📍Michigan Park Community Playground (Wynton Pl Ne) 🚲 ➡️ 📍Lost Gen Brewing 🗓️NOV 15th @ 10:30am

Well, #WeekWithoutDriving came to an early end for a weekend trip to part of WV where there is no public transit available (which is a shame since driving is terrible and it’d be so much more pleasant to take the train!).

On Day 4 of #WeekWithoutDriving, it was just walking around the neighborhood — where I saw one driver not yield to pedestrians (kids to boot) in a crosswalk, and then another driver getting visibly frustrated because a young child was taking too long to cross the street.

On Day 3 of #WeekWithoutDriving there were some short bike rides to the gym, work, and then tennis lessons (thanks to DPR for the amazing program!), and a nice long walk to the Resevoir District park on this cool morning with the pupper.

On Day 2 of #WeekWithoutDriving, I biked to Capitol Hill and back from Bloomingdale, totaling about 8m roundtrip. The bike lane infrastructure in Cap Hill makes it super easy (and safe!) to get there.

On Day 1 of #WeekWithoutDriving, I biked to an errand (get your flu shot!) and then a work event later in the day - a total of 5 miles on the bike! The ongoing repaving work on Rhode Island Ave NW meant I had to take a longer route because unpaved roads and me do not do well.

Excited to participate again this year!

see the brief agenda of tonight's 6 pm ANC5E special call virtual meeting - resolution condemning federal overreach & return of local funds - resolution requesting identification of federal agents & officers @humaimtiaz5e04.bsky.social #BloomingdaleDC

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.

Nothing like sending FBI, DEA, HSI, and MPD in mass numbers to a high school football game to sow chaos and fear and make things less safe.

I signed on to this letter with my whole heart — a huge thank you the ANC Home Rule caucus that helped push this through.

Hit 500 miles on the e-bike today doing what I love the most: hauling groceries from the farmers market and running errands along the MBT. Always grateful to @amantgeorge.bsky.social who found this gorgeous bike for me and whose e-bike guide is a must read!

Latest newsletter is out, feat super helpful resources shared by @robertwhitedc.bsky.social and @cmzparker5.bsky.social: mailchi.mp/08688b63387b...

New: DC AG Brian Schwalb is suing over US AG Pam Bondi’s order attempting to install DEA head Terry Cole as a new federal police commissioner. Just as he did in last night’s legal opinion, he calls this a violation of the Home Rule Act, which leaves the mayor/chief in charge.

DMHHS and DHS have worked to expand the number of beds available. If you see someone that needs shelter tonight, please call the shelter hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311. Here is also a helpful FAQ & resources from the DC Attorney General: oag.dc.gov/release/freq...

From @aclu-dc.bsky.social: "MPD officers cannot force you to show ID (except for a driver’s license if you’re stopped while driving). However, federal immigration officers can force you to show immigration documents and disclose your immigration status." www.acludc.org/know-your-ri...

The next 45 days are going to be a time when everybody in DC needs to know our rights and how to assert them. Here are five important things for everyone to know while DC is under occupation 🧵

Really love to be downtown where a driver told me to shove it up my c**t because I told him off for blocking the crosswalk with his SUV.

Grateful to the DPW team that came out this morning to address outstanding trash issues on 1st St NW and adjoining streets (like dumped paint cans, trash, random bits of furniture).

So thrilled to welcome them to the neighborhood! Hai Le and Gia Le have created a really wonderful, warm space (and the food is a++++).

Handed out a bunch of flyers for the new Better Bus routes this am and a ton of folks were already prepped for their new route (with some disappointed about the G8 route changes tho). @wmata.com

Nothing more heartwarming on DC TikTok right now than the heartfelt farewells people are posting for their @wmata bus routes and names.

This is your 41th monthly reminder that critical mass has been reached and the reaction continues. We must not back down from projects that give us safe infrastructure for mode choice. #BikeDC ggwash.org/view/99877/b...

This am: Driver yelled at me to get in the bike lane (which I couldn't cos its a contraflow lane). When I finally caught up to them and told them it was going the wrong way, they said they didn't understand foreign language (we were both speaking in English).

