An under appreciated benefit of smartphones is now accessible they’ve made transit. Prior to having one I could not keep enough of the WMATA map in my head to use buses. Now I use them all over town.

Discovered one of the teachers at kiddo’s school now regularly bikes to school. And they told me what made it possible is th reopening of the HRT between ripley and Beauregard. You love to see it!

Super relevant in Alexandria given the discussion re: ACPS/DASH recently Today at 3pm!

Ding ding ding

This movie is full of Nic Cage hunting a demon and he’s just using swords and torches Like he hasn’t even tried breaking into song yet. Not a dance move in sight. What are they doing? The Honmoon doesn’t stand a chance

Home 🚌-> King St 🚈-> Potomac Yard 🚶🏻‍♂️-> Art on the Ave 🚶🏻‍♂️-> Braddock 🚈-> King St 🚌-> Chinese Food 🚶🏻‍♂️-> Home Local Businesses Supported: 4 Friends Encountered: 7 Kids Entertained: 2 Traffic Caused or Encountered: 0 Parking Required: 0 Steps: ~6,000 Transit good! Walkability good!

AOTA success: children entertained, spoonrest acquired

L: studiously avoids eye contact with @oconnell.bsky.social L, 1 minute later as we walk away: *happy sigh* What a nice talk. I like Mr Jesse. 🙄

Last day for this!

"Traffic volumes along Richmond Highway in Potomac Yard have stayed consistent despite the intense growth in population. When you build communities around public transportation and walkability, you can grow without increasing congestion" (h/t @alexgoyette.bsky.social ) ggwash.org/view/100692/...

Reminder to take the Braddock Road survey if you haven't! Survey closes tomorrow, 10/3 BPAC prefers options 1B, 2A, 3, 4A, 5A, 6A, and supports the proposed future option for trail & metro access, if you want to follow their lead www.research.net/r/Alexandria...

In school, I never did well in language classes. Except Canadian. In that I got an Eh? plus.

Between standing stalwart & dropping lines at the NVTA meeting + data diving w/ targeted policy inquiries re: eviction numbers, it's a big morning in the "we have a pretty cool mayor" department

Hey I wonder what other colonial era east coast settlement would really benefit from its city council legalizing parking flexibility 👀

📧 Do you live near the proposed 495 South Side Express Lanes corridor? Have thoughts on the expansion or concerns about community impacts? I want to hear from Alexandria residents: DM me. Confidential conversations welcome. Go Sox! 4/4

“With Alexandria not budging, that failed” sticker when @kaylahornbrook.bsky.social Cc @alyia4alx.com

Just heard an IRL argument between coworkers about the difference between City of Alexandria and Alexandria, Fairfax County reassuring you all that you don't actually need to touch grass, our online discourse is surprisingly tethered to reality

Estimated add'l cost of this in context of the 2025 city budget: - 1 Prince Street Study: $150k - 1 Prince Street Plan: $25-45m - ACPS Operating Budget increase: $10.4m - Rental Subsidy Pilot Program: $100k - DASH Line 32 going from 60 to 30 min frequency: $240k - Additional Library funding: $719k

I haven’t gotten a single pic of Justin Beaver all summer but this huge snapping turtle(?) has been showing up a lot lately and it gives me the heebie jeebies every time The girls love her though 🐢

@africansus.bsky.social is hosting an event to launch their Tenant Protection Guidelines for the Housing Master Plan this Wednesday at 6pm! I got to preview an early draft, they've done some really excellent work. Attend in person or online, register here: secure.everyaction.com/tb2dmSObEEiZ...

Housing Forward is hosting a webinar about building affordable housing atop public libraries on 10/8 IIRC there was a case of this in MoCo recently, but I dont think I've heard of any in NOVA us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Buffalo Bills Super Bowl with Bad Bunny in attendance

Being a good neighbor doesn’t require a grand gesture. A smile, a wave, or a small act of kindness. Let's keep Alexandria kind, quirky, and connected, one porch chat at a time. Happy National Good Neighbor Day!

L, 3, just said to me “only boys can save the world” The way that kicked me into inspirational speaker mode telling her about her mom & my colleagues & frankly many of you on Alxskeets 😤 Grateful to have so many examples whom she has personally met to immediately & overwhelmingly address this

“Step back daddy I will fix that door for you” - L Turns out the syringe and reflex hammer from her doctor playset weren’t the tools we needed but we love a confident queen

Someone check on the UVA skeeters are they ok

The West End is like the butt of Alexandria: big, thicc and everybody's checking it out send skeet

Raise your hand if you just found out you live in the new "West End" that apparently extends all the way to King St Metro

From the online poll data, which found much less support for housing issues than the community pop-ups: Respondents = 72% homeowners, 21% renters Interesting how the 21% is a near match for the 24% who agreed "we need more housing" and the 22% who wanted to prioritize preserving affordability

VDOT seeks public input on South Van Dorn Street improvements near Alexandria

Wait we need to re-open Ewald Park feedback I have an idea

RS to unbury it from the 🧵

Duke Street Land Use Plan meeting got some great turnout tonight! Here are the Draft Principles staff have proposed:

Notes: City to unveil draft principles for Duke Street development at community meeting www.alxnow.com/2025/09/25/n...

"When you build communities around public transportation and walkability, you can grow without increasing congestion from cars." 👏 Also: Ewald Park pictured in the thumbnail 🫠

I’m just a man standing in front of ALXSkeets asking them to love community meetings I’ll be there in my Bills hat (as always, go bills) if you wanna say hi!

have you heard the good news about coming to the Duke St Land Use meeting this Thursday? free food, childcare provided, land use discussions. what could be better!?

Excited to talk HAPPY WHEELS tonight. 7pm on Zoom bit.ly/48ude1M

bumping for attention. come hang out Thursday to talk about land use and buses and stuff :)

I've never had a greater appreciation for small joys than I do these days when everything feels so heavy and bleak The small joy getting me through today is the new Carlos Vives tiny desk concert

Come out to the Duke St LUP Community Mtg on Thursday! 630-830pm at Bishop Ireton. Food & childcare provided Meetings like this are critical moments to shape the direction of the plan, which will inform the next 10-15 years of growth along Duke. actionnetwork.org/events/duke-...

E-Bikes are awesome, and everyone I know who has a cargo e-bike absolutely loves them. Different folks will have different needs and preferences, but we must continue to make it safer and easier for people to choose low-cost, low-impact options like e-bikes! apple.news/A1EeCtBDmTXS...

3rd… a Duke St Land Use plan community meeting on Thursday Sept. 25 @ 6:30-8:30, at Bishop Ireton. www.alexandriava.gov/DukeStreetPlan

It’s not DRBC but front patio beer with a good girl ain’t so bad either I love that I can sit out here and have a semi-social evening with the neighbors passing by while the girls sleep. Active streets ftw! 🚶🚲

And we are all getting there RIGHT AT 6 right? Bc I gotta leave about 7 to do a childcare handoff while @meghangoyette.bsky.social heads to her moms night

There goes the neighborhood

Any of you Alx folks that’d use lemon balm? (Lemony mint relative) It’s going nuts in the garden and I can’t use all of ours. I’ve been using it to diffuse in water, garnish salads and fruit, and it’s reportedly good for cocktails but i haven’t tried that

“What sets Alexandria apart from many other fall destinations is its walkability. “ coastalvirginiamag.com/article/all-...

chuffed to see a 471 sq ft condo on sale in ALX, dirt cheap at <$200k (though idk what condo fees look like here) corcoranmce.com/listing/VA/A...