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SRO’s are a really important lower rung of housing. we need to make them easier to build, or more people will end up on the streets. see the OG thread for actions you can take at city council, and spread the word!

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cta @chicagocta.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If your girl...
-Travels all over the city with you
-picks you up
-opens the door for you
That's not your girl
that's a bus

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 23h

If they get that rezoning over the finish line, I’ll be truly impressed They leapfrogged Chicago on ADU legalization years ago

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

These are great ideas, but someone on bluesky commented that fare gates are hostile architecture and expand the surveillance state. So therefore I can’t support them. /s

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

@nikhunder.com someone on Twitter is claiming they’re practicing a flyover for the White Sox tomorrow

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yeah that lines up with the googling I did in the last 5 mins haha. Some of them just landed near the same place around the coast guard station. Must be a media thing then right? Idk why else they’d be flying together like that

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 06/10/2026

The only practical way to fix this is state level reform. Alders will almost certainly never give up this discretionary power for their entire ward.

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

FlightRadar says it’s these craft: 206L-4 407GXi (x2) 429 (x2) All flight paths originating near the mouth of the Calumet River on Lake Michigan and near the IL/IN border

Flightradar24 screenshot showing 5 choppers over goose island

Screenshot showing flight path starting near mouth of calumet river

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What’s the deal with these 5 Bell helicopters flying in tight formation over downtown Chicago?

Five helicopters above setting sun near new Bally’s casino

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is ridiculous. And it happens all over Chicago. 3 things need to change: -upzone, or make zoning refer to minimum # of units, not just max -stop weaponizing “community input” to justify aversion to change -get rid of aldermanic prerogative

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is ridiculous. 3 things need to change: -upzone, or make zoning refer to minimum # of units, not just max -stop weaponizing “community input” -get rid of aldermanic prerogative

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Democracy is when you structure the vote to depress turnout, still lose the vote, and then simply dismiss the result of the vote anyway

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Triplebassist @triplebassist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The default being "no support" here is the kicker. Exactly the wrong way to go about this process

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Upzone all neighborhoods to RM-5 ASAP

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Kirsten Bladh @kerstanley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why can't LA build more affordable housing? Well, you see, because a building located in an R5(CW) zone shall not cast a shadow on a lot located in the R4 or R5 zone for more than two hours each day between the hours of 9AM and 3PM on the Winter Solstice and 9AM and 5PM on the Summer Solstice.

A corrective comment from a zoning review for a 100% affordable housing project in Los Angeles that reads, "BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES ON A LOT LOCATED WITHIN THE R5(CW) LAND USE CATEGORY SHALL NOT CAST SHADOWS ON A LOT LOCATED IN THE R3 OR R4 ZONE, OR THE R4(CW) OR RC4(CW) LAND USE CATEGORY FOR MORE THAN TWO (2) HOURS EACH DAY BETWEEN THE HOURS F 9 AM AND 3 PM ON THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND 9 AM AND 5 PM ON THE SUMMER SOLSTICE. THE PROJECT APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT A SHADE.
SHADOW ANALYSIS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR PROJECT PERMIT COMPLIANCE REVIEW."

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I biked on Bryn Mawr Ave for the first time a few weeks ago. The new bike lanes were nice, but unusable. Cars were parked in the bike lanes on every block. Every single parked car in this picture is parked illegally

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good thing Minneapolis’ mayor has indicated he’ll veto this. Hopefully Chicago’s mayor does the same if our city council has the same bad idea. I’m not a Waymo defender by any means, but requiring a human driver in autonomous vehicles is a silly waste of resources.

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Put this in the ridiculous ordinance hall of fame.

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 01/10/2026

In the same meeting, revealed how the association has successfully downscaled mixed-use development in the area to fit the 'character' Leopard, meet face. Lets build any and all types of housing.

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Because if 10 people agree to the asking price for an apartment, the seller can reasonably assume that at least one of them will pay more. And nothing is stopping the seller from turning it into a bidding war

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 30/09/2026

The biggest victory here isnt even the bus lane itself. Its a victory over The Process: - make a committee - meet with The Groups - make a report - start a non-binding referendum - make a pilot - make a report - make a plan - deploy a few years later People are SICK of this.

