Absolutely unnecessary. This is like digging up the street to put the lead pipes back in or something.

Bike Lane Uprising@bikelaneuprising.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s been less than a week since Riley O’Neil’s funeral and the city is actively removing protected bike lanes from 18th street. Just 2 weeks ago everyone in the city made public comments that Riley’s death was a tragedy & yet this week they’re making biking less safe

That's a lot of prime real estate that could be adding to our tax base

Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists@stevevance.net · last mo.

Chicago loves to downtown surface parking lotmaxx

Great piece by @paparidesabike.bsky.social. Too often, our leaders act like change is outside their control when really, it's simply outside their imagination. We have to expand our thinking about what's possible & what can work. We don't have to live this way. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...

Chicago lacks the will to curb traffic crashes that kill cyclists, pedestrians

Nationally, deaths of cyclists over the age of 20 have increased almost five times since 1975.

chicago.suntimes.com

It’s been less than a week since Riley O’Neil’s funeral and the city is actively removing protected bike lanes from 18th street. Just 2 weeks ago everyone in the city made public comments that Riley’s death was a tragedy & yet this week they’re making biking less safe

What if I told you we could have it all?

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Plans for a nearly 100-unit apartment building on Bryn Mawr Avenue in Edgewater could be halted by the city’s attempts to landmark the street’s historic business corridor blockclubchi.co/4ew64LX

As West Loop continues to grow, we need to be proactive about improving connectivity. Halsted BRT and some bus circulator routes would be (relatively) low effort but massively helpful in supporting office + residential growth in the area. Eventually subway service could be in the cards.

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 2mo ago

Deal with law firm likely to kick off construction of downtown Chicago’s first new office skyscraper in years

If that doesn't work, help us replace them with a pro-housing, pro-growth candidate! chicagogrowthproject.org

Chicago Growth Project | Urbanist PAC

Chicago Growth Project is Chicago

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists@stevevance.net · 2mo ago

normalize calling your city council member to tell them your rent went up and complain about the lack of housing production

UPDATE: We're pushing our General Meeting out a week due to the storms! Stay safe out there Chicago ⛈️ RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/chicago-gr...

Chicago Growth Project@chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Join us this Wednesday at The Beer Temple for our next General Meeting! We’ll be discussing strategy for 2027 and reviewing our endorsement timeline. Connect with fellow urbanists and help us welcome new members! RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/chicago-gr...

Not like anyone rides this home from work or anything

CTA Bus Insights@ctabusinsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 2mo ago

🕳️ Route 146 (Inner Lake Shore/Michigan Express) — Northbound No buses between State & Randolph and Marine Drive & Lawrence — a ~49 min gap, scheduled around every 10 min this hour Last seen: #4366 (18 min late) · Next up: #4378 (6 min late)

Join us this Wednesday at The Beer Temple for our next General Meeting! We’ll be discussing strategy for 2027 and reviewing our endorsement timeline. Connect with fellow urbanists and help us welcome new members! RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/chicago-gr...

Perhaps the fact that 2 of the 5 great North American bicycling cities in this article have harsher winter climates than Chicago can quiet the chatter that Chicago doesn't need good + comprehensive bicycling infrastructure because our winters are sometimes tough. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/t...

5 Great North American Biking Cities

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See you this afternoon!

Chicago Growth Project@chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social · 2mo ago

There are still tickets left to our housing policy forum: Unlocking Our Potential! Join us this Sunday at Midwest Coast Brewing as we discuss how varying levels of policy factor into rising housing costs, as well as how we can get our neighborhoods to better meet the needs of their residents.

Incredibly frustrating having the resources & infrastructure for more frequent & reliable transit but fumbling it due to poor execution Our leaders need to prioritize low hanging fruit solutions that would improve the lives of everyday Chicagoans as well as open up our neighborhoods to more housing

CTA Bus Insights@ctabusinsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 2mo ago

🚌 Route 77 (Belmont) — Eastbound 3 buses within 978 ft near Belmont & Sacramento Next bus 1.84 mi / ~12 min behind Buses: #1612 (1), #8207 (2), #8391 (3)

There are still tickets left to our housing policy forum: Unlocking Our Potential! Join us this Sunday at Midwest Coast Brewing as we discuss how varying levels of policy factor into rising housing costs, as well as how we can get our neighborhoods to better meet the needs of their residents.

