Never would we have had so much fun in a car. Watching for Metros, taking imaginary photos, greeting everyone on the trail with an enthusiastic “hey bro!” If only Allie were here for the laughter. 💖

Truly no better way to share our city than by bike! Thanks to @wababikelibrary.bsky.social, we made it to the National Zoo, playgrounds, ice cream x2, mini golf, the Wharf, the Mall, ate a sushi boat, and made some CORE cousin memories!

This is an afront to family biking across #BIkeDC! Stay tuned for planned action. And tell your friends outside of DC to call their Senators offices on Tuesday to alert them to this action that will hurt everyone that visits the National Mall

For NE DC parents, tonight is the School Lottery Mixer! Come talk schools with veteran and newbie parents. Don’t miss it!

A bit of light: beloved infant teacher Ms Irma, who was struck by a driver in Nov 2024, continues to fight for recovery. She needs your support. Please consider giving and sharing. 🫶🏻 gofund.me/2e71a2ca1

We join Sam, a DC hit-and-run victim, in calling on Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie to move B26-0057, the Motor Vehicle Insurance Modernization Act. It's time to update DC's 40-year-old insurance minimums.

Brooke & Reid from @ward5familybiking.bsky.social shot a video about DC Ward 5 bikeway priorities and the Tuesday, Dec. 9 @ddotdc.bsky.social Strategic Bikeways Plan Ward 5 workshop, 6-8 pm. Visit waba.org/2025/12/03/d... for a WABA priorities write-up and a link to workshop info. #BikeDC

Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.

TODAY. See you at 11am outside Foggy Bottom Metro.

One week until we walk to honor and remember those killed and injured in traffic violence. @safestreetsdc.bsky.social Who do you walk for? RSVP here: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...

I’m back in your screens, talking about Allie 🫶🏻 and the importance of doing real things we know can save lives, like using tech and street design to slow drivers. 🚗 It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders www.wusa9.com/article/life...

Join @safestreetsdc.bsky.social on 11/16 as we walk to remember and honor the lives lost and forever changed by traffic violence and then rally at the Lincoln Memorial with the Ride for Your Life. RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...

If I knew nothing else about Mamdani and just read these quotes from him about cars I'd still adamantly vote for him if I lived in NYC.

If he gets elected mayor, Mamdani’s support for banning parking near intersections citywide could undo a bureaucratic knot at the Department of Transportation, whose leaders have vigorously pushed back against the movement fighting for the safety measure.

Trigger warning. “In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.” Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.

If you disagree with Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy who said: "I do think you see more congestion when you add bike lanes and take away vehicle lanes. That's a problem." let him know! www.votervoice.net/Shares/BEEIg...

🧵 (1 of 6) Community members recently placed memorial ghost bikes in honor of friends and loved ones. This includes new memorials for loved ones who were killed while bicycling sometime in the past year and a half, plus previous memorials that were in need of care and replacement. ❤️‍🩹 #BikeDC

With a track record like this, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that VIP plate 632 in @mayorbowser.bsky.social’s DC didn’t stop when I was in the (4-way stop) crosswalk with my kid this morning.

Gotta modernize my kid’s fleet. @wmatagm.bsky.social, waiting on the D8 to to Better-Bused!

Please sign & share for someone like me who loves our public lands & does not want them sold off, but who also lacks a voting congressional representative (& as a bonus, here’s a photo from a trip I took last year to the Indian peaks wilderness area): action.outdooralliance.org/a/reconcilia...

The circumstances of this fatal crash are absolutely horrific and heartbreaking. I read every MPD press release on fatal traffic crashes, and this is one absolutely broke me. 💔😭

Car crashes are the second leading cause of death of American children. And it's entirely preventable. Education and behavior change alone won't stop it. A major problem is road design. I'm so glad the issue is reaching more mainstream conversations. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/kil...

Looking for advice for a crash survivors family member re: insurance. Docs say short term acute care needed, insurance won’t cover…

"IIHS findings show that vehicles with hood heights over 40 inches are approximately 45% more likely to cause pedestrian fatalities."

Tomorrow is the @ward5familybiking.bsky.social ride. Meet at 10:30 at north Michigan park rec.

Reminder that the Ride of Silence is next week on Wednesday, May 21. Join me in remembering Allie and other cyclists that were killed or injured in dc. More details here: ggwash.org/calendar/eve...

