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Chris Slatt

@alongthepike.com
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Transpo-nerd, Software-geek, & Columbia Pike Cheerleader. Former Arlington Transportation Commission Chair. Sustainable Mobility for Arlington Founder [He/Him]

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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 16/09/2026
Arlington negotiated a condition as part of the Site Plan Approval for the hotel that the County and Rosslyn Community groups get to use it at least 4 times per year.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 19/08/2026
It's flight o'clock.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 02/08/2026
We can all agree this should be Thrice Chopt Rd right?
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 27/06/2026
I'm at the mall. I'm at the scenic overlook. I'm at the combination Mall and scenic overlook.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 13/06/2026
A Tangy BBQ empanada and strawberry lemonade pair beautifully with an afternoon of blues.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 13/06/2026
The weather's hot, but the blues are hotter! Grab some food, drink a beer outside, see your neighbors and enjoy some killer local music at the Columbia Pike Blues fest! Today til 8pm at Penrose Square!
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 08/05/2026
Correct! This was taken on the trail along the creek behind Arlington Village Condos between Barton and Edgewood. You have won minor fame and notoriety!
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 08/05/2026
Hey #columbiapike Where am I? #cpwai
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 21/04/2026
Seems that Arlington Montessori has zero bike racks during the Career Center construction?! Had to get creative while voting today.
E-bike chained to chain-link construction fence due to lack of bike racks.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/01/2026
Draft items will continue to be refined in the lead-up to the next public engagement in April. If you have thoughts about any of the draft items or items that seem to be missing from the draft items, send your thoughts my way - either here on BlueSky or on the @susmo.org Discord Server.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/01/2026
DRAFT NEW Plans & Policies items for the plan update:
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/01/2026
DRAFT NEW Behavior Change Items for the plan update:
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/01/2026
DRAFT NEW Engagement Action Items for the plan update:
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/01/2026
DRAFT NEW Engineering Action Items for the plan update:
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/01/2026
Phase 1 engagement reached about 1600 folks.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/01/2026
Arlington's Vision Zero Action Plan update is moving along. Adoption coming in Summer/Fall.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 16/12/2025
The long-gone businesses on this sign outnumber the in-business businesses.
Sign that includes:
Mike on the Pike
Twisted Vines
Domenick's Shoe Repair
Frank's Engraving
Arlington Therapeutic Massage Center
Art & Framing Club
Cell Phone Repair
William J Reap Co Real Estate
Mary's Hair Salon
Papillon Cycles
Angelico Pizzaria
Mile Travel & Tours
Christian Science Reading Room
The Harmon Agency Insurance
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 16/12/2025
Should we put the fire hydrant in the utility strip? Or maybe along one of the wider sections of sidewalk? Neah...
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 16/12/2025
In north Arlington we put the benches in the utility strip between the sidewalk and the road so that they aren't in the way. On Columbia Pike however...
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 16/12/2025
*sigh* Does that look like a 10' wide sidewalk to anyone?
Graphic showing that the Columbia Pike Multimodal project, in 2014, promised 10' sidewalks along the north side of Columbia Pike from Orme Street to S Courthouse Road, but what was delivered in 2025 has choke points as narrow as about 4'.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 14/12/2025
Why? Because of "significant traffic engineering requirements for repurposing a travel lane on a VDOT-owneed roadway that were unknown in full at the time of the application for funding".
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 13/12/2025
Columbia Pike where am I?
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 13/12/2025
The old Christian Science Reading Room on Walter Reed is apparently now a DHL.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 10/12/2025
It's good though.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 02/12/2025
Just not in the "Oops all sinks!" Bathroom.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 27/11/2025
Save the Date: National Landing Garage Races Saturday 2/21/2026
Garage Races 2026
- Save the Date
- Saturday, February 21
- 201 12th Street Garage
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 04/11/2025
I got excited for a moment, then I remembered that this is Arlington. We only use hard bollards to protect hydrants, not people.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 31/10/2025
Pro Tip: trash cans make great traffic calming on Halloween (or any other night).
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/10/2025
Army Navy Drive bike lane is open!
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 22/10/2025
Pro Tip: there are bike racks inside the main level Penrose Square garage that you can reach with a Giant grocery cart without locking its wheels. Go down the ramp from 9th St and turn right.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 18/10/2025
Two for one public engagement at Pike Fest. Weigh in on the Vision Zero Action Plan update and the Public Spaces Master Plan Update (while drinking a beer, if you want)
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 18/10/2025
Pike fest has Pumpkin Pie Empanadas and Maple Bacon Brunch Empanadas. Event runs til 5!
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 29/09/2025
Another fine example of Pike Multimodal's accommodations for pedestrians. Crosswalk closed, please use this other crosswalk that is closed, or this sidewalk that doesn't lead to another safe crossing for like 1/4 mile.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 18/09/2025
Starting my morning off right at Acme Pies.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 16/08/2025
Someone has a time machine and it leads to my mailbox.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 19/07/2025
They fixed the south side. Kinda.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 18/07/2025
Pedestrians not allowed to cross Walter Reed Drive from either sidewalk of Columbia Pike. WTF @arlingtondes.bsky.social?
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 12/07/2025
Half a football field to cross the street, baby.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 19/06/2025
Say what you will about the Brits, but they stole a lot of shit. This post courtesy of the British Museum in London.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 21/05/2025
Correct! Specifically it is Family Quickmart
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
New sidewalk
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
Any body tried the Caribbean place?
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
It's gotta open soon right? If they've already shipped in the peanut oil?
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
Considering making this whole walk counter-productive.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
Thicc cable, Contigo for scale.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
One of my only strongly-held architectural opinions is that these townhouses that dangle their ugly butt at the Pike are trash.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
If you live on the Pike, you must come here and have a Saltena. I will die on this hill.
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
Hmmm...
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
Still mad we didn't get the bear sculptures, tbh. Also why does this plaza smell like sewage?
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Chris Slatt @alongthepike.com · 20/05/2025
Not gonna lie, kinda wanna go up there now.
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