The Court finds the decision to proceed with the 15th Street Cycle Track Removal to be arbitrary and capricious because the record does not reflect that the defendants examined the relevant data and articulated a rational connection between the facts found and the choice made. It further finds that the defendants’ invocation of the highway modernization categorical exclusion, and their conclusion that the Removal Project would not have a significant impact on public health and safety, to be arbitrary and capricious as well. Therefore, the decision to proceed with the Removal Project as described in the March 31, 2026 NPS Decision Memorandum and the March 31, 2026 NPS and FHWA Categorial Exclusion documents, as well as in the February 23 NPS and February 27 FHWA Categorical Exclusion documents to the extent they were not rescinded or nullified but only elaborated upon on March 31, is hereby VACATED and REMANDED to the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration

A federal judge just blocked the Trump administration's effort to rip out the 15th Street bike lane on the national mall—which substantially reduced crashes and injuries—holding that the move was arbitrary and capricious in violation of the law: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Alright, I’m home now so here’s the Norm update. Yesterday at 4pm, I got a text from a family I’ve been helping who had a loved one abducted a couple of days after Renée Good’s murder. This was the family that Norm Nation kept from being evicted (and you delivered). ICE had released their loved one.

Wonderful news. Congrats @waba.org

NEWS: A federal judge has saved the 15th Street protected bike lane (for now), saying the decision to remove the lane running from Constitution Avenue to the Tidal Basin was "arbitrary and capricious and not the result of reasoned decision-making." It was to be removed this week.

Correct take.

When we see governors just up and decide to build big highway projects, they can get it done inside one term.

Our long planning processes exist to paralyze change, and we need to stop accepting that as the natural order of the universe.

Most DC drivers aren't actually *seeking* our violent deaths. But an uncomfortably large fraction is solidly *indifferent* to our violent deaths.

Most DC drivers aren't actually *seeking* our violent deaths. But an uncomfortably large fraction is solidly *indifferent* to our violent deaths.

I feel like the average European country has a population aged something like 56, expected longevity of 84, and zero infrastructure to help any of these folks move around.

(Many are changing this!)

A great candidate location for #BuildBackBollard

The Christian Tabernacle Church on V St between 10th and 11th NW, yep. A few neighbors openly talked about using historic preservation rules to try to stop new housing there because they had prejudices against the prospective tenants. They ultimately failed and the project was allowed.

I'm not an expert. I would want to see data on how much housing stock this sort of behavior is taking up before looking at how to change it. I suspect that in DC it is not a huge amount, and if so, I'd prefer for DC to focus its housing efforts on policies with higher potential returns.

A great candidate location for #BuildBackBollard

I'm absolutely not saying that *you* are my NIMBY caricature. I'm saying that these are the neighbors I had, who pressured elected officials like me to reject any and all new housing.

I have yet to find the percentage of affordable housing that results in no opposition to new housing.

In DC rent control only covers buildings built before 1976. This means DC can literally never build more rent controlled apartments (without a time machine). If we want more people in more affordable housing in DC, we need to build more affordable housing.

Never ask Matt Yglesias about Kenyon McDuffie's proposals to freeze property taxes and create more historic districts

I am so annoyed by @mattyglesias.bsky.social's head-in-the-sand takes on the DC mayoral race that I made this stupid meme

When I was in local government in DC, we had projects like what you're describing, 20% affordable, that people still opposed because they wanted 30%. Some neighbors opposed another project of 100% affordable housing built by a local church. At some point we have to admit it's not about percentages.

Wow, until you pointed out that it wasn't, I really thought this was a Ralph Lauren ad! I had lost some respect for Ralph Lauren due to this ad.

I don't think the Times should refer to his actions as "pulling stunts."

Evel Knievel "pulled stunts" like jumping over the Grand Canyon. That's a stunt.

This man's "stunt" was sexually assaulting, in effigy, women who had been held in sex slavery. Not much of a "stunt."

