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Horses are like big dogs and their owners should pick up horse manure just like dog owners pick up dog poop. It’s not just urban parks/street that are affected. Horse manure fouls many trails in forest preserves and other such parks outside the urban core.

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Skokie tentatively approves 425 luxe apartments at Old Orchard mall. Will this revive talk of an extension of the Skokie Swift CTA rail line?

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Chicago made the top ten list for safest US cities for pedestrians. Sunbelt cities are a mess. Shoe company study so take results advisedly. www.planetizen.com/news/2024/10...

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Please add. Urban planner son lives in Toronto. I’m lawyer/planner in Chicago and we see Toronto approaching to eclipse us as premier Great Lakes metro.

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The Tesla robotaxi vehicle lacks a steering wheel and brake pedals, just like the GM/Cruise Origin AV. fortune.com/2024/10/10/e...#FMVSS exemption that GM/Cruise tried and failed to obtain.

Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s Cybercab—no steering wheel, no pedals
Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s Cybercab—no steering wheel, no pedals

Musk promised the car would go for $30,000.

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“According to the finance ministry, the cost to society of trips by car is ~one euro per km. On the other hand, every km travelled by bike yields societal gains of 60 euro cents thanks to the health benefits of cycling, transport efficiency gains, and lower infrastructure spending requirements.”

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Is Musk’s strong support for Trump driven in part by need/desire for swift approval down the road of an FMVSS exemption for Tesla’s robotaxi?

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thomasbamonte.bsky.social
@thomasbamonte.bsky.social
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