I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%). Lay article attached:

Post the Fs in chat bros

NM lawmakers in 2023 passed a Second Chance Act to ban life without parole sentences for juveniles. But a recent opinion by the state’s AG, which appears to conflict with the reform law, is now blocking releases and threatens to pull others back into prison the latest from @laurengill.bsky.social

My Christmas wish is that one day our sidewalks will be as wide as our trucks.🎄🎅

A big appeal for us (beyond speed and reliability) was that a lot of the stops weren’t ADA compliant and it wasn’t feasible to upgrade all of the existing stops to that standard. Having fewer bus stops made it easier to justify upgrades (both in accessibility, seating, and shelters)

Me, from April. [insert any job Rahm says he wants here]

Truly the worst of all possible scenarios- corporations don’t pay their fair share and now our city budget is going to be more than 50% for cops.

I just want to know who they think would be OK with 11+ late transit

Like Thomas said, weigh in on this important survey at the link below engage.cmap.illinois.gov/2026-rtp/sur.... Oppose NDLSD? Oppose more vehicle lanes? Support transit? This is the survey for you. Fill it out by 12/31 to make your voice heard.

This is a very important bus and bike corridor. We need to fight against by-right car wash development. No new curb cuts!

It’s pretty homophobic there’s no Western BRT to help all the Rogers Park queers get to Dorothy in a reasonable amount of time via CTA

Seems like someone wants to help close the deficit on his own, one violation at a time!

I want my money back from her trip AND a better way to design and build infrastructure in Chicago that isn't a piecemeal ward by ward process that fails to deliver mobility for the most vulnerable people.

Brown has over 1,200 cameras and it wasn’t enough because cameras are a security blanket we’ve all been sold. They don’t prevent crimes and they barely solve crimes but in the meantime surveillance companies got rich and no one had to address the societal root causes of crime and violence.

There is a petition going to get the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) to hold a hearing on CPD's interactions with ICE. They already have a few thousand physical, written signatures from Chicagoans so far, FWIW. www.change.org/p/ccpsa-hear...

As we get ready to give them a massive funding increase probably worth taking note of what kinds of things CPD shows up for enthusiastically

AI is coming for the Great Lakes. The "world's most-powerful AI data center" in Wisconsin will gobble up 8.4 billion gallons. Even the average data center uses 300,000 gallons a day. Oh, and they're getting fat tax exemptions. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

While I greatly appreciate a new @divvybikes.bsky.social station closer to the Music Box, this location (midblock on the sidewalk far from any curb cuts) was easily missed and is a terrible placement!

Now seated 😈 @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

Despite advertisements trying to scare us about CTU's power over the city, CPD truly has the city in a chokehold

And fuck you, Dick Durbin. I hope you step on a Lego piece hard getting out of bed every morning in your retirement.

When I started collecting stories for AI Killed My Job in the summer, I heard from Jacques, who headed up support operations at a small tech company. The company was training AI on he and his colleagues' work, and he was concerned. When I checked in with him last month, he had been laid off.

If you want to kill someone and get away with it, use a automobile

An unending stream of luxury housing being built, and the city allows our SROs and low-income housing to deteriorate. And CHA currently letting the southern half of Lathrop sit mostly empty and unrefurbished. It just shouldn't be that hard to have a place to stay.

Stupid funny theatre still exists in Chicago and I saw so many friends tonight

At SNL I worked with artists who made the funniest, stupidest graphics in no time flat. Some of my biggest jokes would have been impossible without these geniuses building an insane image or finding the perfect real-life photo of a politician. Sucks that their work is being pushed aside for slop.

New flyer promoting the Monday 12/15 rally in support of the Archer Avenue traffic safety project, 3868 S. Archer Ave. in Brighton Park. The car activists are showing up around 4:30 PM, but it looks like Safe Streets booster are assembling at 4 PM. @chicritmass.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org

This is the outcome transphobes want, if course -- it is up to cis people of good faith to decide if this is the society you want.

not just the safe streets project getting cut in this proposal, which is bad enough. It's the neighborhood infrastructure line item that safe streets got lumped into--this means stuff like sidewalk repairs and lighting. Even if your alder labels themselves as progressive--they need to get an earful

She just increased their budget lol Tammy sucks!

Personally I'm ready for the dissolution of the union and the formation of the Great Lakes Republic.

This is no way to run a city ffs

I forgot the first 6 months of this year happened and was very surprised that I used transit this much (still biked 4x the distance though)

For anyone still interested, Milwaukee (sb) was clear but there are frequent flat ice streaks where snow melted, drained across the bike lane, then re-froze. Logan Square sucks, just take the lane. Nothing seemed to have been salted but I didn't slip at all (once I got out of my alley). #bikechi

Keep it strong! Keep it public!

“New clauses would prohibit the sale of the beverages at gas stations and other establishments like convenience stores under 2,000 square feet.” Chicago hates small stores, wants you to shop at big box chains.

Screw it, dark mode CrossTowner regional rail route diagram #BuildTheTunnel

lake forever problems for... now?

"Our trains run through one of the most iconic skylines on the planet. Should we put that on our merch?" "Nah, give 'em the maintenance shed."

48th Ward survey here: the48thward.org/delivery-rob...

For a century people being endangered on our roads have been told they are the problem. This from 1927.

Driver was cited after striking, injuring man, 50, crossing LSD at Addison Sunday night. www.fox32chicago.com/news/pedestr... This was at least the 3rd ped crash here or nearby this year, including 1 critical, 1 fatal case. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/d... chi.streetsblog.org/2025/06/23/h...

Would it have been so hard to at least put flexposts on Granville bike lane under the train tracks? I take this exact picture every commute home

My socks have batteries and I have never been so comfortable on a ride before, should've gotten these heated socks years ago

Ward 46: Autobots Assemble! Our Ward office is asking for feedback on the delivery robots that are run by a private company, blocking sidewalks for walkers, people w/ strollers, and folks who use mobility devices. They also make an annoying sound that I can hear inside my condo bit.ly/46thWardPDD

All I want for Christmas is the ability to filter out eBikes/Public Racks on the Divvy map

One cool reform element related to parking minimums has impacted previously planned projects: “In the Bronx, a 94-unit project will not include the 25 parking spots previously required, & in Brooklyn, a more than 500-unit project will not include the previously required 140 parking spots.”

worth remembering how much chicago has improved, yeeeeeesh