@jay.hightman.org
I am an advocate in the United States for infrastructure & transportation improvements which will save lives, for not just for the drivers of motor vehicles, but also the most vulnerable road users such as bicyclists, pedestrians and the disabled.
Having lost one daughter, Robyn, and nearly the other, Rachel, three weeks later to unsafe bicycle infrastructure, I know this to be true.
Study Finds Most U.S. Bike Lanes Are Just Paint - and Placed on the Most Dangerous Roads
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Was gonna post about this earlier but got distracted. Probably gonna get called a doomer for it. But fuck it. Look where we're headed. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A gift from RFK Jr.?
For those who voted lower gas prices and peace...
The average nationwide ticked up to $2.94 a gallon on Monday, per data from GasBuddy, and is headed toward, and then past, the $3-a-gallon mark, with the war in the Middle East that Trump launched over the weekend, without congressional approval.
A man was shot by the Virginia State Police today (Sunday) after allegedly stabbing multiple people on I-495, according to reports.
The incident is believed to have begun with a traffic collision, according to scanner traffic.
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Where will things be after four years?
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Give them a follow!
There’s always a post…
New: With over 100 cyclists injuries last year, not to mention 67 vehicle-cyclist collisions between 2024-2025, the Halifax Cycling Coalition addressed the city's transportation standing committee this week.
They were met with silence.
My latest for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.
The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.
The 2026 Chevy Equinox EV has 17.7-inches of driver touch screen distraction!
How many crashes and deaths will this cause?
"President Trump's decision to bomb Iran is indefensible. Vague objectives, inflated threat perceptions, and regime-change fantasies threaten to pull the US into a costly war that Americans don't want. The US is barreling toward another Middle East crisis of its own making." - JON HOFFMAN RESEARCH FELLOW iN DEFENSE AND FOREIGN POLICY CATO INSTITUTE
"President Trump's decision to bomb Iran is indefensible. This was not about preempting an imminent threa - it was a strategically misguided power play, with no discernible endgame."
Jon Hoffman
Research Fellow in Defense and Foreign Policy
Cato Institute
No clear objective? For Trump distractions are reason enough!
Sounds like Pete Hegseth and Donakd Trump want Skynet.
NBC4: Alexandria to add bike lanes and cut parking spaces on Braddock Road
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Trump's CBP abandons a nearly blind Burmese refugee in the Buffalo cold. He is found dead 5 days later.
I break down the disturbing details & offer background to his case.
I am calling for accountability for Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death & answers for his grieving family.
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National Sing-Out Friday, February 27, 5 pm at the Free Speech Wall Downtown Charlottesville Raising voices in solidarity with singers across the nation against authoritarianism. All are welcome; we'll learn songs together!
For those in Charlottesville, Virginia today, I want to mention this:
Starfleet Academy- Leutanant Sylvia Tilly.
My hope is that Tilly will have frequent guest spots in the future!
BREAKING: It seems we have arrived at the We Told You So part of the program
The President isn't fooling most Americans: he is actively making life in this country more expensive.
@chappatte.bsky.social
Thanks Max!!!
Robyn's ghost bikes were well maintained in both New York City and Richmond, VA.
‘Heartbreaking’: Midtown Biz Group Removes Memorial To Beloved Cyclist
Cleaners for the Flatiron NoMad Partnership thoughtlessly removed the ghost bike for Robyn Hightman, a cyclist whose death was mourned citywide.
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The protective hi-vis gear required to bicycle?
Even this would not have saved my daughter Robyn from being killed by a speeding & distracted driver of a box truck that crushed them to death!
