Solivagant Eileen
@myrna38717.bsky.social
Pedestrian rights advocate. Aging non-driving/walking/public transit user. Atheist. Retired Lawyer. Ukulele.
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Eileen McCarthy Comments on DOT-OST-2024-0090 (PROWAG)
September 23, 2024 Eileen McCarthy Comments on Agency/Docket No. DOT-OST-2024-0090 RIN 2105-AF05 Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities: Adoption of Accessibility Standards for Pedestrian F...
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My diatribe on the MUTCD/PROWAG pedestrian signal timing provisions: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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MD SHA is collecting public comments on the MD 193 (University Boulevard) Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.⤵️
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November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
MD SHA is collecting public comments on the MD 193 (University Boulevard) Pedestrian Safety Action Plan.⤵️
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So it is true...
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
So it is true...
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If high electric bills already have you feeling the squeeze, I have bad news for you. Without a change from the nation’s largest grid operator, PJM, DC residents could pay $70 more per month over the next three years.
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Could Your Electric Bill Get Even Higher?
If high electric bills already have you feeling the squeeze, I have bad news for you. Without a change from the nation’s largest grid operator, PJM, DC residents could pay $70 more per month over…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If high electric bills already have you feeling the squeeze, I have bad news for you. Without a change from the nation’s largest grid operator, PJM, DC residents could pay $70 more per month over the next three years.
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youtu.be/D4l1shBhRRE
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No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
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T4America statement on USDOT proposal to eliminate federal transit funding - Transportation For America
Washington, D.C. (November 17) — In response to reports from Politico that the Trump administration is proposing to eliminate federal transit funding and the flexibility states have to determine how t...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
No one in Congress should be willing to negotiate with partners sitting on their hands as the administration takes a blowtorch to their constitutional power of the purse and to the last bipartisan authorization passed in 2021.
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
t4america.org/2025/11/17/t...
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🕯️UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - For the 10th annual World Day of Remembrance, advocates and traffic victims across the nation gather to uplift their stories of loss and their vision for zero traffic deaths! Learn more at wdor-usa.org #SafeSpeedsSaveLives
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
🕯️UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - For the 10th annual World Day of Remembrance, advocates and traffic victims across the nation gather to uplift their stories of loss and their vision for zero traffic deaths! Learn more at wdor-usa.org #SafeSpeedsSaveLives
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I’m back in your screens, talking about Allie 🫶🏻 and the importance of doing real things we know can save lives, like using tech and street design to slow drivers. 🚗
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
After losing her 5-year-old, a DC mom builds a legacy of safety for others
After her daughter Allie was killed crossing the street, Jessica Hart turned heartbreak into advocacy for safer roads nationwide.
www.wusa9.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’m back in your screens, talking about Allie 🫶🏻 and the importance of doing real things we know can save lives, like using tech and street design to slow drivers. 🚗
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
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Join the @familiesforsafestreets.org chapters in the National Capital Region. RSVP here: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
World Day of Remembrance 2025: Safe Speeds Saves Lives – DC Families for Safe Streets
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November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Join the @familiesforsafestreets.org chapters in the National Capital Region. RSVP here: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
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Join @safestreetsdc.bsky.social on 11/16 as we walk to remember and honor the lives lost and forever changed by traffic violence and then rally at the Lincoln Memorial with the Ride for Your Life.
RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
November 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Join @safestreetsdc.bsky.social on 11/16 as we walk to remember and honor the lives lost and forever changed by traffic violence and then rally at the Lincoln Memorial with the Ride for Your Life.
RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
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A comment from the NTSB chief at the ALPA conference yesterday really resonates in light of recent events. Jennifer Homendy said the media’s push to have immediate answers after an accident is a real problem & not helping.
She’s right, and it needs to change.
She’s right, and it needs to change.
September 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A comment from the NTSB chief at the ALPA conference yesterday really resonates in light of recent events. Jennifer Homendy said the media’s push to have immediate answers after an accident is a real problem & not helping.
She’s right, and it needs to change.
She’s right, and it needs to change.
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The Illinois Secretary of State has launched a hotline for folks who see ICE switching license plates. Tampering with or removing license plates is illegal in Illinois. If you see it, report it. Call 312-814-1730.
October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Illinois Secretary of State has launched a hotline for folks who see ICE switching license plates. Tampering with or removing license plates is illegal in Illinois. If you see it, report it. Call 312-814-1730.
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Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
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National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
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September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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I missed this completely when it came out but: Back in January, IIHS reported: “The clothing that makes pedestrians stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems.” www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
High-visibility clothing may thwart pedestrian crash prevention sensors
Reflective clothing makes pedestrians stand out to human drivers, but it may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I missed this completely when it came out but: Back in January, IIHS reported: “The clothing that makes pedestrians stand out to human drivers may make them invisible to automated crash prevention systems.” www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
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"We, the students of Albert Einstein HS...are calling for immediate action to improve pedestrian safety along University Blvd W, Connecticut Ave, & Veirs Mill Rd. These roads are part of our everyday lives...But every time we use them, we’re put at risk."
