Alex Goyette
@alexgoyette.bsky.social
He/him. Dad x2, Immigration & GBV Advocate, Alexandria Lead at YIMBYs of NoVA. Go Bills.
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Gonna 🧵 some insights from this data portal as i take lil work breaks
1/ Low density residential zoning might be bad for our local economy?
Maps show inventory of various building types, overlayed with Residential Low zones. Big swaths of Alx have no commercial uses, or nearby (hello 🚗 traffic)
1/ Low density residential zoning might be bad for our local economy?
Maps show inventory of various building types, overlayed with Residential Low zones. Big swaths of Alx have no commercial uses, or nearby (hello 🚗 traffic)
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Which Alexandria nonprofits are you supporting or encouraging people to help on #GivingTuesday?
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Which Alexandria nonprofits are you supporting or encouraging people to help on #GivingTuesday?
No more excuses - Aldi is selling travel size waffle makers
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
No more excuses - Aldi is selling travel size waffle makers
Every year our CEO asks for a list of wins from the year & every year I, being a supreme grump, roll my eyes.
Then I comply, list my team's wins, & get really proud of the work we've done to roast a few marshmallows on the year's blazing dumpster fire
Turns out she's an effective manager of grumps
Then I comply, list my team's wins, & get really proud of the work we've done to roast a few marshmallows on the year's blazing dumpster fire
Turns out she's an effective manager of grumps
a dumpster is on fire with the caption " this little light of mine i 'm gonna let it shine ... "
Alt: a dumpster is on fire with the caption " this little light of mine i 'm gonna let it shine ... "
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December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Every year our CEO asks for a list of wins from the year & every year I, being a supreme grump, roll my eyes.
Then I comply, list my team's wins, & get really proud of the work we've done to roast a few marshmallows on the year's blazing dumpster fire
Turns out she's an effective manager of grumps
Then I comply, list my team's wins, & get really proud of the work we've done to roast a few marshmallows on the year's blazing dumpster fire
Turns out she's an effective manager of grumps
In the midst of thanksgiving i missed our local opinion section which this week featured:
- a letter supporting 🧊
- oh look another pro 🧊 letter
- a baffling column about failing up via family wealth, firing seniors, and objectifying your event co-chair (but don't worry everyone laughed! /s)
- a letter supporting 🧊
- oh look another pro 🧊 letter
- a baffling column about failing up via family wealth, firing seniors, and objectifying your event co-chair (but don't worry everyone laughed! /s)
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In the midst of thanksgiving i missed our local opinion section which this week featured:
- a letter supporting 🧊
- oh look another pro 🧊 letter
- a baffling column about failing up via family wealth, firing seniors, and objectifying your event co-chair (but don't worry everyone laughed! /s)
- a letter supporting 🧊
- oh look another pro 🧊 letter
- a baffling column about failing up via family wealth, firing seniors, and objectifying your event co-chair (but don't worry everyone laughed! /s)
Reposted by Alex Goyette
Happy Antarctica Day! Honor that amazing place by taking a moment to breathe with my favorite Weddell seal. He wants you to feel good this week.
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy Antarctica Day! Honor that amazing place by taking a moment to breathe with my favorite Weddell seal. He wants you to feel good this week.
Don't show the Fauxlexandria people this lest they start calling us Fauxfax or something
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Don't show the Fauxlexandria people this lest they start calling us Fauxfax or something
The Baltimore Aquarium is such a gem
And has been since I enjoyed some of these same exhibits at their age
And has been since I enjoyed some of these same exhibits at their age
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The Baltimore Aquarium is such a gem
And has been since I enjoyed some of these same exhibits at their age
And has been since I enjoyed some of these same exhibits at their age
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The Ravens’ shiny sticker on matte helmet situation is giving “I slapped this sticker on my hydroflask”
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The Ravens’ shiny sticker on matte helmet situation is giving “I slapped this sticker on my hydroflask”
This thanksgiving brought to you by my mom suddenly getting very into Hamilton the musical 9 years late 🕺🏻
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This thanksgiving brought to you by my mom suddenly getting very into Hamilton the musical 9 years late 🕺🏻
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I thought nothing could top this until Lil Jon did "Turn Down for What" on the Toys R Us float
I don’t think you understand how hard it is to explain to two very uninterested kids how important it is for mom and dad to see Long Island’s own Busta Rhymes perform with the Ninja Turtles at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I thought nothing could top this until Lil Jon did "Turn Down for What" on the Toys R Us float
Stuffing emergency in suburban Maryland so this is my turkey trot
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Stuffing emergency in suburban Maryland so this is my turkey trot
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So this cool playground in West Springfield would look even better in Alexandria. Maybe in Ewald or Ben Brenman Park? @alexgoyette.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So this cool playground in West Springfield would look even better in Alexandria. Maybe in Ewald or Ben Brenman Park? @alexgoyette.bsky.social
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An excellent topic regardless of the occasion.
Reminder: if things get awkward tomorrow, you can always talk about how much you love the library.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
An excellent topic regardless of the occasion.
"Economic development is going to be our entire organization's business, meaning that if you're one of our field personnel, you're in the economic development business," Parajon said.
"If you're Paul Stoddard in the audience as the planning director, you're in economic development”
👀
"If you're Paul Stoddard in the audience as the planning director, you're in economic development”
👀
Council receives presentation on ALX Forward economic development framework
Council receives presentation on ALX Forward economic development framework
Public comment period runs through Dec. 5; adoption vote set for Dec. 13
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Economic development is going to be our entire organization's business, meaning that if you're one of our field personnel, you're in the economic development business," Parajon said.
