MLKendricks

Works in IT, but likes to talk about Cities & Transportation.

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

This is great, but I'm bummed Chicago didn't get NYC Bus's vehicle vaporizing technology. It'd really help move the buses faster. Maybe they can get it eventually.

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

A city program that automatically tickets drivers parked in downtown bike and bus lanes kicked off Monday, over a year after the City Council approved the pilot program, which uses camera mounts on city vehicles. https://t.co/pNTU8wwuxG

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

We need bollards everywhere.

[Streetsblog Chicago @streetsblogchi]

Sadly, even the families of rock stars like Billy Corgan aren’t immune to Chicagoland traffic violence. His mother-in-law was injured when a driver crashed into Corgan's Highland Park tea house while she was eating there with his son. https://t.co/KdDpzH29vU

[emily north @north0fnorth]

a key thing you need to know in order to understand illinois is most people agree there are too many local governments which creates inefficiencies, corruption, etc. & at the same time if you suggest merging the average illinoisan’s community with another they’ll try to kill you

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

@Gator_Bell It was cool, but annoying when I couldn't find a trash can to throw anything away

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

My favorite thing about visiting Japan? Bollards EVERYWHERE!

[Landmarks Illinois @landmarksill]

Exciting news! The endangered Pike House has secured $1.5M in funding for preservation, thanks to advocacy & partnerships @bapa_org, announced by State Sen. Willie Preston. Great to see this '22 Most Endangered place get the funding it needs! Learn more: 📰https://t.co/vXDkWfUF0G

[Matt Lindner @mattlindner]

There’s currently an actual ballet happening in Gallagher Way outside of Wrigley right now. You truly never know what you’re going to come across around here.

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

Well concerts famously don't end at predictable times on pre-scheduled days. How would the CTA know there'd be high demand for transit at this time?

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

What's ridiculous is the Vance is the Jr senator of a state that has a lot of historically underpopulated cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, & Youngstown.
Maybe the gov't could incentivize people to move back to existing cities with extra space!

[Abby 🇺🇦🇹🇼🇬🇱🇩🇰🇨🇦🇵🇸 @transit_simp]

I love Vance saying Trump’s gonna solve the housing crisis by building homes on federal land. You’re not gonna solve the housing crisis in major cities when the majority of federal land is in the middle of nowhere.

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

BOLLARDS
BOLLARDS
BOLLARDS!!!

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

Underrated reason why some people really hate speed cameras.

[The Conversation U.S. @ConversationUS]

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago https://t.co/s4k37JpYLW

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Odds of a child getting kidnapped are ~1 in a million.

Odds of a child born in 2021 dying in a traffic crash are ~1 in 93.

Parents act like these stats are reversed. Paranoid about rare kidnappings and naive about the common driving.

(Natl Safety Council tracks this stuff)

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

@StarLineChicago What line are the trains from Michigan going to come in on? The CN tracks or the South Shore tracks?

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

There's been talk of demolishing the McCormick Place Lakeside Center, East Building forever. If it finally happens, it'd be an excellent location for festival grounds. Imagine having actual bathrooms and real concessions stands, and not destroying a bunch of grass!

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

@brookebikesmke Yeah Milwaukee is the gold standard. It's just not right to ruin a bunch of grass in a bunch of parks year in and year out for music fests. We have so many in Chicago now that there needs to be a centralized spot for them.

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

Chicago needs a permanent festival ground. All these events are ruining the grass in parks for months and months. Parks aren't built for concerts like this.

[Únete La Villita @UneteLaVillita]

Day 11 in year 9 of Riot Fest’s desecration of our park. While attendees and Riot Fest boosters claim, “it’s only a weekend!” We know the damage lasts much longer than that.

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

@StarLineChicago @inaoifeble It seems the most plausible. I'm certain the Bears are going to be out of Soldier Field one way or another in 8 years, and something will have to be done with the old stadium. I think it checks the most boxes.

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

@StarLineChicago @inaoifeble I'll say this: If the Bears leave Soldier Field, the skeleton of the stadium would be a perfect festival ground. The Bears were smart to propose it as a parking underground/fields on top structure. That's probably the best of all worlds.

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

@StarLineChicago @inaoifeble Well Chicago does have experience getting rid of transportation infrastructure in that area... ✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️

[MLKendricks @MLKendricks]

@StarLineChicago @inaoifeble Northerly Island can be made more accessible and its really appealing because its far away from housing. The hardest part of finding any concert space (or sports venue) are the negative externalities on nearby residents (crowds, noise)