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Garrett Pennell

@garrettpennell.bsky.social
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I’m on the board of Dallas Bicycle Coalition and support pretty much every urbanist thing in Dallas that I can.

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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This is the view from an office tower in downtown Dallas, facing South. It's easier to list the parts of this picture that *aren't* car infrastructure than the parts that are. How do we get Dallasites and city leaders to see this as not only a waste of space, but as a drain on the city's budget?
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Today's #WeekWithoutDriving adventure: Biking like 40 pounds of compost 11 miles across Dallas only to find that I came on the wrong day. Luckily they let me drop it off anyway. My ride was mostly pleasant and I'd do it again, but planning is key!
Bicycle loaded up with compost in saddle bags

Rough pedestrian infrastructure along Maple Avenue

Sign showing community drop off hours on Wednesday, Thursday, and FridayUnloading compost from my bike into the bin
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America Walks @americawalks.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
🌟 Week Without Driving is September 29 – October 5, 2025! 🌟 Want to learn more about this national campaign to reflect on the gaps in our transportation system and demand change? Join America Walks’ Virtual Town Hall on September 17. Register to join ➡️ buff.ly/d5KVAu1
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Dallas City Council is voting on an amendment tomorrow to cut bike lane funding. Bike lanes improve street safety and provide a desperately needed alternative to driving, and make transit accessible to more people. Email your councilmember! dallasbicyclecoalition.org/blog/post/20...
dallasbicyclecoalition.org
Dallas Bike Coalition
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Photos from this evening, one in Downtown Dallas, two in Deep Ellum
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Sidewalk at the Walnut Hill Station park and ride. Power lines are usually invisible to me, but they made themselves pretty obvious last night for some reason.
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Bishop Arts this evening
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
DART Noir ... OR ... POV: You're a suburbanite having a nightmare.
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
More pics from my walk around Downtown Dallas this afternoon/evening
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Here are a couple of photos from Critical Mass this evening. Couldn't be bothered to edit them.
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Rainy day downtown Dallas vibes
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Mary set an exceptionally powerful example of leadership in advocacy. I've been an advocate in various causes for years, and I can count on one hand the number of times I've met someone as capable, passionate, and committed as Mary. The transit advocacy community has lost one of its best this week.
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Dallas Bicycle Coalition @bikedallas.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Great DBC Board meeting to kick off the year. Amazing things are coming for biking in Dallas!
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
If this level of destruction happened to our land any other way, we'd call it an environmental disaster. Since it's car infrastructure, we call it "development."
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
#parkingreform underway in Dallas! So many advocates showed up. I tried to use the "costly parking mandate" language that @parkingreform.org shared earlier today and missed, but made the point that the city's finances were dire and we needed the density to bring in revenue. That got their attention!
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Timely advice for today’s Dallas City Plan Commission meeting!
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Took the train downtown Dallas, walked into a local microbrewery, got a free barbecue sandwich, ran into someone I know, and played BINGO. I love living in a city. Not a perfect city, but a decent one where cool and quirky things happen and where I don’t have to drive to participate.
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I’ve been trying to tell y’all. Signal is a great, easy way to upgrade your security with minimal hassle: signal.org www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
forbes.com
FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—Stop Sending Texts
US officials urge citizens to use encrypted messaging and calls wherever they can—here’s what you need to know.
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Sharon Grigsby @sharongrigsby.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A report out of the North Texas animal welfare front — this wildlife center could really use some help.
dallasnews.com
Inside an unusual Plano MASH unit: bobcat babies, a concussed owl and mended turtle shells
The Plano-based North Texas Wildlife Center, which treats 2,500 critters annually, needs help to find a bigger home. This year more than 140 species took...
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I plan to be there! Let’s go!
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Suburbanista @suburbanista.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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Garrett Pennell @garrettpennell.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
On Saturday, the Dallas Bicycle Coalition hosted a bike valet at the Deep Ellum Block Party. It was a ton of fun providing this service to our community alongside other volunteers! We’re always looking to get more people involved with local bike advocacy: dallasbicyclecoalition.org/signup/
Dallas Bicycle Coalition volunteers check in bicycles at their pop-up bike valet at the Deep Ellum Block Party
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