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Sign the Petition
Student Petition for Safer Streets in Kensington and Wheaton
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September 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"We, the students of Albert Einstein HS...are calling for immediate action to improve pedestrian safety along University Blvd W, Connecticut Ave, & Veirs Mill Rd. These roads are part of our everyday lives...But every time we use them, we’re put at risk."
www.change.org/p/student-pe...
www.change.org/p/student-pe...
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A series of brutal deaths on U.S. roads and trains is sparking outrage on the far right – and a push for some disturbing policy solutions that will only make our country more violent. buff.ly/W6N4GAR
The Real Reason the Far Right is Demanding Action on Transportation Violence — Streetsblog USA
A series of brutal deaths on U.S. roads and trains is sparking outrage on the far right – and a push for some disturbing policy solutions that will only make our country more violent.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A series of brutal deaths on U.S. roads and trains is sparking outrage on the far right – and a push for some disturbing policy solutions that will only make our country more violent. buff.ly/W6N4GAR
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TRB actions eliminating committees and potentially conference content regarding equity & sustainability are "inconsistent with the foundational purposes of the TRB" & "incompatible with the function of scientific inquiry in a free society" Sign on & share: forms.gle/zBknHfDNUZjj...
Open Letter to the Transportation Research Board
Recently, the TRB made significant changes to its standing committees in response to Presidential Executive Orders, eliminating committees on climate change, equity, sustainability and most environmen...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
TRB actions eliminating committees and potentially conference content regarding equity & sustainability are "inconsistent with the foundational purposes of the TRB" & "incompatible with the function of scientific inquiry in a free society" Sign on & share: forms.gle/zBknHfDNUZjj...
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Join @davidzipper.bsky.social and I for a LIVE taping today at 6 PM EST... youtube.com/watch?v=rdFV...
New livestream on Tuesday! Join @davidzipper.bsky.social & @wesmars.bsky.social @ 6PM ET (link below).
On the agenda:
🔹 What happened to Mobility-as-a-Service?
🔹 How cities can prepare for a deluge of self-driving cars
🔹 Bike lanes!
Join us live, or listen later on your favorite podcasting app
On the agenda:
🔹 What happened to Mobility-as-a-Service?
🔹 How cities can prepare for a deluge of self-driving cars
🔹 Bike lanes!
Join us live, or listen later on your favorite podcasting app
Look Both Ways LIVE with David & Wes: Episode 6
YouTube video by Look Both Ways with David & Wes
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September 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Join @davidzipper.bsky.social and I for a LIVE taping today at 6 PM EST... youtube.com/watch?v=rdFV...
A driver turning right killed a pedestrian crossing 13th Street at Harvard Street NW Friday morning. 😢
September 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A driver turning right killed a pedestrian crossing 13th Street at Harvard Street NW Friday morning. 😢
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Most of our communities are built for cars, not people… But it shouldn’t be that way.
What is the toughest part about navigating your community without a car? Let us know + sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025! buff.ly/CGrb9I2
What is the toughest part about navigating your community without a car? Let us know + sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025! buff.ly/CGrb9I2
September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Most of our communities are built for cars, not people… But it shouldn’t be that way.
What is the toughest part about navigating your community without a car? Let us know + sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025! buff.ly/CGrb9I2
What is the toughest part about navigating your community without a car? Let us know + sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025! buff.ly/CGrb9I2
One of My favorite Robert Redford movies: The Hot Rock youtu.be/GI9q_r_SG_k?...
The Hot Rock Ending
YouTube video by Matthew Ryan
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September 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
One of My favorite Robert Redford movies: The Hot Rock youtu.be/GI9q_r_SG_k?...
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This is an archived government report that found that “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists.”
It existed yesterday and is gone today.
It existed yesterday and is gone today.
What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism
Militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States. In fact, the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic...
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September 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is an archived government report that found that “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists.”
It existed yesterday and is gone today.
It existed yesterday and is gone today.
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The IIJA packed the modern transportation needs into comparatively small competitive grant programs under the control of the WH, while sending multiple times that to the states to spend as they always have, with no oversight or accountability.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The IIJA packed the modern transportation needs into comparatively small competitive grant programs under the control of the WH, while sending multiple times that to the states to spend as they always have, with no oversight or accountability.
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Breathing fresh air, saying hi to your neighbors, physical activity… The benefits of not driving are endless!
What are your favorites? Let us know — and don’t forget to sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025!
🌟 Join the national movement: buff.ly/CGrb9I2
What are your favorites? Let us know — and don’t forget to sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025!
🌟 Join the national movement: buff.ly/CGrb9I2
September 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Breathing fresh air, saying hi to your neighbors, physical activity… The benefits of not driving are endless!
What are your favorites? Let us know — and don’t forget to sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025!
🌟 Join the national movement: buff.ly/CGrb9I2
What are your favorites? Let us know — and don’t forget to sign up for #WeekWithoutDriving on September 29–October 5, 2025!
🌟 Join the national movement: buff.ly/CGrb9I2
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Ezra Klein, watch this.
September 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ezra Klein, watch this.
The driver of a black SUV with tinted windows killed a pedestrian Saturday night in the 1100 block of Eastern Avenue NE. More details here: mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...
MPD Investigating Eastern Avenue Fatal Pedestrian Crash
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Northeast.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The driver of a black SUV with tinted windows killed a pedestrian Saturday night in the 1100 block of Eastern Avenue NE. More details here: mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...