David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hey DC airplane flyers, you gotta throw your sodas in the garbage, or else 060
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Anyone know why large numbers of Lime bikes and some Veos get abandoned along the 14th St bridge path and Boundary Channel trail? 110
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 06/08/2026@alexkoma.bsky.social is so talented that by hiring him, @51st.news is "tripling" their reporting capacity! He indeed is worth several times his weight in journalism. Congrats Alex and The 51st! 51st.news/alex-koma-th...51st.newsAlex Koma joins The 51st as a Senior ReporterThe 51st is tripling our reporting capacity and deepening our political coverage. 240
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Listening to the AV hearing. @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social is questioning the Tesla rep who said that their cars may speed if "for safety" but it sounds like she's saying if it's going much slower than other drivers, all speeding, it may speed then "for safety." Allen doesn't like that (neither do I) 010
Reposted by David AlpertAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm so disillusioned, I almost don't even care who gets the FIFA Peace Prize next year 268240023246
Reposted by David AlpertGordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I don’t understand all the FIFA rules, but I believe our loss to Belgium today means we are required to adopt their street design standards 181001168
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Just got an email from my green energy supplier that a DC Council budget proposal would "effectively eliminate the ability for District residents to choose an alternative electricity supplier." I can't easily find actual facts about what this is. Anyone know? Why is it a budget matter? 321
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 19/06/2026@janeese4dc.bsky.social was strongest in high density areas (especially Ward 1), which show up smaller on geographic maps than their actual importance. I made a cartogram that scales each precinct by its actual vote total: 3357
Reposted by David AlpertCapital Weather @capitalweather.com · 09/06/2026Big news: Capital Weather is now independent at CapitalWeather.com. We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4 24819187
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Come bike and have pizza with me and @janeese4dc.bsky.social on Sunday! 100
Reposted by David AlpertAlex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 25/05/2026New: @janeese4dc.bsky.social just released an internal poll showing her up by 14 in the mayoral race: her lead stays at 12 even when they run a RCV simulation. This is quite the change from the public poll of the race, but I will say I’ve heard rumors of private polls with similar results. 1248
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I was driving up 16th yesterday to Columbia Heights. These buses were stuck in major traffic. We need to manage the road so the buses are always gliding through reliably and quickly. 150
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Has there been a good explanation of why DC Board of Elections can’t compute RCV results when the mail in ballots aren’t all in yet? I mean with classic voting, you get results but if it’s close it could change later. Why isn’t that the case with RCV also? Or is it? 211
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 06/05/2026This 1988 ad set off a generation of racialized fear-based crime discourse in our politics. It's been called "the 1.0 version of Trump’s relentless tweets and comments about African-Americans." And last week, DC got its own fearmongering mailer from a McDuffie-affiliated PAC. 120
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Who’s been a very effective centrist local executive recently whose not in DV proper (either in the region or elsewhere in the US) on housing, transportation, general government efficiency, economic development, etc? Like who’s the mirror opposite of Marc Elrich? 311
Reposted by David AlpertAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Incredible. DOJ, in court, tells Judge Reyes "no closure notice has been issued" for the East Potomac golf course. Moments later the judge is handed a note saying that closure signs are on parts of the golf course today. There's a reason the presumption of regularity is gone. 542311707
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 04/05/2026If Fairlington is on the border of Arlington and Alexandria (not Arlington and Fairfax) why isn't it called Alexington? 231
Reposted by David AlpertDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 28/04/2026In Seattle's Pike Place Market, vendors claimed that removing cars would cripple them. Nope. Sales actually rose. Remember: Studies show that biz owners consistently exaggerate how many customers drive and undercount those who walk, bike, or ride transit. Info: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...theurbanist.orgPike Place Market Pedestrianization Pilot Boosts Sales and VisitsAll signs point to Seattle's pilot program limiting car access to Pike Place being a success: sales were up 6.5% in 2025 compared to 2024, and the number of local visitors jumped by 5.6%. As the City ... 843052775
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I’m watching the “Future of Safety and Justice in DC“ mayoral forum to hear what candidates really will do about crime. 7 candidates are here, though McDuffie skipped it. 261
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Ronald Reagan made everyone (even Democrats) cynical about government. We can make big plans again and then achieve them to attract new residents, grow the economy, and build the next generation. We have to. moderatesforjaneese.substack.com/p/where-did-...moderatesforjaneese.substack.comA city that stopped dreamingWhere did DC's civic ambition go? 010
Reposted by David AlpertPopehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This is how the United States Department of Justice writes now. 3914185987
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I’d also note for some perspective how marginal the left-NIMBY faction is in this race. There are still left NIMBY activists suing things and getting some philanthropy and appealing to old homeowners, but don’t have a mayoral champion. This is not accidental. 130
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 28/04/2026It would have been astonishing in 2010 or 2014 to have any mayoral candidate put out a video saying “we need to build more housing” as the FIRST thing they say (or at all for that matter). 251
Reposted by David AlpertDarren Buck @bikepedantic.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Like @alpert.bsky.social, I’m not 100% anti AV. I think some of the purported benefits are real, and I think some of the negative impacts can be mitigated… But only by strong local governments empowered to protect their cities. So yeah, I’m pretty pessimistic on balance. 1151
