Ryan McCray
@ryanmccray.bsky.social
Printers Row and North Center
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Printers Row grows stronger
After strong rider feedback, one of Chicago’s busiest Divvy stations has been densified. We increased capacity by 50% today at the long-standing Federal & Polk station outside Dearborn Station in Printer’s Row 🚲
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Printers Row grows stronger
Post a transit selfie from 2025!
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Post a transit selfie from 2025!
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I waited at Michigan Avenue’s worst bus stop so you didn’t have to experience it
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I waited at Michigan Avenue’s worst bus stop so you didn’t have to experience it
This blue line conductor just waited for me to run down the ramp at Western and i love them
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This blue line conductor just waited for me to run down the ramp at Western and i love them
Best I can do is 70% cuts to CDOT safe streets team who CTA would work with to achieve dedicated lanes. Please reach out to your alder here secure.everyaction.com/gWc687nzwUeG...
December 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Best I can do is 70% cuts to CDOT safe streets team who CTA would work with to achieve dedicated lanes. Please reach out to your alder here secure.everyaction.com/gWc687nzwUeG...
I appreciate a news source that still prints corrections. Extremely disappointing info that constituents need to remember
An insider told us, despite what Ald. Dowell said, CDOT would *not* remove infra from Chicago's 1st protected intersection at 18th/Wabash in South Loop, and we shared that. But when we stopped by last night, concrete was removed from SW corner. Asking CDOT for more details. Apologies for the mix-up.
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I appreciate a news source that still prints corrections. Extremely disappointing info that constituents need to remember
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Tell the city NO to 70% cuts to safe streets funding!
Mayor Johnson's bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure to the tune of 70% – directly putting our communities' safety in jeopardy. Take a moment to email him and your Alderperson to tell the...
betterstreetschicago.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
URGENT ACTION NEEDED:
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure.
Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
Please email your alderman below to save Chicago's safe streets infrastructure funding. The cuts would be apocalyptic at 70% gone!
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Please email your alderman below to save Chicago's safe streets infrastructure funding. The cuts would be apocalyptic at 70% gone!
SROs are a valid form of housing and necessary for cities to prevent homelessness. Inventory continuing to decline is bad, even when closures like this are needed
One of Uptown's last single-room occupancy buildings, the Northmere, closed on Friday, leaving many tenants scrambling to find new housing. After the building failed 13 inspections in the past few years, a judge ordered residents to vacate, with tenants being given $2,500 for relocation expenses.
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
SROs are a valid form of housing and necessary for cities to prevent homelessness. Inventory continuing to decline is bad, even when closures like this are needed
It is an amazing day!!
December 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It is an amazing day!!
Environmental policy at work
Important, exciting research — air pollution dropped 22% in NYC's congestion relief zone within the first 6 months of #CongestionPricing (with reductions in the surrounding neighborhoods, too)
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
Cleaner air, better transit, great data — all thanks to #CongestionPricing!
December 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Environmental policy at work
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Oh, and land value tax would fix this
the Cook County Assessor's Office has a map showing price changes for three different residential categories
a big reason why tax bills in West Englewood went up is because home values went up (122% from 2020 to 2024)
a big reason why tax bills in West Englewood went up is because home values went up (122% from 2020 to 2024)
November 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Oh, and land value tax would fix this
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Thinking of the intersections to this story. The woman killed was knocking on the bus trying to get on & slipped. We’ve all seen people run after a bus, knocking on its windows or door, knowing if you miss one you may wait a while. Sidewalks full of snow & slow infrequent buses. All connected.
Driver cited for CTA bus crash that killed Tracy Frasure in 7000-block of South South Shore Drive in South Shore: Chicago police | abc7chicago.com
A%20CTA%20bus%20driver%20has%20been%20cited%20for%20the%20Chicago%20bus%20crash%20that%20killed%20Tracy%20Frasure%20in%20the%207000-block%20of%20South%20South%20Shore%20Drive%2C%20CPD%20said.
abc7chicago.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Thinking of the intersections to this story. The woman killed was knocking on the bus trying to get on & slipped. We’ve all seen people run after a bus, knocking on its windows or door, knowing if you miss one you may wait a while. Sidewalks full of snow & slow infrequent buses. All connected.
