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Steven
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Chicago, zoning, transportation, maps

my blog: http://stevencanplan.com
my business: http://chicagocityscape.com
cofounder of @chi.streetsblog.org
the list doesn't have Home Run Inn on it so it's invalid 😭
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Not everyone tonight drank alcohol
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I don't think the irony of the situation should prevent the landmark designation of the building

- office vacancies in this area are high
- the owner has a plan to convert part to housing, that the city will partially fund
- the area could benefit from a boost from more full-time users (residents)
November 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Also super relevant: comparing the tax bills between two types of properties

I should make a graphic like this one
Minimum parking requirements create financially insolvent land use patterns.

The two apartment buildings on the right generate six times more in property taxes than the big box store on the left, while occupying almost half the space!

#BlackFridayParking
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Our train went under the Forest Hill Flyover
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Does someone have a monopoly on Leberkäs here?
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It’s slightly different! It’s a “host” kitchen.

Background from London: www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...
Your upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop
"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”
www.londoncentric.media
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We didn’t but the issue came up
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My most common ride is from the South Loop to the Loop. The e-price is about $1.20. It’s 3x faster than walking and I do it when I haven’t left early enough to be on time for an appointment.
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
State doesn’t have parking meters in the Loop

But Dearborn and Clark and Randolph do
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Open calendar. Delete event. Send apology text to the host.
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This month I’ve already ridden e-Divvy 13x and paid $32

I think e-bike convenience is unparalleled in urban transportation

(I’m a member.)
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There are some additional proactive upzonings that I need to finish mapping
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Will this use the new Forest Hill Flyover?
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There are a few more studies that show rent-increase-flattening effects at different distances from the treated location
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
There are a lot of Roosevelt High Schools in the U.S. that have Rough Riders or Rough Rider has their mascot

This one is in Albany Park, Chicago.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
More people should visit Jersey City when they visit New York City
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I just read the press release for the grand opening and saw its accompany flyer with heavy phoenix imagery
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM