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Action Committee for Transit
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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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Three-panel stick in bicycle spokes meme, except there's a wild turkey in the spokes instead of a stick.
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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With alt text. Alt text describes images for blind and low-vision users, and helps give context to everyone.
Rider #23: There's no way I could make it without you! Thank you so much for showing up for us every day. Forever grateful for your hard work and dedication. Rider #8: Thank you Mrs. Bus Driver for your kind words of peace and blessings and gentle and godly spirit. It really makes me day to ride in your bus and I even named you Mrs. Sweetie Pea. I feel at peace on your bus and I hope that God gives you all of the wishes and desires of your heart! Rider #14: Thanks to all the drivers who make the extra effort to be on time and to be most friendly yet professional when operating. It is indeed a pleasure seeing my bus on time as it brings smiles and calm to me know I will get to work or my destination on time and safe. Thanks again. Rider #70: I would like to pay all the operators and dispatchers and mechanics. Thank you for a wonderful and safe year of traveling with the MTA. I appreciate you all. Have a wonderful new year.
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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A #TransitWoodpecker (sound on).
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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On Thurs 11/13/25 2:15 pm
the driver (51/M) of a 2006 Toyota Sienna
going south on Piney Branch Rd/320 at Ritchie Ave
hit & injured a pedestrian (50/F)
crossing properly in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP913000LM) found the driver at fault.

