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@stevevance.net

Chicago, zoning, transportation, maps my blog: http://stevencanplan.com my business: http://chicagocityscape.com cofounder of @chi.streetsblog.org

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you're the second person to mention Denis!

07.03.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who’s your fave instructor?

07.03.2026 06:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I think I’m getting into this

07.03.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m doing my third Peloton ride

07.03.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Come Be a Poll Greeter for Drake during Early Voting! Β· Drake for 10 Come out and be a poll greeter for Drake! Hand pamphlets to voters in line at polls and tell them why you're excited about Drake. This is the last and biggest chance to volunteer for the campaign. Ev...

Just like I did yesterday I’ll be back out there tomorrow talking to early voters about why Drake would make a great commissioner

Sign up ⬇️

06.03.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drake has more to say about the part-time incumbent

06.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this project near my apartment made a loooot of noise last summer when the pile driving was happening

Then there was no activity for months

I’m glad it’s progressing again!

06.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe a few people will vote for him because of that #samename

06.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

mhm

06.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Life After Cars | An Evening with War on Cars Join Better Streets Chicago for an evening with Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon (hosts of the acclaimed War on Cars podcast) to discuss their new book "Life After Cars" – and learned lessons that we ca...

πŸ‘€ Big news: @thewaroncars.bsky.social is coming to Chicago!

Join us for an evening to discuss their new book "Life After Cars" – and learned lessons that we can apply to our fight for better streets!

πŸ—“οΈ April 4, 2026 @ 7pm
πŸ“ Benito Juarez Community Academy
🎟️ Tickets start at $25 – get yours today!

06.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh I jumped to conclusions

06.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Gainer β€” who has been on the county board since 2009 β€” has long been notorious for missing a relatively large proportion of official meetings"

06.03.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

if i didn’t show up to work 23% of the time Id be fired

06.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this picture gallery is super timely

the concept of pre-approved plans for housing has "broken containment" in Chicago...staff in the mayor's office are now aware of it

06.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Drake talks about it more in this video

06.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. The cook county board can change the level of assessed value of a property that is subject to tax.

Currently it’s 10% for vacant land.

IOW, a vacant lot is valued at $100,000. The tax is applied on 10% of that.

06.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some Cook County Board commissioners skip more than 20% of their meetings A WBEZ analysis of board meeting records revealed two incumbents with primary challengers scored among the worst truancy rates in this term.

@drakewarren.bsky.social is running to be a full time Cook County Commissioner. We need real progressives who actually treat their positions of public trust seriously. He is running against someone who clearly doesn't do that and doesn't show up 23% of the time.

chicago.suntimes.com/2026/03/06/c...

06.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

there are still some bugs I’m working on during the migration away from Mailchimp

🀧

06.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Map of Cook County District 10

Map of Cook County District 10

If you live in this area (district 10, Cook County) consider electing someone who isn’t gonna rely on a second job that pays more than their already-pretty-good public service salary

06.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A flyer that says vote Drake Warren and upgrade to a full-time county commissioner. Drake will serve full-time, holding dual employment. His incumbent opponent is an insurance executive with a 25% absence rate from county meetings

A flyer that says vote Drake Warren and upgrade to a full-time county commissioner. Drake will serve full-time, holding dual employment. His incumbent opponent is an insurance executive with a 25% absence rate from county meetings

District 10 voters have a rare chance to upgrade to a commissioner who will work full time for them

06.03.2026 16:49 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some Cook County Board commissioners skip more than 20% of their meetings A WBEZ analysis of board meeting records revealed two incumbents with primary challengers scored among the worst truancy rates in this term.

via Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com/2026/03/06/c...

06.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Whoa - the incumbent that Drake is running against has the second worst attendance record in the current term

06.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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06.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As well as this one

β€œCommissioners are like the city council for the county”

06.03.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This video’s message was helpful during my poll greeting today when someone asked me what the Cook County board of commissioners is

06.03.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great minds

06.03.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I was gonna say, Luca 😝

06.03.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For your planning purposes the starting point is two blocks away from the Addison Red line station; you’ll get the exact location after you RSVP

06.03.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Canvassing is super easy

You go with a buddy and you get to meet your neighbors

06.03.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Getting all neighborhoods with legacy el lines to at least 75% of their peak populations and growing the city writ large

06.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1