"If you're Paul Stoddard in the audience as the planning director, you're in economic development”
👀
"If you're Paul Stoddard in the audience as the planning director, you're in economic development”
👀
Reposted by Alex Goyette
Relative to peer jurisdictions, I think Arlington County, VA is quite well-governed. However, the county has an advisory panel going to consider big changes to our governance, including a ❗ move from at-large to district-based representation❗
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Relative to peer jurisdictions, I think Arlington County, VA is quite well-governed. However, the county has an advisory panel going to consider big changes to our governance, including a ❗ move from at-large to district-based representation❗
Gonna 🧵 some insights from this data portal as i take lil work breaks
1/ Low density residential zoning might be bad for our local economy?
Maps show inventory of various building types, overlayed with Residential Low zones. Big swaths of Alx have no commercial uses, or nearby (hello 🚗 traffic)
1/ Low density residential zoning might be bad for our local economy?
Maps show inventory of various building types, overlayed with Residential Low zones. Big swaths of Alx have no commercial uses, or nearby (hello 🚗 traffic)
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Gonna 🧵 some insights from this data portal as i take lil work breaks
1/ Low density residential zoning might be bad for our local economy?
Maps show inventory of various building types, overlayed with Residential Low zones. Big swaths of Alx have no commercial uses, or nearby (hello 🚗 traffic)
1/ Low density residential zoning might be bad for our local economy?
Maps show inventory of various building types, overlayed with Residential Low zones. Big swaths of Alx have no commercial uses, or nearby (hello 🚗 traffic)
I regret to inform you that this was not a cinematic masterpiece.
Everyone wearing *brand new* bills gear in every scene was deeply uncanny. Where is your 1992 AFC Champions sweatshirt with the tailgate mustard stain you couldn't get out?!
Everyone wearing *brand new* bills gear in every scene was deeply uncanny. Where is your 1992 AFC Champions sweatshirt with the tailgate mustard stain you couldn't get out?!
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I regret to inform you that this was not a cinematic masterpiece.
Everyone wearing *brand new* bills gear in every scene was deeply uncanny. Where is your 1992 AFC Champions sweatshirt with the tailgate mustard stain you couldn't get out?!
Everyone wearing *brand new* bills gear in every scene was deeply uncanny. Where is your 1992 AFC Champions sweatshirt with the tailgate mustard stain you couldn't get out?!
Reposted by Alex Goyette
Rise of Skywalker had one single redeeming feature, and that was Babu Frik.
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Rise of Skywalker had one single redeeming feature, and that was Babu Frik.
Tag yourself in his word cloud for "When i think of Alexandria..." from the Alx Froward Plan
I'm "leftist traffic"
I'm "leftist traffic"
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Tag yourself in his word cloud for "When i think of Alexandria..." from the Alx Froward Plan
I'm "leftist traffic"
I'm "leftist traffic"
Reposted by Alex Goyette
Mayor Gaskins, Atlantic editor to discuss housing affordability at Lyceum
Mayor Gaskins, Atlantic editor to discuss housing affordability at Lyceum
Free event to explore zoning, discrimination and housing policy
dlvr.it
November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Mayor Gaskins, Atlantic editor to discuss housing affordability at Lyceum
The other day L asked what I was reading and you’d think I’d know better than to tell her after The Great Odyssey Obsession of 2024
Anyway now she’s demanding installments of Dracula (edited for kids) as a bed time story 🧛🏻♂️
“It’s just like hotel Transylvania!”
Anyway now she’s demanding installments of Dracula (edited for kids) as a bed time story 🧛🏻♂️
“It’s just like hotel Transylvania!”
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The other day L asked what I was reading and you’d think I’d know better than to tell her after The Great Odyssey Obsession of 2024
Anyway now she’s demanding installments of Dracula (edited for kids) as a bed time story 🧛🏻♂️
“It’s just like hotel Transylvania!”
Anyway now she’s demanding installments of Dracula (edited for kids) as a bed time story 🧛🏻♂️
“It’s just like hotel Transylvania!”
Reposted by Alex Goyette
I don't think I have heretofore posted this bit of handiwork form some years back, but, in prep for a new one, I am doing so now. My analysis of key barred owl subspecies. 🦉#bird
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I don't think I have heretofore posted this bit of handiwork form some years back, but, in prep for a new one, I am doing so now. My analysis of key barred owl subspecies. 🦉#bird
Remember this? Well we got another example of how feedback method changes the outcome
At an in-person meeting, the local Civic Association voted pretty overwhelmingly to oppose bike lanes on Braddock Road bc they'd remove parking
bsky.app/profile/alex...
At an in-person meeting, the local Civic Association voted pretty overwhelmingly to oppose bike lanes on Braddock Road bc they'd remove parking
bsky.app/profile/alex...
This is such a good example of how different types of input give you different impressions:
- one in-person speaker
- a majority of written comments opposed
- 87% of 1,842 survey respondents supported making the closure permanent, with 12 of 16 businesses on the block backing the proposal
- one in-person speaker
- a majority of written comments opposed
- 87% of 1,842 survey respondents supported making the closure permanent, with 12 of 16 businesses on the block backing the proposal
Alexandria City Council approves permanent closure of 200 block of King Street
www.alxnow.com/2025/09/13/a...
www.alxnow.com/2025/09/13/a...
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Remember this? Well we got another example of how feedback method changes the outcome
At an in-person meeting, the local Civic Association voted pretty overwhelmingly to oppose bike lanes on Braddock Road bc they'd remove parking
bsky.app/profile/alex...
At an in-person meeting, the local Civic Association voted pretty overwhelmingly to oppose bike lanes on Braddock Road bc they'd remove parking
bsky.app/profile/alex...
Gonna have to wash that game down with another beer and a hit of Ken Burns
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Gonna have to wash that game down with another beer and a hit of Ken Burns
