Northern Illinois Urban Activists
@northilurb.bsky.social
We're advocating for better urban environments for everyone in Northern Illinois. From suburbs to city, everyone should have access to housing, better transit, and safe streets.
Get all our links here:
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https://linktr.ee/northilurbanactivists
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Save Our Transit Agencies - Support HB3438!
Our transit system, in Chicago, is at a crossroads. Recently, state lawmakers ended their spring session without setting aside funding for transit. Without this funding by the end of the year, CTA, Pa...
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So, if you want to avoid this future, there's a lot you can do. First, contact your representatives. (It just so happens we have a handy link.)
@ilsendems.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov
@ilsendems.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov
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October 31, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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With the veto session heading into it's second week soon, a few Chicagoland based groups are headed to Springfield to remind our legislators about the importance of public transit!
This is our last change to fund, fix and save Chicagoland's transit agencies!
If you can attend, please RSVP below.
This is our last change to fund, fix and save Chicagoland's transit agencies!
If you can attend, please RSVP below.
Transit Day of Action in Springfield 10/28
The last week of Veto Session is the last chance to pass transit funding to avoid the transit fiscal cliff starting in 2026.
Better Streets Chicago, Abundant Housing Illinois, and Strong Towns Chicag...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
With the veto session heading into it's second week soon, a few Chicagoland based groups are headed to Springfield to remind our legislators about the importance of public transit!
This is our last change to fund, fix and save Chicagoland's transit agencies!
If you can attend, please RSVP below.
This is our last change to fund, fix and save Chicagoland's transit agencies!
If you can attend, please RSVP below.
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➡️ And help us reach transit riders downtown every day — sign up for a shift that works for you!
Save Transit Canvassing | Downtown · Better Streets Chicago
# Sign up, bring a friend, and join us to reach transit riders to urge their legislators to save transit during October veto session!
In Chicago, transit has been struggling, but with federal COVID r...
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October 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
➡️ And help us reach transit riders downtown every day — sign up for a shift that works for you!
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💪 Our volunteers reached 10,000+ Chicagoland residents about the fight to save transit today!
📲 Call your representatives today and urge them to save public transit NOW at savetransit.org
📲 Call your representatives today and urge them to save public transit NOW at savetransit.org
October 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
💪 Our volunteers reached 10,000+ Chicagoland residents about the fight to save transit today!
📲 Call your representatives today and urge them to save public transit NOW at savetransit.org
📲 Call your representatives today and urge them to save public transit NOW at savetransit.org
Join us at Metra's 55th-56th-57th street station on Saturday, October 4th to raise awareness to riders about the fiscal cliff!
If you plan on attending, please RSVP at the link below!
If you plan on attending, please RSVP at the link below!
55th-56th-57th Street Station Awareness Event
Help us raise awareness so we can save transit at the 55th-56th-57th Street Metra Station, from 11-4 pm on October 4th! This is an awareness event - we won't be doing any chants or anything. We will ...
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September 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Join us at Metra's 55th-56th-57th street station on Saturday, October 4th to raise awareness to riders about the fiscal cliff!
If you plan on attending, please RSVP at the link below!
If you plan on attending, please RSVP at the link below!
I do hope he gets the message.
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I do hope he gets the message.
Without crucial funding from Springfield, the CTA will have to:
- Only operate from 6am - 9pm on all 'L' lines and bus routes
- Suspend service on 4 out of 8 'L' lines
- Suspend over half of CTA bus routes
- Increase wait times for trains and buses.
Contact your representatives today!
- Only operate from 6am - 9pm on all 'L' lines and bus routes
- Suspend service on 4 out of 8 'L' lines
- Suspend over half of CTA bus routes
- Increase wait times for trains and buses.
Contact your representatives today!
Save Our Transit Agencies - Support HB3438!
Our transit system, in Chicago, is at a crossroads. Recently, state lawmakers ended their spring session without setting aside funding for transit. Without this funding by the end of the year, CTA, Pa...
actionnetwork.org
September 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Without crucial funding from Springfield, the CTA will have to:
- Only operate from 6am - 9pm on all 'L' lines and bus routes
- Suspend service on 4 out of 8 'L' lines
- Suspend over half of CTA bus routes
- Increase wait times for trains and buses.
