I love free will

“We’re at capacity” and it’s the Bungalow Belt

Everything east of the Des Plaines River should be part of Chicago

Maybe look for a graphic designer on Fiverr.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but this GIF is worth close to 3,000. Or at least that's how long this recent Substack post to describe it ended up being. #BuildTheTunnel starlinechicago.substack.com/p/a-regional...

Chicago undated

Thank you for creating this.

It’s simple: a device without a navigable file system is a toy and not to be trusted with any purchase more complex than ordering takeout

"What can American cities learn from how Canada builds public transportation? The answer begins not with megaprojects or billion-dollar tunnels, but with a more basic failure—one that plays out every single day in cities like Chicago." www.mironline.ca/how-canada-i...

Speed cameras are not a cash grab because it costs zero dollars to drive below the speed limit

Chicago Elections Archive Explore precinct-level results of recent and historical Chicago elections

Awesome, thank you so much!

I’ve been looking for something like this for the most recent elections.

chicagoelectionsarchive.org?election=242...

Whoah!

Also what’s the source of this map? Is it an online application?

oooof which subreddit was this in? r/chicago?

A flow chart to purchase and use the new Regional Day Pass: STEP 1: Do you have a smartphone: No: Sorry, Regional Day Pass is only available on the Ventra app. Yes: continue to Step 2 STEP 2: Do you have a Ventra card? No: Does your smartphone have a virtual wallet? If no, try again next time after you buy a Ventra card from a Ventra vending machine. If yes, set up a virtual Ventra card in the app and continue to Step 3. Yes: Make sure your card is linked to your account in the Ventra app and continue to Step 3. STEP 3: Did you already take a CTA or Pace trip today? Yes, whoops: Thank you for your donation and continue to purchase a Metra Day Pass in the app, then continue to Step 4. No: Purchase a Metra Day Pass in the app, then continue to Step 4. STEP 4: Did you select "Add a Regional Day Pass" after making your Metra ticket purchase? No, whoops: Better luck next time; RDP can only be purchased immediately after buying your Metra ticket. Yes: Continue to Step 5. STEP 5: Did you link it to the correct Ventra card in your account: No, whoops: Better luck next time; make sure to link your RDP to the specific Ventra card you'll be using for the day. Yes: Success! You're all set. Safe travels!

As a long-time Regional Connect Pass user, I've created a quick flowchart to help you purchase the new Regional Day Pass. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty simple!

Niles village leaders reach a deal with PACE bus service After six months of negotiations, Pace and Niles village leaders have approved a new contract to continue the free bus service in the community.

After six months of negotiations, Pace and Niles village leaders have approved a new contract to continue the free bus service in the community.

Yeah, it used to be the North Avenue yard.

railfanguides.us/il/chicago/y...

Back in 2009, the CTA undertook a Circle Line alternatives analysis and developed two options for further study. This ⬇️ was the better of the two, and at the time they (optimistically) estimated it’d cost around $4b to build. Even if it cost 4x that today, that’s just 8 days of war with Iran.

@starlinechicago.bsky.social Any thoughts on this pilot?

metra.com/newsroom/met...

Great shot!

New Metra train departure info UI dropped at OTC

You could've use this tool.

extendny.com/chicago/?sho...

New Metra departure board format at Ogilvie

Former Metra departure board format at Ogilvie

Reject modernity Embrace tradition

There's this old survey from Metra.

assets.metra.com/s3fs-public/...

CTA and MPC supposedly completed a systemwide infill study in 2016. I received a similar response from CTA when I filed a FOIA request seeking that document.

Map showing average height for buildings within a quarter-mile of each CTA 'L' station in Chicago. Individual building height was calculated using the difference between a 2018 digital surface model (DSM) and digital elevation model (DEM) and using the median value within a building's footprint. DEM and DSM models were provided by the Illinois State Geological Survey. Building footprint data (2017 vintage) were downloaded via the City of Chicago data portal. Map and analysis by Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social

Chicago is actually really bad at building TOD. There are only 34 'L' stations in the entire city where the average surrounding building height is greater than 30 feet, and 16 of them are in the Loop.

CTA bus route headways in 1985 and 1990.

Also worth noting how much easier it is for cities like Amsterdam, Paris, and Barcelona to have better public transit since the cities are so much more compact. Our 5.5-mile Red Line Extension would be an entire crosstown line in Paris.

A map showing the municipal border of Chicago with three transparent shapes of different colors superimposed over it, roughly fitting inside.

The entire cities of Amsterdam (red), Paris (blue), and Barcelona (purple) can fit inside Chicago.

All borders use the same geographic scale (1:175000). The European cities have been rotated and/or flipped, but not resized.

The Missing Middle of Transit An introduction to regional rail

Urbanists talk about the “missing middle” of housing all the time, but Chicagoland rail transit also has a missing middle that results in a bifurcated system that leaves millions of Chicagolanders with substandard transit.

CrossTowner regional rail is the remedy. open.substack.com/pub/starline...

Let me translate this into German: "We have U and R but need S"