Chicago Fietser
@312fietser.bsky.social
Chicago by bike.
Reluctant birder.
Pro building a lot more homes.
Parking Reform.
Less cars in our lives.
Reluctant birder.
Pro building a lot more homes.
Parking Reform.
Less cars in our lives.
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There are reports of red-winged blackbirds arriving in the Chicago area.
February 12, 2026 at 12:25 AM
There are reports of red-winged blackbirds arriving in the Chicago area.
Maybe we are still in a wait and see phase but the new Logan Square design seems like it’s going to create a lot of pedestrian/bike and car/bike conflicts. 😔
February 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Maybe we are still in a wait and see phase but the new Logan Square design seems like it’s going to create a lot of pedestrian/bike and car/bike conflicts. 😔
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Yes! LA Metro, with D Line in Beverly Hills and the Downtown Connector, puts a rough estimate at $1B/mi for double-track tunnel, plus another $100M per station. This puts the core trunk line tunnel in the same general ballpark of RLE. Fleet, infill, extra lines, etc. add to that but it’s achievable.
For capital costs...any current or recent North American projects that the #BuildTheTunnel estimates are based off of?
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Yes! LA Metro, with D Line in Beverly Hills and the Downtown Connector, puts a rough estimate at $1B/mi for double-track tunnel, plus another $100M per station. This puts the core trunk line tunnel in the same general ballpark of RLE. Fleet, infill, extra lines, etc. add to that but it’s achievable.
Yay Chicago (?) but this graph is still super embarrassing to look at.
With more than 3B riders, the NYC MTA remains by far America's busiest transit agency
But there was a big shakeup in the ranking of other major transit agencies in 2025, with Chicago's CTA reclaiming the #2 spot from LA Metro and DC's WMATA then bumping LA Metro to 4th place
But there was a big shakeup in the ranking of other major transit agencies in 2025, with Chicago's CTA reclaiming the #2 spot from LA Metro and DC's WMATA then bumping LA Metro to 4th place
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Yay Chicago (?) but this graph is still super embarrassing to look at.
Build a park on top of the freeway!
January 31, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Build a park on top of the freeway!
I’m riding a ton of buses in SF and the all door boarding is something Chicago should adopt immediately.
January 31, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I’m riding a ton of buses in SF and the all door boarding is something Chicago should adopt immediately.
BART was fun! Send me SF recommendations!
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 AM
BART was fun! Send me SF recommendations!
PSA: If you are entering or exiting a bar/restaurant with air gapped doors, wait for one door to close before opening the other. As important as taking your backpack off on crowded trains. Be a good person.
January 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
PSA: If you are entering or exiting a bar/restaurant with air gapped doors, wait for one door to close before opening the other. As important as taking your backpack off on crowded trains. Be a good person.
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I just tossed some coin to the @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social campaign
Mike is a champion for housing and mobility, the top two line items in most Americans' budgets
Let's pump up his Q4 fundraising!!
www.mikesimmons.org
Mike is a champion for housing and mobility, the top two line items in most Americans' budgets
Let's pump up his Q4 fundraising!!
www.mikesimmons.org
Mike Simmons for Congress
Mike Simmons is running for Congress in Illinois' 9th District. We’re building a campaign of and for folks who've been targeted, marginalized, and forgotten. And we’re ready to make some noise.
www.mikesimmons.org
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I just tossed some coin to the @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social campaign
Mike is a champion for housing and mobility, the top two line items in most Americans' budgets
Let's pump up his Q4 fundraising!!
www.mikesimmons.org
Mike is a champion for housing and mobility, the top two line items in most Americans' budgets
Let's pump up his Q4 fundraising!!
www.mikesimmons.org
Thank god Kevin McCallister lived in a walkable neighborhood.
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Thank god Kevin McCallister lived in a walkable neighborhood.
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So who is responsible for the sidewalks where they cross alleys? (which are not cleared either)
December 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM
So who is responsible for the sidewalks where they cross alleys? (which are not cleared either)
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My residential neighbors did a mostly great job shoveling after this storm, but the strip mall with a gym, post office, swimming pool school, and restaurants nearby is completely uncleared more than 24 hours after the snow stopped. #PlowTheSidewalks
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My residential neighbors did a mostly great job shoveling after this storm, but the strip mall with a gym, post office, swimming pool school, and restaurants nearby is completely uncleared more than 24 hours after the snow stopped. #PlowTheSidewalks
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Breathless coverage of one person injured, not killed, on a CTA train, vs. a brief on Page 9 when two people are killed on the road. That’s because road death happens ALL THE TIME - 3 1/2 road fatalities per day in Illinois.
It looks like the number of transit riders killed this year is one …
It looks like the number of transit riders killed this year is one …
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Breathless coverage of one person injured, not killed, on a CTA train, vs. a brief on Page 9 when two people are killed on the road. That’s because road death happens ALL THE TIME - 3 1/2 road fatalities per day in Illinois.
It looks like the number of transit riders killed this year is one …
It looks like the number of transit riders killed this year is one …
All the winter cycling videos are popping up.
Reminder: Winter recreation/fitness cycling versus transportation cycling are very different.
Transportation cycling: don’t stress too much. Don’t go out and buy all the gear. Keep riding and address your discomforts as they come up.
Reminder: Winter recreation/fitness cycling versus transportation cycling are very different.
Transportation cycling: don’t stress too much. Don’t go out and buy all the gear. Keep riding and address your discomforts as they come up.
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
All the winter cycling videos are popping up.
Reminder: Winter recreation/fitness cycling versus transportation cycling are very different.
Transportation cycling: don’t stress too much. Don’t go out and buy all the gear. Keep riding and address your discomforts as they come up.
Reminder: Winter recreation/fitness cycling versus transportation cycling are very different.
Transportation cycling: don’t stress too much. Don’t go out and buy all the gear. Keep riding and address your discomforts as they come up.
@westtowns-urbanist.bsky.social @peterlewis-jpg.bsky.social Any experience or tips taking a Brompton on the Amtrak Blue Water or similar? Will be my first time today. Planning on putting it in a IKEA Dimpa bag.
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@westtowns-urbanist.bsky.social @peterlewis-jpg.bsky.social Any experience or tips taking a Brompton on the Amtrak Blue Water or similar? Will be my first time today. Planning on putting it in a IKEA Dimpa bag.
Most Americans have no concept of a car free lifestyle and have no idea how great it is.
Right, this is true, but the OVERWHELMING evidence of the past 100 years of American life is that vastly more people want space and a car than a smaller unit and a car-free lifestyle. This is mostly why the suburban share of US population has grown relentlessly for the entire 20th and 21st century
Some people put a premium on space in my experience, others put a premium on not having to have a car and not being isolated out in the suburbs
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Most Americans have no concept of a car free lifestyle and have no idea how great it is.
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This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is a small snow plow for sidewalks
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.
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Illinois now is the time to try for a progressive tax again
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
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Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Illinois now is the time to try for a progressive tax again
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Amazing how Meet Me On Milwaukee can double revenue for local businesses but business owners believe doing it more than once per month would make it “less special.”
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Car-Free ‘Meet Me On Milwaukee’ Events Will Return To Wicker Park Next Year
The program blocked off Milwaukee Avenue between Damen and Ashland avenues to cars and buses for three Sundays this summer and fall, boosting foot traffic and business activity, organizers said.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Amazing how Meet Me On Milwaukee can double revenue for local businesses but business owners believe doing it more than once per month would make it “less special.”
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/03/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/03/c...
Exactly how I appeared from the outside but still shocking to read. What was the House thinking?
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Exactly how I appeared from the outside but still shocking to read. What was the House thinking?
To all my Chicago lizards.
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
To all my Chicago lizards.
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alt headline: Illinois Legislature adopts transit revenues and reforms to ensure that drive times don't worsen
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
alt headline: Illinois Legislature adopts transit revenues and reforms to ensure that drive times don't worsen
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