Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 13hIf I were mayor I'd apply some batshit policy that would require me to look my policy aids in the eye and say Trust 100
Reposted by Emily HuganWes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In honor of #BannedBooksWeek, I'm happy to report that many state DOTs have refused to add my book to their own libraries (and happier to report that many of the same state DOTs have held secret book clubs with my book) 510215
Reposted by Emily Huganhelen (she/her) @helenl.bsky.social · 23hWhen people campaign on “affordable housing only” they’re usually just saying build nothing & hope new older cheaper buildings magically appear or maybe gov’ts just come in and pay for whole new buildings (which is not how gov’t programs work, btw) 3418
Reposted by Emily HuganChicago 🏳️⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If your girls are always late, arrive in a pack of 3 or more, and then take you to the bar, that's not your polycule, that's the 22 Clark 29318
Reposted by Emily Hugancta @chicagocta.bsky.social · 08/10/2026follow us for more relationship advice 👍 116638
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sorry Oak Park, but you're not gonna beat the Oakdale Greenway invisible Speed Bumps. You aren't advanced enough in science 230
Reposted by Emily HuganChicago 2100 Urbanism @chicago2100.bsky.social · 08/10/2026CTA's Chief Planning Officer on Bus Lanes: 'What I would say bold is let’s set an aggressive …100-150 miles of dedicated bus lanes in the region' The plan below has 200 miles 👀 3101
Reposted by Emily HuganMr. Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026155 years since a brilliant Irish cow decided Chicago needed to be razed, replanned, and rebuilt. And that cow's name...was Daniel Burnham. 3378
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Automatic enforcement means less dangerous interactions between police and civilians - this is a win 0120
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Guys I don't understand the huge news of the pedestrian beacon like isn't that every other type of light in every other city. 350
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Found out that Sierra Club sued the US-95 expansion in Las Vegas bc of health impacts to elementary schools. They dropped the suit when they agreed to make the kids in the schools guinea pigs to research affects of highway emissions and HVAC filtering. 170
Reposted by Emily HuganDavid Teeghman 🇵🇸 🌏🚴🏻🌹 @teeghman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026@sierraclubchicago.bsky.social is proud to support Shape Oak Park and housing density near transit for a few simple reasons: More 🏢 = more 🚴🏼♂️🚶🏽♀️🚌 More 🏢 = less 💨🔥 More 🏢 = more 🌳🌲🌻 More 🏢 = more 👵🏼👨🏻👩🏽👶🏼👩🏻👴🏻🧒🏾 More 🏢 = a better 🌎 Read our full statement here: www.sierraclub.org/illinois/chi...sierraclub.orgSierra Club Chicago Statement of Support for Shape Oak ParkThe Chicago Group sent the following statement to the Village Board of Oak Park on Sept. 30, 2026. 0326
Reposted by Emily HuganBrandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A NIMBY haunted house but it’s just the October Meet me on Milwaukee 4152
Reposted by Emily HuganSierra Club Chicago @sierraclubchicago.bsky.social · 06/10/20261. Build UP, not OUT Reducing suburban sprawl by adding gentle housing density protects natural areas and reduces carbon emissions from vehicles 1653
Reposted by Emily HuganStar:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is 100% true, and while it does lead to some uncomfortable conversations, the smarter talking point is that even if the revealed preference rate comes out to be 60% or whatever, we’re building maybe 80-90% of our housing stock this way 4345
Reposted by Emily HuganChicagoans Who Bike @chiwho.bike · 06/10/2026“There needs to be a change there too. We need to demand this not only in Chicago, but everywhere. We need to have these options and the freedom to choose our mode of transportation.” 1152
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you ask yourself, "Why can't xyz have a Mamdani", then that means they don't have one! 030
Reposted by Emily HuganDread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you think "but how am I supposed to do this without a car?" you should ask yourself "how do people in similar circumstances but without access to a car do this & what does it mean for them if the answer is that they can't?" Because for someone else that's not a hypothetical question. 15816
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I can only dream to have an ounce of his aura 060
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Quite literally just expand it to State St. 2190
Reposted by Emily HuganMeg @prayingmantis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026So, since there is clearly a demand for it, other neighborhoods should also have fall festivals, so that this one will be less crowded. Speaking as someone who lives a literal stone's throw from this one.blockclubchicago.orgDid Social Media Ruin Apple Fest? With Long Lines And Large Crowds, Some Believe SoChicago's premier fall-themed street festival saw huge crowds, with some attendees saying the social media hype dampened some of the long-running event's charm. 5427
Reposted by Emily HuganLakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026proposal: i'm the only one allowed to go to applefest 1573
Reposted by Emily HuganMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 03/10/2026I would love for Chicago to have a preapproved design for a six / eight flat like this one in my neighborhood. Make it legal everywhere. 4905
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The invisible speed bumps on Oakdale greenway are an amazing scientific breakthrough 040
Reposted by Emily HuganLakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026just called brandon johnson and he confirmed they're banning cars next week 6571
Reposted by Emily HuganChicago 🏳️⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Somebody on Instagram made content designed specially for me 1233
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I just think a Mamdani-like campaign event would be sitting on the LFT, nearing dusk, handing out free bike lights to all the bikers without one. 161
Reposted by Emily HuganThomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New study estimates the time durations of permitting and development for standardized new housing projects across 60 U.S. cities from 2000 to 2025. Time durations are increasing, which raises housing costs and reduces availability. www.vox.com/future-perfe...vox.comThe astonishing gap between America’s fastest- and slowest-building citiesIt shouldn’t take five years to build an apartment building. 183
