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ATTENTION TO ALL DEM TAX CUT SLOPULISTS

Edmonton’s broad upzoning has (so far) added $15 million to the city’s yearly property tax revenue.

Chicago Safe Streets PSA: There is a town hall meeting Aug 17th for Chicago Ave improvements at Ukrainian Cultural Center. The 36th Ward has requested this meeting prior to the project moving forward. If you live in the area & want safer streets please attend if able www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...

Here’s the clip of Mendoza blaming bike lanes and CTA crime for congestion, rather than, you know, the cars.

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Susana Mendoza just slammed the Archer Av. bike lanes as a debacle that has made traffic worse, saying that Archer used to be a great shortcut & a fast thoroughfare. On @wbez.org with @sashaannsimons.bsky.social Anyone who has ever traveled on Archer knows this is BS. It's always been a car sewer

A fond goodbye to my Avondale apartment, which breaks every part of its RS-3 zoning and could never be built today ❌ 12 units (2 unit max) ❌ 40 ft tall (30 ft max) ❌ 260 sq ft lot area/unit (2,500 min) ❌ 0 ft rear setback (35 ft min) And way above the 0.9 floor-area ratio cap

thank god @ilsecofstate.bsky.social ended mandatory road tests for drivers 79-86. a car into every home!

On the beach across from urbanist Bluesky’s favorite development

July was a HUGE month for @divvybikes.bsky.social ! 🚲 ✅1M+ rides - a new monthly record ✅Busiest day ever, with 47,400+ trips on July 11 ✅New stations near popular lakefront destinations ✅New charging station outside the Obama Presidential Center www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

There are more interviews, details, and pictures in this than there are for articles about people horrifically dying

This IMO is the best ongoing study of NYC congestion pricing. An update w/data thru 6/26 is encouraging: "The toll raised cordon-area speeds by 11%, with little effect on air quality, consumer spending, or foot traffic. Speeds also rose outside the cordon." shoshanavasserman.com/papers/the_n...

I don't like our multi-mile contraflow bike lanes. What I like is using them to improve crossings at major intersections in shorter two-block stretches. I wrote and visualized where they could go in Chicago. Article: nikhunder.substack.com/p/using-cont... Viz: nikhunder.github.io/Short-Contra...

Using Contraflow Bike Lanes in ChicagoUsing them in smaller stretches and how they can improve connectivity.nikhunder.substack.com