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Hmm, something looks a bit different about this JCDecaux Shelter

In some personal news, I’ve started a new role as the Manager, Regional Coordination at the RTA/NITA! I’ll be working on Interagency Wayfinding, Digital Customer Info, regional planning/service standards and more Very excited to help deliver on the vision for one-network, one-timetable, one-ticket

Some hot spicy soup really hits on a grey rainy day

Catching the Pink Line home on a beautiful night after watching Mexico beat South Korea in the World Cup is just a perfect little Chicago evening

CDOT's updated Complete Streets Design Guide is now live. Want to know the minimum street width that can support protected bike lanes while maintaining parking? Bus lane design standards? Neighborhood greenway treatments? It's all in here 🚲🚌🚶 api.chicago.gov/filenet5/ser...

I was lucky enough to work with Riley on an interagency working group to improve transit and streets for folks with disabilities In every interaction we had, he was an incredibly kind and thoughtful person who just wanted to make Chicago a better place My heart goes out to his CDOT team and family

The Do Division street festival was definitely a hit, so many people out and about in a space that’s normally just a handful of car lanes

Coffee shops hidden in nooks between high rises really are magical

How much are you spending at the pump? 🚗⛽️ We crunched the numbers to determine the monthly cost comparison between taking Metro or driving from West Falls Church to Washington, D.C. Here are the monthly expense totals we found: 🚗 $1,100 for car, 🚇🚌 $236 for Metro. More below. ⬇️

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Random driver: *honks at a pedestrian in the crosswalk* 40 year old bearded bald dude walking his dog: “hey calm down now, this isn’t New York! Fucking jag-off” Love Chicago

I’m currently picking up my mom from her 60th high school reunion and she’s running late because she’s having fun with her old friends That said, I have no qualms, I did this too her so many times when I was in high school

I think I spent at least 10 hours outside this weekend, absolutely glorious

Had the original idea of trying to have a drink or a bite to eat outside when I got home, only to find that 100% of patio tables in my neighborhood are occupied Definitely time to take some space back from cars

Washington Metro @wmata.com board this morning unanimously approved the agency's $913 million plan to automate the Red Line, which will also include platform screen doors at 20 of 27 stations. Automation could come online by 2032 at the earliest. The plan needs federal funding support.

As always, thank you to the CTA for getting me home

I seem to have somehow found myself at Howl at the Moon

This is so silly, but why did they have to build the Dearborn Station clock tower off-center from Dearborn Street

First day back climbing after a few months off with an injury, and I really did not expect how many tourists would still be here from the St Paddy’s celebrations A group of like twelve 24 year old dudes walked wearing green

What an absolutely glorious day for a bike ride

A woman on my bus is passionately defending opera to her friends and going on a full rant against Timothy Chalumet for hating on opera and being pro-AI I’m so here for it, go off queen

Congrats to Rep. @katiejonesmpls.bsky.social and family, who biked to the hospital last week and came back with baby Hans. Here's what she told me about the ride:

It’s so corny, but I always love when a night out starts with a train ride

In this photo, Lena Phillips, CTA’s first woman “motorman” is at the controls of a 6000-series train in March of 1975.

It’s a good day when the coffee shop window is open

CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen, Alderman Nicole Lee, Illinois Rep. Theresa Mah, and a host of civic and community leaders representing the Chinatown area, welcomed the Lunar New Year with the unveiling of new Chinese-language signage at the Cermak-Chinatown station.

While I my not get President’s day off, I did get to enjoy lunch sitting in the sun with a pretty sweet view

Popping in headphones and catching the Brown Line to see friends on a warm sunny day is such a great way to start the day

Had a great time at the 2026 Transport Chicago Kickoff! Great to catch up with folks and was cool to hear that Alderman La Spata didn’t get a driver’s license until December 2020!

Our new 55-inch digital screens at the Lawrence, Argyle, Berwyn, and Bryn Mawr stations provide riders with real-time service information so they can make informed travel choices without breaking stride.

Well I felt all that -27 degrees getting these images this morning. Stay warm Chicago!

I’m back in DC for a few days, excited to see folks at #MBTPubroll !

I spent the last 5 days helping take care of someone with Alzheimer’s who’s living with their spouse in a car-dependent retirement community. It was eye opening for a lot of reasons, but on the transport side it highlighted how fragile auto-oriented living can be Also, Alzheimer’s really sucks

The story of GTFS is so cool, it really captures the vibe and hope around tech in late 2000s/10s A public servant notices how hard it is to navigate transit in new cities, finds a couple peers who still get Fridays for side projects at Google, and they create a data standard that 100+ countries use

2026's First Light. This morning's sunrise in Chicago to start off the new year.

Post a transit selfie from 2025

While in NYC, I checked out the new faregates at Broadway/Lafayette. First things first, they look really cool! Definitely feels futuristic, especially in a 90 year old station. But do they work? In short, seemingly yes! (mostly) 1/

I’m not sure a Christmas Market can get more transit oriented than having a subway exit in the middle of it

The subway is so cool

When I say things like Good Transit is Freedom, I mean that instead of sitting in traffic on the way to the airport I get to hang on the train and read instead. I am free from sitting in car, and free to read (I did also spend the first 10 minutes scrolling)

Was super fun getting to share a bit about this pilot, if you see one out in the wild, please scan that QR code and let us know what’s going well and what could be better!

Our furnace broke last January, most quotes dramatically oversized our furnace, making a heat pump look impossible We wound up getting an 80k btu 2-stage furnace, and even the 1st stage only runs ~60% of the time at 0 F, so still way overkill Chicagoland can definitely be way more electric

I know it’s a big surprise to everyone, but looks like I rode a lot of transit this year! And a legit thank you to @transit.app for helping me get where I’m going

One thing I don’t see too many folks talk about is that if it’s cheaper to have your self driving car circle the block than it is to park, then you might as well let your car keep driving while you’re at dinner or a show, or maybe even for a whole day at work! Would be absolute chaos

Yesterday I had arepas for dinner before walking around the corner to get boozy eggnog with friends and then found a bar to play pool And today I get to watch the Jinkx and Dela holiday drag show! All without getting in car! Gotta love Chicago

Was just telling someone last week how nice it is to live somewhere that really gets all 4 seasons… Fast forward a week and it’s 13 F out (-10 C), with a low of 8! Chicago weather is really challenging my opinions

We have hit a full 1 hour and 15 minutes on the taxiway at O’Hare with no end in sight. On the plus side they’ve given us water and a little snack

My flight may have been delayed, but I’m still incredibly grateful that I can trust Metro to get to the airport on time and without dealing with traffic!

👉 Our new paper uses daily mobility data to show that spatial isolation is much more common today among those living in advantaged neighborhoods than the converse. 👩🏻‍💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...