Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Hey! Have questions on riding your bike around town with your family (yes, including your furry family)? Introducing our monthly column, Family (Biking) Matters, by @HillFamilyBikin thehillishome.com/2024/07/faβ¦
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Jamya was 20 years old when she was killed by a driver who ran a red light in downtown DC. The Council can fund a program to prevent others from experiencing similar tragedies: ggwash.org/view/93660/speed-β¦
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
If youβre not borrowing a free cargo e-bike on a day like today, what are you doing?! πΆοΈ
On beautiful days like today, donβt miss out on reserving a cargo e-bike to ride with family, friends, and pets! βοΈ
Dcmid.io/ebikelibrary
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Before you go get that #BTWD2024 t-shirt & raffle ticket Friday, come out tonight to honor those no longer able to bike to work with us.
Ride of Silence, May 15, 7pm.
Freedom Plaza, DC
ggwash.org/calendar/event/93β¦
(and 230+ other cities around the world rideofsilence.org/locations-β¦).
Strap on your helmet and get ready to ride for Bike to Work Day 2024! Enjoy free food, beverages, and giveaways at 100+ pit stops, while supplies last, on Friday, May 17. Donβt forget to sign up for free today at biketoworkmetrodc.org. #BTWD2024
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Reminder: Our first-ever open house is Saturday from 10-12 at the Lincoln Park playground.
Coffee β, donuts π© and a chalk cycletrack π² around the infamous LP lawn fence!
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Traffic deaths have gone up 93% in 5 years in DC. That incl. on CT Ave.
Kershbaum called it βnuance.β I call it cowardice. A total lack of vision & leadership at the very top: @MayorBowser.
Watch starting at :40. cbsnews.com/news/traffic-deaβ¦
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
5/8ths of DCβs fatalities in 2024 have been hit-and-runs. Weβre running a 100% increase in fatalities over last year
This is the fifth hit & run killing *of 2024.* 4 pedestrians and a scooter. And we still get unhinged lunatics in public meetings complaining about too much focus on unsafe driving. They can go pound sand.
mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-inveβ¦
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Hope to see folks out a week from tomorrow!
ALT flyer for bike ride and holiday party on 12/9 10:30am meeting at Michigan Park Community Playground
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
We marked #WDoR2023 on Sunday in a slightly unconventional way: we gathered on a playground, had donuts & coffee, remembered those weβve lost, and called for safe streets across our region. It was heartbreaking and beautiful.
Letβs see our world thru the eyes of children.
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
"It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. It's the same as if you bought a cow, or fridge, and then ask me where you're going to put them."
~@Lorespontevedra, Mayor of #Pontevedra, SpainπͺπΈ.
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Lots to consider, as our culture prioritizes the driving community and continues to put vulnerable roadway users at excessive risk. #PedsOverBigMac
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Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Some interesting stats disclosed by @KAndersonDMOI as part of @DMOIDCβs responses to the T&E Committeeβs pre-hearing questions. A single Maryland driver has accumulated *$186,600* in outstanding ATE camera fines/fees and *42 drivers* have more than $50k owed to the District!
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Why is @wmataGM on a bike in bus lanes and @mayorbowser absent from any transportation initiative that doesnβt involve a ribbon?
Ready for a mayor who makes an effort on the hard things, too.
It shouldnβt take the @wmataGM to do bus lane/stop enforcement. We have cameras, they were installed on buses & they can issue citations! @MayorBowser decided to turn them off. Hereβs a map of the violations before they were turned off: felt.com/map/Bus-Lane-Violatβ¦
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Picture this, and come ride with us. #BikeBus
Learn more and get updates at BikeBus.World
ALT Picture this: Children feel the joy of freedom Communities bond while pedaling The chore of getting to school is a delight Our daily actions are a climate solution Wellbeing is prioritized on streets It's normal for children to transport themselves The sound of traffic is quiet The sound of laughter is vibrant Our world heals and grows anew This dream is happening today. It's called Bike Bus- a growing family-led global movement to ride to school en masse. Come ride with us.
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Study: People who bike care more about the common good than people who drive.
"Common good" = Participation in politics + social orgs, neighborhood solidarity, and neighborly helpfulness. Study controlled for sex, income, education, and home ownership.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023β¦
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
π΄ββοΈπ The E-Bike Library has launched an eco-friendly pilot program for DC Central Kitchen and Living Classroom employees and students. Thanks to funding from DC DOEE, this initiative provides sustainable transpo options while breaking barriers towards upward mobility.
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
Excited for our first fall #bikebus tomorrow. Thank you Amidon family for keeping the bus moving.
If itβs Friday, we ride!
@AmidonBowenVIBE β at Washington, DC
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
βYou donβt feel that justice has been done because the penalties just donβt exist,β the victim's husband said. nbc4dc.com/c8lfIxw
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
For some SUVs, the front blind zone is so large that you can have 12 children sitting in front of the car and the driver cannot see them.
Ashton R. Rohmer π΄ββοΈπππΆββοΈβοΈπ retweeted
This is on you, @mayorbowser. Please get this cityβs priorities straight. Lives depend on it. π
DC's traffic fatalities this year have surpassed last year's total. It's only Sept, with 3 more months to go this year. π
#BikeDC #WalkDC
ALT Screenshot of text from the MPD website. There are 36 traffic fatalities this year as of Sep 21, 2023. There were 35 traffic fatalities in 2022; 40 in 2021; 37 in 2020; and 27 in 2019.