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Affordable housing developer, teacher, urban planner, visual artist, Anti-Hater™️ 🚲🚊🌎💵🏥 🏗️🖼️ None of the opinions are mine

Chicago, IL

Joined September 2022

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@Omari_sez

Omari Bektemba

9 days

New market rate housing is FAR more important for affordability than new “affordable” homes. Glad I rediscovered this article- please share with all your progressive pals/elected who do not yet understand the critical role of new market rate housing.

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How new apartments create opportunities for all

Market-rate rental construction in Minneapolis has freed up more affordable homes for households across the income spectrum

www.minneapolisfed.org

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@Omari_sez

Omari Bektemba

5 months

Is a $2,600 tax increase going to kill a deal to buy a ~$1,500,000 building? Of course not. Bring Chicago Home is not going to be nearly as disruptive as some are claiming. Definitely voting YES

@Austin__Berg

Austin Berg

5 months

Does this look like a mansion? The Pequod's building will see a $2,600+ transfer tax hike if Brandon Johnson's referendum passes on the March 19 ballot. Vote no.

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Chicago needs a major annual house music festival the week before Detroit’s Movement (Techno) festival- which pulls in a HUGE international crowd. We are missing out on so much $ and culture preservation/creation.

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Omari Bektemba

3 months

Really nice 👌new parklet the city (cdot?) threw down on wrightwood by the corner coffee spot

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Omari Bektemba

6 months

Unfortunately this kind of thinking- while ignoring modern (safe) roadway design, speed governors, etc. has led to an SUV arms race in the USA that makes everyone less safe and quite literally destroys communities. At what point does the Hummer crowd upgrade to an MRAP

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Barrett O'Neill

@barrettjoneill

6 months

Ignore this at your own risk. Do not put your family in a small car. Yesterday, my wife was driving my son to school and an oncoming delivery truck crossed the center lane and hit her head on — the driver had a seizure was going 40 mph. I was on my way to work in a separate

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Omari Bektemba

3 months

The South Shore Line rebuild is probably the most impactful Chicago(land) transit project in decades. Bigger than RPM and the Red Line Extension, and certainly any highway project. NW Indiana home builders are already reacting

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Editorial: All aboard the newly expanded South Shore Line

Thanks to the completion of its double tracking project, the all-electric South Shore Line offers newly impressive journey times from Chicago to the Indiana Dunes National Park and South Bend.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Omari Bektemba

4 months

When are we going to sort out this building…

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1 year

@RepJoshG @starledger Why does congestion pricing clearly work so well in those cities but is a bad and unfair idea for NYC?

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

“If you would like to work on housing issues, we can do that together. . .But if you are opposed to this project because it could make homelessness more visible to you, then that is something you must resolve in your own heart.” @Andrefor40th 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

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Nice! Catalpa Avenue in Andersonville will be Chicago's next permanently car-free street - Street...

It's always nice to kick off the weekend with a feel-good story of a win for livable streets.

chi.streetsblog.org

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Omari Bektemba

4 months

California & Division. I have a theory all buildings look MUCH better in person than the renders. Too bad this building is over 4 stories, the neighborhood character will be forever destroyed 😪 Just like the Robey Building in Wicker

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1 year

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Omari Bektemba

9 days

Like many other state DOT’s @IDOT_Illinois is outdated, regressive, and assumes no accountability for immense traffic, fatalities and greenhouse gas emissions on their own roads. They continue to design for 1954, not 2024. They are the opposite of “state of the art” @GovPritzker

@MichelleStenzel

Michelle Stenzel

@MichelleStenzel

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Today IDOT announced that they have eliminated all four remaining roadway design options that provide a dedicated lane for public transit for #northDLSD They want the “Essential” option, which basically maintains the highway status quo Outrageous Much more to come on this

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@JGrantGlover “Daylighting”

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

I guess the rise of anti-urbanism makes sense now that urbanism has gone (relatively) internet viral. There’s huge overlap with climate change denial, but I think it’s mostly a failure to appreciate how deep and artificially entrenched car-centric design is, and the limitations

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critical urbanism

1 year

One of these is used by 84% of commuters and the other is used by 1.9% of commuters.

