CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

Tried calling @govpritzker.illinois.gov and it goes straight to voicemail

I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...

Il-09 and IL-07 are gonna prove we need RCV at least in primaries next year and the Chicago Mayoral race in 2027 is gonna prove (yet again) that we need RCV for municipal races. The 2 round system is not good enough for the mayoral race

A people who are tolerant of a couple innocent fishermen drone-struck here, a couple U.S. citizens wrongfully arrested or even deported there, a couple immigrants shot or brutally beaten, are going to be tolerant of more, and more, and more, until suddenly we're in "how could we have" territory

How come every time someone proposes a multi-unit building we have to hear about the nimby crusade against it for ten years but when some rich asshole wants to erase 8 homes for one mansion it’s crickets until the demolition fence is up

Proposals are better when you ride away in a Cargo bike #Amsterdam

Intentionally walking Michael Busch in the 8th inning to prevent him from a chance of hitting The Cycle is such a cardinals move 👎 #Cubs

It’s crazy to think that for the first 16 years of my life I was completely dependent on my parents to go anywhere beyond my neighborhood. When I have kids, I don’t want to be responsible for that, for that long. Kids should have more independence.

The amount of cargo bikes there are in Amsterdam now is astounding

This is what crossings in front of schools should look like. Raised crossing, short crossing distance, 20mph speed limit, close street trees for calming, protected bike lane, two-way road narrows to a pinch point / cars have to slow down and take turns.

Thoughts on “mini-busses” for less frequented routes

I just wish all the people who oppose traffic calming could understand how much joy and confidence children can get when they are able to safely walk and bike places.

Would you like to add a small shop or restaurant to the front of your home, which is on a commercial corridor? Cities for 5,000 years: Sure, whatever. Why are you asking me? It's your house. Cities for the last 100 years: Are you crazy? Have you lost your mind? Absolutely not.

The heated debates about cars in cities aren’t a matter of ideology. They’re a matter of geometry. You simply cannot accommodate increasing travel demand by creating more space for cars. There’s no room for that without demolishing buildings, cutting trees, and endangering bikers and pedestrians

Can we get some bike lanes like this in Chicago, that are separated by vegetation 🌳 instead of just concrete?

Some news: This winter Team Oonee is launching NYC's first Dutch-Style🚲 parking hub in Brooklyn's Sunset Park. The Hub will provide free parking for 100+ bikes/scooters, and will include safe charging, and appt based repairs + lite service. This will make history in several ways. More deets in 🧵👇🏾

Chicago - please complete this EV / electric mobility survey. CDOT is using this to determine where they will site public chargers. I don't want them on the curb, because it makes a future excuse for CDOT to not implement bus and bike lanes. www.surveymonkey.com/r/EVPhase2Su...

Any ideas what this unidentified helicopter is connected to/doing?

If you don't like seeing people ride bikes in the road or on the sidewalk then I assume you are advocating for this type of infrastructure on every major road in your city. (Pleasant Ridge, MI)

The character of the neighborhood is the people, not the buildings, and if neighborhoods don't add more housing when there's demand to live there, the people who make up the neighborhood get pushed out by people with more money.

This old pickup truck has a hood height that is comparable to a modern car 🚗 and bed that is just as big if not bigger than new pickup trucks. 🛻 Crazy how much vehicles have bloated in the last 40 years.

When discussing pedestrianization, we need to change the rhetoric from “Milwaukee is closed to cars” to “Milwaukee is opened to pedestrians”. Lead with inclusion.

If you want to maximize the lifespan of a flex post, make drivers scared of them.

PSA: There will be prizes for Meet on Milwaukee this Sunday!

Here's the big thing: The UP-N is moving from a Saturday and Sunday schedule to a full weekend schedule just like the BNSF on a "pilot" schedule with partly hourly service but some off peak 2 hours gaps in there as well. This is huge seeing this expanding beyond just the BNSF line!

A friend’s 3-year old on a pedestrian street: “There’s no cars here so we don’t have to hold hands. I can run!”

No car? No worries! IKEA Utrecht rents (covered) cargo bikes, bike trailers, and trolleys to easily transport (large) purchases home. Because most of the times, you don't need a car to get your favourite products at home! 🚲 📦 👌🏼

Gonna die on the hill that these guys not wearing uniforms, not showing their faces, not displaying warrants is very bad news.

🚆 Northwest Side Chicagoans! Concerned about the future of public transit? Help stop service cuts and shape the system we need. Join the Transit Town Hall on Saturday, August 16th at 11:00 am 📍 NEIU El Centro Campus 3390 N. Avondale., Chicago 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It seems like every week I see Chicago reject more residents and lower property taxes by saying no to development. Would hope for more from 1st ward @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social

This survey is a bit too long, but if you fill out make sure to check that revenue from speed cameras goes *towards safety investments* and not just to the general fund

With the upfront caveat that I do not know whether the Executive Branch can legally do this (I rather doubt it!): Could we maybe, possibly, pretty please, as part of Radical Reconstruction v1.1, have a conversation about just how much power needs to be clawed back to Congress?

BREAKING IRS Commissioner Billy Long was fired hours after he refused to furnish additional confidential taxpayer information on suspected undocumented immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security. Full Story: wapo.st/4lo4rBv

12. Use the provisions for CA&E express tracks in the Congress median to build an express L service to O'Hare via the mostly-abandoned Soo Line ROW.

Good news: it's possible to envision a city that accommodates essential car traffic while simultaneously providing space for cycling, walking, outdoor play, socializing, and green spaces. A city that is equitable and accessible, healthy and thriving.

Hope you'll #MeetMeOnMilwaukee in August, September, or October :)

I would take Mike Tauchman over Berti or Brujan any day of the week as a bench player #Cubs

I'm a broken record preaching to the choir, but I do think it's worth emphasizing that cyclists (and pedestrians) are afraid drivers will kill them. Drivers are annoyed that bicyclists will slow them down or be rude to them.

DC Metro has gotten so good lately a friend’s uber was late so they cancelled and rushed for the train instead of the other way around

What I think is kinda amusing is the lack of Gov Pritzker and members of the Illinois General Assembly celebrating the success of the CTA’s RPM program and reopening of these stations They SHOULD be taking a victory lap on this but because they haven’t funded transit they’re hiding from the topic.

Watch this if you live in this part of Cook county

And people wonder why our cities are becoming childless spaces. Where are families supposed to reside when all new housing <=2BR

Grateful to everyone who turned out today to rally and march to save transit in Chicago! Take action at savetransit.org

Highland Park's near total e-bike ban goes way too far. Class 1 ebikes should be permitted where traditional bikes are. The confusing ebike legal classification system probably needs to go. It makes sensible regulation & enforcement very difficult.

Sidewalk level bike lanes 🙌

Ope, no Southbound Ashland busses on the entire northside @ctaction.org