All-way stop. The stop signs have flashing lights.
Satellite image of a four-way intersection with all-way stop. The bigger road is a state highway with three lanes (left turn lanes). The smaller road has houses with garages and driveways. All four crosswalks are marked. There is a red X in the south leg marked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing south toward the red X, indicating the path of the driver. There is a blue arrow pointing east toward the red X, indicating the path of the pedestrian, approaching from the driver's right side.
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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On Wed 11/12/25 5:30 pm
a hit & run driver
going south on Congressional Ln
sideswiped & injured a pedestrian [= driver] (39/F)
and a parked 2012 VW Jetta with 2 passengers (39/M, 5/M)
on the side of the road.
Rockville police (DD5648004Q) found the hit & run driver at fault.
Google Streetview of a two-lane road with curb parking on both sides, approaching an uncontrolled marked crosswalk. A playground is on one side, garden apartment buildings are on the other side.
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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On Wed 11/12/25 4:10 pm
the hit & run driver (50/F) of a 2019 Honda CR-V
turning right from Riley Pl to Seminary Pl
hit but did not injure a pedestrian (33/M)
crossing properly in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP33200048) did not find anyone at fault.👀
Satellite image of a T intersection with one marked crosswalk, which is across the road that has the stop sign. There is a red X in the marked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a blue arrow pointing west toward the red X, indicating the path of the pedestrian. There is a red arrow pointing south toward the red X, indicating the path of the driver getting ready to turn right. The stop line is before the marked crosswalk.
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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We're asking @mdsha.bsky.social & @wmata.com for
BUS-ONLY LANES on 355 (Wisconsin Ave & Rockville Pike)
during next summer's Red Line station shutdown
(July 6, 2026 - September 6, 2026,
between the Friendship Heights and North Bethesda stations).
Acting Secretary Samantha J. Biddle Maryland Department of Transportation 707 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-3601 Randy Clarke, General Manager and CEO Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) 300 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 November 24, 2025 Re: Maryland 355 Bus Lanes During Summer 2026 Red Line Shutdown Dear Acting Secretary Biddle and General Manager Clarke: The Action Committee for Transit (ACT) is writing to you today to address the temporary shutdown of WMATA’s Red Line from July 6, 2026 until September 6, 2026 between the Friendship Heights and North Bethesda stations. This shutdown is necessitated by the need to finish Purple Line construction and WMATA will take advantage of this opportunity to advance its maintenance program. We fully support these efforts. As a result, curbside bus lanes on Maryland 355 from North Bethesda to the DC border are absolutely necessary to ameliorate the increase in traveling time the shutdown will cause and ensure that the limited capacity of this highway is used at maximum efficiency. Since Maryland 355 has already been designated a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor by Montgomery County, it makes sense to implement a bus lane this summer because there is already high demand for transit. During the summer of 2024, a successful bus lane was implemented on Georgia Avenue during the Red Line shutdown on the eastern end of the route. The lane was so successful that it is now permanent. Dedicated bus lanes generally reduced travel times and improved transit reliability for bus riders. According to a State Highway Administration (SHA) press release dated December 19, 2024, bus speeds increased by as much as 32% and increased bus reliability by 18%. ACT believes the same opportunity for improved transit should be offered to people living and working on the western end of the Red Line in Montgomery County. It is important to remember that transit riders do not cause traffic jams. Traffic jams are the consequence of too many single-occupancy cars on the road. It would be grossly unfair to make Red Line riders wait in traffic jams while the creators of the traffic jams go in front of them. The Red Line shutdown this summer is absolutely necessary to complete the Purple Line, and it is an opportunity for WMATA to further its capital improvements at the same time. Of course, this shutdown presents a great challenge. However, it is also a great opportunity to accelerate Maryland’s efforts under the leadership of Governor Moore to provide safe, reliable, and environmentally sustainable transit. ACT looks forward to further discussion of this important initiative.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Submit your comments to MD SHA for the MD 193 (University Blvd) Pedestrian Safety Action Plan!
survey123.arcgis.com/share/3c5999...
Detail from the MD SHA Action Plan, for the intersection with Dennis Avenue. The plan is to tighten curb radii to reduce vehicle speeds, mark and signalize all four crosswalks, harden the centerline at Dennis Avenue on the south side of the intersection, and add no turn on red.
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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On Wed 11/23/25 2:21 pm
the driver (25/F) of a 2006 Ford Focus
turning right from Dennis Ave to University Blvd W/193
hit & injured a person (38/M) on a bicycle
crossing "not at intersection" in a "marked crosswalk"👀, "dart/dash"🙄.
Police (MCP3362006S) did not find anyone at fault.
Google Streetview of a large intersection with a traffic signal. The east leg crosswalk across the seven-lane divided road is not marked. There is a red X in the unmarked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a red arrow pointing right from the "side" road to the "main" road, towards the red X in the unmarked crosswalk, indicating the path of the driver. There is a blue arrow pointing from the sidewalk toward the red X, indicating the path of the bicyclist. This is essentially a right-hook crash.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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On Tues 11/1/25 8:26 am
the driver (67/F) of a 2015 Toyota Camry
[looking left while] turning right from Leland St to Woodmont Ave
hit but did not injure a person (27/M) on an e-scooter
crossing properly in a marked crosswalk.
Police (MCP3358003T) found the driver at fault.
Satellite image of a T intersection. The top of the T is a divided road, so it's right in right out for the stem of the T. The south and east legs of the intersection have marked crosswalks. On the north side of the top of the T, there is a two-way protected bike lane. There is a red X in the east leg marked crosswalk, indicating the location of the crash. There is a blue arrow pointing north into the marked crosswalk toward the red X, indicating the path of the person on the e-scooter. There is a red arrow pointing north and east toward the red X, indicating the right turn path of the driver.
November 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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This was supposed to separate two gerbils being introduced to each other in a split cage.
Metal screen that gerbil teeth and claws have torn up.
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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On Sun 11/9/25 6:49 pm
a hit & run driver
who ran off the road on Grand Pre Rd near Aspen Crossing Rd
hit & injured a pedestrian (54/F)
walking properly on the sidewalk.
Police (MCP30500075) found the unknown driver at fault.
Google Streetview of a two-lane street with curb parking on both sides, and buffered sidewalks, in an area with apartment complexes. There is a person and a dog on the sidewalk. There is a rock next to a driveway entrance, indicating an attempt to stop drivers from driving there. There is a work van that is double parked.
November 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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On Sun 11/9/2025 11:45 am
the driver (30/M) of a 2022 Audi Q5
[looking left while turning right from] the Wheaton Shopping Center to Georgia Ave/97
hit & injured a pedestrian (24/M)
walking properly on the sidewalk across an unmarked crosswalk.
Police (MCP3439000W) found the driver at fault.
Google Streetview of a shopping center driveway at Georgia Avenue in downtown Wheaton, across from a 7-Eleven. Georgia Avenue has a concrete median, so the driveway is right in right out only. There is a red X where the sidewalk crosses the driveway, indicating the location of the crash. There is a blue arrow pointing from the sidewalk toward the red X, indicating the path of the pedestrian, approaching from the driver's right side. There is a red arrow pointing toward the red X from the shopping center parking lot, indicating the path of the driver. There is no stop sign or anything to indicate to drivers that they need to watch out for people on the sidewalk in downtown Wheaton.
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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And West Virginia.
Map of stations on the MARC Brunswick Line, which has 3 stations in West Virginia (Harpers Ferry, Duffields, Martinsburg).
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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The flag of Maryland. The flag of Montgomery County, Maryland.
November 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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The number of UMD students recently asking us
if it's against the law to cross on DON'T WALK at Campus Dr/Regents Dr
where campus police are waiting between classes to issue citations
while a gazillion people are clumped up waiting to cross
is >1.
Satellite image of the complicated intersection of Campus Drive and Regents Drive, where the sidewalk spaces are not big enough for people waiting to cross between classes. The Purple Line will run through here, which will be a further complication.
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Good afternoon to everyone who has stopped at the Scenic View on northbound I-270 south of Frederick.👀
A meadow with various November-ish plants, then a tree line blocking the view of Frederick from the Scenic View, then way off in the distance, barely visible, South Mountain in the haze.
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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The title of this photo is

