Power is out in my building in Carlyle, what part of Prince?
Don't Give Up The Ship, we've not yet begun to fight!
An online petition opposing the Braddock Road bike lane project has gained more than 140 signatures in three days, though the petition contains several factual errors about the Traffic and Parking Board's decision.
www.alexandriabrief.com/opponents-ci...
Spotted at Commonwealth and Braddock road - a fitting end for such trash is to be trod under foot. I picked this one up and put it where it belongs 🗑️
An organized unsubscribe campaign is targeting The Alexandria Brief over Braddock Road coverage. This is what happens when people encounter actual journalism instead of advocacy. Fair coverage isn't biased just because you disagree with the outcome.
Public comment closed. My final tally is 37 pro, 29 against. Double check that count as I'm tired lol
We are neck and neck. I'm staying till the end.
From a cargo bike dad to another, thank you @egan.ninja
I'm the guy who spoke first and I'm keeping track, but I might need to bail before the final vote.
Every few years, a biking and walking project causes people to completely lose their minds (remember King St or Seminary Rd). We need your voice (in-person or virtually) at the Feb 23 Traffic & Parking Board meeting to help counter this insane overreaction! #alx alexandriabpac.org/action-alert...
An interesting article
One of my party facts is that according to polls, Americans believe foreign aid is about 25% of the federal budget and on average that it *should* be about 10%.
The actual number is less than 1%.
Foreign aid has long been a boogey man of the right, so it's not surprising they're vilifying it now.
An example of a #sneckdown at Wilson Blvd & N Highland St:
"Looking at dollars and cents, highways are a poor economic investment. They occupy nearly 25% of U.S. urban land—an area equivalent to West Virginia and valued at $4.1 trillion—yet their supposed benefits don’t justify these enormous costs."
Reducing speeds by just 1 mph can cut crashes by 5%. Small changes in avg speed save lives. Learn how to bring meaningful speed management strategies to your community: visionzeronetwork.org/preventing-u...
That sucks, did you drive? For me today, dropoff by ebike was no big deal, despite uncleared lanes and the windchill.
Now that it's four days post snowstorm, don't forget to catalog the number of cars parked on the street with smooth, uncleared snowdrifts. Each illustrates the waste of giving over so much public space for car storage. Imagined images of protected multimodal infrastructure in their place helps.
Not too worried about the snow when I can just walk to either grocery store or take a bike or Metro etc. Density is synonymous with resilience.
Driving defensively and obeying the rules of the road is the most radical, rebellious and anti-social thing you can do in a car.
Hardened centerlines save lives, pass it on
Thrilling to see my city making common sense, low cost efforts like this 👏 👏 👏
Read all about it (and follow) via @kerriana.bsky.social
www.realhartford.org/2024/12/14/h...
@thewaroncars.bsky.social w @drtaragoddard.bsky.social is full of examples of how biased reporting is toward traffic violence
Did that child “dart into the road”? Are people on bikes “risk takers”? Or are headlines written in “exonerative tense” to forgive the sins of car drivers & road designers?
"Cyclists and pedestrians contribute significantly more to city centre spending than commonly thought. In short, they represent an underestimated group for the economic vitality of city centres." @dutchcycling.nl
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The problem with telling cyclists to ride "assertively" is that, while I don't dispute that it is the best advice if you have to share the road with motor vehicles, it does basically mean "use your soft human body to try to shepherd something that weighs several tonnes and can do 70+ mph."
Alexandria this could be us but you playing
A casual reminder on what brings in the coin for businesses 👇
Someone has dumped a stolen car on the corner of our street. Amazing how tightening up the corner = people are driving below the speed limit for the first time ever. Car speed is so often a function of road layout
My residential, 1/4-mile long street has become a Waze-enabled, high-speed, large vehicle cut-through between two arterials. There are 3 young families on the street and recently woman was run over two streets over.
I would pay for this signage myself if our car-brained city would allow it.
Introducing yourself with a plea for donations is not a good look.
