Planner creating more sustainable, safe, and thriving places for all Marylanders by day. Travel, coffee, dogs and cycling by night. Opinions are my own.
Joined February 2009
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Sarah Abel retweeted
28 May 2025
We said Tap Ride Go would be live on rail by end of May and before World Pride and proud to say Team Metro delivered. Today you can now use your credit or debit card to use @wmata 🚇. Incredible effort by team & partners to make America’s Metro System even better! #wmata
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Sarah Abel retweeted
8 Feb 2025
This man opened everyone’s eyes to how we can reshape our cities, and I and many generations of people are forever in debt for his vision for a brighter and cleaner future. May he rest in eternal peace.
8 Feb 2025
I'm deeply saddened to share that Donald Shoup passed away last night. He was the ideal academic—curious, methodical, and concerned with turning ideas into real-world change. TAing his parking course has one of the greatest honors of my life. Rest in peace, Shoup Dogg.
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Sarah Abel retweeted
23 Oct 2024
Density is not overcrowding.
When we artificially constrain our housing supply, we force people into overcrowding situations as a result of a fear of adding modest density, often mislabeled as 'overcrowding.'
🖼️ @cayimby
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Sarah Abel retweeted
30 May 2024
🚨 Research Intern Wanted 🚨
Fully remote, $25/hour, and the opportunity to make a significant impact on parking reform advocacy.
Apply Today!
parkingreform.org/work-or-vo…
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Sarah Abel retweeted
10 Apr 2024
Governor Moore, joined by Senate President Pro Tem Malcolm Augustine and House Speaker Adrienne Jones, Secretary Rebecca Flora (@RLFlora 2nd from right back row) and other MDP staff, shown here at the April 9 bill signings.
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Sarah Abel retweeted
11 Apr 2024
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Sustainable Growth and Equitable Housing Moves Forward in Maryland
- Revitalizing Smart Growth by focusing on Sustainable Growth principles
- Renames the Smart Growth Subcabinet to the Sustainable Growth Subcabinet
- Extends subcabinet membership to Maryland @MDMEMA
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26 Mar 2024
Sending hope for the people on the Key bridge during the collapse in #Baltimore overnight and first responders as they continue rescue phase.
26 Mar 2024
Two people have been rescued from the water after a Baltimore bridge collapse. The city's fire chief says it remains a search-and-rescue effort. cnn.it/43vwNSZ
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Sarah Abel retweeted
21 Mar 2024
One year after Paris had built 52km of “corona tracks”, 60% of users were new cyclists, and the proportion of women increased 14%.
With 62% public support, €250m will be invested by 2026 to make those popup lanes permanent, add 130km more, and build 130,000 bike parking spaces.
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GHSA and @NRSForg are proud to provide grants to support safe youth active mobility in underserved areas. Making walking, biking and riding a scooter more the norm means safer roads for everyone.
ghsa.org/resources/news-rele…
@DOTHawaii @SHIFTidaho @zerodeathsMD @OregonDOT @TxDOT
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20 Mar 2024
A key to #multimodal planning is ensuring people can easily switch between modes at transit hubs. So @USDOT, @Amtrak, @DDOTDC, @BaltCouncil, why is there no secure place to park my bike at #DCUnionStation and there are no shared bikes or scooters at #BaltimorePennStation?
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20 Mar 2024
We can learn from what has worked in @Cycling_Embassy to make more #sustainable communities and get people out of cars.
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Sarah Abel retweeted
19 Mar 2024
FHWA opened applications today for up to $44.5M in Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program competitive grants to fund projects that will focus on building & improving networks of safer & connected bicycle & pedestrian infrastructure. highways.dot.gov/newsroom/bi…
ALT Cyclist and pedestrian on a separate marked trail.
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Sarah Abel retweeted
17 Mar 2024
Behind every fatal crash, there's a family that is missing a loved one. Our department's priority is safety, and together we're working to create a world where everyone can reach their destination safely.
ALT Traffic safety advocates, survivors, and DOT staff speak together.
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Sarah Abel retweeted
6 Mar 2024
Transportation is the biggest contributor to the climate crisis in the U.S. and we're working to be part of the solution. Improving our active transportation networks reduces air pollution and gives Americans more options to get around. transportation.gov/mission/o…
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Sarah Abel retweeted
1 Mar 2024
It’s nonsensical – and very dangerous – that cars can be driven 50 mph over the speed limit.
In @voxdotcom, I wrote about the growing movement to require speed governors. 🧵
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Sarah Abel retweeted
29 Feb 2024
MADD applauds new recommendations charting a path to #NoMoreVictims of impaired driving.
Traffic Safety Experts Call for Urgent, Phased Approach To Getting Drunk and Impaired Driving Prevention Technology in All New Cars, Saving 10,000 Lives Annually
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Sarah Abel retweeted
26 Feb 2024
Good article discussing why distraction is worse in US than Europe (as part of explaining why US traffic deaths are 2x rates in Europe)
It's too bad the 2010 Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving was abandoned nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/fi…
22 Feb 2024
American drivers are now even more distracted by their phones. Pedestrian deaths are soaring. trib.al/gd6UOBu
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Sarah Abel retweeted
26 Feb 2024
"we should recognize that when someone like a small child is involved, the 'safe road users' net is essentially made out of gossamer, so the other, higher layers better be made out of increasingly dense steel mesh."
We somewhat realize this with school zone speed limits
26 Feb 2024
In sum: don't let Safe Systems become a buzzword. Hold DOTs accountable for building deadly roads while launching lame PSAs that ask drivers not to follow the design cues they're actively setting. We *can* have a real Vision Zero approach. But we certainly don't have one now.
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Sarah Abel retweeted
28 Feb 2024
Interesting study finding that the built environment influences whether a person walking or driving is found at fault for a crash
Makes it even more frustrating when the built environment context is missing from crash reporting ssti.us/2024/02/27/people-wa…
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21 Feb 2024
It was a privilege to attend the @USDOT #NRSS event with @Itcouldbeme2019. Hope we can reach #visionzero together so survivors and families that lost loved ones in preventable crashes no longer have to tell their tragic stories in order to change practice policy. #safesystem
21 Feb 2024
Traffic safety advocates, survivors, and elected officials are meeting to discuss roadway safety in America. Tune in to hear how we're working to achieve our goal of zero traffic deaths in America. x.com/i/broadcasts/1gqGvQBOX…
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