alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I’m constitutionally incapable of doing math, actually, but I know that we aren’t getting anywhere without building Big Number of homes, and I asked Nick and Payton to figure it out, which they did. 051
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I refuse to do the “haha nerrrrrrds” thing about zoning or trains or w/e (and I am *really* not a train person). The bizarre kneejerk reaction of people who are Into Built Environment Shit to marginalize it and make fun of themselves is ?????? Use the jargon. Be hype about literally creating it. 271
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 06/08/2026GGWash's questionnaire for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidates running in the 2026 general election is live, and due back to us no later than Thurs., Aug. 20, at 11:59 p.m. If you filed yesterday, you'll get an email from me about it shortly. ggwash.org/view/104405/...ggwash.orgGGWash’s 2026 questionnaire for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner candidatesCandidates running for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner seats in the District of Columbia should fill out GGWash’s questionnaire by August 20, 2026. 030
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I’ve been reading Gans’ The Urban Villagers on and off since May, when I was in Boston (and went to the West End Museum), and there are consistently nuggets. 170
Reposted by alex bacae.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 29/07/2026preying on the mobility anxieties of the elderly and disabled to prop up a decade-old scam is about as evil as it's possible to be 717417
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 24/07/2026It was a revenue-neutral redesign!! Riders' experience was: Their route probably physically changed, and the route names *definitely* changed. Also, people be driving, and people need 2 b driving less: 51st.news/metro-tried-...51st.newsMetro tried to make bus service better. Somehow, ridership and speeds are both downA year after Better Bus, reviews are mixed. 030
Reposted by alex bacaNorm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Yeah I love DSA, drinking some ales. 1294986
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 23/07/2026don’t know the last time i saw Kurt Vile, only remember the time i loaded some equipment out for him in year of lordt 2009 on good god what was that backstagery thing off Charles Street at that time in the whole world 130
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Me + @westnorth.com on why transit-oriented development is an outdated framework for building more housing in D.C. (The answer is, yes, sixplexes.): ggwash.org/view/104207/...ggwash.orgThink outside the circle, DC OPIf it were the 1970s, this proposal from the DC Office of Planning would be cutting edge. Instead, it stands to seriously hold back housing in the District. 1151
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 17/07/2026I saw Da Movie in 70mm and it ruled. I loved it. The Hades scenes were cray. Everyone acted the shit out of it. I cried at the end. Tremendous. 390
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I was considering livetweeting the AV hearing, which I came on down to da Wilson building for, but it’s all quite boring, actually. Season 1 of this show, Mr. Uber Goes to Washington, was goofier and more dramatic, and in the intervening 12 years we have not made people drive less here. 2182
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 13/07/2026This is a lot of words to say, “I, personally, prefer my politicians moderate, so I don’t like the way things are going.” 2130
Reposted by alex bacaCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 11/07/2026Yes, there are about 250 million cars and SUVs in the U.S. that nearly all run on gasoline and they make about 1,000 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year and they stay on the road for 12-20+ years. 930080
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 10/07/2026pundit hat ggwash.org/view/104086/...ggwash.orgOur reflections on the Democratic primaries in DC, MarylandWith some distance between us and the primary elections in Montgomery County, Prince George’s County, and the District, here are our takes. 152
Reposted by alex bacaACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Air to Ground Message: ITS ALWAYS CLEVELANDS FAULT LOL SEE YA AT THE VANS IN IAD... Area: Valparaiso, IN, USA Type: Boeing 737 MAX 9 A: #ace447fd715 F: #f533c7fc348 052
Reposted by alex bacad. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 01/07/2026this is a post about the history of stadiums and other big venues in DC and my personal history of going to the Warped Tour last month 022
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 30/06/2026but an infill station will cost a billion with a b (no you can't see the analysis) and it won't do anything to move anybody faster on a game day, so we can't have it. nvm that the only barely remediating factor of this whole thing, the residential dev, will not be anywhere near a metro station. 2214
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I have retired from the gentrification-discourse posting wars to get candidates who want to legalize sixplexes and build big buildings on public land, with very little public input, elected to office. 310711
Reposted by alex bacajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/06/2026seemingly underrated aspect of DSA's electoral successes against incumbent moderate and centrist democrats is simply that the latter got lazy 1274907499
Reposted by alex bacaArt bot @art-institute.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Port of Cleveland, by Kalman Kubinyi (American, 1906-1973) published by the Works Progress Administration 1937 More info: www.artic.edu/artworks/127114 088
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I wish Schwalb had answered the GGWash candidate questionnaire because I like what he’s up to and would like to be able to champion him more. If the council’s fair housing bill passes, his equitable land use division could be doing much more dope stuff like this, faster. 1131
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 23/06/2026i forgot that i was literally, truly in the room at this moment in history 0120
Reposted by alex bacaUrban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰 @urbanlandrent.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Okay but he was really cooking here. This is a great way to think about the good life. Hitting at least 3 of the 9 delights makes for a great day. 19415
Reposted by alex bacaACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Air to Ground Message: NAH WE GOOD JUST GONNA SEND IT AT THIS POINT Area: Valparaiso, IN, USA Type: Boeing 757-200 A: #a33c499d978 F: #f33ed59db78 0114
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I would like her to lose Ward 3 bc mandates are cool and fun cc @wvistheduck.bsky.social 0101
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 18/06/2026a regular bike lane we can park in is fine, but a protected one is unacceptable! 0200
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 08/06/2026OK, trying for a more coherent thread now that I’m not about to fall asleep. First thing is that I am simply not as pressed about the Chevy Chase civic core as others. I believe that, in a vacuum, dev there should be: publicly owned, majority income-restricted/subsidized (probably 40-60%—*not* ELI), 290
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 07/06/2026the upsetness of my yomby-swearing acquaintances about Chevy Chase 290
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The moddish desire to graft the individual perception of safety with publicly beneficial economic development is something I am glad that I and my employer are, in different ways (this is a personal account), nudging against—never in the way I fully want but such is working while edited. 1274
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Really hate having to exist around the National Guard as a general matter. There was also a pretty sharp dropoff in activity, spending, etc., in our ~already fragile~ downtown associated with their initial deployment, but not even capitalism can end this shit lol. 1150
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 03/06/2026this is the only valid theory of NIMBYism. it is also why we must not be the equal/opposite in supporting development. no one thing should be your whole world. unhealthy. 3132
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 02/06/2026the face of your friend AB who is going to Rome tmrw and won’t be home until the day b4 the primary 9600
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"in search of lost time," the 2017 release by canadian lesbian—like really lesbian—outfit partner, is a perfect album and idk if i listen to it or think about it more. also it came out on my birthday.youtube.comPartner - Play the Field [OFFICIAL VIDEO]YouTube video by Partner 021
alex baca @alexbaca.bsky.social · 31/05/2026OK look bike ppl *are* annoying about being bike ppl! I worked for a bike advocacy org and ran a bikeshare system—I MYSELF AM LIKE THIS. But one’s stance on bike lanes tends to be a decent proxy for whether they can handle more city or not. 2726