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

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

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.

PAUL VALLAS TAKEOVER OAK ST BEACH FRIDAY 2PM

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

As an acid cyclist uhhh ⚫👄⚫

Spammin ur timeline with sidewalks again

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

- 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%

Did you know that Chicago has an amazing skyline and you can just look at it from wherever for free?

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...

Baby great blue herons at Oak Woods Cemetery

No. You can't change the type font. Should be a felony

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.

They should make it illegal to crash a car into a building

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

Incredible how progressives allowed condemnation of xenophobia but not realizing that also included transplants

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.

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 :(

This was the final straw for me

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

"The public deserves a clear explanation for why the person already leading measurable improvements at the CTA is still treated as provisional." - @nikhunder.com and @ellensteinke.bsky.social www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/o...

does anyone know if the rockford train from chicago is actually happening or

minecraft looking-ass house

It’s a Wednesday in May

"We can Bring Back Starter Homes" Read my latest article on Substack NOW.

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

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.

If Leerhsen isn't the recommendation and its some BJ rando....

it's the same picture

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!

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 💔

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

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.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.

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.

7pm is reigning supreme as the ideal time for a neighborhood walk. it's beautiful everywhere

Gonna pull a 180 on yall who are liking my electrification piece by posting next one called How to Electrify a Bus Fleet

Reading the environmental "benefits" of a proposed Texas highway widening gonna scream

Proposed Transit Future plan. Link: transitfuture.wordpress.com

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, @housingactionil.bsky.social, @connect2home.bsky.social, and many more: buildforil.org#endorsements

Discuss electric buses and how they may not pay-off in the long term. Check it out substack.com/@brickandwhe...

Glad CDOT finished this research: Economic impact of Milwaukee Bike Lane : api.chicago.gov/filenet5/ser...

saw my last post date for my substack and need to lock in

I cite it a lot, but this chart is a great illustration of this concept

Speed cameras aren't the only solution but when combined with other interventions they can slow speeds and make our streets safer

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

Piping plovers Sea Rocket and Imani this morning at Montrose Beach. (Filmed from a distance with my 800 mm lens.)

Leland Greenway at Lincoln Square bike-through. Look at all that space!