The Brick & Wheel
EmilyEmily Hugan's personal thoughts on urbanism, public transport and all things Chicago.
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The Social Cost Of Electric Buses
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Some of my readers may be aware that I am pursuing a Master’s degree in Sustainable Transportation at the University of Washington. Last semester’s reading for a course on climate change and energy was Ted Norhaus’s “Gaslighting Inte...
Sinners: How Zoning Criminalized Migration
Last month, local urbanists scored a rare neighborhood association win. The South Lakeview Neighbors association, bolstered with new pro-housing members, voted 23-19 to approve a 40-unit apartment building in South Lakeview. For a group not...
The Original Lake Shore Drive
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Chicago finally woke up from its winter slumber this week. After a barrage of thunderstorms and dreary conditions, sunshine and 50-degree weather feels like a rebirth and reminds me how grateful I am to live in this marvelous city....
Montreal radicalized me - it should radicalize you too
Back in September, I visited Montréal solo as a birthday gift to myself. Only two hours away from Chicago by plane (perhaps someday by high-speed rail), it was the perfect destination to get away and practice my French without my friends gr...
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Chicago urbanist, mediocre triathlete, and baker.
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