Contact your representatives today!
- Only operate from 6am - 9pm on all 'L' lines and bus routes
- Suspend service on 4 out of 8 'L' lines
- Suspend over half of CTA bus routes
- Increase wait times for trains and buses.
Contact your representatives today!
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Stuck in traffic? Can't find parking? Take the red line! It's right there!
Let's make the most of our $2.1B investment in the RPM project and #BuildOnBroadway in #Edgewater #Uptown #Chicago
Let's make the most of our $2.1B investment in the RPM project and #BuildOnBroadway in #Edgewater #Uptown #Chicago
September 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Stuck in traffic? Can't find parking? Take the red line! It's right there!
Let's make the most of our $2.1B investment in the RPM project and #BuildOnBroadway in #Edgewater #Uptown #Chicago
Let's make the most of our $2.1B investment in the RPM project and #BuildOnBroadway in #Edgewater #Uptown #Chicago
At the latest CTA budget hearing, the CTA explained that without extra funding from Springfield, public transit would only be able to operate from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
This would be disastrous for many who rely on public transportation in the Chicago area, especially for third shift workers.
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This would be disastrous for many who rely on public transportation in the Chicago area, especially for third shift workers.
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CTA officials say 24-hour service in jeopardy without additional funding from Springfield
CTA officials warned they might be forced to eliminate 24-hour service next year, with buses and trains possibly running only from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., without a financial bailout from Springfield.
www.cbsnews.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
At the latest CTA budget hearing, the CTA explained that without extra funding from Springfield, public transit would only be able to operate from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
This would be disastrous for many who rely on public transportation in the Chicago area, especially for third shift workers.
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This would be disastrous for many who rely on public transportation in the Chicago area, especially for third shift workers.
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Help us raise awareness so we can save transit at the Des Plaines Metra Station, from 4-7pm on September 16th!
Find more information and RSVP at the link below:
actionnetwork.org/events/des-p...
Find more information and RSVP at the link below:
actionnetwork.org/events/des-p...
September 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Help us raise awareness so we can save transit at the Des Plaines Metra Station, from 4-7pm on September 16th!
Find more information and RSVP at the link below:
actionnetwork.org/events/des-p...
Find more information and RSVP at the link below:
actionnetwork.org/events/des-p...
Hey everyone! We're planning a ridership outreach event for the upcoming RTA fiscal cliff!
We'll be meeting from about 4-7pm at Lake Forest UP-N station. If you plan on attending, you can RSVP here:
actionnetwork.org/events/lake-...
Hope to see you all there!
We'll be meeting from about 4-7pm at Lake Forest UP-N station. If you plan on attending, you can RSVP here:
actionnetwork.org/events/lake-...
Hope to see you all there!
Lake Forest (UP-N) Rider Outreach Event
Join us at the Lake Forest UP-N station to raise awareness about the upcoming fiscal cliff! We'll be meeting from 3:45-7:15pm on Thursday, August 28th. This is an awareness event - we won't be doing ...
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August 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hey everyone! We're planning a ridership outreach event for the upcoming RTA fiscal cliff!
We'll be meeting from about 4-7pm at Lake Forest UP-N station. If you plan on attending, you can RSVP here:
actionnetwork.org/events/lake-...
Hope to see you all there!
We'll be meeting from about 4-7pm at Lake Forest UP-N station. If you plan on attending, you can RSVP here:
actionnetwork.org/events/lake-...
Hope to see you all there!
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Hey everyone! We have a ride-along awareness event planned for Tuesday, August 12th, starting at 4:15pm. We'll be raising awareness and handing out flyers and cards to passengers.
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
Ride Along Fiscal Cliff Awareness (Starts at Dempster-Skokie) *RESCHEDULED*
Join Northern Illinois Urban Activists at a ride-along event on Monday, August 4th. We'll be riding while holding signs and handing out flyers to riders who ask. Children are only allowed if accom...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hey everyone! We have a ride-along awareness event planned for Tuesday, August 12th, starting at 4:15pm. We'll be raising awareness and handing out flyers and cards to passengers.
