Single-family & other zoning rules fueled segregation BUT deregulation without significant $$ and tools for equity inadequate on affordability for the lowest income & racial equity. Insights from @tonydamiano.bsky.social on supply realism (limits of zoning reform alone) doi.org/10.1080/1051...

Yak attack! Cats in bins brighten my days.

Love this!

Clearing old emails: 2015 pic when my class won LA APA award for analysis of a proposed rerouting of freight scholarworks.uno.edu/plus_rpts/19/ What a great class! Forever grateful to those who had my back on the environmental justice project. Behind the scenes w/Ehrenfeucht doi.org/10.1177/0739...

Empty (deadhead) Waymo miles down (but still high), most rides NOT shared & HIGH overall growth. Amplifies concerns about induced demand. Even if one is agnostic about AVs v. human operated EVs, more collective attention & resources needed for modes that fully support liveability & sustainability.

"A bicyclist was critically injured when a semi hit him Friday morning on the Southwest Side, marking at least the fourth hit-and-run crash this week, two of which have been fatal." Safety from cars is one of the more pressing issues on the SW Side.

Hi friends! Has anyone seen or done an updated inventory on city v. suburbs and racial (under) representation on MPOs since the Sanchez @brookings.edu 2004 study (visuals below)? I found interesting Boston & TX case studies by following the citations, but not a national picture.

Any one heard what UIC is planning for redevelopment here? While we're classroom space/quality constrained, the optics are terrible. @uicgeo.org strikes for living wages, while UIC plans potentially massive investment???

Solidarity & celebration! CUPPA 26 grads are amazing! UPP faculty wore @uicgeo.org pins in solidarity with their fight for a fair contract. GEO members make crucial contributions to UIC's research, teaching, and service. Their working conditions are our students' learning conditions!

Immigration and its enforcement are mobility justice issues, as Ruth Rosas powerfully wrote in @usa.streetsblog.org usa.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/f... A terrible bus stop abduction makes it even more dramatically so.

Grading the low tech way: handwritten exams (thanks chatgpt). No TA for this class, so I'm not scabbing. I expect some good reading, as it was a great class!

UPP faculty are in solidarity with @uicgeo.org! Info on strike: www.uicgeo.org/2026-strike

As @uicgeo.org heads into strike week 2, elevating over $50 MILLION the U of I system is spending on a downtown building for speculative tech venture as well as over $30million wasted on defunct dvpt. Higher Ed needs more $ but also new priorities. chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/...

A frustrating lack of knowledge/priority re: traffic safety (US is an outlier for traffic deaths among rich nations). Even a passing dig at the Red Line extension. Drivers generally have the speediest access and will still if we slow them down to save lives and make alternatives viable!

While riding the Green Line with @georgehomsy.bsky.social et al, we came across a mysterious piece of trash (obviously trash on @chicagocta.bsky.social is bad but this was a conversation starter!). An almost empty jar of peanut butter with a driver's license inside. What could be the backstory?

Good news!! @blockclubchi.bsky.social published a correction. Bike lanes throughout will stay and no removal of pedestrian islands! blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/30/c...

Oh no! I know being in congestion is frustrating, but auto drivers tend to have the quickest trips and best accessibility on the SW. So, slowed a little is still speedier. More importantly lives>minutes!

Tonight! Chicago neighbors, friends, colleagues, urbanists, join us to talk immigration enforcement and mobility justice! Zoom and Fosco Park--I'll be attending in person along with folks from CDOT, @chicagocta.bsky.social Non-Drivers Alliance @lyndab08.bsky.social and more!

Yak attack!

UIC works because we do! GEO on strike for a living wage. Their working conditions are our students learning conditions!

Doesn't sound like Waymo doing illegal things is making us more safe, sounds like waymo problems...

Hi Chicago friends! Next Thursday is a CDOT Chicago Mobility Collaborative meeting. Some of our collaborative work on immigration enforcement & public transit will be part of the discussion. Hope to see you there!

We don't have to share trust in Waymo's claims to share an agenda on pricing autos more fairly & effectively! (I'd be surprised if pricing is actualized before induced demand) Regardless, important questions remain about safety according to @davidzipper.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Important historical and critical perspective here on AV hype. Disappointed about the sponsor/bill in Springfield but hope others can see the problems with Waymo claims and the massive induced demand (increased vehicle travel) robotaxis are almost certain to trigger.

