Jeff Wegerson
@wegerje.bsky.social
Walking, reading, socializing. Outdoors, hiking, gardening. Design.
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Worth repeating: Greenland is an autonomous territory 90% populated by Greenlandic Inuit people. The US attempting to "take it over" is a neo-colonial project that, beyond being just a terrible idea, would undermine an indigenous community's decades-long effort to assume greater independence.
January 14, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Worth repeating: Greenland is an autonomous territory 90% populated by Greenlandic Inuit people. The US attempting to "take it over" is a neo-colonial project that, beyond being just a terrible idea, would undermine an indigenous community's decades-long effort to assume greater independence.
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One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
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Smart proposal here from Charles Komanoff, one of the architects of Manhattan congestion pricing.
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
January 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Smart proposal here from Charles Komanoff, one of the architects of Manhattan congestion pricing.
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
Policies like this can prevent AVs from causing crushing gridlock if/when they scale. The best time to implement them is now, before they're widespread.
www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/one...
The #1 reason to vote when Illinois progressive taxation comes up. Illinois cannot create money like the feds. We need to claw it back form billionaires.
December 30, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The #1 reason to vote when Illinois progressive taxation comes up. Illinois cannot create money like the feds. We need to claw it back form billionaires.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Credit rating upgrades for @chicagocta.bsky.social and @rtachicago.bsky.social a positive result of @govpritzker.illinois.gov recent signing of the transit reform bill. www.bondbuyer.com/news/moodys-...
Moody's upgrades CTA and RTA in wake of Illinois transit bill
Moody's Ratings upgraded the Chicago Transit Authority to Aa3 from A1 Friday, and upgraded the Chicago-area Regional Transportation Authority to Aa2 from Aa3.
www.bondbuyer.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Credit rating upgrades for @chicagocta.bsky.social and @rtachicago.bsky.social a positive result of @govpritzker.illinois.gov recent signing of the transit reform bill. www.bondbuyer.com/news/moodys-...
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(I may feel better soon, as people always kindly say when you are sick. But I may not. I may have worse or less manageable long covid after this. I didn’t the last time I got covid a year into LC recovery. I just have no way of knowing: how I will feel, if it will better, and how long it will last.)
December 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
(I may feel better soon, as people always kindly say when you are sick. But I may not. I may have worse or less manageable long covid after this. I didn’t the last time I got covid a year into LC recovery. I just have no way of knowing: how I will feel, if it will better, and how long it will last.)
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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Indeed it is the Chicago/Evanston border. I'd love to see one of the general travel lanes in each direction at the border be converted to a protected bike lane.
South of Howard, Sheridan should get a camera enforced dedicated bus lane
South of Howard, Sheridan should get a camera enforced dedicated bus lane
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Indeed it is the Chicago/Evanston border. I'd love to see one of the general travel lanes in each direction at the border be converted to a protected bike lane.
South of Howard, Sheridan should get a camera enforced dedicated bus lane
South of Howard, Sheridan should get a camera enforced dedicated bus lane
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ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.”
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words.
➡️ This is what they wrote: https://propub.li/3MTlm33
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Best reason to stay on X, and to block/mute aggressively to manage abuse: Leftists benefit from watching thoughtful well-intentioned non-leftists trying to figure things out together. It helps you figure out where you might build bridges with them. (Also, there are lots of leftists there.)
Why it's Wise to stay on X:
• Crucial to stay well-informed about Palantír
• Understand the arts of the Enemy
• Let's be real, rag-tag band of furries and elves has no chance
• If you can't beat them join them
• Crucial to stay well-informed about Palantír
• Understand the arts of the Enemy
• Let's be real, rag-tag band of furries and elves has no chance
• If you can't beat them join them
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Best reason to stay on X, and to block/mute aggressively to manage abuse: Leftists benefit from watching thoughtful well-intentioned non-leftists trying to figure things out together. It helps you figure out where you might build bridges with them. (Also, there are lots of leftists there.)
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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More convinced than ever that now’s the time to #BuildTheTunnel
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
More convinced than ever that now’s the time to #BuildTheTunnel
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To put a finer point on it:
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
November 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
To put a finer point on it:
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
• Lots of working-class folks live in 🟢🏘️
• There are lots of jobs in 🟡🏭
• We’ve already built 🔵🚆
• But we’re missing 🔴🛤️
• So those workers have to drive on ⚫️🛣️
• Therefore we should #BuildTheTunnel 🔴🚇
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we're approaching macy's parade level teamwork here
October 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
we're approaching macy's parade level teamwork here
CTA takes from more frequent red and blue to keep up frequencies on less frequent lines. A missed run on a low frequency line could mean waiting a half hour instead of 15 minutes. On the red it may mean 14 instead of 7.
