McDuffie voted twice to overturn tipped minimum wage (i77 and i82). He sided with owners over workers despite the overwhelming direction from DC voters. He doesn't care what the voters want, just what his friends (such as at RAMW) think. That's how he'll be as mayor.

McDuffie, the NIMBY's choice.

Appreciate getting some polling in the race but they couldn't have asked a question about the at large race?

70% of folks not paying for the bus is bad. I suppose that having the bus driver quote the fare won't hurt, but will it actually help? @wmatagm.bsky.social, why not have random roving fare checkers? Isn't it a global best practice? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

Seems like there is a clear tier 1 in the race with Oye, Raymond, and Jackson in the lead. I'm excited by Raymond, much less so with Oye and Jackson.

Can we get a redo of this event in 2031, with a new not horrible president, where we celebrate the things that actually make America great?

💯 Looking at you @dmv.cnliberalism.org

I like BRT, but the city failed to get dedicated lanes on H street for the street car, what basis does wmata have for believing the city will approve this?

McDuffie is the clear choice for conservatives in DC, not sure that'll help him much in the democratic primary....

It is not ageism to say that elected officials should retire and that age 72 is a more than reasonable retirement age. Spend some time with friends, family, or your hobbies. You've earned it! There isn't a shortage of people who can serve and run for elected office.

God I wish we had some polling for the DC dem at large seat race.... RCV will help a bit but it's still a total shit show. I wish someone would release an internal poll.

Planning nerds of the world, here's your chance to ask the director of the D.C. Office of Planning all the questions you have! (Can't wait to see the pointed queries on the proposed FLUM.) She's doing an AMA on Reddit starting at 10: reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/1sz2nm4/

I agree about this. It’s hard to give a quality answer to a nuanced policy question in only 60 seconds. My first campaign had 24! candidates. 🥴

See below for the slate for those seeking status quo politicians with no vision. Also, gah I forgot that I'll need to vote on the Dem state committee....

That sounds like a stupid policy that the next mayor needs to eliminate. That said, I've been talking to @wmata.com abput a D4X stop for ages, they agree it's problematic, but nothing has happened for years.

Hey @ggwash.org, what's happening here with the dem at large endorsees going all NIMBY?

This seems like a good first step to regulating AV ridrshares. Funding towards metro plus a per milage charge, set right, should mitigate having cars meander in the city uselessly.

Boy am I happy that I haven't had time to plant my tomato seedlings yet....

Policy makers getting around the same way as their public is an underrated good. I'd love to see @janeese4dc.bsky.social and @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social agree to commute to the Wilson building via public transit (which serves it well) rather than a big suburban suv.

Hey @wmatagm.bsky.social & @wmata.com these info signs on the bus make the bus so much easier to use. When will they be rolled out fleet wide?

Just like Bowser to take a flagship DC law that makes DC a great place to live and try to kill it to cut taxes....thankfully she's about to be gone. The question is does @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social support Bowser here? I think @janeese4dc.bsky.social 's position is pretty predictable here....

This is damn stupid. The tickets should be the normal price and come with incentives, like priority entrance. This will just create further congestion on the roads.

Seems like a real desperate play and likely to backfire. Especially since the 67 pages basically show that @robertwhitedc.bsky.social is a fairly boring guy. I was actually consdering her for the race because the position is powerless and I appreciated her energy, but this was reckless.

Bowser had lots of failures, but McDuffie won't even try...

Amazing, maybe we'll get elevator reform too. Pair those with city wide quadplexes and you'll have a housing revolution.

Every mayoral and council candidate should be asked to take a position on this matter. Will you let key real estate be used as a storage lot for cars or will you uphold that it must be used for people? Cc @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social, @janeese4dc.bsky.social

The liberal establishment getting on board with congestion pricing is a big deal. Hopefully this can help push it forward in other major cities. May not be possible due to trump, but it'd be best to avoid partisanship, as yimby mostly managed to do. All cities can benefit from less traffic.

I too would like this but we won't get there by hoping. Just like laws for regular people, there should be an enforcement mechanism. If the mayor knowingly ignores a requirement, they should be personally liable for fines that the Council can sue to implement or something of that nature.

It sounds like there is something that @mayorbowser.dc.gov could have done but she just prefers to be compliant...thankfully @waba.org stood up for DC residents (and visitors!)

Imagine if America let those 44% live in a dense city as they wished. There would be more room for the other 55 percent to isolate. Could be a win win.

Don't live in ward 1, but if I did, this would be a strong reason to vote for @aparnafordc.bsky.social

This map is a sad excuse for a "future" land use map. It's more like a "this is what we already do map" Hopefully the next mayor will have enough time to clean shop in the Office of Planning and revise the FLUM to actually represent the city's growth needs.

That a gadfly candidate like Gurley manages to repeatedly make it on the ballot makes me wonder if the signature threshold is set too low.

All the hand wringing doesn't change the fact that @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social was in charge of oversight of the PSC and didn't exercise his authority over the PSC as they voted to approve large increases in utility costs....

Good read, but really the #1 lesson is if you want transit to work you need to priotize it. Nowhere in America does that anymore...

It was always clear that the stadium deal was a raw one for DC. The commanders get a highly subsidized stadium and DC gets a promise for a limited neighborhood some day.... I was disappointed that @janeese4dc.bsky.social voted for it. I hope as mayor she actually holds the commanders accountable.

It's obvious @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social doesn't understands oversight. Confirmation is based on their past while oversight is based on what they've done since in the role. His inability to oversee the PSC indicates he'll do an equally poor job overseeing department heads if he becomes mayor.

For all the people placing the blame on Bezos, the WaPo editorial board has been terrible on urbanist issues (and really all DC politics) for decades 😂

This was the first question I asked @janeese4dc.bsky.social's team. Bowser's biggest failure is hiring and keeping incompetent green team affiliated managers. Janeese's staff assured me that she is focused on competence, and will hire folks who are most capable even if they aren't "on her team"

Love to see it!

If @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social can't be bothered to think about transit on K Street, one of the busiest, most congested roads in the city, he's obviously deeply unserious about transit. He obviously hasn't knocked on my DC door, probably too busy knocking on the door of Maryland donors....

Regardless of his deleted posts, it's clear that @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social is the candidate for voters who feel like following traffic laws or paying their fair share of taxes are gotcha burdens.

This is a great analogy. Downtown driving and smoking both have huge negative externalities, particularly for bystanders. Both are/were so ingrained it was/is hard to imagine how a different world will function. But almost everyone will be happier when it's done.

She is correct that Republicans in congress will try and stop it. Luckily they'll soon be out of power and the fillabuster will stop them from canning the program when they get back in power.

Recovering 24 hrs of time lost in traffic, 25% jump in transit usage, and millions for transit improvements sounds amazing to me. DC should enjoy the benefits NYC is already seeing. I look forward to mayor @janeese4dc.bsky.social implimenting congestion pricing in DC along with new bus lanes.

So it seems @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social updated his post, now he's wants you to make him mayor to do the one policy idea he's failed at funding for years!

It seems that @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social wants to "freeze" i.e. cut taxes and let parking violators get away without paying fines. McDuffie - you know he isn't focused on the 59% of DC who rents or 40% of DC who doesn't even own a car (not to mention the rest of us who don't illegally park)

This Mary Cheh endorsed McDuffie? The one who feuded with him (to no avail) over the Public Service Commission that hiked everyone’s Pepco bills—illegally, as it turns out?