WMATA should absorb the core Penn line service with all day 10-15 minute frequencies as a bronze line

Do it all the way to the metro you cowards! Union St also.

Reading “Great Society Subway” on the great society subway

I mean good luck with that

There’s so many places in DC that would benefit from becoming pedestrianized. Plaza act is a decent start but there are probably 20 streets that could use this rather than three.

It's very noticeable how much worse they made Dupont by shutting down the popular pedestrian streets around CT off Q St. What were once pleasant activated neighborhood spaces are now actively hostile instead.

The Office of Planning will be at this event next Saturday taking comments on DC's new comprehensive plan. Come out and let them know you want more housing!

“Faster Progress on the NoMa Tunnel: The pedestrian tunnel connecting the NoMa Metro to Union Market and Florida Avenue will now break ground three years earlier than planned” what the baseline @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social refers to here? Is groundbreaking in ‘26?

The team just admitted that the 2036 completion date for the housing was never serious; they don't think they can deliver any faster than 2040. That's the date the Council budget office said is when the NON-stadium proposal would deliver by. So now the stadium provides no acceleration.

Interesting: An amendment from Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder and At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds that would have delayed ranked-choice voting (by requiring a feasibility study first) has been withdrawn. So for now it looks like RCV will come to D.C. elections in 2026.

The Council Budget Office's analysis of the RFK Stadium deal is out & it's even more expensive than first reported. Total DC Taxpayer Subsidy: $4.4 billion‼️ We need a better deal. That’s a huge price to pay with not enough coming back to DC taxpayers. There's still time to get it right.

To avoid stadium trafficpocalypse, District officials need to demand these key requirements for RFK.

This is why the MARC Penn line needs EMUs @mkorman.bsky.social @mdotmtaholly.bsky.social

RFK NEWS: The D.C. Council's independent assessment of the Commanders stadium deal is now public. Plenty to dig into in the 23-page analysis (including 5 takeaways below), but this stands out: The current deal "lacks formal constraints on public financial exposure."

COMING SOON: Ranked Choice Voting, as demanded by voters in I-83! @cmchenderson.bsky.social and I introduced a budget amendment this a.m. which passed 8-4. Let’s give voters more agency and let’s honor their Nov 2024 vote for this.

Today, Ranked Choice Voting has been passed and funded throughout the financial plan! The District is in a strong position right now and this is a logical next step as our elections have become more competitive and more people are interested in serving their community.

Thanks @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social and @brianneknadeau.bsky.social !!!!

Thanks @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social !

The DC Council takes its first-round vote on the FY26 budget today. 73% of DC voters want election reform. If you live in DC, call your Councilmember's office THIS MORNING and let them know you expect Initiative 83 to be fully funded. Thank you!

@mta.maryland.gov @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social @mdotmtaholly.bsky.social MTA commuter buses are daily blocking the bus lane on H st NW during rush hour

There are undeniable charms to a detached house w/ a yard. But suburbia isn't just that. It's also dense apartment clusters. And it is truly truly stupid to have laws mandating that this kind of density be fenced into a driving-required pod where shops & amenities are banned.

In sales I think this is called creating urgency and a good sign your getting swindled

North Carolina can do this but not DC?

Bowser hired a Dallas Cowboys-affiliated consultant to produce an “economic impact report” for her proposed Commanders deal. It is methodologically rigorous and free of conflicts of interest...oh, wait.

Long Bridge construction under way

A well-organized commentary on how streetcars could be a valuable part of the D.C. area's mobility network if they received proper support & infrastructure priority from local government. Scott Burger notes streetcars have about 25% more capacity than articulated buses. ggwash.org/view/99868/a...

Maybe let’s start by implementing the bus lanes that we’re ahead planned and vetted @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social

The ‘next generation streetcar’ is a hasty fig leaf to walk away from the streetcar expansion but the city needs to take solutions to this overloaded bus corridor seriously

We should be doing this in so many places! Union Market, AdMo 18th, Ust NW, Gallery Place/Chinatown, Barracks Row…

While the District’s population went up by 15% between 2010 and 2020, Lanier Heights’ population increased only 3%. A downzoning is a big part of the reason the neighborhood hasn't grown.

Woah they published it! 🚃 🚎

As the I-82 debate heats up, the Council budget office recently prepared a report on the state of the DC restaurant industry since its passage. Essentially, they found that the city is adding more employees and new restaurants than its neighbors: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

People who don't like Ezra Klein's book are not NIMBYs, they just don't think his book is of much value. @frontiertony.bsky.social breaks down Klein's misunderstanding of the problem here.

Fundamentally the mayor does not believe in the city as a place to live, but a place to drive to.

Very sad coda to the circa 2010 vicious DC Streetcar blog debates: the H St. streetcar will be shut down and, supposedly, replaced with trolleybuses www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Losing control three launches in a row 🚀 ❌❌❌ Booster landing burn also failed

“Poster was not yet able to disclose an exact date, the rollout remains on track to be launched this year” so much for spring I guess. What is going on here?

💯 make sure it’s in the men’s bathrooms too!

@wmatagm.bsky.social @wmatagm.bsky.social when are we getting 8 car trains on the red line the crowding is getting ridiculous!

Great!

Why can’t the MARC Penn line run every 10 minutes?

Noooooooooo!

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...

This is always talked about like CSX is an inscrutable, immovable object but the MD hasn’t really tried anything. VA has been working with them and bought right-of way and started adding tracks.

Not only should it run all day but it could be significantly faster running modern multiple unit trains like this instead of slow diesel locomotives. Running faster would also help slot tighter with Amtrak trains.

They're working on it! New entrance got approved a bit ago, it definitely needs it considering how busy the station is getting www.popville.com/2024/06/new-...

Joey, I was assured that new mixed-use developments are infeasible unless anchored by a sports stadium that has 8 events/year