Hector
@hectronomous.bsky.social
Transit-loving, pro-housing, YIMBY
Cycling buddies — what are some good detachable carts/trailers so that I can carry around lumber/Costco sized napkin packs, etc?
This would go on a regular bike!
This would go on a regular bike!
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Cycling buddies — what are some good detachable carts/trailers so that I can carry around lumber/Costco sized napkin packs, etc?
This would go on a regular bike!
This would go on a regular bike!
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Does Zootopia have exclusionary zoning? What are their parking minimums? Do they support upzoning near transit?
I need these answered
I need these answered
November 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Does Zootopia have exclusionary zoning? What are their parking minimums? Do they support upzoning near transit?
I need these answered
I need these answered
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Aurora color guide
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Aurora color guide
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Chicago Transit AuthAuroraty
November 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Chicago Transit AuthAuroraty
Best tavern in the city hands down
JB ALBERTO'S
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November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Best tavern in the city hands down
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this is such an important point... it's easy to talk about individual candidates and ignore the structural conditions. clearly RCV mattered a ton in NY. and with our enormous mayoral fields in Chicago it would make a huge difference here.
Brandon Johnson was the "coalition with Liberals and the Teachers Union to prevent Paul Vallas" candidate much more than any other dynamic, and without Ranked Choice Voting, we're going to have our elections driven much more by that type of thing than charismatic leftists.
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
this is such an important point... it's easy to talk about individual candidates and ignore the structural conditions. clearly RCV mattered a ton in NY. and with our enormous mayoral fields in Chicago it would make a huge difference here.
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The Bus Priority Corridor Study is a major next step toward implementation of the Better Streets for Buses Plan—a framework developed by CTA and CDOT to enhance the bus riding experience. We're exploring ways to improve bus lanes, sidewalks, and signals.
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Bus Priority Corridor Study is a major next step toward implementation of the Better Streets for Buses Plan—a framework developed by CTA and CDOT to enhance the bus riding experience. We're exploring ways to improve bus lanes, sidewalks, and signals.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
Whoa whoa whoa there’s still plenty of use for these rails. Take these back to a study, throw some new funding. Baby you got a light rail line going
Here's a photo of the old Chicago streetcar rails under Western Ave. that have been uncovered by construction. I took this from the Brown Line platform.
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Whoa whoa whoa there’s still plenty of use for these rails. Take these back to a study, throw some new funding. Baby you got a light rail line going
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Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the director of the Center for Municipal Finance.
The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show.
https://to.wttw.com/4ok8hxL
https://to.wttw.com/4ok8hxL
Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data
Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the director of...
to.wttw.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the director of the Center for Municipal Finance.
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
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My hope for New York is that they sincerely learn from the lessons of the ascension of Brandon Johnson.
That now they have gained power, they continue to build with their movement — not shut them out.
That they build a team that’s both capable and holds to their values.
That now they have gained power, they continue to build with their movement — not shut them out.
That they build a team that’s both capable and holds to their values.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
My hope for New York is that they sincerely learn from the lessons of the ascension of Brandon Johnson.
That now they have gained power, they continue to build with their movement — not shut them out.
That they build a team that’s both capable and holds to their values.
That now they have gained power, they continue to build with their movement — not shut them out.
That they build a team that’s both capable and holds to their values.
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MTA data & analytics blog is an incredible resource for people working on data in the public sector. This latest post has some great practical advice for setting up a central data team and establishing data engineering capacity.
www.mta.info/article/less...
www.mta.info/article/less...
Lessons learned in starting a central data team
Learn how the MTA succeeded in setting up a central data team and a general purpose, cloud-based platform for data analytics.
www.mta.info
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
MTA data & analytics blog is an incredible resource for people working on data in the public sector. This latest post has some great practical advice for setting up a central data team and establishing data engineering capacity.
www.mta.info/article/less...
www.mta.info/article/less...
I need a plug of Montessori toys that are pedestrian first.
Trains, buses, bikes, cargo bikes, bump outs, EL tracks. The works.
Trains, buses, bikes, cargo bikes, bump outs, EL tracks. The works.
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I need a plug of Montessori toys that are pedestrian first.
Trains, buses, bikes, cargo bikes, bump outs, EL tracks. The works.
Trains, buses, bikes, cargo bikes, bump outs, EL tracks. The works.
Let’s lock in Nora for CTA president next
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Let’s lock in Nora for CTA president next
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Transit is filthy rich. The Senate passed SB2111 36-12.
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Transit is filthy rich. The Senate passed SB2111 36-12.
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🚨 There’s still time to support the transit bill:
1. Fill out your contact information
3. Under "firm/business" put "self"
4. Under "representation" put "self"
5. Under "position" choose subject matter "SB2111" and "proponent"
6. Under "testimony" choose "record of appearance only"
7. "Submit"
1. Fill out your contact information
3. Under "firm/business" put "self"
4. Under "representation" put "self"
5. Under "position" choose subject matter "SB2111" and "proponent"
6. Under "testimony" choose "record of appearance only"
7. "Submit"
Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
Welcome to the Official government website of the Illinois General Assembly
ilga.gov
October 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
🚨 There’s still time to support the transit bill:
1. Fill out your contact information
3. Under "firm/business" put "self"
4. Under "representation" put "self"
5. Under "position" choose subject matter "SB2111" and "proponent"
6. Under "testimony" choose "record of appearance only"
7. "Submit"
1. Fill out your contact information
3. Under "firm/business" put "self"
4. Under "representation" put "self"
5. Under "position" choose subject matter "SB2111" and "proponent"
6. Under "testimony" choose "record of appearance only"
7. "Submit"
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Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
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Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text
mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
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OK — today feels like as good a time as any to start posting on here!
I'm posting live from the IL House floor. Got a lot of important business before we adjourn tonight.
Big topics: saving the CTA; keeping our neighbors safe from immigration raids; budget changes to protect us from Trump.
I'm posting live from the IL House floor. Got a lot of important business before we adjourn tonight.
Big topics: saving the CTA; keeping our neighbors safe from immigration raids; budget changes to protect us from Trump.
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
OK — today feels like as good a time as any to start posting on here!
I'm posting live from the IL House floor. Got a lot of important business before we adjourn tonight.
Big topics: saving the CTA; keeping our neighbors safe from immigration raids; budget changes to protect us from Trump.
I'm posting live from the IL House floor. Got a lot of important business before we adjourn tonight.
Big topics: saving the CTA; keeping our neighbors safe from immigration raids; budget changes to protect us from Trump.
People need a reminder to not wear their backpacks in a crowded train
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
People need a reminder to not wear their backpacks in a crowded train
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
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Big kudos to Block Club for covering an often unacknowledged tension--the unrepresentativeness of neighborhood associations: blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/f...
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Big kudos to Block Club for covering an often unacknowledged tension--the unrepresentativeness of neighborhood associations: blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/f...
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This site's median user is so resistlib that even the porn scams are starting to strategically use bios like this and share MSNBC links in between stolen OnlyFans content
October 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
This site's median user is so resistlib that even the porn scams are starting to strategically use bios like this and share MSNBC links in between stolen OnlyFans content
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According to Illinois Answers (a progressive news organization that's sort of the mirror image of right-wing Illinois policy), suburban counties used one weird trick to divert RTA tax revenue away from transit, contributing the fiscal cliff. 🤬
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/28/l...
@stevevance.net
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/28/l...
@stevevance.net
A Little-Known Legal Loophole Has Scrambled State Efforts to Save Transit Agencies From Financial Disaster
Suburban counties last year spent $83M in RTA sales taxes on jails and courts; they'll fight to keep the money as the state scrapes for cash.
illinoisanswers.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
According to Illinois Answers (a progressive news organization that's sort of the mirror image of right-wing Illinois policy), suburban counties used one weird trick to divert RTA tax revenue away from transit, contributing the fiscal cliff. 🤬
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/28/l...
@stevevance.net
illinoisanswers.org/2025/10/28/l...
@stevevance.net