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
Hey everyone! We have a ride-along awareness event planned for Tuesday, August 12th, starting at 4:15pm. We'll be raising awareness and handing out flyers and cards to passengers.
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
Ride Along Fiscal Cliff Awareness (Starts at Dempster-Skokie) *RESCHEDULED*
Join Northern Illinois Urban Activists at a ride-along event on Monday, August 4th. We'll be riding while holding signs and handing out flyers to riders who ask. Children are only allowed if accom...
actionnetwork.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Hey everyone! We have a ride-along awareness event planned for Tuesday, August 12th, starting at 4:15pm. We'll be raising awareness and handing out flyers and cards to passengers.
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
You can find our itinerary and RSVP at the link here:
actionnetwork.org/events/ride-...
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The ultimate parking reform is a full repeal. Which is probably worth pursuing next year. chicago-parking-reform.org
Chicago Parking Reform
We're a group of grassroots, professional, and civic groups in Chicago working to end parking mandates in Chicago. Parking mandates are a regressive, inflexible, and outdated policy of requiring a fix...
chicago-parking-reform.org
August 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The ultimate parking reform is a full repeal. Which is probably worth pursuing next year. chicago-parking-reform.org
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Evanston City Council has approved eliminating parking minimums in the comprehensive plan!
“Eliminate parking minimums downtown and right-size along transit-adjacent corridors.”
5-3 vote: Davis (surprise!), Burns, Iles, Nieuwsma, Geracaris in favor. Krissie Harris isn’t present.
“Eliminate parking minimums downtown and right-size along transit-adjacent corridors.”
5-3 vote: Davis (surprise!), Burns, Iles, Nieuwsma, Geracaris in favor. Krissie Harris isn’t present.
July 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Evanston City Council has approved eliminating parking minimums in the comprehensive plan!
“Eliminate parking minimums downtown and right-size along transit-adjacent corridors.”
5-3 vote: Davis (surprise!), Burns, Iles, Nieuwsma, Geracaris in favor. Krissie Harris isn’t present.
“Eliminate parking minimums downtown and right-size along transit-adjacent corridors.”
5-3 vote: Davis (surprise!), Burns, Iles, Nieuwsma, Geracaris in favor. Krissie Harris isn’t present.
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“We need a long term funding solution, but not that one.”
Our friends at @septaphilly.bsky.social are about to fall off the fiscal cliff. A @chicagotribune.com article from this week dives into how devastating it will be and how Chicago is navigating our own cliff. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/27/t...
Here’s what’s at stake for our region. 🧵
Here’s what’s at stake for our region. 🧵
Derailed: Looming funding cuts to Philadelphia’s transit system offer a lesson for Chicago
Philadelphia is facing a massive transit deficit caused in large part, like Chicago’s, by the expiration of federal pandemic aid.
www.chicagotribune.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“We need a long term funding solution, but not that one.”
We have a linktree now!
Want to do something about the fiscal cliff?
Want to join us?
Find all our information here!
linktr.ee/northilurban...
Want to do something about the fiscal cliff?
Want to join us?
Find all our information here!
linktr.ee/northilurban...
Northern IL Urban Activists | Linktree
Advocating for better urban environments for Northern Illinois. From suburbs to city, everyone should have access to housing, better transit, and safe streets.
linktr.ee
July 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We have a linktree now!
Want to do something about the fiscal cliff?
Want to join us?
Find all our information here!
linktr.ee/northilurban...
Want to do something about the fiscal cliff?
Want to join us?
Find all our information here!
linktr.ee/northilurban...
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Hey everyone! We're planning another event - this time from 4-7pm, on Tuesday, July 22nd. We'll be meeting at the plaza between the Purple Line and Metra Stops at Davis street.
Hope to see you all there!
#Chicago #CTA #Pace #Metra #RTA #Evanston
actionnetwork.org/events/davis...
Hope to see you all there!
#Chicago #CTA #Pace #Metra #RTA #Evanston
actionnetwork.org/events/davis...
