This page collects some of my testimonies to DC Council, along with some other stuff I have written which hasn't been incorporated into the main site yet. Note that nearly everything here is in PDF.

The goal is for everything here to eventually end up on the main site. Eventually.

Testimonies to Council

…on Vision Zero I (Joint Public Roundtable on the Implementation of the Vision Zero Initiative and the Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Amendment Act of 2016), September 27, 2018
…on Vision Zero II (Public Hearing on 2019 Vision Zero Road Safety Legislation), October 24, 2019
2021:
- …on OUC Performance, March 18, 2021
- …on Transportation After the Pandemic, March 23, 2021
- …on Vision Zero III (Public Roundtable on The Surge in Traffic Crashes, Fatalities, and Injuries in the District and the Urgent Need to Fully Fund the Vision Zero Enhancement Omnibus Amendment Act), May 13, 2021
- FY 2022 Dept of Public Works Budget Testimony, June 4, 2021
2022:
- …on OUC 2021 Performance, February 17, 2022
- …on DDOT Performance, February 18, 2022
- On Redistricting ANC 1C’s Triangle Below Florida, April 28, 2022

Testimonies written with and delivered on behalf of the DC Pedestrian Advisory Council:

2021
- FY 2022 Dept of Transportation Budget Testimony, June 10, 2021
2022
- Public Hearing on B24-566 (Walk Without Worry Amendment Act of 2021) and B24-565 (Safe Routes to School Expansion Regulation Amendment Act of 2021), March 14, 2022
2023
- Public Hearing on B25-0421, B25-0422, B25-0425, B25-0435 (Automated Traffic Enforcement legislation), October 4, 2023
- Public Hearing on B25-0283 (Trick-or-Streets Amendment Act of 2023) and B25-0296 (Prioritizing People in Planning Amendment Act of 2023), October 26, 2023

Other writing

Mostly, but not entirely, work written for grad school classes.

On Walkability in Winter. 2017, revised 2020. On why cities that get snow should plow their sidewalks, rather than leaving it to their residents.
Does Sevilla’s rapidly-developed cycletrack network provide lessons for DC? 2018.
On Vision Zero Plans. 2019. How do we evaluate cities' Vision Zero plans? How do DC and Montgomery County's plans measure up?
Economic Effects of Street Parking and Bike Lanes. 2019. Is it more worthwhile to have street parking in front of a retail establishment, or a wide sidewalk and protected bike lane? An overview of the relative impacts on retail businesses of having nearby parking or being accessible by biking or walking.
How do cities create more space for people biking in dense, urbanized areas that are already built out? 2019. Comparing several places where bicycle mode-share has been increasing in an attempt to determine what policy and infrastructure changes might have contributed. (Related: Slideshow (PPTX) from in-class presentation.)
E-Scooters in Rosslyn, Virginia: Demographics of Riders and User and Non-User Perspectives (with Owain James, John Hicks, and Ralph Buehler). Poster presented at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2020.
- Pedestrians and E-Scooters: An Initial Look at E-Scooter Parking and Perceptions by Riders and Non-Riders (with Owain James, John Hicks, Denis Teoman, and Ralph Buehler). Sustainability 2019, 11(20), 5591, doi:10.3390/su11205591
- Shared Mobility Devices in Arlington (with Anika Chowdhury, John Hicks, Owain James, Alex Wilkerson, and Dr. Ralph Buehler). Virginia Tech Urban Affairs and Planning Studio Final Report, Spring 2019.
Successful Social Distancing Requires Safe Routes for People to Essential Services and Recreation. 2020. Letter written with DC Families for Safe Streets to DC's Mayor, Council, and Director of Transportation, advocating they "pursue creative solutions that enable social distancing on our streets and ensure safe access to essential activities and vital recreation."
Ride of Silence introduction. 2021, revised 2022, 2023.

Unfinished, may never be finished

A collection of pieces and parts in progress.

DC Executive Agencies and the Council Committees that oversee them —It’s hard to figure out which Committee oversees a given Executive agency. Maybe this’ll help.
- 2021-2022 edition