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Steven @stevevance.net · 10m

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Steven @stevevance.net · 9h

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Steven @stevevance.net · 9h

unemployed people who come at 10 am on a Tuesday:

Who Participates in Local Government?
Evidence from Meeting Minutes∗
Katherine Levine Einstein†
Maxwell Palmer‡
David Glick§
June 29, 2018
Forthcoming, Perspectives on Politics
Abstract
Scholars and policymakers have highlighted institutions that enable community partic-
ipation as a potential buffer against existing political inequalities. Yet, these venues
may be biasing policy discussions in favor of an unrepresentative group of individu-
als. To explore who participates, we compile a novel data set by coding thousands
of instances of citizens speaking at planning and zoning board meetings concerning
housing development. We match individuals to a voter file to investigate local political
participation in housing and development policy. We find that individuals who are older,
male, longtime residents, voters in local elections, and homeowners are significantly
more likely to participate in these meetings. These individuals overwhelmingly (and to
a much greater degree than the general public) oppose new housing construction. These
participatory inequalities have important policy implications and may be contributing
to rising housing costs.

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Steven @stevevance.net · 9h

I’m not really sure what the purpose of public comment really is but I feel like if people are gonna come and try to overwhelm the committee to encourage rejection then the more housing is good view also needs to be expressed in the same room

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Steven @stevevance.net · 9h

there are two steps left in the Broadway corridor upzoning (zoning cmte. + city council)

Passing both steps isn’t guaranteed so showing up in SUPPORT on Tuesday is needed to counter those who prefer the status quo

Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 11h

Your attendance is requested at City Hall!

At 10am on October 14th, the Zoning Committee will vote on the Broadway Land Use Framework, allowing thousands of new homes to be built next to four brand-new Red Line stations. 🏘️🤝🚇

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

www.eventbrite.com/e/1769724907...

Tell the Zoning Cmte. to Support 1000s of New Homes in Uptown & Edgewater

City Council's Zoning Committee will take up the Broadway upzoning ordinances on 10/14/25.

www.eventbrite.com

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Steven @stevevance.net · 10h

There are two steps left in the Broadway upzoning process

Steven @stevevance.net · 10h

I was trying to say that upzoning leads to shorter development timelines

Steven @stevevance.net · 10h

I don’t think that structure was designed to be reusable and even if so it’s probably not useful for a new residential building

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Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 11h

Your attendance is requested at City Hall!

At 10am on October 14th, the Zoning Committee will vote on the Broadway Land Use Framework, allowing thousands of new homes to be built next to four brand-new Red Line stations. 🏘️🤝🚇

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

www.eventbrite.com/e/1769724907...

Tell the Zoning Cmte. to Support 1000s of New Homes in Uptown & Edgewater

City Council's Zoning Committee will take up the Broadway upzoning ordinances on 10/14/25.

www.eventbrite.com

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Steven @stevevance.net · 16h

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Steven @stevevance.net · 16h

Make a big Faraday cage bag

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17h

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Steven @stevevance.net · 16h

I’ve always wanted a Fermilab in the city

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Steven @stevevance.net · 17h

So, a stargate between Uptown and River West?

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Steven @stevevance.net · 17h

Why are they making stuff up?

Adding an ADU to land “platted for a single family house” increases fire risk??

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Steven @stevevance.net · 17h

I believe they have something called an emerging micromobility license but I can’t find something with that name on the city’s website

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C @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 17h

Public seating, interactive art, and put a couple of trees in (if they don't want to dig up sidewalk, put them in planters) but considering this is likely up to the city, I know the space will stay bare.
May be a good experiment for the guerrilla tactical urbanists? 👀

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Steven @stevevance.net · 18h

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Matt McCabe @mmccabe.bsky.social · 18h

An infill mixed-use development in the vacant lot behind it with a large outdoor French-style cafe (all-day outdoor seating, coffee, beers in the afternoon etc. etc.) + some trees in planters.

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Steven @stevevance.net · 18h

It would be nice if CDOT would offer options other than “a different type of paving”

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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 19h

Want more & better PBLs? SBC cheerleads good City projects, makes critiques when warranted.

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