Brian O’Malley
@omalleybrianp.bsky.social
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"The density regulations roughly matched the existing density of each neighborhood, sort of, more or less. That was it. No science. No public health data. Just numbers written into a chart decades ago with the sole goal of preserving the status quo."
"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
Baltimore’s former zoning board director explains why she lost faith in zoning | Baltimore Brew
The mayor’s “Housing Options and Opportunity” legislation – including Bill 25-0066 – will go a long way toward fixing an unfair system. [OP-ED]
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"The density regulations roughly matched the existing density of each neighborhood, sort of, more or less. That was it. No science. No public health data. Just numbers written into a chart decades ago with the sole goal of preserving the status quo."
Congratulations to the Blue Jays. I’m crushed. But I was visiting Toronto in April when the team signed Vlad Jr to a long term deal and it was fun to see fans in the city excited. The team took off after that.
Mariners Blue Jays October baseball 😉.
As a kid as we would walk the ramps of the Kingdome after a game I’d pick up any ticket stubs that people dropped. I kept them in a shoe box.
Go M’s!!!
As a kid as we would walk the ramps of the Kingdome after a game I’d pick up any ticket stubs that people dropped. I kept them in a shoe box.
Go M’s!!!
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Congratulations to the Blue Jays. I’m crushed. But I was visiting Toronto in April when the team signed Vlad Jr to a long term deal and it was fun to see fans in the city excited. The team took off after that.
Mariners Blue Jays October baseball 😉.
As a kid as we would walk the ramps of the Kingdome after a game I’d pick up any ticket stubs that people dropped. I kept them in a shoe box.
Go M’s!!!
As a kid as we would walk the ramps of the Kingdome after a game I’d pick up any ticket stubs that people dropped. I kept them in a shoe box.
Go M’s!!!
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Mariners Blue Jays October baseball 😉.
As a kid as we would walk the ramps of the Kingdome after a game I’d pick up any ticket stubs that people dropped. I kept them in a shoe box.
Go M’s!!!
As a kid as we would walk the ramps of the Kingdome after a game I’d pick up any ticket stubs that people dropped. I kept them in a shoe box.
Go M’s!!!
Thank you On the Record and @wypr.bsky.social. I heard many interesting and often uplifting things and was honored to be a guest on your show.
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'On the Record' signs off with reminisces and thanks
After more than nine years, On the Record signs off. Thank you to our listeners, and to everyone who trusted us with your ideas, stories and to amplify the work you do for Maryland, and for Baltimore.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Thank you On the Record and @wypr.bsky.social. I heard many interesting and often uplifting things and was honored to be a guest on your show.
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Found: TCL Phone
Found on a southbound #WMATA D70 bus on Sunday 9/28 in Washington DC.
If it’s yours, call it and I’ll make a plan to get it back to you.
#LostandFound
Found on a southbound #WMATA D70 bus on Sunday 9/28 in Washington DC.
If it’s yours, call it and I’ll make a plan to get it back to you.
#LostandFound
September 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Found: TCL Phone
Found on a southbound #WMATA D70 bus on Sunday 9/28 in Washington DC.
If it’s yours, call it and I’ll make a plan to get it back to you.
#LostandFound
Found on a southbound #WMATA D70 bus on Sunday 9/28 in Washington DC.
If it’s yours, call it and I’ll make a plan to get it back to you.
#LostandFound
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please repost
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Lakota Accounts of the Massacre at Wounded Knee | The West: A Film by Steven Ives | Ken Burns | PBS
The survivors speak.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
please repost
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cmon man, Astros fans can’t read
September 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
cmon man, Astros fans can’t read
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Speaking officially as the host of Jeopardy!, Cal Raleigh is the correct MVP vote.
September 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Speaking officially as the host of Jeopardy!, Cal Raleigh is the correct MVP vote.
Last weekend I rode the new Sound Transit 2 Line (East Link) through places where I grew up. Amazing to see the changes.
I want similar expansion of options for greater Baltimore.
I want similar expansion of options for greater Baltimore.
September 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Last weekend I rode the new Sound Transit 2 Line (East Link) through places where I grew up. Amazing to see the changes.
I want similar expansion of options for greater Baltimore.
I want similar expansion of options for greater Baltimore.
I commute on MARC into Penn Station Baltimore. Today was the first time I’ve arrived at the new platform. Nice upgrade to this gateway to the city.
July 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I commute on MARC into Penn Station Baltimore. Today was the first time I’ve arrived at the new platform. Nice upgrade to this gateway to the city.
“That’s a choice. We could choose to implement the MARC plan.”
The 4-year spending programs for the Washington & Baltimore regions include >40 road and highway expansion projects (widening costs more than just resurfacing). MDOT is widening I81 and US15.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The 4-year spending programs for the Washington & Baltimore regions include >40 road and highway expansion projects (widening costs more than just resurfacing). MDOT is widening I81 and US15.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Cash-strapped Maryland revives plan for trains to Virginia and Delaware
The long-delayed rail plan would also include more frequent train service between D.C. and Baltimore.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“That’s a choice. We could choose to implement the MARC plan.”