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2 years

@bikelaneuprise @ChiCritMass Moving 2x the speed of rush hour traffic

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@queens_parents @RepJoshG @starledger London has drastically reduced the # of cars on the road, emissions, and traffic injuries. And look at the performance of the elizabeth line

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@bassett_green @ghostofmandela @Jackyismynamee @maxdubler @BenjaminDanard Not worth your time. This guy just wants his 100% mis/uniformed opinion heard as loud as possible on Twitter, is just throwing around phrases like equity and credit without substance saying “investors don’t care about income”. Let me tell you about this thing called a cap rate..

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@bobby_buildings OP is saying this building would require a zoning that only a very small % of land in US cities/towns allows. Mostly due to height and lack of parking. I.e it is not legal to build in 99.99% etc of land

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Roads safe enough for kids to ride-by themselves- is a hallmark of a developed country. And Mobilty #Equity . Imagine the improvement to rush hour traffic and emissions if 50% of CPS students didn’t rely on parent 🚙 dropoff/pickup..

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@royalpratt Ask her about her efforts trying to scuttle affordable housing projects to retain surface parking lots

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Omari Bektemba

8 months

From my friends who’ve lived in South Loop i’ve heard nothing but negative things- mostly the lack of things to do

@CrainsChicago

Crain's Chicago Business

8 months

Longtime Chicago developer Draper & Kramer has taken a loss on a South Loop apartment tower, selling the Aspire Residences for less than the construction loan it used to build them.

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@Meeper444 @JCB_Journo @CDRosa Physically and functionally LA is an oversized suburb

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Omari Bektemba

8 months

@pes10k @40thforward I really like andre but this is case in point why wards should have no input on zoning. Common sense rezoning during a housing crisis should not require political organizing. The argument that 5 stories is “too tall” on a major street in a major city is ridiculous

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Nicest ADU i’ve seen to date -Logan Square

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1 year

@chicagobars

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Omari Bektemba

3 months

Not to be mean, but a quote like this should automatically disqualify anyone from being on a transit board. And you need more data to have an opinion on Dorval Carter? Who’s on first ?

@AlexNitkin

Alex Nitkin

3 months

@Andrefor40th @ChicagosMayor @cta @ward32chicago Waguespack: What should be done about the $735 million funding shortfall facing Chicago transit agencies? Acree: "This is my first time hearing about a $735 million shortfall, so I wouldn't want to respond without doing the research."

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Omari Bektemba

1 month

Encuentro Square is coming along nicely. Cool to see the continuous exterior insulation (mineral wool)

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Omari Bektemba

3 months

@ALC42Charger Got to start somewhere… adding a second track and eliminating lots of level crossings is HUGE

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@BlockClubCHI No more cloth covered seats, please

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

As someone not originally from Chicago/IL, one of the most disturbing things about governance here is how little people (can) trust their leaders. Thank you for standing up on Rule 41 @AldReilly @RossanaFor33 @MattMartinChi @48Ward @Andrefor40th @DanielLaSpata @BetterGov

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@mina_bloom_ @BlockClubCHI @PalenqueLSNA @SqPres As a *Major* destination and transit hub, these absolutely need to be protected bike lanes, otherwise they will be an underutilized and inequitable design. Painted bike lanes are dangerous and outdated. Cars/trucks park in the current ones already

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

ISW is the most under-hyped initiative in Chicago in the last 10 years. Straight-up good governance, will become a textbook example in the future

@chicagosamir

Samir Mayekar

1 year

Nice piece on #InvestSouthWest in @Suntimes opinion today: “United Yards is only possible because of Invest South/West and the unwavering support of the city and community leaders. Back of the Yards will be forever changed for the better because of it.”

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@NJ_Politics London has had it for 10 years and transportation is categorically better there. Americans to to recognize and move past their over-reliance on cars

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Omari Bektemba

9 months

@ChiPhotoGuy @dex_ruth It’s best to use only mineral paints that allow water vapor to pass through. I’ve seen plenty of brick buildings that look perfect and were painted years ago

Painting Brick with mineral paint - Best Practices — BEECK Mineral Paints

www.beeckmineralpaints.com

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Omari Bektemba

4 months

More of this, please! $473k per affordable unit downtown is a great deal. Preservation + much needed foot traffic (life) in the loop.

@BlockClubCHI

Block Club Chicago

4 months

Lasalle Street will get 1,000 apartments under a plan to repurpose office buildings.

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@FuckCarsReddit Planners don’t design intersections, traffic engineers do

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Nice design by HPA, but seriously overparked for something with studios and 1’s. Developer could afford many more ARO units with fewer spots. West Loop should have a cap at 0.3 spaces per unit. Keep the density coming!

@BlockClubCHI

Block Club Chicago

1 year

Developers plan to build a $300 million luxury Fulton Market skyscraper that would be taller than any building west of the Kennedy.

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Omari Bektemba

4 months

Really hoping that @CTULocal1 , who I was on strike with a few years ago, decides to focus more on supporting their *Teachers* and school *Union Reps* and less on political elections. There are soooo many ways they should be helping resolve basic admin and behavioral issues.

@TheEconomist

The Economist

4 months

The Chicago Teachers Union has grown to become one of the most powerful in America. With its contract now up for renewal, it expects a payoff—can it get one? 👇

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Omari Bektemba

5 months

@Pres_Chicago Of much bigger concern is the loud, dangerous, polluting 10-lane highway that cuts off the entire city from the lakefront and kills the vibe. I would err on the side of activating any parking lots into a more productive use.

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Omari Bektemba

5 months

If you ride a bike often, do yourself a BIG favor and buy this horn! I only use it for people in vehicles (lil’ bell for everyone else) but it works so well. Especially in rain/windows up where bells and yells won’t be heard. I’d been looking for ages for something like this.

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Home Depot haul feat. 4ft lumber! Thanks to @AldermanLaSpata ‘s work with @ChicagoDOT making the Western/Logan intersection 100x safer and less sketchy, I’ve been able to access loads of businesses off Elston I couldn’t before- without using a 4,500 lb car 🌍

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Did a quick proforma exercise to see who could afford rent in a new 3-flat where the developer made no money, used loans to finance it, hired a property mgmt co., and saved enough money to maintain the building properly over 15 years: Only ~160% AMI households or above

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Omari Bektemba

11 months

@aschweng93 Bus bulbs are awesome, probably the most cost effective street upgrade. Double as curb extensions and significantly speed up bus exiting/boarding/merging into traffic

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@culturecanceler One of the tackiest developments in Chicago

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Omari Bektemba

3 months

100% the most critical demographic group of focus to improve safety, economic development, perception, & quality of life in Chicago. Without question.

@BlockClubCHI

Block Club Chicago

3 months

In some Chicago neighborhoods, almost half of teens and young adults are not going to school or working. @chalkbeatchi reports:

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Omari Bektemba

8 months

@slucy I was confused by this, odd/vague comparison- MTA and MBTA both have multiple suburban rail lines. Comparing RTA (with Metra and Pace) not CTA would seem to make more sense

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Omari Bektemba

8 months

End. Aldermanic. Prerogative! DPD/CDOT review is plenty. And they will have a well thought out set of design guideline standards (via the Milwaukee ave study) that could easily be used across most of the city to assuage aesthetic concerns

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Chicago wrongly limited affordable housing with aldermanic prerogative, HUD says

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is being asked to enter talks for an “informal resolution” of an almost five-year civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

chicago.suntimes.com

@brettchase

Brett Chase

8 months

BREAKING NEWS: Feds say the city of Chicago wrongly limited affordable housing by allowing Council members to reject developments in their wards.

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@Furmadamadam Unusual but looks fantastic. A+ for creativity. I bet it will only get more popular as it ages

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Omari Bektemba

8 months

@DavidZipper @lorakolodny Loll that McLaren is also probably is 1/3 the weight and has brakes that cost 10x more. Hummer EV is similarly crazy

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@braiine_lice @Jessica_Cabe F1 cars aren’t much faster than most other race cars in slow corners - probably slower in the wet because of the light weight. Their fancy aero doesn’t start working until ~60mph+

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@Aphantomknight1 @RezaC1 @billfernsNYC This. Hence why mass transit was overwhelmingly privately owned by private companies until the postwar car-manic era

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Why are Logan Square Preservation and LSNA the only ones who review local proposals? Unnecessarily closed-door

@mina_bloom_

Mina Bloom

1 year

The city plans to overhaul the Logan Square Blue Line train station canopy, the first major renovation of the structure since it was built more than 50 years ago. @BlockClubCHI

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Omari Bektemba

8 months

@sensha_do @who_shot_jgr I imagine landscape architects are more qualified than the folks behind the average twitter burner account- but that is speculation

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Good luck finding a suburb/city willing to pay for a new stadium- gone are the days.. Hopefully-and more likely- there’s a push to redevelop the vast sea of parking lots

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White Sox ponder move from South Side home

Sources say Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is considering moving the organization from Guaranteed Rate Field, with selling the team as a possible option.

