Carl
@driving-is-a-sin.bsky.social
Car free Chicagoan. Political economy hobbyist. Currently fascinated by Wolfgang Streeck.
We must stop consuming. Eschewing car culture is a radical act. Our economy is all kinds of wrong.
February 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We must stop consuming. Eschewing car culture is a radical act. Our economy is all kinds of wrong.
The GOP and the judiciary seems like a reasonable analog for what democrats have done with housing.
They both just found a technical, boring, wonkish issue, dominated it in plain site for decades, and now use it to wield incredible power.
And, I hate them both for it.
They both just found a technical, boring, wonkish issue, dominated it in plain site for decades, and now use it to wield incredible power.
And, I hate them both for it.
February 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The GOP and the judiciary seems like a reasonable analog for what democrats have done with housing.
They both just found a technical, boring, wonkish issue, dominated it in plain site for decades, and now use it to wield incredible power.
And, I hate them both for it.
They both just found a technical, boring, wonkish issue, dominated it in plain site for decades, and now use it to wield incredible power.
And, I hate them both for it.
Idea for an article: interviews with Boomers who let their kids take out student loans and 20 years later gifted them house down payments.
February 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Idea for an article: interviews with Boomers who let their kids take out student loans and 20 years later gifted them house down payments.
I’m staring out of a hotel window in downtown Austin Texas. I’m looking down at a 3 story parking garage, completely devoid of cars. On the roof is a person in a sleeping bag. It reminds me of this book I read to my son.
February 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m staring out of a hotel window in downtown Austin Texas. I’m looking down at a 3 story parking garage, completely devoid of cars. On the roof is a person in a sleeping bag. It reminds me of this book I read to my son.
So, I don’t like this at all. That being said, I think the penalties for drunk driving, especially when it includes killing someone, are ridiculously light. I understand Canada won’t even let you into the country if you have a DUI on record. But I find something unjust about deportation as a penalty
Chicago man arrested by ICE asks forgiveness, victim's mother supports possible deportation
ICE has not released details about Chicago arrests this week, leaving Dr. Phil McGraw’s video of Sai Pavuluri’s detention as one of the few tacitly confirmed cases.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
So, I don’t like this at all. That being said, I think the penalties for drunk driving, especially when it includes killing someone, are ridiculously light. I understand Canada won’t even let you into the country if you have a DUI on record. But I find something unjust about deportation as a penalty
Some interesting thoughts from an urbanist discussion group last night:
The last nationally unifying concept in America was segregation
We’ve over corrected for community feedback since Robert Moses
Kam Buckner campaigned on growing Chicago’s population
Chicago is calcified with fiefdoms
The last nationally unifying concept in America was segregation
We’ve over corrected for community feedback since Robert Moses
Kam Buckner campaigned on growing Chicago’s population
Chicago is calcified with fiefdoms
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Some interesting thoughts from an urbanist discussion group last night:
The last nationally unifying concept in America was segregation
We’ve over corrected for community feedback since Robert Moses
Kam Buckner campaigned on growing Chicago’s population
Chicago is calcified with fiefdoms
The last nationally unifying concept in America was segregation
We’ve over corrected for community feedback since Robert Moses
Kam Buckner campaigned on growing Chicago’s population
Chicago is calcified with fiefdoms
A thought about driver’s struck me this week in how much they also hate driving.
True, the occasional person tells you they love it. But how many comments have you read saying “I want my system to be efficient. I just want to get from A to B. Stop slowing me down.”
They dislike for the journey
True, the occasional person tells you they love it. But how many comments have you read saying “I want my system to be efficient. I just want to get from A to B. Stop slowing me down.”
They dislike for the journey
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A thought about driver’s struck me this week in how much they also hate driving.
True, the occasional person tells you they love it. But how many comments have you read saying “I want my system to be efficient. I just want to get from A to B. Stop slowing me down.”
They dislike for the journey
True, the occasional person tells you they love it. But how many comments have you read saying “I want my system to be efficient. I just want to get from A to B. Stop slowing me down.”
They dislike for the journey
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During the Polar Vortex, here's a little "Chicken Soup for the Winter Bike Rider's Soul," plus tips for others who have been thinking about giving all-season cycling a spin.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/b... @chicritmass.bsky.social @curtisblackwell.com @karlynjane.bsky.social @stevevance.net
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/b... @chicritmass.bsky.social @curtisblackwell.com @karlynjane.bsky.social @stevevance.net
Biking in Chicago during the dead of winter: It's easier that you might think - Streetsblog Chicago
Greetings Streetsblog Chicago readers! I hope you’ve all been staying reasonably comfortable during the bitterly cold weather we’ve had this week, which is typical for late January in the Windy City. ...
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January 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
During the Polar Vortex, here's a little "Chicken Soup for the Winter Bike Rider's Soul," plus tips for others who have been thinking about giving all-season cycling a spin.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/b... @chicritmass.bsky.social @curtisblackwell.com @karlynjane.bsky.social @stevevance.net
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/01/23/b... @chicritmass.bsky.social @curtisblackwell.com @karlynjane.bsky.social @stevevance.net
CDOT’s new department of policy wants to hear from you!
EFORMS - FormPublic Survey for the Division of Planning and Policy
webapps4.chicago.gov
January 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
CDOT’s new department of policy wants to hear from you!
Sidewalk pavers vs concrete?
I’m watching a crew tear up this very recently laid concrete on Lawrence Ave. I’m not sure what the project is but it got me thinking of the many countries I’ve visited where sidewalks are, as a rule, made of pavers.
