🚌 Route 66 (Chicago) — Eastbound 12 buses within 0.28 mi near Grand & Union 🥇 New record: most buses ever bunched (was 8) Buses: #8427, #8300, #1409, #1565, #1622, #1109, #8564, #8585, #8302, #8930, #1067, #608 📊 5th Route 66 bunch reported today · worst reported on this route in 30 days

Getting to be that season

Total crashes went down in Brighton Park while they went up in Archer Heights. Injuries went up in Brighton Park but they went up more in Archer Heights. Cyclist injuries went up in Brighton Park but they went up more (percent wise but not gross number) in Archer Heights.

Looks to me like the housing crisis has been brewing since at least the 60s, but why did it pause its advance for 30 years?

Being an industrial fan be like

3 of my Facebook friends have birthdays today. All 3 are gay white men. Coincidence?

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This year is the 100 year anniversary. Let's overturn it!

Today I learned that my mother, a gardener making $18 an hour with extremely minimal benefits, has more years of college than me, an engineer making $80 an hour. The meritocracy has failed.

That and adequate organizational fire safety programs

Join us for a happy hour and panel on land value taxes on 4/30. Panel will feature former Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist, Chief Economist at Redfin Daryl Fairweather, Executive Director of Center for Land Economics Greg Miller, and others. Link in comments!

When a 1-unit house is replaced with ONE larger house, the new house is ~3X pricier. When replaced by 5+ houses, each new house will be (on avg) cheaper than the original house. www.aei.org/research-pro... Change is part of the deal. Will we choose greater physical change, or greater price change?

I hate that I already know exactly what this is about

Our next General Meeting is Tuesday, April 14th at The Reveler! Join us to review our roadmap, discuss PAC updates, and celebrate the work our volunteers put into supporting urbanist candidates in the March 17th primary! Open to all members and supporters 🏗️ RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/chicago-gr...

Government shouldn't mandate corporate censorship on your devices. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

The U.S. is generally more income-segregated than Europe, and more likely to sort lower-income households into auto-dependent suburban environments where exposure to dangerous arterials is higher. Europe does this too, we do it systematically with deadlier transport consequences.

After the housing crash, housing costs grew in city centers, lower-income households were pushed outward. By the 2010s, most U.S. metro poverty was in the suburbs. That shift matters: longer trips, higher speeds, fewer safe options, and far greater exposure to deadly roads clearly seen in the data

I think, uhhhhhhhh, #OverturnEuclid

The price tag for CAHSR ($135B) is now on par with the total market of Union Pacific ($145B) or BNSF ($100B). Would’ve been cheaper to just buy out those segments at this point.

An American is injured in a car crash every 6 seconds

🔧 What's Banned on Your Block? 41% of Chicago's land is zoned for single-family homes or two-flats only. That limits housing options and makes it harder for regular people to start businesses. Enter your address and see what's restricted on your block. www.strongtownschicago.org/whats-banned...

🎉 Today is ADU Day in Chicago! 🏘️ The ADU pilot program is now permanent, expanding eligibility from 12% of the city to 60%, with the potential to reach 100%. More ADUs means more housing options, better affordability, and more Chicagoans able to stay in their communities.

It's crazy that there are so many people whose entire political identity is based on the idea that the US government spends too much

www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros... is it good to build an entire economy and software infrastructure on this

Fred Hampton is the correct answer

Chicago made the Strongest Town Final Four but we’re up against a Wisconsin trio! Our 2025 highlights: 🏠 ADU legalization + ending parking mandates near transit 🎭 Improv that helped save CTA funding 🧰 Data tools for civic engagement 🚶 Neighborhood walking tours Vote by Fri at strongesttown.com

Ski trip looking mid this year

Let this radicalize you

And yes, don't go to war because you want Israel to conquer the middle east and bring about the end times

Oof (I used to live on this block)

4D chess go brrrrr

It’s time to BUILD! Today, we’re launching our letter campaign in support of Governor Pritzker’s comprehensive pro-housing initiative. 🏘️ Sending a letter to your legislator takes approximately 30 seconds; add your name today! actionnetwork.org/letters/pass...

Imagine being named AI in this decade en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei

It's illegal to fix traffic in Switzerland

My fleece pants from 15+ years ago say wash on cold and tumble dry on low. I've been washing in warm water and drying on high with everything else for all this time and they're still in perfect condition. #DoYourOwnResearch

See you space cowboy…

Not disbanding the military after the cold war ended was a mistake. The founders warned us that standing armies during peace time were evil, but we forgot.

A big week for witness slips with important bills coming up, including the Idaho Stop! By Wednesday, 3/18 at 5pm: - Please sign as "Self" in the firm/business field; - PROPONENT or OPPONENT as noted - "Record of Appearance only" Bills and links follow in this thread. (1/9) bsky.app/profile/bike...

US gas prices are not high. I looked for gas stations in Belgium and the Netherlands and checked the earliest street view dates (2009). Lowest price I found for regular was 1.29 EUR/L, which after accounting for inflation, currency conversion, and liters to gallons, is $7.97/gal in today's dollars.