^ We're all focused on the mayoral race, but the wards have some interesting stuff going on too. Not much good news for fans of development, but I'd say we will see continued or new momentum in many wards for bus and bike lanes.
In the 1st, Moreno's out and La Spata is in. Here's an arrogant prick who drives an Audi everywhere getting replaced by a guy who doesn't even own a car.
Amazingly, Ed Burke is not just winning in the 14th but will avoid a runoff, even after being hauled in on corruption charges. What does that guy have to do to lose an election? Unbelievable.
25th will go to a runoff between Sigcho and Acevedo, no real pro-development choice here but anybody's better than Sigcho... this is my ward, I voted for Troy Hernandez and now I've got my least two favorited candidates. Ugh. At least Acevedo, like La Spata in the 1st, is a carless guy who will likely push for transit and ped/bike improvements.
Burnett is winning handily in the 27th, so expect the West Loop boom to continue. Same for his counterparts (King and Dowell) in the South Loop.
Sadly, Carlos Rosa will avoid a runoff in the 35th... if he's in Logan/Avondale and Sigcho wins in Pilsen, we may finally start to see an uptick in development in Black neighborhoods like West Haven or Bronzeville where the aldermen are le$$ idealistic.
Michele Smith will go to a runoff in 43... she needs to go, for real. Her opponent Lindblom isn't great but at least he talks about diversifying the ward's housing beyond McMansions.
Also unfortunately Arena is out in the 45th... he was the only real champion for growth on the Northwest Side. His opponent Gardiner is basically a dog whistle dude for racist old white people scared of brown folks moving into their ward. Since any large residential development now needs affordable housing, expect that part of the city to stagnate.
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Last edited by ardecila; Feb 27, 2019 at 4:05 AM.
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