Emily Hugan
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chicago urbanist, mediocre triathlete, and baker
https://substack.com/@brickandwheel
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Michael McLean
about 7 hours ago
Chicago will have a subject matter hearing on June 4th about an ordinance to enable homebuilders to include one stairwell in buildings up to 5 stories Here’s a good podcast with the sponsor,
@aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social
youtu.be/1p_rUV2T2zI
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One Staircase Away: Alderman Matt Martin on Unlocking Chicago's Missing Middle
YouTube video by Strong Towns Chicago
https://youtu.be/1p_rUV2T2zI
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Lakeshore Drive Slut
about 11 hours ago
for many single working mothers who care for an elderly family member, the only time they can light up a fattie is while driving their car. please have some compassion
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Micheál Podgers
about 22 hours ago
At its best during the summer Chicago’s lakefront feels like you’re living inside an impressionist painting. And we built a highway on it.
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Paul Vallas
about 21 hours ago
PAUL VALLAS TAKEOVER OAK ST BEACH FRIDAY 2PM
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Divverter Dyke
about 21 hours ago
I'm sad I can't meet this little Gemini on a bike ride. There's so many of these deaths that stick with me but I think hers' sticks with me the most. Rest in peace Lily. You deserved so much better sweet heart
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Pannier Peter 🚲
1 day ago
As an acid cyclist uhhh ⚫👄⚫
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Lakeshore Drive Slut
about 23 hours ago
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Sage
1 day ago
Spammin ur timeline with sidewalks again
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Lena G R
1 day ago
One thing I think people too often forget in the housing conversation: we are losing housing stock constantly. Old abandoned house torn down Fire, flood, etc. Two flat goes single family Four flat goes single family Single room occupancy goes big condo If we don’t build constantly, we lose
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The War on Cars
2 days ago
- MTA bus speeds in & around the decongestion zone increased 2.3%, reversing years of decline & delivering more reliable trips. - Ridership grew on routes through the decongestion zone: subway trips +9%, local/select bus +8.4%, express bus +7.8%. - Greenhouse gas emissions in the zone fell ~6.1%
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One major decongestion experiment is surprising the haters
The early data is in, and it’s impressive.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91544739/one-major-decongestion-experiment-surprising-haters
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Eric Allix Rogers
3 days ago
Did you know that Chicago has an amazing skyline and you can just look at it from wherever for free?
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Thomas Bamonte
3 days ago
In response to community opposition, New York DOT suspends its Cross Bronx expressway project that included highway expansion elements. The project had advanced up to the verge of the release of the final Environmental Impact Statement.
nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/18/b...
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BREAKING: State DOT Kills Entire Cross Bronx 'Highway Expansion' Project - Streetsblog New York City
Streetsblog gets action! Our coverage — and a lot of sweat by activists — revealed the danger of a project to increase car traffic in The Bronx.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/05/18/breaking-state-dot-kills-entire-cross-bronx-highway-expansion-project
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Robert Loerzel
4 days ago
Baby great blue herons at Oak Woods Cemetery
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Municipal Corporation
5 days ago
No. You can't change the type font. Should be a felony
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Cooper Lund
5 days ago
Subway Takes is content for transplants who aren't comfortable in their own skin in the city. What you have to remember is that if New York isn't open for everyone it's no longer New York, it's something smaller and worse.
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Flexpost Malone
5 days ago
They should make it illegal to crash a car into a building
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Cailin
5 days ago
On a certain level deep down I respect that Western Avenue is the longest street in this city and every part of it fucking sucks. Just 27 miles of utter despair. Not a single stretch where I’m like “okay I’m not actually that upset to be here right now.“ Just one continuous car sewer
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Incredible how progressives allowed condemnation of xenophobia but not realizing that also included transplants
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Michael McLean
6 days ago
Working on a demand model for the 41 Clybourn / Elston bus route that was closed in 1997. Will share it soon, we NITA a route here.
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Lakeshore Drive Slut
6 days ago
i was gonna rent a place in this neighborhood with all my money but i can't since there's no new build luxury housing :(
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tremendous content enthusiast
5 days ago
This was the final straw for me
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Lakeshore Drive Slut
5 days ago
kamala harris lost because she didn't make cycling a more central part of her image and as a result the bike lobby did not endorse her, costing her key votes from cyclists in cities like seattle and chicago
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SideStreets
6 days ago
"The public deserves a clear explanation for why the person already leading measurable improvements at the CTA is still treated as provisional." -
@nikhunder.com
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@ellensteinke.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/o...
