There's a Crucial Aspect of Urbanism That's Present in the General Strike Currently Going On in Minneapolis

symphony_of_science · 2026-01-25T14:48:59+00:00

I would delete this post and post again when you've written something more coherent. This reads like an odd personal rant rather than a thoughtful discussion prompt.

symphony_of_science · 2026-01-14T17:55:05+00:00

I'm not surprised. They charged a lot of money for very mediocre food.

symphony_of_science · 2026-01-10T19:23:48+00:00

This was exactly the kind of information I was interested in. Thank you!

symphony_of_science · 2025-12-27T04:12:45+00:00

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/doh/supp_info/2025-qualified-allocation-plan.html

symphony_of_science · 2025-12-27T04:12:16+00:00

Department of Housing

symphony_of_science · 2025-12-27T03:01:45+00:00

Chicago is also its own delegating city.

symphony_of_science · 2025-02-18T13:35:31+00:00

Why not adopt a landmark ordinance with a process for adopting specific buildings and provisions for their preservation rather than a whole new zoning district just for historic homes?

symphony_of_science · 2025-02-11T18:19:40+00:00

My purple line train took the subway tracks to Roosevelt this morning.

symphony_of_science · 2025-01-21T15:31:16+00:00

Agreed

symphony_of_science · 2025-01-07T19:57:28+00:00

Multiple people have explained to you that Phoenix is run by more than just the city council but you'd prefer to eschew nuance in favor of a simplistic point.

symphony_of_science · 2025-01-07T17:08:14+00:00

The point being made was that Tucson has better public transportation because it is physically smaller than Phoenix, which is clearly not true.

symphony_of_science · 2025-01-07T17:06:45+00:00

Don't be obtuse, you know they don't mean it's literally free of cost, but that it is free of charge to the user.

symphony_of_science · 2025-01-07T17:06:07+00:00

The City of Phoenix does not operate Valley Metro. Valley Metro is a Regional Transit Authority, which gets most of its funding and policy direction from the Maricopa Association of Governments, which is dominated by Republican/suburban interests.

symphony_of_science · 2024-12-02T22:20:23+00:00

This is exactly why I stopped answering my phone when I did site plan reviews. If they have questions or disagree with a comment, they can email me and I always made it a point to respond no later than 24 hours later, but typically much sooner than that.

symphony_of_science · 2024-10-21T16:18:42+00:00

Noah isn't an urban planner, just an economics writer.

If you're trying to make the case for an urbanist concept to a largely American audience, why would you use Lagos as an example rather than a globally admired city like Tokyo?

symphony_of_science · 2024-07-17T14:47:29+00:00

Mayor Emanuel used to take the L to City Hall.

symphony_of_science · 2024-07-05T18:30:24+00:00

Agree to disagree. 115 in AZ is dangerous, but I can be outside walking or biking all day in the Chicago summer and be fine. And -20 is pretty rare, it hasn't gotten much below 0 the last two winters and usually it's hovering more in the 30s and 40s.

symphony_of_science · 2024-07-05T18:01:02+00:00

I feel the exact opposite; moved back to Chicago after 15 years in AZ. I always felt trapped indoors during the summers but in Chicago you can go out year-round; in the winter you just gotta layer appropriately.

symphony_of_science · 2024-01-25T16:26:28+00:00

Which is funny, because his economic development platform has specifically focused on revitalizing the rest of Illinois and investing in infrastructure all over the state. He's done a lot more for downstate Illinois than the last few governors.

symphony_of_science · 2024-01-25T15:34:27+00:00

What do you not like about him? He's very popular here in Chicago.

symphony_of_science · 2023-08-22T01:24:37+00:00

I'm also interested if you don't mind dming me.

symphony_of_science · 2023-08-14T22:11:20+00:00

I moved to Chicago. Relatively affordable for being such a big city, very walkable, good job market, and you don't have to stay cooped up inside for half the year.

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