Sadly, I just paid $17 for a steak burrito at Taqueria Moran (to go). We’re so cooked.

Man @mayorofchicago.bsky.social leaves so much to be desired when compared to Mamdani with regards to use of the public way. I’m so envious of NYCers and their rockstar mayor.

Perspective of a driver stuck in traffic on the north side today due to the CPD funeral procession: Listen, I get that it's a funeral, but clogging the streets isn't the right tactic to get us on your side. What about the first responders?

Absolutely failure on the part of the Chicago Park District to create safe green spaces. Why can’t we have any spaces in this city that aren’t totally thinner and overrun by cars? @betterstreetschicago.org @bikegridnow.org

Drivers take 29 mins to go 0.4 miles? Sounds like freedom.

May 4th will mark 140 years since the Haymarket Affair, a watershed moment in the American labor movement. Haymarket Square, which had been a gathering place for a century, was effectively obliterated in the late 1950s by the construction of the Kennedy Expressway. Before-and-after below.

Drivers demonizing themselves. A crash around 6pm between a silver sedan and the white pickup truck, almost damaging the Diversey/Leavitt bus stop. I wonder how fast they were going.

I’m not taking some anonymous rage bait from the Trib on my day off. Brb gonna “demonize” some drivers lmao

On the left is @illinoisdot.bsky.social’s goals. They greenwash with pretty renderings, but we know better.

The parking lot next to the Red Hot Ranch on Armitage and Milwaukee is such a waste. Drivers would rather block the bike lane.

Hell yeah Milwaukee Avenue.

Tell CMAP to pump the brakes on 'Redefine the Drive!' No highway on our lakefront! act.betterstreetschicago.org/cmap-dlsd-ac...

The only thing that would make this video better would be AOC bending back the mirror of the car parked in the bike lane, but I respect that she kept her composure.

New on my bingo card: tr*mp posts an AI-generated image of himself with Muhammad.

There’s something maddening about being in an office downtown that overlooks an urban highway. It’s 10am and traffic on the highway is stop-go. Remind me again why we can’t rip these out of urban cores.

Heads up to 26th ward / Logan Square folks: Alderperson Fuentes is hosting a meeting on April 22nd to discuss a development proposal at 3265 W Armitage Ave. 31 units on what is currently a vacant surface lot. Would be great to show strong support. bit.ly/zoning3265

The United States is able to send astronauts around the far side of the moon and have them safely crash into the ocean off the coast of San Diego at exactly 7:07 CST, but I still have to pray that my train-to-bus transfer will go smoothly.

Going to Hyde Park this weekend to give a talk at a conference. @chicagocta.bsky.social: 1h 12m drive: 31 min bike: 1h 15m

He gave everyone a heart attack but himself.

I tried to buy a Passover lamb shank at the Hispanic grocery: Me - Hola quisiera un hueso de cordero por favor. Butcher - Que? M - Un hueso de cordero. B - Queso de cordero. Quieres queso de cabra? M - No, queso. Hueso. B (points at lamb) - Aqui M - Lo tienen sin carne? B - No M - Ok gracias :/

This young bicyclist was killed by a driver early Sunday morning in Chicago, and his family has started a gofundme. Donate if you have the means. gofund.me/fe9630970

Join us TONIGHT for a fun time with @thewaroncars.bsky.social! There’s still some tickets available — purchase online or at the door, and come learn about what a Life After Cars can look like!

Join us Saturday for an evening with @thewaroncars.bsky.social ft. CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen and sketches from ‘Funny You Should Care!’ 🗓️ April 4 @ 7pm 📍 Benito Juarez Community Academy 🎟️ Tickets start at $25 @ bscactionfund.org/life-after-cars

Join us for an evening with @thewaroncars.bsky.social to discuss their book – and lessons that we can apply to our fight for better streets! ft. CTA Acting President Nora Leerhsen and sketches from ‘Funny You Should Care.’ 🗓️ April 4 @ 7pm 📍 Benito Juarez Community Academy 🎟️ Tickets start at $25

I imagine Mamdani has a small crew of creative social-media-minded people who create low-cost high-visibility opportunities to get more folks interested in what government is supposed to do. It's brilliant.

A perfect Sunday afternoon: while looking for a specific role of tape, I've managed to clean out half a closet.

Here's the delivery speed overlayed on a map from their deck. Sorry it's so grainy, it's a zoomed-in screenshot. I'd love to get a deeper analysis on routes.

It is so on brand for Chicago that a driver hits and kills a child in a hit-and-run, hits ANOTHER child, and the media blames the child and their scooter. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/25/s...

Driver kills scooter rider, and the public says “ban scooters they’re so dangerous!” Driver crashes into a building, and the public jokes “seems they wanted a drive-thru hahaha!”

Anyone who says “Chicago is the greatest city in the world” is delusional. We have so much potential, but our leaders lack bold vision.

Chicago, we deserve mayors who actually have a vision for the future of the city. Anne Hidalgo has transformed Paris, and Emmanuel Grégoire has outlined a clear vision to build on that transformation. We have to break our city free from the shackles of division and shortsightedness.

god dammit biking fucking rules

Propping up the opposition to motivate the establishment.

But will he ride @chicagocta.bsky.social and/or @divvybikes.bsky.social ??

so ice has been out across chicagoland today. reports of abductions/sightings started early this morning and have stretched into the late afternoon

The way corporate language uses the word "against" has always felt weird to me. "Bill your hours against this project code" "These fields have data entered against them" Stop doing this. Especially if your coworkers are ESL. You're just making things unnecessarily harder.

Feeling mixed about the results tonight, but I'm feeling great about folks downtown at the Westin watching Raja lose while drinking $13 water.

Give me an afternoon and access to the source code and I will improve the UX of IGLA.gov 10 fold. I know they just made it better, but it's still bad. Also, fill out your slips folks.

A big week for witness slips with important bills coming up, including the Idaho Stop! By Wednesday, 3/18 at 5pm: - Please sign as "Self" in the firm/business field; - PROPONENT or OPPONENT as noted - "Record of Appearance only" Bills and links follow in this thread. (1/9) bsky.app/profile/bike...

I'm proud to call Alex is one of my toughest friends. She speaks truth to power, confronts bullshit face-to-face, and has seemingly endless gusto. Mad respect.

It's mind-blowing that I could park a giant pickup truck for free on some of the most valuable urban real-estate in the world.

I swapped out my winter tire over the weekend, so of course snow is forcasted for Wednesday. My bad y'all.

Unfortunately for many, car dependency isn’t a choice. Suburban life is subsidized, and property near transit hubs is expensive. Auto and gas execs lobbied politicans to secure their profits. And this forces folks into a debt spiral.

The US Navy might soon be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile my annual bike tune-up at the neighborhood bike shop is gonna cost around $80.

It's never been more important to get involved with the fight for mass transit and multi-modal infrastructure. We cannot continue to center our economy or our collective mobility on such a volatile and finite resource. Join @bscactionfund.org on the doors next week. act.bscactionfund.org/events

Lincoln Park is just one big ring camera.

New from us! Mayor Brandon Johnson endorsed us in 2023, now he is against our safety. The City of Chicago opposes HB2454, a bill that would make bicyclists intended users of all roads only on a disconnected network of streets rather than all streets. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/06/o...

One of Chicago’s flaws is our obsession with piloting already-proven things. We scrutinize a small data set, and council talks itself in circles before (maybe) implementing weak-ass half-measures.

My coworker just said “sultry search” when they meant to say “search results”.

With TJs coming and Congress Theater getting restored, demand and property values for that area of Logan are gonna rise. We must build more housing. There are so many empty lots.