Reminder that there will be a memorial for CDOT Complete Street Planner Riley O'Neil this evening in Bridgeport. bsky.app/profile/bike... There will be a group ride to Bridgeport leaving from Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St. at 6 PM. bsky.app/profile/acan...

guys, i found the place. it's chicago. not sure why it doesn't just widen its sidewalks and bike lanes and steamroll every city in the US. if it weren't for the batshit drivers this place would be paradise (and yes, i have been here in winter, get a parka you wimps)

with a "super el niño" summer ahead, yikes:

BUILD fact of the day: Chicagoland apartment vacancy is 4.7% — well below the national average of 8.4% — and new construction is at its lowest level since 2012 the BUILD plan is designed to break that cycle by removing the zoning rules and financing barriers that keep new housing from getting built

jfc this traffic violence. all for next-day shipping of athleisure or poptarts or whatever. hellscape

Ahoy housing wonks in Alaska and BC! Sightline is hiring part-time contributors to help advance housing abundance in these two corners of Cascadia. Please spread the word! www.sightline.org/about/careers/

By the way, if somebody tries to tell you climate change is only a concern of "educated and affluent" liberals, you can show them this map. At least half the people in *every* US state, even the deep red ones, worry about it

Our series kicks off on 5/30, the last Saturday of the month from May-Oct. www.cyclingxsolidarity.com

Chicagoland has seen a steady pace of ICE sighting + abduction alerts all week. After one person was taken in Waukegan yesterday, this morning feds are dispersed broadly across the burbs again. Seen in Round Lake Beach and Joliet so far. A worker was snatched at a Bolingbrook Burger King at 5:30am.

A no brainier 🌳🏘️🧠 A no car-brainer…🚗🧠

Superb report from @sightline.org: "Apartments Are the Climate Solution Hiding in Plain Sight" Yes. Don't overcomplicate things, just build a bunch of f'ing apartments.

The brick patterns of Chicago, as a quilt www.instagram.com/lizbarrrr

Happy birthday to Washington’s parking reform!🎂 @governorferguson.bsky.social signed it into law a year ago today. And even though it won’t officially kick in until the end of 2026, it’s already laying the groundwork for more homes. By @citizen-cate.bsky.social: www.sightline.org/2026/05/07/w...

Building delightful, walkable cities with beautiful apartments is somehow still an overlooked climate solution: www.sightline.org/2026/05/05/c...

Ranked choice voting elevates candidates who speak to the broadest swath of voters. In the 2022 contests for AK's US House seat, that was Mary Peltola. In 2024, it was Nick Begich. It really is that simple. New analysis of ballot data from myself and @jayleetx.com for @sightline.org below. ⬇️

Big brains, big hearts, big impacts! I’m serious. Get your application in!

if you have even a few dollars to spare today, please consider donating to my sister's colleague at lane tech (a special ed and spanish teacher). can't imagine going thru something like this

build baby build

Bikes keep you young at heart.

Last call to be our lead housing researcher—apply by May 8!

yo small cities, you can do it too! <3

the future i want:

Join @1000oregon.bsky.social, @aarporegon.bsky.social & Community Vision on May 12 at noon PT for a webinar designed to break down the basics of accessible housing policy while tackling common myths about cost and need.  Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

SIX pro-housing bills will unlock more homes in Idaho: ADUs, lot splits, manufactured homes, single-stair, permitting shot clocks, and a starter home measure.

that's right

my neighborhood 😭😭😭

raaaaaad

an excellent breakdown of the (massive) problem, and beautifully written to boot. your must-read of the week, from @davidmoscrop.com:

a 50-49 vote, folks :((((((( @jeva.bsky.social @heatmap.news heatmap.news/politics/bou...

Okay CTA. This is a good sign.

We’re hiring a housing and cities lead researcher! - Develop and drive pro-housing policy - Focus on state legislation in WA - $106-125k, plus 10% retirement

heck yes we do! from @emilypont.bsky.social @heatmap.news:

hard to see the nukes going off from there

Wondering why Washington just passed the first statewide elevator reform bill? Still not elevator-pilled? @sightline.org and @welcomingneighbors.us have a webinar for that! Friday April 10 at 11am PST, register at this link: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

New gas-fired power plants aren't the answer for the PNW's energy needs. In a recent OPB article, the non-partisan think tank @sightline.org makes the case that building gas infrastructure isn’t the only answer. To learn more, listen to the full interview: www.opb.org/article/2026... #CleanEnergy

Want to celebrate passing smaller elevator reform (SB 5156) and learn more? Join @sightline.org and @welcomingneighbors.us for a panel discussion and Q+A all about elevators. Register here: www.sightline.org/going-up-or-...

Been hearing about "plug-in solar"? Wonder what it is? What the hype's all about? Let this cute dog (pug in solar, ahem) explain.

Happy to see others reporting this now -- most of your gas utility bill used to pay for the natural gas itself, but now most of it goes to infrastructure, profit and taxes. Here's my October @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

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Governor JB Pritzker, welcome to The War on Cars.

Want to increase your chances of living to 80? A new paper argues we need to start with our neighborhoods — and we need to do it for everybody.

just one more way cars (and car companies) suuuuuck

"For comparison, if these emissions [from the first two weeks of the conflict] continued at the same rate for one year, they would be roughly equivalent to the annual carbon emissions of the 84 lowest-emitting countries in the world combined."

“Literally, all the agencies charged with enforcing these ethics rules have been dominated by Trump loyalists who do not believe in the rules”

We did it, America. In the middle of an energy crisis, we really did just pay a company $1 billion in taxpayer money *not* to build new energy supply Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Can I interest you in some real-world goblins

yikes to the contrast between "watching tv" and "socializing"

me this weekend

The Chicago CTA sued the Trump admin today for its failure to provide Congressionally appropriated funds to the CTA’s two major projects, including Red Line Extension. This comes just days after New York sued for the Trump admin’s failure to fund the Second Ave Subway, also funded by Congress.