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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 6h

a new episode of Wild Chicago just dropped

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 7h

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 · 7h

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 · 8h

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 · 11h

that building is allowed in Illinois but not in Chicago! the city caps single stair apartment buildings at 2 stories :/

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 11h

it's the inter-jurisdictional negotiation and sign-off from the local alderperson that takes the most time for projects like this one

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 12h

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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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 11h

now it's time to upzone the other three station areas

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 11h

do you know why the city wants control over advertisements on Divvy stations?

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 11h

I'm so glad that Ald. Yancy did such a big upzoning in South Shore

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 14h

I'd like to see that at the next InnoTrans

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 15h

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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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 16h

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 · 18h

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 · 19h

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 · 19h

Same. There was also a really long queue when I was there.

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 19h

That’s a lot of lake vegetation on the concreach

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 20h

Ope, someone did open a cafe here I was oblivious

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 20h

Thank you for bringing this awesome bus to my attention

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 20h

LH should copy UA’s app Lots of companies should crib UA’s app design and breadth, fr

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 21h

when someone buys the D ticket from their local operator does the local operator keep that payment?

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 21h

I should have double checked before posting 😝 I was too focused on the trams

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 21h

This article has insight into why subsidized housing costs more in Chicago this @acitythatworks.bsky.social article has a lot of insight. If we could lower costs to the level of Illinois or Houston we could build a lot more affordable housing

citythatworks.substack.com

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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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 21h

what are the issues with the D-ticket that need to be fixed?

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 22h

both times the staff at the Lufthansa service center were extremely quick and helpful

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 22h

this is the second time I've missed a connecting flight at MUC because of long border control queues

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 22h

What’s the Czech word for that?

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 22h

Why did you come and why did you leave?

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 22h

I long for a CTA bus with more than two doors

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Protect Bridgeport Bicyclists @stevevance.net · 22h

Do they not know where the train is?

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

Ha! I guess it was circa 2014 Claire was who I was recalling when I wrote the above tweet

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

we have some safe streets allies who live within a block of here who will report back one of them told me about this problematic intersection circa 2011

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

I like this idea rather than using license plate data. The city doesn’t need to know *exactly* where you live (5 digit ZIP codes are a great approximation) and “we” already use shipping and billing addresses (upon e-commerce checkout) to determine your sales tax rate

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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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Jakub M. @iliekmudkip.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For capital projects I want to see #BuildTheTunnel We should have Thru- Running Regional Rail in Chicago.

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

I didn’t realize that Chicago shared some building permit rules with the 14th century Prague In Chicago you must start building within 6 months of permit and you can extend it up to 18 months

NEW TOWN OF PRAGUE
On 8 March 1348, Czech King Charles issued the founding charter of New Town of Prague, and subse-quently, on 26 March, the foundation stone of the new settlement was laid. Over the next twenty years, in excess of 650 new houses, especially in the area between St.
Catherine's Church and St. Henry's Church, were built, new churches were founded on an unprecedentedly large area of 3.6 km2, and many church institutions were established in the southern part of the city. Charles's generous and timeless foundation had all the attributes of a modern project. The sovereign bought up the required areas from their original owners in advance, and had the area carefully and methodically measured out into individual locations. Not only the detailed plan of the city, but also the width of the streets - the streets of New Town measured an even twenty metres, compared to streets that were 3.5-7 metres wide, as was common at that time - show the premeditation of the city builder's urban plan. Lively building activities immediately commenced upon the foundation of the city. All burghers had to commence building within a month after estate allotment, and under penalty of property confiscation, they had to finish building the house within 18 months.
Charles saw to it that existing rights of inhabitants of other cities were confirmed, but he also offered such benefits regarding fees, taxes and other financial burdens to the future builders of the new settlement that he attracted many truly enterprising people to the settlement. Noisy and other difficult crafts had to be concentrated in emptier areas of New Town. The town was also newly fortified using the trends of the time, with the walls of New Town protecting the whole of Prague from the east. Until the second half of the 19th century, New Town comfortably met its own needs within its limited area.

A zoomed out view of a larger plaque at the new Prague city tower

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