This is what the last 10 years looked like on North Ave. 7 fatalities, 912 hit and runs. 3,386 total crashes. Millions and millions in damages. Seeing this, you'd assume the once-in-a-generation redo from CDOT and IDOT would be a radical redesign, right? How about a few bumpouts instead.

Hey I know that lady and those kids!

There were 43 crashes last year alone along Cortland Ave in the 26th ward. This area is proposed for a participatory budgeting greenway project. If you live in the ward, vote here and prioritize project #4! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (data c/o www.strongtownschicago.org/chicago-cras...)

Another round of cheap, durable, and useful bike racks installed at schools across Chicago 🚲 Pictured here at: - Ginsburg Elementary - Stowe Elementary - Brentano Math & Science Academy - Pulaski School

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

A YouTuber visualized a redesign of Elston & Ashland, and this looks like a dream - protected bike lane, shorter cross walks, and clearer no more chaotic intersection youtube.com/shorts/YWQyz...

I can't overstate how much I love this video. Doomerism is the enemy of progress. Documenting how things actually improved is crucial if you want to keep making incremental progress. @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social youtu.be/3eDqC87zpXU?...

Well worth a read

This is a very important bus and bike corridor. We need to fight against by-right car wash development. No new curb cuts!

Like Thomas said, weigh in on this important survey at the link below engage.cmap.illinois.gov/2026-rtp/sur.... Oppose NDLSD? Oppose more vehicle lanes? Support transit? This is the survey for you. Fill it out by 12/31 to make your voice heard.

This was considered controversial about a month ago but it’s the week of Christmas and the numbers still hold. Maxey has been the best guard in the East this season, and one of the 3 best guards in the league.

Recaps and New Beginnings buff.ly/jbclaCj If you follow or care about Chicago Public Schools you should subscribe (and become a supporter!) of Board Rule. An incredible deal for a year of consistent, unflinching reporting on the CPS board and district as a whole.

These e-bikes are out of control! Look at what this one did to ITS OWN CHARGING STATION, and now it just sits there like nothing happened. Disgraceful. We need licenses and fees for any type of vehicle that could create this much damage.

Why can't Chicago use planters and boulders?

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It would take 236,000 trips with our Urban Arrow cargo bike to have the same amount of road damage as ONE trip with our SUV. Is this relative cost for maintaining Chicago's roads captured in any of the budget proposals through taxes and fees? roaddamagecalculator.com?vehicle_one=...

You're a Frank in the year 814 when you learn that your beloved emperor Charlemagne has died. You're so distraught that you grab your bicycle and just start riding. You finally stop in 2025 after 1,211 years. You still have a decade of riding left before you've done the damage of one pickup truck.

Many are saying: tax the Escalades

These emails are great, exactly the kind of stuff we want to see more of!

the #BikeBus shows how safety in numbers gives kids the chance to ride, learn, and build confidence on streets that would not feel safe alone. Protected bike lanes, diverters, and street designs that separate children from cars are what make this joy possible every day, not just on Bike Bus days.

For streets like this, where cars *can* use but generally don't shouldn't because they're built for pedestrians first - how can municipalities designate them for Google/Apple/Waze so they don't become attempted cut throughs for drivers using GPS?

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure. Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!

​Right now, Chicago City Council is weighing drastic cuts to the very safety programs that have driven this unprecedented drop in severe injuries and fatalities on our streets — cuts that would mean more dangerous speeding, more violent crashes, and more families grieving loved ones taken too soon.

ACTION ALERT Progressive mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a draconian 70% cut to safe streets infrastructure funding Use ATAs form to email him and your alder

What's basically a ninth 'L' line is hiding in plain sight if we simply change *how* we operate existing Metra service

Anyone have a link to a backstory to why apartments buildings in Chicago were required to contract for private trash removal vs. use the city? And, related, what would the net effects of adding all those units back to city routes? (My guess is fewer trucks/less pollution? maybe it covers cost?)

Speeding is dangerous. Speed cameras reduce speeding and therefore increase safety.

We're excited to announce our endorsement of Nicholas Cade for Cook County Commissioner in the 8th District! Nicholas has spent his career solving problems, and as a pragmatic progressive, he's focused on economic opportunity, resilient infrastructure, & government efficiency.

A lotttta red on the NW side

🚨 ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITY🚨 The last meeting for the North Ave (Kostern to Kedzie) redesign has been announced. Please attend as CDOT/IDOT will be revealing their preferred alternative. ⏰ December 16th, 6pm 📍 Mercado del Pueblo (4013 W North Ave) drive.google.com/file/d/1sOk7...

These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’ buff.ly/y9GS9Ek This is awesome, kudos to these guys. Any Chicago ward offices want to buy a couple to loan out for the days before block party permits?

As Beloved Logan Square Crossing Guard Pete Parada Retires, Neighbors Thank Him buff.ly/rk6QArD One of the best!

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Federal agents detained people in West Humboldt Park and Austin this morning.

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Chicago's Essential Dive Bars Vol. 2: The History And Legacy Of 12 More Iconic Watering Holes buff.ly/Ms73fhR Chicago is lucky to have @blockclubchi.bsky.social

We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.

Great ride along video with Mandalyn from Offbeat Bikes. We recently bought a bike from her in Chicago. You should too! youtu.be/PW1kcRSy08Q

Greg Bovino may have moved on to Charlotte, but federal immigration agents maintain a presence in the Chicago area. Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.

The annual property tax bill on this parking garage went down $8,000 Wrong direction

Looks like the city needs some new revenue sources. May I recommend...

The idea that this data exists immediately makes me want someone (w/ awesome data viz skills!) to create a map w/ "desire lines" for more robust biking infrastructure in Chicago. Something w/ a toggle for a heatmap of all trip paths, then one for concrete protected routes, and non-protected routes.

Under the Northwest Side Preservation Ordinance, developers have to pay steep fees to demolish existing residential to build more dense residential but pay $0 to demolish something like this to replace it with single-family homes. Make it make sense.

Streets used to be places where people got together.

This blows. Not only are we losing a 130-year-old church, but in return we're getting just four homes on a site that's almost half an acre and only a 10 min walk to the Blue line. The underlying zoning is RS-3, and it's just a lot easier to build SFHs by right than contend with a rezoning.

PUBLIC MEETING ALERT: Illinois is updating its Statewide Transit Plan, setting a long term vision for how we fund, expand & improve public transportation across the state. Virtual meeting info: Nov 15 at 10am Nov 18 at 12pm Nov 18 at 7pm Register & PLEASE SHARE: idot.illinois.gov/transportati...

Gonna want to follow along with this one

Cargo biking, 99 years ago. Came across this in a photo archive, unfortunately with no info on who or where, just the year, 1926. But it made me think of @lauragmitchell.com and her lovely feed of her commutes to school and around town with her children.