Chicagoan. I like public transit, well-protected bike lanes, and wasting time on this silly dumb app.
Chicago, IL
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Joe Gambino retweeted
In the span of six residential blocks, I passed four former corner stores. Cities aren’t supposed to be single-use.
Joe Gambino retweeted
I want this to not be true... but I can't argue against the idea that
A: The Senate map looks very challenging in 2024
B: Republicans will never confirm another Democratic SCOTUS appointee again.
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/t…
Joe Gambino retweeted
#RankedChoiceVoting benefits candidates and voters because it reduces the costs of elections by eliminating runoffs. Runoffs have lower turnout and cause voter fatigue. It is time to get rid of them and implement #RCV!
Joe Gambino retweeted
You can tell a lot about a society by seeing what is and is not tolerated in the public sphere. In US cities, drivers store their cars on public land indefinitely - for free - but a person sleeping in a tent will be harassed, criminalized, and displaced.
Joe Gambino retweeted
This actually isn’t surprising at all, but it still needs to said over & over — the biggest barrier to more urban biking in cities is the fear of cars. “A study confirms that if we are serious about getting people on bikes, they need a safe place to ride.” treehugger.com/fear-of-cars-…
Joe Gambino retweeted
It’s much easier to blame developers, tech, Airbnb, vacancies or whomever for our housing problems than to focus on solving the actual problem: That *we* as a society — through our elected governments over a 50 year period — have made it impossible to build enough housing.
Joe Gambino retweeted
This is worth sharing over and over. America's teacher shortage will last until pay rises. washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Joe Gambino retweeted
Yesterday, the blue line only ran 35% of its scheduled trains. Riders deserve more accurate schedules.
Joe Gambino retweeted
Every winter, Mother Nature reveals how much we’ve over-designed our streets for cars. If we look carefully, she also inspires us to create healthier and more equitable streets!
(via @the_transit_guy & @Streetfilms)
Joe Gambino retweeted
someone on Reddit (@MrPecners) made this population density map of Illinois and I've been staring at it for 15 minutes so maybe you will too:
i.redd.it/v0ivdiefpy6a1.png
Joe Gambino retweeted
This sums up chicago bike lanes. ALL of these cars are parked illegally in bike lanes directly in front of not 1 but TWO GHOST BIKES that face each other from opposite sides of Milwaukee at Kilbourn. Every single one of these driver knows they have absolutely nothing to fear.
Joe Gambino retweeted
Certain bat vocalizations appear to use a similar technique to death metal growling in humans, a new study finds. n.pr/3BvBnUH
“The retired nurse told Brewer she supports his desire to open a dispensary — just not on her block.”
lol we have weed NIMBYs now
blockclubchicago.org/2022/11…
Joe Gambino retweeted
The main thing that makes it hard to have nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed density of people and buildings you have, the fewer cars you can have.
The future is bright
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Joe Gambino retweeted
This is one of the more positive things I’ve read about Chicago as of late lol – at Alexandria, VA
Vox videos are so well made. Always beautiful and informative. This one in particular, the way they project charts onto the built environment is just so so lovely. 👨🏻🍳😘👌🏻
youtu.be/0-nthHT-J1k