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
Michigan Ave bridge, so much space given over to cars, so little for people
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Michigan Ave bridge, so much space given over to cars, so little for people
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Drive as if someone will jump out on the street at anytime and then be surprised if that doesn't happen. Not the other way around.
December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Drive as if someone will jump out on the street at anytime and then be surprised if that doesn't happen. Not the other way around.
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Hey All, I will be on NPR's 1A show with Host-Jenn White today. I will be talking about pedestrian safety with Ian Duncan who with the @WashingtonPost.com team has done an amazing job with a series on the subject that goes deep into the challenges.
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...
Pedestrian deaths in the US are on the rise. What can be done?
Between 2010 and 2022, they jumped nearly 80 percent.
the1a.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hey All, I will be on NPR's 1A show with Host-Jenn White today. I will be talking about pedestrian safety with Ian Duncan who with the @WashingtonPost.com team has done an amazing job with a series on the subject that goes deep into the challenges.
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...
#VisionZero #PedSafety
the1a.org/segments/ped...
Chicago Architectural Biennial exhibit City As Home . . . with six lanes of noxious car traffic in front
Cars ruin everything, so true
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
Cars ruin everything, so true
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Chicago Architectural Biennial exhibit City As Home . . . with six lanes of noxious car traffic in front
Cars ruin everything, so true
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
Cars ruin everything, so true
@thewaroncars.bsky.social
Inspiring thread about London’s recent transformation, with great photos
London is fast becoming a cycling city. As each new piece in the network appears—which has more than quadrupled from 90 to 431 km since 2016—so do new cyclists. Its infrastructure now sees a stunning 1.5 million daily users—a 43% spike since 2019—moving nearly half as many people as the Tube below.🧵
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Inspiring thread about London’s recent transformation, with great photos
The fact that curb extensions have been added at the intersection of the two IDOT-jurisdictioned stroads Ohio St and Michigan Ave sparks a tiny glimmer of hope in my cold, jaded long-time advocate’s heart 💙 *
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The fact that curb extensions have been added at the intersection of the two IDOT-jurisdictioned stroads Ohio St and Michigan Ave sparks a tiny glimmer of hope in my cold, jaded long-time advocate’s heart 💙 *
Hope . . . yeah hope these giant snow piles melt again soon, it’s way too early for this
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hope . . . yeah hope these giant snow piles melt again soon, it’s way too early for this
And guess what the solution is? More safe and convenient options for Chicagoans other than driving!!! Car traffic congestion in Paris, London and NYC have not increased, hmmm, wonder why???
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
Chicago overtakes NYC for worst vehicle congestion in the US, survey says
Chicago is at the top nationally again amid growing traffic globally, thanks in part to NYC keeping traffic steady after implementing a traffic surcharge in Manhattan.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
And guess what the solution is? More safe and convenient options for Chicagoans other than driving!!! Car traffic congestion in Paris, London and NYC have not increased, hmmm, wonder why???
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
The city has increased capacity allowance of the Christkindlmarket by 1,000, to about 2,500
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12...
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12...
City raises Christkindlmarket crowd limit after organizer, vendor complaints
The new limit allows 1,000 more people at a time into the popular Loop holiday market. The earlier capacity reduction led to longer lines and a drop in revenue, vendors said.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The city has increased capacity allowance of the Christkindlmarket by 1,000, to about 2,500
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12...
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/12...
For people who oppose speed bumps/raised crosswalks because “snowplows can’t get through” — seems like they worked fine on Cannon Drive
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
For people who oppose speed bumps/raised crosswalks because “snowplows can’t get through” — seems like they worked fine on Cannon Drive
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So, if anyone knows the risk of unshoveled sidewalks, it has to be State Farm Insurance, right?
@shovelshamechicago.bsky.social
@shovelshamechicago.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
So, if anyone knows the risk of unshoveled sidewalks, it has to be State Farm Insurance, right?
@shovelshamechicago.bsky.social
@shovelshamechicago.bsky.social
When a driver slows from 30 mph to 8 mph to roll through a stop sign, they’ve reduced their speed by 75% so it <feels> to them like they’re complying, whereas
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
I’m always confused when people complain about cyclists not stopping at stop signs.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
The vast majority of drivers do a “rolling stop” (i.e., they don’t actually stop) when possible.
This is so normal people don’t even see it as breaking the law, but when cyclists do the same thing, it stands out.
November 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
When a driver slows from 30 mph to 8 mph to roll through a stop sign, they’ve reduced their speed by 75% so it <feels> to them like they’re complying, whereas
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
A bicyclist slowing from 10 mph to roll through at the same speed of 8 mph looks to drivers like “they barely slowed down”
One month of winter done,
five more to go! ❄️ ⛄️ 🥶
five more to go! ❄️ ⛄️ 🥶
November 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
One month of winter done,
five more to go! ❄️ ⛄️ 🥶
five more to go! ❄️ ⛄️ 🥶
Millennium Park is magical in the snow
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Millennium Park is magical in the snow
Washington St is now closed to motorized vehicles to make space for the line to get into the Chicago Loop Christkindlmarkt, this was 10 minutes before it opens
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Washington St is now closed to motorized vehicles to make space for the line to get into the Chicago Loop Christkindlmarkt, this was 10 minutes before it opens
I’m thankful for Chicago’s trains on snowy days like today
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’m thankful for Chicago’s trains on snowy days like today
This article says about 1500 people are now allowed in at a time, less than half of the 3500 allowed when COVID restrictions were in place, makes zero sense
City officials surprised vendors at Chicago’s most popular holiday market by imposing new crowd restrictions just hours before it opened last Friday.
