Conor Shaw
@fixcircle.bsky.social
Conor Shaw. Born and raised in DC. Husband, father, cyclist, urbanist, and recovering attorney. Former Eckington Civic Assn. president; now fighting for all of Ward 5.
Today’s reporting reminds me of this recent picture from right outside one of our local high schools. We’re seeing a lot of youth use bikeshare to get to school these days—and in case you missed it, DC’s school attendance crisis is currently grave. Maybe we should be encouraging this!
November 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today’s reporting reminds me of this recent picture from right outside one of our local high schools. We’re seeing a lot of youth use bikeshare to get to school these days—and in case you missed it, DC’s school attendance crisis is currently grave. Maybe we should be encouraging this!
Join us Saturday for the @ward5familybiking.bsky.social ride to Eckington Day at Tanner Park!
October 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Join us Saturday for the @ward5familybiking.bsky.social ride to Eckington Day at Tanner Park!
Very excited for this @ward5familybiking.bsky.social Halloween bike ride and planting party in collaboration with another Ward 5 gem: Friends of the National Arboretum! Mark your calendars for October 25!!
October 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Very excited for this @ward5familybiking.bsky.social Halloween bike ride and planting party in collaboration with another Ward 5 gem: Friends of the National Arboretum! Mark your calendars for October 25!!
Important paper from @rycalder.bsky.social, Rachel Clark, and Claire Summa analyzing 2019-2023 trauma data from DC traffic crashes. They found that injury rates *increased* and that racial disparities exist *for every user type* including pedestrians & cyclists. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41014831/
September 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Important paper from @rycalder.bsky.social, Rachel Clark, and Claire Summa analyzing 2019-2023 trauma data from DC traffic crashes. They found that injury rates *increased* and that racial disparities exist *for every user type* including pedestrians & cyclists. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41014831/
I see that the VERY SERIOUS people trying to persuade more Americans to have children are now telling women they shouldn’t use a safe painkiller during pregnancy.
September 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I see that the VERY SERIOUS people trying to persuade more Americans to have children are now telling women they shouldn’t use a safe painkiller during pregnancy.
Total crashes resulting in either fatalities or major injuries was arguably flat from 2017 to 2021 but been dropping since then.
September 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Total crashes resulting in either fatalities or major injuries was arguably flat from 2017 to 2021 but been dropping since then.
Detailed information about injury crashes on our vision zero dashboard only goes back to 2017. Using that year as a baseline, fatalities are down 27%, major injuries are down 32%, and minor injuries are down 31%. visionzero.dc.gov/pages/crash-...
September 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Detailed information about injury crashes on our vision zero dashboard only goes back to 2017. Using that year as a baseline, fatalities are down 27%, major injuries are down 32%, and minor injuries are down 31%. visionzero.dc.gov/pages/crash-...
DTC, pre-virtual circle.
September 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
DTC, pre-virtual circle.
If I had an ANC email account, I would probably tell the national guard to google National Park Service parcels in the District if they want to know where there is deferred maintenance. www.nps.gov/locations/dc...
September 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If I had an ANC email account, I would probably tell the national guard to google National Park Service parcels in the District if they want to know where there is deferred maintenance. www.nps.gov/locations/dc...
To be clear, riding a bike on a sidewalk is not a crime and is not even a civil infraction outside of the central business district!
August 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
To be clear, riding a bike on a sidewalk is not a crime and is not even a civil infraction outside of the central business district!
My hottest take from the front lines of fascism is that the Beanie’s Feta sammy at Bub and Pop’s (newly in Ward 5 and MBT adjacent) is easily one of the best sandwiches I have ever had.
August 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My hottest take from the front lines of fascism is that the Beanie’s Feta sammy at Bub and Pop’s (newly in Ward 5 and MBT adjacent) is easily one of the best sandwiches I have ever had.
New poster child for the federal surge: dude with one hand in his pocket (Alanis would be proud), slouching against a storefront. Must be great to serve in the FBI or Secret Service and be told your job is loitering!
August 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
New poster child for the federal surge: dude with one hand in his pocket (Alanis would be proud), slouching against a storefront. Must be great to serve in the FBI or Secret Service and be told your job is loitering!