Yesterday, the CTA L lines ran:
99% Yellow
99% Pink
96% Brown
95% Orange
83% Green
82% Blue
73% Red
56% Purple
... of scheduled trains. Since 2020, CTA L Service has been cut by 2%. Riders deserve frequent and reliable transit, with return to at least pre-2020 levels.
99% Yellow
99% Pink
96% Brown
95% Orange
83% Green
82% Blue
73% Red
56% Purple
... of scheduled trains. Since 2020, CTA L Service has been cut by 2%. Riders deserve frequent and reliable transit, with return to at least pre-2020 levels.
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
CTA takes from more frequent red and blue to keep up frequencies on less frequent lines. A missed run on a low frequency line could mean waiting a half hour instead of 15 minutes. On the red it may mean 14 instead of 7.
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“Earlier today ICE agents chase after a man in downtown Chicago after he made verbal comments but no physical or threatening contact. The man was able to get away.” - Christopher Sweat
The maga patronage chuds can’t catch #bikechi
The maga patronage chuds can’t catch #bikechi
September 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“Earlier today ICE agents chase after a man in downtown Chicago after he made verbal comments but no physical or threatening contact. The man was able to get away.” - Christopher Sweat
The maga patronage chuds can’t catch #bikechi
The maga patronage chuds can’t catch #bikechi
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This. 1000 times.
Our city will have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for.
Our city will have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for.
Morning rush-hour near London's Oval station. Trains pass underground every few minutes and there's a continuous flood of bicycles, but still there's one lane of gridlocked traffic. Your city will always have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for.
September 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This. 1000 times.
Our city will have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for.
Our city will have exactly as much gridlock as it makes room for.
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Recipients who received the half-price fare discount ended up taking so many more transit trips that the overall amount they spent on transit fares actually *went up*.
This suggests that a deep discount in transit fares for low-income residents could actually be a net revenue boost for agencies!
This suggests that a deep discount in transit fares for low-income residents could actually be a net revenue boost for agencies!
September 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Recipients who received the half-price fare discount ended up taking so many more transit trips that the overall amount they spent on transit fares actually *went up*.
This suggests that a deep discount in transit fares for low-income residents could actually be a net revenue boost for agencies!
This suggests that a deep discount in transit fares for low-income residents could actually be a net revenue boost for agencies!
#SacredCowParking No cost on street parking is not only “untouchable” it’s outside the Overton Window of discussable/debatable topics.
Even on big city residential streets with no businesses and ample private garages.
Most pernicious when preventing pedestrian and cycling traffic calming projects.
Even on big city residential streets with no businesses and ample private garages.
Most pernicious when preventing pedestrian and cycling traffic calming projects.
August 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
#SacredCowParking No cost on street parking is not only “untouchable” it’s outside the Overton Window of discussable/debatable topics.
Even on big city residential streets with no businesses and ample private garages.
Most pernicious when preventing pedestrian and cycling traffic calming projects.
Even on big city residential streets with no businesses and ample private garages.
Most pernicious when preventing pedestrian and cycling traffic calming projects.
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If you aren't a public transit geek I despair of convincing you how important this chart is.
Slow buses cut people off from opportunity. Stop respacing is controversial (everything is controversial) and yet the savings and benefits are huge. (We can help.)
Slow buses cut people off from opportunity. Stop respacing is controversial (everything is controversial) and yet the savings and benefits are huge. (We can help.)
August 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
If you aren't a public transit geek I despair of convincing you how important this chart is.
Slow buses cut people off from opportunity. Stop respacing is controversial (everything is controversial) and yet the savings and benefits are huge. (We can help.)
Slow buses cut people off from opportunity. Stop respacing is controversial (everything is controversial) and yet the savings and benefits are huge. (We can help.)
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Put it on the ballot every year until it passes
Chicago’s chief financial officer on Tuesday branded Illinois’ regressive tax structure as “the crime of the century” that can only be solved through a graduated income tax and extending the state sales tax to professional services.
Illinois' regressive tax structure is "crime of the century" that needs to be solved, Chicago's CFO says
Jill Jaworski, Mayor Brandon Johnson's chief financial officer, said the state's tax inequities can only be solved by switching from a flat state income tax to a graduated tax, and by extending the…
trib.al
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Put it on the ballot every year until it passes
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These crime stats in my neighborhood are wild. Almost no press or political messaging about it.
August 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
These crime stats in my neighborhood are wild. Almost no press or political messaging about it.