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Hannah's Dad 👶 | Hill Family Biking | ANC 6A Transpo Committee

Washington, DC
Joined July 2007
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This is what a 450-person @HillFamilyBikin ride looks like 🚀
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Even with 100s of people running down our street per minute this morning, it's 1000x quieter than when cars dominate. Cities aren't loud, CARS are loud
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If riding an E-bike is cheating, what is driving a car?
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Another @SecretaryPete #bikeDC sighting!
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Last night in DC, we got 1/2 an inch of snow and 3 feet of salt @capitalweather
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This DC-plated vehicle parked on the sidewalk has over $10k in unpaid parking/speed camera tickets, many for going 16-20 over the speed limit.
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The Tidal Basin bike lane is 🔥
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Someone will die right about ❌
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Fun fact: You don't need a minivan to be a Soccer Parent
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📣PROTECTED📣BIKE📣LANES📣ON📣THE📣FUCKING📣MALL (WIP)!!! #bikeDC @TheWarOnCars
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I hate sequels
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For the first time in over 5 years, you can now access The Wharf via SW Waterfront Park/Titanic Memorial without having to touch the traffic sewer that is Maine Ave!
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A @onepeloton truck blocking a bike lane, that's about right
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Hey Bike Twitter, looks like Google Maps bike directions are about to get a lot better! w/ safety and elevation in mind
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Unpopular opinion: Lincoln Park is not a dog park
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This is the cutest fucking thing
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1 down, 659,999 to go
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Some facts: ✅ No parking has been lost to the Pennsylvania Ave SE protected bike lanes and bus lane project ✅ No cars are parked in this video b/x it's an active construction zone - expected completion this month ✅ Parking is allowed in the bus lane during off peak hours
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Repost from @MotenSpeaks discussing the detrimental effects bike lanes are having on culture and business in some parts of the city. I agree 100% with his commentary. #dontmutedc
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Cap Hill Village getting super meta w/ their Little Free Library ❤️
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#redcupproject success! Flex posts installed. Thank you @DDOTDC 👍 #bikedc #wwdd ⬇️⬇️
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Is this real life?? New Flexpost buffered bike lane on 11th St at Lincoln Park! Thx @DDOTDC
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This is how I charge my EV
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@DCSuperSid @MotenSpeaks Some facts: ✅ No parking has been lost to the Pennsylvania Ave SE protected bike lanes and bus lane project ✅ No cars are parked in this video b/x it's an active construction zone - expected completion this month ✅ Parking is allowed in the bus lane during off peak hours
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Good morning from the world class raised cycletrack at 1400 NC Ave NE with at-grade crossings! Check for the surprise cameo...
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Happy Friday to everyone except the owner of this car that has been parked in an emergency no parking zone for several days. Construction crew could not tow the vehicle b/c it has a personally owned boot 🤯 #classact
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This is not us
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#RedCupProject Success #4 (of 5)! Thank you @DDOTDC !!
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Stacks on stacks on stacks (of down Capitol fence!!) #OurDC
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Concrete barriers being installed in the new protected #bikeDC lanes in front of USDOT. Thank you @DDOTDC ! So beautiful 😭
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Honestly, did not think this would happen any time soon 😭. Thank you to @EleanorNorton & @charlesallen !! #bikeDC
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Hey #bikeDC Dzhoy Zuckerman was shot and killed last night while being robbed at gunpoint. There is a memorial ride for him tomorrow 5pm at Conte's Navy Yard 💔
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It's Happening! Phase 2 of the Wharf cycytrack is being paved RIGHT NOW!!
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Feeling safe while riding down Pennsylvania Ave SE in the dark and the rain is such a surreal experience. It gave me goosebumps! Thank you @DDOTDC !!
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The Future
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It's working. Thank you @DCDPW !
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#bikeDC newest protected bike lane 5th St NW @ McMillan Reservoir #redcupproject Thank you @DDOTDC
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Getting the #RedCupProject started a little early on the M St NE "protected" bike lane #bikedc #wwdd
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2019 2022
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#BANCARS Now! On H St NE tonight 😠
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First segment of the 17th St NE/SE protected bike lanes from Barney Circle to Potomac Ave almost complete taking this roadway from a safety zero to safety hero for all road users! Thank you @DDOTDC !!
