Rep. McClain Delaney said "she’d heard from constituents who encouraged her to support the bill." I personally called her office and told her NOT to vote for Laken Riley Act. She did anyway. I then emailed her pointing out my disappointment for her misguided vote. www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

Failed Waymo robot blocking emergency services during a widespread emergency: Grant St at Sacramento, heart of Chinatown, San Francisco I've been warning about this scenario for ~7 yrs. Safety drivers fix this in seconds. SFPD will prob have to drive this out of the way. OP:tiktok.joolyana

Imagine if everything in 🟥 was a protected bike lane... Biking on the Hill would be accessible for all ages and abilities! This can be our reality if we fight for it. DDOT is taking comments on their strategic bike lane through 12/31. bikelanes.ddot.dc.gov/pages/7a2218...

A @ddotdc.bsky.social bikeway priorities survey is open through Dec. 31. WABA has a page with 8 top city-wide priorities plus ward-by-ward priorities, at waba.org/dcbikeplan/ . Please mark those top 8 on DDOT's map along with your other priorities, esp. Connecticut Ave. NW!

My 2025 Metro Rewind. My bus trips are down this year because of @bikeshare.bsky.social use! @wmata.com

We regret to inform you that $7.3 billion will no longer buy 4.5 miles of an expanded Bay Bridge For that, you'll need $14.8 to $16.4 billion, per MDTA's latest estimate Funny how these newer numbers didn't get widely publicized until after the vote to move forward earlier today

Think about the amount of transit you could build (or improved service you could run) for the $7.3 BILLION it will take to expand the Bay Bridge to 8 lanes (all for cars) This also represents the most modest of the studied alternatives MD can't call itself a climate leader and take on this project

Street safety is *not* a shared responsibility. Rather, it's a responsibility borne by those who have the greatest power to make streets safer: Car companies, policymakers, and road designers. Stop shifting blame on those walking, biking, and driving. www.kqed.org/news/1206717...

In winter 2020, a civil engineering firm studied a 6-to-4 road diet on University Blvd W/193 in Kensington, for MD SHA. "This study concludes that further study of a road diet along MD 193 by repurposing the outside travel lane in both directions to a bike facility promotes safety for all users."

Our #StopSuperSpeeders campaign is coming statehouses across the country. Join our coalition to advance anti-speeding tech for the most dangerous drivers in your own state. secure.everyaction.com/KyTgxYfil0qq...

Celebrating Hanukkah. !אור זרע

Shalom, friends! You know what time it is! Welcome to The Story of Judith: A #JewishLoreReactions #Hanukkah Special! youtu.be/vafny60Xppg

Are they undoing their DEI backtracking? Nope. Are they taking merch out from behind locked displays? Nope. So will any of this work? Nope.

ATTENTION, BIKE LOVERS AND PARK ENTHUSIASTS Malcolm X Park finally has its own dedicated bikeshare station! After a year of advocacy as an ANC Commissioner, I was thrilled to watch with neighbors as the hardworking folks at @bikeshare.bsky.social installed a new station at 15th and Chapin.

"The solution to e-bike injuries isn’t to ban them or impose onerous restrictions on legit electric bicycles. It’s holding manufacturers accountable for the motor vehicles they produce, requiring honest marketing, and giving federal agencies the authority and resources to enforce existing laws."

DC Ward 4 residents and Kansas Ave. bicyclists: please join us to tell @ddotdc.bsky.social to build _protected_ bike lanes on Kansas Avenue! waba.org/action-page/... @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social #BikeDC

The bare minimum! Biking here sucks, would sure suck less if DDOT put in PBLs!

Congratulations to Councilmember Shebra Evans for getting appointed to the Montgomery County Council and to Councilmember Laurie-Anne Sayles for becoming Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee. Looking forward to making Montgomery County stronger with you and the rest of our colleagues.

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

<2,000: how many people wrote letters of opposition about to the council about the University Blvd Corridor Plan. 229,289: how many times people boarded the M12-University Blvd bus in September 2025.

Little mouse.

