ooh, anyone know if some of our chicago outlets do things like this?? 👀

"Overkill in elevator code kills elevators." –Cecilia Black, of Disability Rights Washington

Despite Donald Trump's unrelenting attacks on renewable energy, there's a quiet revolution happening on US grids. www.wired.com/story/the-us...

"The Midwest and Great Plains states saw only modest changes.... This stability is largely a renewable energy success story: Many Midwestern states are now deeply reliant on wind power." @canarymedia.com

so you can rebuild jillion-dollar homes wherever, but...

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“#Parking lots, Bucknum said, are one of the clearest examples of how excess pavement has become accepted, even as it makes everyday life worse for residents.” www.latimes.com/environment/...

"America often views itself as a model of democracy for the rest of the world. But other democracies have tried to put in more safeguards in place to prevent the kind of redistricting fever taking hold in the United States." (gift link)

Bicycle Race 🎨Sam Brewster

That is a true statement

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

🛢️ NEW 🛢️ The US fossil fuel industry produces a trillion gallons of toxic drilling wastewater a year — and gets rid of most of it by injecting it underground. What could go wrong? (A lot.) buff.ly/t96dPPI

every english major heading to the movies tonight

Cities that want to grow more sustainably can watch what’s been going on in Seattle. While other metros sprawled hard, Seattle grew upward and inward.

The Great Hall of All City Bikes 🎨Ovadia Benishu

While I anxiously refresh various government websites because the EPA hasn't actually posted its formal repeal of the endangerment finding yet, here's what we know and don't know...

Honestly, I love this.

who wants a bawdy, hilarious, spicy night out? 10/10 here, chicago:

Montana! Come see my book talk in Missoula next week! Feb 19 at Free Cycles Streetside Learning Center.

KUOW story includes a quote that explains why @sightline.org has been working on HB 1443 to allow mobile dwellings on house lots: "It is absolutely by far the least expensive, the easiest, the cheapest, and the quickest form of housing possible in the United States." www.kuow.org/stories/prop...

New report: Which booming cities are growing their existing neighborhoods—and which are just paving over farms? @jayleetx.com found that no US metro has done a better job of adding residents to already populated neighborhoods than Seattle.

This is sickening. For comparison, this is more than the Department of Energy spent for all solar power and wind power R&D for the whole country.

"Has a partner ever built you a home in a chimney? Or regurgitated food to save you all that tiresome chewing? ... If not, perhaps it’s time to look beyond the human dating pool for your ideal bird bae." My thoughts exactly

🚗 Parking reform is notching wins in communities of all sizes, politics, and geographies. @sightline.org's Anna Fahey and @parkingreform.org's Daniel Herriges have researched the way effective parking reform campaigns message to win. 🏆 Hear what they learned on The Stoop — out now!

I hope you spend some time with this story today. It's incredibly important and a small window into what's happening behind the federal government's detention center doors. www.propublica.org/article/life...

"Ultimately, the controversy surrounding Eilish’s remark reveals less about celebrity or even property than the limits of America’s moral imagination, including at influential media outlets."

Puerto Ricans have been fighting for energy democracy - the right to control their grid locally and build the clean energy future on the island - for decades. If you want to support an incredible effort, get plugged into the work led by Queremos Sol! queremossolpr.org

What over a century of ice data can tell us about the Great Lakes’ future

😍 give me a small condo in an agrihood plz! complete w induction cooktop, balcony solar, thermal energy networks underfoot, etc. dream home UNLOCKED @grist.org

Journalism is an essential pillar of democracy. Maybe subscribe to a local paper today.

Below is the key point of testimony I gave today in support of SB 6026 to allow housing in commercial zones. Anyone who develops mixed-use will tell you that typically retail leases can't cover the cost of construction. Requiring retail space is regressive policy, because renters pay the price.

I've been wondering when the insurance industry would go after big oil...

“Connection plays a huge role. Being supported in learning how to use transit, having someone to travel with at first, or simply knowing who to ask for help can make the difference between feeling isolated and feeling capable." –Sophia Young, in this great @nondriver.bsky.social article:

thought about this loads after chicago's recent flurry and deep freeze #PlowTheSidewalks

every time i edit the @sightline.org news picks email, i note that canadian outlets publish LOTS more about car crashes, injuries, and fatalities than do US outlets. really changes the vibe

good god i couldn't love CPL more

can't recommend this episode enough

On Saturday, Chicago's memorial bike ride for VA nurse Alex Pretti, 37, shot to death by federal agents in Minneapolis during the immigration crackdown, drew 150+ riders. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/01/31/e...

Congrats, Missoula! 🥳

Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.

We’ve got a jam packed schedule for the next few days in the thick of winter here in the Windy City. We’ve added a home buyout for Monday so 5 days of riding FOR our community, WITH our community. ✊🏽🚲❤️ #BikeChi

i’ll say it until i physically cannot anymore. getting ice out of minnesota is not enough. we had to completely dismantle and abolish the whole system. no more lives stolen.

BIG SCOOP @heatmap.news: The Trump administration is now going after renewable energy projects on both public and private lands by indefinitely delaying water permits … on grounds that the projects might have bad “aesthetics” Yes, they’re hurting renewable energy projects by calling them ugly

'i want to make the housing crisis worse'

What's been giving me hope lately are all the people providing affordable housing for their neighbors, family, and friends *despite* laws that prohibit it. In Washington #HB1443 could bring mobile dwellings out of hiding and into more backyards. #waleg www.sightline.org/2026/01/26/f...

let's goooo michigan

first 5pm sunset of the year tonight, folks 🌇 🙏🏻

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“I just love it here” the latest from @sightline.org's @citizen-cate.bsky.social on **the fastest, lowest-cost housing solution** that could be in more backyards now—for aging parents, live-in caregivers, young people starting out, etc.—if only they were legal