Chicago 2100 Urbanism
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Petition to Demand A World-Class Chicago Transit System: https://www.change.org/p/chicago-2100-demand-a-world-class-transit-future
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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Chicago invested $3M+ in Divvy this year, incl a $550K operating subsidy. That delivered:
• 9,200+ annual price freezes ($143 vs. $159)
• 5,500+ discounted $99 memberships
• 48,000+ capped e-bike rides (free minutes 31–45)
• 35,500+ free unlocks in Equity Priority Areas
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• 9,200+ annual price freezes ($143 vs. $159)
• 5,500+ discounted $99 memberships
• 48,000+ capped e-bike rides (free minutes 31–45)
• 35,500+ free unlocks in Equity Priority Areas
nabsa.net/2025/12/18/d...
Treating Bikeshare as Essential Transportation
Bikeshare systems across North America prove their value every day. Read this post from David Powe about bikeshare in Chicago!
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December 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Chicago invested $3M+ in Divvy this year, incl a $550K operating subsidy. That delivered:
• 9,200+ annual price freezes ($143 vs. $159)
• 5,500+ discounted $99 memberships
• 48,000+ capped e-bike rides (free minutes 31–45)
• 35,500+ free unlocks in Equity Priority Areas
nabsa.net/2025/12/18/d...
• 9,200+ annual price freezes ($143 vs. $159)
• 5,500+ discounted $99 memberships
• 48,000+ capped e-bike rides (free minutes 31–45)
• 35,500+ free unlocks in Equity Priority Areas
nabsa.net/2025/12/18/d...
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New from me! Chicago has far too many bus stops to provide efficient service for its riders—nearly twice the national standard. I reimagined what Chicago's bus network could do to make it look like its peers.
citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-plan-for...
citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-plan-for...
A plan for faster buses
We can speed up the bus at (almost) no cost
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December 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
New from me! Chicago has far too many bus stops to provide efficient service for its riders—nearly twice the national standard. I reimagined what Chicago's bus network could do to make it look like its peers.
citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-plan-for...
citythatworks.substack.com/p/a-plan-for...
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📢 The RTA Board has adopted the 2026 regional transit operating budget and capital program. With the fiscal cliff averted after the signing of the NITA Act, the budget highlights service and safety improvements, and the transition to a new regional agency. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
📢 The RTA Board has adopted the 2026 regional transit operating budget and capital program. With the fiscal cliff averted after the signing of the NITA Act, the budget highlights service and safety improvements, and the transition to a new regional agency. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
Lifted truck with virtually no sight line to the ground in front of them = a perfectly safe vehicle suited for busy city driving
I really don’t understand how doing this isn’t a one-way ticket to jail. Driving is just about the only activity where you can mangle another person’s body without any real consequence as long as you remember to say “oopsies” afterwards.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Lifted truck with virtually no sight line to the ground in front of them = a perfectly safe vehicle suited for busy city driving
When people have viable alternatives to driving, they will do so. Decreasing traffic by increasing transit/ bike share isn't necessarily intuitive, but it works
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-wanted-more-bike-lanes-now-they-have-them-and-traffic-is-down/ #goodnews
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-wanted-more-bike-lanes-now-they-have-them-and-traffic-is-down/ #goodnews
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
When people have viable alternatives to driving, they will do so. Decreasing traffic by increasing transit/ bike share isn't necessarily intuitive, but it works
Very disappointed to see this community input limited to aesthetic design. This corridor needs real infrastructure improvements for transportation efficiency and safety, like bus lanes and shorter crosswalks. All else is secondary
Hey Chicago if you use the North Ave Corridor, especially between Kedzie and Kostner, please fill out this survey about the plans for corridor improvements: www.surveymonkey.com/r/HW52FV2
North Avenue Corridor Improvements Project
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December 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Very disappointed to see this community input limited to aesthetic design. This corridor needs real infrastructure improvements for transportation efficiency and safety, like bus lanes and shorter crosswalks. All else is secondary
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Hey Chicago if you use the North Ave Corridor, especially between Kedzie and Kostner, please fill out this survey about the plans for corridor improvements: www.surveymonkey.com/r/HW52FV2
North Avenue Corridor Improvements Project
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December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Hey Chicago if you use the North Ave Corridor, especially between Kedzie and Kostner, please fill out this survey about the plans for corridor improvements: www.surveymonkey.com/r/HW52FV2
Step 1 to saving and funding transit. Next step would be to commit to capital projects to improve and expand the network! Chicago 2100 is the way forward www.change.org/Chicago2100
December 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Step 1 to saving and funding transit. Next step would be to commit to capital projects to improve and expand the network! Chicago 2100 is the way forward www.change.org/Chicago2100
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There is a meeting tomorrow for the Humboldt park North Ave streetscape project. 6pm-8pm at Mercado del Pueblo.
