The hardest part of #NationalWeekWithoutDriving was this morning’s trip to @dickssportinggoods.bsky.social. There’s no good metro or bus options from Capitol Hill, and biking (which we did) means crossing NY Ave, which is astonishingly unpleasant.

It’s frustrating that Red Bear Brewing is family unfriendly after 8pm. I get that bars are trying to create a vibe, but that place is otherwise so welcoming.

Found myself in Portland today. Thought I’d share a couple scenes of the mayhem and war ravagedness. Somehow people were still strolling and brunching. 🤷‍♂️

Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Pulled off the Full Double Luggage Micromobility Union Station Maneuver this afternoon. Just warming up for next week’s National Week Without Driving with some help from @veomobility.bsky.social.

NEW: We won our first court judgment against a dangerous out-of-state driver under the STEER Act. The Court ordered Ayanna Khalya Wilson to pay $77,100 for over 200 dangerous driving violations. We also filed 12 new lawsuits against Maryland and Virginia drivers with nearly 2,000 traffic offenses.

As I was saying…

Tell DDOT you want protected bike lanes everywhere, especially on 11th St SE! survey123.arcgis.com/share/a99465...

11 yr old was navigating himself up to meet me at NOMA station this afternoon. I said “meet me at the south entrance” and he said “what letter is that one?” Shows the wayfinding power of what @wmata.com has done at L’Enfant+ and wouldn’t it be great if every station entrance had a letter?

Canceled my Disney* subscription. If ABC decides to reverse course on its response to government pressure to restrict speech, I’m happy to resubscribe.

The FCC chairman is ignoring the very intention of the First Amendment. It was written to prevent exactly what he is suggesting. Canceling Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert are what happens when media corporations accept and even embrace the bastardizing of the First Amendment.

The @anacostiaws.bsky.social's Saturday Environmental Academy is accepting applications for 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-graders to join its free environmental education, outdoor fall program, which starts Oct. 4! Learn more and apply: www.anacostiaws.org/what-we-do/e...

Cause what you want at your kid’s baseball/soccer game is a bunch of people parading around with very big guns. #TheFieldsAtRFK

For the past month almost every regular CaBi I ride feels sluggish like the tire is low. Today I checked 15 bikes on the rack near my house, and the average pressure was 31, below the rated range of 35-70. Lowest was 20. @bikeshare.bsky.social can you check pressures on bikes generally? 1/

"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...

@metrorailinfo.bsky.social what happened to the 18:48 arrival of the C55 to 1st and N SW? The app showed it coming to the stop, the bus icon showed en route, and then it just… disappeared? We saw the actual bus two blocks away and it just went the wrong direction. Just trying to get home from Audi.

Let’s be clear: what the federal administration is doing in DC is wrong, and they don’t plan to stop here. We must resist the normalization of federal overreach and attacks on our right to self-governance. Read the full article: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/31/t...

I lean toward @jvl.bsky.social’s view these days, but being at the Spirit Pride match for my 9yr old son’s birthday party and seeing the energy and positivity makes me lean just a bit more in @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social’s direction.

Walked to the @washingtonspirit.com game and passed dozens of National Guard along the hotbed of crime and villainy that is Barracks Row on a Sunday afternoon.

It's an extra special Hill Family Biking Ride Day in #BikeDC! Payne Elementary, 4pm Weather is a 10/10 per @capitalweather.bsky.social

Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administration’s actions. They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.

Courage. Thank you, Dr. Cook.

@gordonfoodservice.bsky.social your driver here on 1st St NE in DC is blocking the traffic lane, making the street dangerous for everyone. This building has a loading dock.

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.

UCLA might I suggest “My offer is this: nothing” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

It’s tiiiiime! We just opened ticket sales for the 5th annual @ggwash.org Fall Mixer. It’s the biggest, friendliest pro-housing, pro-transit meet-up around. And it’s kid friendly! This is one of my fav nights of the year. Join us on Sept 24 at @metrobardc.bsky.social. Tix: ggwash.org/event/ggwash...

The One Big Beautiful Bill will raise electricity prices and reduce electricity reliability. We need clean energy deployed here on Earth. For that, we need a funded and robust Department of Energy.

