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Collier Cook
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Planning School dropout. Arlington, VA
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@wmata.com Hot Car 7391 of Blue Line train 429
June 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
colliercook.bsky.social
Umm @wmata.com, please don’t open doors on the wrong side of the train. I thought there were systems in place to prevent this type of error.
The doors are open on a Largo bound blue line train (car 7628 of train 437) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Metro station. The doors on the wrong side of the train opened.
April 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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susmo.org
Announcing the best and worst grocery stores for the non-car shopper in Arlington!
Best:
- Trader Joe's - Clarendon (A+)
Worst:
- Harris Teeter - Lee-Harrison (D+)
- Safeway - Harrison Street (D+)
Full rankings here: susmo.org/businesses...
Walkable, Bikable, Transit-Accessible Grocery Stores in Arlington, VA
Arlington, VA grocery stores, reviewed & ranked based on their accessibility via walking, biking, scooting & taking transit:
susmo.org
April 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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parkingreform.org
Rest in peace, Professor Shoup (1938-2025)
We will keep up the good work.

Share your stories and thoughts with the parking reform community here: parkingreform.org/donald-shoup
Donald Shoup on a bicycle in two photos decades a apart. He is near a parking sign in both and wearing a crocheted sweater.
February 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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donoteat.bsky.social
folks R^2 means anything you want it to when you have power
February 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
colliercook.bsky.social
Ready to receive the cities & transportation gospel from @nerd4cities.bsky.social & @thewaroncars.bsky.social
A stage of an auditorium at Hunter College in NYC. There are three empty chairs on stage: one will be for Ray Delahanty (aka CityNerd) and two for Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon of The War on Cars podcast. The logos of the creators are projected on a screen behind the chairs. There is a banner for Hunter College to the side of the stage.
January 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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🎂Happy Birthday to the Orange Line corridor in Arlington, VA. Forty five years ago today @wmata.com opened the Clarendon, Court House, Virginia Square, & Ballston Metro stations. This new service kicked off the transformation of the corridor to what we know today as Transit Oriented Development. 1/
Concept renderings of the Metro station entrances to Rosslyn, Court House, Clarendon, Ballston (to be renamed Virginia Square before opening) and Glebe (to be renamed Ballston before opening). The image is by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as found in Arlington County’s RB72 planning report for the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor. https://www.arlingtonva.us/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/projects/documents/rb-alt-use1.pdf A map showing the Bull’s Eye concept around each of the station areas. From the RB72 planning report: “Each transit station has an area of influence associated with it which it might be eligible for redevelopment. Constraints such as transportation facilities, existing neighborhoods or natural features will reshape the influence area (or Bull’s Eye).” https://www.arlingtonva.us/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/projects/documents/rb-alt-use1.pdf
December 1, 2024 at 8:52 AM
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susmo.org
🚨Last Chance!🚨
The online feedback form and map close TODAY (Fri 11/15) for shaping Arlington's Transportation Future. Make sure YOUR priorities are reflected, take 15 minutes and fill them out today!
susmo.org/arlingtons...
Arlington's Transportation Future
Arlington is rewriting their entire transportation plan and opportunities like this don't come around very often!  The first round of public engagement for "Arlington's Transportation Future" is taking place RIGHT NOW.  Mark your calendars for one of the great events listed below, and hit up the online survey and map as well.  We've got a few pieces of suggested feedback, but mostly we just need YOUR experience and values about transportation in Arlington.
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November 15, 2024 at 9:21 PM
colliercook.bsky.social
It was 18 years ago when the adjoining redevelopment project was put on hold effectively stopping progress on the planned western entrance to the Ballston-MU Metrorail Station. But it now looks as though this new entrance is finally moving toward realization. dcmud.blogspot.com/2006/08/jbg-...
November 13, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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norton.bsky.social
Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, 1927. Assertions to the effect that “people preferred to drive” are guesses in the guise of explanations. In cities, a small minority of motorists degraded street car service.
November 3, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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byerussell.com
Bike to a flight? That's what Washington's Reagan National Airport wants more travelers to with the addition of free secure bike stalls from Bikeep this summer.

Read more in Fast Company: www.fastcompany.com/91201179/was...
Skip the taxi: Washington, D.C.’s airport wants you to bike to your next flight
Reagan National is one of the few airports in the country that offers smart bike lockers, but that could be changing.
www.fastcompany.com
October 2, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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norton.bsky.social
April 2019 vs April 1919.

We have abundant data but short memories.
September 1, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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katherinejulia.bsky.social
Breaking news! Transit advocates will be hosting a fundraising call for Harris/Walz on Thursday, August 15th at 7 pm ET. Several high ranking speakers have been confirmed. RSVP to join us. Please share! 🚌🚆
Train Lovers for Harris/Walz
We’re having a big volunteer run call for train lovers, bikers, walkers, rollers, riders, workers, etc. to support the Harris/Walz campaign!
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August 9, 2024 at 9:05 PM
colliercook.bsky.social
The new on-demand bike lockers at DCA are open. They are located off the MVT inside Garage 2 near the CaBi station and use the Bikeep app for access. Inside each locker, there’s a power outlet with a timer for charging e-bikes.
July 10, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Hey You! Are you registered yet for Bike to Work Day? What are you waiting for? susmo.org/btwd-2024/
Register for Bike to Work Day!!
Bike to Work Day is back on May 17th in the DC area. Hit up a pitstop or two for your free T-shirt, coffee, snacks, and maybe even a prize drawing or two. We'll let you in on a little secret: you don't actually have to bike to work! Make Bike to Work Day your own: bike to school, bike around a loop of local pitstops, bike to breakfast, or donuts, or whatever works for you! No matter how you're doing it, stand up & be counted.
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May 10, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County endorses Tenley Peterson for Arlington County Board! Tenley brings a deep understanding of the issues and a proven track record of effective advocacy on sustainable mobility issues. Make a plan to vote! https://susmo.org/vote
Vote Tenley Peterson in the Democratic Primary for County Board 2024
Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County is endorsing Tenley Peterson for your first ranked vote in the June 18, 2024 election for the Democratic nomination for Arlington County Board.
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May 3, 2024 at 6:04 PM