Does that allow for easier maintenance?
I’m watching a crew tear up this very recently laid concrete on Lawrence Ave. I’m not sure what the project is but it got me thinking of the many countries I’ve visited where sidewalks are, as a rule, made of pavers.
Does that allow for easier maintenance?
December 16, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Sidewalk pavers vs concrete?
I’m watching a crew tear up this very recently laid concrete on Lawrence Ave. I’m not sure what the project is but it got me thinking of the many countries I’ve visited where sidewalks are, as a rule, made of pavers.
Does that allow for easier maintenance?
I’m watching a crew tear up this very recently laid concrete on Lawrence Ave. I’m not sure what the project is but it got me thinking of the many countries I’ve visited where sidewalks are, as a rule, made of pavers.
Does that allow for easier maintenance?
I just saw a Christmas children’s play where the villain tried to design planned obsolescence into the toy workshop. He failed when the naughty-nice list became illegible to his eyes due to them being clouded with greed.
Let’s radicalize the youth!
Let’s radicalize the youth!
December 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I just saw a Christmas children’s play where the villain tried to design planned obsolescence into the toy workshop. He failed when the naughty-nice list became illegible to his eyes due to them being clouded with greed.
Let’s radicalize the youth!
Let’s radicalize the youth!
How will biagi go as IDOT head?
December 11, 2024 at 1:49 PM
How will biagi go as IDOT head?
How many homes are legally zoned in Chicago? That is if there was one house for every legal dwelling what would Chicago’s population be?
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 PM
How many homes are legally zoned in Chicago? That is if there was one house for every legal dwelling what would Chicago’s population be?
The article is good but the title continues to miss the point. The shit we’ve been dealing with as a society we’re the alarm bells we missed.
Assassinating the leader of an unethical company in an unethical industry is something quite a bit more more.
Assassinating the leader of an unethical company in an unethical industry is something quite a bit more more.
Opinion | The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms
It echoes another era of extreme inequality and extreme violence.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:27 PM
The article is good but the title continues to miss the point. The shit we’ve been dealing with as a society we’re the alarm bells we missed.
Assassinating the leader of an unethical company in an unethical industry is something quite a bit more more.
Assassinating the leader of an unethical company in an unethical industry is something quite a bit more more.
So I’m reading this article that my alder @andrefor40th.bsky.social shared today. It’s great. But it really got me thinking of Wolfgang Streeck and his callout that adherence to debt service undermines democratic will. See how fear of interest rates alters our policies? news.wttw.com/2024/12/02/h...
December 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM
So I’m reading this article that my alder @andrefor40th.bsky.social shared today. It’s great. But it really got me thinking of Wolfgang Streeck and his callout that adherence to debt service undermines democratic will. See how fear of interest rates alters our policies? news.wttw.com/2024/12/02/h...
The instructional video at jury duty today is delightfully whimsical. Not pleased that example cases though include car “accidents” 🤦
December 3, 2024 at 3:17 PM
The instructional video at jury duty today is delightfully whimsical. Not pleased that example cases though include car “accidents” 🤦
It’s a wild world when left leaning NYT salivates over global financial markets constraining our domestic, democratically elected government.
Anyone still wondering how the Democrats keep losing?
Anyone still wondering how the Democrats keep losing?
November 29, 2024 at 5:46 PM
It’s a wild world when left leaning NYT salivates over global financial markets constraining our domestic, democratically elected government.
Anyone still wondering how the Democrats keep losing?
Anyone still wondering how the Democrats keep losing?
America is over-employed and underpaid. A single person should be able to support a family of four on a full time income.
If people want to work real hard at money making ventures… cool. More power to them. But that’s not the point.
If people want to work real hard at money making ventures… cool. More power to them. But that’s not the point.
November 27, 2024 at 7:48 PM
America is over-employed and underpaid. A single person should be able to support a family of four on a full time income.
If people want to work real hard at money making ventures… cool. More power to them. But that’s not the point.
If people want to work real hard at money making ventures… cool. More power to them. But that’s not the point.
Are there friends here who are interested in the unpopular, complex, but potentially helpful things Trump’s madness can bring?
For example, this NYT article presents catastrophe to the U.S. auto industry as an overall bad thing. I wish we had a stronger safety net for workers, but I also hate cars.
For example, this NYT article presents catastrophe to the U.S. auto industry as an overall bad thing. I wish we had a stronger safety net for workers, but I also hate cars.
Trump’s Tariffs Would Deal a Big Blow to the Auto Industry
Automakers and parts suppliers would struggle if President-elect Donald J. Trump followed through on his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Are there friends here who are interested in the unpopular, complex, but potentially helpful things Trump’s madness can bring?
For example, this NYT article presents catastrophe to the U.S. auto industry as an overall bad thing. I wish we had a stronger safety net for workers, but I also hate cars.
For example, this NYT article presents catastrophe to the U.S. auto industry as an overall bad thing. I wish we had a stronger safety net for workers, but I also hate cars.
Reposted by Carl
Tragically, a hit-and-run driver fatally struck Tanja Annzionetta Safforld, 54, at Marquette and Western in the Chicago Lawn community, while she was running an errand during a family movie night.
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November 26, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Tragically, a hit-and-run driver fatally struck Tanja Annzionetta Safforld, 54, at Marquette and Western in the Chicago Lawn community, while she was running an errand during a family movie night.
chi.streetsblog.org/2024/11/26/a...
chi.streetsblog.org/2024/11/26/a...