Alex
@acannon.bsky.social
They’re passing a new law. Its called Ride Your Bike.
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Lincoln Square Road Closure and Accompanying Comments From The Local Facebook Page (April 2025)
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#Breaking: Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
Toronto will allow new corner stores in residential neighbourhoods
Small-scale retail will be allowed on select 'community streets' downtown.
www.thestar.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Map of these detanglement projects and the Rock Island connector for SWS.
November 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Map of these detanglement projects and the Rock Island connector for SWS.
The three N/NW Metra lines (UP-N, UP-NW, MD-N) with weekend service are consistently showing the best recovery to their pre-covid ridership levels.
Meanwhile the NCS, servicing the same area M-F only, is the least recovered line in the system.
Meanwhile the NCS, servicing the same area M-F only, is the least recovered line in the system.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The three N/NW Metra lines (UP-N, UP-NW, MD-N) with weekend service are consistently showing the best recovery to their pre-covid ridership levels.
Meanwhile the NCS, servicing the same area M-F only, is the least recovered line in the system.
Meanwhile the NCS, servicing the same area M-F only, is the least recovered line in the system.
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Made it to the lake with @acannon.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Made it to the lake with @acannon.bsky.social
Boystown sidewalks are gay again
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Boystown sidewalks are gay again
Where should I bike to tomorrow
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Where should I bike to tomorrow
Leerhsenistas feasting. 2026 is our year 🤩🤩
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
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CTA plans 24-hour service on Orange Line to Midway, thanks to mass transit bailout
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Leerhsenistas feasting. 2026 is our year 🤩🤩
Chicago Smart Streets data through the end of September. This is the last full month of data before an expanded rollout of the bus-mounted cameras, as announced in October.
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Chicago Smart Streets data through the end of September. This is the last full month of data before an expanded rollout of the bus-mounted cameras, as announced in October.
RETVRN
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 12:35 PM
RETVRN
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ILLINOIS ELIMINATES PARKING MANDATES AROUND TRANSIT
Early Friday morning, the Illinois house and senate passed the People Over Parking Act, which will eliminate parking mandates for property around transit hubs and corridors.
Explore areas that may be impacted
misterclean.github.io/illinois-peo...
Early Friday morning, the Illinois house and senate passed the People Over Parking Act, which will eliminate parking mandates for property around transit hubs and corridors.
Explore areas that may be impacted
misterclean.github.io/illinois-peo...
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
ILLINOIS ELIMINATES PARKING MANDATES AROUND TRANSIT
Early Friday morning, the Illinois house and senate passed the People Over Parking Act, which will eliminate parking mandates for property around transit hubs and corridors.
Explore areas that may be impacted
misterclean.github.io/illinois-peo...
Early Friday morning, the Illinois house and senate passed the People Over Parking Act, which will eliminate parking mandates for property around transit hubs and corridors.
Explore areas that may be impacted
misterclean.github.io/illinois-peo...
Glove growing season is upon us. Watch out for these sprouting up all around town!
November 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Glove growing season is upon us. Watch out for these sprouting up all around town!
Spam callers trying to get more sophisticated means that I now trust unknown numbers that share my area code least of all
November 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Spam callers trying to get more sophisticated means that I now trust unknown numbers that share my area code least of all
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In Wrigleyville in Chicago right now—
ICE/CBP has reportedly been targeting laborers in the area all morning. A large number of neighbors are gathered outside a house where agents snatched a man. His lunch is still here on the ground.
Area is clear of feds for now, gas deployed earlier.
ICE/CBP has reportedly been targeting laborers in the area all morning. A large number of neighbors are gathered outside a house where agents snatched a man. His lunch is still here on the ground.
Area is clear of feds for now, gas deployed earlier.
October 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In Wrigleyville in Chicago right now—
ICE/CBP has reportedly been targeting laborers in the area all morning. A large number of neighbors are gathered outside a house where agents snatched a man. His lunch is still here on the ground.
Area is clear of feds for now, gas deployed earlier.
ICE/CBP has reportedly been targeting laborers in the area all morning. A large number of neighbors are gathered outside a house where agents snatched a man. His lunch is still here on the ground.
Area is clear of feds for now, gas deployed earlier.
Car-free Chicago people how are we transporting furniture?
I thought I could use the by-the-hour Menard’s truck but they require you to carry your own car insurance, so not really useful…
I thought I could use the by-the-hour Menard’s truck but they require you to carry your own car insurance, so not really useful…
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Car-free Chicago people how are we transporting furniture?
I thought I could use the by-the-hour Menard’s truck but they require you to carry your own car insurance, so not really useful…
I thought I could use the by-the-hour Menard’s truck but they require you to carry your own car insurance, so not really useful…
You know what? *unloops your trains*
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You know what? *unloops your trains*
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Decompressing at home, the 7yo is making a newspaper and putted in it that we got mad
October 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Decompressing at home, the 7yo is making a newspaper and putted in it that we got mad
Happy Friday 🚲 @nettelhorstbikebus.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Friday 🚲 @nettelhorstbikebus.org
"The budget would also generate an additional $47.3 million by expanding a program to use cameras mounted on city vehicles and CTA buses to fine owners of cars parked in bicycle and bus lanes, according to the proposal."
BREAKING: Mayor Brandon Johnson called Thursday for more than $617 million in new taxes on the wealthiest Chicagoans and largest firms in order to blunt cuts imposed by the Trump administration while avoiding drastic cuts in city services and thousands of layoffs. @wttw.bsky.social
Mayor Brandon Johnson Calls for $617M in New Taxes to Close Budget Gap, Avoid Layoffs
“The line to draw here is that we either are going to protect working people in Chicago from Trump’s cuts, or we are going to open up the floodgates and allow these individuals to be hurt and harmed f...
news.wttw.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"The budget would also generate an additional $47.3 million by expanding a program to use cameras mounted on city vehicles and CTA buses to fine owners of cars parked in bicycle and bus lanes, according to the proposal."
CTA is still full steam ahead on staffing, adding 15 rail operators and 38 bus drivers in September.
October 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
CTA is still full steam ahead on staffing, adding 15 rail operators and 38 bus drivers in September.
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Up on Nebula now: I went to Chicago to ground-truth the “crime-ravaged third world hell hole” allegations. You will NEVER GUESS what I found
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
CityNerd — Shockingly, They've Been Lying to Me About Chicago
I went to Chicago to see if it's really the crime-ridden, third world hell hole I've been told. You will NEVER BELIEVE what I actually saw.
nebula.tv
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Up on Nebula now: I went to Chicago to ground-truth the “crime-ravaged third world hell hole” allegations. You will NEVER GUESS what I found
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
CTA taking their next big step in the smart streets pilot. Up until now, fines had mainly been coming from just 4 cameras that I believe are tied to Dept of Finance vehicles.
October 15, 2025 at 1:05 AM
CTA taking their next big step in the smart streets pilot. Up until now, fines had mainly been coming from just 4 cameras that I believe are tied to Dept of Finance vehicles.
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Finally got something out of my head that's been there a while: A capsule history of the mid-density Chicago apartment building daniel-kay-hertz.ghost.io/the-life-dea...
The life, death, and rebirth of moderate-density apartment buildings in Chicago
The pantheon of Chicago architecture tends to cluster at either end of the density spectrum. In one corner you have the trophy commercial skyscrapers; in the other you have icons of domesticity, the b...
daniel-kay-hertz.ghost.io
October 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Finally got something out of my head that's been there a while: A capsule history of the mid-density Chicago apartment building daniel-kay-hertz.ghost.io/the-life-dea...
California near major transit stops:
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
California near major transit stops: