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@actfortransit.bsky.social

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We advocate for more & better transit; streets safe for everyone; & housing & land use policies to make this possible. A Montgomery County, Maryland, built for people and not for automobiles. https://www.actfortransit.org/

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 13d

Catching up on about 6 weeks of crashes involving non-motorists, with police reports, in Montgomery County MD.

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Tharusha Wijewardena 🐢 @turtleecology.bsky.social · 2h

Cute frog alert! I don’t know what species this is or whether it’s even native to Florida, but I really like how this photo turned out! 🐸

Treefrog hanging on to leaf. Water droplet on its butt.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 2h

There is a great reason why Fergus is a #TransitRabbit, and we'll tell you what it is as soon as we figure it out.💜

Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 2h

One of the many touching things that happened this past week was that my friends at @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social named a new rabbit after Fergus. Like my Fergus, he is BIG and soft and sweet and has huge adorable paws.

Photo of a very handsome brown rabbit, sitting up and looking disapprovingly at the camera.

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Drozd, but backwards @dzord.bsky.social · 6h

This is also why more sidewalks are needed. Had there been a sidewalk on the street with a stop sign, that vegetation wouldn’t be there, and the corner more visible.

Sidewalks help *all* road users.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 6h

One of many problems at that intersection.😬

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 6h

Maybe the ghost bike at E Randolph Rd & Kara Ln will alert drivers to stop and look for people approaching from their right on the sidewalk.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7h

you don't think this was a deliberate marketing choice?

Dawn! So effective in cleaning oil spills off ducks, you can even use it on your greasiest pots and pans!

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7h

And we are all vulnerable road users, even when we're in cars.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

Or, too often, we pay and pay with blood, but still nothing changes.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

The LPI here is on the bigger road (Georgia Ave/MD97), but the turning drivers are one of the reasons why the intersection with Shorefield is such a crash hotspot. It's hard to describe how lousy this area is for everyone. (Photo from 2021.)

A multi-lane stroad, with shopping centers and fast food and apartments on both sides, at a signalized intersection where there are frequent crashes.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

Today on River Rd/MD 190 near Sarah Langenkamp's ghost bike. There will also be flex posts.

We should not have to pay for safe streets with blood.

Green paint on a painted bike lane on a multi-lane stroad. There is also paint for where the flex posts will go.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8h

LPIs are good, but they can't fix the problem of left turn on green🟢 across WALK at giant intersections.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 22h

This intersection has a Leading Pedestrian Interval. If you're crossing from east to west, you start crossing southbound Georgia Ave/97 just when drivers get a green🟢 to turn left from Shorefield onto southbound Georgia Ave.

MD SHA sets up drivers to hit people.

Google Streetview. A person is setting off with the walk signal to cross the northbound lanes of Georgia Avenue, towards Popeye's, while a driver in the left turn lane has a red light.

Google Streetview. The person is approaching the southbound lanes of Georgia Avenue, crossing towards Popeye's, with (probably) a flashing don't walk, and the driver getting ready to turn left from Shorefield Road onto southbound Georgia Avenue has a solid green light.

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L Chupacabra: The Pope Of Chili Town @lchupacabra.bsky.social · 10h

Become ungovernable

My blue Noner leaning against a railing with a "no bikes" sign

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

#TransitRabbit public art on the side of Hillyard Bicycle in Spokane, Washington.💜
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Mattle @mattle.wtf · 22d

Visited the newish Hillyard Bicycle today. They opened in March and the building it's located in has a great mural from Emma Noyes.

www.hillyardspokane.org/businesses-1...

www.hillyardspokane.org/murals/emma-...

A brick two-story building decorated with a large mural. About the mural: "Her piece honors the spirit of spring in Plateau culture — with Mole, Rabbit, and birds gathering roots, sharing joy, and breathing intention into the land." Birds ride bikes, a rabbit is jumping rope. An older mole and rabbit watch on while working in a garden.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

This is a small #TransitRabbit with a #TransitSpider friend.

Another benefit of walking/biking/transit vs driving: you see so many more small odd things💜.

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Mus @sgtmus.bsky.social · Sep 10

A small plastic toy. Stuck on top of a bus stop with a real spider.

A small plastic rabbit sitting and smiling with eyes closed. Also a small real spider companion.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

Time for some Bunday content! Miffy is a #TransitRabbit.

Tim Thomas @timofnewbury.bsky.social · 7d

Miffy spotted all over the place in Rotterdam on a recent visit!

photos including traffic lights with Miffy the rabbit outlines, card on pavement, figure in a window, blue train driven by a rabbit

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

LPIs are good, but they can't fix the problem of left turn on green🟢 across WALK at giant intersections.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 9h

a person would never see this, if they were driving, just saying

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 22h

Little basement window on a DC street will improve your day

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning to the Branch Manager and all of the other #TransitPets!

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 10h

Happy 4th birthday to the Branch Manager!

A yellow lab sits with a happy expression on his face with a y-shaped branch on the ground in front of him

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8d

This disapproving #TransitCat knows people who say "I'm all for people biking, but" are actually not for people biking.

Leftback @leftback.bsky.social · 9d

"Some people have heard of 'framing'"

A black and brown tabby cat sitting sphinx like on a bed. He is looking directly at the camera with a look that can only be described as disdainful. He still looks like he is pooing out a folding bike

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 8d

Bicycles* deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.

*including fixies**
**with #TransitCat superpowers

Travis and Sigrid @sigirides.bsky.social · 8d

Passed him a couple minutes later and didn't see him again. Guess his little import didn't have the power to get up the hill.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 7d

When you're driving, you can't stop and admire window cats, just saying.

A window cat is a #TransitCat.

A black and white cat in dappled sunlight in a window, as seen from the street.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 20h

This #TransitCat was rescued from the consequences of its bad choice.

A woolly bear caterpillar, in the beam of a flashlight, apparently heading inside from outside.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 20h

On Mon 10/6/25 6:32 pm
the driver (30/M) of a 2016 Chevrolet Spark
going west on Royal Bonnet Cir with a stop sign
hit & injured a pedestrian (16/M)
crossing in an unmarked crosswalk.
Police (MCP30900091) found the teenager at fault: "dart/dash"🙄.👀

A four-way intersection in a townhouse development. There are no marked crosswalks. There is a red arrow where the east leg unmarked crosswalk might be, given that it's unmarked so nobody can really know where it is, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing west from a townhouse street/parking lot toward the red X, indicating the path of the driver, who had a stop sign. There is a blue arrow pointing south from the sidewalk toward the red X, indicating the path of the teenager, approaching from the driver's right.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 20h

On Sat 10/4/25 6:06 pm
the driver (46/M) of a RideOn bus
turning left from Edgemoor Ln (= the Bethesda Metro bus loop) to Woodmont Ave
hit but did not injure a person (25/M) on a bicycle
crossing properly in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP3068006P) did not find anyone at fault.

Satellite image of a four-way intersection with four marked crosswalks. The Bethesda Metro station bus loop is on the right. There is a red X in the south leg marked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing from a bus (in the satellite image) going west on Edgemoor, west and south toward the red X, indicating the left turn of the bus driver. There is blue arrow pointing east toward the red X from the sidewalk, indicating the path of the bicyclist.

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 21h

If you are walking, riding, etc, it is a good idea to be aware that drivers don't look right before turning right.

But telling people they shouldn't ride on the sidewalk in the direction of approaching cars? No. When there's no safe bike infrastructure, people should ride wherever they feel safest.