Dan Malouff
@beyonddc.bsky.social
Urbanism & transportation, WashDC.
Planner, professor, longtime GGWash.
Trying for less doom & fewer dunks.
Planner, professor, longtime GGWash.
Trying for less doom & fewer dunks.
"The Big Dig was finished when I was a baby" says adult, shooting an arrow into my aging torso.
December 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"The Big Dig was finished when I was a baby" says adult, shooting an arrow into my aging torso.
TIL there was almost a 2nd railroad bridge from DC to VA, near what's now Chain Bridge.
What would VRE look like today if it had happened?
ggwash.org/view/101896/...
What would VRE look like today if it had happened?
ggwash.org/view/101896/...
In the years after the Civil War, Washington became a junction between northern and southern railroads
Washingtonians in 1860 could take trains directly to Baltimore and from there to Philadelphia, Harrisburg, or the trans-Appalachian West. A journey from Alexandria to Richmond, however, required a 50-...
ggwash.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
TIL there was almost a 2nd railroad bridge from DC to VA, near what's now Chain Bridge.
What would VRE look like today if it had happened?
ggwash.org/view/101896/...
What would VRE look like today if it had happened?
ggwash.org/view/101896/...
The promise of safe & law-abiding self-driving cars is rapidly proving to be a lie.
Waymos have adopted a dangerous habit of human drivers: swerving to get around stopped school buses. buff.ly/5zA0lX3
Tuesday's Headlines Let the Kids Cross — Streetsblog USA
Waymos have adopted a dangerous habit of human drivers: swerving to get around stopped school buses.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The promise of safe & law-abiding self-driving cars is rapidly proving to be a lie.
We literally had a project to do this too and the mayor & council killed it in 2023.
It was killed when it was light rail.
Then it was killed again when it was bus.
We spent a decade planning it and were ready to build so now we'll start over, I guess.
It was killed when it was light rail.
Then it was killed again when it was bus.
We spent a decade planning it and were ready to build so now we'll start over, I guess.
Clarke says a BRT line between Union Station and RFK could extend westward along K Street NW. Which again is what D.C. had long planned for the H Street streetcar, but it never came to pass.
Imagine if BRT had been proposed instead of the streetcar 10 years ago.
Imagine if BRT had been proposed instead of the streetcar 10 years ago.
December 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We literally had a project to do this too and the mayor & council killed it in 2023.
It was killed when it was light rail.
Then it was killed again when it was bus.
We spent a decade planning it and were ready to build so now we'll start over, I guess.
It was killed when it was light rail.
Then it was killed again when it was bus.
We spent a decade planning it and were ready to build so now we'll start over, I guess.
We literally had a project to give the streetcar & buses dedicated lanes, and mayor Bowser killed it to get cars to the stadium faster.
In testimony to D.C. Council, Metro General Manager Randy Clarke says a key to getting people to and from the new Commanders stadium at RFK will be bus rapid transit from Union Station. "It's critical... we need to be able to get a lot of people on the Red Line and take BRT to the site," he says.
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We literally had a project to give the streetcar & buses dedicated lanes, and mayor Bowser killed it to get cars to the stadium faster.
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'Tis the season for Junctions — one more before the holidays.
Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #28
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December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
'Tis the season for Junctions — one more before the holidays.
Housing abundance sub-tweet.
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Housing abundance sub-tweet.
I genuinely think Esri intentionally makes each new GIS release less intuitive.
Before you scoff, consider that its planner user base establishes its professional legitimacy by gatekeeping "building a shed" into an arcane ritual requiring multiple levels of specialization.
Before you scoff, consider that its planner user base establishes its professional legitimacy by gatekeeping "building a shed" into an arcane ritual requiring multiple levels of specialization.
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I genuinely think Esri intentionally makes each new GIS release less intuitive.
Before you scoff, consider that its planner user base establishes its professional legitimacy by gatekeeping "building a shed" into an arcane ritual requiring multiple levels of specialization.
Before you scoff, consider that its planner user base establishes its professional legitimacy by gatekeeping "building a shed" into an arcane ritual requiring multiple levels of specialization.
Buffalo city hall's council chamber is, uh, pretty impressive.
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Common Council Chamber
Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, New York.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Buffalo city hall's council chamber is, uh, pretty impressive.
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VA's next Transportation Secretary!
Best possible choice. Unquestionable multimodal & Virginia legislative bona fides. Really great news
Best possible choice. Unquestionable multimodal & Virginia legislative bona fides. Really great news
Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Nick M. Donohue as Her VA Secretary of Transportation Appointment; Calls Donohue a "champion of modernizing and expanding mobility options" bluevirginia.us/2025/12/gove...
Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Nick M. Donohue as Her VA Secretary of Transportation Appointment
From Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger's office...just five more weeks and she'll be governor! Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Secretary of Transportation Appointment Governor-Elect Spanberger: "V...
bluevirginia.us
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
VA's next Transportation Secretary!
Best possible choice. Unquestionable multimodal & Virginia legislative bona fides. Really great news
Best possible choice. Unquestionable multimodal & Virginia legislative bona fides. Really great news
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Interesting: Urbanist group @ggwash.org is suing @ddotdc.bsky.social over its refusal/failure to release a study the city conducted on congestion pricing possibilities in downtown D.C. The study was finished in 2020, but has never been made public – even in response to FOIA requests.
