MD SHA is collecting public comments on the MD 193 (University Boulevard) Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.⤵️ survey123.arcgis.com/share/3c5999...

So it is true...

If high electric bills already have you feeling the squeeze, I have bad news for you. Without a change from the nation’s largest grid operator, PJM, DC residents could pay $70 more per month over the next three years. (1/4) youtu.be/D4l1shBhRRE

No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021. t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...

🕯️UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - For the 10th annual World Day of Remembrance, advocates and traffic victims across the nation gather to uplift their stories of loss and their vision for zero traffic deaths! Learn more at wdor-usa.org #SafeSpeedsSaveLives

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 the @familiesforsafestreets.org chapters in the National Capital Region. RSVP here: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...

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...

A comment from the NTSB chief at the ALPA conference yesterday really resonates in light of recent events. Jennifer Homendy said the media’s push to have immediate answers after an accident is a real problem & not helping. She’s right, and it needs to change.

The Illinois Secretary of State has launched a hotline for folks who see ICE switching license plates. Tampering with or removing license plates is illegal in Illinois. If you see it, report it. Call 312-814-1730.

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything. It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in. Long thread.

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

I missed this completely when it came out but: Back in January, IIHS reported: “The clothing that makes pedestrians stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems.” www.iihs.org/news/detail/...

"We, the students of Albert Einstein HS...are calling for immediate action to improve pedestrian safety along University Blvd W, Connecticut Ave, & Veirs Mill Rd. These roads are part of our everyday lives...But every time we use them, we’re put at risk." www.change.org/p/student-pe...

A series of brutal deaths on U.S. roads and trains is sparking outrage on the far right – and a push for some disturbing policy solutions that will only make our country more violent. buff.ly/W6N4GAR

TRB actions eliminating committees and potentially conference content regarding equity & sustainability are "inconsistent with the foundational purposes of the TRB" & "incompatible with the function of scientific inquiry in a free society" Sign on & share: forms.gle/zBknHfDNUZjj...

Join @davidzipper.bsky.social and I for a LIVE taping today at 6 PM EST... youtube.com/watch?v=rdFV...

A driver turning right killed a pedestrian crossing 13th Street at Harvard Street NW Friday morning. 😢

Most of our communities are built for cars, not people… But it shouldn’t be that way. What is the toughest part about navigating your community without a car? Let us know + sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025! buff.ly/CGrb9I2

One of My favorite Robert Redford movies: The Hot Rock youtu.be/GI9q_r_SG_k?...

This is an archived government report that found that “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists.” It existed yesterday and is gone today.

The IIJA packed the modern transportation needs into comparatively small competitive grant programs under the control of the WH, while sending multiple times that to the states to spend as they always have, with no oversight or accountability. 2/

Breathing fresh air, saying hi to your neighbors, physical activity… The benefits of not driving are endless! What are your favorites? Let us know — and don’t forget to sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025! 🌟 Join the national movement: buff.ly/CGrb9I2

Ezra Klein, watch this.

The driver of a black SUV with tinted windows killed a pedestrian Saturday night in the 1100 block of Eastern Avenue NE. More details here: mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...

"In DC a pilot (banning right turn on red) at 74 intersections led to a 92% reduction in failure-to-yield incidents and a 97% drop in vehicle conflicts" Why cities like DC, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, Cambridge & Seattle are rethinking right turn on red @schlthss.bsky.social tooledesign.com/insights/202...

Some think oversight of vehicle safety is only a federal issue. Fewer know what can be done locally. Join us Sept 16 to learn how your community can use Intelligent Speed Assistance to keep vehicles within safe limits. Register here: visionzeronetwork.org/upcoming-web...

Lot of people yelling at me for saying celebrating assassination is no way to struggle against fascism. I’m not asking you to mourn Kirk, a fascist. I’m asking you to respect yourself. There is no righteous form of murder. Takes more courage to fight for democracy than to embrace fascism’s methods.

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

"everyone does it" you are still effectively taking out a gun and firing random shots off when you do this, if you don't treat your car like a lethal weapon you are a bad person

Mayor Muriel Bowser has praised the surge and reserved her criticisms for ICE wearing masks. But tonight at a local school it was MPD who pulled up their gaiter, put on gloves, and approached me masked.

When Congress comes asking for more of your hard earned money to support the transportation program, remember that they oppose accountability for how that funding is used or the results we get. @alsobrooks.senate.gov t4america.org/2025/08/21/a...

August 28: Have you signed up for Quick-Builds in Indian Country: Advancing Road Safety through Community Engagement? Discover a step-by-step process for planning, designing, and implementing quick-build traffic calming projects in your community. Register ➡️ buff.ly/WcnaYLB

What's wild about the 85th percentile is that lots of US states use it to set all speed limits, but the original idea (from the 1930s) was to let observed driver speeds shape speed limits on **rural roads**. It was never intended for urban areas w/pedestrians & cyclists!

The Voting Rights Act, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement, is under attack. Join us on Tuesday, August 19, at 3 p.m. ET for a free virtual event with experts to explore its legacy and its future. RSVP: bit.ly/46MuApV

We will have our country back by illegally parking trucks on a sidewalk?

I’m especially interested in how the “it’s a distraction from Epstein” battle cry is also doing the work of directing the eye away from what is happening — a straight up federal takeover of all democratic institutions to reconstruct a whites-first nation state.

Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines? Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take. thebullshitmachines.com

If anyone is hatching creative, interesting, quirky, or artsy ways to protest the current federal takeover of MPD and deployment of the National Guard, let me know! (Or if you have spotted things other people have done, send that along.)

The Administration’s actions are unprecedented, unnecessary, and unlawful. There is no crime emergency in DC. Violent crime reached historic 30-year lows in 2024, and is down 26% so far in 2025. We are considering all options and will do what's necessary to protect DC residents' rights and safety.

You know me: I'm wondering what the bump at the bottom of the new @rideonmct.bsky.social real-time display buttons is all about. Alas, the information I found online has no explanation. connectpoint.com/wp-content/u...

NEW: “In the end, Abbott’s brief is not a serious legal document. It’s an entirely political one.“ Wherein I answer your burning questions about several niche areas of Texas state law—and tell you how I really feel about Greg Abbott’s no good, very bad brief. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-le...

Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each: - person who reposts this post - new follower @51st.news ws gets - new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets - new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets - new follower I get And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.

1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years. Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.

URGENT: DC to clear many homeless encampments tonight (Thur, Aug 7th). Please spread widely and share with media. My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.

Walking did not merely decline. It was deterred. Cleveland, March 22, 1982: After unsuccessful requests for a traffic light and a fourth injury to a child crossing the street, residents organized a protest. ...

Episode 2 is out... Here are a couple of the many podcast options: - open.spotify.com/episode/5CRA... - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... And as seen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=paz7nNdnkyk