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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 17h

National Park System unit #274 for me, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. #PureMichigan

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If a hexagon has six sides, how many sides does a Muskegon have?

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s ironic that DCA Terminal 2 is one of the best airports in America and Terminal 1 is one of the worst on the continent. I know a replacement is in the works, but frankly MWAA should be embarrassed that this place still has a U&O.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is an excellent take on the increase in senior drivers and the consequences they face and we face from our car-dependence. I had to go through this with my parents. My late father refused to give up his keys long past when he should've. My mom has done so, but is now severely isolated.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The #Amtrak Floridian bound for Miami departs Rockville, Maryland pretty close to on time.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I actually like the leg sled, but it’s not as fun as it sounds. 🛷

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love finding button copy signs in the wild. Super rare these days outside California. I know new (sign) tech rightfully displaces outdated tech, but it will be a sad day when these signs fade from the roadside.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I started a new project: @scenicsigns.bsky.social. Primarily an Instagram account, find it also here: bsky.app/profile/scen...

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Zion Canyon in the snow, yesterday. This is one of the most spectacular places in the United States.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#Amtrak 336 leads train 158 across Powell’s Creek, just above its confluence with the Potomac.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I recently posted about my first #SubwayBuilder build, which is for the DC region. This map, while built in Subway Builder is actually based on a map I created back in 2020 to imagine a DC where we put Metro in better places to start with and built more of it. Let's take a look!

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Some pics from my ongoing DC build. Still plenty of network in the pipeline. #subwaybuilder

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Fondly looking back on my time in Stehekin, Washington; a remote town cut off from the road network and mainly accessed by passenger ferry along the 55-mile long Lake Chelan.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Headed home from a great visit to Lassen Volcanic National Park. It’s an underrated Park. Not too crowded, but very beautiful and diverse scenery.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Really happy with how this one turned out. US 183 points northward straighter than an arrow as it crosses from Pawnee County into Rush County amongst the treeless Kansas prairie. (Taken while standing in the highway, not driving)

A two-lane highway with a broken yellow centerline points arrow-straight at the flat, treeless horizon.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America, at 282 feet below sea level. It is only 86 miles from Mount Whitney, highest point in the contiguous United States.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Had a great 7.5 mile hike today on the Golden Canyon Trail in Death Valley National Park.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Good morning from Death Valley National Park. At center, you can see the massive Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.

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Montgomery County (MD) Department of Transportation @mcdotnow.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🚍 ⚡Flash Friday! ⚡🚍 Hear from Matt Johnson, MCDOT Capital Projects Manager, on how Montgomery County’s growth highlights the need for public transit and the Flash bus. 🎧 Listen now & learn more: ow.ly/G5Kn50V8ngz @tracktwentynine.bsky.social @rideonmct.bsky.social @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

The only news organization that seems to want to cover a 38+ (and ongoing) power outage affecting over 5,000 people in central DC is the Washington Blade: www.washingtonblade.com/2025/02/22/p...

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Power outage leaves thousands of Dupont, West End residents in the dark

Pepco confirmed manhole fire on M Street, N.W., is cause

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

For the last 36 hours, a swath of central DC including most of the #WestEnd and southwest #DupontCircle have had no power. Pepco does not have a restoration estimate, except that it will *not* be tonight. This includes virtually all of my ANC district. Days without power and no end in sight.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

22 minutes to bike from my apartment to the airport. That’s faster than the Metro (which wasn’t an option anyway, due to track work). Normally, Metro would take me about 30 min (walk + train). So glad I live in a place where this is an option.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

@mountvernontrail.org do we know if the trail is open at Gravelly Point yet?

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Congratulations, Philadelphia. Thanks to your victory, you get a transit system completely dedicated to the parade on Friday, and nothing else. Many stations closed. No thru Regional Rail service. Impossible to transfer between lines (except forced xfr from Subway-Surface to MFSE at 30th).