Davis Awareness Rally
Join us at Davis Street in Evanston to raise awareness about the upcoming fiscal cliff! We'll be meeting from 4-7pm on Tuesday, July 22nd. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is an aw...
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July 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey everyone! We're planning another event - this time from 4-7pm, on Tuesday, July 22nd. We'll be meeting at the plaza between the Purple Line and Metra Stops at Davis street.
Hope to see you all there!
#Chicago #CTA #Pace #Metra #RTA #Evanston
actionnetwork.org/events/davis...
Hope to see you all there!
#Chicago #CTA #Pace #Metra #RTA #Evanston
actionnetwork.org/events/davis...
Davis Awareness Rally
Join us at Davis Street in Evanston to raise awareness about the upcoming fiscal cliff! We'll be meeting from 4-7pm on Tuesday, July 22nd. All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is an aw...
actionnetwork.org
July 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
For those who missed it - we have had to cancel our Oak Park station awareness event today. This was due to a mix of low attendance and poor air quality.
We hope to schedule something for next week. Thanks for all the support so far!
We hope to schedule something for next week. Thanks for all the support so far!
July 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
For those who missed it - we have had to cancel our Oak Park station awareness event today. This was due to a mix of low attendance and poor air quality.
We hope to schedule something for next week. Thanks for all the support so far!
We hope to schedule something for next week. Thanks for all the support so far!
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Hey everyone - just an update - we had to cancel this event today due to low attendance and poor air quality.
We hope to plan something for a future date.
We hope to plan something for a future date.
July 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hey everyone - just an update - we had to cancel this event today due to low attendance and poor air quality.
We hope to plan something for a future date.
We hope to plan something for a future date.
Wanna help raise awareness to save transit in the Chicago area?
Join us at Oak Park @ Harlem/Lake Green line, tomorrow, from 4-7pm!
actionnetwork.org/events/harle...
Join us at Oak Park @ Harlem/Lake Green line, tomorrow, from 4-7pm!
actionnetwork.org/events/harle...
Harlem/Lake Green Line Station Awareness Event
18+ Only! Join us in raising awareness and gathering support for a special session to save Chicagoland's transit! Feel free to bring signs, but please be aware this is an outreach event. We'll be t...
actionnetwork.org
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Wanna help raise awareness to save transit in the Chicago area?
Join us at Oak Park @ Harlem/Lake Green line, tomorrow, from 4-7pm!
actionnetwork.org/events/harle...
Join us at Oak Park @ Harlem/Lake Green line, tomorrow, from 4-7pm!
actionnetwork.org/events/harle...
If you can, join @betterstreetschicago.org and other organizations to save our transit agencies!
#YouDeserveBetterStreets www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
#YouDeserveBetterStreets www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
Riders Rise Up to Save Transit · Better Streets Chicago
## It's time for state legislators to get back to work to fix and FUND transit!
Transit is in crisis because this Spring, the Illinois General Assembly failed to do their job and secure funding neces...
www.mobilize.us
July 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you can, join @betterstreetschicago.org and other organizations to save our transit agencies!
#YouDeserveBetterStreets www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
#YouDeserveBetterStreets www.mobilize.us/betterstreet...
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The time has come to rise up and demand legislators save transit!
Join us this Saturday and make it clear to @govpritzker.illinois.gov and legislators that they have a job to finish this summer.
⏰ July 12th @ 12pm
📍 Daley Plaza
➡️ rally.savetransit.org
Join us this Saturday and make it clear to @govpritzker.illinois.gov and legislators that they have a job to finish this summer.
⏰ July 12th @ 12pm
📍 Daley Plaza
➡️ rally.savetransit.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The time has come to rise up and demand legislators save transit!
Join us this Saturday and make it clear to @govpritzker.illinois.gov and legislators that they have a job to finish this summer.
⏰ July 12th @ 12pm
📍 Daley Plaza
➡️ rally.savetransit.org
Join us this Saturday and make it clear to @govpritzker.illinois.gov and legislators that they have a job to finish this summer.
⏰ July 12th @ 12pm
📍 Daley Plaza
➡️ rally.savetransit.org