The 4-year spending programs for the Washington & Baltimore regions include >40 road and highway expansion projects (widening costs more than just resurfacing). MDOT is widening I81 and US15.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The 4-year spending programs for the Washington & Baltimore regions include >40 road and highway expansion projects (widening costs more than just resurfacing). MDOT is widening I81 and US15.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Catch me if you can
June 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Catch me if you can
I’m excited to see how the new routes perform, but part of me is sad to say goodbye to the L8 bus, the H8 bus, and the D8 bus. I laughed every time I saw them.
We’re back in the lab to show you how the new bus network came to life - from public input to design breakthroughs. It’s time for the new network to do what it was built to do: deliver faster, more frequent, and more reliable service!
June 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I’m excited to see how the new routes perform, but part of me is sad to say goodbye to the L8 bus, the H8 bus, and the D8 bus. I laughed every time I saw them.
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“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“I personally was pretty surprised, actually, at how efficient the government was,” Sahil Lavingia told NPR's Juana Summers.
It was a joy to watch him in the FIFA Club World Cup
"I think I’m still playing at a high level, and I hope that I’ve changed a couple of perspectives about myself."
Cristian Roldan showed out during the FIFA Club World Cup!🤩
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Cristian Roldan showed out during the FIFA Club World Cup!🤩
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Cristian Roldan shines in FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, hints at potential USMNT return | Seattle Sounders
Sounders FC's Cristian Roldan makes his case as one of the top midfielders in the U.S. during CWC competition
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June 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It was a joy to watch him in the FIFA Club World Cup
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Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
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- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
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20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds
A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…
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June 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%
etsc.eu/20mph-limits...
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OSS 117, urban planner extraordinaire.
Based on the famous quote by @brenttoderian.bsky.social
Based on the famous quote by @brenttoderian.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
OSS 117, urban planner extraordinaire.
Based on the famous quote by @brenttoderian.bsky.social
Based on the famous quote by @brenttoderian.bsky.social
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What's interesting is that in 2019, Boring Co submitted plans to build a 35-mile underground loop between Baltimore and DC, claiming the project would be done in two years. Nothing of note was ever built and the co removed the project from its site in 2021: www.washingtonpost.com/local/traffi...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company removes D.C.-Baltimore tunnel from list of projects on website
The company hasn’t indicated to the Federal Highway Administration that it plans to move forward with the project after drafting an environmental assessment.
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May 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
What's interesting is that in 2019, Boring Co submitted plans to build a 35-mile underground loop between Baltimore and DC, claiming the project would be done in two years. Nothing of note was ever built and the co removed the project from its site in 2021: www.washingtonpost.com/local/traffi...
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Sent my review of the copy-edited manuscript back to the publisher late last night!
This is starting to feel real. Due out in February!
#slavery #bskystorians
This is starting to feel real. Due out in February!
#slavery #bskystorians
April 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Sent my review of the copy-edited manuscript back to the publisher late last night!
This is starting to feel real. Due out in February!
#slavery #bskystorians
This is starting to feel real. Due out in February!
#slavery #bskystorians
April 16 was National Canadian Film Day. My daughter chose Turning Red to watch together. I chose this. We used to beg our elementary school teachers to let us watch it again on film strip. www.nfb.ca/film/paddle_...
Paddle to the Sea
Based on Holling C. Holling's book of the same name, Paddle to the Sea is Bill Mason's film adaptation of the classic tale of an Indigenous boy who …
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April 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
April 16 was National Canadian Film Day. My daughter chose Turning Red to watch together. I chose this. We used to beg our elementary school teachers to let us watch it again on film strip. www.nfb.ca/film/paddle_...
Important legislation. Thank you House members. Let’s go Maryland Senate!
March 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Important legislation. Thank you House members. Let’s go Maryland Senate!
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Appreciate the opportunity to spend the afternoon in Annapolis advocating for transit. @mtamaryland.bsky.social is an economic driver for the State. The Administration's proposed budget gets the agency back to track to providing safe and reliable service.
February 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Appreciate the opportunity to spend the afternoon in Annapolis advocating for transit. @mtamaryland.bsky.social is an economic driver for the State. The Administration's proposed budget gets the agency back to track to providing safe and reliable service.
A sign on thus @wmata train asks riders to leave this seat reserved in honor of Rosa Parks on Transit Equity Day.
February 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A sign on thus @wmata train asks riders to leave this seat reserved in honor of Rosa Parks on Transit Equity Day.
Giving buses relief from car and truck traffic can help agencies run more and better service under the same budget.
“MTA Chair Janno Lieber said the reduction in traffic has allowed some of the agency’s buses to move faster than their schedules account for. Lieber said he’s considering boosting bus service as a result.”
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Manhattan traffic moves way faster since congestion pricing launched, MTA says
The MTA says faster travel times should ease the pain drivers feel from the $9 toll.
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January 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Giving buses relief from car and truck traffic can help agencies run more and better service under the same budget.