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Alan @akgerber.bsky.social · 1d

Danielle Steele had 26 SF parking permits
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...

Novelist Spurs Passion Over Parking

Dispute: In crowded San Francisco, Danielle Steel has permits for 26 spaces. City considers limits.

www.latimes.com

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 1d

I can't believe you waited until now to bring this to my attention

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Kea Wilson @keawilson.bsky.social · 1d

Thrilled that someone finally made a documentary about the rail trail movement that treats that history for what it is: a fascinating and shockingly controversial story about the right to public space, which is every bit as epic as the battle against the highway movement (which sometimes overlaps).

The Shocking Untold History of America's Rails-to-Trails Movement — Streetsblog USA

Some of the fiercest battles for the future of public space in America have happened on abandoned railway corridors — and the battles aren't over yet.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 1d

i'm gonna need a profile ASAP of the couple that parks 11 cars on the street in the South End www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

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CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 6d

Omahans: This is tonight! www.eventbrite.com/e/parking-x-...

Parking x Place: How Parking Explains the World with Henry Grabar

Curious about how parking shapes cities? Join us for a discussion and Q&A that tells the story of how parking changed our world.

www.eventbrite.com

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 7d

www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Almost no one is building new apartments in Los Angeles. Here's why

The supply of fresh rental units, which make up the bulk of new housing in Los Angeles, is petering out despite robust demand.

www.latimes.com

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 7d

Me too man! Thanks for coming

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t worry I also did a little Arnade-ing (transferring from a Greyhound at 95th St)

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 7d

Ruled by clowns and crooks but there’s still some good moments

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 7d

am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening?

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 8d

8-year old Dasha Ramirez was playing with her brother at Millennium Park when Border Patrol took them. They’re now awaiting deportation to Guatemala. “We never imagined our Sunday would end this way, mother Noemi Chavez said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/i...

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 8d

good work Berk!

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 8d

Where should I watch the Yankees game in Chicago tomorrow?

Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 9d

Ok but at least it’s just one per line

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 9d

Chicago has five subway stops called “Western” including two on the same line!

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 9d

First time this guy has ever made me laugh

Comedian Tim Dillon said on his podcast last month that he signed up for financial reasons.
He said he had been offered "a large sum of money" - $375,000 for one performance - and said that other comedians had been offered as much as $1.6 million. He told his detractors to "get over it," adding, "So what if they have slaves, they're paying me enough to look the other way."
But in an episode of the Tim Dillon Podcast last week, the comedian announced he'd been removed from the lineup for the comments he made about the country's record on slavery.

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 9d

Devin Hester out here

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 9d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 9d

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 9d

masked men snatching a family off the street in Chicago -- your tax dollars at work blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/28/a...

Armed Federal Agents Patrol Downtown, Make Arrest At Millennium Park, Witnesses Say

The federal troops were seen in Millennium Park, on the Magnificent Mile and in the Gold Coast — days after patrolling the Chicago River in a boat. "This is another brazen provocation from the Trump a...

blockclubchicago.org

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 10d

Also, homicides are down 50% in Portland this year, to 17 YTD as of August.

But facts like these are irrelevant when Trump can say “sun rises in the west” and the Times reports it, context- and factcheck-free, as a just a statement (of seeming fact) by Trump.

Portland sees steepest drop in homicides among major U.S. cities

A brand new report found that homicides are down in Portland halfway through 2025 when compared to January through June 2024.

katu.com

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 10d

parking meters debut in Lincoln, NE, 1940:

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David King @cityplanning.bsky.social · 13d

In this story they talked to a guy who lives four blocks away (!) from the proposed ADU and is very opposed to anything that changes the neighborhood he's lived in for 40 years. It should not be a surprise that concerns about parking are driving the opposition.

Why a 2-story casita is causing a stir in Tempe

An application for a two-story ADU was accepted by the city until a neighbor caught it. Now, residents are fighting to preserve their neighborhood.

www.azcentral.com

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 13d

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 19d

I have a piece in the latest issue of @vitalcitynyc.bsky.social about New York City's very special building codes (evacuation maps! mass timber! drop ceilings! pipes!), and some issues for code reform more broadly www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/the...

Vital City | The High Price of Fine Print

Overly complex building codes are a big reason why housing construction costs so much.

www.vitalcitynyc.org

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 17d

why is everyone in New York wearing cowboy boots

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