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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 12h

Thanks for asking! My surgical experience this summer/fall delayed our rides but I’m hoping to be back on the bike in maybe two more weeks! 😁

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 15h

You love to see a multi-modal council member spotted in the wild! Props to @kirkmcpike.bsky.social who always mixes a stylish blazer with his bike rides.

A man wearing a helmet, blazer and jeans rides his ebike.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 17h

And we have now progressed from data analysis to policy recommendations.

I told her that we'd calculate the cash value of her candy haul, that I'd ask her to raid her piggy bank and donate 1/3 the candy cash value to a local food bank, and that I'd add on a 5X match.

The final candy bar graph, with my 11-year-old recoding the tallies in her journal and calculating their value

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City of Alexandria, VA @alexandriavagov.bsky.social · 17h

The City is hosting a Utility Resource Fair today from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Del Pepper Resource Center! Local utility providers will be there to speak with residents and provide practical resources that support residents in managing utility costs and accessing available assistance!

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 3d

I’m glad a series of dog photos was your introduction to the artistic merit of the Triptych.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 3d

And it led to more consistent enforcement and improved safety conditions where the Pilot contractors worked.

Parking enforcement is a tough job and persistent APD vacancies in this department led us to consider this effective tool
Other localities are also using.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 3d

The contractors cannot do all that APD Parking Enforcement can do including access to databases, responding to 311 and other elements shown on a slide last night. But what this Pilot did show is that overall city enforcement was improved as it freed up APD Parking Enforcement to do more work.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 3d

Okay - it’s late and I’m tired so here’s the skeet length f/up. It is hard to fill APD Parking Enforcement positions and this was touched on during presentation last night.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 3d

Frame this triptych in the Louvre…so I can steal it.

Clare @clarebearattack.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortunately we ran out of ham.

Black collie mix stands on red brick and sticks her tongue out at the camera.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 3d

I’m at a meeting but will loop back to this!

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 4d

a man with a beard says i need it .

Alt: a man with a beard says i need it .

media.tenor.com

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 6d

This week, the @mountvernontrail.org made lemonade out of lemons and used the shutdown closed park at Gravelly Point to repaint an essentially missing crosswalk.

This is all volunteer funded and performed activity. In tough times, be these high-viz vest wearing volunteers!

An intersection with just a few remnants of a marked crosswalk

A beautifully restored crosswalk in Gravelly Point Park.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 6d

Cool! I admittedly have no concept of what costs are on something like that, but that’s a unique shot of a frequently photographed location. Maybe @visitalexva.bsky.social could use it for some spooky seasonal promos!

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 6d

Seriously, click through to see this shot. How does a person get a version without the watermark (legally I mean)? Contact Reuters?

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 8d

Make that random (per this American) dessert they did on Bake Off that had a whole lemon in the middle of the pastry.

Did I make this memory up or does anyone else remember that challenge?

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 12d

Did you know a mile from the Orlando airport is a disc golf course at Airport Lakes Park? I just found out so now you know as well.

A map of the disc golf course at Airport Lakes Park

The first tee at the Airport Lakes
Golf course.

A man uses a very long stick to retrieve a disc from a tree.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 13d

I mean…

A plethora of bell peppers in yellow orange and red

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 13d

Proud to join 22 elected officials and 44 organizations and congregations at the packed house for VOICE’s Housing Forum. #homesforall

A packed room at Floris United Methodist Church who have joined to advocate for housing.

A view of state and local electeds
Gathered at packed Floris United Methodist Church

A jarring quiz asking about average single family home prices in Arlington. Answer : $1.4 million

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 14d

This is what democracy looks like in Alexandria VA!

#NoKings #AlexandriaVA

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 14d

Trying to enjoy this Friends of the Library Proclamation but I can’t see anything…

Why would @oconnell.bsky.social do this?

A very tall man stands in front of the Vice Mayor’s seat blocking her view of the chambers.

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Sarah Bagley (the one in Alexandria VA) @sarahbagley.bsky.social · 14d

It’s not even 9:00 AM and I’ve already gotten to enjoy some sweet new city infrastructure and early vote after a visit with the @alexdems.bsky.social

Next up - public hearing!