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Interesting: Urbanist group @ggwash.org is suing @ddotdc.bsky.social over its refusal/failure to release a study the city conducted on congestion pricing possibilities in downtown D.C. The study was finished in 2020, but has never been made public – even in response to FOIA requests.
Reports of crashes all over the region right now, as snow comes down heavier than expected right at 8:00.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you are allowed to just not take your kids to school right now, regardless of what @dcpublicschools.bsky.social failed to call.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you are allowed to just not take your kids to school right now, regardless of what @dcpublicschools.bsky.social failed to call.
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Reports of crashes all over the region right now, as snow comes down heavier than expected right at 8:00.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you are allowed to just not take your kids to school right now, regardless of what @dcpublicschools.bsky.social failed to call.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you are allowed to just not take your kids to school right now, regardless of what @dcpublicschools.bsky.social failed to call.
Caroling at Court House Metro.
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Caroling at Court House Metro.
Spent Black Friday going to the park and looking at murals. Recommend.
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Spent Black Friday going to the park and looking at murals. Recommend.
Bowser not seeking another term 🚨🚨🚨
It has been the honor of a lifetime to be your mayor.
My full letter to the community:
My full letter to the community:
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Bowser not seeking another term 🚨🚨🚨
Top destinations for Amtrak riders @ DC Union Station in 2024:
1 NY
2 Phila
3 Balto
4 Newark Penn
5 Wilmngtn
6 BWI
7 RVA Stples Ml
8 Metroprk
9 Trentn
10 Norflk
11 New Havn
12 Stamfrd
13 Charlottsvlle
14 Boston South
15 RVA Main St
16 Chicago
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
1 NY
2 Phila
3 Balto
4 Newark Penn
5 Wilmngtn
6 BWI
7 RVA Stples Ml
8 Metroprk
9 Trentn
10 Norflk
11 New Havn
12 Stamfrd
13 Charlottsvlle
14 Boston South
15 RVA Main St
16 Chicago
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
Here are the most popular Amtrak destinations from D.C.'s Union Station - Washington Business Journal
It's no secret that Penn Station is the most popular rail destination from D.C. But Union Station's other top destinations offer at least a few surprises.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Top destinations for Amtrak riders @ DC Union Station in 2024:
1 NY
2 Phila
3 Balto
4 Newark Penn
5 Wilmngtn
6 BWI
7 RVA Stples Ml
8 Metroprk
9 Trentn
10 Norflk
11 New Havn
12 Stamfrd
13 Charlottsvlle
14 Boston South
15 RVA Main St
16 Chicago
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
1 NY
2 Phila
3 Balto
4 Newark Penn
5 Wilmngtn
6 BWI
7 RVA Stples Ml
8 Metroprk
9 Trentn
10 Norflk
11 New Havn
12 Stamfrd
13 Charlottsvlle
14 Boston South
15 RVA Main St
16 Chicago
www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
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@caseybanderson.bsky.social, a person who knows from public meetings, issues this treatise on why public meetings don't work and how they can work better
Opinion: The problem at public meetings isn't who shows up, but the roles that the people at public meetings are expected to play
What are planning hearings actually for?
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ggwash.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@caseybanderson.bsky.social, a person who knows from public meetings, issues this treatise on why public meetings don't work and how they can work better
Reposted by Dan Malouff
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
Forgive my foaming, but y'all, you can see the #PurpleLineMD trains outside the Glenridge railyard.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Forgive my foaming, but y'all, you can see the #PurpleLineMD trains outside the Glenridge railyard.
Reposted by Dan Malouff
Updated for 2025: timeline maps of every metro system in the world transit-timelines.github.io
Rapid Transit Timelines and Scale Comparison
Maps every 5 years, 1840-2025
transit-timelines.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Updated for 2025: timeline maps of every metro system in the world transit-timelines.github.io
Reposted by Dan Malouff
Transport yourself with this week's Junctions word puzzle:
Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #25
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ggwash.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Transport yourself with this week's Junctions word puzzle:
Am I insane or does ~~Newark, NJ~~ just not have a bus system map?
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Am I insane or does ~~Newark, NJ~~ just not have a bus system map?
The per capita density of Teslas affixed with anti-Elon stickers in Takoma Park has got to be highest in the world, don't you think?
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The per capita density of Teslas affixed with anti-Elon stickers in Takoma Park has got to be highest in the world, don't you think?
Nerfing the scooters & ebikes with software-imposed speed limits is completely fine with me.
Now let's do cars.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Now let's do cars.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
D.C. is slowing e-bikes down, citing teen crime and speeding issues
Police say Lime bikes are being used as getaway vehicles.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Nerfing the scooters & ebikes with software-imposed speed limits is completely fine with me.
Now let's do cars.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Now let's do cars.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
This morning's bike lane leaf sweeper is the least objectionable vehicle to ever block my bike lane.
November 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This morning's bike lane leaf sweeper is the least objectionable vehicle to ever block my bike lane.