Chris Slatt
@alongthepike.com
Transpo-nerd, Software-geek, & Columbia Pike Cheerleader. Former Arlington Transportation Commission Chair. Sustainable Mobility for Arlington Founder [He/Him]
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Chris Slatt
@alongthepike.com
Β· Dec 12
Ladies and Gentlemen, I FOIA'd the full list of submitted Arlington Plow names so that you don't have to. Some highlights that didn't make the official list, in roughly alphabetical order: π§΅ππ»
Apparently the County can't hit the standard FOIA deadline and requires 7 more days to hit the export button on a Google Form.
December 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Apparently the County can't hit the standard FOIA deadline and requires 7 more days to hit the export button on a Google Form.
I am once again begging you to slash the NFL broadcast graphics budget.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I am once again begging you to slash the NFL broadcast graphics budget.
The long-gone businesses on this sign outnumber the in-business businesses.
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The long-gone businesses on this sign outnumber the in-business businesses.
Should we put the fire hydrant in the utility strip? Or maybe along one of the wider sections of sidewalk? Neah...
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Should we put the fire hydrant in the utility strip? Or maybe along one of the wider sections of sidewalk? Neah...
In north Arlington we put the benches in the utility strip between the sidewalk and the road so that they aren't in the way. On Columbia Pike however...
December 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In north Arlington we put the benches in the utility strip between the sidewalk and the road so that they aren't in the way. On Columbia Pike however...
*sigh* Does that look like a 10' wide sidewalk to anyone?
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
*sigh* Does that look like a 10' wide sidewalk to anyone?
Reposted by Chris Slatt
Among many other things, this video does a great job highlighting the minefield that is comparing cities to each other, and why maybe advocates' time is better spent focusing on ways to improve their own city rather than denigrating the cities of other advocates.
Not Just Bikes vs. Montreal (Two Years Later)
Not Just Bikes vs. Montreal (Two Years Later)
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Among many other things, this video does a great job highlighting the minefield that is comparing cities to each other, and why maybe advocates' time is better spent focusing on ways to improve their own city rather than denigrating the cities of other advocates.
Don't worry folks, I've already submitted the FOIA
From Clear-βnβ-done to Frostlyn, here are Arlingtonβs new snowplow names
From Clear-βnβ-done to Frostlyn, here are Arlingtonβs new snowplow names | ARLnow.com
As Arlington's fleet of snowplows rumbled to life after this weekend's snowfall, the vehicles bore a new set of playful names submitted by local residents. They're just as pun-packed as last year's. This...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Don't worry folks, I've already submitted the FOIA
"Maybe we could have nice things if Arlington took over most of the VDOT roads" example #843. Tell your friendly neighborhood County Board member you support it. Momentum may be building. www.arlnow.com/2025/12/11/c...
County manager punts on questions of local takeover of Glebe Road and Langston Blvd | ARLnow.com
Arlington's county manager is holding off on a firm stance regarding local control of roads currently controlled by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). County Manager Mark Schwartz told ...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"Maybe we could have nice things if Arlington took over most of the VDOT roads" example #843. Tell your friendly neighborhood County Board member you support it. Momentum may be building. www.arlnow.com/2025/12/11/c...
Why? Because of "significant traffic engineering requirements for repurposing a travel lane on a VDOT-owneed roadway that were unknown in full at the time of the application for funding".
December 14, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Why? Because of "significant traffic engineering requirements for repurposing a travel lane on a VDOT-owneed roadway that were unknown in full at the time of the application for funding".
The County had funding to do this (www.arlnow.com/2021/07/21/c...) and ultimately abandoned the project and gave the money back.
December 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The County had funding to do this (www.arlnow.com/2021/07/21/c...) and ultimately abandoned the project and gave the money back.
Correct! So many people have no idea it's back there!
December 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Correct! So many people have no idea it's back there!
Correct!! Mongol Express convenience store and cargo shipping.
December 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Correct!! Mongol Express convenience store and cargo shipping.
Columbia Pike where am I?
December 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Columbia Pike where am I?
The old Christian Science Reading Room on Walter Reed is apparently now a DHL.
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The old Christian Science Reading Room on Walter Reed is apparently now a DHL.
This is good news! share.google/1kekxtYBQ4fg...
Spanberger taps Nick Donohue as Virginiaβs next transportation secretary β’ Virginia Mercury
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday tapped transportation expert Nick Donohue as Virginiaβs next transportation secretary, selecting the VCU graduate to help steer her administrationβs policies o...
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December 13, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Reposted by Chris Slatt
As I never tire of reminding people, the two plausible alternatives to automated traffic enforcement are that we either rely on the discretion of individual police officers or we simply don't enforce traffic laws at all. We have been trying both alternatives now and they are failing us.
See also: debates about speed cameras.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
As I never tire of reminding people, the two plausible alternatives to automated traffic enforcement are that we either rely on the discretion of individual police officers or we simply don't enforce traffic laws at all. We have been trying both alternatives now and they are failing us.
Just not in the "Oops all sinks!" Bathroom.
December 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Just not in the "Oops all sinks!" Bathroom.
Party in the Coat Bath
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Party in the Coat Bath
Save the Date: National Landing Garage Races Saturday 2/21/2026
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Save the Date: National Landing Garage Races Saturday 2/21/2026
The journalist needs to send his skeet to a fact-checker. It's not like the Pinball Basement is new.
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The journalist needs to send his skeet to a fact-checker. It's not like the Pinball Basement is new.
Reposted by Chris Slatt
To allow work on the new Long Bridge project, beginning in January, VRE will significantly alter its schedule through 2030. No trips are being eliminated but mid-day trips (8:15 amβ1:00 pm, MON-SAT) will terminate or originate in Alexandria, not DC.
Details: vrevip.squarespace.com/blog/how-to-...
Details: vrevip.squarespace.com/blog/how-to-...
How to Prepare for Schedule Changes β VRE | Very Important Passenger
What VRE Riders Need to Know
vrevip.squarespace.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
To allow work on the new Long Bridge project, beginning in January, VRE will significantly alter its schedule through 2030. No trips are being eliminated but mid-day trips (8:15 amβ1:00 pm, MON-SAT) will terminate or originate in Alexandria, not DC.
Details: vrevip.squarespace.com/blog/how-to-...
Details: vrevip.squarespace.com/blog/how-to-...
For those that need some inspiration, the full list of submissions from last year, including the hundreds that didn't make the cut to become official plow names, is here: alongthepike.com/ARLPLOW.txt
alongthepike.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For those that need some inspiration, the full list of submissions from last year, including the hundreds that didn't make the cut to become official plow names, is here: alongthepike.com/ARLPLOW.txt