Our 2026 DC Council Democratic primary endorsements View this post on ggwash.org

In some endorsement processes, the best, most urbanist option has been someone who has fallen short on housing, because they’re the only one in the field who’s solid on transportation, or vice-versa.
Not this year:

At Patel’s request or encouragement, NAF provided the Biden DOJ with substantial information that aided in identifying investigation targets and substantiating warrants and

prosecutions. 53 NAF alerted Patel to social media posts that made violent threats against clinics54 and concerns about protest activities that could constitute blockades in violation of the FACE Act. 55 In the Handy matter, Patel emailed NAF: “I can’t recall if you ever shared anything with me (either through an attachment or via Dropbox) about Jonathan Darnell’s arrest . . . If you did, can you resend that to me?” 56

53 See, e.g., E-mail from Patel, to Megan Healy (Nov. 16, 2020) (Exhibit 040) (“NAF is obtaining the security video from the vandalism for me.”). 54 E-mail from Patel, to Emma Goldberg (NAF) (Apr. 12, 2021) (Exhibit 041) (flagging that Patel forwarded the information to the FBI immediately and noting that he was “designated as the DOJ National FACE Act Task force director” and wanted to call about exploring outreach initiatives). 55 E-mail from Fleisher, to Patel (Aug. 18, 2020) (Exhibit 042) (responding to a NAF alert about Handy’s pro-life activities in Washington, D.C., a CRT attorney asked NAF to let him know “[i]f she actually ends up causing any obstruction,” and noted that while he could not speak for the Criminal Section, “we on the civil side might be interested in looking further”); E-mail from Davidson, to [Redacted], FBI (Jan. 30, 2021) (Exhibit 043) (alerting DOJ to Handy’s activities in Maryland). 56 E-mail from Patel, to Davidson (Dec. 8, 2020) (Exhibit 044).

In its "weaponization" report on the FACE Act, DOJ once again struggles to answer the most difficult question of all: who was president in 2020? www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

A dark navy blue header banner for a DC FY2027 Budget website. The title "DC FY2027 Budget" appears in large, bold yellow-green text. Below it, a subheading reads "Proposed Budget and Financial Plan" in white bold text, followed by a description: "An interactive explorer of Washington DC's proposed $12.7 billion general funds budget for Fiscal Year 2027. Data sourced from the DC CFO and Mayor's budget submission." At the bottom, smaller gray text notes it is an "Independent explorer built by Josh Jacobson" with hyperlinks to Bluesky and Twitter, and a disclaimer that it is "Not affiliated with the DC government."

The Mayor's proposed FY2027 budget is public ... as a stack of PDFs most people don't want to search through, cross-reference, or analyze. This annoyed me last year, so this year I prepped something that is easier to go through.

Disappointed, though not surprised, I began to describe various life- saving components of USAID’s global health portfolio, highlighting how we prepare for and respond to emerging pandemic threats; support the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV; and immunize millions of children from the deadliest childhood diseases. I spoke for about five minutes, focusing primarily on our infectious diseases work and hoping to keep the attention of people who seemed to have no experience—or interest—in global health. When I finished, the room was silent, the political appointees looking at one another in what appeared to be disbelief. The silence was broken by Ken Jackson, who chuckled softly and shook his head. “Wow, there really is so much that USAID does that we never knew,” he said. “This is the story that needs to get out there.” Joel, also smiling, chimed in next, echoing Jackson’s amazement. “I had no idea you did all this,” he said. “As a Republican, when I think of what USAID does in global health, I assumed it was just, you know, abortions.”

This is NUTS

www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usai...

A tweet from Tom Sherwood showing a memo from DC BOE. Full tweet thread here: https://x.com/tomsherwood/status/2043837254951399690

Whoa, DC BOE has found that Jack Evans is 647 signatures short of qualifying for the June primary, following a challenge by @jbhenchman.bsky.social.

Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health.

'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

Who has that old clip of Nick Delle Donne swearing about children?

The Dead Kids Caucus is barely trying anymore.

to be super clear since some replies are taking this seriously, this "city-wide" organization is just DC arch-nimby Nick DelleDonne & Friends - nothing they do is in good faith and if JLG wins, they'll lose the ounce of political power they pretend to have

This parking enforcement officer doesn't know it but they just saved the life of a child today.

I legit went Croatia-mode last summer while unemployed. Here I was Zagreb-maxxing.

I'm still unemployed but at least now my Croatian is up to around B2.

This parking enforcement officer doesn't know it but they just saved the life of a child today.