Michelle
@michelle345.bsky.social
Chicago
PRO biking/walking for transportation
ANTI car-dominated streets
PRO cities/housing/flâneusing
Violin/guitar/art
1st generation American 🇩🇪 🇺🇸
#northDLSD #bikeCHI #ClarkStCorridor
PRO biking/walking for transportation
ANTI car-dominated streets
PRO cities/housing/flâneusing
Violin/guitar/art
1st generation American 🇩🇪 🇺🇸
#northDLSD #bikeCHI #ClarkStCorridor
The enormous mural Standing Tall by Dutch artist Mr Super A
December 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The enormous mural Standing Tall by Dutch artist Mr Super A
I’m considering moving to the Lakeshore East Park area but not sure I could handle crossing either Wacker or Randolph regularly, might make me angry every day
December 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I’m considering moving to the Lakeshore East Park area but not sure I could handle crossing either Wacker or Randolph regularly, might make me angry every day
I waited at Michigan Avenue’s worst bus stop so you didn’t have to experience it
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I waited at Michigan Avenue’s worst bus stop so you didn’t have to experience it
Fabian Todorovic should update his iconic illustration, with a driver of an SUV, a bike share user, and delivery robots taking over sidewalks
December 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Fabian Todorovic should update his iconic illustration, with a driver of an SUV, a bike share user, and delivery robots taking over sidewalks
Reposted by Michelle
I have no issue with the little robots, I just think it’s only an issue because pedestrians, robots, bikes, all fight for scraps, even while road lighting and signage is already encroaching on our space.
Road diet the space for cars and make more space for everyone else! Problem solved.
Road diet the space for cars and make more space for everyone else! Problem solved.
Drivers get multiple wide lanes to move and store their vehicles while everyone else has to fight for effectively five feet of sidewalk space #ClarkStCorridor
December 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I have no issue with the little robots, I just think it’s only an issue because pedestrians, robots, bikes, all fight for scraps, even while road lighting and signage is already encroaching on our space.
Road diet the space for cars and make more space for everyone else! Problem solved.
Road diet the space for cars and make more space for everyone else! Problem solved.
Boystown is so colorful 🌈
December 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Boystown is so colorful 🌈
Drivers get multiple wide lanes to move and store their vehicles while everyone else has to fight for effectively five feet of sidewalk space #ClarkStCorridor
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Drivers get multiple wide lanes to move and store their vehicles while everyone else has to fight for effectively five feet of sidewalk space #ClarkStCorridor
We’ve already had six weeks of snow in Chicago and just reached winter solstice today, this was November frickin 10th
TLDR it’s gonna be a long winter
TLDR it’s gonna be a long winter
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We’ve already had six weeks of snow in Chicago and just reached winter solstice today, this was November frickin 10th
TLDR it’s gonna be a long winter
TLDR it’s gonna be a long winter
Need this at Critical Mass
Adam Zdanowicz riding his Christmas tree-shaped tallbike, which, at 7.41 meters (24 ft 3.73 in), is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest bicycle.
Białystok, Poland, December 21, 2020
#otd
Białystok, Poland, December 21, 2020
#otd
December 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Need this at Critical Mass
Kenosha has the Mars Cheese Castle but Chicago has something better
December 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Kenosha has the Mars Cheese Castle but Chicago has something better
Seventeen people waiting for the #32 Clark bus at a single bus stop on the #ClarkStCorridor in Lake View, ya think maybe this might be a good street for a tram?
December 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Seventeen people waiting for the #32 Clark bus at a single bus stop on the #ClarkStCorridor in Lake View, ya think maybe this might be a good street for a tram?