Hell yeah, i wonder about the geography nuances here. Still thinking about that one NYC paper that only had housing get cheaper within a few blocks
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hell yeah, i wonder about the geography nuances here. Still thinking about that one NYC paper that only had housing get cheaper within a few blocks
Let this radicalize you
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Let this radicalize you
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The annual property tax bill on this parking garage went down $8,000
Wrong direction
Wrong direction
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The annual property tax bill on this parking garage went down $8,000
Wrong direction
Wrong direction
4 out of 5 of my CTA trains today had active smokers. This sucks
November 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
4 out of 5 of my CTA trains today had active smokers. This sucks
Should've been doing homework but built snowman instead ☃️
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Should've been doing homework but built snowman instead ☃️
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PUBLIC MEETING ALERT: Illinois is updating its Statewide Transit Plan, setting a long term vision for how we fund, expand & improve public transportation across the state. Virtual meeting info:
Nov 15 at 10am
Nov 18 at 12pm
Nov 18 at 7pm
Register & PLEASE SHARE: idot.illinois.gov/transportati...
Nov 15 at 10am
Nov 18 at 12pm
Nov 18 at 7pm
Register & PLEASE SHARE: idot.illinois.gov/transportati...
Next Move Illinois
Public transportation is an essential way for people to travel throughout the state of Illinois. Next Move Illinois is a successor to the 2018 Illinois Statewide Public Transportation Plan. The goal o...
idot.illinois.gov
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
PUBLIC MEETING ALERT: Illinois is updating its Statewide Transit Plan, setting a long term vision for how we fund, expand & improve public transportation across the state. Virtual meeting info:
Nov 15 at 10am
Nov 18 at 12pm
Nov 18 at 7pm
Register & PLEASE SHARE: idot.illinois.gov/transportati...
Nov 15 at 10am
Nov 18 at 12pm
Nov 18 at 7pm
Register & PLEASE SHARE: idot.illinois.gov/transportati...
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Thanks to the NITA Act, and a city ordinance from @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social, Chicago has the highest population of any city in America that live on property that does not require vehicle parking
November 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thanks to the NITA Act, and a city ordinance from @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social, Chicago has the highest population of any city in America that live on property that does not require vehicle parking
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🚊🎉 We did it. We not only saved transit – we secured transformative reforms and funding to grow!
This is the kind of impactful advocacy we need more than ever. Get your tickets and celebrate with us to power our work for another year!
⏰ Nov 5th @ 7pm
📍 Mrs Murphys (3905 N Lincoln Ave)
This is the kind of impactful advocacy we need more than ever. Get your tickets and celebrate with us to power our work for another year!
⏰ Nov 5th @ 7pm
📍 Mrs Murphys (3905 N Lincoln Ave)
2025 Annual Fundraiser — Better Streets Chicago
Get your tickets to Better Streets Chicago's 3rd Annual Fundraiser on November 5th and help power our work for another year!
www.betterstreetschicago.org
November 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
🚊🎉 We did it. We not only saved transit – we secured transformative reforms and funding to grow!
This is the kind of impactful advocacy we need more than ever. Get your tickets and celebrate with us to power our work for another year!
⏰ Nov 5th @ 7pm
📍 Mrs Murphys (3905 N Lincoln Ave)
This is the kind of impactful advocacy we need more than ever. Get your tickets and celebrate with us to power our work for another year!
⏰ Nov 5th @ 7pm
📍 Mrs Murphys (3905 N Lincoln Ave)
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We saved transit.
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We saved transit.
These transit champions deserve a monument!! Heroes!! 4:30AM is insane!!!
Illinois transit is going to be bigger and better than ever! SB2111 passed!!!
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
These transit champions deserve a monument!! Heroes!! 4:30AM is insane!!!
Almost everything I was referencing here passed last night! Tired, excited, disappointed with how and when, but happy! What great wins!
A democrat supermajority in Illinois legislature gets you: no housing, no clean energy, no transit. Like, Sierra Club agreed to support the bill that lifted the nuclear moratorium and it still didn't pass? Embarrassing
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Almost everything I was referencing here passed last night! Tired, excited, disappointed with how and when, but happy! What great wins!