JP Murphy

SIUC, AvGeek, Blackhawks, White Sox, and Bears fan. Urban design/transit enthusiast.

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

I know the answer, but I’m going to ask anyways because it’s a terrible answer, but how and why are there no benches in Grant Park?

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

For all the hype it’s gotten, this storm blows.

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

Alright, who wants to try and decipher this one?

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

@nickrmanes Chicago to St. Louis has entered the chat

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

God I missed La Crosse

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

*chuckles* I’m in danger

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

@LionelBarrow @LeighGiangreco I think it’s the unearned arrogance of Chicagoans who’ve never been to the East Coast, let alone to major international cities like Paris, London, or Madrid.

[Leigh Giangreco @LeighGiangreco]

People saying “take an uber”
1. My tax dollars are ALREADY FUNDING A TRAIN THAT SHOULD WORK
2. So you want the roads in Chicago to be even MORE congested?
3. We should drive less, the world is on fire

[Brandon Pope TV @BpopeTV]

When you step outside of Chicago — to NYC, DC, London, Paris, Tokyo— you realize how behind we are in terms of public transit dependent cities.

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

While my favorite skyscraper will always be the Tribune Tower, I’ll never get over just how imposing the Hancock Center is.

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

We used to be a proper city

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

Straight up one of my biggest Final Destination-esqu fears

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

You gotta love it when your 34yr coworker with 8 years of experience in your industry calls you freaking out because he doesn’t know how to use a PDF editor to sign something.

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

This is fine. Everything’s fine.

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

Tell me you use AI without telling me you use AI.

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

lol at Spot Hero using an incredibly dated photo of Soldier Field

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

It’s certainly a choice to spend thousands of dollars for advertisements only to put the same ad right next to each other

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

Good lord what happened to the congress branch???

[Peter Moskos @PeterMoskos]

@Chris_arnade "slow zones." Poor maintainance. Sometimes of tracks. Sometimes bridges and viaducts. Slow_Zone_Map_-_January_2026.pdf https://t.co/pTXL1c9nF1

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

If transit Twitter is annoyingly toxic, then wtf is weather Twitter?

[JP Murphy @JabeTheBabe]

I love suggested routes where you hop on an airway for a single fix. What’s really the point of filing the airway if you’re only on it for a couple miles?