New urban planner @SoundTransit, ex-tech retiree

Joined July 2010
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13 Jun 2025
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! 🚲🛴🎁
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…
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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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Transit priority lanes are the most efficient way of moving people in congested areas. Thank you for the explainer video @TransLink!
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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10 Nov 2024
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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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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Join us this fall for greener travel. Bike or scoot to Link, park in designated spots and earn rewards. @seattledot @limebike @kingcountymetro ow.ly/KxNN50TtHTG
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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…
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3 Aug 2024
Can't believe we have to keep relitigating this - but State DOTs just aren't willing to learn!
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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“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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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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6 Jun 2024
Spoiler: All the most NIMBY cities are in California 🤣
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30 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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29 Mar 2024
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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