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Alex_in_DC

  1. AKA What I'd do if I ever had a summer free. Infographic: The United Bike Lanes of America ow.ly/b9mwM @GOOD #bicycling
  2. @ComcastWill Trying to get a new residence added to your system...finally got a technician scheduled for Sunday. Thanks for the reply.
  3. All I want to do is pay you money, @Comcast. Why you gotta make it so hard? @comcastcares
  4. Urban Bright: #Philly gets a paint job ow.ly/b88Xn from @tmagazine
  5. Apparently architects now use a font meant to look like handwriting meant to look like a font. How does THAT make sense?
  6. I spend $303 a year on DC's parks?! Guess I should hang out there more. parkscore.tpl.org #parkscore
  7. This story about #BBOKC made me consider visiting #OklahomaCity - a first. ow.ly/b6lnD @BetterBlockOKC #OKC
  8. #Told. "There is no evidence that we need a financial industry of the huge size and complexity we have." ow.ly/b65oM
  9. High drama. @ladymrg @jaycorbalis @jerimintzer instagr.am/p/K8tglHB6rA/
  10. The @smartgrowthusa bocce team in action, with @jerimintzer, @Zachsmith89 and crew. instagr.am/p/K8qWfkB6pI/
  11. @greengrips Everyone looks good in fluorescent green.
  12. This is amazing - a "museum of street art" in #Baltimore. ow.ly/b4yyy via @ajzaleski on @NextAmCity
  13. TEDxAdamsMorgan to explore “forces of change,” June 7 in #DC. tedxadamsmorgan.org #TEDxAdMo #TEDx
  14. Hometown pride! #Bicycling in #DC jumped 80% from 2007 to 2010. @BicyclingMag's Top 50 Bike Friendly Cities ow.ly/b4t0O
  15. "Damnit when a Smithie goes to prison she writes a clever and compelling book about it." @janemarielynch at @smithcollege over the weekend.
  16. Hungry for awkward. @mocoddle's Law & Order & Food: ow.ly/b3njV
  17. #LEGO dystopia. ow.ly/b06pg @printmag @LangeAlexandra
  18. This years shirts match my handlebar tape FTW. #biketoworkday instagr.am/p/KxN0Hph6vH/