David's teased our upcoming @chiwho.bike video - we were out on location this morning, filming an old Divvy station going out, and a denser electrified station going in! Stay tuned 👀

Pulled some photos from my camera off my commute this morning, and it turns out I wasn't the only one biking!

Brown line was toasted (thanks to hitting a car 🤬) so I was a Divvy rider today. Handled the inch or two of snow in the bike lane perfectly, and I beat terrible traffic!

I am so excited to have woken up to snow and be going downtown - it's camera time!

“I bike to the hospital, and take my bike up to a student's lounge. So every time someone new sees a bike, they're like, ‘Oh, someone rides a bike here!’ Then when I'm taking my bike out, they'll always ask me, ‘You bike to the hospital?’” 🧵

Chicagoans can also drop by your Alderperson’s office for a FREE museum pass for you and your friends ! the48thward.org/blog/museum-...

If you're in the area, please please go support this project! I saw so much hate at a similar meeting (Haven on Lincoln). And as someone who has personally experienced homelessness in the past, I can speak to the serious lack of resources and support - it's badly needed.

Nice to see @nerd4cities.bsky.social rocking a @betterstreetschicago.org T-shirt!

Timeline cleanse - look at some more pretty minerals from the Field Museum, only $21 to enter as a Chicago resident

Some more fun Chicago bike infrastructure updates - Ainslie Arts Plaza is open with seating and a concrete WALL protected bike lane with the turn of Lincoln into Ainslie. Another win from @andrefor40th.bsky.social! #bikechi

Since I moved back to Chicago, three bike facilities I use super frequently have seen massive improvements: - Clark PBL Devon to Edgewater - Pratt PBL Western to Ravenswood (now complete!) - North Shore Channel Trail to greenway connection at Lawrence and the River

Tuesday night, Reilly Martin from @publicgood.tech, Kate Green from @wethebuilders.org & I will be speaking at @chihacknight.org about the impact of this administration & DOGE on #civictech one year in. It'll be a virtual event that'll stream here! chihacknight.org/events/2026/...

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I'd like to admit my mistake - I thought I'd seen the Field Musem recently enough, but fossils, minerals, and gems make for a killer existential crisis and photo trip

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A trailer and bungee cords work too!

But what if you have to haul a 7 foot Christmas tree in the rain? With a cargo ebike and some cam straps, it's no problem at all #carryshitolympics

Was very happy to talk to Block Club about 18th & Wabash. Some of my words: “The goal of a protected intersection design is not to improve traffic. The goal is to save lives and create a safer space in an urban environment.”

The needs have intensified x10 since I shared this fundraiser earlier in Dec. Help us help our neighbors in Minneapolis: PayPal.me/lyndalepto

Soak in the good signage

I'm going to become a grandpa and only have social media on the big screen computer™️

Chicago winters aren't too cold to bike, they're just real wet ☔

It's so nice to see a brand new courtyard building(!) in the year 2026

It's always a good day to spend among the green of Garfield Park Conservatory

A full house tonight for @nikhunder.com spinning some incredible records - Herbie Flood, Hiatus Kyote, and Magdalana Bay all sound great on the Scuba's sound system 🎶

I was walking around Lincoln Ave today, and it was stunning how much more pleasant it felt to walk because of the protected bike lanes - it felt like drivers were actually following the speed limit, and crossing the street felt a lot easier too! Protected bike lanes truly aren't just for bikes 💪

Ladies and gents, the first Lincoln Avenue protected bike lane! Thank you @andrefor40th.bsky.social!

Kicking off 2026 with some fantastic news: there were zero traffic fatalities in the 1st Ward last year. When we invest in traffic calming infrastructure, we save lives.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration just allowed CDOT to remove the city’s first four-way protected intersection in the city youtu.be/UpKJjpkG9eU

Not all heroes wear capes - some have an ebike 😎

If you can do so, riding a bike daily is a really good middle finger to the oil barons ruining the world.

"...if you’re for peace and democracy, then a solar panel is a valuable tool (and a valuable symbol, a peace sign for our age). Every one that goes up incrementally reduces the attractiveness of the oil that underlies so much conflict and tyranny." Via @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Now playing in the Viktor home - Ego Death by The Internet. I'm a big fan of Syd, who is the lead vocalist, and it's a great R&B album that was apparently Grammy nominated!

Shel Silverstein’s lesser known book: Where the Protected Bike Lane Ends and Throws You Into Car Traffic

Biking in winter really isn't too bad, especially if you're making neighborhood trips. I was going a few miles to the library, and I just added heavy gloves to my regular outfit - Converse were still just fine!

An absolutely incredibly written, thoughtful, and beautiful piece on reclaiming the web and building our own websites, from @henry.codes.web.brid.gy. There's a reason I have the chiwho.bike site as the home for my work - it's always there, and I control it! henry.codes/writing/a-we...

Photography buds - any suggestions on a decent quality online print service? I'm considering printing off some photos to frame and want something decent, but thinking online so I can do it more often

Last night I made homemade eggnog and I've learned it's one of those things you should literally never, ever, for any reason buy in a store. It tasted so good and yummy and smooth, and took 30 minutes for a big batch!

Don't cheap out on batteries or battery powered electronics, exhibit 422:

For NYE I made a steak dinner. I had never made a steak before, and wanted to do something I was intimidated by. It turned out great! In 2026, may we all try things we’re intimidated by, excel at them, and have our confidence grow accordingly

2026's First Light. This morning's sunrise in Chicago to start off the new year.

Make sure to wish your bus drivers Happy New Year's today!

It's never too early to ask for last year's data

It's always a good day to spend among the green of Garfield Park Conservatory

Post a transit selfie from 2025 (The one time I wore a suit is the one transit selfie I have 😂 )

Last chance to join on before the eggnog quantities are locked in

The installed cost of each rack is less than $300. A really efficient program!

I was looking through old photos I've taken of birds... and this one is too funny not to share. HE RUNS

Tired: Paying $30 for an Uber with some rando who is getting underpaid and might be a terrible driver Wired: Paying $2.50 for more space with a unionized professional driver

I took some dope photos of people and their bikes for @chiwho.bike, and clocked at least 1,000 miles all around around the city doing it