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Ben Wolfenstein
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Abundant Housing Illinois. Go Hokies.
Thanks!
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
But this doesn't ban states from flexing their money, just from flexing federal money?
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
How would this affect Illinois transit bill? Is it just banning flexing federal monies?
November 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Congress & Senate: questionnaires are due Dec. 1
State House & Senate, Cook County Board: due Nov. 21
(Districts must overlap Cook County)
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Reposted by Ben Wolfenstein
Want to learn more about the parking requirements impacted by the transit bill? Check out this blog post written by AHIL Lead Steven Vance!

chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/31/i...
Illinois legislature adopts People Over Parking Act to right-size parking requirements in transit-served areas - Streetsblog Chicago
At about 4:22 AM this morning the Illinois Senate concurred with the Illinois House on bill SB 2111, approving a revenues and reform package that will avert the Chicagoland transit fiscal cliff, struc...
chi.streetsblog.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We withstood all the people since May 29th saying "oh yeah, the parking part will definitely be taken out." And look at us now.
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Too many roads
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Reposted by Ben Wolfenstein
I was thinking that if Illinois has very bad roads despite downstate receiving 55% of MFT sales tax revenue then perhaps “more funding” isn’t a sufficient solution and something else needs to be fixed (quality control, contract oversight, too many roads, etc.)
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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My suburban mayor supports this bill by the way
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Only if we request a recording of this debate to be delivered by mail
October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM