Views from the #handlebars of my #bicycle | Ward 4 Rep @DCBAC | @AgeFriendlyDC Task Force member | Views my own | #BikeDC

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Help make Grant Circle safer for all neighbors who use it. Add your name to our sign-on letter in support of traffic safety improvements and ask DDOT and District officials to move forward on these fixes with urgency. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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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/93… (and 230+ other cities around the world rideofsilence.org/locations-…).
Commuter Connections@BikeToWorkDay14 May 2024
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. Don’t forget to sign up for free today at biketoworkmetrodc.org. #BTWD2024
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Traffic deaths have gone up 93% in 5 years in DC. That incl. on CT Ave. Kershbaum called it “nuance.” I call it cowardice. A total lack of vision & leadership at the very top: @MayorBowser. Watch starting at :40. cbsnews.com/news/traffic-dea…
BREAKING - @DDOTDC Chief Sharon Kershbaum says a bike lane is now NOT being considered for a more than 3 mile stretch of busy CT Ave in NW DC. This has been a controversial project for years - a bike lane was recommended. But the new DDOT Chief is changing course #bikedc
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An entire family was wiped out—the mother, father, 1 year old toddler, and 2 month old infant—because a woman in an SUV ran them over while they were waiting at the bus stop to go to the zoo. This is why we are passionate about making cities safe places for pedestrians & cyclists
Relatives of the family members killed in a deadly West Portal crash have released a statement: "We loved Diego, Matilde, Joaquim, and Cauê deeply and are sure the love they showed to their family and friends will serve as their legacy." sf.news/495clcW
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DC's weekly Thur pub roll is checking out Kennedy St today in the north, starting at Moreland's at 5:30 then on to Neptune Room, and Jackie Lee's. Everyone's welcome, join/leave at anytime, check our location at #MBTpubroll Fyi #BikeSummit24, if you're still around 🚲 🍻 🎉
Mark your calendars folks bc next week #MBTpubroll is venturing far north to embrace winter once more before spring fully arrives. We're doing a Kennedy St ride! Starting at 5:30 next Thursday at Moreland's, then Neptune Room and Jackie Lee's. Grab a hot toddy and join us 🚲🍻🎉
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Yes #TranspoBINGO might be over but that doesn't mean you and your son can't run down the street to wave to the bus driver before the light turns green and they drive away. 👋 🚌
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#MBTPubroll today starting at 5:30 at Lost Generation then heading over before 6:30 to join forces with #TranspoBINGO happy hour at Metrobar (then later maybe full Dew Drop afterparty 😉). Come join us and check off your "connect with a transpo org" square 🚲🍻🎉
As #TranspoBINGO is coming to a close, join us for a happy hour on Thursday, Feb 29 starting at 6 pm at @metrobardc to share your experiences, meet participants, and collect prizes. We'll have pizza (until it's eaten) and 10% off drinks. All are welcome, and we hope to see you!
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As #TranspoBINGO is coming to a close, join us for a happy hour on Thursday, Feb 29 starting at 6 pm at @metrobardc to share your experiences, meet participants, and collect prizes. We'll have pizza (until it's eaten) and 10% off drinks. All are welcome, and we hope to see you!
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#TranspoBINGO #15: Honor hero. Reginald H. Booker (3rd from left) was a leader of the DC freeway revolts that saved our neighborhoods from annihilation and helped expand metro. He was the target of FBI, CIA, and MPD spying campaigns. He died in 2015 in DC. washingtonareaspark.com/2020…
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Alright folks, tomorrow is the final #MBTpubroll of #TranspoBINGO week so meet up at Lost Gen at 5:30 for a quick pint or two, then biking over to @metrobardc before 6:30 (and cross off your final square!) to join up with the TranspoBINGO happy hour celebration let's gooooo🚲🍻🎉
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#TranspoBINGO #10: historic transpo. 60 bus to old town Manassas station. This rail junction was ideal route to Richmond during the War vs Southern Slavery and Aggression so saw major battles in a war ultimately won by anti-slavers, though systemic racism persists to this day 💀
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#TranspoBINGO #7: Use an e-bike. So what started out as a run at 3+ metro lines, ended up as an e-bike trip after indefinite metro delays at Gallery Place. Thank goodness for having alternate choices! This is why mode redundancy is necessary everywhere in the system.
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Checking the DYI #TranspoBINGO box ✅ You can use the Capital @bikeshare Station Request Tool to request new bikeshare locations and/or provide input on proposed bikeshare locations in D.C. 🚲 cabistationrequest.dc.gov/
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We are excited to team up with @erinfordc, @HandlebarsDC, @BWBDC, @ggwash, and @betterDCregion to sponsor this year's transportation bingo! As the weekend starts, we have some recommendations of business and attractions in Ward 8 for people to visit as they fill up their boards:
📣The #TranspoBINGO boards are live! 🚌 🚇🚲👣♿ We're taking a trip in time to honor our past and advocate for our future. Our three boards are inspired by transpo heroes. If your first name begins with: A-I: Rosa Parks board J-Q: A. Philip Randolph board R-Z: Kittie Knox board
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#TranspoBINGO #5: transpoetry. Taking D14 home from the casino. You may have won you may have lost But with your smartrip you're never lost. By bus or train they'll take you home Thoughtful drivers steer your roam. In transit's hands you're in good care He/she/they go anywhere.
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A curt email on Thursday followed by a short Friday morning announcement undid years of work. That’s thousands of daily stories, countless hours of work, and many, many community voices… all gone.
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Layoffs at WAMU is crushing news. The journalists there do superb work, and their coverage was an ever-more-important bulwark against the erosion of local news. They deserve better—and DC deserves better.
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Hear ye hear ye, the first #MBTpubroll of #TranspoBINGO week is filling the square to leap across quadrants! Starting at 5:30 today at Hamilton's (223 2nd St) in the NW then leaping over capitol hill to Trusty's in the SE. Come one come all come pub roll 🚲🍻🎉
📣The #TranspoBINGO boards are live! 🚌 🚇🚲👣♿ We're taking a trip in time to honor our past and advocate for our future. Our three boards are inspired by transpo heroes. If your first name begins with: A-I: Rosa Parks board J-Q: A. Philip Randolph board R-Z: Kittie Knox board
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