Jane Fiegen Green
@janefgreen.bsky.social
Pro-people, Pro-housing, Pro-planet | Arlington, VA via St. Louis and St. Paul
This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
Just a fun Sunday evening using vlookup and pivot tables on some Arlington property tax data...
Wouldn't this be great to have in Arlington? Car-free streets for the most dangerous day of the year for child pedestrians. (Regardless, don't drive on Halloween unless you absolutely need to)
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5d agoNYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoTrump on Democrats: "They are a bunch of dumb son of a bitches"
Arlington rents keep rising. We aren't full, and we need more apartments! www.arlnow.com/2026/10/02/a...
@rorystolzenberg.bsky.social made this amazing interactive map of Arlington's General Land Use Plan (GLUP) Map from 1961 to 2024. Take a look and see how little has changed in 60 years: rorystolzenberg.github.io/arlington-gl...
Historical GLUP Maps — Arlington County, VA
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🔥 👇 I've seen NIMBYs using TOD language as an argument against adding apartment, so I think this is pretty spot-on. TOD *should* mean that we get apartments next to every bus stop.
Marco Chitti@chittimarco.bsky.social · last wk.My most radical take is that TOD is a scam invented by single-family home preservationists to find a scientifically sound way to concentrate "those people" is specific areas outside of where real people live, and urbanists have embraced it because it's better than nothing.
Like, regulations that establish decreasing density at arbitrary distances from higher-order transit stations are pure political compromises, with no scientific evidence, and a caricature of how market forces work (or how laypeople think they work).
Fund 1,000,000 social housing units Build and operate BRT lines in every city E-bikes on separated bikeways for all Massive development on public land around every rail station
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · last wk.With the election forecast trending blue, I asked Chuck Schumer what his agenda will be next year if Democrats win the Senate. “Well, stay tuned. And one thing — what we're going to do is lower costs, end all this rampant corruption, and end the chaos. Plain and simple.”
@nathanielcgreen.bsky.social I think you were at this game!
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · last wk.A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
Tell the Arlington County Board that it's time to 'Up the GLUP'! actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
Time to Up the GLUP!
Arlington's General Land Use Plan, the blueprint for where and how the County grows, has had no meaningful changes to low-density zones since it was established in 1960. Let's convince the County Boar...
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if you don't have the confidence to personally assume criminal liability for the output of your statistical word assembler maybe it's not ready for the public
This is heart-breaking. I'm starting to let my 10 year old bike in the neighborhood on his own and I worry about drivers. We need serious road diets along all streets, especially around schools and parks.
NBC4 Washington@nbcwashington.com · 4w agoThe 13-year-old killed near Frost Middle School was among three Fairfax County students hit in separate crashes Wednesday while riding a bike or scooter.
Come tell APS to keep AI out of our classrooms.
Arlington Public Schools@apsva.us · 4w ago🤖 We want to hear about your experiences with AI in APS. APS families and staff are invited to our AI Community Conversation: AI Roundtable on Tue, Sept. 15, from 6:30-8 p.m. at Wakefield High School. 🔗 RSVP and learn more: https://bit.ly/3TpyEIi
I am perfectly open to the idea that some of the data center panic is overblown, what I am telling u is I don’t care
Thrilled to be among the faces of @yimbyaction.bsky.social Membership Month campaign this year! We would love more people to join our merry band of housing advocates. I promise we have lots of fun, and we make a difference. New members get a tshirt! yimbyaction.donorsupport.co/page/members...
Overblown or not, the AI industry isn't even trying to make an affirmative case for them. Gas turbines, constant noise, high water demands--oh, okay, is this for an emergency hospital after a disaster? No? It's just so rich people who will never even visit here can become even richer? Then no.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · last mo.I am perfectly open to the idea that some of the data center panic is overblown, what I am telling u is I don’t care
ACTION ALERT 🚨 Right now, the Senate is considering adding language to the transportation reauthorization bill to restrict bike lanes. Tell Congress: funding for bike safety projects MUST continue! Take action: action.bikeleague.org/page/101946/...
We have to hold these people to account for the damage they are doing.
James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · last mo.BREAKING: Liam Tadeo was just deported by ICE.
New study suggests that a shortage of secure bike parking is limiting e-bike adoption. Glad to see this issue getting attention. It's intuitive that people with quasi-secure bike storage might be OK risking a pedal bike, but not an e-bike that's more expensive. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
Set the stage for 30 years of transportation improvements in Arlington. Help us get the final details of Arlington's new transportation right! A comprehensive network for bikes & scooters, safe accommodations during construction, and more! susmo.org/arlingtons-t...
Nailing the Final Important Details of Arlington's Transportation Future
After years of work and several long rounds of public engagement, Arlington has a new draft transportation plan! There is a lot to like in the draft, and our primary goal is to make sure it stays…
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The Archive but it's a videogame from 1998.
65,000+ residents (and growing!) live on the Ballston-Rosslyn corridor in one of the most transit rich areas in the country, we should have a community center that serves us!
ARLnow@arlnow.bsky.social · 2mo agoRosslyn-Ballston corridor needs a community center, County Board member says
Not a single-family home, not an apartment tower, but something in between. Let’s talk about Missing Middle Housing! What is it and why is it missing? Watch the video and stick around to learn more!
Make a difference in Rosslyn! Tomorrow (Thu 7/16) is the Rosslyn Transportation Open House from 7-8:30pm - give feedback on two great transportation projects! Meet up with fellow advocates for happy hour at Upside on Moore from 5pm-7pm and we'll walk over together! susmo.org/core-of-ross...
Support Great Improvements in the Core of Rosslyn
Come out to the Rosslyn Transportation Open House - learn more about and support two great projects in Rosslyn that would remake significant portions of Lynn St, Fort Myer Drive, and Wilson Blvd…
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A fellow YIMBY is help me dig into the history of Arlington's General Land Use Plan. More to come, but my bottom line is that not much has changed in over 60 years. It is time to modernize the GLUP.