We are sending a letter to DDOT asking what they are doing to make the Kansas, Georgia, and Upshur intersections safer. Several months after Kenny was killed there have been no safety improvements & no indication anything will change. You can and your name to our letter: bit.ly/KansasAndUpshur

Alton Kelly was killed trying to cross the street in a crosswalk by a driver who was driving more than 20 mph over the speed limit. His surviving wife Deborah interviewed by The National News Desk about #StopSuperSpeeders bills advancing around the country thenationaldesk.com/news/spotlig...

This is huge for the National Capital region!

Read the full press release here: www.familiesforsafestreets.org/news/marylan...

“Today, I shed tears of joy as I learned that the Maryland General Assembly passed the bills that will establish the ISA Pilot Program,” said Mindy Badin, the mother of Brett Badin, who was tragically killed while crossing the street on Rockville Pike in Maryland in 2020.

This is the correct take.

It's the final weekend of #SidewalkPalooza, with a great lineup on Saturday!🚶‍♀️💜 Join us: 📍Ward 8 (11am) 📍N. Columbia Heights (1pm) 📍Brookland cleanup + walk (2pm) 📍Blossom Walk + Sidewalk Palooza in Takoma (4pm) Walk/roll + report 311 sidewalk and pedestrian issues. Details: sidewalkpalooza.org.

The Feds plan to rip out the 15th St bike lanes on the National Mall on Monday Join Hill Family Biking on Sunday for a giant protest ride! www.eventbrite.com/e/hill-famil...

You've probably heard—removal of the a section of the 15th St Protected bike lane is scheduled to start monday. See how we're fighting back and how you can help: waba.org/2026/03/20/1... TL;DR: ✅ Lawyers ✅ Petition ✅ Rally with us on Monday.

Since the 15th Street Protected Bike Lane was installed: • Crashes ⬇️ 46% • Bike injuries ⬇️ 91% Removing the PBL between Constitution Ave and the Tidal Basin would increase conflicts between pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles at one of the busiest times of year.

Today the House Oversight Committee will be considering HR 5525 to outlaw automated traffic enforcement and no right on red in DC, since there are no other problems in the country. As always, when DC‘s local governance is under attack, Free DC is here. Follow along live with us in this 🧵

Grab your sneakers!👟 It’s almost time to walk/roll for #SidewalkPalooza! Join neighbors across DC to report pedestrian safety & accessibility issues and help bring attention to what needs fixing. Find event details, taking place from March 21-29: sidewalkpalooza.org www.hillrag.com/2026/03/17/s...

Memorializing bike rider Kenny Jimmenez Rivera, killed February 13, 2026 at Upshur St. & Georgia Ave. NW in Washington, DC by a hit-and-run driver. @ddotdc.bsky.social @mayorbowser.dc.gov

If you can, please give and/or share, #BikeDC. There is now a ghost bike for Kenny, and he won't be forgotten.

🎉 It’s officially time for #TranspoBINGO 2026! Let's play our way through the city! 🎉 We’re playing from Feb 5–12, rewarding non-car travel—buses, Metro, biking, walking, and rolling. Take different kinds of trips, explore our city (and region!), and support public and active transportation.

May is a long way away, but—ask any #DCPol candidate—it'll be here before you know it. Registration submitted for #BikeDC #RideOfSilence 2026. Mark your calendars for May 20 and plan to take a moment out of #BikeMonth to honor those who are no longer with us & stand for safer roads for all.

Bikemore is launching a Families for Safe Streets chapter!! We met the organizer, Amril, a few days ago after they came over to chat as soon as they saw us park our bikes :) FSS has been so successful pushing legislation to makes streets safer. I hope ppl get involved! www.baltimorefss.org/contact

Save the date! TranspoBINGO 2026 runs Feb 5-12.🚍🚲 This year's theme: Play Your Way Through the City—where curiosity sets the route, exploration earns the points, and the city itself becomes the game.🎲 A joyful reminder of what’s possible when we move through our city together. www.transpobingo.com

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.

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

Was good seeing so many people come out for this year's Ride For Your Life/ @safestreetsdc.bsky.social walk on the World Day of Remembrance. Very different event, but like yesterday's @ward5familybiking.bsky.social ride, a wonderful sense of community. And huge thanks to @waba.org, as always!

"Do we want our kids to be able to roam freely in our neighborhoods? Do we want to be able to walk to the market and church...? Or do we want to be entirely dependent on our cars to go everywhere?...Sarah made the right choice the day she died. I hope one day our community will catch up." #WDoR2025

Unsafe speeds are a primary factor in about one-third of the 40,000+ traffic deaths in the U.S. each year. This morning we walked and biked to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC in honor of our loved ones affected by traffic crashes. #WDoR2025

Roughly 40,000 people are killed in traffic crashes each year, with speeding contributing to nearly a third of those fatalities. On #WDoR2025, we remember and honor those who have lost their lives and those who have been injured, and we act to implement evidence-based solutions to end this crisis.

#WDoR2025 Hundreds of bikers and pedestrians tired of preventable traffic violence. Appreciate @vanhollen.senate.gov submitting a statement in support for the rally, and sponsoring the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Safety Transportation Act!!