Did you know transit is 20 times safer than driving a car? Each year, public transportation prevents more than 2,500 injuries related to car accidents. Take Metro!

TODAY: Come talk about all things #bikeDC and enjoy free bagels, coffee and treats from Call Your Mother at Lincoln Park with HFB & @waba.org

WABA and @hillfamilybiking.org are joining to host a Ward 6 Community Biking Meetup on July 12 in Lincoln Park. All are invited! RSVP at waba.org/event/ward6-cbm .

Missed @hillfamilybiking.org at Open Streets on Saturday? We launched an petition to make 11th St SE by converting existing painted bike lanes into a two-way protected cycle track from Lincoln Park -> The Anacostia River. #bikeDC Add your name today! forms.gle/zEWTPrrr9QD3...

An obnoxiously loud freehub on a bike is like glasspacks on a truck, right? It serves no practical function, it’s just an attempt to show off to those around you? #bikedc

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social: “Republican senators should be very careful on this right now. If they do not come out and defend Senator Padilla’s right to ask questions of this administration of his colleagues, they are setting an extraordinarily dangerous precedent"

What does the future of enhanced geothermal power generation look like? Fervo offered an update to partners and investors at its #capeconnect event today, showcasing progress on its 100MW Cape Station project in UT. I tagged along and I learned a lot. Some highlights based on my notes follow… 🔌💡

Anyone else notice a lot of CaBi tires that are underinflated? Not flat, but it low enough it makes the ride sluggish. I hate pushing ‘repair’ for something like this, but I’m hoping @bikeshare.bsky.social can do a broader check. #bikedc

Anyone have any idea what’s going on here? MPD standing around a literal pile of e-bikes, mostly Lime but at least one CaBi, in Navy Yard. #bikedc

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... To me this is the real risk of AI for the foreseeable future, not some Terminator-like takeover or even a they-took-our-jobs crisis. The risk is that people overestimate the accuracy—and thus value—of these tools and a lot of stuff just gets crappier.

Saturday's Tiny Streets ride is our 30th event! 4pm at Maury Elementary. Be there.

NYC’s congestion pricing is a policy miracle: Less traffic, less noise, faster transit, more business sales, more transit revenue. And it hasn’t produced the negative effects outside the cordon zone we were afraid of. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

For those interested in electrifying their home or just curious about the process, Go Electric DMV is a great place to start. Their team of volunteers have gone through the process and are eager to help folks walk through how to get started. www.goelectricdmv.org @electrifydc.bsky.social

Today is the 2nd annual Healthy Homes Fair put on by @electrifydc.bsky.social! If you’re interested in learning more about the health, comfort, and savings benefits of home electrification, heady to the Catholic University student center for a great day of demos, cool products, and information.

Is it widely known that Custom Ink will go on to produce the Fruity Oaty Bar and unwittingly transmit subliminal messages to River Tam?

Capital Bikeshare continues to break ridership records—even birds prefer it to flying. @bikeshare.bsky.social

Want to know what it was like to race the EV Grand Prix course this year? Here’s the first 1+ lap in 13 seconds.

If you’ve seen posts about the Electric Vehicle Grand Prix and have questions, here’s a quick summary 🧵 Teams of high school students build a small electric car from a base kit. The race has them drive the car around a track for an hour, with the goal of completing the most amount of laps.

At this year’s EV Grand Prix we’re powering more with batteries and less with loud, cumbersome generators. Thanks to our friends at @ddotdc.bsky.social and @pepcoconnect.bsky.social and their EV trucks, we can power operations and charge the students’s cars silently using new, innovative tech.

We’re off! The first heat of the 2025 EV Grand Prix has begun! @doee-dc.bsky.social @pepcoconnect.bsky.social

The teams are getting their cars prepped for the EV Grand Prix at RFK. The race starts shortly, so swing by to check out the prep tents and watch the race!

Come to the EV Grand Prix and Truck Touch event at RFK and stop by the @doee-dc.bsky.social resource fair! Learn about Riversmart Homes, the upcoming Healthy Homes Fair from @electrifydc.bsky.social, and the work @pepcoconnect.bsky.social is doing to help electrify the District!