Something like this.
August 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Something like this.
Zoning record is a mess because there have been several related cases filed over the years, but at quick glance, it looks like ART improvements are on the menu.
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Zoning record is a mess because there have been several related cases filed over the years, but at quick glance, it looks like ART improvements are on the menu.
That's what section 740 of the Home Rule Act allows. It does **not** allow the president to "federalize" MPD. That is a term folks are borrowing from the state national guard statute that appears nowhere in the Home Rule Act. dccouncil.gov/wp-content/u...
August 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
That's what section 740 of the Home Rule Act allows. It does **not** allow the president to "federalize" MPD. That is a term folks are borrowing from the state national guard statute that appears nowhere in the Home Rule Act. dccouncil.gov/wp-content/u...
Important to be precise here. The home rule act doesn't allow MPD to be put under federal control. It allows the president to "direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary and appropriate."
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Important to be precise here. The home rule act doesn't allow MPD to be put under federal control. It allows the president to "direct the Mayor to provide him, and the Mayor shall provide, such services of the Metropolitan Police force as the President may deem necessary and appropriate."
For those curious, here’s the CFO’s analysis of the tax abatements in the proposed RFK deal. CFO concludes that they total $1.48 Billion and are not financially necessary. cfo.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
July 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For those curious, here’s the CFO’s analysis of the tax abatements in the proposed RFK deal. CFO concludes that they total $1.48 Billion and are not financially necessary. cfo.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
For all sorts of reasons, I would love for all District residents to be within a 20 minute walkshed of a small format grocery store. If you factor in that kind of consideration, Edgewood has really leap frogged much of Bloomingdale and Stronghold. www.urban.org/data-tools/r...
July 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
For all sorts of reasons, I would love for all District residents to be within a 20 minute walkshed of a small format grocery store. If you factor in that kind of consideration, Edgewood has really leap frogged much of Bloomingdale and Stronghold. www.urban.org/data-tools/r...
Almost every bus stop along this 24/7 bus corridor lacked a shelter and also did not have the DDOT design standard **eight** feet of sidewalk that is required at bus stops.
July 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Almost every bus stop along this 24/7 bus corridor lacked a shelter and also did not have the DDOT design standard **eight** feet of sidewalk that is required at bus stops.
Great to walk North Capitol St. with Ward 5 Pedestrian Advisory Committee Rep @imgoph.bsky.social. Not great that the entire east sidewalk from Randolph to Michigan is noncompliant with DDOT’s absolute minimum sidewalk width of 4 feet. Thanks to @ddotdc.bsky.social for hosting the road safety audit!
July 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Great to walk North Capitol St. with Ward 5 Pedestrian Advisory Committee Rep @imgoph.bsky.social. Not great that the entire east sidewalk from Randolph to Michigan is noncompliant with DDOT’s absolute minimum sidewalk width of 4 feet. Thanks to @ddotdc.bsky.social for hosting the road safety audit!
Not sure from your wording what you mean, but CM Parker was interviewed for the piece.
July 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Not sure from your wording what you mean, but CM Parker was interviewed for the piece.
My assumption is that those terms are deployed when we mean non-white (rather than black). The map above looks different from this:
July 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
My assumption is that those terms are deployed when we mean non-white (rather than black). The map above looks different from this:
I think your answer lies in the amalgamation of these four maps.
July 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I think your answer lies in the amalgamation of these four maps.
Was not identified as a high priority location during DDOT’s last Cabi planning cycle. Seems due to be updated soon though! ddot.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
July 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Was not identified as a high priority location during DDOT’s last Cabi planning cycle. Seems due to be updated soon though! ddot.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
Not complaining but would love to know more about the granite PBL curb stops that just appeared at Dave Thomas Circle/Johnson Plaza. I assume we can thank the Commission on Fine Arts for this extravagance?
June 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Not complaining but would love to know more about the granite PBL curb stops that just appeared at Dave Thomas Circle/Johnson Plaza. I assume we can thank the Commission on Fine Arts for this extravagance?