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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
wintery ❄️
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
wintery ❄️
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Tickets for our holiday party are going fast! We can’t wait to see you on December 17 at Haymarket Brewing. 🏙️
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
Big Tent Urbanist Holiday Party
Join us for an end of the year celebration among urban-focused organizations in Chicago!
www.eventbrite.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Tickets for our holiday party are going fast! We can’t wait to see you on December 17 at Haymarket Brewing. 🏙️
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
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One weird trick to speed up your bus service.
Cost: $0
Cost: $0
I completed my final count. Out of 10,511 bus stops, I found that 4,360 (41%) of them could be removed to align with national best practices of 1/4 mile spacing. Long-form explainer article and an interactive map are forthcoming. Green dots are removed stops, black are kept stops.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One weird trick to speed up your bus service.
Cost: $0
Cost: $0
*drumroll*!
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
*drumroll*!
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Chicago and Illinois urbanists have a lot to celebrate as we close out 2025, so we’re co-hosting a party! 🥳
Please join us at Haymarket Brewing on December 17 for a celebration of our wins at the second annual Big Tent Urbanist holiday party! 🏘️🚇
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
Please join us at Haymarket Brewing on December 17 for a celebration of our wins at the second annual Big Tent Urbanist holiday party! 🏘️🚇
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
Big Tent Urbanist Holiday Party
Join us for an end of the year celebration among urban-focused organizations in Chicago!
www.eventbrite.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Chicago and Illinois urbanists have a lot to celebrate as we close out 2025, so we’re co-hosting a party! 🥳
Please join us at Haymarket Brewing on December 17 for a celebration of our wins at the second annual Big Tent Urbanist holiday party! 🏘️🚇
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
Please join us at Haymarket Brewing on December 17 for a celebration of our wins at the second annual Big Tent Urbanist holiday party! 🏘️🚇
www.eventbrite.com/e/big-tent-u...
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Goodnight from Chicago, home to excellent Art Deco industrial infrastructure.
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Goodnight from Chicago, home to excellent Art Deco industrial infrastructure.
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Of all the major cities in the United States, Chicago provides the greatest value, with robust amenities and culture without correlated housing costs. But if Chicago wants to retain that status, some things need to change.
op-ed by me, Stef, and Jasmine (co-leads for @abundanthousingil.bsky.social)
op-ed by me, Stef, and Jasmine (co-leads for @abundanthousingil.bsky.social)
Commentary: Make 2026 the year to achieve real progress on reforming housing affordability
Growth in and around Chicago depends on lawmakers getting it done, write leaders of Abundant Housing Illinois.
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Of all the major cities in the United States, Chicago provides the greatest value, with robust amenities and culture without correlated housing costs. But if Chicago wants to retain that status, some things need to change.
op-ed by me, Stef, and Jasmine (co-leads for @abundanthousingil.bsky.social)
op-ed by me, Stef, and Jasmine (co-leads for @abundanthousingil.bsky.social)
land use/housing is more important than transit.
What's your transportation urbanism opinion that you think would make other transportation urbanists mad at you?
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 AM
land use/housing is more important than transit.
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Bollards should have flame throwers
November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Bollards should have flame throwers
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Renting a new build apartment is nice and leaves the shitty 1880s building for other people.
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Renting a new build apartment is nice and leaves the shitty 1880s building for other people.
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Open plea: Please vote Kaegi for Cook County Assessor
The cook county dem machine is trying to push him out
The cook county dem machine is trying to push him out
Related: Those same people are looking to oust Kaegi to put their old machine connected, nepo-nephew stooge in his seat.
bsky.app/profile/loca...
bsky.app/profile/loca...
One only needs to look at donation records to see that Pat Hynes is a shill for the commercial real estate industry.
But if that isn’t enough for you, he also spent years working for the corrupt former Assessor Joe Berrios and only left because he couldn’t handle working for a reformer in Fritz.
But if that isn’t enough for you, he also spent years working for the corrupt former Assessor Joe Berrios and only left because he couldn’t handle working for a reformer in Fritz.
November 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Open plea: Please vote Kaegi for Cook County Assessor
The cook county dem machine is trying to push him out
The cook county dem machine is trying to push him out
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While it doesn't really make it into Johnson's national profile, his administration has successfully moved forward the final step of functional parking requirement elimination; pushed hard on ADUs; and has overseen major corridor upzones across the city
November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
While it doesn't really make it into Johnson's national profile, his administration has successfully moved forward the final step of functional parking requirement elimination; pushed hard on ADUs; and has overseen major corridor upzones across the city
he does not know what a 401k is
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
he does not know what a 401k is
every single city in the US is made of small tragedies like this
Georgetown? Philadelphia? San Francisco?
Nope.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This photo was taken 90 years ago *today* in the Yankee Hill neighborhood.
Today this is a surface parking lot.
Nope.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
This photo was taken 90 years ago *today* in the Yankee Hill neighborhood.
Today this is a surface parking lot.
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
every single city in the US is made of small tragedies like this
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One of the tragedies of growing up is it's apparently no longer "socially acceptable" to carry around a cool rock & show it to people you meet.
So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them.
Let's talk about scholar's stones.
So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them.
Let's talk about scholar's stones.
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One of the tragedies of growing up is it's apparently no longer "socially acceptable" to carry around a cool rock & show it to people you meet.
So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them.
Let's talk about scholar's stones.
So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them.
Let's talk about scholar's stones.
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oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
oh yeah the new york city subway is so fucking scary, you never know what kind of weirdo you'll have to share a train with
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Parking lots should shoulder such an incredible tax burdon with the goal to eradicate their existence.
The annual property tax bill on this parking garage went down $8,000
Wrong direction
Wrong direction
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Parking lots should shoulder such an incredible tax burdon with the goal to eradicate their existence.
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A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago
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the Abundant Housing Illinois deadline for county + state races is approaching. Fill out the questionnaire @abundanthousingil.bsky.social sent you by Friday night (11/21). DM me if you didn’t get one.
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
the Abundant Housing Illinois deadline for county + state races is approaching. Fill out the questionnaire @abundanthousingil.bsky.social sent you by Friday night (11/21). DM me if you didn’t get one.
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A normal two-way street with parking becomes a bus and bike only street.
One parking lane becomes bike parking (including a secure cage) and the other becomes greenery.
This kind of change is fast and cheap, and -- if deployed on a city-wide scale -- transformative.
One parking lane becomes bike parking (including a secure cage) and the other becomes greenery.
This kind of change is fast and cheap, and -- if deployed on a city-wide scale -- transformative.
Avant / Après Rue Michel-Chasles dans le 12ème arrondissement de Paris. Deux changements récents typiques de Paris en un : végétalisation à la place des places de stationnement + création d'une voie de bus.
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A normal two-way street with parking becomes a bus and bike only street.
One parking lane becomes bike parking (including a secure cage) and the other becomes greenery.
This kind of change is fast and cheap, and -- if deployed on a city-wide scale -- transformative.
One parking lane becomes bike parking (including a secure cage) and the other becomes greenery.
This kind of change is fast and cheap, and -- if deployed on a city-wide scale -- transformative.
my brother sent me this a few hours ago so i assume he’s dead now
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
my brother sent me this a few hours ago so i assume he’s dead now
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Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
architects design something that isn’t fuck ugly challenge
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
architects design something that isn’t fuck ugly challenge