City officials impose crowd restrictions on Christkindlmarket, creating uncertainty for vendors
chicago.suntimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This article says about 1500 people are now allowed in at a time, less than half of the 3500 allowed when COVID restrictions were in place, makes zero sense
Reposted by Michelle
I used to get lunch at the Christkindlmarket, but now I cannot because of the long lines. I was only able to get in late at night once after waiting in a long line. And it is maddening, because it feels like there aren't many people once you get in.
Chicago Christkindlmarkt update: Due to severe overcrowding in past years, OEMC has reduced entrance capacity 80% (!!) from 5,000 to 1,000 people. This has caused very long lines and a deserted feel once you got in. 🧵
(Photo is from last year)
(Photo is from last year)
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I used to get lunch at the Christkindlmarket, but now I cannot because of the long lines. I was only able to get in late at night once after waiting in a long line. And it is maddening, because it feels like there aren't many people once you get in.
Reposted by Michelle
They’re right about the overcrowding but their solution is the wrong one. Close the streets around the plaza, expand the footprint, or move it to grant park. But this ain’t it Brandon Johnson.
Chicago Christkindlmarkt update: Due to severe overcrowding in past years, OEMC has reduced entrance capacity 80% (!!) from 5,000 to 1,000 people. This has caused very long lines and a deserted feel once you got in. 🧵
(Photo is from last year)
(Photo is from last year)
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
They’re right about the overcrowding but their solution is the wrong one. Close the streets around the plaza, expand the footprint, or move it to grant park. But this ain’t it Brandon Johnson.
Reposted by Michelle
Our mayor will do anything except actually make our city better by taking space away from drivers and giving it to people
Chicago Christkindlmarkt update: Due to severe overcrowding in past years, OEMC has reduced entrance capacity 80% (!!) from 5,000 to 1,000 people. This has caused very long lines and a deserted feel once you got in. 🧵
(Photo is from last year)
(Photo is from last year)
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our mayor will do anything except actually make our city better by taking space away from drivers and giving it to people
Chicago Christkindlmarkt update: Due to severe overcrowding in past years, OEMC has reduced entrance capacity 80% (!!) from 5,000 to 1,000 people. This has caused very long lines and a deserted feel once you got in. 🧵
(Photo is from last year)
(Photo is from last year)
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Chicago Christkindlmarkt update: Due to severe overcrowding in past years, OEMC has reduced entrance capacity 80% (!!) from 5,000 to 1,000 people. This has caused very long lines and a deserted feel once you got in. 🧵
(Photo is from last year)
(Photo is from last year)
Thanksgiving Eve on the L platform, need to keep up my flâneusing skills
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Thanksgiving Eve on the L platform, need to keep up my flâneusing skills
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Pedestrians suffered highest number of hit-and-run crashes, 42% of them. In 64% of pedestrian fatality cases, the driver was piloting a larger vehicle such as an SUV, pickup truck, or van. IDOT-controlled roads remain among the most dangerous. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/k...
Key findings from CDOT's annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report - Streetsblog Chicago
The Chicago Department of Transportation’s recently released annual Chicago Traffic Crashes report looks at data from the past several years and discusses the agency’s plan of action to reduce prevent...
chi.streetsblog.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Pedestrians suffered highest number of hit-and-run crashes, 42% of them. In 64% of pedestrian fatality cases, the driver was piloting a larger vehicle such as an SUV, pickup truck, or van. IDOT-controlled roads remain among the most dangerous. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/25/k...
A friend told me the line to enter the Christkindlmarket this past Saturday was three blocks long!
Chicago needs a Chriskindlmarket in every neighborhood next year.
One of my cousins is thinking about bringing his kids to the one downtown in a few weeks. I had to break it to him that it’s so crowded that it’s borderline unsafe, and they should go to the Wrigley one or the Field Museum instead
One of my cousins is thinking about bringing his kids to the one downtown in a few weeks. I had to break it to him that it’s so crowded that it’s borderline unsafe, and they should go to the Wrigley one or the Field Museum instead
November 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A friend told me the line to enter the Christkindlmarket this past Saturday was three blocks long!
Reposted by Michelle
Follow up on this traffic violence event: Cindy is a recent college grad, about to start her photography career, now has brain injury + multiple broken bones. The driver who blew a red light and hit her? Did not even get out of her SUV at any point
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/d...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/d...
Driver Hits Pedestrian, Leaving Her Critically Injured In Lakeview — And Her Family Searching For Answers
Cindy Castellanos, 23, was struck near the 3600 block of North Lake Shore Drive, the same stretch where another pedestrian was killed this summer. Her family is urging neighbors to share video footage...
blockclubchicago.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Follow up on this traffic violence event: Cindy is a recent college grad, about to start her photography career, now has brain injury + multiple broken bones. The driver who blew a red light and hit her? Did not even get out of her SUV at any point
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/d...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/21/d...