Christy Kwan
@christykwan.bsky.social
Geriatric millennial exhausted by everything but still walking, taking transit, and riding bikes for joy // Ward 6 DC // 💛🚶🏻♀️🚲🦽🛴🚍🚇 // Volunteer Co-Chair of @safestreetsdc.bsky.social
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Yo DC! @51st.news is pretty great, solid local reporting & won't overwhelm your inbox if you subscribe. 51st.news/membership/?...
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yo DC! @51st.news is pretty great, solid local reporting & won't overwhelm your inbox if you subscribe. 51st.news/membership/?...
Get yourself a cat with healthy sleep habits but absolutely no chill when it's time to stop doomscrolling in bed. His pupils have judged you a thousand times over.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Get yourself a cat with healthy sleep habits but absolutely no chill when it's time to stop doomscrolling in bed. His pupils have judged you a thousand times over.
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DC has actually started to better publicly document this type of stuff as well. It’s all the same, more bikes and leas crashes before-after-evaluations-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com#projects #Bike DC
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
DC has actually started to better publicly document this type of stuff as well. It’s all the same, more bikes and leas crashes before-after-evaluations-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com#projects #Bike DC
Ran some errands today along H St NE and bumped into so many neighborhood and urbanist friends. A beautiful reminder of how wonderful DC neighborhoods are.
November 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Ran some errands today along H St NE and bumped into so many neighborhood and urbanist friends. A beautiful reminder of how wonderful DC neighborhoods are.
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the Washington Post ran a powerful story about dangerous roads and pedestrian deaths across the US with this interactive map–and not ONE SINGLE WORLD about the many deadly roads in the DC area which, famously, is in the Washington Post's name www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
the Washington Post ran a powerful story about dangerous roads and pedestrian deaths across the US with this interactive map–and not ONE SINGLE WORLD about the many deadly roads in the DC area which, famously, is in the Washington Post's name www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...
Delays include automatic emergency breaking, side underride guards, and the New Car Assessment Program. These delays will put more lives at risk, more loved ones and neighbors harmed and missing at the dinner table.
Safety and preventing harm should be a top priority. 💔
cc: @jlrhart.bsky.social
Safety and preventing harm should be a top priority. 💔
cc: @jlrhart.bsky.social
NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Delays include automatic emergency breaking, side underride guards, and the New Car Assessment Program. These delays will put more lives at risk, more loved ones and neighbors harmed and missing at the dinner table.
Safety and preventing harm should be a top priority. 💔
cc: @jlrhart.bsky.social
Safety and preventing harm should be a top priority. 💔
cc: @jlrhart.bsky.social
I couldn't be in DC today. I recently visited extended fam in China & my dad told me about my Great Aunt who was killed by a reckless driver. He said his mom was utterly bereft telling him the news. It pains me to know my dad told similar news to me when my cousin Jamie was killed #WDoR2025 (1/2)
Unsafe speeds are a primary factor in about one-third of the 40,000+ traffic deaths in the U.S. each year. This morning we walked and biked to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC in honor of our loved ones affected by traffic crashes. #WDoR2025
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I couldn't be in DC today. I recently visited extended fam in China & my dad told me about my Great Aunt who was killed by a reckless driver. He said his mom was utterly bereft telling him the news. It pains me to know my dad told similar news to me when my cousin Jamie was killed #WDoR2025 (1/2)
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"The bills in D.C., Virginia, and Washington all received strong bipartisan support—D.C.’s vote was unanimous—reflecting a growing consensus among leaders that proactive solutions are necessary to protect and modernize public safety and traffic enforcement."
movemag.org/inside-the-r...
movemag.org/inside-the-r...
Inside the Rise of Intelligent Speed Assistance - Move Magazine - AAMVA
With Intelligent Speed Assistance legislation, states are taking steps to reduce reckless driving and save lives.
movemag.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"The bills in D.C., Virginia, and Washington all received strong bipartisan support—D.C.’s vote was unanimous—reflecting a growing consensus among leaders that proactive solutions are necessary to protect and modernize public safety and traffic enforcement."
movemag.org/inside-the-r...
movemag.org/inside-the-r...