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Saw a comment on research why people aren't hosting friends for dinner anymore vs the 1970s. The commentator said the researcher should consider how people can't afford larger houses that have a dining room. 36411
Reposted by Emily HuganAlex @acannon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026DPD is soliciting proposals for Courtyard Apartment Buildings at three large-lot sites in Bronzeville. These projects will be used to inform planning for a new zoning overlay district aimed at allowing for new by-right courtyard buildings. www.chicago.gov/city/en/site... 0183
Reposted by Emily HuganMunicipal Corporation @nikhunder.com · 29/09/2026Got back from Montreal this week and have had to experience Chicago transport again. Please give me grace in this difficult time 0231
Reposted by Emily HuganA City That Works @acitythatworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A string of upzonings on the South Side are a breath of fresh air for housing development in Chicago with immense credit going to Aldermen Desmond Yancy (5th) and Ronnie Mosley (21st) for their work in this process. citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-better-p... 2196
Reposted by Emily HuganMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 30/09/2026And now its public! www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...cbsnews.comChicago to install dedicated bus lane on northbound Michigan Avenue downtownSeeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue. 715320
Reposted by Emily Huganstarch mogul @posts-cards.bsky.social · 28/09/2026southsideweekly.com/a-slow-and-s...southsideweekly.comA Slow and Steady DisasterSchools, Jobs, and Safety: Why Black Folks Are Leaving Chicago 0269
Reposted by Emily HuganMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 28/09/2026Alderman La Spata is pro-business 1697
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Blows my mind when neighbors complain about a new development bc they can't find street parking - they ask for them to build more parking. Why don't they have their own parking?? Why is it other people's problem when they don't have parking? 0110
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Honestly I think the concept of private development and public procurement is ideal. That's how we got the CTA so might as well just let it happen. 000
Reposted by Emily HuganChicago White Sox @notwhitesox.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The Tamale Guy" delivered tonight's game ball in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Night! 747973
Reposted by Emily HuganAlder Andre Vasquez, Political Account @andrefor40th.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Today, I, along with @daniellaspata.bsky.social and an overwhelming number of our colleagues, introduced the expansion of the Smart Streets pilot! When this passes, the map with be citywide, and it will be an ongoing program, not a pilot! We will also partner with the Mayor’s office to budget it out 109720
Reposted by Emily HuganChicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 23/09/2026The "bike bus" idea is simple: Once a week, a group of kids and parents bike to school together. It's an idea being embraced in neighborhoods around Chicago as a way to socialize and push back against car-centric culture, parents say.chicago.suntimes.comInstead of driving to school, more kids are taking the 'bike bus' 110125
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 23/09/2026blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/22/3...blockclubchicago.org30 Affordable Apartments For People With Disabilities Proposed For Lincoln ParkThe project would replace Over the Rainbow Association’s existing building with a five-story building designed for residents with physical disabilities. 2181
Reposted by Emily HuganThomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Ensuring all buses, in service and not in service alike, have a reliably smooth and fast trip on DLSD has massive ripple benefits for the entire network, unlocking faster, more efficient, and more reliable operations for buses throughout the city.” citythatworks.substack.com/p/view-from-...citythatworks.substack.comView from the wheel: Dedicated bus lanes on Lake Shore Drive matter more than you thinkBus networks do not survive on in-service routes alone 1508
Reposted by Emily Huganare you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A real transit advocate would call in from the antisocial behavior cockpit at the end of a train car 1383
Reposted by Emily HuganLena G R @lenagr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Back to school has been good for ridership! Booming since kids went back. Weekend is at 100% and bus is 95% of prepandemic levels. Frequent bus network is kicking ass in improving ridership 2235
Reposted by Emily Huganstevie. @steviemoraa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“if you are not from here, you don’t belong here. you’re the reason i can’t find affordable housing. go back to where you came from.” when republicans say this stuff we call them xenophobic bigots, but increasingly i’m seeing this stuff from people in major cities and i find it a little alarming! 1264
Reposted by Emily HuganGremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I truly don’t understand this “transplant” nonsense. The whole THING about NYC is that ppl come here from other places to mutate into New Yorkers! TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE HEAP! Imho a rando who moved here a year ago is the MOST NY person. Welcome Ohio rando, have a bagel 1835844372
Reposted by Emily HuganMomentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping. momentummag.com/paris-cyclin... 328972
Reposted by Emily HuganBrandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 16/09/2026They need a real housewifes of inner lake shore drive 1232
Reposted by Emily HuganHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NEW: Drivers who blocked bicycle and bus lanes have racked up nearly $4.5 million in fines since November 2024, when an effort to use automated cameras to make streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians launched downtown, according to city data unveiled Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.socialnews.wttw.comChicago Drivers Caught on Camera Blocking Bus, Bicycle Lanes Hit With $4.5M in Fines: DataIn all, the city has banked $2.6 million in revenue from the tickets, records show. 67713
Emily Hugan @changeurbanlife.bsky.social · 16/09/2026PhD? You mean Pretty Happy Day! Bf moved in and increased % of bikes in household by 100% 0130