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Yes, the competition is fierce in certain neighborhoods. And although we have more affordability than other cities, we’re near last place when it comes to building new homes. Bad situation!

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My neighborhood association president wanted to downsize, so he sold his house & applied to 3 apartments. All 3 turned into a bidding war. He lost each time and had to move out of the neighborhood. Our neighborhood assoc. president was priced out of our neighborhood. Think about that.

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 29/09/2026

People are sick of this process 1. Make a committee with all relevant interest groups 2. Committee produces report 3. Report recommends pilot program 4. Pilot program needs appropriations 5. Multi year pilot produces report 6. Full rollout Just do the thing you were elected to do!

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’ve never thought about residential energy transparency programs before. It seems like a good idea to provide renters w/ transparency about expected energy use/utility bills, but not if it raises costs or is poorly managed. Thoughts? (Webinar on subject tomo) www.mwalliance.org/events/bring...

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Bringing Residential Energy Transparency Programs to the Midwest | Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Residential Energy Transparency Programs are mandatory policies or voluntary programs that provide a home buyer or renter an evaluation of a home's energy efficiency. This energy efficiency disclosure...

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Chicago is the moonrise capital of the world

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026

I didn’t attend climate week but: 1—US is falling way behind on electrification 2—even if US electrified, electricity generation isn’t decarbonizing fast enough 3—public incentives & land use policy are still vastly weighted toward inefficient cars & trucks 4—transit ridership remains in crisis

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A safe city & transit system relies on judges who can appropriately assess risk. A man who literally *knocked out* a social worker in the psychiatric ward of a hospital and tried to set fire to the Thompson Center is a risky person to let loose in public. This judge should simply not keep her job.

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why doesn’t Molina-Gonzalez have the “notable controversy” icon? She chose not to keep Lawrence Reed detained after he assaulted a hospital social worker, despite 15 prior convictions (including arson). Reed later set a woman on fire on a Blue Line. Transit riders deserve better from our judges.

Injustice watch screenshot showing Teresa Molina Gonzalez without the icon for controversies

Candidate icons

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Molina-Gonzalez received intense public criticism in 2025 after she granted pretrial release to a man who was charged with aggravated battery of a worker in a mental health facility. The man was reported to have a history of criminal arrests and mental illness. While on electronic monitoring, the man allegedly violated the conditions of his release and set a woman on fire with
gasoline while riding the CTA. She did not respond to requests for comment.

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Right before the White Sox rain delay was supposed to end yesterday, I went to find the Pope Leo seat. No joke—right as I touched it, the stadium announced $5 hot dogs for fans waiting out in the rain. I’m not a superstitious guy…but the White Sox magic is something else

Me standing in front of seat where pope Leo watched World Series

White Sox Jumbotron saying concessions are now $5 due to rain delay

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There’s no better way to compare the amenities surrounding stadiums than by showing Wrigley vs. Rate Field during the holidays:

Guaranteed Rate Field transforms into drive-thru holiday light display

Picture of Christmas market in front of Wrigley field

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

They’ve known this for a long time! From the 1909 archives:

How the New Home of the Sox Will Look

with a picture of the stadium surrounded by buildings

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The only logical next step for the ISFA is to negotiate with the White Sox to redevelop the ocean of parking lots around the stadium. The best stadiums always have been—and always will be—stadiums surrounded by actual neighborhoods.

White Sox stadium surrounded by parking lots and highways

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Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Analysis @rsday.bsky.social: Issuance of new housing permits in 2025: On a per capita basis, Chicago ranks 410 among all 534 jurisdictions with at least 100,000 residents. We’re dead last among the 21 jurisdictions with a population of more than a million. citythatworks.substack.com/p/were-in-a-...

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A list of places that permitted more housing than Chicago last year

We're in a dead heat with Omaha, Nebraska

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Jordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great reminder that the ongoing and intensifying American affordability crisis cannot be solved without major land-use changes (ending sprawl, accelerating infill development at scale) that enable people to ditch their cars and access cheaper/more sustainable mobility modes

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You don’t hate ethanol enough

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Come to the south tent and buy a beverage of your choosing from me!

