Eric Shepard
@ericnshepard.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Cyclist. Passionate about walkable cities and transit. When I root, I root for the Spirit. Splits time between Silver Spring, MD, Buffalo, NY, and Springfield, MA. This account reflects my personal views - not those of my employer or clients.
Can we talk about the closure of the Rock Creek Trail at the old Georgetown power plans and the sudden detour that sends trail users onto the Parkway in rush hour without warning? Saw multiple folks nearly killed this morning. @waba.org
March 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Can we talk about the closure of the Rock Creek Trail at the old Georgetown power plans and the sudden detour that sends trail users onto the Parkway in rush hour without warning? Saw multiple folks nearly killed this morning. @waba.org
MOCO is a great place to live but we desperately need to address our housing crises. Moving here in the 2010s we won the low interest and price lottery. MOCO had a housing problem then and a crisis now. We need to fix this for the sake of our neighbors and our kids.
anyway. the County Council needs to be reminded to do their jobs, and if you have just a few minutes, you can do so right here secure.everyaction.com/Z5qs3AYACkSt...
Tell the Montgomery County Council: we can't afford a pause
Montgomery County has a housing shortage, and the County Council has had over four years to do something about it. Doing nothing comes at a big cost, and residents like us are paying the price. Let t...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
MOCO is a great place to live but we desperately need to address our housing crises. Moving here in the 2010s we won the low interest and price lottery. MOCO had a housing problem then and a crisis now. We need to fix this for the sake of our neighbors and our kids.
I really appreciated this GGWash piece by David Meyer. IMHO, we need more stations in more neighborhoods in Silver Spring to connect housing to transit (ie lower Thayer Avenue). I love CaBi but sometimes feel like the walk to the nearest neighborhood stations (10 and 12 minutes) is a bit long.
CaBi is a huge success. Will the program structure allow it to keep growing regionally?
The Capital Bikeshare system is one of the Washington region’s biggest post-pandemic transportation success stories. But its growth is concentrated within the District, and shows uneven progress acros...
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December 7, 2024 at 7:04 PM
I really appreciated this GGWash piece by David Meyer. IMHO, we need more stations in more neighborhoods in Silver Spring to connect housing to transit (ie lower Thayer Avenue). I love CaBi but sometimes feel like the walk to the nearest neighborhood stations (10 and 12 minutes) is a bit long.