Now all we need is Leni and Angela to win reelection and this can come to every other ward

It cannot be overstated how much the area they’re trying to “protect” is an ugly commercial street on which a ton of valuable space is wasted by parking lots and 1- and 2-story buildings. There is nothing to preserve here, no character. This is the housing problem in a nutshell.

Well isn't that a shame chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...

Syndicated from A City That Works: An anonymous CTA bus driver (not shown), who seems to have some serious urban planning skills, discusses exactly what the transit authority should do to address bus bunching. 🔥

Don’t threaten me with a good time

Note: The US has no safety regs that limit vehicle blind zones. Federal car rules only protect those inside a vehicle. Others are ignored.

I can't wait until CDOT learns about bell bollards

We need a universal, significant study of traffic safety issues at the perimeter of all of Chicago's parks and schools. I'd posit that most school / park perimeters can see on-street parking removed, drive aisles reduced, and designed to enforce < 10mph speeds. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/22/d...

what is with the aversion to putting bollards on ped islands where people are supposed to be protected from cars? these things should either be actual safety infrastructure or we should acknowledge it's only there to make us feel safe and stop pretending the city cares about cars killing people

Join Lakeview East Kidical Mass & Lakeview Urbanists for a family-friendly 🌈 Pride Ride around Lakeview East! All are welcome to join us! We’ll meet at Nettelhorst, near the French Market at 9a, roll at 9:30a! Decorated bikes are encouraged! Hope to see you there! @lakeviewurbanists.bsky.social

Transport Chicago’s “Year of the Bus” panel discussed CTA service upgrades that contributed to increased ridership. @chicagocta.bsky.social @activetransportation.org @ctaction.org @betterstreetschicago.org @yonahfreemark.com @rtachicago.bsky.social @mayorofchicago.bsky.social

"The Frequent Network created double digit ridership growth overall, with the biggest gain on Sundays." The people yearn for reliable faster buses!

🚲 New Divvy record: 47,400 rides yesterday! The previous record (42,000 rides) was set just last Saturday. For context, there was only one day over 40,000 rides in all of 2025. Divvy has now had three in the last 8 days. Chicago keeps riding 🚀

sorry about your loss but won’t you think about the drivers same as don’t use that school shooting to talk about sensible gun regulations tone deaf but an honest assessment that they know their position is dangerous, as dangerous as the product tobacco, oil/gas etc use the same playbook

More bikes than cars check ✅

I don’t own a car, and I don’t want one. What I love most about the CTA is the sense of community it creates. It reminds us that every day, we are moving through the city together. Read my thoughts on transit and making it even better in @chicagotribune.com: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/08/l...

die-in for Riley O’Neil #bikchi

Huge opportunity for Illinois faith communities to turn oversized, outdated, or unused property into housing and provide opportunities to stay in our communities!

From what I’ve ascertained: The Chicago Police unilaterally exerted their authority to close Lawrence Ave from DLSD to the Kennedy as well as parts of both highways and Sheridan Rd. They restricted parking and towed without notice, and the city is responsible for the lost Parking Meter revenue.

CPD have unanimously taken over and renamed DLSD to Blue Lives Matter Lake Shore Drive and our electeds are going to go assume the position for them come Monday, just watch.

Sign up to give attend CMAP's meeting to tell them no on advancing IDOTs plan for redefine the drive that locks us I to another 75 years of traffic, poor access and worse transit on our lakefront! act.bscactionfund.org/tell-cmap-to...

Joe Kernen comes close to having a coronary on air as Pete Buttigieg dogwalks him all over the Squawk Box studio about Trump's economic mismanagement and inflation

There isn't enough housing available — and outdated laws make it difficult and expensive to build more. The Building Up Illinois Developments plan would eliminate unnecessary barriers to housing construction and close financing gaps for housing of all kinds.

Take a look at the historical multifamily production chart. The first half of the period, there's a lot of green. The second half of the period, a lot of red. Zoom in on the green mountains and you'll find federal policies carefully designed to make the line go up.

This is why that’s the right idea

This is why parking reform is so important

very excited for NITA but this is the most american gov brained way possible to merge three agencies come on

HUGE NEWS. We have a state bill; SB3478 - SCA1. Under the bill, CMAP will develop a blueprint for a bike and pedestrian-prioritized street network including 450 miles of safe, slow streets in Chicago and surrounding communities. WE NEED YOU TO SUBMIT WITNESS SLIPS. ilga.gov/Senate/heari... (1/3)

Meanwhile bike fuel prices have not changed at Costco.

thinking it could be cool to see if there's a way to create an interactive map showing if properties have gained or lost value since they were built adjusted for inflation. I always wonder if the surge in prices recently is properties catching up to the trend from before suburbs/white flight

I'm losing it at this delivery robot getting absolutely smoked by the Brightline train in Florida 🤖🚅

It's time to build, Illinois.

Bikes don’t bring any business to Clark street

It's time for an all bus lane Lake Shore Drive.

It’s time for a bus lane on Lakeshore Drive

God damn Chicago 🔥

Exit interview with Josh Mark, the recent chief of staff for the sustainable transportation-friendly 47th Ward. His main takeaway: For bold bus and bike project to succeed in the long run, they need to be useful enough to attract a critical mass of users.

If you are in Andersonville, Edgewater, Ravenswood, or Uptown we really want you here for this! Ashland has a lot of room to accommodate new neighbors and many people would love to live this close to Clark street!

On March 31, the 40th Ward is hosting a community meeting regarding new homes proposed for 5636-40 N. Ashland. 🏘️

It’s time to BUILD! Today, we’re launching our letter campaign in support of Governor Pritzker’s comprehensive pro-housing initiative. 🏘️ Sending a letter to your legislator takes approximately 30 seconds; add your name today! actionnetwork.org/letters/pass...

send a letter to your reps to tell them you support the BUILD plan for letting people live in Illinois

my mom will join my dad on his work trips to chicago and take the Rosemont circulator to the blue line to meet me in the loop to hangout and it's the sweetest thing she does she had never rode the KC streetcar or any busses as an adult until she went with me because I'm passionate about it

My parents said they want to learn how to use public transportation so they can visit me more often. It’s so nice when boomer parents finally learn your love language (using transit).

rip to a real one, he just wanted to make assessments work fairly

no clue how much it would cost but I'd definitely start with this

- create a cross-city regional rail connection through downtown Chicago #BuildtheTunnel - separate Metra trains from freight traffic and electrify the lines - eliminate all slow zones on the L - automate the the Blue Line - build enough housing near transit to support millions more people

I've seen enough, let's get this rolled out citywide asap!

First batch of CTA Smart Streets data for 2026. $343k through the end of Feb, around double 2025's pace. Expanded pilot zone has added a lot of bike lane and expired meter ticketing along Clark, Halsted, and Lincoln on the north side.

I’m thrilled to become the Democratic Nominee for the Cook County Board of Commissioners in the 10th District. This campaign was shaped by the hands of hundreds of people who made our victory possible.