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December 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Lol did not have streetsblog getting exclusive tips on my 2025 radar
🤯 Reliable source: Contrary to what Ald. Dowell said in newsletter, she is *not* forcing CDOT to tear out 18th St. safety infra in the South Loop, including Chicago's 1st protected intersection! Stay tuned for an official annnouncement. 🥳
Background below.
@stevevance.net @betterstreetschicago.org
Background below.
@stevevance.net @betterstreetschicago.org
Ald. Dowell forcing CDOT to tear out portions of already-installed bike lane protection on 18th shows what's wrong with aldermanic prerogative - Streetsblog Chicago
An old editor of mine at the Chicago Reader gave me a good writing tip: “Let chronology work for you.” With that advice in mind, let me share some info about the 18th Street protected bike lane debacl...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Lol did not have streetsblog getting exclusive tips on my 2025 radar
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CTA's slow zone map for November:
A whopping 742ft of slow zone was removed from the Congress branch without any new sections added!
That just leaves 82% of it still restricted to 35mph or less...
The lack of urgency around fixing the Blue Line is so frustrating.
A whopping 742ft of slow zone was removed from the Congress branch without any new sections added!
That just leaves 82% of it still restricted to 35mph or less...
The lack of urgency around fixing the Blue Line is so frustrating.
www.transitchicago.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
CTA's slow zone map for November:
A whopping 742ft of slow zone was removed from the Congress branch without any new sections added!
That just leaves 82% of it still restricted to 35mph or less...
The lack of urgency around fixing the Blue Line is so frustrating.
A whopping 742ft of slow zone was removed from the Congress branch without any new sections added!
That just leaves 82% of it still restricted to 35mph or less...
The lack of urgency around fixing the Blue Line is so frustrating.
Absolute slip and slide on the ice today. Be careful if you're biking in
December 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Absolute slip and slide on the ice today. Be careful if you're biking in
TIL bees can see ultraviolet light
December 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
TIL bees can see ultraviolet light
Anyone else notice an unusual number of Ventra readers being out of service in the past month? Mostly at rail stations, but I've seen both
December 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Anyone else notice an unusual number of Ventra readers being out of service in the past month? Mostly at rail stations, but I've seen both
Sometimes the secret to fixing your day is putting on tunes in a language you don't 100% understand
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Sometimes the secret to fixing your day is putting on tunes in a language you don't 100% understand
Many are saying this.
December 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Many are saying this.
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The answer is obvious when you think about it, but I wrote a whole blog about bike-lane clearing a couple years ago.
Why Are Minneapolis Bike Lanes Plowed Faster Than the Roads? - Racket
The answer might surprise you. Or not. We don't know you.
racketmn.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The answer is obvious when you think about it, but I wrote a whole blog about bike-lane clearing a couple years ago.
My FOIA life becomes easy when the DOT posts the vehicle number
Hey #bikechi friends - if you see blocked bike lanes, use 311 to submit a request.
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My FOIA life becomes easy when the DOT posts the vehicle number
Going to stop letting my parents plan vacation if they're going to pick places that are 80° in December. I'm going to melt
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Going to stop letting my parents plan vacation if they're going to pick places that are 80° in December. I'm going to melt
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That render (#4) is depicting public space that’s already there, which Gabe Klein’s CDOT ”enhanced”
Here’s the approximate duplicate POV
Here’s the approximate duplicate POV
December 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
That render (#4) is depicting public space that’s already there, which Gabe Klein’s CDOT ”enhanced”
Here’s the approximate duplicate POV
Here’s the approximate duplicate POV
Going to come out and say that I don't think anyone is going to use the green space in the middle of the four lane road
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Going to come out and say that I don't think anyone is going to use the green space in the middle of the four lane road
I'm looking at the contract right now and it's becoming a theme that agencies are not forthcoming about increases until late in the process. The city knew this was going to cost at least $410MM in May 2024. No agency publicly said anything until September 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I'm looking at the contract right now and it's becoming a theme that agencies are not forthcoming about increases until late in the process. The city knew this was going to cost at least $410MM in May 2024. No agency publicly said anything until September 2025.
I hope they can find someone like Michelle. She's the only board member in my public commenting experience who at least seems to care what you have to say and ACTUALLY RIDES THE SYSTEM. Rest of them are stone walls who do not follow through on their word
A lame-duck board seat opened up at the CTA www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/09/c...
CTA board vacancy an opportunity for Mayor Brandon Johnson before he loses mayoral control of transit agency
A vacancy on the CTA’s board of directors could give Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson a chance to exert some control over the transit agency’s future.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I hope they can find someone like Michelle. She's the only board member in my public commenting experience who at least seems to care what you have to say and ACTUALLY RIDES THE SYSTEM. Rest of them are stone walls who do not follow through on their word
Emerging my call for theater companies in Chicago to do a 3-to-1 merger so they can start paying people fairly. Why continue to intentionally under resource yourself?
