Michael McCarthy
@michaelmcc.com
urban planner from Chicago
Medill/Northwestern and UIC MUPP
Medill/Northwestern and UIC MUPP
No quite the opposite, I think it was the url on small strips of paper
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
No quite the opposite, I think it was the url on small strips of paper
Oh thank you! I saw these flyers on Carmen and didn’t get the url. Probably not reading all that lmao
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Oh thank you! I saw these flyers on Carmen and didn’t get the url. Probably not reading all that lmao
I knew I felt deja vu www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-mayo...
Chicago Police Union Leader Warns of Resignations, ‘Blood in the Streets' if Brandon Johnson is Elected Mayor
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson have criticized Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president John Catanzara’s recent remarks about the mayoral election, warning of mass resignations and “blood in the s...
www.nbcchicago.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I knew I felt deja vu www.nbcchicago.com/chicago-mayo...
But this is 100% a good reason, especially post-2016 or whenever they said Chicago needs its own Katrina
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
But this is 100% a good reason, especially post-2016 or whenever they said Chicago needs its own Katrina
lol my biggest reason is when you do subscribe they make it impossible to leave
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
lol my biggest reason is when you do subscribe they make it impossible to leave
This is a bad design that drops the protected bike lane to allow for buses to pull in and really ought to be replaced with a bus boarding island! I know that requires more construction than slapping down a precast curb, but I hope these spots are only temporary
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is a bad design that drops the protected bike lane to allow for buses to pull in and really ought to be replaced with a bus boarding island! I know that requires more construction than slapping down a precast curb, but I hope these spots are only temporary
But it’s a steal by like $1 if they have assets
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
But it’s a steal by like $1 if they have assets
That’s the one ATM situation I was thinking of, and I doubt the delivery would be faster than using an ATM
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
That’s the one ATM situation I was thinking of, and I doubt the delivery would be faster than using an ATM
Sealed envelope of cash taxi for Gen Z, noted users of cash
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Sealed envelope of cash taxi for Gen Z, noted users of cash
This is the streetsblog article about Grand: chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/12/c...
CTA board approves budget, lauds new transit bill. Car activist Roger Romanelli makes a disingenuous Grand Avenue bus lane proposal. - Streetsblog Chicago
The general reporting on the meeting is by Igor Studenkov, and the commentary on the Grand Avenue project is by John Greenfield. The October CTA board meeting, held in the shadow of the looming Chicag...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is the streetsblog article about Grand: chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/12/c...
Now we’ve come around to including bus boarding islands on PBL corridors (Clark, Belmont) and they’re working better than bus lanes because they’re self-enforcing by moving the curb. Thank God CDOT Complete Streets has forged ahead while CTA is still collecting public input on bus lanes.
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Now we’ve come around to including bus boarding islands on PBL corridors (Clark, Belmont) and they’re working better than bus lanes because they’re self-enforcing by moving the curb. Thank God CDOT Complete Streets has forged ahead while CTA is still collecting public input on bus lanes.
We could see then that having wide lanes and an extra car lane for a few hundred feet did nothing to speed up buses. Early downtown PBLs included bus lanes (Dearborn, Clinton) and Loop Link gave us great bike lanes and BRT-ish infra for only 10% local share leveraging transit capital funds.
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We could see then that having wide lanes and an extra car lane for a few hundred feet did nothing to speed up buses. Early downtown PBLs included bus lanes (Dearborn, Clinton) and Loop Link gave us great bike lanes and BRT-ish infra for only 10% local share leveraging transit capital funds.
I got an email from 47th ward “Crews are preparing to make some asphalt patches for a smoother transition around the new raised crosswalks and speed humps. They will also be fixing the speed hump north of Ainslie, which was accidentally made too narrow, next week.“
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I got an email from 47th ward “Crews are preparing to make some asphalt patches for a smoother transition around the new raised crosswalks and speed humps. They will also be fixing the speed hump north of Ainslie, which was accidentally made too narrow, next week.“
Yeah these are great, the whole thing is level with the sidewalk
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yeah these are great, the whole thing is level with the sidewalk
I think TSA is starting to. I flew out of a small airport 2 weeks ago and they asked me to stand in front of a camera and then didn’t even look at my passport or boarding pass. I started taking my shoes off and they said to leave laptop and liquids in my bags and keep my shoes on.
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I think TSA is starting to. I flew out of a small airport 2 weeks ago and they asked me to stand in front of a camera and then didn’t even look at my passport or boarding pass. I started taking my shoes off and they said to leave laptop and liquids in my bags and keep my shoes on.
She’s lucky those kids didnt slice their hands several times on tiny razor blades hidden in the snickers
November 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
She’s lucky those kids didnt slice their hands several times on tiny razor blades hidden in the snickers
Reposted by Michael McCarthy
Definitely ruined my afternoon but the evil is gone from here now
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Definitely ruined my afternoon but the evil is gone from here now
No love for HoDar and L.E. Jack? www.chicago-l.org/operations/l...
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
No love for HoDar and L.E. Jack? www.chicago-l.org/operations/l...
I had this happen with a flat pedal and it’s the only time I called my mom to pick me up lol
October 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I had this happen with a flat pedal and it’s the only time I called my mom to pick me up lol
I wish I didn’t have a deadline today and am already tired or I’d try to do it all!
October 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I wish I didn’t have a deadline today and am already tired or I’d try to do it all!