Sunday Sunday Sunday! We deserve safe streets, especially when the street in question has a terrific, grade separated bike lane just sitting there, finished and ready to roll for FIVE YEARS.

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

We're fortunate to have two daily papers in Chicago with good reporters at both of them. People kvetch about them but i read them both and I plan to continue. I also subscribe/read several other newspapers/sites like Unraveled, Block Club, South side weekly, Reader, and Crains.

CTA and Metra when?

New York subway rule: dogs can only travel if they go "in a bag." New Yorkers took it very seriously... and became incredibly creative. 🐶

Eels in the Chicago River?! What a cool catch. @greenleejw.bsky.social

“Man, 26, dies after bullets hit a group of pedestrian in Arnold” That sounds stupid doesn’t it? Yet every time a driver uses a vehicle to kill people, this is the type of crap we’re served up by our media. They even name the driver who has been charged with murder in paragraph 4.

In response to all the parents that sit in their cars with the engines running for 20 minutes waiting for school pickup, I've decided to get a pack of cigarettes and stand in front of the school smoking. Then maybe we can have a serious conversation about air quality.

A pedestrian was hit by a driver at 31st and Halsted this morning in Bridgeport. Are those reports from police public? Id like to know how the crash happened. There are tons of curb cuts and a Carbucks drive thru at this intersection.

The ghost bike for Jacob Bass is no longer attached to a pole after construction in the street. The stoplight where he was killed by a driver has been replaced with a stop sign. Is there a process for fixing these to poles? 33rd & Emerald @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @sharrows.bsky.social

The chestnut trees are rippin. Can't see them like this from your car though. Move yo legs, ride yo bike!

It doesn't have to be very complicated or expensive - add a sign and a cheap gate - gate has gap for cyclists and pedestrians - gate can be opened by anyone in case of emergency or for maintenance access - raise a small section of street so the curb curves around, visually directing drivers to turn

The People's Lobby does great work that moves Chicago toward a more sustainable, equitable city. I've participated in many of their campaigns and actions. Check them out.

If only America could build social housing for people instead of for cars

Not in the mood to build a LaneSaber yourself? Let me build it for you! Just opened an Etsy store so those without tools can be safe too. This one is the heavy duty big boy that directly mounts to your rear rack. “Batteries Not Included”

Cities are for people, not off-roaders.

Archer Avenue is not a release valve for the Stevenson Expressway. It's a surface street that threads through neighborhoods with businesses, schools, and homes. It's for people first.

new zealander everlee wihongi was due to meet with her lawyer yesterday. then ICE moved her to their most notorious tent facility in texas: 3000 people, highest death rate, most sexual assaults. and today, she disappeared off the system. please RT: www.webworm.co/everleehasdi...

It’s a big deal that the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org is going directly after the Highway Lobby for the unprecedented damage they’ve done to cities and transportation. Spread the word. #UrbanTruth

chemical warfare against children in the US.

2/ We found at least 79 children hurt by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s deportation blitz. It’s likely a vast underestimate. Kids were at home, sitting in strollers or attending a daytime protest with their parents. Then, chemicals left them gasping for air.

If drivers would just promise to be nice to the bikes, we would all be safe and happy. It's SOO easy. Scout's honor!

The more things change The more they stay the same.

I just saw two bike cops riding down thirty third street and you're not gonna believe this but neither one of them stopped at the stop sign and they just blew through the intersection and that's so horrible - said nobody.

I hate it when this happens. Metra BNSF from Riverside to Halsted. They didn't have any ada cars open that would also be opening at Halsted so they told me to shoehorn myself into this non ADA vestibule. Very tight and I have to jockey constantly for other passengers getting on and off.

The most hilarious part of this is that the recall only affects 173 total vehicles, because that's all Tesla's sold of its rear wheel drive model.

I can't believe the cabbie who wanted to kill me and my brother last summer got punished. I was prepared to share my testimony but I guess it's not needed. Hopefully he learned to chill out.

Does anyone know why the 29th street bike route no longer shows up on the Chicago bike map? The signs are still up. It runs east from Lyman and Loomis, along 29th to Princeton and then to 31st street. #bikechi

The @chicagotribune.com Editorial Board got taken to task about their anti-safety stance published a few days ago. There are some good letters in here. #bikechi #walkchi Safety on the streets should always be the first thing we reach for.

Chicago Safe Streets Advocates! What is your vision for 2050 in Chicago? Drop the Chicago Tribune a line and let them know.

Seems like a very cool addition. Looking forward to our next visit to MSI

Kinda sounds like Ray is telling us that he creates mayhem and that's...a good thing?

Ray Lopez is holding a fundraiser and planning a "major campaign announcement" on May 14. Do you think RayLo is jelly that Cardenas announced first? I think he just wants to be let into the Urban Center inner circle with Rangel and Vallas.

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

What does "white ethnic voter" mean to you?

From Us: the Editorial Board needs to stop being shills for the automotive and fossil fuel industries that have locked us into a transportation system that’s only 2nd to guns in how many people it kills every year.

There aren't a lot of brown ales on the market. Maduro from Cigar City Brewing is pretty good.

After dealing with wire racks in the pantry for a couple of years, I'm finally getting some built-in shelving finished and it feels so good. Painting them does not feel good though. It feels like a terrible frustration that I cannot escape.

France passed a law in 2022 requiring car parks to install #solar. * Applies if ≥80 spaces * Must cover at least 50% of area * Exemptions (grid constraints, heritage sites) We did it with disabled spaces why not solar? There are obstacles but none are strong enough to justify not doing it at all!

If you don't have an alley in Chicago, I think you should be able to keep your garbage totes on the street all week long.

Bikes and Roses rocks and these kids are doing awesome things. B&R youth built bikes that were a mainstay for our bikes to migrants program that ran during the Texas bussing crisis a couple of years ago. We delivered them to refugees all over the city. Check them out.

I swear there used to be an option to request crosswalk repainting on the 311 app. I no longer see it. So I contacted the ward office about this intersection outside of an elementary school. And it got repainted two days later. Squeaky wheel and all that.

Help me raise funds for a cure for Parkinson's Disease. Curing this horrible disease takes research & that takes $. Please donate what you can. I have a small goal of $200. Help me get there! I'll be walking w my family around the White Sox ballpark on Sunday. give.michaeljfox.org/fundraiser/7...

If you live in Elmwood Park or River Grove, part of North Avenue is slated for a streetscape. This might be an opportunity to advocate for more pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements along the corridor.

Saw this flyer on the UP N Metra today. It appears to be part of a pilot program to test new ticket validation plans. It's been occurring since April 6th. I haven't experienced the platform Ticket checks in person though.

Exciting news in Seattle! Banning cars from Pike Place Market from 10am-4pm saw retail sales rise 9.2% and restaurant sales rise 10.2% last summer. Now, the city moves to make the pedestrianization more permanent.

I was finally downtown during actual morning rush hour, and wow are the Wells and Kinzie bike lanes popular - they should be protected!

Today's Metra destination is Northbrook on the UP-N line. Ride yo bike!

We stopped for some groceries on the way home from preschool. Go ride your bike.