Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson

Former Mayor of Riverdale Park, MD. Architecture & urbanism. Data-driven, tracking COVID data. Tweets my own. @[email protected] (Mastodon) too....

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Please join me in donating to this program to support local restaurant workers and at-need families during the current #COVID19 -driven economic downturn. Through the program, the restaurants will provide food at no cost to these families,... 1/
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[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

I'm not mayor any more, and have passed the gavel to Ifiok Inyang (with my full confidence and support - I did not run for re-election). I'll be shutting down my account soon as I'm mostly on Mastodon, but will see if Mayor Inyang wants to grab the account name first.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Memorial day post on Mastodon at https://t.co/MPEsGJru1c There's a video!

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Today is Maryland's Primary Election, and includes (for registered Democrats) an election to choose a candidate for US Senate, with County Exec Alsobrooks as a strong candidate in that race. I hope that all of you turn out today! Polls close at 8pm!

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

I was proud to participate in this event this morning, and even more proud that we will be receiving a big part of this check for determining where our pedestrian safety issues are. Many thanks to @RepGlennIvey for organizing the event and working hard for all of us!

[Rep. Glenn Ivey @RepGlennIvey]

Great news! The @USDOT's Safe Streets for All Grant Program funds initiatives to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. Our district #MD04 is getting a combined $10.6 million to upgrade infrastructure and save lives. This is smart governance in action.

[PGCPS @pgcps]

"Our hearts ache as we extend our deepest condolences following the tragic pedestrian accident that claimed the lives of two Riverdale Elementary School students this morning."

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[Pamela Boozer-Strother @pam4pgcps]

The @pgcps Board of Education appreciates the outpouring of support for the Riverdale Elementary School families grieving the tragic loss of their children and for the school community that is processing this terrible tragedy.
@MRESPTO, Thank you for the urgent appeal to drivers to slow down, stop at signs and put the safety of children walking to school first. Municipal, County and State leaders are committed to working together on the many solutions for Safe Routes to Schools.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

I just received a phone call from Governor Wes Moore asking me to pass his deepest condolences on to the families of the children, and offering any resources needed to investigate and respond to this tragedy.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Tragically, at approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning, two children were struck by a vehicle as they walked to Riverdale Elementary School. Both children died in this accident. The driver stayed at the scene.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

At this time, I ask that all residents join me, the Town Council, and staff in prayer for the families experiencing this unimaginable loss and pain.  We also hold those who witnessed and responded to this horrific accident in our thoughts and prayers.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Tragically, at approximately 8:00 a.m. this morning, two children were struck by a vehicle as they walked to Riverdale Elementary School. Both children died in this accident. The driver stayed at the scene.

[Riverdale Park Police @RiverdaleParkPD]

At approximately 8:00 this morning RPPD was dispatched for a collision involving two children walking to school, at Riv Rd & Taylor. This resulted in two fatalities, PGPD is on scene and assuming the investigation.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

@HToneTastic @Riverdale_Park_ Hi Hilary, the splash pad is run by @thestationrp. I’ll reach out if they don’t respond to being tagged.

[Governor Wes Moore @GovWesMoore]

Less than two decades ago I deployed to Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division.

Today, I want to share my thoughts on Memorial Day.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Please join me in observing Memorial Day today. My remarks for this day are available at https://t.co/RciUgJ5Dp7

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

The swearing-in ceremony for the new council is currently scheduled for June 5, but there is an open question about whether it must occur sooner that will be settled in the next few days.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Election results are in and approved, and the winners are:
Mayor: Alan Thompson
Ward 1: Richard Smith
Ward 2: Aaron Faulx
Ward 3: David Lingua
Ward 4: Ifiok Inyang
Ward 5: Karen Mejia
Ward 6: Foday Kallon

Thanks to everyone involved in the election!

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

It’s Election Day!!!

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

I'm heading out shortly to the neighborhood east of Baltimore/US1 and south of East-West Highway. Later in the afternoon I'll join Ifiok Inyang (candidate for ward 4) in Silk Tree.
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[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Thursday afternoon at 5:00 pm was the deadline for petitions to be on the ballot, and I'm the only one who applied to be Mayor! As I've done in the past I will continue to campaign to learn about issues that I may not have heard about...

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

@john_rigg People speeding and ignoring stop signs, largely on Woodberry street (and coming over the bridge). We have a bunch of "traffic calming" plans in the works for addressing these issues but we are waiting for the streets to be transferred to us before we can start....

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Last weekend I focused on Riverdale Park Station / "The Station" (Ward 4) and spoke with around 40 voters (and knocked on a lot more doors); I finished that day in the northern part of Ward 1 and spoke with around a dozen voters.

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Both RPS and Ward 6 are concerned about safety - traffic in RPS and crime in Ward 6. We are working on both of these issues!!

[Former Mayor Alan K. Thompson @RPMdMayor]

Today was Ward 6 - I was walking with a candidate for the Council seat there, Foday Kallon. Because of a friendly resident I was able to knock on some doors that I'd never been able to get to! I connected with around a dozen voters and a lot of unregistered residents.