They have all the room for a really nice protected intersection, but alas they have sharrows instead 😥
09.01.2025 02:51
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They have all the room for a really nice protected intersection, but alas they have sharrows instead 😥
They aren't leaving Twitter because of money, they did it because it doesn't work anymore as a platform for service alerts. If you don't have a Twitter account, you can't see the latest (and in this case, the only relevant) tweets. It's better to direct people to the website or a GTFS-based app.
View from the sidewalk on 79th Street of the new station
Immediately inside the station house is a Metra timetable and map
Interior view of the street level portion of the station, with some pretty and colorful tile on the wall and a real-time arrival info display. Not many people though
Stairs and elevator from the platform level, with some cool lights on the handrails and on the ceiling.
The new Metra Electric station at 79th/Chatham is, dare I say, purty! Can't wait for more of them to be reconstructed, then maybe increase the frequency from 1 train an hour? Pls?
Chicago area! You are not allowed to complain about suburban public transit ever again if you miss this chance to share your views on the proposed draft Pace Suburban Bus network redesign and expansion strategy. Pls share!
humantransit.org/2024/12/chic...
Loaded up bike with a pair on panniers on both the front and the back, in front of a local grocery stored called Edgewater Produce
The grocery haul laid out, including cat litter, some totally healthy snacks, three racks of ribs that were on sale, and enough veggies for three meals later this week!
Finally had a big enough grocery run to share my grocery-getter setup! You would be amazed at how much you can fit into panniers. I didn't even need to use my crate! #bikesky
My MPO has a program for projects specifically to improve air quality and most of that money is spent building extra turn lanes and right-turn slip lanes. Good luck explaining to a civil engineer that increasing the number of cars on the road maybe isn't the best way to do that...
Don't forget equity! They're in the corner just shaking their head
Do you know where one can find the plans for their new alternative? I'm concerned that they will be reducing/eliminating daylighting at driveways and crosswalks to put in more parking, and want to see if it's as bad as it sounds
Metra propaganda is the best propaganda
Downtown fursuiting as part of #FurbanismRideMFF24 was definitely a success! We crashed a wedding photoshoot on La Salle St lol. I don't know everybody's @s here, so tag yourself if you see yourself here!
Black floofy kitten is sitting on top of a gray humidifier with a crazy look on his face. He looks like he owns the world, looking down on the peasants below him. Ignore the cat food boxes and random candle on the floor
I buy a humidifier and immediately Pokey has claimed it for his own
It blows my mind that we spend so much on capital costs for new transit and then run abysmal frequencies. Patronage is okay, paying operators evidently is not.
A buff, gloves, light hat you can fit a helmet over, and backup lights for when it gets dark!
Loaded up bike in front of a marina
The view of the Dunes (plus my finger blocking a portion of the camera) on top of the Big Sable Point Lighthouse
Loaded up bike leaning on a picnic table in front of a raised tent
The view from a scenic outlook off of M-22, with the lake, hills, and trees everywhere you can see
Here are some pics from my first bike tour ever I did last year! Rode from Rothbury, MI to Traverse City solo over four days, riding USBR 35 along the lake. I thought "oh I'm on my bike I can pack heavier" and yeah... that was a choice.
As it gets cold I yearn for summer again to ride and explore
You should still come by for the transit meetup on Saturday morning!