDOT is "transit first," but has yet to prove it. Jason @fixthel8.bsky.social with another great OpEd about why bus lanes are integral for a reliable Route 8. Thankfully @councilmember-amr.bsky.social recognizes this is a problem with an obvious solution.

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Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 25d

For someone who really likes to play strongman, Harrell sure doesn’t like taking responsibility for the decisions his administration makes.

Harrell lives steps from Lake Washington
Boulevard, but a spokesperson said in an email that Harrell's office regularly provides input on street design, not just in the mayor's neighborhood, and added, "Mayor Harrell was not personally involved in the decision" to indefinitely suspend the planned safety measures.

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 27d

Harrell: "I've always supported social housing."

Sure, Jan, you've just never wanted to use the tools we know work to support it or risk losing your, um, relation$hips.

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 28d

I encourage folks (after reading my piece, of course! Or while reading!) to watch this debate for themselves. It's short and if you're ADHD you can watch it on 1.5 speed like I did!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ky...

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Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 28d

Seattle's long in-person public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan has officially kicked off.

First comments were from @ceceliablack.bsky.social: "As you're going through this Comp Plan, I would really hope you ask yourself what you would do if you were disabled tomorrow and you couldn't drive."

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 28d

When house owners talk about how they bought houses due to the "small neighborhood feel" what they mean is "a place where I don't have to see or tolerate renters" because renters are relegated to busy, filthy arterials outside those "small," "quaint" neighborhoods where they own property.

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 28d

Well said!

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 28d

Member of the Baby Boom Generation Testify in Favor of More Housing without Using the Word "But" Challenge

Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 28d

"I'm in favor of more housing but..."

💩...not in my neighborhood
💩...not without additional process
💩...not without more parking
💩...not without new infrastructure
💩...not if it looks too boxy
💩...not along a neighborhood greenway
💩...not if a tree is removed
💩...not if a developer is involved

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 29d

If only @seattledot.bsky.social would do the same for Route 8, @fixthel8.bsky.social

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 29d

I’m looking forward to the moment the Fremont business community realizes how much their customer base uses and appreciates dedicated, reliable public transit.

Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 29d

Full-depth repaving underway in Fremont, part of the Route 40 project.

A lane of exposed subgrade with rebar, surrounded by cones, as workers prep for a concrete pour in the distance

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Sam Luikens @sluikens.bsky.social · 29d

If only we were serious, too.