Matthew Sadler
matthew-sadler.bsky.social
Matthew Sadler
@matthew-sadler.bsky.social
Pedestrian safety advocate.
Democratic socialist.
they/them
There is no reason to have a slip lane at the intersection of Carroll Avenue & Flower Avenue in Takoma Park.

@takomaparkmd.gov should remove it entirely.

Request Confirmation# :: W013735-112625
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Status Notes - Erskine St exists within both Montgomery and Prince George's County. We can only install sidewalks within Montgomery County."

If @mcdotnow.bsky.social cannot build this sidewalk, then who can?
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"This request lies inside of the Upper Paint Branch Special Protection Area, therefore, it is out of scope for the Sidewalk Program."

The western side of New Hampshire has no sidewalk between Stonegate Dr & Southview Ave. Maybe environmentalism needs to be rethought if it impedes pedestrian safety.
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thank you @mcdotnow.bsky.social for fixing the portion I requested and a few other portions too!
November 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
@mcdotnow.bsky.social SR # 1605796162

Sidewalk is uneven, causing obstruction for wheelchair users & cyclists. Uneven sidewalk is on eastern side of New Hampshire Avenue, near Shiloh Christian Fellowship Church, about halfway between Southview Avenue & Windridge Acres Court - Colesville/Cloverly.
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
To be clear, in the year 2025 the Maryland Constitution still contains xenophobic language that was designed to disenfranchise Irish Catholic and German Catholic immigrants.

www.nypl.org/sites/defaul...
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I may have read excerpts? But thanks for the link. I should read the book.

Recommendation:

"Behind the Backlash: White Working-Class Politics in Baltimore, 1940-1980" by Kenneth D. Durr.
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@mcdotnow.bsky.social It is the white pavement on the curb ramp itself.
October 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As the location has proven a mystery, I have circled it.
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
@hondodavid.bsky.social These bricks also remain a problem. The location is close to Williamsburg Drive, near the fire station.
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
311:Service Request 1605175678 Created

Bricks coming up next to the church in Four Corners, across Colesville from 711.

@hondodavid.bsky.social Thank you if you were involved in getting the bricks fixed next to the Woodmoor shopping center. These bricks are also a problem.
October 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Fixed.

Thank you, @mcdotnow.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
311:Service Request 1604601096 Created

The bricks are coming up from the sidewalk along Colesville Road next to the Woodmoor Shopping Center in Four Corners. These bricks have been missing for years and I have submitted multiple service requests.
October 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
311:Service Request 1604601039 Created

Missing curb cut at the intersection of Tech Road and Old Columbia Pike, Calverton/Fairland.
October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
311:Service Request 1604556012 Created @mcdotnow.bsky.social

Sidewalk raised about 2 inches, blocking wheelchair users and causing damage to bikes/scooters. Colesville Road between Burnt Mills and Crestmoor Drive. Please shave it down.
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Fixed! Thank you, @mcdotnow.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@mcdotnow.bsky.social 311:Service Request 1603972374 Created

Buckled sidewalk near the intersection of Erskine Street & New Hampshire Avenue in Takoma/Langley Park, blocking access for wheelchair users and cyclists.
October 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
August 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
@rideonmct.bsky.social Haven't found one that works yet...
August 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
@rideonmct.bsky.social Another one...
August 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
SR # 25-00069738

SB WASHINGTON BLVD OFRP BALTIMORE AVE
Laurel - PG County

Requesting unmarked off-ramp crosswalks be painted.
August 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@rideonmct.bsky.social Another broken display screen.
August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
@rideonmct.bsky.social

You seem to have permanently given up on maintaining your display screens at your stations. They are seemingly ALL broken, for a long time. Sad.
August 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
SR # 25-00069412 in Laurel, MD - PG County

Requesting both unmarked crosswalks be painted at the intersection of Gorman Avenue & Washington Boulevard.
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM