Grew up 30 minutes east of the falls, there are several Superfund sites in my hometown. One of the last times I kayaked along a popular creek, I was sadden to find a bunch of glass coming out of a bank, an old landfill, and later learned the entire creek was a Superfund site.

A friend of mine gave me a streetcar their dad used to own. Looks to be made by Bowser (likely 40+ years ago) and has exactly zero electronics inside, just an old motor. Greased its gears and it runs okay! #ogauge #modeltrains

Every hometown’s got the omionus megastructure, what’s yours?

Saw a Frank Fannon sign at the corner of Duke St and S Henry St. I wonder what happened to that guy... #alx

Last sunset on this great lake for a while! #lakeprobs4ever

Lovely sunset!

Lake forever problems (with some wicked wave action)

Back on the Lake Ontario State Parkway with a few other drivers. Wish the state would convert half of this underused eyesore into a bike path. Would help Robert Moses roll over in his grave #bikeny #trails highspeedfail.blogspot.com/2025/07/reim...

Triple flatted but within walking distance of Trek and Ramparts #triple #bikeva

THIS!!!!!

Virginia should build high speed rail on part of the DC to Richmond route! Travel time would drop to little over an hour and ridership would explode. #trains #hsr #highspeedrail #va highspeedfail.blogspot.com/2026/04/why-...

Walking with @betterdcregion.bsky.social along Duke St with @byronpeebles.com @buschwacker.bsky.social @sbreehey.bsky.social @elenasor.bsky.social and many more!

Come join us, I will be talking about walking and biking plans for Duke St! #alxskeets #alexandria #dukest #bikeva

Got to use the cargo bike for CaBi inspection and flexpost installs! #cargobike #bikeshare

Yesterday's hearing was a bit of a wild ride and I did not take many photos. I did enjoy hauling the most pizzas ever though #cargobike #alx

Similar to the Democratic primary for the special election, some people flaked under pressure, providing clarification. The 4:3 Braddock Rd decision feels the same way to me and when the primary is held a little over a year from now, I will remember who stood firm under pressure and who did not

Braddock Rd Corridor improvements pass with @alyia4alx.bsky.social @sarahbagley.bsky.social @canekforcouncil.bsky.social and @sandymarks.bsky.social voting yes and the others voting no. Staff proposal was adjusted to including parking bay next to Good Shepherd church but bike lane remains

At the Braddock Rd hearing I the overflow room! @jonathankrall.bsky.social and Mike Doyle! BPAC has provided soda in an orange cooler in the overflow room. Pizza to follow later! #bikeva #alx

Had a lovely bike to work day! Thanks for all those who came by including @nduley.bsky.social ! #bikeva #btwd #bicycle

I am speaker number 78! Please sign up at the link apps.alexandriava.gov/SpeakerSignup/ more information here alexandriabpac.org/action-alert... We really need folks to turn out! #bikeva #alx

Important question for our pizza pulled city. What is a good but reasonably priced pizza place that delivers to the Del Pepper center?

Had a nice time at the @betterdcregion.bsky.social 's 2026 Livable Communities Leadership Awards! #csg #housing

Why have a Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices when a traffic engineer can simply ignore the parts they do not like? I want to install in-street stop for pedestrian signs which is allowed per the MUTCD and you would think I had asked for their first born child.

My friend and I hired a taxi who took us to a pizza stand recommended in my guidebook, way at the end of a remote part of Kumasi, Ghana. The pizza was excellent!

A lot of people turned out for the Ride for Braddock Rd! #alx #bikeva #braddock

Thank you to all who stopped by, it was lovely to talk to everyone, hear folks viewpoints and trash talk John Forester! Hope folks can join us for our bike ride tomorrow! #alx #bikelanes #mothersday #bikeva www.eventbrite.com/e/ride-for-a...