Tell them you want bike/bus/ped infrastructure! #bikechi
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Tell them you want bike/bus/ped infrastructure! #bikechi
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December 16, 2025 at 3:57 AM
There is a meeting tomorrow for the Humboldt park North Ave streetscape project. 6pm-8pm at Mercado del Pueblo.
Tell them you want bike/bus/ped infrastructure! #bikechi
www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...
Tell them you want bike/bus/ped infrastructure! #bikechi
www.chicago.gov/city/en/site...
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Take action and tell City Council and Mayor Johnson to not cut funding for safe streets:
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Tell City Council and Mayor Johnson: Don't cut funding for safe streets
Take action to stop devastating cuts to funding for safe streets in Chicago
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December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Take action and tell City Council and Mayor Johnson to not cut funding for safe streets:
activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/150...
activetrans.quorum.us/campaign/150...
Chicago 2100 in the news! Check out the recent letter in the Sun Times regarding the bus priority corridor study and next steps chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
CTA inches closer to green-lighting improvements for 5 busy corridors
A bus priority corridor study won’t fix the CTA’s problems, but it signals a brighter future. Also, an uplifting trip to Nagasaki, Medicaid cuts, pitfalls of for-profit care for vulnerable people, Nor...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Chicago 2100 in the news! Check out the recent letter in the Sun Times regarding the bus priority corridor study and next steps chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
Updated version of the Chicago 2100 vision. Any feedback?
www.change.org/Chicago2100
www.change.org/Chicago2100
December 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Updated version of the Chicago 2100 vision. Any feedback?
www.change.org/Chicago2100
www.change.org/Chicago2100
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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...
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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!
Car-Dependence is Killing Us: Saving Chicago’s Complete Streets is Step 1, read here about the reduction in funding and why we need to prioritize safe streets
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Car-Dependence is Killing Us: Saving Chicago’s Complete Streets is Step 1
Sign the Chicago 2100 Petition and Advocate for a less car-dependent ChicagoClick to Send a Message to Chicago Leadership demanding Safe Complete Streets!Modern life in America is notoriously hitched ...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Car-Dependence is Killing Us: Saving Chicago’s Complete Streets is Step 1, read here about the reduction in funding and why we need to prioritize safe streets
danielthomasgentil.wixsite.com/chicago2100/...
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Please fill out the surveys. They really do work.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning is preparing it's next regional transportation plan. Complete this survey to share your thoughts on the future of transportation in the region. Make sure CMAP knows people want sidewalks, bike lanes and transit. engage.cmap.illinois.gov/2026-rtp/sur...
It's your turn! | Engage with CMAP
Whether you drive, roll, walk, or take public transit, we invite you to share your current experiences and future aspirations getting around northeastern Illinois. By answering the following 20+ quest...
engage.cmap.illinois.gov
December 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Please fill out the surveys. They really do work.
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Headlines: Driver fatally struck ex-Tribune VP Walter Mahoney, 74, 11/26 around 5:15 PM while he was walking by by Salt Creek Trail; "Chicago's Housing Crunch: Transit is the Answer" blog post by Daniel Gentile; "Dash Through the Snowy Days of December Aboard the CTA."
@chicago2100.bsky.social
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Today’s Headlines for Friday, December 5 - Streetsblog Chicago
• “Chicago’s Housing Crunch: Transit is the Answer” blog post by Daniel Gentile, includes link to “Chicago 2100: Demand A World-Class Transit Future” petition • CBS Chicago ran an extremely one-sided ...
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December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Headlines: Driver fatally struck ex-Tribune VP Walter Mahoney, 74, 11/26 around 5:15 PM while he was walking by by Salt Creek Trail; "Chicago's Housing Crunch: Transit is the Answer" blog post by Daniel Gentile; "Dash Through the Snowy Days of December Aboard the CTA."