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does anyone know if the rockford train from chicago is actually happening or
6 days ago
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minecraft looking-ass house
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Pass the BUILD plan
7 days ago
It’s a Wednesday in May
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JB Pritzker
8 days ago
"We can Bring Back Starter Homes" Read my latest article on Substack NOW.
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Pass the BUILD plan
10 days ago
BUILD fact of the day: Chicagoland apartment vacancy is 4.7% — well below the national average of 8.4% — and new construction is at its lowest level since 2012 the BUILD plan is designed to break that cycle by removing the zoning rules and financing barriers that keep new housing from getting built
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Chicago Sun-Times
9 days ago
Joabe Barbosa has run on nearly every street in Chicago. His visa was set to expire after he went unmatched for an internship. Barbosa found out he would be able to stay until 2028 after Roosevelt University arranged for him to teach undergraduate classes.
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Brazilian running every Chicago street can stay despite visa scare
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/18/joabe-barbosa-visa-brazil-run?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=202605196a0ba0969dec6c1d889cc253
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If Leerhsen isn't the recommendation and its some BJ rando....
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8 days ago
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Cross-laminated Tinder
9 days ago
it's the same picture
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David Powe
9 days ago
Highlights of the new bike parking that CDOT just installed in/around Montrose Beach! They're already getting a ton of usage. The City is happy to be bringing this much needed amenity to the lake front!
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The Southwest Collective
9 days ago
It’s been a rough week, and a rough spring, when it comes to traffic safety on the southwest side. We need justice for Damian Gomez, Marcela Herrera, Enrique Nieto, Jiekun Xu, Charlie Mills, and countless others. Our neighbors deserve safe streets 💔
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Gourd
12 days ago
Everyone is making fun of Odysseus for taking 10 years to go a fairly short distance but anyone who has accidentally ended up on Lower Wacker should be able to see how this could happen
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
12 days ago
Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed. Â Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.
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Governor JB Pritzker
14 days ago
Contrary to the narrative some are painting, our housing proposal doesn't replace local control or dictate development. It's a toolkit and vision to address the housing shortage facing families across Illinois. The mayors are right — it's time to BUILD.
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Mayors: The status quo hasn’t solved our housing shortage. Illinois’ BUILD plan can.
An entire generation of young people is beginning to see homeownership as a dream that’s out of reach.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/13/opinion-build-plan-housing-jb-pritzker/
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Municipal Corporation
14 days ago
7pm is reigning supreme as the ideal time for a neighborhood walk. it's beautiful everywhere
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Gonna pull a 180 on yall who are liking my electrification piece by posting next one called How to Electrify a Bus Fleet
14 days ago
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Reading the environmental "benefits" of a proposed Texas highway widening gonna scream
14 days ago
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Micheál Podgers
14 days ago
Proposed Transit Future plan. Link:
transitfuture.wordpress.com
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14 days ago
The BUILD Plan has been endorsed by multiple organizations working to advance equity and build affordable housing in Chicago and across Illinois including
@impactforequity.bsky.social
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@housingactionil.bsky.social
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@connect2home.bsky.social
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buildforil.org#endorsements
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Discuss electric buses and how they may not pay-off in the long term. Check it out
substack.com/@brickandwhe...
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The Social Cost Of Electric Buses
How our funding may not align with our climate goals.
https://substack.com/@brickandwheel/note/p-197366735?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=546l1
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Glad CDOT finished this research: Economic impact of Milwaukee Bike Lane :
api.chicago.gov/filenet5/ser...
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15 days ago
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saw my last post date for my substack and need to lock in
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Gravel Influencer
16 days ago
I cite it a lot, but this chart is a great illustration of this concept
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Gravel Influencer
16 days ago
Speed cameras aren't the only solution but when combined with other interventions they can slow speeds and make our streets safer
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Pannier Peter 🚲
17 days ago
If they suspend the gas tax where you live please be SO annoying about drivers not paying tax in every comment section available to you
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Robert Loerzel
17 days ago
Piping plovers Sea Rocket and Imani this morning at Montrose Beach. (Filmed from a distance with my 800 mm lens.)
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Municipal Corporation
18 days ago
Leland Greenway at Lincoln Square bike-through. Look at all that space!
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