Come out and say hi to BPAC's table at the Del Ray Farmers Market! #bikeva #alx Take my Better Braddock Rd Quiz for a prize @elenah.bsky.social @nradshaw.bsky.social

Holland Ln is starting to look very Dutch! Two-way portion is similar to the Braddock Rd proposal near the Metro. How about it @alyia4alx.bsky.social @sarahbagley.bsky.social @sandymarks.bsky.social @greenejacinta.bsky.social @canekforcouncil.bsky.social @abdelelnoubi.bsky.social John Chapman?

May include this in my remarks on May 16, what a great turn of phrase!

Had to Metro for two events this week and used WMATA's new bike lockers! For a mere $0.05 per hour, my ebike was safe and secure. I did not have strip valuables off either. Had a handy just-in-case chain loop too. One locker was extra large for cargo bikes! Highly recommend! #wmata #bike #bikelocker

Have not been close passed in a while but happened today on W Braddock Rd while riding a tandem with a friend on her birthday. Looking forward to seeing the city's proposal to to fix this unsafe street later this year. #bicycle #alx zdesjardins.smugmug.com/Biking-and-w...

Imagine thinking that is a good picture of yourself....

@dc.baddrivers.lol VA TEU8666

Greenbelt is the 82nd of 98 Metro stations to receive Capital Bikeshare. I wrote about the topic last summer highspeedfail.blogspot.com/2025/06/capi...

Had a blast riding with the best party on wheels, the Brooks Bike Bus, @ibikedhere1.bsky.social, many other volunteers and Adam Spanberger, VA's first First Gentleman! #bikebus #alx #va #bicycle

Hit 5,000 miles on my HSD today in a little under 4 years. Had a lot of fun and been a lot of places. Still rides pretty smoothly too. Only regret is not buying a second battery sooner. Hope to hit 5,000 more miles and beyond! #ternhsd #ebike #cargobike

Watched this neat new show, Rolling Thru, about riding from Buffalo to Brooklyn and they stopped in my hometown. I thought I knew a lot of local history but had no idea the building I passed 100 times to get a haircut next door used to host the Lockport Wheelmen, a large cycling club 1/

Took my eldest to buy play sand. He said he loved riding the bike to the store. Was easy to walk the bike in and load it up. There is another 27lb bag on the rear rack #cargobike #alx #bikeva

Attended the USS Thresher memorial in Arlington with my cousins and relatives. My aunt gave a thoughtful speech and we reflected on the tragedy and how far we have come #ussthresher #subsafe www.wmur.com/article/uss-...

This is wild! And they are using AI for instead of attorneys since they could not find any to take their case abc7.com/story/google...

The anti's latest outlandish claim is that Braddock Rd is too narrow for bike lanes. Fortunately, the city's concept shows the curb extensions being repurposed to accommodate bike lanes. #bikeva #alx www.google.com/maps/@38.815...

Goodness, with allies like these.... #sad

Made an Easter classic, coffee health bar crunch ice cream! #betterthanb&js #userealheathbars

Two pedestrian refuge islands were recently built a quarter mile away from each other. During design, top traffic engineer vetoes stop for pedestrian signs despite being in their own agency's guidance so one location has one while their other does not.

Come for a bike along Braddock Rd to build momentum for the City Council public hearing! #bikeva #alx #braddockrd www.eventbrite.com/e/ride-for-a... more details about the hearing alexandriabpac.org/2026/03/29/a...

My first Metro memory was getting on board with my sister and cousins' strollers and then riding up the giant escalator to the zoo! Happy 50th Birthday Metro! #wmata

My state DOT colleagues continue to bring up concerns about buses and bike lanes. Somehow, I made it home today #bus #bikeva zdesjardins.smugmug.com/Biking-and-w...

I have replied to the "save" Braddock Rd Instagram with some facts, wish me luck!

I have worked with NPS for 3.5 years and still don't have all I need for one of my projects. The fact that those same "rules" do not apply to 15th St is extremely galling.

Tired of flats, I bought some thicker tires! Haven't tried Schwalbe's pickups before