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Join the @familiesforsafestreets.org chapters in the National Capital Region. RSVP here: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
World Day of Remembrance 2025: Safe Speeds Saves Lives – DC Families for Safe Streets
dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Join the @familiesforsafestreets.org chapters in the National Capital Region. RSVP here: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
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I’m back in your screens, talking about Allie 🫶🏻 and the importance of doing real things we know can save lives, like using tech and street design to slow drivers. 🚗
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
After losing her 5-year-old, a DC mom builds a legacy of safety for others
After her daughter Allie was killed crossing the street, Jessica Hart turned heartbreak into advocacy for safer roads nationwide.
www.wusa9.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I’m back in your screens, talking about Allie 🫶🏻 and the importance of doing real things we know can save lives, like using tech and street design to slow drivers. 🚗
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
It’s why we’re walking on Nov 16 to honor victims and call for slowing down. #StopSuperSpeeders
www.wusa9.com/article/life...
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in February @mcdotnow.bsky.social said that a stop sign wasn’t necessary at the Rockville intersection where a school bus hit and killed an 11yo October 9. it literally took someone dying for them to do their job. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
A fix is coming to an intersection where a girl was killed by a school bus
Residents called for more safety measures after a Montgomery County student on a bicycle was fatally struck by a school bus near a middle school in Aspen Hill.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
in February @mcdotnow.bsky.social said that a stop sign wasn’t necessary at the Rockville intersection where a school bus hit and killed an 11yo October 9. it literally took someone dying for them to do their job. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Hey DC cat caregivers: Any of you have experience with cat urinary issues or FIC have recs for vets and/or emergency hosp that are attentive to this issue?
My cat is still able to go but tries to do it frequently and at times seems in pain. Vet's answer ystdy was prozac, which I am not sure is it.
My cat is still able to go but tries to do it frequently and at times seems in pain. Vet's answer ystdy was prozac, which I am not sure is it.
October 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Hey DC cat caregivers: Any of you have experience with cat urinary issues or FIC have recs for vets and/or emergency hosp that are attentive to this issue?
My cat is still able to go but tries to do it frequently and at times seems in pain. Vet's answer ystdy was prozac, which I am not sure is it.
My cat is still able to go but tries to do it frequently and at times seems in pain. Vet's answer ystdy was prozac, which I am not sure is it.
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Bored with TRB's censorship and cancellations?
Submit your work to the Crossroads Convening on Transportation Equity and Justice instead -- proposals due October 25.
www.crossroadsconvening.org
Submit your work to the Crossroads Convening on Transportation Equity and Justice instead -- proposals due October 25.
www.crossroadsconvening.org
October 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Bored with TRB's censorship and cancellations?
Submit your work to the Crossroads Convening on Transportation Equity and Justice instead -- proposals due October 25.
www.crossroadsconvening.org
Submit your work to the Crossroads Convening on Transportation Equity and Justice instead -- proposals due October 25.
www.crossroadsconvening.org
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So much amazing art and activism at today’s DC Family Bike Fest! Whether coloring bicycles and flowers, writing messages about what biking means to them, or sharing snacks and chatting - these kids (and adults) know what’s up!
September 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
So much amazing art and activism at today’s DC Family Bike Fest! Whether coloring bicycles and flowers, writing messages about what biking means to them, or sharing snacks and chatting - these kids (and adults) know what’s up!
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Few days late but wanted to be sure to shout out this great convo I had with Ashton Rohmer, who points out that all the deaths and damage that flows from car culture isn't dissimilar from the horrors of war, and what it would mean to apply "peace building" strategies to urbanism.
Our Streets Look Like War Zones — But What if They Were 'Sites of Peacebuilding' Instead? — Streetsblog USA
A peace and conflict studies scholar weighs in on what car culture has in common with global conflicts — and why we need to confront violence on our roads if we want to end violence around the globe.
usa.streetsblog.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Few days late but wanted to be sure to shout out this great convo I had with Ashton Rohmer, who points out that all the deaths and damage that flows from car culture isn't dissimilar from the horrors of war, and what it would mean to apply "peace building" strategies to urbanism.