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

First #Amtrak trip of 2025 booked*! A journey of 2,255 miles through 8 states. *First booked, but may not be first trip taken.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

#WMATA Metro is having a TOTAL MELTDOWN. Single-tracking on the Blue/Orange between Arlington Cem and Smithsonian, with a passing location at Farragut West. Total communication breakdown, too. No information from the train operator. Cc @wmatagm.bsky.social

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

DC during a snowstorm is always so pretty.

Snow covers the park inside Dupont Circle, with fresh snow accumulating atop recently-shoveled paths.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I was listening to Atlanta radio yesterday and the evening traffic report told of a crash on (I-)575 north of Hwy 92 and suggested drivers use “Highway 5” as an alternate. The thing is, Hwy 5 has been coterminous with I-575 since 1985!

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I'm happy to share the Montgomery County Accessible Design Guide, which I have been working on for over 2 years. This first-of-its-kind Guide was only possible thanks to the tireless work of County residents and advocates, and I hope it inspires other jurisdictions to be more accessible!

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Took my first commute today on the Red Line post return to ATO and increased speeds (top speed increased from 59 to 75). My Dupont -> Rockville trip previously took 29 minutes, and today it only tool 25 minutes. That's a savings of 4 minutes (13.7%). Seems small, but it will add up! #WMATA

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Kind of irritated that the Georgia - #GeorgiaTech game is on a *Friday* this year. I always watch the game, but will be traveling this year on Friday, DURING the game. The game is ALWAYS on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. In 117 matchups, it's been on Sat. all but 5 times, most recently in 1995

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Any followers of mine a traffic engineer in Australia? (Or are you connected to any?) I have a couple of questions I'd like to discuss.

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Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Disasters are going to get more severe and more frequent, and it’s no surprise that this year’s federal price tag is exceeds 100 billion dollars. Climate action is way way cheaper than climate inaction.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It’s over guys. The grocery in my neighborhood is already playing Christmas music.

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Insufferable Bus Rider @digitalsciguy.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Also, the bike infrastructure in Montgomery County, especially around transit, is really top notch H/t to the decade of work @tracktwentynine.bsky.social has put into this

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The Nimbee 🐝🏡 @thenimbee.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

There are already way too many people here.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

On this Veterans Day, I’m thinking about my grandfather. I wish I could’ve known him. The stories he could’ve told. He circumnavigated the globe and stepped foot on 5 continents.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

We ask everyone outside of the car to be safe so that drivers can be dangerous.

two kids crossing the street waving orange flags.
text: instead of dulling the sharpest of weapons, we hand out the weakest of shields.

rovélo creative

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Car traffic isn't always there, but the scars left on our cities by the supporting infrastructure creates barriers to people trying to exist in urban environments.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Today marks the anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in a severe storm on Lake Superior on Nov 10, 1975 with the loss of all 29 crewmembers. Below is a picture I took in 2022 of the SS Edwin Gott sailing under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, MN, as the Fitz did on Nov 9, 1975.

The SS Edwin H Gott, a Great Lakes freighter passes under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minnesota.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

If you’re interested in bike infrastructure, make sure to follow @rockmiller.bsky.social @pkoonce.bsky.social and @sofio.bsky.social. I’m sure there are others on here too. Let me know who else is here!

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Good morning, BlueSky. Wishing you all the same amount of optimism as my cat has about boxes.

A fat yellow cat tries to sit in a small box and he spills over the sides.

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Nothing quite like landing on 26R and seeing the FLY DELTA JETS sign lit up like a Christmas tree to welcome you home to Atlanta (even if today I’m flying American).

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Hello world! I’ll introduce myself. I’m a #bike #planner / project manager for a local gov’t in the #DC area. I’m an Advisory Neighborhood Commiss’r in #DupontCircle. #Atlanta native. #GeorgiaTech & #UMD alum. #transit #urbanism #climate #safestreets Often found on #Amtrak or in a #NationalPark

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Matt’ Johnson @tracktwentynine.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Just biked to the airport (DCA) in about the same amount of time it would’ve taken to ride the Metro. There aren’t many cities where that’s possible. I love DC!

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