Steven L. Johnson
@stevenljohnson.org
We keep each other safe YIMBY Co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social 🏘️ 🚲🚶🏽🧑🏽🦽🌎 More at: https://stevenljohnson.org Disclaimer: Personal account. Does not reflect my employer
Greetings from a deep expanse of well kept grass and mature trees with slightly fall season turning leaves with a Greek figure depicted in the foreground and a red brick building with marble steps, Roman inspired marble columns, and a notable round roof top with a skylight
Legendary dad, advocate and good friend @lanrickbennett.bsky.social sporting the “sideways” tee. 🔥🔥🔥
CDC wastewater reports: Oct 3, 2026 🔥 [very high] CA, CT, FL, HI, MA, NM, NV, TX, WA 🔴 [high] GA, LA, MD, MT, OR, SC, TN, VA 🟠 [moderate] AL, AZ, DE, ID, ME, MS, NC, SD, UT, VI, WV, WY 🟡 [low] AK, CO, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, NH, NJ, RI, VT 🟢 [very low] AR, IA, IL, MN, NE, NY, OH, PA, WI
"Across the Commonwealth, the question is shifting from whether Flock can help police solve cases to whether any local policy can adequately control a privately operated surveillance network that tracks vehicles at scale."
Another Virginia county drops Flock surveillance — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism
One of the largest automatic license plate reader networks in the state is shut down
vcij.org
I promise you urban planning and safe infrastructure nerds are actually really fun to drink and hang out with!
Livable Cville@livablecville.bsky.social · 2d agoCome and join us this Tuesday, October 13th at 5:30pm for a gathering at Tea Bazaar with San Diego State University Professor Dr. Bruce Appleyard, one of the country’s great thinkers and advocates for livable streets and communities.
"Companies shouldn’t be able to customize higher prices for you based on your personal data, says state Sen. Russet Perry, D-Loudoun. She’s introduced legislation to ban such surveillance pricing."
Sen. Perry proposes a Va. ban on surveillance pricing
Companies selling you goods and services shouldn’t be able to customize a price based on data they’ve obtained about you, state Sen. Russet Perry, D-Loudoun, says.
richmond.com
A harrowing story from @bench.bsky.social, Charlottesville’s Transportation Planning Manager, about being hit by a car on a city street while biking. We are grateful Ben wasn’t severely injured and hope he heels quickly. And we hope that city streets will quickly be made safe for everyone.
Ben Chambers@bench.bsky.social · 3d agoSo it happened. Today I got hit by a car while riding my bike. I’m ok. One gnarly cut on my nose and some road rash on my face arms and knees. I’ll probably be pretty sore and bruised tomorrow, but avoided any major injuries.
“Every protest in the 20th century found its way to the bathroom door. The gay rights movement, the Civil Rights movement, the women’s movement, the movement for rights for the unhoused & obviously trans rights" @sarahholder.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How Public Toilets Explain America
A new book chronicles the troubled history of restroom access in US cities and shows how these spaces have always reflected and reinforced social inequality.
bloomberg.com
So it happened. Today I got hit by a car while riding my bike. I’m ok. One gnarly cut on my nose and some road rash on my face arms and knees. I’ll probably be pretty sore and bruised tomorrow, but avoided any major injuries.
from bad to worse to ... whatever is going on now. my heart goes out to all of the children and their families who have been failed by ACPS
ACPS employees, former Hollymead principal charged with failing to report - Cville Right Now
Albemarle County Public Schools' Deputy Chief Human Resources Officer Brodie Downs and Assistant School Division Counsel & Title IX Coordinator Erin Stone, as well as former Hollymead Elementary Schoo...
cvillerightnow.com
I know that the school board effectively kicked Dillenbeck off the board in response to this, but I think we may be at the point where the whole board needs to resign.
Matthew Gillikin@mtgillikin.bsky.social · 5d agoThis is horrifying
💯 “the proposed takeover of Dominion Energy by NextEra is not in the best interest of Virginians.”
Lt. Governor Ghazala Hashmi@ltgovhashmi.bsky.social · 6d agoToday, I released the Energy Costs Listening Tour Report, documenting those discussions and the research that followed. My conclusion: the proposed takeover of Dominion Energy by NextEra is not in the best interest of Virginians. Read the Energy Costs Listening Tour Report at vaenergytour.com.
You should need a commercial license and commercial insurance to drive any vehicle that weighs over 5,000 pounds.
Ned Resnikoff@resnikoff.bsky.social · 6d agoPeople won't voluntarily give up their Kid-Crusher 5000s unless we make driving them considerably more costly and inconvenient, which is precisely what we should do.
Great little safe street project at the corner of St. Clair and Hazel.
We are very happy to see CAT’s 7 route will be moving to 15 minute frequency soon! communityengagement.substack.com/p/tuesday-oc...
Tuesday, October 6, 2026: CAT service increases, Afton Ridership surge, and CARTA ponders governance again
Plus: Albemarle Supervisors pay a visit to Charlottesville City Council tonight
communityengagement.substack.com
City learning from last years 'snowcrete' storm, prepping for winter
City learning from last years 'snowcrete' storm, prepping for winter
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- After last winter’s “snowcrete” storm exposed challenges with snow removal, Charlottesville City Council is looking at how the city plans to prepare for winter weather
cbs19news.com
We're starting our crosstown bike bus pilot (pilot!) officially tomorrow. Look for me out there in a bright yellow shirt, riding back and forth in the W Main corridor.
We just sent out the October edition of our newsletter. It covers #WeekWithoutDriving, an update on the Holiday Drive shelter, a new safe school streets group, Tree Week, and much more! mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
Livable Cville 🏡 October 2026 Newsletter
mailchi.mp
The shelter update is quite encouraging! Still a long, long way to go, but wonderful that many people who are homeless have a roof over their head.
Livable Cville@livablecville.bsky.social · 7d agoWe just sent out the October edition of our newsletter. It covers #WeekWithoutDriving, an update on the Holiday Drive shelter, a new safe school streets group, Tree Week, and much more! mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
Research from @transitcenter.bsky.social says to win broader support for public transit, we should share how transit is the critical link for disabled people and other nondrivers to be able to participate in our communities. It's the #1 most effective message.
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Transit. So Why Isn't It Happening?
8 in 10 Americans back transit investment — yet funding still stalls. TransitCenter's new research identifies the belief gap and the messaging that closes it.
transitnarrativeproject.com
We are halfway through the #WeekWithoutDriving! Check out our mid-week update: mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
Midweek Check-in for WeekWithoutDriving Cville 🚌
mailchi.mp
Here's an invitation from #WeekWithoutDriving to reflect on the high cost of car ownership
CUrbanism Club@curbanism.bsky.social · last wk.Daily Reflection on #WeekWithoutDriving - Do you think you have saved any money by participating in Week Without Driving? @weekwithoutdriving @americawalks @non_drivers
Good foggy morning from Cville. May your light shine through
This is the animating principle of my YIMBYism.
Adam Gurri@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · last wk.I'm not sure if she's aware of it but this 2022 @rebeccajtiffany.bsky.social tweet is basically an article of faith at @liberalcurrents.com ( @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com quoted it in www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit... and I've referenced it countless times ever since)
I bought a smaller car this summer - it turns out that 13 boxes of books fit in a Subaru! The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Friends of the Library sale is on, every day from 10-7 at Albemarle Square, until next Sunday. It's our biggest source of used books and we are well-stocked.
I’m going to be thinking about this constantly moving forward