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I think the debate about Waymo in DC is missing the most important point. It's not (just) safety. What happens when everyone's car is an AV and traffic gets so much worse? How do we prepare? When @janeese4dc.bsky.social says DC "is not ready," she has a point. open.substack.com/pub/moderate...open.substack.comIs DC ready for Waymos and other autonomous vehicles?What's the future like where everyone owns an AV? 160
Reposted by David AlpertYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 09/04/2026DC implemented a new policy for its streeteries that cost restaurants $20,000 to implement. The result: virtually every restaurant eliminated their outdoor dining, many have reduced their hiring, & now a few cars can park more easily. Congrats on the successful policy change, DC government!51st.newsNew rules mean many DC restaurants are closing streateriesThe District made streateries permanent. But restaurant owners say the rules are too costly and complicated to keep them up. 612733
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 09/04/2026“This is one single car parking space, and this place used to be full of people.” 0121
Reposted by David AlpertRob Pegoraro @robpegoraro.com · 09/04/2026I regret but am not surprised to report that one person still doesn't think hyperloop is transportation vaporware, because of course it's Elon--posting that the Boring Company "could build a Hyperloop tunnel from downtown SF to downtown LA for <5%" of a new CAHSR estimate of $126 billion. 351
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Not surprisingly, saying a bunch reasonable and non controversial things that are middle grounds on major debates: that article has gotten the least social media engagement so far. moderatesforjaneese.substack.com/p/4-ways-i-a...moderatesforjaneese.substack.com4 ways I am a “moderate”What do I believe that's moderate? What do DC leaders believe? 240
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 08/04/2026"David, you launched Moderates for Janeese... what do you mean when you say you're a moderate? What is a moderate anyway? Are you really moderate?" Here's why I'm one, and why you can be moderate and not satisfied with Bowser. moderatesforjaneese.substack.com/p/4-ways-i-a... 010
Reposted by David AlpertKarl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I am not one of those who believes that history repeats, but consider the following from Herodotus: the Oracle at Delphi told the fabulously wealthy King Croesus that if he invaded Persia he would "destroy a great empire." Croesus invaded and lost--the empire he destroyed was his own. 572738786
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 06/04/2026When researching this, I realized something. Bowser, JLG, & McDuffie all condemned Trump’s move to delete the 15th St bike lane. JLG & Bowser also cited args 15th was GOOD. McDuffie only condemned Trump involvement; he never praised the lane itself. Meaningful? open.substack.com/pub/moderate...open.substack.comJaneese Lewis George will keep my kids safest when we are riding bicyclesI sometimes walk, sometimes drive, sometimes ride Metro, and sometimes bicycle to get places I’m going. 030
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 06/04/2026There are areas where the mayoral candidates are similar, or a little vague, or won’t have the deciding power anyway. But regarding bicycling, the difference is stark. @janeese4dc.bsky.social will keep us and our kids safe. moderatesforjaneese.substack.com/p/janeese-le... 0335
Reposted by David AlpertThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Mario and Princess Peach, welcome to The War on Karts. 160778
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 03/04/2026In addition to this, there are/were those GAS powered delivery mopeds around DC that said “Fly E-Bike.” They were not in any way an e-bike. Not even e at all. 151
Reposted by David AlpertJaneese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026DC's affordable housing crisis is a policy choice. I'm running for mayor because I believe everyone who wants to should be able to live in our city. Read my full housing plan at the link in bio. 1699
Reposted by David AlpertGoseg Train Thread @wvistheduck.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is *exactly* how McDuffie treated us on the MBT gap on 8th St NE for years and years. Literally the first month Parker replaced him as Ward 5 CM, Parker started issuing public letters demanding it get fixed and it was fixed within months. 192
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Those of us who've followed the Park Service for years can now add one more thing to long list of ways they've had a terrible effect on DC. 080
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Kenyan McDuffie says to look at his record. Well, a few years ago he offered to push for more homes for more people, and... nothing. moderatesforjaneese.substack.com/p/great-staf... @janeese4dc.bsky.social 1132
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 01/04/2026When I was nine we watched a Soace Shuttle launch. It was the Challenger. This is the earliest major news event I can remember. Today my son is nine and got to see an awe inspiring space launch. 3100
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I’m fine with any mayor who thought, early in Hyperloop’s life, “this seems like BS but why not have a meeting?” I’m not fine with anyone who now can’t say, “yeah it turns out this was total snake oil” 071
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Wow this is the boldest, most innovative thing she’s done! 030
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 01/04/2026DCPS is giving 3rd graders printed copies of @tracktwentynine.bsky.social’s terrific DC street grid explainer! 1100
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Recognizing my trans family and friends for today’s Transgender Day of Visibility with my #wmata Pride t-shirt and riding on my other favorite trans-portation infrastructure! 050
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 31/03/2026The Commission of Fine Arts has been terrible for years. I hate the Epstein Ballroom but the brief flash of appreciation going around for the CFA when that was happening was ignorant of how much they have always been a force for a boring DC that looks nice when you fly in but little else. 0143
Reposted by David AlpertYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 31/03/2026“It stings because we failed the streetcar as much as the streetcar failed us. DC was simply not ready to do this… the DC Streetcar… taught us that if we want strong transit, we must care enough to actually make transit strong. We are still here, dreaming.” 06117
David Alpert @alpert.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Breaking: Matt switches from YIMBY to New Urbanist But seriously, while I agree with 90% of this I’m pretty surprised to read it here. Follow for more of what I mean. 111
