Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Steven L. Johnson

@stevenljohnson.org

1.6K followers 820 following 3K posts

We keep each other safe YIMBY Co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social 🏘️ 🚲🚶🏽🧑🏽‍🦽🌎 More at: https://stevenljohnson.org Disclaimer: Personal account. Does not reflect my employer

stevenljohnson.org

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 4d

Another action packed newsletter! I used to think “Think Globally, Act Locally” was nothing more than a trite slogan, but now I can see it’s an urgent and essential priority

Livable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 4d

Our October newsletter just landed in over 1300 email in-boxes! It covers a Week Without Driving recap, an important and urgent environmental action alert, a call to fully fund Inclusionary Zoning, our upcoming social, and more!

mailchi.mp/livablecvill...

🏘️ 🚲🚶🏽🧑🏽‍🦽 Livable Cville - October 2025 Newsletter

mailchi.mp

1 1 4

Reposted by Steven L. Johnson

Livable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 1h

Good bike infrastructure will make the Charlottesville area a better and safer place to live. We are tired of waiting for it to become a reality. It’s not that hard. We need the city to deliver on its promises asap.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

1 11

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 35m

Good morning from Cville! It’s a lovely start to this Friday morning with an October sky 🎃👻☁️

Reposted by Steven L. Johnson

Sarah K Harris @sarahkharris.bsky.social · 40m

Wow, just catching up on the gubernatorial candidate debate. Holy shit.

Vote for Dems all the way down the ticket, Virginia. Today’s a great day to vote early!

2 1 6

Reposted by Steven L. Johnson

20 Nate Days Later @nathanalderman.com · 10h

“That’s not discrimination!” Oh my dear sweet Lord, just make this entire exchange a tv ad right now.

American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 12h

WATCH: Winsome Earle-Sears says her opposition to marriage equality or her support for LGTBQ+ Americans being fired for being gay is "not discrimination." #VAGov

2 3

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 10h

I love that I have friends to talk about traffic calming with

1 2

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 11h

If it slows down some people, but not all, that’s still helpful compared to doing nothing

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 11h

Interesting. Thanks for the updates!

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 11h

well done!

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 11h

thanks for attending. was anything of substance discussed?

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 11h

I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to say hello! Maybe next month? The Livable Cville social is always in the same time and place on the 2nd Tuesday of the month

1 1

Reposted by Steven L. Johnson

Kathryn @kathrynlaughon.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a lot going on in Charlottesville tonight and one of them is the kick off to the new People’s Activist Series! (If you miss tonight, the same content will be offered Nov 1)

Kathryn @kathrynlaughon.bsky.social · 14d

Join us for the new and improved People’s Activist Series! Thursday nights in October, then Saturday afternoons in November (November time and location tbd!)

People's
Activist
Series!
6-7:30pm Thursdays October 9, 16, 23, & 30
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 717 Rugby Road
VILLE
2017
INDIVISIBLE CHARLOTTESVILLE
CVILLE
DSA
Learn more about using people power to fight fascism. We will explore how to use symbolic actions and strategic noncooperation while organizing to keep our community safe. Join as many sessions as you can-let's build power!

7 11

Reposted by Steven L. Johnson

CBS19 News: Charlottesville News First @cbs19news.bsky.social · 23h

Community members push back on FLOCK camera usage

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Charlottesville Police Department is meeting to review and receive feedback from the community on the FLOCK camera pilot program used in the city to

www.cbs19news.com

1 1

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d

You know what's even better than an evening of advocacy and activism? Dropping on your way by the Livable Cville social to enjoy an appetizer of crisp Fall-like weather while fueling up with tacos, drinks, and good cheer.

Newcomers, and not-been-in-a-whilers are always welcome!

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 4d

👋🏽 Cville area peeps! Join us at the Livable Cville drop-in social at Ix Park Brazos Tacos from 5PM to 7PM+ at Ix Park Brazos Tacos. If it's your first time, your umpteenth time, or anywhere else in between, you are welcome!

Cheers. Livable Cville Meetup! Thursday, October 9, 5-7pm at Brazos Tacos Ix Art Park, 923 2nd St SE

1 5

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d

📚🗳️👇🏼👇🏽

alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 1d

hi charlottesville! if you're voting in the city school board election this november, there are four candidates running for three seats. here's where they stand on the return of police to our schools:

keep police out of cville schools! 2025 school board candidate guide.
zyahna bryant [✓]: opposed school resource officers
lisa torres [✓]: voted against SROs
dashad cooper: supports SROs
emily dooley: voted for SROs as chair
VOTE NOV. 4 2025

1 2

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d

Love that! And, yes, indeed... I was reacting to the story I'd spun in my head, not to facts

1 1

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d

It's good to have people in your life who can tell you when you're overreacting. Even better is when they suggest a modulated, yet still quite satisfactory, response

2 3 37

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d

I'm so excited... it looks like the first Sweater Weather of the season. If it's your first time or you're a regular, we hope to see you THURSDAY at the drop-in social.

I know there's a whole lot going on in town, so why not make this your first step on the way to your next event!

Livable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 2d

Come join us this Thursday at Ix @brazos.bsky.social! Stay as briefly or as long as you want. The weather is looking fantastic!

Livable Cville Meetup!
Thursday, October 9, 5-7pm

Brazos Tacos
IX Art Park
923 2nd St SE

1 4

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 1d

Exactly so. Related: I wonder if we'll get to the point of the Afton Express running with higher frequency, including mid-day routes
www.britebus.org/afton-expres...

Afton Express Route - BRITE Bus Transit Service

Reliable Public Bus Transportation Between Staunton, Waynesboro, Fishersville & Charlottesville & Fifth Street Station In Albemarle County.

www.britebus.org

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 2d

Combine it with an economic development plan w/ major investments to attract high paying jobs that will almost exclusively be filled by people moving here (e.g., Rivanna Futures, UVA Manning Center), and it's a plan that endorses displacement and dooms many households to further housing insecurity.

1 1 8

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 2d

As far as I can tell, it's a huge recommitment to locking in the status quo. No expansion of the growth area, next to nothing to make sure that the growth area is built to maximum density, and no vision for anything new or different.

1 1 4

Reposted by Steven L. Johnson

Livable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 2d

Come join us this Thursday at Ix @brazos.bsky.social! Stay as briefly or as long as you want. The weather is looking fantastic!

4 7

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 2d

UPDATE NEEDED. The City updated the website without pushing out a second press release, so the info you are reporting is outdated. The Tuesday and Thursday meetings are swapped
www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts....

Charlottesville Police Department to Present Flock Pilot Program Results to the Community

The Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) will be updating the community over the next two weeks on the results of the Flock Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Pilot Program, which has been in ef...

www.charlottesville.gov

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 2d

I’d like to see the corner to bridge at Amtrak station done as a quick build—it would provide a lot of info for eventual roll out, including teaching delivery trucks to choose alternatives

1 7

Steven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 2d

Congrats!

Reposted by Steven L. Johnson

Callan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 3d

...And destroying the ozone layer as they burn up...

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4d

"There are currently one to two Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every day ... Soon, McDowell told us, there will be up to 5 satellite reentries per day." 😳

1 to 2 Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth each day

earthsky.org

1 3 7