I just spent an hour chasing these ICE jagoffs through Bridgeport. They detained and questioned two old Chinese ladies (clearly dangerous criminals) then let them go. They are terrorizing the entire neighborhood. There have been people abducted this morning. I'm beyond enraged.

The happy scarecrows of Park 543 www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

and AHIL just sent out questionnaires to those running for Congress! @yasmeenbankole.bsky.social @conroyforcongress.bsky.social @jasonfriedmanil.bsky.social @tamezforcongress.bsky.social @robertpeters.bsky.social @laurafine4congress.bsky.social @howardforil.bsky.social @bushraamiwala.bsky.social

Nordhavn housing www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Every neighborhood in Chicago needs a town square like this for hanging out, and for anti-fascist protests It used to be a road

I gave a presentation to Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community about ADUs in Chicago It was translated to Chinese, so share with your friends and family in Chicago docs.google.com/presentation...

Just saying

Bus route 1 www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

biking + tram street in Rotterdam www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

@dallasforillinois.bsky.social @ridgeknapp.bsky.social @sunjayforillinois.com @catsharpforcook.bsky.social @drakefor10.bsky.social @jasonfriedmanil.bsky.social @demiforillinois.bsky.social @jamesforillinois.bsky.social Did you see this?

Housing alert! There’s a proposal to turn a car shop on Chicago Avenue into 50 new apartments 🏗️🏘️ in the 36th Ward! It will have reduced parking and will be on one of the fastest bus lines in the city, the 66. Seems like a slam dunk to us 🏀 Fill out our petition ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2652wchicago

7000s www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Our endorsement questionnaire – for people running for Cook County Commissioner, Illinois House, or Illinois Senate – is due Nov. 21. Please look for 'Abundant Housing Illinois' in your email, and email [email protected] if you did not receive it. 🏘️

10% of my small business's tech expenses each month are due to the city's "personal property lease transaction tax", aka the cloud computing tax and that will go up a little if the mayor's budget includes this increase citythatworks.substack.com/p/budget-sea...

"A Chicago Corporate Head Tax is a Bad Idea" citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-head-tax... --- raising the garbage collection fee to actually recover costs is looking better and better

Aldermanic perogative needs to be completely stripped. It messed up the ADU ordinance and it keeps housing from being built.

This is a great overview. Especially exciting is the centralized planning and fare decisions. At last!

we got our cake in the transit bill chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/04/e...

Nobel Peace Center www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

the apartments in East Garfield Park were proposed as part of INVEST South/West

tribune in support of onerous government regulations when it supports their side of the culture war

I thought the trib was supposed to be market-oriented?!

Okay I got too excited and didn’t read the actual text. They end up encouraging Pritzker to amend the bill to exempt suburbs. BOOOOOO

this is the first time I've seen a deeded parking space that will come with the contractual obligation to move the car on garbage day (private pickup)

Oslo City Hall being renovated www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Eesh that’s a lot of zoning changes to be proposed in a single month Usually there are about 35

Sporvejen is a tram-themed burger restaurant www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Happy election day! Vote! Key races I'll be tracking: —Gubernatorial races in NJ & VA —Mayoral races in NYC, Jersey City, Minneapolis, & Seattle —Housing funding in Knoxville, Denver, Columbus, OK City —Housing propositions in NYC —Transport funding in Charlotte Many more key races @boltsmag.org ⏬

@alfredtwu.com do you know what the Mandarin word for ADU is?

That’s a pretty big connected point access block building www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Monday, November 3 - Protect Trans Care Now / Know Your Rights Training 11/9 / Protect Chicago Communities from Toxic Pollution

Moveable bridge that works by retraction www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

*ADU expansion area map* new draft of the ADU opt-in areas for RS zoning districts (likely to be approved by Chicago City Council at their November meeting) the opt-in areas are symbolized by which restrictions each area will have

Chicago

Spreading the word on a Divvy bike flic.kr/p/2rD8Aaw

To put a finer point on it: • Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️ • There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭 • We’ve already built 🔵🚆 • But we’re missing 🔴🛤️ • So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️ • Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇

Toyota branded bike / Copenhagen www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

I mean that's good too, but "approving a revenues and reform package that will avert the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff, structurally close budget gaps for the foreseeable future, and provide additional funding for the state's 63 transit agencies" was the big thing for me personally.

Warsaw Metro has a unique app-based ticketing system www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

advocates are still reeling in this moment that the transit bill that passed is *very good*, and includes policy reform like setting parking minimums to zero in areas around transit across the state

Go in my stead! (I’m presenting on ADUs to a big community group the same evening.)

I just added Yasmeen to my list of Chicago candidates

The ADU Pilot Program will become a Permanent Program after five years!

Why is it baggy season? www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

And that’s why we should seriously reconsider the RLE routing. Ostensibly we chose an elevated alignment thru SFH areas along a freight line to reduce costs, but that’s obviously not happening, so let’s shave a mile off and do cut-and-cover under Michigan in areas better suited for higher density

this map is kind of without context but this is the initial ADU opt-in area for RS zoning districts that expands upon the pilot areas and goes into effect on April 1, 2026

since the CTA heat lamps are infrared you only feel warmer where you have exposed skin (so, look up at it and close your eyes?) www.chicagotribune.com/2015/01/07/d...

Moody airport train station in Copenhagen www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-...

Great explainer @stevevance.net of one of the key features of the transit reform bill just passed by the Illinois General Assembly. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/31/i...

Also in the transit bill passed today was a provision to stop parking mandates for developments in areas served by transit chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/31/i... #ParkingReform