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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I like that logic. Extending it: Garth Brooks fans are old people from the suburbs less likely to ride public transit or stay up that late past their bedtimes?

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They did the same for Garth Brooks. Baffling that these select concerts are more disruptive to traffic than a regular sold-out game or anything else. (I guess the ~2,000 extra attendees makes that much of a difference?)

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I joked about needing the GPS beeps to guide me on something like the 50 States ride, but in reality having the route map more than suffices. But I've always liked maps and still seem to have a decent sense of direction.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah - while sometimes that's a cable issue, that's more likely the device maker being cheap and leaving out a few resistors. Wouldn't be surprised to see that more and more as everyone tries to shave costs within the broader context (at least until the bubble bursts).

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It is amazing how many different types of USB-C cables there are. (I think that behavior is a protocol issue that the A to C cable skips) Standard, my ass.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Change Gears changes (how I'm thinking of it; not sure what the real title is)

Close up of the mirror showing two people on bicycles

Wide-angle of the mural in progress with the upper right indicating a 250th anniversary celebration theme

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Has hell frozen over? Just got a comment on a Public Space Investigation 311 ticket that the site is not compliant and a stop work order is being issued.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wearing my usual hi-vis vest, I almost got flattened tonight by a guy driving a pickup truck leaving the gas station at 17th/Bladensburg/Mt. Olivet. When he realized how close he got to ending me, he yelled "sorry, I didn't see you." Obviously, since he never once looked in my direction.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Yeah - the northbound side is basically blocked so the fast-traffic coming up the hill will be barreling head-on into the southbound traffic "on their side." And especially under the bridge the visibility of the canopy posts is not the greatest.

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A Strava week ends on Sunday, so you might be okay after today!

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It wouldn't be a dreary Sunday without Dew Drop making the MBT hazardous and illegally occupying public space. #bikeDC

A canopy set up for the bouncer at the top of the stairs going to Dew Drop also blocking half of the trail entrance at 8th and Franklin Northeast

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

But if the GPS doesn't beep at me, how will I know what to do?!?!?

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Neat idea from @waba.org and Lime, but I feel like 12:20pm is way too early of a cut off.

From the WABA 50 States email that just went out...

How it works: Between mile 43.4 (MacArthur Blvd) and 43.9 (Loughboro Rd NW) on Arizona Ave., Lime will offer free e-bike rides and shuttle your steed to the top of the hill! There will be shuttles every 20 minutes starting from 10:20 am. They will run 7 times on this schedule: 10:20am, 10:40am, 11am, 11:20am, 11:40am, 12pm, 12:20pm.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

That location matches the picture in the Popville story (as far as what's blocked off).

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

TBH I can see people missing the first turn out of the parking lot onto Rhode Island

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some cleanup happened so it's a shorter ride than the initial route that dropped!

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Temporary markings but couldn't even be bothered to put up some cones.

Photo of the cycle track on Irving west of 1st NW. Was recently repaved and they put down temporary Lane markings but did not put up any protection for the cycle truck

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

True, though 295 has the added challenge of those pesky train tracks.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

To add to the list of disappointing @washingtonsun.bsky.social takes on things: easy to show up for votes when you're not in session most of the time, so spinning this is as good attendance (let alone "impressive") is just farcical. Not as farcical as their occupation spin, but still.

Text reads:

Surprise! Congress did something functional. Attendance has been impressive in both chambers, with members being present for about 97% of the votes this Congress, The Washington Sun’s data cruncher Andrew Van Dam shows us today with charts made from data assembled by Voteview. If these numbers hold — likely but not guaranteed, as attendance often falls during the holidays — it’ll be the second-best record ever, behind only the COVID proxy vote-assisted 2021-2022 cycle.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Extra fun when the Safe Accommodation violation is at a school.

Outside CHML parking spaces and the contraflow bike lane are blocked off for storage and port-a-potties. Instead of using the parking spaces on the other side of the street to allow for cyclists to traverse the block without having to face oncoming traffic head-on.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

(maybe you're just more emotionally mature than I am; why am I holding on to that gripe?)

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The downside to kids on shared devices

A number of Lime and Veo bikes and scooters left at the top of the entrance to the Brookland Metro Station by Archbishop Carroll students

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And if not, definitely did a lot to popularize it amongst this audience. Or maybe it's like calculus and he's one of several who came up with it independently. (I saw a Reddit post claiming it came about in 2020 and blames journalists and marketing, but I'm pretty sure his usage predates that.)

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The story now is that he can save it, but only if he gets to put his name on it.

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I wouldn't say "always" (says someone still grumbling that she used an SUV and skipped the easy W of riding a CaBi 100 feet for the MBT Fort Totten groundbreaking), but I do think she's genuinely seen biking as a fun *recreational* activity. The closed streets of DCBR is right up her alley.

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It's also the same system that thinks as a pedestrian you're stuck to the north side of Kenyon since they don't know there's a sidewalk on the other side...

What's extra weird there is it has part of the extension alongside Blair on their map layer (between Van Buren and Aspen, plus a few other random segments).

But the platform is solidly in DC, no?

Sure, some of the best magicians could pull that off. But not sustainably. And while I've never met a bike shop owner who got into the business hoping to get rich, they need to at least be able to survive.

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Many bike shop mechanics are magicians, but working on some of these Amazon specials is like asking them to pull a rabbit out of a hat while taking away the hat and tying one arm behind their back.

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A cousin of this mindset is why I'm always the one to take my wife's bike in for service. Her bike was purchased there, but she (like far too many people) seems perpetually shocked that good service takes time (and therefore costs money), even when it's less than I think it should be.

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I found it helpful when I was pulling M around as a way to get a screenshot of something to submit to 311 without having to stop and take a picture. Riding solo, and with built-in lights, that's not an issue so no reason to bother.

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Is there a nearby sledgehammer display?

And at that point of the ride, the extra fuel from spite is really helpful!

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Also a bit awkward if there's still construction on Malcom X. I'll also say - the comment/note about "May be worth just keeping people on Arizona here since there's a bike lane." *really* stings given the surprise change last summer.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In what loaded for me, it looks like they're skipping the MLK climb for the Malcom X climb up from 295. I'm also very puzzled by the double Texas treatment. Very "same but different" vibes overall - driven by the pit stop locations, I imagine.

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This is such a stupid timeline. "Another exception to the lower rates: reported incidents of assault with a dangerous weapon — the same crime Mitchell is accused of — are up 40% from last year." wtop.com/dc/2026/09/n...

wtop.com

Dispute over hair length leads to soldier pulling gun on fellow guardsman, police say – WTOP News

A member of the Georgia National Guard assigned to the task force patrolling Washington, DC, is facing assault and gun charges.

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I imagine that's a school parking lane on a lot of days. Also, looks like the middle school got their parking lot solar panels back in 2018!

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Did you scroll north on Google Maps? They pulled the same stunt on the middle school across the street from the tennis courts. The ratio is even more ridiculous - so much roof space they could cover with panels...

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Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Love it when Dew Drop events make the trail transition that much less safe.

Canopy set up to protect the "door" man is blocking half the trail

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

There've been some tenacious VO signs over the years as well.

Chris @lhasacm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hopefully he takes the zip ties too; lots of places where he had those signs and the plastic remained behind.