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I first heard about this back in April

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probably becomes bus and bike like London / DC

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South of Roosevelt too. Just look at the street view!

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A little more than a month to go.... Let's keep these records coming

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Sure it's not center running or whatever, but the precedent this sets is enormous. You Can Just Do Things.

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 14h

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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Yes it’s the easiest place to do the first stretch

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 15h

Funny thing about this bus lane is that The Process has been going for a few years now, in the Better Streets For Buses program. But this bus lane deployment isnt even happening on the section that BS4B has prioritized! www.transitchicago.com/betterstreet...

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 15h

The best thing about this bus lane is that we largely skipped The Process™️ bsky.app/profile/mich...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15h

The MTA on Wednesday said President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports are on track to add $1 billion to the price of New York’s new train cars and buses. gothamist.com/news/mta-say...

gothamist.com

MTA says Trump's tariffs added $1B to cost of NYC's new train cars, buses

New York's train cars and buses are manufactured in the United States, but they rely on loads of components manufactured all over the world.

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 15h

Nope. Only adjacent to the park and a small stretch that includes the Illinois center. Politically the path of least resistance. Easiest place to start, we need to push for the whole thing

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But I understand we should welcome incremental progress. It will set a precedent and hopefully expand from there.

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And significant revenue for Smart Streets

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Seems to me like a photo op for the mayor, without meaningfully improving bus speed in the corridor. It’s badly needed between DLSD and Wacker both directions

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 17h

Not really even the spot where it’s slowest in my experience. Northbound of wacker is where it’s needed most

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Same. She is an operator.

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I can't believe its ... finally here?! This deal harkens back to the forgotten era where the senate would commonly work together to craft big legislative packages

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does docks mean each individual dock, or stations?

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Nice, at first glance those look pretty good to me!

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Permitting reform bill text just dropped www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cach...

epw.senate.gov

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Djinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 19h

One of the most flippable wards this cycle is Ward 32. Please toss some coin to the pro-housing, pro-mobility candidate @patgilsenan.bsky.social for the end of the quarter!

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People yell about the Median Voter not understanding things, but truly the lowest form of hominid is a Gen Xer that voted Green in 2000 and hollers like a hit dog every single time you invoke the name Nader.

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 19h

What the hell is happening in OREGON?!

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 19h

It’s not just that election. It’s also his systematic dismantling of the federal government’s ability to execute policy.

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 22h

Income based fines when

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 22h

The first mayor in America to do this will be put on Mt Rushmore

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 22h

Awesome opportunity this weekend to door knock for democrats in WI-03, which can be flipped operationswingstate.com

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No matter how much you thought you hated the guy, you still don’t hate him enough.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 29/09/2026

What do you think will firm the grids that deploy a lot of solar and wind? Requires basically 1:1 gas capacity unless you have a lot of hydro, nuclear, or geothermal

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617 days into his 2nd term, Trump's Department of Transportation has *still* not approved a single new transit project for full funding. The problems I highlighted in March—how this lack of funding only makes projects cost more & delays completion—have only worsened www.urban.org/urban-wire/r...

There have been no approvals for new transit projects in the entire 2nd Trump Administration. This graph, produced in March 2026, remains accurate now, in September 2026.

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I wish, but as the cubs fan I’m very doubtful we make it through both the Pads and Brewers

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White Sox World Series run would feed a generation in Chicago. Would probably accelerate the popes travel plans 😂

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Wow, the agent went rogue and accessed the Chicago data portal. Just like me.

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Welcome to the Canadian century

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