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DC either needs ranked choice or a runoff system, but the status quo cannot stand. Bowser will likely win with less than 50% of the vote.
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The DC e-bike subsidy is coming soon! The Future 👇
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First "complete" block of the Pennsylvania Ave SE bike lanes. Look at those beefy concrete wheelstops! Thank you @DDOTDC 🙏
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Big #bikeDC news out of the ANC 6A transpo meeting: DDOT is in the early planning process to add protected bike lane access to the Arboretum M St Entrance entrance. Would start at 1400 block of MD Ave NE, go through the Starburst intersection and continue up MD Ave!
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Just helped a friend who rarely bikes buy a @ternbicycles HSD to replace one of their cars. The revolution will not be televised.
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Brick sidewalks on Capitol Hill are NOT historic, but an invasive species installed starting in the 80s. They are expensive to maintain & are dangerous tripping hazards. Let's restore historic concrete sidewalks on the Hill - the safer, more cost effective option.
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I St SW protected bike lane construction has begun. I think I might cry tears of joy!
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The fact that NoMa now has a farmer's market is kind of mind-blowing if you remember what it was like even 5 years ago let alone 10.
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This is life on a bike in a nutshell
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The future of downtown has been photoshopped 🚳
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This will never get old ♥️
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In DC, public transit isn't free, but here are some public services that are: ✔️ Roads ✔️ Parks ✔️ Swimming Pools ✔️ Libraries ✔️ Fire ✔️ Police ✔️ Trash Collection ✔️ Recycling ✔️ Compost Dropoff Did I miss any?
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#BikeDC showed up in force to turn @jimpagels death into positive change on our streets Probably > 500 ppl showed up tonight 🙏
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NEW protected #bikeDC lane on 19th St NE, C St -> Benning Rd ✔️ Solid Buffer ✔️ Raised Crosswalks Thank you @DDOTDC
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One person at tonight's rally is standing in the bike lane. Care to guess who?
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Peak peepin on 12th St
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Look closely 👀, a protected bike lane is being born at @Nationals Park #bikeDC
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UPDATE: The car is gone and the beautiful NC Ave bike lane has been installed on the north side
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Happy Friday to everyone except the owner of this car that has been parked in an emergency no parking zone for several days. Construction crew could not tow the vehicle b/c it has a personally owned boot 🤯 #classact
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Beautiful new concrete barriers on the 15th St southern extension adjacent to the Ellipse, thanks @DDOTDC ! #bikedc
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700 rode for Dzhoy tonight 💔
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M St SE two-way cycletrack complete for most blocks including these from 4th to NJ Ave. Best raised bus platforms/bike lanes in the District. Thank you @DDOTDC !
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Nothing says "Welcome back to DC" more than Marine One flying over DCA w/ 1000% humidity
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In a strange turn of events, I'm at @Safeway getting the #modernavaccine !
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Every day I see drivers blowing through red lights at speeds that could kill someone. Every day I see cyclist roll through stop signs at speeds that could annoy someone.
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PEAK BLOOM 🌺 PEAK #BikeDC 🚲
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24 H St NE businesses demand.a #SafeHStNOW & sent this letter TODAY to @DDOTDC asking for: 1️⃣ Bus/Streetcar-only lanes 🚌🚎 2️⃣ Wider Sidewalks 🚶🚶‍♀️ 3️⃣ Pick-Up/Drop-off Zones ONLY 🚫🅿️
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Oh Hello $HNT!
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Newest member of #bikedc and the @OurStreetsApp team...Hannah Lynne Sussman (Mom & baby are doing great)
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In less than a week, over 75 DC residents applied and exhausted the new goDCgo $200 bike purchase subsidy. @MayorBowser , @DDOTDCDirector let's fund this to a level so biking is accessible for thousands of DC residents!
