Delft streetscape www.flickr.com/photos/james...

this budget is shitty

9. Save a lot of time compiling the info you need about a property, because you only have to use one website – Chicago Cityscape. --- 2️⃣0️⃣ reasons to subscribe to Chicago Cityscape / one per day until our sale ends buff.ly/eJcnIy7

Melbourne Metro Royal Park (zoo) station www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

What. A. Party.

I'm Chicago's second fastest skater

JB with an important message

so now Amazon couriers are driving the wrong way

Temporary modular bridge in Delft www.flickr.com/photos/james...

Follow @cshimala.bsky.social for snowy owl gems like this

It’s sunny today Time to canvass for @drakefor10.bsky.social so the next class of the Cook County board of commissioners reforms the property tax system www.mobilize.us/drakefor10/

Tram and bus passing the Old Town www.flickr.com/photos/james... (this is an old highway in Warsaw)

you hate to see it a proposal for a drive-through restaurant was defeated at the corner of two major streets, but now the property owner has applied for a building permit to build an automatic car wash

How many municipalities here can no longer (well, as of middle of next year) mandate car parking near their Metra and CTA stations?

Model of the Warsaw Old Town www.flickr.com/photos/james...

there's now a free database of 3D buildings globally, called GlobalBuildingAtlas you can view or download the data: github.com/zhu-xlab/Glo...

I just published a new version of the People over Parking Act map that includes a bunch of cities that will have parking mandates removed around transit. It was kind of complex to implement the statute using gtfs, would definitely appreciate some peer review! misterclean.github.io/illinois-peo...

a minor update to the Englewood intermodal yard expansion project; two railroads want to merge which would mean consolidating yard operations

8. Instantly know how many homes are allowed on a given property in Chicago. --- 2️⃣0️⃣ reasons to subscribe to Chicago Cityscape / one per day until our sale ends

Haarlem housing www.flickr.com/photos/james...

Urbanist candidates for local office cannot win without direct support from urbanists Volunteer for @drakefor10.bsky.social today at 12 or 2 pm or Sunday at 12 or 2 pm Use the link to sign up to canvass in the Budlong Woods area

Fourth Presbyterian Church annex (Gratz Center) www.flickr.com/photos/james...

In loving memory of the 18th & Wabash protected intersection (2025-2025). You were so young. 🪦 Footage from @chiwho.bike Filmed by @benmilford.bsky.social

Tram tracks in Delft (but where're the trams?) www.flickr.com/photos/james...

this is a weirdly enjoyable activity for 60-90 minutes I’ve done a bunch of times: you’re in the Cook County building basement looking for race restrictions in property sales ledgers and logging ones you find so a student researcher can look up their details on microfilm later

It looks like the Museum Mile is getting a new Japanese restaurant from a group based in the DMV. See the restaurant name 🍜 buff.ly/L3Y7MKq

Our video on 18th and Wabash is finally out - we stood out in the cold for an hour to look at the intersection, measured it, and chatted with someone who uses it often, to try and paint a picture of why it's such a critical piece of infrastructure.

The Castro www.flickr.com/photos/james...

I love that three Alderpersons and multiple people running for state and county office came to our urbanists party last night

Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) Delft www.flickr.com/photos/james...

Throwback to that time I tried to make my own Steadicam for biking www.flickr.com/photos/james...

A new 3-flat was permitted on this vacant lot in Woodlawn. See where 🗺️ buff.ly/9F608jk

This paver plaza doubles as the roof of the Cologne Philharmonic Hall www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Monsters of the Skyway

this is extremely relatable in Chicago youtu.be/VzYAB86XKvk?...

Older Métro stock www.flickr.com/photos/james...

It’s me, I’m the customer service

Recently Chance the Rapper contributed voiceovers and poster images to the CTA, and now he's giving away bicycles to Chicago kids. Does that make him the most sustainable transportation-friendly hip-hop artist in the game? www.wbez.org/music/2025/1... @chicagocta.bsky.social

Very disappointed to see this community input limited to aesthetic design. This corridor needs real infrastructure improvements for transportation efficiency and safety, like bus lanes and shorter crosswalks. All else is secondary

Excited to be endorsed by @48thneighbors.bsky.social who share my vision for a more affordable Chicago where everyone can put down roots. Read more about 48th Neighbors for Justice and their platform! 48thneighbors.org

Totally normal* Crashing a car into a store (Belmont/Broadway) *sorta kidding; the Chicago crash data doesn’t specify if the driver crashed their car into a building so I cannot count how often it happens

Suspended ring sculpture – Montréal/QC www.flickr.com/photos/james...

Do you appreciate transportation news and advocacy from a sidewalk/handlebar/'L' car perspective, from reporters who ride Divvy to press events? Consider helping SBC keep the bike lights on in 2026. We've got about $43K left to raise. chi.streetsblog.org/about/donate Thanks to recent donors...

Vote by mail applications are officially open today! Be sure to request a Democratic ballot when you apply.  Sign up here so you're ready for Election Day on March 17: chicagoelections.gov/voting/vote-...

Statue of William Heerlein Lindley, a civil engineer who oversaw the Warsaw drinking water facility www.flickr.com/photos/james...

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The new transit bill that Gov. Pritzker signed on Tuesday has implications for real estate developers Contact us to learn more about NITA

I was super duper happy to witness @yptchicago.org posthumously give Dennis McClendon (aka @mrdowntown.bsky.social, who passed away 16 months ago) their inaugural lifetime achievement award on Tuesday night

to all of my REM lovers out there...at the YPT Chicago party tonight I met a staffer at the Québec government's Chicago office who talked to me about Alstom, Bombardier, and REM 😍

It’s official! Today, Gov. Pritzker signed the NITA Act, which funds Illinois transit and provides Chicagoland with a central agency to plan, fund, and deliver a world-class transit system. The bill also removes mandatory parking minimums within a half-mile of major transit hubs! 🚇🤝🏘️