Wow, I didn’t know that. you’re telling me for the first time.

She’s got a way, and she got away Because parking lots are apparently preferred on Chicago’s lakefront

No I said don’t tread on *me*. You can get treaded on.

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Emphasizing that the victim was a citizen is about illustrating to the masses that ICE is unmoored by any legal framework. All people deserve life. Anyone accused of a crime deserves due process. Today ICE claimed the right to execute anyone and rewrite the details to their benefit. Fuck that.

NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning. “SAY HER NAME!” “RENEE GOOD!”

Going along with Aaron’s definitions.

People frequently suggest I turn my hobby into a side hustle and I enjoy it so much more because I refuse to do just that.

See a bridge, post a bridge

Have we tried turning America off and turning it back on again?

You know how Trump gets stupid ideas stuck in his head forever? “In a July 2017 private briefing with intelligence officials, President Donald Trump apparently asked why the US wasn’t at war with Venezuela, noting that “they have all that oil and they’re right on our back door.”

I don’t think Trump understands that you simply cannot take a country to war without domestic support. it just doesn’t work. Fuck him. Fuck everyone around him. Fuck everyone who voted for him. Fuck what they’ve all done to our country. You do not get to just do a Pearl Harbor.

This is cool as fuck and I think we should do this every chance we get.

DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.

Jim Vena: merging two class I railroads just to Creel something

“Look at all the cute planes huddled together.” Hi, aviation expert here, this is not funny, planes only do this when they’re in extreme distress.

Merry Christmas to all! The Canal St viaduct has reopened in front of CUS.

When someone calls me a “neoliberal” because I believe in good governance and making our region more efficient and equitable, I will stand by this sentiment. I’m a pragmatic progressive. The movement needs to be large enough for some of us get down in the weeds while others shoot for the stars.

Sign me up! I have no idea why the RPM rebuilt Lawrence or Berwyn at a colossal expense and further phase rebuilds should not rebuild any stations under half a mile spacing.

Stop consolidation means every bus is an express bus, with the largest savings at the busiest times. High ridership stops would be unaffected, meaning more trips than not would be unaffected. We’re the national outlier on stop spacing. Let’s consolidate our stops and speed up the network!

New from me! Chicago has far too many bus stops to provide efficient service for its riders—nearly twice the national standard. I reimagined what Chicago's bus network could do to make it look like its peers. citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-plan-for...

A terrific article, although I admit I'm a bit surprised at how many people when asked "if you could walk an extra block for a faster, more frequent bus, would you do it?" apparently say "no"

It's a whole genre it's beautiful

This is must-read material for 2025. No ifs, ands, or buts.

The Bears showing off their incredible management skills that they want the taxpayers to bankroll. Turns out they are just grasping at straws after the state declined funding. Sell part of the team to fund the stadium. Simple as.

Hahaha. Lmao even.

A once-in-a-generation investment that benefits everyone in our state. Today, I’m proud to sign the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act into law. Our new regional authority will modernize Illinois’ transit systems — and we’re doing it with no new statewide taxes.

Been a long road, but #RevenuesAndReform have officially been signed into law by @govpritzker.illinois.gov. The easy part is over. Now we get to work.

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!

Minimum Viable Product would be fine as a term if its initials didn’t already have a related, but very different, meaning.

And that’s the crux of a lot of the push back we (rightfully) see on cost bloat for things like RLE and State/Lake: it’s not about the money, it’s about what we can (or can’t) get for it. Unchecked cost bloat means we can do fewer big things and do them less frequently. That’s all it comes down to.

Bring it back!

google maps (punching me in the stomach): fastest route is uber me: but i want to take the subway google maps (throwing me across the room): 2 buses and a transfer would save 4 minutes me: i like subway google maps (kicking me in the head): biking is 45 seconds faster me: underground choo-choo

Disruption to London Overground services at West Croydon until the end of the day

Why is this shit in my feed? In this house, we love public transportation. 🚍🚃🚇

or being a Michelin-awarded chef.

i'd rather be autistic than whatever the fuck RFK Jr. is

If you’re in line to say the State/Lake rebuild is too expensive and the lack of an accessible, behind-the-fare-gates connection to the Red Line is a failure, STAY IN LINE!!

Whether Chicago takes on municipal-level responsibility for sidewalk plowing or not, why do they not plow their own sidewalks today? Milwaukee Ave overpass over the Kennedy, Sunday afternoon.

I fuck with this heavy. Great idea, could even use Ogden and Taylor instead of the Western Ave rail corridor to do the jog to the south. Need to preserve space on the Altenheim for possible Loop to OHare service, but that seems doable.

beverly branch rock island train running through a winter wonderland

Recently watched a video that mentioned that the first Boeing 777 delivered (reg: N777UA) is still flying. I looked it up and it is flying to VCV Saturday. I’m no aviation expert, but isn’t this where they park planes for storage, and even possible retirement? Or am reading too much into this?

No.

What if we didn’t send kids to school at 7am…

The death of the penny is nigh.

Any surprise these fucking weaklings are leaving Chicago for warmer climes as soon as the temperature starts dropping? Off to terrorize a different city of their convenience. Fucking scum.

Everything I’ve ever learned about O***** N**** has been against my will.

Riding the TexRail Stadler FLiRTs in Ft. Worth makes me very excited for them to come to Metra. They’re so quiet!

They might have split up or they might have capsized They may have broke deep & took water And all that remains is the faces and the names Of the wives and the sons and the daughters