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Dan Malouff. Urbanism & transportation, WashDC. Planner, professor, longtime @GGWash. Trying for less doomy RTing, more thoughtful microblogging.
It *has* taken CAHSR too long. Dems should be moving to fix it. In the same sense that getting gun control right requires Republicans to admit reforms are needed and come to the table in good faith, getting public procedural reform right requires Democrats to do same.
AGAIN: CA HSR was mismanaged but that doesn’t mean its merits and utility aren’t great. Both of these things can be true. How about US DOT help CA build it instead of stopping HSR from happening in this country?
Going to be fascinating to see how Campeche, Mexico's new driverless-bus-that-looks-like-tram performs. Link: theyucatantimes.com/2025/07/latin-…
The bus agency in Boone, NC—home of Appalachian State University—is named "AppalCart" Best name this side of VelociRFTA!
Hot take: Any urban bus line carrying more than 30,000 riders per day should be a tram.
Portions of Beltway urban flooding @montgomerycomd @MDSHA
Training thunderstorms leading to multiple reports of Flash Flooding and water rescues on the northern half of the Beltway as heavy downpours soak the region. 🌧️
Whatever war we had been fighting against the spotted lanternflies has been good and lost. We are a year from someone naming their minor league baseball team after them.
Metro's hosting a transit nerd festival at Vienna Metro on Saturday 7/26 from noon to 3pm. wmata.com/about/news/Met…
Today's twitter account I didn't know I needed
You can still see the locks from when Constitution Avenue NW was a canal from 1815 to 1871. Bring it back! Replace one road with pleasant watercraft and parks!