It’s clear that the city does not value the Bicycle Weekends program, and this is a slap in the face to everyone trying to enjoy one of Southeast Seattle’s best parks through walking, biking, and rolling. We’re trying to get to the bottom of this, but it stinks really bad

What I woke up to this morning. @cmsaranelson.bsky.social @councilmember-amr.bsky.social @cmmarksolomon.bsky.social how many collisions, injuries, and deaths are necessary before Seattle gets serious about excessive speed on MLK? We need urgent action to slow drivers.

I was going to post about how amazing it was that I can now ride from Beacon Hill to South Park to Georgetown to downtown almost entirely in PBLs. But instead I’ll post this picture of a guy who smashed into the bike lane seconds after I rolled through:

Friday morning we lost a neighbor & 2 people were injured, all due to traffic violence & probably speeding. MLK Way here is signed 25 mph speed limit, so a driver-pedestrian crash shouldn’t be so deadly, & a secondary driver-driver crash shouldn’t happen. Speed kills. www.kiro7.com/news/local/1...

This is the consequence of not following through on traffic safety. We hope that Bradley recovers fully and that the driver comes forward and takes responsibility for their actions.

This morning community members with @rvgreenways.bsky.social hosted a vigil surrounding a coffin filled with flowers for the people who are killed or injured every 2.5 days on Rainier Ave S on average. Meanwhile the City Council Transportation Committee got a presentation on "what is a pothole?"

More good coverage of the dangerous streets in South Seattle on King5 tonight. Great work @sngreenways.bsky.social @rvgreenways.bsky.social bringing attention to this dangerous intersection in a busy neighborhood.

Throwing away years of outreach and expert advice from SDOT is a huge mistake for creating a safe park environment on Lake Washington Blvd. We’re mad, and we’re going to continue to fight for a safer Lake Washington Blvd

Fired up about Lake Washington Boulevard? Join your neighbors with @rvgreenways.bsky.social Tuesday evening at 6 PM on Zoom to talk about how to respond. If you don't already get their meeting invites sign up at seattlegreenways.org/volunteer

Following 5 years of process and some scary collisions, Mayor Harrell removes safety improvements from already-watered-down Lake Washington Blvd project #SEAbikes #Seattle

Lots of opportunities to emphasize the need for a safer MLK Way (bring it down to one lane each direction!) and better people spaces in the Graham/Brighton/Hillman City area in this survey! @rvgreenways.bsky.social @sngreenways.bsky.social

This change in plans without transparency or explanation is a slap in the face to neighbors who advocated for safety improvements over 5+ years. We will get to the bottom of this. In the meantime, please contact our city reps & tell them we need safer Lake WA Blvd: actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...

It’s painful to see this happen once but infuriating to see this continue to happen. We have so many neighbors present & future who need this road to be safe!

Thank you everyone who braved the heavier-than-expected rain to enjoy a bike ride on car-free Lake Washington Blvd, eat some ice cream, & ride to HONK! Fest West with us! Photo taken by @bobco85.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who joined us Friday evening to walk and talk about safety along MLK Way corridor as we navigated sidewalks, crosswalks, & trails surrounding the Rainier Beach light rail station. From @bobco85.bsky.social: We’re putting together the notes, will start creating design guides

1/2 We’ve got a pair of advocacy events: Friday, May 30 at 5:30 pm we’re hosting a walk audit on MLK Way around Rainier Beach light rail station. Join us to observe traffic, discuss safety solutions, & share personal experiences. Meet: NE corner of MLK/Henderson @sngreenways.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat with us about safe streets advocacy & biking in South Seattle! Remember to check out the plethora of activities coming up this weekend & beyond on our newsletter (quoted msg) @bestsidecycling.com @sngreenways.bsky.social @bobco85.bsky.social #SEAbikes

I’m excited for all the news happening in South Seattle! Of course, I had the newsletter all ready to send until I saw 2 brand new announcements that arrived in my inbox this morning 😅

