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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 27m

And...nothing is stopping counties/cities from moving forward on this in parallel! I hope that happens too!

Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 27m

Agree that the many other studies should be more than enough! For this particular issue (where influential groups may resist on safety grounds, even though that's unfounded), a study probably serves a political and socializing purpose as much as a technical one

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 57m

Hopefully this is coming too...last legislative session funded a bill to study it, and (fingers crossed) the outcome will support a push to legalize taller single stair buildings within a year or two

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 1h

gonna need 6 story single stair legislation like yesterday then @govwesmoore.bsky.social

www.larchlab.com/point-access...

Larch Lab Policy Brief: Point Access Blocks

Over the last few months, we've been working with several policymakers, advocacy groups, and jurisdictions on Point Access Block legislation. To facilitate those conversations and educate policymakers...

www.larchlab.com

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 1h

Yes and please

And thank you 🙌

Welcoming Neighbors Network @welcomingneighbors.us · 1h

“Gone are the days when we are a state of ‘no’ and ‘slow.’ We will be the state of ‘yes’ and ‘now.’” — @govwesmoore.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥

Gov. Moore’s sprawling executive order aims to boost Maryland housing stock

It’s unclear how many more units the governor’s executive order would induce, and to what extent it fills Maryland’s housing gap.

www.thebanner.com

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 2d

Yea you're right...it all just feels purple line related to me 🙂

The new metro entrance will be great

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 3d

Dense and active downtown in the half mile or so radius around the Metro stop

Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 3d

Seriously. I think every building in that shot is new within the last few years

And that odd little white building is purple line construction! (any year now...)

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 3d

Bethesda!

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 3d

Portland's leaders & residents are doing a great job revealing the absurdity of the fed govt's alternate reality

The last thing @councilormorillo.bsky.social said here is 💯. The admin is filled w/ truly frightened people, whether it's fear of trump, other Americans, immigrants, cities, on and on

Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 4d

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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dan, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈👋🏾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 3d

five months after a driver hit me and my dog, MCDOT has again refused to install a stop sign at the intersection, calling it “unwarranted.” they will build a crosswalk, which should already have been there! it took a month to get this response. i am furious and, frankly, defeated

dan, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈👋🏾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 14d

I still have bruises from this driver's negligence. my dog has spots where his fur will never grow back. and five months later I am begging MCDOT to answer my emails, let alone to fix the intersection where it happened. at least the driver's insurance paid out. ggwash.org/view/99589/a...

A driver hit me and my dog, and here’s the proof

This month, my dog and I became members of a not-so-exclusive club: the 60,000 pedestrians who will be injured in a car crash each year. In the process of writing about this I get stuck: I want to bri...

ggwash.org

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 3d

He is quite good at this

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

Trump can't deliver the lower costs he promised. All he has is cruelty and revenge.

Cuomo is unable to confront him because they share the same billionaire donors. Just look at his statement last night.

I will stand up for this city and with our Attorney General.

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Kate Stewart (she, her) @cmkatestewart.bsky.social · 4d

I am heartbroken for the families and the community at Earle B. Wood Middle school. As a parent this is an unimaginable tragedy, a nightmare. My deepest condolences to the family and friends of the little girl.

I am in touch with MCPS, MCPD, and MCDOT to get information as it is available.

Child on bicycle struck and killed by school bus driver in Aspen Hill

A school bus struck and killed a child on a bicycle in Aspen Hill, prompting road closures for investigation, police say.

www.wusa9.com

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing, love that so much

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 4d

One thing I absolutely love about riding a cargo bike around, is how often people will stop to talk to you about it. Especially if it's outfitted with lots of kid gear and associated stickers 😂

So many people are interested in accessible, non-car ways of getting around. It gives me so much hope

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 4d

More of this. No part of these deployments and assaults on US cities should go unchallenged, and the larger the coalition pushing back, the better

Attorney General Anthony Brown @oagmaryland.bsky.social · 5d

National Guard troops should not be deployed for political purposes. These deployments are about power, not public safety, and they threaten every state’s ability to govern itself and protect its people.

Read more: oag.maryland.gov/News/Documen...

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Attorney General Anthony Brown @oagmaryland.bsky.social · 5d

National Guard troops should not be deployed for political purposes. These deployments are about power, not public safety, and they threaten every state’s ability to govern itself and protect its people.

Read more: oag.maryland.gov/News/Documen...

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 5d

Kitties for more neighbors?

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 5d

Rec center + senior living, apt renovation, other apts new and old, protected bike lanes, balcony tomatoes...what's not to love?!

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 5d

One thing you'll notice if you follow the good folks at @actfortransit.bsky.social long enough (or in this case...just 5 months), is that problem intersections always come back for a sequel

Another thing you'll notice is just how many problem intersections are absolutely huge, complicated, or both

Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 5d

On Wed 8/20/25 2:20 pm
the driver (79/F) of a 2022 Buick Encore
who failed to yield ROW while turning right from Connecticut Ave/185 to Aspen Hill Rd
hit & injured a person (29/M) on an e-bike
who was crossing in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP3230007H) found both at fault.👀

Satellite image of another damn overbuilt four-way intersection. Northbound Connecticut Avenue alone has two left-turn lanes, three through lanes, and one right turn lane. Anyway, there is a red X in the east leg marked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow from the northbound right turn lane toward the red X, indicating the right turn path of the driver to going east on Aspen Hill Road. There is a blue arrow pointing south in the marked crosswalk toward the red X, indicating the path of the bicyclist.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 5d

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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coachbalto.bsky.social @coachbalto.bsky.social · 5d

What an unforgettable afternoon with
#BensonBoone on the
#BikeBus!
The energy, the smiles, and the singing made it a ride we'll never forget.

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 5d

Agreed, the more of that the better. The dominant engineer culture to treat safety evaluations as a strictly scientific/objective process just devalues the "unscientific" input from residents

When in reality, that approach just preferences a certain outcome. And changing that is 100% political

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 5d

There are lots of good people within DOTs trying to move the needle and make some positive change. Very thankful for them

But how do we actually shake loose from the systemic issues that prevent real progress? I just don't know

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 5d

The groundswell of righteous anger and grief that sparks quick DOT action does little, sadly, to change a DOT's internal culture or devotion to (often ridiculous) status quo processes

How many other safety improvement requests have been denied for areas just list this, or for stop signs, or for...

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Josh Linden @joshlinden.bsky.social · 5d

Or, they'll revert back to saying a (known-to-be effective) safety treatment requires study and a traffic impact analysis. And those studies and analyses continue to use arcane, out of date, and wildly arbitrary criteria

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