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Biking around to pre-K open houses doesn't feel quite as cold when you get to ride on this beauty ♥️
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BIKED to @Fragers to buy this broom. I always bike to Frager's and have done so at least two a month for the past 12 years. The Pennsylvania Ave SE bike lanes will only increase that frequency as now i feel comfortable biking here with my family. Bike lanes are good for business!
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Good news #bikeDC . The Wharf Phase 2 cycletrack won't be using this subpar material & the Maine Ave sidewalk will be 6 ft wider!
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The latest & easily greatest to walk or bike across the river! The NEW Frederick Douglass Bridge!!
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Welcome to DC where we value @ChickfilA sandwiches over human life
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Anyone else still really bummed about @DCist ?
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11th and E Cap now w/ center line flex posts to prevent illegal and dangerous U-turns. Thank you @DDOTDC
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BUH-BYE!!!!
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Loving the DC subreddit today
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Was at DCBOE today and every ANC candidate picking up ballot petitions was carrying a bike helmet #bikeDC
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Step 1: Be a DC resident and buy a bike Step 2: Get $200 reimbursement from @goDCgo (DDOT) P.S. Support your local bike shop!
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I bike to my office in SW DC & take my daughter to the SW Library and duck pond. I St SE/SW is incredibly dangerous and protected bike lanes are needed NOW, but voices like mine are being overshadowed by several hostile ANCs in 6D. @DDOTDC please move forward with this project
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DC got an 🅰️ from @BrookingsInst for mail-in voting! Great job @Vote4DC
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In July, two of the biggest bikeshare systems in the US (NYC & DC) each broke records for most rides in a month ever - over 4 million rides combined. This feels significant!
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The reckless driver who struck a person riding a bike today at Hains Pt has at least 3 speed camera citations in April alone! Unless we start revoking licenses even more ppl will die on DC street #DCVisionZero Now!!
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DDOT presenting major update to the corner of WV, 8th and K NE. A former supersized slip lanes currently fortified with flex posts will be transformed into a full-fledged triangle park with lots of green space, bio-retention and curb extensions!
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WOW! When has Union Station Metro ever been closed?
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I've seen human feces on consecutive days at Eastern Market playground and plaza respectively. We need public restrooms in public spaces
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New block of the Maine Ave cycletrack is open at @TheWharfDC . Love the wider sidewalks (hard to see), curb cuts in the bio-retention and Kermit. green paint!
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It's Happening! K St NE bike lane extension from 5th to 8th, thanks @DDOTDC !!
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The windshield perspective hot take is "Fix infrastructure" ignoring the fact that a huge truck slammed into the PEDESTRIAN bridge over an urban highway. Maybe "Change Infrastructure" instead
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#BREAKING NEWS: Authorities say three people were hurt after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Northeast D.C. The incident happened around 12 p.m. near Kenilworth Avenue and Polk Street.
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#bikeDC traffic report
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Am I dreaming?? The long-awaited MD Ave #bikeDC lanes/road diet IRL!!
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NJ and I St SE is transforming before our eyes (pun intended) from a giant game of chicken to the intersection of intersections! (H/T @eat_dc ) Thx @DDOTDC
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To DC residents/ new Capital Bikeshare users, Top 3 tips from an 11 year user: 1️⃣ Check bike and dock availability at your start and end in the app 2️⃣ Adjust to desired seat height before undocking 3️⃣ Lift up and back on the seat (not the handlebars) to release your bike
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Soon 🚎🚌
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There's nothing better than an on-street bike corral in a residential area ✔️ Prevents cars from blocking crosswalk ✔️ Improves visibility intersection ✔️ Increase residential bike rack stock w/o blocking sidewalk
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Could it be? Another slip lane closure? IT IS! This one at 2nd and NC Ave SE. Thank you @DDOTDC ♥️
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This is from an study published by GW
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Having a high profile protected bike lane in front of the Washington Monument is going to open millions of eyes to what could be in their hometowns. Thank you @DDOTDC & @NationalMallNPS !
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This is Independence Ave which runs along the National Mall, an 8 lane highway with little car traffic - an ironic name given its lack of independence for those who walk, bike and use public transit. @SecretaryPete let's make this high profile street worthy of its name!
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