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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 6h

Stadler showed a model train and mentioned that they are designing a 4-car version

Stadler staff standing between the model and real trains

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 7h

Idk, does “LTO” mean something?

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 8h

FLIRT stats Get the same details in this PDF: a.storyblok.com/f/269997/x/0...

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 8h

The Chicago Architecture Center opened a new location at the Marquette Building today and they’re having an open house tonight at their main location RSVP: www.architecture.org/events-progr...

JOIN THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE CENTER FOR NEIGHBOR
NIGHT
IN CELEBRATION OF WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY
Monday, October 5 6-8 p.m.
111 E. Wacker Drive
Enjoy mini walking tours, live music, hands-on LEGO activities, Chicago Fire FC's Sparky, local food and drink, and more.
Free with registration!

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 9h

Continuing the thread while people guess the previous question: Passengers can walk through the nuclear power holder

Doorway to the corridor in the power pack

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 9h

This is the bike parking area - it’s unclear if there will be any straps to fasten the bike

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 9h

the train is Metrafied in one big way Can you guess what it is?

(It’s not the tray table because that’s new for Metra)

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 11h

the PID is set up to show stations on the Beverly branch of the Rock Island District line (zoom in)

Passenger information display visible inside the train behind the person speaking

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 11h

Metra CEO Derwinski talking about wanting the train on display at the expo this year, after signing the contract two years ago

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 14h

exhibition hall at Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden www.flickr.com/photos/james...

Bright, glass-walled exhibition hall at Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden with sculptures on white pedestals and visitors walking among them; trees fill the windows.

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 16h

Wuppertal www.flickr.com/photos/james...

A blue Schwebebahn car full of passengers hangs from the steel track above a green riverbank and street in Wuppertal, seen from a station.

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 05/10/2026

if you get the chance, visit the Thornton Quarry

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 04/10/2026

I wonder what the property prices chart will look like when Q3 is added in a few days

Median sale price per quarter of property sales in cook county, from 2021 q3 to 2026 q2

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 04/10/2026

Here’s a deeper look into the quarry

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 04/10/2026

Wuppertal www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... live.staticflickr.com/65535/555688...

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 04/10/2026

riding in the rear is so much fun (video I made from my May 2023 visit)

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 04/10/2026

A special name for this avocado toast 🥑 www.flickr.com/photos/james...

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 03/10/2026

if Chicago is in red, what is in this area??

Gap between Chicago and O’Hare airport highlighted in purple

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 03/10/2026

The North Rhine Westphalia transit network is incredible with so many options and redundancy 2/2

Map, Regionalverkehrsplan NRW

via https://infoportal.mobil.nrw/fileadmin/02_Wiki_Seite/02_Information_Service/06_NRW_Regionalverkehrsplan/NRW-Regionalverkehrsplan_2026.pdf

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 03/10/2026

When @ericallixrogers.com signed us up for this I had the impression we were gonna see the reservoir side of the quarry (pictured, with sewage) Ope my b The mining side is much more interesting and less smelly

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 03/10/2026

I found the city’s rip rap factory

Crusher and a lot of rip rap in a quarry

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 03/10/2026

“Divvy belongs to Chicago” www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... live.staticflickr.com/65535/555655...

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 02/10/2026

yasss...this block has a lot of bus stop and bus lane blocking I don't bike on this block of Dearborn St much because the traffic signal at Harrison is timed to facilitate east-west Harrison car traffic rather than any other kind of traffic – I thus cannot attest if this impact is visible

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 02/10/2026

I just registered for the APTA (expo only) so I could see that new Stadler train they've made for Metra sign up here (the form is long and asks a lot of questions (I entered "other: transit advocate" for some of them) www.aptaexpo.com/exporeg.cfm

I'm Attending
APTA TRANSform & EXPO!
APTA
TRANSform&
OCTOBER 4-7, 2026
EXPO
CHICAGO • ILLINOIS
MCCORMICK PLACE SOUTH HALL The World's Largest and Most Comprehensive
Public Transportation Showcase
JOIN ME IN CHICAGO!

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 02/10/2026

Ope, those bollards at Michigan & Randolph are attached to the sidewalk by a thread

A bollard has detached form the sidewalk and we can see that it was attached to the sidewalk by two small bolts

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 02/10/2026

it reminded me of these train station platform light poles in Tallinn

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 02/10/2026

American prison www.flickr.com/photos/james...

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 01/10/2026

a new episode of Wild Chicago just dropped

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 01/10/2026

this was an extra legroom seat behind Premium Economy The set of three PE seats share a “distant” hard back

Backside of premium economy seats in A350-900 Allegris

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 01/10/2026

did the airplane seat I sat in have an air bag?

Close up of the seat belt; the left portion is very thick while the right portion is a normal belt

Safety card from A350-900 showing an airbag seat belt row graphic

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 01/10/2026

here’s a pilot for whether we should update the zoning code to re-legalize courtyard buildings 🧐 www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...

The City of Chicago is seeking proposals for the redevelopment of three City-owned parcels at 4200 S. Indiana Ave., 4500-14 S.
Indiana Ave. and 4823 S. Evans Ave. in Grand Boulevard as modern courtyard and corner apartment buildings.
The RFP is a pilot program to test the feasibility of developing modern courtyard buildings and could be a precursor to zoning amendments to facilitate further construction of the typology.
Download the program guide
Due date: 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2027
Applications open: Thursday, Oct. 1
Pre-submission webinar: 3 p.m. Monday,

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 30/09/2026

Two Lufthansa liveries www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... live.staticflickr.com/65535/555604...

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 30/09/2026

This standard length bus has four doors www.flickr.com/photos/james... creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... live.staticflickr.com/65535/555604...

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 30/09/2026

lots of crashes here in the past year, 39 crashes on DLSD within a quarter mile hurt 22 people and killed 3. The police report codes Sunday's wrong-way driver as alcohol-impaired.

Map and bar chart of crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive within a quarter mile of the Oakwood Blvd. exit, Sept. 30, 2025 to Sept. 29, 2026. 39 crashes, all involving only vehicles; none hit a pedestrian or cyclist. 22 people were hurt and 3 were killed in 2 crashes, including the Sept. 27 wrong-way crash at 4001 S. Crashes per month ranged from 0 to 8, peaking at 8 in January 2026. Source: City of Chicago crash data.

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 29/09/2026

Look at all of the trams coming through here at 5 PM

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 29/09/2026

the plaque above is from the New Tower in Prague (which is half the price of Old Tower and was not busy)

View south onto Charles Square through a little portal in the chain link around the tower’s observation deck

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