laughs nervously

“Haha, why no—honey—I certainly am not making a trip to Home Depot to construct a hyper-realistic 16th century-style pillory so I can publicly shame and throw overripe tomatoes at teenagers.”

I don’t think the protests will be that prominent. This is a horrifying situation, but these five sorry excuses for men were fired and charged with murder, so at least we’re seeing accountability—and a lack thereof is why these sorts of protests form. RIP Tyre.

Bollards all the way! They look way sleeker, actually protect lanes, and don’t need to be replaced anywhere near as often as flexiposts. DDOT needs to deliver the 21st century, and public roads built for the public are the way to go.

Wait, what? I mean I would hope so—OHHhhhhhh

I want more everyday stories like this! News is usually so negative.

Officer, I found the booze-cruiser.

Kudos to OP for wanting to bring some cheer to the homeless. I don’t recommend giving any substance-related products to homeless folks. Many struggle (or have struggled) with addiction before and consuming any mind-altering substance can cause addictions of all sorts to flare up.

DC might not be safe compared to NYC, but this is just BS. Just look at how odd their methodology is for discerning safety.

This is precisely why we need the city to actually enforce its laws! Traffic fatalities in the district are the highest they’ve been since 2007, despite the fact we have so many traffic calming measures that weren’t present in years prior. Enforcing the law doesn’t equate to sending the cops out. It just means recognizing that a law that goes unenforced is a mere suggestion, not a law.

Unfortunately, Metro PD doesn’t give a rat’s ass about tackling crime; they just care about preserving their already tarnished reputation. They’ll interrogate felons and let them walk around our city with guns. They’ll race each other and total their squad cars in Ward 6, but they sure as hell won’t take a hit and run seriously—I say that from my own experience as a cyclist in a hit and run earlier this summer that learned this the hard way. I even had a photo of the license plate and face of the perp.

If you really care about the safety of cyclists, write or email your councilmember and tell them the city needs a photo-submission enforcement program. I’ve got a template if anyone would like!