I haven't really been online in the past 24 hours, but did you know that The Rapture is doing an early show at the 9:30 Club on a Friday night in Oct where doors open at 6:30pm? My elder millennial knees are into it 💃
youtu.be/6HP04nfUi4g
youtu.be/6HP04nfUi4g
The Rapture /// House of Jealous Lovers
YouTube video by casualfriday1977
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September 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I haven't really been online in the past 24 hours, but did you know that The Rapture is doing an early show at the 9:30 Club on a Friday night in Oct where doors open at 6:30pm? My elder millennial knees are into it 💃
youtu.be/6HP04nfUi4g
youtu.be/6HP04nfUi4g
New to me: Google now tells you where to board your Metrorail train for "the fastest exit." 👀
Will also never fully win memorizing which way is Shady Grove vs Glenmont.
Will also never fully win memorizing which way is Shady Grove vs Glenmont.
September 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
New to me: Google now tells you where to board your Metrorail train for "the fastest exit." 👀
Will also never fully win memorizing which way is Shady Grove vs Glenmont.
Will also never fully win memorizing which way is Shady Grove vs Glenmont.
Hang out with a leg out
September 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hang out with a leg out
Oohh. New to me: Bus platforms are in on H St NE 😍🚌💃
But don't ask me what's the new number for the X2 because I still don't have that memorized.
But don't ask me what's the new number for the X2 because I still don't have that memorized.
September 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Oohh. New to me: Bus platforms are in on H St NE 😍🚌💃
But don't ask me what's the new number for the X2 because I still don't have that memorized.
But don't ask me what's the new number for the X2 because I still don't have that memorized.
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Thousands of people will take action today in opposition to this president’s occupation of DC.
Here are the ways Congress needs to take action in this moment.
Send a letter in solidarity with DC: FreeDCproject.org/allies
Here are the ways Congress needs to take action in this moment.
Send a letter in solidarity with DC: FreeDCproject.org/allies
September 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thousands of people will take action today in opposition to this president’s occupation of DC.
Here are the ways Congress needs to take action in this moment.
Send a letter in solidarity with DC: FreeDCproject.org/allies
Here are the ways Congress needs to take action in this moment.
Send a letter in solidarity with DC: FreeDCproject.org/allies
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EVERY DAY I GET A NEW GOFUNDME FOR ANOTHER PARENT WHO HAS BEEN TAKEN BY ICE. DC MAY BE SAFER FOR REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS, BUT IT'S LESS SAFE FOR THE REST OF US. SHAME!! #FREEDC
September 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVERY DAY I GET A NEW GOFUNDME FOR ANOTHER PARENT WHO HAS BEEN TAKEN BY ICE. DC MAY BE SAFER FOR REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS, BUT IT'S LESS SAFE FOR THE REST OF US. SHAME!! #FREEDC
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Hey DC! Chalk Riot is leading a sidewalk chalk mural at this Saturday’s bike ride, and registration numbers are HIGH! We need your help! Who are 2-3 volunteers to help us? Let’s make something beautiful together, DC 🫶 email me [email protected] OR DM @hillfamilybiking.org @thehillishome.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Hey DC! Chalk Riot is leading a sidewalk chalk mural at this Saturday’s bike ride, and registration numbers are HIGH! We need your help! Who are 2-3 volunteers to help us? Let’s make something beautiful together, DC 🫶 email me [email protected] OR DM @hillfamilybiking.org @thehillishome.com
My timeline is a wild mix of videos/photos of DC joy, but also videos/photos of absolute inhumanity of forces that are now armed 😵💫
August 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
My timeline is a wild mix of videos/photos of DC joy, but also videos/photos of absolute inhumanity of forces that are now armed 😵💫
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The driver of the National Guard’s 14-ton mine-resistant ATV ran a red light, struck a vehicle & injured the driver requiring jaws of life extraction.
These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
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These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
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Driver of National Guard vehicle gets red-light ticket after collision
A crash involving a D.C. National Guard vehicle and SUV on Capitol Hill left the civilian driver with a minor head laceration Wednesday, officials have said.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The driver of the National Guard’s 14-ton mine-resistant ATV ran a red light, struck a vehicle & injured the driver requiring jaws of life extraction.
These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
👇
These vehicles are designed for warfare, not our neighborhood streets—they don’t belong here.
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