Great op-ed @swcollectivechi.bsky.social & @elevatedchicago.bsky.social on the missed opportunity to invest in ETOD on the SW side! We need more gov't action as Amazon & others undermine walkable community amenities & housing by transit in communities of color www.consumerreports.org/cars/corpora...

Tell CMAP to pump the brakes on 'Redefine the Drive!' No highway on our lakefront! act.betterstreetschicago.org/cmap-dlsd-ac...

Sharing a wonderful paid opportunity for students and teachers in Chicago interested in an immersive two week program learning about climate & environmental justice 🌳

Seeing my student charge their scooter in class (for a quicker trip to Metra) made me happy! Seeing the other electronic device by the office did not.

This is the final call to contribute to NACTO's first-ever Transit Priority Inventory survey! The survey closes tonight at 11:59pm PT.

The Archer safety improvements are important for all folks moving in Brighton Park (including those walking). Check out the bike lanes (which help safety for all via traffic calming) @swcollectivechi.bsky.social @atalliance.bsky.social blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/15/n...

Dude, this is misogyny. Women don’t come forward about being SAed by famous men because they “wanted more,” despite what TV tells you, in any statistically significant way. And they certainly don’t do it as a group. You need to sitand ask yourself why this is your initial instinct.

Well, one sociologist would say that to help men find work, we need to get "manly men" to let go of the idea that "girly" jobs are a threat to their masculinity.

💼 The RTA is currently seeking to fill a critical role with a strategic and analytical professional to serve as the Treasurer for the Budget and Treasury division. Learn more and apply now: css-rtachicago-prd.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/Candidat...

Some (not all!) Abundance folks/$ focus on deregulation with faith in market, Y/NIMBY binary. We can, however, elevate strategies that focus on the poorest (not just filtering) AND support zoning reform (like excellent Pritzker proposal). @tonydamiano.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Block Club story noted he was doing food delivery as a job when hit. Terrible tragedy that our policies around roadways and driving made more likely; we need to act to reduce these devasting losses. For those who can, donate to the family here www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Hi friends--especially UIC folks and Illinois residents--sign this petition that outlines steps UIC can take to live up to being a sanctuary campus. bit.ly/UICDropICE

We could do so much for our shared future with this source of revenue! Not only is adequate provision of public education, public transit and a safety net important for justice, such investments yield widespread and shared benefits from the economy to the environment, safety, and civic life.

USDOT claims record low traffic deaths. Save your celebrations. Fatalities are back to the 2019 level and far above 2014. Even with the decrease, fatalities per 100,000 people is still way above any country that we would consider a peer. www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-hu...

US automakers, experiencing long-term decline due to their lack of innovation, failure to compete on EVs, & subservience to the Trump admin’s protectionism, have no ideas other than pushing their dangerous, inefficient trucks on other people

We are hiring 3 full-time lecturers in the English Department at University of Illinois at Chicago! 3/3 teaching load. Eligible for union membership (UICUF). Join us!

It really clicked for me when I saw the map that the entire south side has two movie theaters and one bowling alley

Errors present in 45% of AI generated reports of news stories 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Still looking for panelists. Grad students et al, please send me your abstracts!!!!

Even biz school folks (@whartonschool.bsky.social) find huge critical thinking downsides of generative AI/large language models (disappointed in @aft.org & ed admins about accepting AI). @forbes.com covers Wharton research finding "cognitive surrender" www.forbes.com/sites/leslie...

A timely (ok only due to my silly 4/1 post) on the positive global impacts of capping vehicle size (which matters for pedestrian safety, energy consumption & more) from @keawilson.bsky.social @usa.streetsblog.org usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/02/s...

Hi friends! Looking for advice as I'm EV shopping. Cybertruck is a little pricier than an electric F-150, but it looks so hip. Other advantages/disadvantages? [haha, sooo funny April fools]

It's Trans Day of Visibility. I'm not raising money for anything, but I am finishing up my PhD in Urban Planning and looking for a job (in DC or remote). Know someone who is hiring for transit, active transportation, public space, environmental justice, housing, and/or policy work? Hook me up!

Again, shiny tech in search of a problem. They're trying to match a great, sustainable mode (bike couriers). We need better bike/roll/walk infrastructure and good working conditions not Altman's world.

it's been assessing the situation for a bit. stay strong bus shelter

The bluesky address is @attie.ai and it really needs to be in the top five accounts blocked on this platform. This is honestly some of the most tonedeaf shit I’ve seen from BS and thats saying something