North Ave #72 bus will get more frequency, yay, now we need a bus-only lane from Clark to Milwaukee, the buses get caught up in massive clots of single-occupancy vehicles
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
CTA adds more bus routes to its 'Frequent Network' guaranteeing arrivals every 10 minutes
The Frequent Network provides service every 10 minutes or less between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. With the update, an estimated 70% of the CTA service area is now ...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
North Ave #72 bus will get more frequency, yay, now we need a bus-only lane from Clark to Milwaukee, the buses get caught up in massive clots of single-occupancy vehicles
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
Reposted by Michelle
We heard about 18th & Wabash, a brand new protected intersection planned to help keep people biking and walking safe, so we trekked out in the cold after some snow, just in time to film it before it was partially rolled back. So what's all the fuss about?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKJ...
Chicago's First Protected Intersection - Removed?!
YouTube video by Chicagoans Who Bike
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We heard about 18th & Wabash, a brand new protected intersection planned to help keep people biking and walking safe, so we trekked out in the cold after some snow, just in time to film it before it was partially rolled back. So what's all the fuss about?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKJ...
I’m so old I remember just going to the bus stop and looking hopefully down the street
The experience of using transit is just so much better with modern technology that tells you which routes to take and how long you have to wait.
I’m not that old but I remember calling numbers at bus stops to get the scheduled (not actual) arrival time!
I’m not that old but I remember calling numbers at bus stops to get the scheduled (not actual) arrival time!
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I’m so old I remember just going to the bus stop and looking hopefully down the street
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss out there in person doing the work to fight ICE
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol boss clashes with suburban mayor amid renewed Chicago area immigration blitz
The tense standoff between Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss came after federal agents detained a man at a gas station in the northern suburb, one of at least 10 arrest...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss out there in person doing the work to fight ICE
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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An immigrant driver from India is arrested by border patrol at the O’Hare rideshare lot. He said he has never committed a crime in 11 years in the United States: “oh my God no”
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
An immigrant driver from India is arrested by border patrol at the O’Hare rideshare lot. He said he has never committed a crime in 11 years in the United States: “oh my God no”
Reposted by Michelle
You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
Border patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
It looks cold but 39 degrees feels relatively balmy today
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It looks cold but 39 degrees feels relatively balmy today
Reposted by Michelle
Help me out with a thing: Give me some of the bikelashiest arguments you’ve heard against protected bike lanes in your community.
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Help me out with a thing: Give me some of the bikelashiest arguments you’ve heard against protected bike lanes in your community.
The magical, fleeting moments after sunset
December 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The magical, fleeting moments after sunset
The “Michigan mountains” on full display this morning over the steamy lake, it’s -16F with the windchill
December 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The “Michigan mountains” on full display this morning over the steamy lake, it’s -16F with the windchill
Horrible incident. Props to the reporter for her language clearly specifying that a driver ran over the victim (not using passive voice), that the woman walking had the right of way, that it is illegal to drive with snow on the windshield
A driver hit a 67-year old woman as she had the walk sign at Belmont and Pulaski. Her condition is unknown. Hope she survives.
Woman run over in Belmont Cragin by driver of pickup truck with snowy windshield
A woman was run over by the driver of a pickup truck with snow partially covering his windshield as she crossed the street with the right-of-way.
www.nbcchicago.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Horrible incident. Props to the reporter for her language clearly specifying that a driver ran over the victim (not using passive voice), that the woman walking had the right of way, that it is illegal to drive with snow on the windshield
Prolly some bicyclist, they should be licensed to pay for all the damage they cause
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Prolly some bicyclist, they should be licensed to pay for all the damage they cause
Reposted by Michelle
Winter Divvy riders: after the recent snowfall, some older dock types have been tougher to clear, leading to intermittent docking issues. Crews are now focusing on clearing the base of these docks so devices can return normally. Thanks for riding and for sticking with the system in all conditions!
December 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Winter Divvy riders: after the recent snowfall, some older dock types have been tougher to clear, leading to intermittent docking issues. Crews are now focusing on clearing the base of these docks so devices can return normally. Thanks for riding and for sticking with the system in all conditions!
A worse selection of magazines in a doctor’s waiting room does not exist IMO
December 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A worse selection of magazines in a doctor’s waiting room does not exist IMO