December 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Emerging my call for theater companies in Chicago to do a 3-to-1 merger so they can start paying people fairly. Why continue to intentionally under resource yourself?
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let's crowdsource this list of rejected housing in Chicago in 2025
@nikhunder.com also adds 1933-1939 N. Harlem Avenue, 80 homes
@nikhunder.com also adds 1933-1939 N. Harlem Avenue, 80 homes
alderpersons declined to support these developments in 2025, effectively killing them:
1. Quarry House, Pilsen, 16 homes
2. 5500 W Devon, Edgebrook, 48 homes
3. 7728 N Sheridan, Rogers Park, 52 homes
There's a 57-home proposal in the 36th Ward, but I think that one is still being negotiated.
1. Quarry House, Pilsen, 16 homes
2. 5500 W Devon, Edgebrook, 48 homes
3. 7728 N Sheridan, Rogers Park, 52 homes
There's a 57-home proposal in the 36th Ward, but I think that one is still being negotiated.
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
let's crowdsource this list of rejected housing in Chicago in 2025
@nikhunder.com also adds 1933-1939 N. Harlem Avenue, 80 homes
@nikhunder.com also adds 1933-1939 N. Harlem Avenue, 80 homes
Hot take for me but I think all of this is fine except Class-1 (pedal assist up to 20mph) should not be age limited.
"Naperville council passes new e-bike age restrictions, fines for parent" – must be 16 to ride even a <20 mph e-bike. 🤔
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/n...
@atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/n...
@atalliance.bsky.social @rideillinois.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
Naperville council passes new e-bike age restrictions, fines for parents
New restrictions on e-bikes and scooters, including age limits and fines on parents, approved by the Naperville City Council.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Hot take for me but I think all of this is fine except Class-1 (pedal assist up to 20mph) should not be age limited.
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In Feb. Pam Bondi said the Epstein list was sitting on her desk. Now, in a lawsuit brought by Loevy on behalf of @jamesctobias.bsky.social, a judge has ordered the DOJ to produce the list by Jan. 6 or explain to the Court why they can't. Read the press release here: www.loevy.com/press-releas...
PRESS RELEASE: Federal Judge Orders DOJ to Produce the Epstein List by Jan 6.—or Explain Why They Can't
Journalist Jimmy Tobias sued for the list, which Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed was sitting on her desk in February.
www.loevy.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In Feb. Pam Bondi said the Epstein list was sitting on her desk. Now, in a lawsuit brought by Loevy on behalf of @jamesctobias.bsky.social, a judge has ordered the DOJ to produce the list by Jan. 6 or explain to the Court why they can't. Read the press release here: www.loevy.com/press-releas...
Has someone by chance kept a list of housing projects that were rejected in 2025?
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Has someone by chance kept a list of housing projects that were rejected in 2025?
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Ratepayers in Chicagoland have won out massively from the CEJA deal that saved 3 nuclear plants.
When wholesale prices spike, profits from Constellation are rebated. It will avg $13/mo of rebates per home next year!
Preview of whats possible from public power?
🔌💡 www.eenews.net/articles/nuc...
When wholesale prices spike, profits from Constellation are rebated. It will avg $13/mo of rebates per home next year!
Preview of whats possible from public power?
🔌💡 www.eenews.net/articles/nuc...
Nuclear credits a timely gift for Illinois electricity customers
ComEd customers will receive more than $800 million in credits as power markets generate more money for reactors outside of Chicago.
www.eenews.net
December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Ratepayers in Chicagoland have won out massively from the CEJA deal that saved 3 nuclear plants.
When wholesale prices spike, profits from Constellation are rebated. It will avg $13/mo of rebates per home next year!
Preview of whats possible from public power?
🔌💡 www.eenews.net/articles/nuc...
When wholesale prices spike, profits from Constellation are rebated. It will avg $13/mo of rebates per home next year!
Preview of whats possible from public power?
🔌💡 www.eenews.net/articles/nuc...
Sharing because some housing peeps may be interested
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sharing because some housing peeps may be interested
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Park district staff using a sidewalk plow, need these everywhere
#PlowTheSidewalks
#PlowTheSidewalks
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Park district staff using a sidewalk plow, need these everywhere
#PlowTheSidewalks
#PlowTheSidewalks
I haven't processed a single word of the BRT meeting because there is a little girl practicing the order of the train stops. She skipped right from Belmont to Francisco because that's where she gets off. I wished it worked that way too
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I haven't processed a single word of the BRT meeting because there is a little girl practicing the order of the train stops. She skipped right from Belmont to Francisco because that's where she gets off. I wished it worked that way too