Ben
@urbenist.bsky.social
Director of the Chicago Canal Authority
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44th Ward is taking feedback on delivery robots-
44th Ward Delivery Robots Survey
docs.google.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
44th Ward is taking feedback on delivery robots-
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Dearborn protected kayak lane
June 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Dearborn protected kayak lane
Being offered an $800 voucher to take a later haircut because they overbooked at the barber shop
December 29, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Being offered an $800 voucher to take a later haircut because they overbooked at the barber shop
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You can just climb onto anyone’s roof if you have a tall enough ladder
November 27, 2024 at 7:04 PM
You can just climb onto anyone’s roof if you have a tall enough ladder
It would be low key overstimulating to be in medieval battle
November 27, 2024 at 2:05 PM
It would be low key overstimulating to be in medieval battle
If I were mayor I wouldn’t defund the police. I would hire one person as Supercop and pay them the full $2 billion budget as their salary. Everyone else goes
November 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM
If I were mayor I wouldn’t defund the police. I would hire one person as Supercop and pay them the full $2 billion budget as their salary. Everyone else goes
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We need to kick AI to the curb. Go f yourself. But also build more nuclear power, but so we can build more electric trains not stupid chatbots.
Average monthly electric bill in Chicago area: $100
Expected increase: $10.50 www.wbez.org/money/2024/1...
Expected increase: $10.50 www.wbez.org/money/2024/1...
ComEd electric bills to go up more than $10 a month. Here's why.
Energy-hungry data centers will dramatically increase demand for power as the U.S. races to be a world leader in artificial intelligence. ComEd and other utilities pay up front to make sure the electr...
www.wbez.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:11 AM
We need to kick AI to the curb. Go f yourself. But also build more nuclear power, but so we can build more electric trains not stupid chatbots.
Who else is trying to collectively buy a cargo bike on a like low key anarchistic level
November 22, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Who else is trying to collectively buy a cargo bike on a like low key anarchistic level
Facebook marketplace pickups
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Facebook marketplace pickups
I also love buying furniture with Rony’s cargo bike
November 22, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I also love buying furniture with Rony’s cargo bike
There is a war waging between me and holiday oreos at my grocery store
November 18, 2024 at 10:49 PM
There is a war waging between me and holiday oreos at my grocery store
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Some ideas:
1. Stop having tax payers pay for police misconduct lawsuits…that $$ should come out of their union.
2. Congestion taxes.
3. Increase cost of permit parking.
1. Stop having tax payers pay for police misconduct lawsuits…that $$ should come out of their union.
2. Congestion taxes.
3. Increase cost of permit parking.
City Council unanimously rejected Mayor Johnson’s $300 million property tax hike proposal. buff.ly/3O6nClb
City Council Unanimously Rejects Mayor's $300 Million Property Tax Hike Proposal
Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to clos...
buff.ly
November 15, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Some ideas:
1. Stop having tax payers pay for police misconduct lawsuits…that $$ should come out of their union.
2. Congestion taxes.
3. Increase cost of permit parking.
1. Stop having tax payers pay for police misconduct lawsuits…that $$ should come out of their union.
2. Congestion taxes.
3. Increase cost of permit parking.
Doug Burgum is all about walkable cities! (just not ones where you can walk to an abortion clinic because he banned that)
November 15, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Doug Burgum is all about walkable cities! (just not ones where you can walk to an abortion clinic because he banned that)
They should invent a dentist that doesn’t tell you to floss
November 15, 2024 at 3:57 PM
They should invent a dentist that doesn’t tell you to floss
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Did anyone get photos of the temporary protected bike lane they had at Chicago and Halsted this morning??? It’s already gone…
November 14, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Did anyone get photos of the temporary protected bike lane they had at Chicago and Halsted this morning??? It’s already gone…
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BREAKING: The NLRB has just ruled that captive audience meetings are illegal nationwide.
These are mandatory meetings where bosses try to persuade workers not unionize, often using coercive tactics.
These are mandatory meetings where bosses try to persuade workers not unionize, often using coercive tactics.
November 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM
BREAKING: The NLRB has just ruled that captive audience meetings are illegal nationwide.
These are mandatory meetings where bosses try to persuade workers not unionize, often using coercive tactics.
These are mandatory meetings where bosses try to persuade workers not unionize, often using coercive tactics.
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If you use this (AA battery powered) Magic Trackpad and you have 5 minutes to help me replicate a bug, I’d appreciate it.
November 12, 2024 at 4:42 PM
If you use this (AA battery powered) Magic Trackpad and you have 5 minutes to help me replicate a bug, I’d appreciate it.
Seeing way too many bad North Dakota takes on here, you guys don’t even know what you’re talking about
November 12, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Seeing way too many bad North Dakota takes on here, you guys don’t even know what you’re talking about
I am not joking when I say the easiest way for the Democrats to win back the working class would be pushing for public service broadcasting of all American sports
November 10, 2024 at 4:47 PM
I am not joking when I say the easiest way for the Democrats to win back the working class would be pushing for public service broadcasting of all American sports
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I haven't read the mayoral transition report yet but it better call for drastic and radical measures for addressing the public health crisis happening on our streets every day.
As of 7/5/2023, traffic violence has killed 79 people in Chicago. A six-year record. We need radical change.
As of 7/5/2023, traffic violence has killed 79 people in Chicago. A six-year record. We need radical change.
July 6, 2023 at 9:22 PM
I haven't read the mayoral transition report yet but it better call for drastic and radical measures for addressing the public health crisis happening on our streets every day.
As of 7/5/2023, traffic violence has killed 79 people in Chicago. A six-year record. We need radical change.
As of 7/5/2023, traffic violence has killed 79 people in Chicago. A six-year record. We need radical change.
Best parking spot in the whole office
July 6, 2023 at 7:08 PM
Best parking spot in the whole office
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Fireworks have had their day in the sun it’s time for iceworks
July 5, 2023 at 12:14 AM
Fireworks have had their day in the sun it’s time for iceworks