Collin Pearsall
@cpearsall242.bsky.social
OC urbanist memes and reposts. Skater. Homeless man trapped in a rich man's body. My pronouns are dude/mofo
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Collin Pearsall
@cpearsall242.bsky.social
· Aug 30
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
I didn't know bus drivers were allowed to stop on their route for 10 minutes (9:28-9:38 northbound 56 at Kinzie/Desplaines) to pop into Jewel for some groceries 🤔 @chicagocta.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I didn't know bus drivers were allowed to stop on their route for 10 minutes (9:28-9:38 northbound 56 at Kinzie/Desplaines) to pop into Jewel for some groceries 🤔 @chicagocta.bsky.social
Driving brings out the worst in people
November 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Driving brings out the worst in people
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All Trump or Biden would have had to do to get a sizeable share of independents squarely in their camp for years to come was legalize weed. Biden whiffed, and now Trump whiffed even worse. Shrug emoji.
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
All Trump or Biden would have had to do to get a sizeable share of independents squarely in their camp for years to come was legalize weed. Biden whiffed, and now Trump whiffed even worse. Shrug emoji.
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Spanish high speed rail construction costs are 17.7 million EUR per km and they have 3973 km so that's 70.3 billion EUR or $81.6 billion total. Construction started in 1992. That's $2.5 billion per year (not accounting for inflation). Spain has 49 million people, so that's $51 per person per year. 💀
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Spanish high speed rail construction costs are 17.7 million EUR per km and they have 3973 km so that's 70.3 billion EUR or $81.6 billion total. Construction started in 1992. That's $2.5 billion per year (not accounting for inflation). Spain has 49 million people, so that's $51 per person per year. 💀
Back of the envelope analysis shows Chicago needs to double the amount of housing within 5 miles of downtown and add ~635,000 people to this area.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Back of the envelope analysis shows Chicago needs to double the amount of housing within 5 miles of downtown and add ~635,000 people to this area.
Cairo has 64 times the population density of Charleston, but the cars only move 25% slower on average
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Cairo has 64 times the population density of Charleston, but the cars only move 25% slower on average
I've been looking at cities recently to find the most populous 5km radius circle in each. Turns out it's extremely difficult for sprawling sun belt metro areas with zero density gradient that are entirely single family sprawl.
Amazing piece of geography trivia in map form. This graphic ranks the 10 most densely populated 2-square-mile, 4-sided polygons in US cities. Fun to look at. Source: buff.ly/NU3L634
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I've been looking at cities recently to find the most populous 5km radius circle in each. Turns out it's extremely difficult for sprawling sun belt metro areas with zero density gradient that are entirely single family sprawl.
Compiling a dataset of how many people are within a 1 hr walk of city centers around the world vs how many are within a 1 hr drive of city centers in the US using Tomtom congestion data and "population around a point". Houston slightly beats Dhaka. Chicago slightly beats Karachi.
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Compiling a dataset of how many people are within a 1 hr walk of city centers around the world vs how many are within a 1 hr drive of city centers in the US using Tomtom congestion data and "population around a point". Houston slightly beats Dhaka. Chicago slightly beats Karachi.
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In bits of good news, the legislature passed parking reform in Illinois! I think the governor still has to sign it but this is cool
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Illinois legislature adopts People Over Parking Act to right-size parking requirements in transit-served areas - Streetsblog Chicago
At about 4:22 AM this morning the Illinois Senate concurred with the Illinois House on bill SB 2111, approving a revenues and reform package that will avert the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff, struc...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In bits of good news, the legislature passed parking reform in Illinois! I think the governor still has to sign it but this is cool
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/31/i...
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#DigitalWellbeing screen time tracker widget not working due to #DaylightSavingsTime
November 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
#DigitalWellbeing screen time tracker widget not working due to #DaylightSavingsTime
Lots of ghost buses this evening, and not in a good way. Waited 21 minutes for the eastbound 77 and 17 minutes for the westbound 76, during which time I tried to take the 22 and also got ghosted so I went back to waiting on the 76
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Lots of ghost buses this evening, and not in a good way. Waited 21 minutes for the eastbound 77 and 17 minutes for the westbound 76, during which time I tried to take the 22 and also got ghosted so I went back to waiting on the 76
New Orleans has got to have the longest ride from the airport terminal to the rental car center
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
New Orleans has got to have the longest ride from the airport terminal to the rental car center
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It's the last week of veto session at the IL Legislature, and they haven't passed a transit reform or funding bill yet. 😱
Call your reps TODAY and let them know you want them to get the job done NOW! Sending an email only takes 60 seconds, and it only takes 5 minutes to make 2 calls savetransit.org
Call your reps TODAY and let them know you want them to get the job done NOW! Sending an email only takes 60 seconds, and it only takes 5 minutes to make 2 calls savetransit.org
Transit cuts are real – call your reps now! — Better Streets Chicago
Legislators failed to pass legislation to prevent 40% service cuts on CTA, Pace, and Metra – and they need to hear that YOU want them to save transit NOW.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It's the last week of veto session at the IL Legislature, and they haven't passed a transit reform or funding bill yet. 😱
Call your reps TODAY and let them know you want them to get the job done NOW! Sending an email only takes 60 seconds, and it only takes 5 minutes to make 2 calls savetransit.org
Call your reps TODAY and let them know you want them to get the job done NOW! Sending an email only takes 60 seconds, and it only takes 5 minutes to make 2 calls savetransit.org
Only ~2 million people in the US live in areas with a population density over 30,000 people per km2. In France it's 1 million. Spain, 2 million. But Turkey? 9 million. It doesn't even register in other European countries. Western European cities are not that dense! Middle eastern & Asian cities are.
October 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Only ~2 million people in the US live in areas with a population density over 30,000 people per km2. In France it's 1 million. Spain, 2 million. But Turkey? 9 million. It doesn't even register in other European countries. Western European cities are not that dense! Middle eastern & Asian cities are.
Build the sidewalks!
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Why Americans Don't Walk to School Anymore
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
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October 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Build the sidewalks!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lShD...
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Reposted by Collin Pearsall
An astonishing crowd! By u/sandrakaufmann in r/chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An astonishing crowd! By u/sandrakaufmann in r/chicago
Reposted by Collin Pearsall
The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social