I’m standing in front of a beer tent, enticing you to buy a beer from me

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Come to Musky Fest in Lakeview today - the last great street festival of the summer!

Street festival in front of neighborhood tavern with awesome facade and sunny skies

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

You can listen to the speech here: open.spotify.com/track/1kDw9m... Full transcript: georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/release...

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Post 9/11 Address To The Nation - 9/20/2001

George W. Bush · U.S. Presidents - Vol. 4 · Song · 2010

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, I decided to listen to President Bush’s state of the union address, delivered just nine days after the terrorist attacks. There are a lot of powerful moments in the speech. But this part stood out to me above the rest. Never forget.

Americans are asking: What is expected of us? I ask you to live your lives, and hug your children. I know many citizens have fears tonight, and I ask you to be calm and resolute, even in the face of a continuing threat.
I ask you to uphold the values of America, and remember why so many have come here. We are in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them. No one should be singled out for unfair treatment or unkind words because of their ethnic background or religious faith. (Applause.)

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Best editorial I’ve seen all year from the Chicago Tribune yesterday. It’s undeniable that local communities have historically been excluded from consequential decisions, but the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. We now live in an era defined by weaponized resistance to change.

editorial: Northwestern's Ryan Field, Amtrak, Emanuel, Quantum, O'Hare Flyer all beset by objectors

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Lance Oppenheim is getting tons of attention lately, and it’s well-deserved. But even before he was working with Nathan Fielder, his filmmaking & interviews have been phenomenal. 10 years ago today, high school me emailed him seeking videography advice. Here are his responses:

me Sep 9, 2016

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Hello Lance!
My name is Joseph Miscimarra and
I just saw you OpDoc video for the Times on Vimeo- I loved it, and as a videographer for my high school's news website, I highly revere your direction and filmmaking. If you have time, I'd really appreciate if you could answer some questions:
1: What questions do you ask your subjects to prompt the responses that they give you? How do you manage to get them to act so candid and natural in front of the camera?
2: The B-roll footage was amazing and perfectly encapsulated the setting. Do you know what shots you're going to get before you arrive on the scene, or do you just take shots as you see fit?
3: Do you let the subjects determine the flow of the story? How much "on-the-spot" thinking do you use to let the angle develop?
I understand that you're probably super busy, but I really admire your work and would love to get some advice as an aspiring filmmaker. Thank you in advance!

Lance Oppenheim
Sep 11, 2016
to me

Hey Joseph!
Thanks so much for the kind words, man. These questions are very thoughtful and I'd be happy to answer them.
(1) I usually go into every interview without any notes and attempt to have as much of a
"natural" conversation with the interviewee as possible. With this in mind, I try to foster a relationship with those featured in the film before presenting them before a camera / other crew member. In the particular case of Long Term Parking, I arrived to the lot several days prior to shooting any footage and chatted with those featured in the film as much as they allowed me to.
(2) One of the great beauties about making docs is that you really have no idea what you're in for until you're there doing it. It's kinda like improvised comedy or painting in that way! For me at least, upon entering a scenario/location where I know b-roll will be needed, I do as quick and deep of a visual survey as I can, and pick those shots up when an opening arises. You go with the flow and see where it takes you.

(3) Completely on-the-spot! Especially in the case for Long Term Parking, I really had no clue what the folks living in the parking lot would be like until I met them. The same went for the direction of the film - I knew something existed at that lot, but I wasn't sure what it would be like or even what I wanted to say about it until several long months of editing the footage we had.
Appreciate you asking again and hopefully these are helpful! Feel free to shoot me along some of you work as well - would love to take a look.
All the Best,
Lance

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Matthew Lewis -- living in the era of cults and consequences @mateosfo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Denver renters are seeing a brighter picture now as developers and managers cut rents and offer free-month subsidies to move a glut of units built during 2024 and 2025." Renters are *moving out of subsidized housing into market rate because the rent is cheaper because they built so much.*

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Someday I hope builders can put details like these back into big facades again

Building with 6 stories with bricks and many artistic details in the facade

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