Nick Villarreal

he/they — treehugger, numtot, & researcher —@UChicagoPGE ‘20

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@JGrantGlover damn. definitely would’ve been a contender for me. leaning the butterfly design. what’s your pick of the finalists

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@adulpanget @parzr1 @Boenau @vasalex93 sorry that i’m arrogant to wish for safe quick reliable travel for myself and others.

humans tiny. bus big. but yes prefer if the bus not run over the human to get the other humans to their destination a little bit faster.

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@parzr1 @Boenau @vasalex93 i’d venture to say it’s because of unwillingness to sacrifice vehicular lane width or quantity.

and yea bike roads don’t need the space. without faster, larger, deadlier, traffic to compete with, you don’t need the distance to keep you safe from potential collisions

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@parzr1 @Boenau @vasalex93 right because it’s on the bicyclist to keep themself away from cars not the two ton+ vehicle driver

[Rep.Kam Buckner ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @RepKamBuckner]

Lets return DuSable Lake Shore Drive to the people. We can have a lakefront thoroughfare where green urban mobility is emphasized, focus on multimodal transpo. & create more green space & recreational opportunities for ALL Chicagoans. I filed HR438 today. https://t.co/gKonE11mf7

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@HeheJenkins @chi_streets 12 months a year i’d say

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@notguiltyCHI @legaleagle312 @JackMcNeil_ @KimFoxx i thought i didn’t like kim foxx but you just convinced me otherwise. thank you for enlightening me @notguiltyCHI

[Jeremy Glover @JGrantGlover]

BREAKING: Today, IDOT Secretary Omer Osman was joined by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Rep Mike Quigley (IL-5) to unveil new plans for North DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

"This groundbreaking highway-to-boulevard conversion puts Illinois on the cutting edge of resilient design," he said.

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@ChicagoDPD what a lame project. glorified parking lot and predatory business model as the anchor institution, so last century…

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@_dmoser @washingtonpost but homeowners want to live like french bourgeois of the 18th century

[Jeremy Glover @JGrantGlover]

Opportunities to take bold steps toward the future don’t come often. North DuSable Lake Shore Drive is being redesigned, and the options under consideration would lock the lakefront into another century where cars come first and people come second. I offer a different vision.

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

Tell City Council to Support a Budget that Reflects our Shared Values! https://t.co/NQHx4bRz7O

[Active Transportation Alliance @_atalliance]

“The dangerous conditions on Milwaukee illustrate a much larger problem: the lack of an overall safe bike network. Even on key routes, there’s often nothing but paint or crushed plastic to protect you.”

Don’t miss our ED Amy Rynell’s @Suntimes op-ed 🚲 ❤️https://t.co/u4LoNcN6oI

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@MichelleStenzel great thread! but the number of lanes in any of these proposals is a crime

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

anyways, i’m just sad because i saw many people opt for very $ rideshares, and experiences like this will encourage low ridership. ~end rant~

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

@cta failed a lot of people trying to get home tonight at o’hare.

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

this is the fullest train i’ve ever been on leaving o’hare, standing room only at 10pm.

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

all to say, @cta needs to do a better job communicating to riders, everyone was confused and frustrated

[Nick Villarreal @sce_nick]

people make their way to the surface, wait about 15 min for when suddenly there is panic that a train actually arrived and it’s a rush to get back underground