All day every day, dream big

Michael McLean@michaelmclean.me · 3mo ago

Tiger line this morning!!

NITA takes effect in 12 days and the CTA board does not have any scheduled meetings before then. Masterful gambit, sir

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 3mo ago

Mayor Brandon Johnson makes last-minute push to name permanent CTA leader

Looking to learn more about local housing policy? Interested in how our elected officials and candidates plan to tackle rising housing costs? Join us next month at Midwest Coast Brewing for Unlocking Our Potential: Discussing Housing Reform in Chicago! 🎟️ Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/unlocking-...

Unlocking Our Potential: Discussing Housing Reform in Chicago

Panel experts, candidates, and elected officials will discuss how Chicago can best tackle the rising cost of housing and property taxes

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Chicago we are (almost) so back. The Census just dropped new population estimates through July 2025. The estimate has us at 99.6% of the July 2020 population! Upshot: the metro area has fully recovered. www.census.gov/data/tables/...

BUILD fact of the day: The plan would allow the option to build small apartment buildings with one stair, which has been shown to be as safe or safer than two stairs. and 68% of Illinoisans supported that

General Meeting TONIGHT! See you at 6pm 🍻

Chicago Growth Project@chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us at Dovetail Brewery this Thursday for our next General Meeting! We'll be discussing candidates, PAC strategy, and ways to get involved. Come meet fellow urbanists and help us build a better Chicago! 🏗️ RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-gr...

Join us at Dovetail Brewery this Thursday for our next General Meeting! We'll be discussing candidates, PAC strategy, and ways to get involved. Come meet fellow urbanists and help us build a better Chicago! 🏗️ RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-gr...

Looking to make a difference in Chicago politics? Join us this Thursday for a working session downtown, where we’ll be planning initiatives, events, and strategy for the upcoming 2027 election season! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-...

I don't think it's an accident that you see 149 new apartments being built on a parcel that already had a biggish zoning designation. No drawn out discretionary process here. By-right, TOD.

Viktor Köves@viktorkoves.com · 3mo ago

Some exciting construction right by downtown Chicago - a surface parking lot is becoming 149 new homes plus retail at Huron and Division (310 W Huron)

How it started vs. how it’s going

Viktor Köves@viktorkoves.com · 3mo ago

Some exciting construction right by downtown Chicago - a surface parking lot is becoming 149 new homes plus retail at Huron and Division (310 W Huron)

Over at A City That Works: Chicago's newest city-funded affordable housing projects are projected to cost $697,000 per unit to build - and that's almost certainly an underestimate.

Chicago doubles down on unaffordable housing

In 2025, new affordable units in Chicago will cost *at least* $679K a pop to build

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CGP in the news‼️📰 President Adam Drakulic spoke to The Daily Line for their coverage on @drakefor10.bsky.social's primary win and policy focus. Appreciate the spotlight on grassroots urbanist candidates and organizations looking to make a difference! thedailyline.com/cook-county-...

Presumptive District 10 county board member to focus on housing, healthcare access in office

The likely next Cook County commissioner to represent District 10 hopes that his recent victory opens the door for more urbanists and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds to pursue politics.

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We cannot afford to wait for each municipality to attempt their own version of reform. Housing affordability, slow job growth, and pension liabilities will keep compounding into a much bigger hole to dig out ourselves out of. State legislators: we'll be paying attention 👀

Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists@stevevance.net · 4mo ago

This housing op-ed is nominally about Evanston but thematically about nearly every municipality in Illinois evanstonroundtable.com/2026/04/22/g... #BUILDplan

Happy Earth Day, Chicago! Sustainability is a driving force behind our PAC’s mission to elect pro-growth leaders. How does urban density tie into a greener, healthier planet?

Proud to contribute to this visionary plan to transform Chicago into a more sustainable city with more accessible and vibrant neighborhoods

Chicago 2100 Urbanism@chicago2100.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s time we rethink how we move around and plan for future mobility on a human-scale, elevating Chicago as a truly world-class city. See the proposal for @worldbizchicago.bsky.social Horizon Lines 2050 Vision, with @chicagogrowthproj.bsky.social chicago2100.substack.com/p/the-human-...