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buzzneon.bsky.social
@buzzneon.bsky.social
Urbanist. Fan of cities, transit, walkability, cycling, swimming and nature; also clocks, watches, whiskey and food. Australian raised, Chicago is home.
How I’m spending my extra hour..
November 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s almost like these neighborhood groups are utter garbage. No, it’s EXACTLY like that! 🤣

(The South Lakeview Neighbors group is repugnant).

blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/f...
Former Sheffield Neighborhood Group Members Say Its Process Favors Insiders
Former board members say the group's small, insular board speaks for thousands without surveying neighbors on bike stations, development and other projects. But “the minority doesn’t represent the maj...
blockclubchicago.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#fall has well and truly sprung in the #midwest 😍

#chicago #autumn #tree #colors #fallcolors #seasons
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Three back-to-back Purpleline express trains (and nothing else in between) on the inner loop, and 15 minute gaps between Brownline trains. The #chicago #CTA is not having a great afternoon.
October 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I just saved 100% on my car insurance by selling my car!
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Just a few hours remaining for the beautiful 2004 #Volkswagen #vw #r32 .. clean, mostly stock, low miles, and the current owner has owned it for almost 20 years! Check it out!
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Memory IS RAM!!
October 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
October 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Yes please!!

Seen on the Lakefront Trail (pedestrian side) just north of Belmont.

#chicago #lakefront #urbanism
September 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Another reason to take transit rather than sit alone in your cars on the Kennedy … you’ll get to avoid AI Slop!
A mural that can be seen on the Kennedy has been blasted as "AI slop" by local artists and commuters. blockclubchi.co/428g9tg
September 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ugh .. I’m too old to be 52.
September 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Mechanical poetry! #vw #r32 #vwr32 #mk4 #mkiv #vr6

(Also - for sale..)
September 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#perspective is cool!
August 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Real estate development is so unbelievably broken when a brand new building can sit empty for two years .. in a city with a housing shortage.

blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/19/l...
Lincoln Yards' Only Completed Building Is For Sale
The life sciences building on the southern section of the site was completed in 2023 but never found a tenant. A new developer is taking over the northern portion with plans to build a scaled-back res...
blockclubchicago.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not a good night on the #chicago @chicagocta.bsky.social 😩
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Belmont to downtown Evanston in 15 minutes .. the @chicagocta.bsky.social Purpleline Express kicks all the asses! #chicago absolutely needs more of this!! 💪
August 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
No-one cares about your damn ads.
August 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Cars are not important, only people are important.
August 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
PLD Development are the same bastards who soullessly demolished this amazing facade on Lincoln Ave. 🤬🤬

blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/31/c...

#chicago #lakeview #preservation #development #architecture
July 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It’s looking very Ghostbusters out there! #morning #weather #storm
July 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The Scared Stiff #pinball is older (by several years) than I was when I worked on it 😩 .. but this one is still on location, earning money!
July 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Graeme, we’re in Cornwall.
July 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Monday work stench wafting back to Sunday evening. 😩
July 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM