Steven
@stevevance.net
Chicago, zoning, transportation, maps
my blog: http://stevencanplan.com
my business: http://chicagocityscape.com
cofounder of @chi.streetsblog.org
my blog: http://stevencanplan.com
my business: http://chicagocityscape.com
cofounder of @chi.streetsblog.org
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Steven
@stevevance.net
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if legalizing these things in Chicago/Illinois are your jam then I suggest joining or donating to @abundanthousingil.bsky.social:
- family friendly flats
- courtyard buildings
- single stair
- cottage clusters/pocket neighborhoods
- 4-flats
- family friendly flats
- courtyard buildings
- single stair
- cottage clusters/pocket neighborhoods
- 4-flats
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December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We'll resume full publication on 1/2. Enjoy the season!
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what percentage of cities with trams have in-road boarding?
December 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
what percentage of cities with trams have in-road boarding?
Waverly Station and other Edinburgh buildings
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December 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Waverly Station and other Edinburgh buildings
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www.flickr.com/photos/james...
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14. Generate leads...this works for brokers, contractors, waste pickup companies, and materials manufacturers.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
14. Generate leads...this works for brokers, contractors, waste pickup companies, and materials manufacturers.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I got to hang out with Lady Gaga tonight
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I got to hang out with Lady Gaga tonight
Modal filter for buses (and bikes) in Bonn
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December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Modal filter for buses (and bikes) in Bonn
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www.flickr.com/photos/james...
Guess what this is advertising
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Guess what this is advertising
All that Evanston’s Main Street needs now is a model train store
December 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
All that Evanston’s Main Street needs now is a model train store
I love how everything I design in Canva is more chaotic than the last thing
December 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I love how everything I design in Canva is more chaotic than the last thing
this building in Lakeview got a permit
I've been hoping someone would propose an 8-story apartment building here, but it's going to be a burger factory instead
www.chicagocityscape.com/permit/10107...
I've been hoping someone would propose an 8-story apartment building here, but it's going to be a burger factory instead
www.chicagocityscape.com/permit/10107...
December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
this building in Lakeview got a permit
I've been hoping someone would propose an 8-story apartment building here, but it's going to be a burger factory instead
www.chicagocityscape.com/permit/10107...
I've been hoping someone would propose an 8-story apartment building here, but it's going to be a burger factory instead
www.chicagocityscape.com/permit/10107...
ADUs on the CBS big screen overlooking Daley Plaza
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www.flickr.com/photos/james...
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ADUs on the CBS big screen overlooking Daley Plaza
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www.flickr.com/photos/james...
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A group of mayors visited Culdesac last week, one of a series of visits recently. They picked Tempe so they could visit Culdesac to learn what they can bring back to their city.
The tides are turning across the country in favor of more, better housing.
The tides are turning across the country in favor of more, better housing.
November 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A group of mayors visited Culdesac last week, one of a series of visits recently. They picked Tempe so they could visit Culdesac to learn what they can bring back to their city.
The tides are turning across the country in favor of more, better housing.
The tides are turning across the country in favor of more, better housing.
Getty Center
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December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Getty Center
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I think the sign says this household is welcoming a new baby, but there’s a cat under the sign, so idk www.flickr.com/photos/james...
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December 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I think the sign says this household is welcoming a new baby, but there’s a cat under the sign, so idk www.flickr.com/photos/james...
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merry christmas to illinois, that finally freed us from ugly parking requirements (at least near transit)
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
merry christmas to illinois, that finally freed us from ugly parking requirements (at least near transit)
Checking in on my Chicago Candidates list …
Thankful for all the supporters that came out earlier this month to talk about a better future and donate food to @friendshipcenterchicago!! Your support makes a huge impact for the campaign and Chicagoans in need.
#VoteJamesOBrien #IllinoisPolitics
#VoteJamesOBrien #IllinoisPolitics
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Checking in on my Chicago Candidates list …
the "get a c-suite or director level job at a big company in Chicago" to "deconvert a two-flat to SFH" pipeline is alive and kicking
December 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
the "get a c-suite or director level job at a big company in Chicago" to "deconvert a two-flat to SFH" pipeline is alive and kicking
Disembarking the tram onto the roadway
www.flickr.com/photos/james... (Warsaw)
www.flickr.com/photos/james... (Warsaw)
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Disembarking the tram onto the roadway
www.flickr.com/photos/james... (Warsaw)
www.flickr.com/photos/james... (Warsaw)
seeing
[before] RS-1, RS-3, B1-1, B3-1, C1-1
rezoned to
[after] B2-3
is a kind of civic Christmas gift
[before] RS-1, RS-3, B1-1, B3-1, C1-1
rezoned to
[after] B2-3
is a kind of civic Christmas gift
December 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
seeing
[before] RS-1, RS-3, B1-1, B3-1, C1-1
rezoned to
[after] B2-3
is a kind of civic Christmas gift
[before] RS-1, RS-3, B1-1, B3-1, C1-1
rezoned to
[after] B2-3
is a kind of civic Christmas gift
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A Star is Born
It's Lady Gaga
11:30
It's Lady Gaga
11:30
December 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A Star is Born
It's Lady Gaga
11:30
It's Lady Gaga
11:30
Opus transit smart card
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If you're visiting Montreal I recommend that you get one at the airport
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If you're visiting Montreal I recommend that you get one at the airport
December 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Opus transit smart card
www.flickr.com/photos/james...
If you're visiting Montreal I recommend that you get one at the airport
www.flickr.com/photos/james...
If you're visiting Montreal I recommend that you get one at the airport
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11. New features are added all of the time, including potentially one that you request!
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December 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
11. New features are added all of the time, including potentially one that you request!
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2️⃣0️⃣ reasons to subscribe to Chicago Cityscape / one per day until our sale ends
buff.ly/eJcnIy7
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2️⃣0️⃣ reasons to subscribe to Chicago Cityscape / one per day until our sale ends
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Evanston
(This is the middle of a thread about their draft comprehensive plan that will be voted on by council on January 26.)
(This is the middle of a thread about their draft comprehensive plan that will be voted on by council on January 26.)
"Streamline zoning approval and entitlement processes, building plan review, permitting, and inspection processes to promote development."
To sum up:
- Abolish single family zoning
- more home types more places and more homes in already multifamily districts
- build them faster and cheaper
To sum up:
- Abolish single family zoning
- more home types more places and more homes in already multifamily districts
- build them faster and cheaper
December 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Evanston
(This is the middle of a thread about their draft comprehensive plan that will be voted on by council on January 26.)
(This is the middle of a thread about their draft comprehensive plan that will be voted on by council on January 26.)