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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · Oct 23

the CTA Blue(y) Line

A Chicago Transit Authority 7000-series "L" train car, with Bluey from the show "Bluey" in the front window.

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 9h

MCTS is doing good work, but Milwaukee deserves so much more - both a proper metro/light rail system and *actual* BRT!

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 9h

extend the M line and make it every 10 minutes at worst and make it not suck and that would go so hard

Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 9h

I know it's disingenuous to say Milwaukee is like Chicago Jr. because it has its own history and vibes and everything but I mean cmon it sure feels like it sometimes

(I'm sorry I love Milwaukee don't hurt me)

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 9h

will I get beat up if I say this part of Milwaukee (just north of downtown) looks like a mini Uptown/Edgewater

I say this mainly because of the towers and higher density next to the water - it's giving Sheridan Road vibes

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 12h

Where can I get that axolotl costume, both for protest and non-protest purposes

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 12h

Currently a small group of protesters including a green alien, and an pink axolotl, are on Lexington and 25th to see if the fence will be removed tonight.

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 12h

Is it a good thing if you have to clarify which car crash and chemical attack performed by the federal government against its own people you’re talking about

(No, no it’s not)

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12h

This post was written before today's car crash and chemical attack. Was referring to the preceding car crashes and chemical attacks.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Yes, you should be surprised and horrified by secret federal police running around our city kidnapping immigrants, crashing cars, launching chemical weapons and shooting and killing people. This is a thing you should be *perpetually* shocked by. We lose when we become numb to it.

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 12h

The amount of times I've witnessed a car in a bus stop or bus lane - thus slowing down the bus and everyone on it - is way too much (there are some stops that I would bet money on a car being parked in it!) This is great to see and I hope we see a decrease in illegal bus lane/stop parking.

cta @chicagocta.bsky.social · 13h

Starting October 15, six CTA buses will operate with Automated Bus Lane Enforcement systems as part of the City of Chicago’s Smart Streets pilot.

Automated bus lane, bus stop, and bike lane enforcement starts Wednesday, October 15th

Keeping bus stops clear is essential to ensuring that transit is accessible to everyone especially people with disabilities.

Bus lanes and bus stops are for buses. Bike lanes are for bikes.
Keeping them clear is essential to ensuring everyone in Chicago gets where they need to go, safely and on time.

That's why we're launching automated bus lane, bus stop, and bike lane enforcement to improve rider safety and transit efficiency.

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 18h

It also doesn't help that the only way to get to the Greyhound Station from downtown Rockford is to take an hour long bus ride...

(they have a "Limited" that cuts the time in half but it doesn't correspond with the afternoon outbound Greyhounds)

Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 19h

Greyhound seems like (currently) the only intercity option between Rockford and Chicago to me - what carrier(s) are you looking at?

In any case, I wish there was a later trip back to Chicago! I'm finding it hard to fit in everything I want to do in a day trip.

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 19h

To clarify, it's not a four-hour trip (fastest Greyhound takes an hour 25 min) - just the way the bus schedules are, I'll only have four and a half hours or so in Rockford before the last bus back to Chicago.

I know Metra is claiming a trip time of 2 hours - which feels a little long tbh

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 19h

Trying to plan a day trip to Rockford (via transit) and I at most can get like, four and a half hours there - which is absolutely not enough time to do everything I want to (esp. given the local bus schedules)

Hoping the eventual Metra schedules give me more flexibility!... in two years...

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 21h

YEAHHHHHHHHHH

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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 21h

The Broadway upzoning passes the land use commission 15-2. Loud cheers break out

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 1d

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like the same as the other recently renovated ones! Its not the worst design and definitely an upgrade

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think I've ever had this happen... why would one bus need to arrive somewhere first? Surely the first bus could just... wait at the terminal/last stop?

Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 1d

The sidewalks on Fullerton need to be double the width

Remove the on-street parking, and incorporate the bike lane into a wider sidewalk

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 2d

For some reason I feel like you own a rival business to the Dimmsdale Dimmadome

Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 3d

Snowy winter vibes are also peak, tbh…

Not the dirty slushy stuff tho

Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t think any season can match the pure vibes of autumn

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 4d

Kidnapped for being brown. ICE continues to terrorize our city and abduct our neighbors.

Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 4d

This brown skinned landscaper was minding his business on a job in Edgewater when 3 masked ICE thugs took him away. Then on leaving the 3 reportedly got out of their car, turned their guns on a woman and tried to get into her car for apparently driving too close searching for parking near her home

Graphic in black, blue, red and white

COMMUNITY SAFETY ALERT
ALERTA DE SEGURIDAD COMUNITARIA
OCTOBER 10, 2025
This morning at approximately 9:30am ICE detained at least one person near Sheridan and Catalpa. Please be aware. Call 855-435-7693 to report sightings or for support if someone you know is detained. Also report any sightings
to my office 773-784-5277.
Esta mañana, aproximadamente a las 9:30, ICE detuvo a una persona cerca de Sheridan y Catalpa. Por favor, estén atentos. Llamen al 855-435-7693 para informar de observaciones de agentes federales o para pedir ayuda si alguien que conocen ha sido detenido.
También informen de los avistamientos a mi oficina, al 773-784-5277.

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 5d

If anything made sense, this would become a dense, medium/high-rise mixed income mixed use apartment building, but I’m sure we’ll hear about why that will actually hurt the “character of the neighborhood” and why it should be some squat two story building with surface parking instead 🙄

Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 5d

Despite being two blocks from the 'L' and in the shadow of a half-dozen 20-30 story high rises, this site only allows a FAR of 2.5 by right. And that's with one of the highest-density residential zonings! By my calculation, the existing building has a FAR of ≈2.47. We gotta up those numbers.

Eric Erins @ericerins.bsky.social · 6d

Huge Development site hit the market in Edgewater. Right on Sheridan, just south of Loyola, couple blocks from the redline. Demolition in progress on the old hospital. Asking $6M for the entire site. Can the market support a new highrise again finally? www.loopnet.com/Listing/6130...

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 5d

My goal is to get this new video done by Thanksgiving… 😅

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 6d

this is great but I'm sorry what's the issue with deep dish pizza from Chicago 🤨

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Kara Transit Authority @stormykara.bsky.social · 6d

Just gave it a try and it didn't show Peoria Charter as an option :/

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