www.chicagobusiness.com

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Omari Bektemba

2 months

I’ve given @Andrefor40th a hard before so it’s awesome to see him leading on transportation and housing through up zoning. & always willing to discuss

@Andrefor40th

Ald. Andre Vasquez, Political Account

2 months

Today, we, the Alders who share Western, are also sending a letter to Mayor Johnson, CTA President Dorval Carter, and CDOT Commissioner Tom Carney requesting a study regarding the establishing of a Western Ave Bus Rapid Transit! #BRT @ctaaction

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Omari Bektemba

2 months

Proactively upzoning especially. Because it’s the most real “cutting the red tape” as you’re going to get. To voluntarily give up influence on development is admirable

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Omari Bektemba

9 months

@HedyWeissCritic @greenfieldjohn Generals speaking cars are the only things that make roadways dangerous - for everyone

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@OmariJHardy It’s low hanging fruit and should re-introduce older & existing (cheaper) housing back to the market. I think the stipulation on owner-occupied is a fair exemption

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@Dennis_Rodkin 👎 IL needs to copy MA’s proposal- requiring all towns served by trains to upzone within 1/2 mile of stops or lose state funding. Old heads love talking about their kids/grandkids but most won’t allow the housing and climate-friendly solutions to support their futures

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@FuckCarsReddit (Good) planners in the US often find traffic engineers frustrating because all they care about is throughput of cars, not safety or comfort of other road users

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@Stephanie_Skora Sometimes it’s better not to say anything. Cringe. So unnecessary

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Omari Bektemba

2 months

@dlknowles @MichelleStenzel @stevevance Objecting a new building because people might not move into it - that’s a new one.

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Omari Bektemba

3 months

@johnsonloreno Coffee shop said they petitioned the city and who installed

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

What a shame the old Father & Sons in Logan is getting redeveloped into a 1 story building w/ Federales the tenant.. I had much higher hopes for a denser mixed-use, maybe even a public plaza. A wasted opportunity.

@ChiBuildings

Chicago Cityscape

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I think this is a scoop: Federales got a permit to build a new restaurant at the site of the former Father & Son restaurant parking lot, across from Estereo.

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@genuine_rp @anmack84 @cta @CTAFails At a very minimum get porta potties with maintenance’s contracts. We can’t say public restrooms are too difficult in the year 2023 in one of the world’s wealthiest cities. It is too easy and too important to make excuses

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@ChicagoDPD @CDRosa @urbenist Please, please stop allowing West Loop neighborhood orgs/alders to force developers into more parking. It’s environmentally, safety, and traffic irresponsible & decreases affordability. Downtown is for all chicagoans

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Developer Aims To Build 1,500 Apartments In Fulton Market As Alderman Asks For More Parking,...

WEST LOOP — Nearly 1,500 additional apartments could be coming to the booming Fulton Market neighborhood. New York-based developer Vista Properties wants

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@rice_rust_belt Good point until you glossed over the millions of working class people in NYC and LA and mischaracterized the cities. Yes, they are more expensive and in NYC you will get a lot less space. NYC is also less car dependent than philly or chicago (💵 saver)

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Omari Bektemba

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Ive been in Chicago 7 years and the lack of abundant house music is the top disappointment

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@mrdowntownchi @SouthSideKyle @JGrantGlover A new building that offers limited/no parking is not going to attract as many tenants who “must” own a car. In areas where parking is perceived to be easy and where there is little nearby transit, it will encourage more local car ownership and traffic

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@mttgza @aschweng93 @bikelaneuprise @ComEd @AldMattMartin @Andrefor40th That is exactly how people get killed -why cyclists get so irate when lanes get blocked.

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@UrbanizeChicago @hparchitecture @AldermanBurnett Standard NIMBY/anti-environmental/anti-fiscal responsibility concerns

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Omari Bektemba

11 months

I’m on the DOH 5-year plan steering committee, which starts its process next week. The areas of focus are: * Affordability without subsidy * Data and reporting transparency * Homeownership on S/W sides * Link housing and transit * Racial equity lens (1/2)

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@CrainsChicago That’s a whole lot of words in place of just saying “I live on the northside and equity isn’t enough of a priority for me”. Unconvincing cost and TIF analysis

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@nolpost @huip1 @criticalurban I’m truly amazed how confidently people with absolutely no knowledge, qualifications, or experience in a topic run their mouth. Stupidity meets arrogance yet again. Muted

