It’s interesting to see how different countries/cities navigate preserving historic neighborhood character… A brand new high school building sits less than 50 feet from a temple gate built in 1775 in Kamakura (the temple itself is 800+ y/o.) Personally, I love seeing old and new together.

I’m visiting my family in Japan for the holidays. Sharing some observations about the places I grew up in around the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: 1. Human-scale streets…

Pete’s on-the-street interviews find that streateries on 18th Street NW, which the District paid for but is, nonetheless, about to dismantle, are overwhelmingly popular. Alex ruminates on the connection between streateries and street closures.

our quarterly(ish) @ggwash.org planners of color happy hour is one of my favorite things we do, and our next one is next thursday, november 13! join me and @kaihall10.bsky.social at shanklin hall in adams morgan–and rsvp here: secure.everyaction.com/Ia18zMvDokeu...

The #WeekWithoutDriving is a great opportunity for local public officials to tout the benefits of the investments they've made to expand transportation options in DC and share how it can be better. I hope to see more leaders sign up! @councilofdc.bsky.social @mayorbowser.bsky.social @wmata.com

The District isn't just a stage for a national show: people live here. And what happens here will set the scene for what happens in cities across the country.

absolutely stoked to see my colleague @kaihall10.bsky.social quoted in @51st.news about the "transportation time tax" and how we should think about the ways transit does or doesn't work for people 51st.news/metrobus-dc-...

M8.7 is the kind of magnitude that makes seismologists swear.

While the District’s population went up by 15% between 2010 and 2020, Lanier Heights’ population increased only 3%. A downzoning is a big part of the reason the neighborhood hasn't grown.

"In D.C., no driver has been charged in any of the 15 fatal hit-and-run crashes of 2024." 💔 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Congratulations to the Office of Disability Rights for completing the new Olmstead Plan last month! 👏🏾 This plan sets a strategic vision for how we can make transportation in the District more accessible to seniors and people with disabilities.