Deanwood (DC) resident Leron Douglas says Benning Road is his top protected bike lane priority for DC Ward 7. DC Strategic Bikeways Plan 2025: Ward 7 Opportunities, waba.org/2025/12/09/d..., has info on @ddotdc.bsky.social's Dec. 11 Ward 7 workshop and a link for DDOT's feedback map. #BikeDC

Read DC Strategic Bikeways Plan 2025: Ward 7 Opportunities at waba.org/2025/12/09/d... . @ddotdc.bsky.social's Ward 7 workshop is this Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. The photo is of a 2nd grade bicycling class at Ward 7’s Lorraine H. Whitlock Elementary School! #BikeDC

Interesting: Urbanist group @ggwash.org is suing @ddotdc.bsky.social over its refusal/failure to release a study the city conducted on congestion pricing possibilities in downtown D.C. The study was finished in 2020, but has never been made public – even in response to FOIA requests.

The people who complained about this project insist that the median is needed to prevent car collisions. Ironic that they so fervently believe a structural barrier is safer than paint… #bikedc

@davidzipper.bsky.social: "The real reason to fight robotaxis are the ways in which they increase vehicle miles traveled and lock cities into a car-dominated future."

Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov has this Jewish Marylander's confidence and support. Thanks, senator, for speaking out for oppressed people around the world and of course for fighting the MAGA agenda.

As Md House of Delegates Speaker, as a lawmaker and as a county official, Adrienne A. Jones not only pushed progressive policies, she nurtured leaders and acted with moral clarity, according to those who’ve worked closely with her. A look at her career: www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...

NEW: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Shalom friends! Welcome to a new #JewishBookReactions. On today’s ep: "The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom" by Rabbi Adina Allen of the Jewish Studio Project! Let's meet at the intersection of Torah and art, shall we?📖 youtube.com/watch?v=sCwJ...

This is an irresponsible post. Yes, aging can mean driving less or no more driving. I am and will continue to press this discussion in my family.

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

Tomorrow is the deadline to submit comments on the Columbia Heights Bus Priority project! The slides showing the proposals are here: app.box.com/s/pd6m639kq1... And the survey itself is here: survey123.arcgis.com/share/5b1bcb...

Want to hear some really exciting and good news?! Ready?! A drunk driver who caused 2 (!!) head-on collisions in a row (one fatal) and fled the scene, will be the first person in Washington ordered by a judge to use Intelligent Speed Assistance 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 www.rentonreporter.com/news/man-cha...

​DC folks: I'm giving a keynote at @waba.org's District Bike Summit this Sunday in Adams Morgan. My topic: How cyclists should think about autonomous vehicles Free to attend if you pre-register: waba.org/event/dbs-20...

“There’s a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles.” Would the author say the same about building bike lanes? Installing automatic traffic cameras? Requiring Intelligent Speed Assist? All of those are proven to save lives — and at a fraction of AVs' cost.

Join us for the 2025 Montgomery County Democratic Party Holiday Party, next Sunday, December 7. Please register at mcdcc.org/Holiday2025 to let us know you are coming. This is a free event and all are welcome! Food will be provided.

Our friend Sam Moghtaderi from @HillFamilyBiking shares a few DC Ward 6 bikeway priorities... DDOT's Ward 6 bikeways workshop is Wednesday evening, December 3. Visit waba.org/2025/11/26/d... for our write-up on Ward 6 opportunities and workshop info. #BikeDC

DDOT Ward 6 Strategic Bike Plan meeting, Dec 3rd at 6pm @ SW Library. Let's chart the future of #BikeDC for all ages and abilities!

"On average, something that cost $25,000 in 1986 would take about $75,000 to purchase today. But health care costs have risen even faster…$25,000 in 1986 medical expenses equals about $145,000 today. Yet DC’s [driver insurance] minimums have stood still for nearly 40 years."

DDOT's Ward 1 bikeways workshop is on Tuesday, December 2. What are priorities for Ward 1 resident (and WABA organizer) Kevin O'Brien? Visit waba.org/2025/11/25/d... for our write-up on DC Strategic Bikeways Plan Ward 1 opportunities and @ddotdc.bsky.social workshop information.

I swear this dude is channelling Woody Guthrie. What a talent! youtu.be/RJiwovX3mNA?...

Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.” Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Shalom, friends! We are BACK for a SHOCKING citrus-based altar-cation in the Temple courtyard. Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 62: The Great Etrog Battle! 😱🍋 #talmud #dafyomi

This year's World Day of Remembrance and Ride for Your Life were inspiring and uplifting. #WDOR2025 @waba.org @safestreetsdc.bsky.social @strongtowns.org

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

I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?