Heading to Munich soon and excited to do one of my favorite things: ride a bike near water and go to a Biergarten! Looking for allllll the Munich recs! Me biking in 2006 in Berlin 👇🏻

Join me and others for the Ride of Silence on May 21 at 6:30pm at Freedom Plaza to honor and remember cyclists who have been killed or injured. More info here: ggwash.org/calendar/eve...

We may be living in a dumpster fire, but at least I can help make a few blocks a little less trashy. Join me and ANC5b03 commissioner Jingwen Sun this Saturday!

My family has recently been impacted by Alzheimer's. That's why I'm joining the #RidetoEndAlz in May. We need to fund more research so we can have as much time as possible with our loved ones. Please consider donating here to help: act.alz.org/goto/bryanhart

Armstrong Mbah, Shalom Joy’s father, “No parent should have to bury their child & then watch the person responsible walk away without real consequences.” My heart breaks for Sky’s & Shalom’s families today. It’s incredible painful to have so much taken away & see nothing change. wapo.st/4cHpQml

I’ve been saying this since 2021, when Allie was killed in a crosswalk and the driver got a ticket (I think. I haven’t heard it definitively from MPD). Here we are, 4 years later…

Whenever I hear someone say they *need* a big SUV, I think of all the things I’ve hauled in our Honda Fit: flooring, furniture, so much mulch. Today: cargo bike.

Twice as many children die in car crashes than from all pediatric cancers combined. This does not count the long term health effects of breathing exhaust, brake and tire particles or the loss of physical activity and independence from living in a world hostile to traveling outside of a car.

State legislatures are considering bills that would require speed limiters be put in the vehicles of repeat speeders - just like what we have for DUIs. Speed is a major reason why 40k people die on US roads every year - people like Tammy’s son Conner. Please sign…for Conner. chng.it/4jDQyLMfN8

Moving to the suburbs because of safety? Make sure to never leave your car!

“If you had to guess the leading cause of death for children and young people around the world, what would you say? Malaria perhaps? Pneumonia? Suicide? They’re all high up there, but no, it’s road accidents.”

In January NHTSA quietly released a comprehensive lit review about car bloat's impact on pedestrian safety. Key finding: SUVs & pickups "cause higher levels of injury severity to pedestrians than smaller passenger cars in collisions." Available online (for now): rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/79221

Bigger is NOT better…for anyone.

2024 was the 2nd year of record-high traffic fatalities in DC: 52 people. We need the leadership and political courage to stop these preventable tragedies. My testimony on behalf of @safestreetsdc.bsky.social at today’s DDOT oversight hearing. 👇🏻

In November, one of my son’s daycare teachers was struck by a driver of a truck as she crossed the street. The driver didn’t stop at the 🛑. Perhaps more infuriatingly, the city of Hyattsville had recently re-designed the intersection & identified the need for a crosswalk but didn’t install one. 🧵

Fellow Brookland/Ward 5 parents! Come chat, learn about area schools, share your experiences at the Feb 3 school mixer at Brooklands Finest! Please register so we can get an idea of what schools will be there.

Allie was 4 years old for what would be her last Christmas. She got a new-to-her Felicity doll and pink hair paint. This year, I agonized over which pink flowers to get for her, on our 4th Christmas without her.

Mayor Bowser wants to cut daycare teacher pay to give handouts for billioners’ stadiums. The fund has been essential to improving quality of care. A recent NPR report found it had 23% ROI. Way higher than any analysis of public funding of stadiums has EVER found: www.npr.org/2024/12/12/n...

Safer streets for bikes = safer streets for 💫everyone💫. Tell ANC 5E that you want safe streets! Info here 👇🏻

Another opportunity to make a difference today: www.gofundme.com/f/ms-irma-ne...

Looking for causes to support? Consider @safestreetsdc.bsky.social. Your support helps us honor crash victims, foster our community, and advocate for a DC that’s safe for ALL road users. dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/donate/

I say this all the time: at some point, you will be in a parking lot or backing out of your driveway. It doesn’t have to be much to kill a kid - or to seriously injure an adult.

Ward 5 Family Biking rides are a highlight of my weekends! Join us! And don’t forget to buy your raffle tickets for some truly 🔥🔥🔥 prizes!!