🔥 All eyes on DC’s first major heat wave of 2025 - it's going to be intense (once this stormy stretch ends Thurs) Sunday: Mid-90s Mon–Wed: Upper 90s, feels like 110 Could last 5-7 days! 📖 Full briefing: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... Pictured: Forecast heat index Monday

Every other comment on the virtual DDOT call about N. Cap is about how unsafe it is for pedestrians.

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If anyone wants to see how much NPS and USPP cares about public health and safety, I can take them on a tour of the many NPS sites in DC that are in a godawful state.

We have acres of NPS parkland in our neighborhood that hasn’t been mowed once this year: waist-high grass and weeds, vermin habitat, tick-infested, unusable. But somehow NPS has the resources to “close” an urban park during Pride in the epicenter of the city’s LGBTQ+ community.

I think this is pretty sad!

CW-bigotry: Today, I testified in support of Indigo 2's zoning application so they can operate a restaurant. In her opposing remarks, a neighbor resorted to bigotry, talking about not wanting to smell curry at 6am, and how a trip to India made her sick. www.youtube.com/live/itOAqyd...

Went to the @wmata.com session for ANC commissioners to get updates on the Better Bus rollout which goes into effect on June 29! Also got a couple of signs which are now up at the 1st and RI Avenue NW G8 stops (and yes, that route is changing too!)

It’s not even 10am and I’ve already yelled at two drivers — one for almost hitting me in the crosswalk (I was halfway thru crossing, driver was not looking), the other who blocked the crosswalk because that would save them a precious one second, pedestrians be damned.

You know what builds community? The @wmata.com bus driver cheerfully calling out to the people grilling who then invite him for food. Not drivers in cars whizzing by at 45mph.

Helped install this little free library today, funded by ANC 5E (that I advocated for)! Grateful to neighbors Eric & Claire who did 99% of the work. This library is located at the triangle pocket park at the corner of 1st St NW, RI Ave NW & T St NW. Come take a book and leave a book!

Oh no, is it skewed.

They just found a car with *$218,000 in traffic violations in four years* and you are spending money talking down to pedestrians???

Delightful experience cycling down to Hains Point to see the cherry blossoms, not so nice to see a coach driver run over the protected infrastructure.

Cherry blossom train!

Earlier this month, ANC 5E passed a resolution I authored calling on DDOT to increase pedestrian light timing at key intersections in 5E so people can cross the street safely. You can read it here: resolutions.anc.dc.gov/ViewResoluti... And many thanks to the neighbors who provided their input!

NEWS: @schumer.senate.gov says the Senate will vote on a bipartisan amendment to fix the provision of the congressional spending bill that would force D.C. to slash $1.1 billion from its current local budget. But: It will then have to be approved by the House.

See you Saturday, March 8 at 10:30 for a fully marshalled, kid-friendly neighborhood bike ride! Afterparty at City State Brewery with kids activities, food truck and fun afterwards. #bikedc #familybike

Marked off another square by calculating transpo impact. I biked just paltry 14m, and one very short bus ride (six blocks, it was cold). Next time, more bike rides! #transpoBINGO

Solicited feedback on a resolution about pedestrian light timings at our commission’s planning meeting and shared with our transportation committee so that’s another square marked off tonight! #transpoBINGO

Too on the nose to erase Black Lives Matter as part of marking America's birthday.

Fell behind on logging updates but cycled by this morning to see where the new c91 bus route will go! #transpoBINGO

Happy first day of #transpoBINGO! Marked off one square by cycling back home from the gym on the NJ Avenue protected bike lane!

Drumroll please...🥁 The TranspoBINGO 2025 board is LIVE!🎉 This year’s theme is Transpo to the Future. We'll explore the future of transit, push for sustainable systems & even advocate for home rule. Play starts TOMORROW, Feb 27 and ends Mar 6 with a happy hour + prizes! More: www.transpobingo.com.

TranspoBINGO 2025 is February 27–March 6. Get ready to mark your squares.