4. And this is hardest to replicate, but in the Netherlands, ~100% of drivers also bike regularly, or used to, or do sometimes. They are on the lookout for bikes. But the only way to get there is to build the intersections and other infra to get the majority of people onto bikes.

FIN

if you were thinking about doing any of the following in support of ADUs, the end of this week is a good deadline to impose on yourself:

- sending a note to your alderperson
- writing a letter to the editor (Sun-Times, Insider Publications, Austin Weekly News, etc.)
- posting on your social media

@gilbertv36.bsky.social

Changes like this demand communication, and it’s unclear whether the Mayor’s Office supported this effort in Springfield.

But Chicago taxpayers now own a multi-billion-dollar unfunded liability with no plan to pay for it.

The liability comes from a pension cap change:
• Old cap: $127,283, rising by ½ CPI or 3%
• New cap (7/1/25): $141,408, rising by full CPI or 3%
Just like a hike to your credit card interest rate, a small tweak compounded over decades is extremely costly.

I’m a former prosecutor and military officer. I deeply respect our police & firefighters—many are family.

I also teach Finance at DePaul & it’s hard to see how this won’t crowd out future spending on roads, schools, the CTA, even public safety & increase our borrowing costs.

Hear hear!

@aldermanlaspata.bsky.social is bringing it