Gathering now at Foggy Bottom Metro station for the #WDoR2025 to walk to the Lincoln Memorial and remember those we’ve lost to traffic violence (I am remembering Dave Salovesh today).

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

Just a few days away. Join us this Sun 11/16/25 for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. 💛 Details below ⤵️

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...

We're grateful for @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social's leadership to author and pass the STEER Act and for @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social's role in addressing the most reckless drivers on DC streets. 💛 We're also looking fwd to DC and VA's implementation of anti-speeding tech (ISA) to ensure safer speeds

You don't need a bike in order to enjoy DC Family Bike Fest! But if you're coming by bike - you can come with friends #bikedc @ward5familybiking.bsky.social

DC Family Bike Fest - #bikedc you're invited! - Connect & build community - Workshops, test rides, meet local shops & orgs - KIDS BIKE PARADE! - Huge prize giveaway (for @waba.org + @safestreetsdc.bsky.social) - Free mini tune ups - Food trucks & FREE SNO CONES! RSVP: www.waba.org/fbf

Not a "fun" use case... but we're honored to be a part of @safestreetsdc.bsky.social work to maintain ghost bike memorials to those who have been killed by traffic violence #bikedc

🧵 (1 of 6) Community members recently placed memorial ghost bikes in honor of friends and loved ones. This includes new memorials for loved ones who were killed while bicycling sometime in the past year and a half, plus previous memorials that were in need of care and replacement. ❤️‍🩹 #BikeDC

Please sign a petition supporting an increase in Washington D.C.'s minimum auto insurance requirements: waba.org/action-page/raise-dc-insurance-minimums/ . Many crash victims are unable to cover the high cost of medical care and recovery. An update is a common-sense step.

Looking for advice for a crash survivors family member re: insurance. Docs say short term acute care needed, insurance won’t cover…

In (most of) the US, May is Bike Month, a time for all of us who ride to celebrate the (mostly) improving weather and enjoy the ride. Tonight, however, is an opportunity to pause during the great joy of #BikeMonth and honor & remember those who cannot be here to celebrate with us.

The #RideOfSilence is coming up tomorrow! We're aware storms are forecast for #BikeDC tomorrow, especially in the morning, and we're keeping an eye on things. _At this time_ we are planning to go forward as scheduled, but stay tuned for potential updates.

Join me and others for the Ride of Silence on May 21 at 6:30pm at Freedom Plaza to honor and remember cyclists who have been killed or injured. More info here: ggwash.org/calendar/eve...

Improving roadway safety takes a regional approach. In an area where VA, MD, & DC drivers cross borders all the time, strategies to target dangerous drivers work best when they work across all jurisdictions. Glad to see VA join DC here! MD, you’re up next! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Quick State Department employee thank you to @safestreetsdc.bsky.social - Good to see Shawn O'Donnell's ghost bike restored.

🚨#TranspoBINGO week ends tomorrow! Submit your final board: rebrand.ly/TranspoBINGO.... Some notes: 🙌Honor system for reporting 🔄Flexibility in interpreting squares-just challenge yourself 🎨Prizes for creativity & more, not just most squares 🎉Join the Active Transit Social on Mar 6 at metrobar!

How are you rolling into this #TranspoBINGO weekend? 🚍 bus to a new-to-you neighborhood 🚆 train to a new-to-you public space 🚋 Streetcar (it’s electric!) to support a local business 🚲 roll through a protected bike lane or multi-use trail Walking 👣 and rolling 🦼 are active transpo too!

TranspoBINGO 2025 starts tomorrow!! 🚶‍♀️🚲🛴🦽🦼🚌🚇🥳 More info ⤵️

NEW: We are suing three Maryland drivers who racked up more than $90,000 in fines for dangerous driving violations in DC. These are the first lawsuits brought under the STEER Act. This new civil authority empowers OAG to make our roads safer by holding dangerous drivers from any state accountable.

Families for Safe Streets member Jason Hicks, "We have the tech to prevent reckless drivers from causing tragedies such as the one that devastated my family. I’ve worked for more than two decades in law enforcement and ... this bill will prevent senseless deaths."

2024 was the 2nd year of record-high traffic fatalities in DC: 52 people. We need the leadership and political courage to stop these preventable tragedies. My testimony on behalf of @safestreetsdc.bsky.social at today’s DDOT oversight hearing. 👇🏻

The new www.transpobingo.com website is live! It highlights this year's sponsors, including @ggwash.org, Coalition for Smarter Growth, @safestreetsdc.bsky.social, Ward 8 Woods, @hillfamilybiking.org, @thehillishome.bsky.social, and metrobar. Sign up to sponsor here: rebrand.ly/TranspoBINGO....

Looking for causes to support? Consider @safestreetsdc.bsky.social. Your support helps us honor crash victims, foster our community, and advocate for a DC that’s safe for ALL road users. dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/donate/

"The change comes after years of advocacy. 3 years ago, an FSS petition...generated more than 45,000 signatures. The petition was created by @jlrhart.bsky.social, whose 5-year-old daughter, Allison, was killed by the driver of a large vehicle in 2021." usa.streetsblog.org/2024/11/19/s...