Security/Tech policy pro. Former ANC4C Commissioner and NPS. Urban planning, transit, and outdoors enthusiast. DCU, USNT, O's fan. He/Him. Opinions are my own.
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This is absurd. You have to be going 10 over the posted speed limit to even get an automated ticket. I've lived here for ~20 years and have never got an automated enforcement ticket. Nor a parking ticket. It isn't difficult to not park illegally or obey(ish) the speed limit.
The amendment fails but opened up a whole debate about traffic fines in D.C. Chairman Mendelson opposed today's amendment but says he'd like to revisit the affordability issue, and would support cutting speed camera fines in half, which start at $100.
DC gov employees pull this sort of stuff all of the time and there is no accountability, no feedback mechanism to stop it. What can we do to fix this going forward, @Janeese4DC?
I really wish DC did Sunday parking enforcement. Just had to flag the bus down by jumping up and down in between two Land Rovers parked in the stop on Georgia. They know there will be no consequence, so why not?
Alan Wehler retweeted
Really excellent data driven deep dive on DC’s failure to enforce traffic laws.
Do I wonder if lack of police enforcement isnt really about the racial justice concerns but because attempted traffic stops themselves often lead to deadly behavior
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.@wmata the operator of bus 4514, currently on a SB D44 run, may need some additional training. Their driving is fine, but they are missing turns and stops as well as not letting folks off the bus via the back doors. Not an easy job, but they need more training/support.
Illegally parked @wmata vehicles at U St station on Vermont only made their life harder, blocking a stop that they then missed.
While I can't personally vouch for the JLG team here, the general strategy and the slowness of BOE on this stuff is notable. The specific strategy here is very DC, but similar strategies are common in many large cities. Respond accordingly.
🚨🚨OK. Here we go again!!
This is a repeat of how McDuffie’s surrogates got rid of Elissa Silverman when voters minds were manipulated with lies!!
DCBOE delayed rulings; allowed the misinformation and lies to flow; then when it was too late for Elissa to recover from the damage of lies the DCBOE ruled in her favor!!
Don’t let the manipulation of lies change your mind!!
No one on JLG’s team would risk their integrity on misuse of funding. Nor risk losing the credibility of the campaign.
Tommy Wells, the Chairman of the JLG CAMPAIGN is an upstanding man, and has never wavered from his humanity of integrity and love for people. I know this personally, as I have worked along side him for many years!!
DON’T be fooled again!! Dismiss the hoax.
Remain aware! Look at the timing of this conspiracy theory. Tell your friends it’s a hoax!!
Alan Wehler retweeted
#News - Blistering new IG report on DC’s 911 system - high absenteeism, some supervisors lack training, agency doesn’t systematically analyze quality assurance data to improve.
Summary:
Ask most folks who have served as ANCs and incompetent mayoral appointees will come up quickly. I was particularly disgusted by the seeming expectation from the administration that most senior agency heads campaign for the mayor, taking some of their limited leave time to do so.
Alan Wehler retweeted
If you follow this account you should absolutely take this survey and let OP know what you think about a plan to freeze DC in amber for the next generation and do nothing to change the exclusionary, luxury zoning that keeps this city unaffordable.
Did you miss the in-person workshops earlier this month, or do you have feedback on the draft future land use map? We want to hear from you! Learn about the proposed changes in the draft future land use map and tell us what you think by April 30: arcg.is/1nGanv4
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Alan Wehler retweeted
Speaking of, a few months ago I easily found a bunch of cars right outside MPD headquarters with license plate covers on them.
License plate covers are illegal in DC. 🚫
#WATCH 🎥 Sgt. Throne explains why plates must remain clearly visible and how this helps keep our roads safe
Was genuinely shocked to find that this vehicle does not have any outstanding automated speeding/red light/stop sign tickets in DC.
The car was removed from the tracks around 1:30 p.m. & normal service has resumed! Our Intrusion Detection Warning system did its job by alerting our command center of a fence breach & obstruction. Thank you to @ffxfirerescue for their assistance!
Streets around Grant Circle haven't seen a plow all day. Webster got one yesterday and Varnum none. 3rd has not been plowed yet at all between Allison and Upshur. Can we get some assistance, please @DCDPW @MayorBowser?
What in the world are we doing here? Why would anyone think it's acceptable for this officer to keep their job?
Confident he'll be much more successful than the other famous Sickles who served in a state legislature with whom I am very familiar.
Absolute best DC government employee I interacted with while serving on ANC 4C. Thank you for all of your hard work, Mr. Brown!
I'm sure this will help with all of the OUC dispatch issues that result in people dying while waiting for OUC to send help to the correct location...
Interesting: @MayorBowser wants to move $5.5 million from @OUC_DC and the D.C. Department of Corrections to @DCPoliceDept to cover overtime pay for officers. (This is part of a broader reprogramming of money in the FY25 budget to pay for overtime spending.)
Alan Wehler retweeted
This summer, the Open Markets Act–a bill aimed at promoting competition in the mobile app economy–was reintroduced in Congress.
Alan Wehler and Jon Tran of @ChertoffGroup provide recommendations for how lawmakers could update the bill so it does not have unintended privacy impacts for app users.
