New urban planner @SoundTransit, ex-tech retiree
Joined July 2010
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Explaining the recent violence as a reaction to developments in AI and offering ideas for a path forward. briskmobility.com/2026/05/09…
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Our team launched an even bigger and better Bike & Scoot to Transit promo this week. Get out there, ride, and earn rewards for parking responsibly! 🚲🛴🎁
9 Jun 2025
You can score some FREE RIDES around Seattle this summer through the “Bike and Scoot to Transit” program!
🔗 Learn more about the program and how you can also get FREE helmets here: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/06…
ALT Promotional image of a person riding a Lime bike on a city street, advertising free bike, scooter, and transit trips in Seattle this summer.
ALT Infographic titled 'How to claim free bike rides' by Seattle Department of Transportation. Three steps are outlined: 1) Connect your Transit GO Ticket app to your Lime and/or Bird accounts to earn 150 points for each connection, 2) park at designated parking spots at transit hubs and 3) Activate your transit tickets within 24 hours to get bonus points to redeem for scooter and bike rides. For more information, and to learn about how to get a free helmet, visit dotblog.seattle.gov.
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Simon Tan retweeted
30 Apr 2025
AI’s potential benefits are incredible. But right now, we’re sleepwalking into a dangerous world that no one wants.
In my new TED talk, I argue this doesn’t have to be inevitable. It’s essential we snap out of the trance, face the dangerous implications of our current path, and coordinate toward a new path for AI.
Watch: bit.ly/44Aihft
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An essential read for all engineers, not just traffic engineers: briskmobility.com/2025/04/29…
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Simon Tan retweeted
20 Dec 2024
Transit priority lanes are the most efficient way of moving people in congested areas. Thank you for the explainer video @TransLink!
19 Dec 2024
Ever see a bus lane and thought it looked empty? Think again! Each bus lane can move more people per minute faster than a typical lane for cars.
💡 Learn more at translink.ca/buspriority
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Ask yourself why you chose your current career. Was it for money, or because someone chose it for you? Does that purpose still fit you? youtu.be/7yvt07-GIW4?si=fz2L…
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Simon Tan retweeted
23 Oct 2024
OPINION: “For many young San Franciscans like me, Prop K comes down to whether we want to proactively act to make vulnerable areas into better spaces for a better future,” 16-year-old Lucas Liang writes in his support of Proposition K. trib.al/q7i5XKi
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Simon Tan retweeted
23 Sep 2024
Join us this fall for greener travel. Bike or scoot to Link, park in designated spots and earn rewards. @seattledot @limebike @kingcountymetro
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Simon Tan retweeted
16 Sep 2024
Combine bike & scooter share with transit and expand your world.
1. Ride @limebike to one of 14 eligible @SoundTransit stations
2. Park correctly
3. Earn FREE transit trips with the Transit GO app
Here's how to get started: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2024/09…
ALT A person parks a Lime scooter at a Scooter and Bike Share Parking corral on Capitol Hill.
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Can't believe we have to keep relitigating this - but State DOTs just aren't willing to learn!
29 Jul 2024
US transportation agencies keep claiming that expanding highways will reduce climate change.
That's absurd.
In @voxdotcom I explained why. 🧵
vox.com/future-perfect/36301…
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Simon Tan retweeted
16 Jul 2024
“We don’t need more high speed rail maps. That is not our problem. What we need is someone who has the power to translate map into steel and concrete—a five- and 10-year plan with funding and someone saying what’s happening.” @ericgoldwyn 🚅 @henrygrabar
slate.com/business/2024/07/h…
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One of the saddest stories: americawalks.org/tales-from-…
Street safety should not depend on volunteers risking their own lives 😓
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Simon Tan retweeted
11 Jun 2024
If NYC small biz owners think congestion pricing will crush them, they need to check their math.
Shopkeepers consistently overestimate the # of customers who drive, undercounting those who walk, bike, or ride transit.
Me in @voxdotcom 🧵
vox.com/future-perfect/35467…
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Spoiler: All the most NIMBY cities are in California 🤣
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28 Apr 2024
Oversized SUVs and trucks worsen a slew of societal problems, including crash deaths, climate change, and tire pollution.
But rather than restrain car bloat, federal policy has actively encouraged it.
In @voxdotcom I explained how. 🧵
vox.com/future-perfect/24139…
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Have you checked out the #BRT Standard 2024 Edition yet? 🚍 Make sure to read our new blog post to join the conversation around BRT and public transport with #ITDPYearoftheBus. Discover more: itdp.org/2024/03/26/why-this…
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Published learnings from #CDMX - truly a world-class city! briskmobility.com/2024/03/12…
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Simon Tan retweeted
4 Mar 2024
"Why do seemingly harmless suggestions to make space for safe car alternatives lead to such entrenched stances? The answer lies in denialism." @ammorano explores, via @streetsblogNYC. nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/03/…
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Highlighting some of the amazing #pedestrianized 🚶 spaces in Paris that should be replicated more in the United States: briskmobility.com/2024/01/28…
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