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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 1d

The deep wisdom that people have always been ... *people*.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 1d

Happy birthday, Eleanor Roosevelt!

"In the last few weeks I have been much in & out of [NYC], & I found myself rather frequently on the subways. It has warmed my heart to discover how many people would stop & speak to me as they left the train, often murmuring only: "We loved your husband."

Eleanor Roosevelt, My Day, September 10, 1945. Image from the Washington Daily News, page 19.

HYDE PARK, Sunday—In the last few weeks I have been much in and out of New York City, and I found myself rather frequently on the subways. It has warmed my heart to discover how many people would stop and speak to me as they left the train, often murmuring only: "We loved your husband."

I always like that because, like the elephant's child in Kipling's story, I have an insatiable curiosity about people in general. The glimpses one gets into people's lives from casual conversations are often very valuable in helping one to understand the general ideas and feelings of the country as a whole.

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One very nice letter came to me the other day from a gentleman who thought he had sat opposite me on a subway train, but evidently was not quite sure. So he wrote to find out. He is himself a Republican and says so, but he puts in this sentence: "Since my grandsons and my daughter are great admirers of our late President, I am inclined to believe that the knowledge that I sat for about a quarter of an hour opposite you would give them a sense of great satisfaction."

I certainly appreciated his magnanimity and wrote him that I had more than likely been on that subway train, since I was travelling quite frequently the route he mentioned.

Taxi drivers very often tell me of their experiences with "Roosevelt haters," but it never seems to have changed their own feelings in any way and they are, many of them, "pro-Roosevelt."

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Over the Labor Day weekend, the library at Hyde Park was visited by thousands of people and since the grave and the house are not yet open to the public, I could see little groups of people standing by the fence just looking at the hedge which surrounds the rose garden where my husband is buried.

In driving back from the Post Road through the woods to my cottage, one of those days, I picked up a man and his wife and little girls. They had come up from…

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 1d

The driver ran a stop sign but was not at fault? Do I have this right?

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Marc Korman @mkorman.bsky.social · 3d

I am serving on the Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration. Why do I seek reform? This is why. Maryland’s commuter rail is not living up to its potential and we can do better. Just check out our neighbor.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 3d

transalt.org/blog/bus-com...

Bus Commutes Are Significantly Longer for Low-Income, Black, and Latino Bus Riders. Dedicated Space for Buses is the Solution. — Transportation Alternatives

New York City buses are the slowest in the nation, averaging less than eight miles per hour, thanks to abundant traffic congestion and a dearth of dedicated bus lanes.

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 5d

Not all heroes wear capes as they carry aloe.

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casbo @casbo.bsky.social · 6d

Just a reminder that building more housing in blue states is an existential crisis for the national party. You can't talk about how we need to fight fire with fire on redistricting then allow this to happen. We have to bring down housing prices so it's easier for people to live here!

Map showing the forecast for apportionment after the 2030 Census.
+10 in red states
-8 in blue states
-2 in toss up states

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 5d

I read the Miss Manners book. Repeatedly.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 6d

Folding bikes are the Swiss Army Knife of mobility.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d

i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!

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Marc Korman @mkorman.bsky.social · 7d

Action Committee for Transit Gala

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Neil Flanagan 🧱🗃️ @jgbollard.bsky.social · 7d

Basically all professional journals treat multifamily dwellings as a selfish convenience with serious social costs in the 1920s. They always are opposed to the purportedly universal necessity of detached houses—which they always conflate with ownership and eusocial behavior.

Are Apartments Necessary?

An Important Test as to the Legality of Zoning Regulations. Judge Kramer Rules Against Establishment of Apartment Houses in Resident Sections

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 8d

Only a few hours to learn how to draw a white rat...

Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 8d

One of my favorite authors is speaking at my local indie bookstore @loyaltybooks.bsky.social. On a beautiful day for a walk. Love it.

Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 9d

Our Heroine is at Loyalty Bookstore in DC tonight! Be there or be somewhere that is hopefully equally fantastic!

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 9d

California! Make the call. Climate, democracy... it's all wrapped up in this bill.

Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 9d

We are not out of the woods on SB 79.

Los Angeles NIMBYs have lost their minds over the prospect of more homes being built near taxpayer-funded transit stations.

Sadly, the Governor might be listening to them.

Please make the call: cayimby.org/call-sb-79/

Call the Governor to sign SB 79!

Please call the Governor and urge him to sign SB 79!

cayimby.org

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 9d

A 5 yo child was "distracted", do I have that right?

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 9d

Facts.

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 12d

Been hearing about roads made inaccessible by flooding there for years.

www.wavy.com/video/norfol...

www.wavy.com

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 14d

A superintendent MULTIPLE PTA parents like ... any idea how amazing that is? Plenty of mediocre or good superintendents out there who PTA parents can (and will) criticize at Dickensian length.

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 14d

What on earth was the pedestrian supposed to be doing instead on this long, rural, sidewalk less road?!

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 14d

Surely someone had snacks! Surely!

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 14d

This is public service, and it is art. On so many levels.

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 14d

We should not have to pay for safe streets with our lives.

David Helms @davidhelms570.bsky.social · 14d

But a few loud drivers may be slightly inconvenienced, so the convenience of a few far outweighs the safety of everyone else.

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Elle @biknmusicmama.bsky.social · 17d

After you read this dreck, here’s what to do:

“This story was edited by Meghan Keane. The visual editor is Beck Harlan. We'd love to hear from you. Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at [email protected].”

Also follow @jersiegel.bsky.social for some excellent reporting on transpo

NPR @npr.org · 18d

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 17d

Killed 100 yards from the family home. By the public infrastructure his family's taxes paid for. #deadlybydesign

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Ronit Aviva Dancis @ronitadancis.bsky.social · 17d

Facts.

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