"A Person Crossing From The Bus Stop To The Outlet Mall,
Where There Is A 🚷 Sign,
Because A Project Engineer Couldn't Make A High-Speed Multi-Lane Roundabout Safe For Pedestrians,
And The Outlet Mall Said NO To A Bus Stop."
A person standing in the median of a high-speed multi-lane roundabout. The photographer is standing in the parking lot of a drug store on one side of the roundabout. The "high-end" outlet mall (which is Clarksburg Premium Outlets in Clarksburg, Maryland) is on the other side of the roundabout. Various drivers are driving various cars.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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This is passive voice [the illegal pet alligator [was] surrendered [by family members] [to] MD DNR police],
not past tense [the illegal pet alligator surrendered to MD DNR police].
Screenshot of part of a post from The MoCo Show. Under the heading: Beyond MoCo. The headline is: Illegal Pet Alligator Surrendered to Maryland Natural Resources Police After Owner's Death by Patrick Herron Published November 21, 2025, at 9:22 am With a photo of a Maryland Natural Resources Police officer holding up a black and white patterned alligator, maybe 3 feet long, in both hands.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Why " #BeSafeBeSeen " doesn't make anyone safe.

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Hierarchy of controls, from most effective at the top to least effective at the bottom. On the left is the occupational safety and health hierarchy of controls: Elimination (remove the hazard) is most effective, then substitution (replace the hazard), engineering (isolate people from the hazard), process (change behavior), PPE (use personal protective equipment, which is least effective. On the right, the concept applied to streets, where elimination is equivalent to ban cars, substitution is equivalent to walking, biking, and transit, engineering is equivalent to curbs, bollards, and barriers, change behavior is equivalent to signs, education, enforcement, and use personal protective equipment is equivalent to helmets, hi-viz, and shameflags.
November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Settings --> Moderation --> Muted words & tags
Image showing how to mute the word TransitDog as text and tag, forever, not excluding users you follow.
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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We have a copy of Paving The Way: Asphalt In America, by Dan McNichol, published by the National Asphalt Pavement Association.

Here are some words that aren't in the index: pedestrian, sidewalk, bicycle, bus, transit, public transportation.

(Boss Shepherd & John Steinbeck are in the index, tho.)
Chapter one: asphalt in America. With a color photo on a highway with a 60 mph speed limit at night. It's not the just one more lane bro photo. There are streaks of light from the headlights and tail lights that give the impression the cars are going zoom zoom.
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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RETVRN to traditional infrastructure.
The Appian Way [near Casal Rotondo], one of the oldest and most important Roman roads, by Livioandronico2013 on Wikipedia.
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Night bunny
deserves a quiet night
A rabbit in the grass. Photo taken at night.
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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"The decision to install all-way stop control on site roadways open to public travel may be based on engineering judgment."
Section 2B.12 All-Way Stop Control Support: 01 The provisions in the following sections describe warrants for the recommended engineering study to determine all-way stop control. Warrants are not a substitute for engineering judgment. The fact that a warrant for a particular traffic control device is met is not conclusive justification to install or not install all-way stop control. Because each intersection will have unique characteristics that affect its operational performance or safety, it is the engineering study for a given intersection that is ultimately the basis for a decision to install or not install all-way stop control. 02 All-way stop controls at intersections with substantially differing approach volumes can reduce the effectiveness of these devices for all roadway users. Guidance: 03 The decision to establish all-way stop control at an unsignalized intersection should be based on an engineering study. The engineering study for all-way stop control should include an analysis of factors related to the existing operation and safety at the intersection, the potential to improve these conditions, and the applicable factors contained in the following all-way stop control warrants: A. All-Way Stop Control Warrant A: Crash Experience (see Section 2B.13) B. All-Way Stop Control Warrant B: Sight Distance (see Section 2B.14) C. All-Way Stop Control Warrant C: Transition to Signal Control or Transition to Yield Control at a Circular Intersection (see Section 2B.15) D. All-Way Stop Control Warrant D: 8-Hour Volume (Vehicles, Pedestrians, Bicycles) (see Section 2B.16) E. All-Way Stop Control Warrant E: Other Factors (see Section 2B.17) Option: 04 The decision to install all-way stop control on site roadways open to public travel may be based on engineering judgment.
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM