It's always my pleasure to spread the gospel of e-bikes as major tools of convenience for parents.

We love seeing and interviewing all the great ebike parents in Chicago - like the fabulous @mollyfleck.bsky.social, who we talked to a year ago and is featured in Daniel's article! chiwho.bike/interviews/43

1:20: doctor calls in prescription, says it should take 20 min to fill 3:00: call the pharmacy to check the status, placed on hold 3:20: still on hold, decide to just go to the pharmacy 3:30: get to the pharmacy, find out the prescription has not been filled and it’ll be 15-20 minutes Sigh

I love Halloween in a walkable neighborhood.

My 3-year tenure on my neighborhood association's board recently came to an abrupt end, and I talked to @blockclubchi.bsky.social about why. I hope this article will cause other neighborhood groups to reflect on whether they're truly serving their communities. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/f...

Next time you think your city is all out of room for development, look around and notice the parking lots. 49 units (20% affordable) plus retail space will be built on a piece of land that now contains just 16 parking spots. And it's still going to retain half of the parking!

Another vintage multi-family building in Lincoln Park prepares for the wrecking ball 😢

For exactly one block this evening in Lincoln Park, I had a little taste of Amsterdam. I rode down the street as my 5-year-old rode his own bike behind me, and behind him was a mom with 4 kids in her cargo bike. At the end of the block, we both turned onto the Dickens Greenway to continue home. 🥰

My official TLOAS review is that the album as a whole is kinda mid but “Wood” is a top 10 all-time TS banger. Sorry some of you hate fun.

Giving a smile and a nod to every other girl walking around Lincoln Park this morning because I know they're also listening to the new Taylor Swift album in their headphones 🧡✨🥰

People love pedestrianized streets, Milwaukee Ave edition

Yo dawg, I heard you like bikes, so I put some bikes on your bike. @ternbicycles.com

Had to run an errand on Oak Street today, which meant I got to play my favorite game: walking confidently into designer stores to try on watches and purses that I'm absolutely not going to buy!

Big sister and little sister at the racks 💙 @ternbicycles.com

Welp, that was not worth letting my 5yo stay up til 10:30pm. 🫠

That was the most insane first quarter ever. Let’s go Irish! ☘️

Finally reading Streetfight by @jskstreet.bsky.social and I thought it was interesting that the original congestion pricing zone in Manhattan, proposed in 2007, was set to begin 26 blocks north of where it actually starts in 2025.

Bike lanes are impractical bc you can’t use them if you’re elderly and need to go to Costco to stock up on groceries and also on the same trip go to Menards to refill your propane tank.

Jamapalooza is back! Join us for the fall equinox celebration and Chicagohenge on Wednesday, September 24th, for our biggest ride of the year as we descend on and then ride around downtown. Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm! See you at the Jam.

The Logan Square Farmers Market is so hipster they have designated parking specifically for blue @ternbicycles.com cargo bikes!

It’ll be great for the western edge of Lincoln Park to bookend the high-rise, amenity-rich eastern end. And a big thumbs up for the generous use of brick and architectural details that reference the existing late-1800s neighborhood character. chicago.urbanize.city/post/prelimi...

"There's no room for a bike lane here" yes there is, it's hiding underneath the parking.

LET’S GOOOOO

It’s officially Notre Dame football season so my stress level is officially elevated for the next 4-5 months.

When did "comfortability" become a word, and how do we make it stop?

2 parking spots turns into a home for 15 bikes 😍

Community inputters, now is your time to input! Tell CMAP what you think about transportation in Chicagoland. engage.cmap.illinois.gov/embeds/proje...

I love when local businesses support the cycling community! Show some love to Goddess and the Baker, home of my long-time favorite turkey sandwich (Santa Monica Turkey), and go get your bike tuned up on Friday!

If you live in the 2nd Ward, I hope to see you at the annual Bike the 2nd Ward event on Sunday morning! It's a great chance to meet neighbors and to advocate for better bike infrastructure with Alderman Hopkins and ward staff. Click here to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-2nd-w...

I see SO many cargo bikes at school drop-off. The most impressive one I saw this morning had two late elementary-aged boys and all their stuff in the front bucket and a toddler in a seat on the rear rack.

Hope to see you there!

Kansas City was one of the first US transit systems to go fare-free. Now the fares are coming back. The city & transit agency had a choice: Eliminate bus service or charge for trips. They chose the latter. (Low-income riders can still ride free.) Good move. Service quality > Free fares

My neighborhood association board is discussing whether we should replace 14 parking spaces in our neighborhood with 7 new Divvy bike docks, and it's going exactly how you would expect.

Got my big lens out for the Air and Water Show today and managed to get precisely one decent shot.

I am late to this post from @mattyglesias.bsky.social but I know lots of smart people on here in the transit space, and this is a great opportunity for you! www.slowboring.com/p/help-impro...

Chicago keeps getting left in the dust behind smaller cities like Madison (population 285k) in bus infrastructure upgrades. The new BRT was pretty nice!

I made Wishbone Kitchen’s sungold tomato pasta for dinner, and it was insanely good. wishbonekitchen.com/sungold-toma...

I’m reading a book right now that’s set in Chicago, and it’s driving me nuts how the author says that one character, who lives in Pilsen, visits another character in Evanston several times a week after work. That is so far!!!

CTA bus ridership has escaped COVID decline and is just back to regular decline. Time for enforced bus lanes, center-running, all door boarding, more doors, stop consolidation, and transit priority signals.

I'd like to see all beaches and pools stay open through the entire summer, but it's nice to see the city increasing access to these amenities!

Somewhere, Robert Moses is big mad.

"Encountering other humans— many of them diverse and different from you— is a part of existing in a non-homogenous society, and it elevates rather than diminishes us. We need to stop treating differences like emergencies and begin to view them as opportunities for growth and empathy."

I am doing my rare rush hour train commute to the Loop and am once again begging @chicagocta.bsky.social to bring back announcements about removing backpacks and moving away from the doors towards the middle of the car. We are losing ancient texts.

What's the going rate from the Tooth Fairy these days? We have a new customer in our house! (These kids grow up way too fast.)

Challenge: Transport a 5-year-old to a doctor’s appointment, then to the first day of bike camp along with his bike, and then continue on to the office where parking is an ordeal. Solution: No problem! Just grab a ratchet strap and Get Stuff Done! @ternbicycles.com

Did you guys know that the Chicago Park District offers free fishing on the River Walk every Thursday-Sunday? They’ll even bait your hook for you and take your fish off the hook! Talk about a full-service operation…

One of the most surprising things about parenting in this day and age has been how early the Youth Sports Machine enters the picture. My son plays soccer. He loves it, and he's pretty good at it, so naturally, he's been invited to join a travel team for 5-year-olds.

This humidity should be illegal.

My Cousin Vinny is on TV, and I forgot how perfect this movie is.

We love malicious compliance with car-centric rules.