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@JMeinco @dongho_chang Everyone who pays taxes pays for roadways - which cost money to repair only because of vehicles (weight). Vehicles are also the only things that make roads dangerous, so you may as well get a license for walking too

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

@ChicagoMag you don’t have to speculate anecdotally, the answer (NO) has been researched & known globally for some time now. I got your follow up article: “Is not updating your business model in 20 years (despite the rise of ecommerce) bad for business? “

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@snarkmawchuk @yfreemark The report spells it out. Heavy rail (they study a LIRR type train) would require new tunneling bc of width and avoiding ground level 3rd rail. They fail to really discuss the many iterations of heavy rail and what would/not work

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@webertown It is seriously overcrowded

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Omari Bektemba

2 years

@ChiBuildings Because it’s in the middle of the road and under the track- my guess is that they need to temporarily shore up the track structure as they build and connect the platforms- and these are the footings for the falsework

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Omari Bektemba

11 months

@dfdunham We can’t even get universal healthcare in the US which is, administratively and financially, 1000% easier

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Omari Bektemba

4 months

@2024dion GI Bill + Redlining + Complete Disinvestment in Transit + massive scale Mortgage & Insurance Fraud +Destroying entire neighborhoods for highways = This. USA has not cared about its cities since they stopped supplying the Allies’ WWII war efforts

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Omari Bektemba

11 months

@RezaC1 False, we have yet to find a mode of transit more efficient than biking. Given a comparable level of infrastructure (parking + lanes), driving is both slower and less convenient during peak urban travel and most trips under 3 miles (which is the majority of trips)

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Omari Bektemba

1 year

Was pitched to redevelop this site @ 4058 Melrose, 6 story brick + attached 2 story last occupied as a hospital in 2019. Turns out it was demo’d by the owner who is trying to sell as a “ground up”… ☹️ @ChicagoDPD needs an adaptive reuse strategy to keep this from happening..

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@itskylelucas On the flipside- tickets/sales at museums are only a fraction of the annual funds generated to operate annually (much being fundraising). Not to say I wouldn’t have wanted a more transparent process, but with PR/future tourism in mind there is nuance to the discussion

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@julestrainman Shortsighted. You can submit public comment on the IBX page (I did)

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@RosesAreRed2515 @chicagobars Some people think public safety & criminals are like Pokemon, all you have to do is catch them all. Not an effective strategy

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@CraigPChester @JakeAnbinder Absolutely splitting hairs. The Bronx (yankees) would be a “downtown” in just about every other US city. Whether or not the immediate area is surrounded by office buildings is irrelevant

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@nolookchitown Don’t be a baby

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@AJManaseer Yes- spend enough $ on mass transit so we start approaching the standards of a developed country. Otherwise people will continue to clog up roads

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Omari Bektemba

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@tnovaksuntimes How did this security company get a contract

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@CPunkFinance “cyberpunk finance” out here name calling 😂

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@MarketUrbanism Yes- Murphy/NJ drivers need to drop the sense of entitlement to lower manhattan. NYC is literally in another state. It makes no sense for people driving there from yonkers and long Island to be subsidizing NJT

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@LynnBecker Getting a significant and long term Community Benefits Agreement out of the city’s most notable institution and reducing their max # of concerts per year seems like a great compromise and a smart cultural & economic decision

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@nzettelplanning But that’s not remotely practical. Alders are the disproportionately influential gatekeepers at the moment. Blanket upzones would go a long way but those still don’t change the underlying math & risk statistics that developers are bound to

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@JGrantGlover The tire marks are pleasantly validating that these barriers aren’t crumbling like some of the ones previously on Milwaukee ave! I just don’t understand why they put them so close to the bl rather than the car travel lane (esp. under the overpass)

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@the_transit_guy Important to note delivery drivers have been riding ebikes in nyc for over a decade, many of them are DIY setups. As with anything DIY, electric, and exposed to wear and tear- electrical fires are a risk

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@slucy Lol most college students are broke, it is the opposite of gentrification

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Omari Bektemba

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@ghostofmandela @maxdubler My guy I work in real estate development- you and I both know you are making stuff up rather than basing off a real experience

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@jarjoh That’s like saying consulting and government administration are not real jobs. Replace “vibes based” with “subordinate to politicians”

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Oh wow, public sidewalk clearing in MKE: someone give them a nobel prize! A pivotal moment in the history of urban development

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