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I think the distinction is important: we nerds are not against investing $444 million in station upgrades, we are against investing $444 million in station upgrades but only getting a single station upgraded
If you unveil a new train station and every transit nerd on this website lines up to call you an idiot, they are right.
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I think the distinction is important: we nerds are not against investing $444 million in station upgrades, we are against investing $444 million in station upgrades but only getting a single station upgraded
BLOG: Chicago's Housing Crunch, Transit is the Answer
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There’s no question Chicago is experiencing a housing crisis. Avg rents are climbing, so how do we fix it? Selective policy choice is a start, read more...
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There’s no question Chicago is experiencing a housing crisis. Avg rents are climbing, so how do we fix it? Selective policy choice is a start, read more...
Chicago's Housing Crunch: Transit is the Answer
Sign the Chicago 2100 Petition: Improve Transit and Promote TOD to Escape the Housing CrunchThere’s no question Chicago, like many other cities in the US, is experiencing a housing crisis. Average ren...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
BLOG: Chicago's Housing Crunch, Transit is the Answer
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@strongtowns.org @chicagodpd.bsky.social
There’s no question Chicago is experiencing a housing crisis. Avg rents are climbing, so how do we fix it? Selective policy choice is a start, read more...
danielthomasgentil.wixsite.com/chicago2100/...
@strongtowns.org @chicagodpd.bsky.social
There’s no question Chicago is experiencing a housing crisis. Avg rents are climbing, so how do we fix it? Selective policy choice is a start, read more...
Yes, we need Metra to serve as regional rail, not just commuter oriented. People need to be able to use a service reliably, and conveniently, for their trips
A not so radical thought:
If all Metra train stops operated 7 days a week with weekend schedules that ensured someone who took the next to last train one way had 4 hours until the last one back, it would alter the culture of the region.
If all Metra train stops operated 7 days a week with weekend schedules that ensured someone who took the next to last train one way had 4 hours until the last one back, it would alter the culture of the region.
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Yes, we need Metra to serve as regional rail, not just commuter oriented. People need to be able to use a service reliably, and conveniently, for their trips
Community support makes or breaks projects, but is a corridor study enough to garner support for a necessary project? Read the latest blog post about the CTA Priority Corridor Bus Study danielthomasgentil.wixsite.com/chicago2100/...
Is the CTA Bus Priority Corridor Study Enough?
Sign the Petition for Chicago 2100, and fight for more than just 5 corridorsOn Dec 1, the CTA hosted a community involvement event to give feedback on their new Bus Priority Corridor Study. I attended...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Community support makes or breaks projects, but is a corridor study enough to garner support for a necessary project? Read the latest blog post about the CTA Priority Corridor Bus Study danielthomasgentil.wixsite.com/chicago2100/...
Yes it really is the best way to get around and avoid dangerous driving. If only we plowed the sidewalks too!
Transit should be at forefront of any climate resiliency plan. Take snow. A bus is heavy and piloted by a trained driver; much safer in snow (or heavy rainfall) than the relatively light vehicles driven by civilians. Bus riders take vehicles off the streets, which speeds plowing, emergency response.
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Yes it really is the best way to get around and avoid dangerous driving. If only we plowed the sidewalks too!
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This is the future Mayor Johnson and City Council are keeping from you. #PlowTheSidewalks
I know that many other cities don’t plow their sidewalks, leaving it up to property owners. This is completely crazy to me.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is the future Mayor Johnson and City Council are keeping from you. #PlowTheSidewalks
There's too many NIMBYs that deny basic correlation, that building more housing leads to more price affordability
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
There's too many NIMBYs that deny basic correlation, that building more housing leads to more price affordability
We should be doing everything in our power to make our roads safer, for road users and pedestrians alike. It destroys families, and reducing the speed limit with better enforcement is a great start
Pedestrians suffered highest number of hit-and-run crashes, 42% of them. In 64% of pedestrian fatality cases, the driver was piloting a larger vehicle such as an SUV, pickup truck, or van. IDOT-controlled roads remain among the most dangerous. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/k...
Key findings from CDOT's annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report - Streetsblog Chicago
The Chicago Department of Transportation’s recently released annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report looks at data from the past several years and discusses the agency’s plan of action to reduce prevent...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We should be doing everything in our power to make our roads safer, for road users and pedestrians alike. It destroys families, and reducing the speed limit with better enforcement is a great start