Nick Sementelli
@nsementelli.bsky.social
National progressive political strategist by day, local safe streets and housing advocate by night. @ggwash board member.
Everyone deserves to meet their heroes at some point.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Everyone deserves to meet their heroes at some point.
Sunday Dew Drop parking chaos check-in: In good news the bollard is working
September 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Sunday Dew Drop parking chaos check-in: In good news the bollard is working
One sentence could not better describe how the DC Council actually works
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September 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
One sentence could not better describe how the DC Council actually works
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Also add outside the Hopkins Bloomberg building (nee Newseum)
September 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Also add outside the Hopkins Bloomberg building (nee Newseum)
@dcdutchiedude.bsky.social could use some racks in Southwest outside the salamander hotel and Starbucks across the circle
September 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
@dcdutchiedude.bsky.social could use some racks in Southwest outside the salamander hotel and Starbucks across the circle
Are we sure that's not the poster child himself?
August 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Are we sure that's not the poster child himself?
You know what is left? Vast acres of single-family zoned neighborhoods that have used top-down govt to keep new housing almost entirely out.
Shearer includes this in his piece as a throwaway about "far from perfect." This isn't a side-issue, this is THE issue if we're going to solve the problem
Shearer includes this in his piece as a throwaway about "far from perfect." This isn't a side-issue, this is THE issue if we're going to solve the problem
August 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
You know what is left? Vast acres of single-family zoned neighborhoods that have used top-down govt to keep new housing almost entirely out.
Shearer includes this in his piece as a throwaway about "far from perfect." This isn't a side-issue, this is THE issue if we're going to solve the problem
Shearer includes this in his piece as a throwaway about "far from perfect." This isn't a side-issue, this is THE issue if we're going to solve the problem
The team is committing to "bring a grocery store to Ward 7" but they almost certainly mean "at the RFK site." The problem is, that's not the part of Ward 7 that needs a grocery store most! Residents want and need one EAST of the river. RFK is actually moderately well resourced
July 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The team is committing to "bring a grocery store to Ward 7" but they almost certainly mean "at the RFK site." The problem is, that's not the part of Ward 7 that needs a grocery store most! Residents want and need one EAST of the river. RFK is actually moderately well resourced
This is a commonly believed but easily verified lie and it's curious @wusa9.com.web.brid.gy printed it without any fact check
July 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is a commonly believed but easily verified lie and it's curious @wusa9.com.web.brid.gy printed it without any fact check
To spoil the conclusion, 8,000 parking spots and a single Metro station will only cover 2/3rds of even attendees. Bus, bike and walk don't cover the rest. My projections are that almost 20,000 people will be calling Ubers at the exact same time. I don't even know if that's physically possible?
July 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
To spoil the conclusion, 8,000 parking spots and a single Metro station will only cover 2/3rds of even attendees. Bus, bike and walk don't cover the rest. My projections are that almost 20,000 people will be calling Ubers at the exact same time. I don't even know if that's physically possible?
I smell a solution
July 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I smell a solution
Can someone who is better at maths tell me how 63.7 annually over 30 years (+29.2) = 2.4 Billion?
June 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Can someone who is better at maths tell me how 63.7 annually over 30 years (+29.2) = 2.4 Billion?
@bikeshare.bsky.social kidnapped bike locked on the mbt outside city state right now if someone is around to get it.
June 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
@bikeshare.bsky.social kidnapped bike locked on the mbt outside city state right now if someone is around to get it.
The other common argument in defense of the $856m subsidy here is that it's just for infrastructure we'd need on site regardless of what goes there. That's just flat out untrue. $356m is for stadium-parking, and $500m includes things like foundations, ramps, plazas, elevators, etc. This is stadium $
May 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The other common argument in defense of the $856m subsidy here is that it's just for infrastructure we'd need on site regardless of what goes there. That's just flat out untrue. $356m is for stadium-parking, and $500m includes things like foundations, ramps, plazas, elevators, etc. This is stadium $
In this piece I lay out again the data distortion the Mayor and team are using to sell a bad stadium proposal as "an incredible deal." The city is paying the 2nd-biggest public stadium subsidy in US history. It only looks "cheap" because the team wants to build a massively more expensive stadium
May 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In this piece I lay out again the data distortion the Mayor and team are using to sell a bad stadium proposal as "an incredible deal." The city is paying the 2nd-biggest public stadium subsidy in US history. It only looks "cheap" because the team wants to build a massively more expensive stadium
What a dishonest use of statistics. At $1.1 billion, this is the 2nd biggest NFL subsidy in history. But bc the Commanders want to build one of the most expensive stadiums in history, they are pitching it as a good deal.
It's like hiking the price of something 4x and then offering 50% off.
It's like hiking the price of something 4x and then offering 50% off.
April 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What a dishonest use of statistics. At $1.1 billion, this is the 2nd biggest NFL subsidy in history. But bc the Commanders want to build one of the most expensive stadiums in history, they are pitching it as a good deal.
It's like hiking the price of something 4x and then offering 50% off.
It's like hiking the price of something 4x and then offering 50% off.
When you poll with tradeoffs that number drops, before we even get to subsidy too.
April 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
When you poll with tradeoffs that number drops, before we even get to subsidy too.
On site or managed by the team is a red herring. Here's allegiant's parking map: www.allegiantstadium.com/assets/img/_...
Here's Minnesota's: i0.wp.com/blog.spother...
They either build it on site or you find adjacent lots, RFK has none of the latter.
Here's Minnesota's: i0.wp.com/blog.spother...
They either build it on site or you find adjacent lots, RFK has none of the latter.
April 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
On site or managed by the team is a red herring. Here's allegiant's parking map: www.allegiantstadium.com/assets/img/_...
Here's Minnesota's: i0.wp.com/blog.spother...
They either build it on site or you find adjacent lots, RFK has none of the latter.
Here's Minnesota's: i0.wp.com/blog.spother...
They either build it on site or you find adjacent lots, RFK has none of the latter.