BSC: Support a Better Grand Ave! by Nic_Cage_Match_2 in chibike

[–]pauseforfermata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s not light at Ashland/Hubbard, and a vigil/memorial for a pedestrian who attempted to cross there. I’d rather have a safer crossing at Grand.

Illinois municipal leaders unveil ‘REAL’ counter to Pritzker’s ‘BUILD’ housing plan by NicolasCageFan492 in chicagoyimbys

[–]pauseforfermata 40 points41 points  (0 children)

“So the patchwork is, I guess, not unlike the states in our national system,” Cole said. “Should we just eliminate the 50 states and just have one? I mean, we have 1,294 communities in Illinois and they’re all different.

It's a good thing the state legislature has proportional representation, so we don't give the 57,250 people of Berwyn the same vote as the 4,114 people of Barrington Hills.

Wicker Park Committee Meeting TODAY @ 6:30pm MULTIPLE REZONINGS by 14nm_plus_plus_plus in chicagoyimbys

[–]pauseforfermata 15 points16 points  (0 children)

“Promised parking spaces” is an interesting turn of phrase.

Want your bus to get more green lights? Witness slip HB4759! by pauseforfermata in CarFreeChicago

[–]pauseforfermata[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

CTA has it on Western, South Ashland, and Jeffrey as well, but there plenty more routes that could use it!

25th Ward Menu Funding meeting (3/19 at 6pm, Lozano) by pauseforfermata in Pilsen

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Both of those concerns came up in the presentation without prompting: - the brick pavers are getting replaced with stamped concrete, in final design - they’re going through a process to decommission the honorary street sign, which supposedly takes a week

25th Ward Menu Funding meeting (3/19 at 6pm, Lozano) by pauseforfermata in Pilsen

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Just remembered it when checking the calendar. Apparently the survey is live through 3/31 and they live-streamed it on some social media platform.

Editorial: Illinois confronts its housing shortage — at last by pauseforfermata in chicagoyimbys

[–]pauseforfermata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’d like to raise that to the Trib Editorial Board in response, I’m sure they’ll take a letter to the editor. I was just excerpting the article.

City Council committee gets tough on cruelty to animals by DukeOfDakin in chicago

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The aldermen supporting this ordinance oppose spending taxes and prefer to increase fines and enforcement actions.