Happy Bike Everywhere Day! We’re running a celebration station this afternoon at I-90 Trail/MLK Way, & our next joint monthly meeting with Beacon Hill Safe Streets is Tues May 20 at 6 pm via Zoom. Lots of stuff happening, more in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/c00be9b26cf0... @sngreenways.bsky.social

We now have a schedule for this year’s edition of the popular car-free program on Lake Washington Blvd! Cc: @rvgreenways.bsky.social @bvd100.bsky.social @seattlebikeblog.com @r343l.bsky.social #SEAbikes

Shout out to @jrock08.bsky.social for his quick and effective organizing on this! @rvgreenways.bsky.social

I appreciate everyone who was able to show up to this walk audit today; we will do our next walk audit around Rainier Beach in May (details tbd)

Thank you everyone including D2 candidates @linforseattle.bsky.social @jamieforseattle.bsky.social who showed up today to talk traffic safety, share experiences, & discuss solutions on our walk audit around Columbia City lt rail station @bobco85.bsky.social @jrock08.bsky.social @bvd100.bsky.social

Learn about local advocacy events happening in South Seattle in our April monthly newsletter with @bhsafestreets.org @sngreenways.bsky.social mailchi.mp/6f7b352c3c04... #seattle

Sickening and heartbreaking. My thoughts are with this person and their friends, family, and communities. SE Seattle deserves safe streets. MLK Way is one of the top five most dangerous streets in the city, and must be made safer.

GoFundMe for the family 😢 www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-fi...

We are sad to learn via victims’ daughter that one victim died Sunday from head injuries & other has a spinal fracture. This crash was a foolish driver running a red, hitting 2 people walking in a crosswalk with the light, & driving away without stopping. We need to end traffic violence everywhere

We love to see it in our part of the city!

It was great to get outside with folks and share stories about our experiences along MLK Way today! We plan to do walk audits in April and May, so stay tuned for future announcements from @rvgreenways.bsky.social #seattle #pnw #visionZero

We did our 1st walk audit for the MLK Way Traffic Safety Committee where we observed and walked across and along MLK Way between Dawson St & Hudson St, taking notes & sharing personal experiences. Our group will use this & future walk audits to create recommendations for improvements #seattle #pnw

Check out what’s going on with safe streets advocacy in South Seattle in our March newsletter: mailchi.mp/7ae625f35b72... #seattle #pnw #seabikes

The MLK Way Traffic Safety Committee (part of Rainier Valley Greenways-Safe Streets) will host its first walk audit on Saturday at noon! They'll observe traffic, identify safety issues, & share experiences along MLK. Meet at MLK & Dawson St. Bring your clipboard & walking shoes!

Just in the nick of time, here’s our South Seattle Safe Streets Coalition newsletter for February 2025: mailchi.mp/d10e1c2c50a8...

This is unacceptable and will cause further delays and harm to everyone trying to safely access the regional light rail system. We’re looking into what we can do to escalate this situation to our elected officials

We are saddened to learn that on Thursday evening a man in a wheelchair was hit by a light rail train while crossing MLK Way at Orcas St. We hope he recovers, & we’ll continue to advocate for safety improvements along the MLK Way corridor here in Seattle #VisionZero www.kiro7.com/news/local/p...

Bicycle Weekends are a highlight of enjoying Seattle’s wonderful Lake Washington Blvd every year. We sent our recommendations to the City of Seattle to make this long running tradition of converting 3 miles of park road even better in 2025 Read our letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1g74g... #SEAbikes

Hello, Bluesky folks! We're a neighborhood advocacy group working to make it safer to walk, bike, roll, take transit, & drive in the Rainier Valley here in Seattle. We're a part of @sngreenways.bsky.social Learn more about ongoing stuff in our monthly newsletter: mailchi.mp/f2453b982c70...