Divverter Dyke
@fulllanefemme.bsky.social
Tired They/Them Chicago bike dyke. Lover of people-centered urbanism. Radical daydreaming about public housing, cats, end of empire, universal basic income.
The amount of drivers blasting through stop signs tonight is deeply disturbing
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The amount of drivers blasting through stop signs tonight is deeply disturbing
I’m cat sitting for someone with a good view of that parking lot on Morse between Paulina and Clark and every time I see that lot I boil with anger. Rogers Park needs more housing and we’re wasting valuable space to store cars. The lot isn’t even a quarter of the way full right now. What a waste!!
December 31, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I’m cat sitting for someone with a good view of that parking lot on Morse between Paulina and Clark and every time I see that lot I boil with anger. Rogers Park needs more housing and we’re wasting valuable space to store cars. The lot isn’t even a quarter of the way full right now. What a waste!!
Even with slowing down for the snow it’s faster to bike than use the CTA. I wish this wasn’t the case.
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Even with slowing down for the snow it’s faster to bike than use the CTA. I wish this wasn’t the case.
Is this a CDOT issue or a CDOT and aldermanic discretion issue? Neither?
Damen and Lawrence has a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Great. Love it.
The 5700 block of Ashland where cars regularly go 50mph does not have a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Currently there is no bike lane.
Damen and Lawrence has a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Great. Love it.
The 5700 block of Ashland where cars regularly go 50mph does not have a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Currently there is no bike lane.
December 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Is this a CDOT issue or a CDOT and aldermanic discretion issue? Neither?
Damen and Lawrence has a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Great. Love it.
The 5700 block of Ashland where cars regularly go 50mph does not have a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Currently there is no bike lane.
Damen and Lawrence has a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Great. Love it.
The 5700 block of Ashland where cars regularly go 50mph does not have a concrete barrier around the bike lane. Currently there is no bike lane.
Why is Wilson so wide between Damen and Western?!
December 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Why is Wilson so wide between Damen and Western?!
Purposefully left my kitchen window down. This was the reading after the oven finished preheating. Just opened a window. I’ll add a window fan in like ten minutes
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Purposefully left my kitchen window down. This was the reading after the oven finished preheating. Just opened a window. I’ll add a window fan in like ten minutes
Nerding out at the club
December 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Nerding out at the club
😂😂
People live north of Berwyn? /s
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
😂😂
It’s pretty homophobic there’s no Western BRT to help all the Rogers Park queers get to Dorothy in a reasonable amount of time via CTA
December 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
It’s pretty homophobic there’s no Western BRT to help all the Rogers Park queers get to Dorothy in a reasonable amount of time via CTA
CDOT is back on their bullshit: roping off bike lanes without warning signage 🙄🙄
Bullshit starts at Clark at Winnemac both directions.
Bullshit starts at Clark at Winnemac both directions.
December 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
CDOT is back on their bullshit: roping off bike lanes without warning signage 🙄🙄
Bullshit starts at Clark at Winnemac both directions.
Bullshit starts at Clark at Winnemac both directions.
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I wrote this piece for NABSA based on what we’re seeing with Divvy. Treating bikeshare as essential transportation & backing it up with real policy & investment has delivered results: higher ridership, system stability, stronger equity outcomes & stable pricing in Chicago
nabsa.net/2025/12/18/d...
nabsa.net/2025/12/18/d...
Treating Bikeshare as Essential Transportation
Bikeshare systems across North America prove their value every day. Read this post from David Powe about bikeshare in Chicago!
nabsa.net
December 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I wrote this piece for NABSA based on what we’re seeing with Divvy. Treating bikeshare as essential transportation & backing it up with real policy & investment has delivered results: higher ridership, system stability, stronger equity outcomes & stable pricing in Chicago
nabsa.net/2025/12/18/d...
nabsa.net/2025/12/18/d...
Still seeing way too many cars that haven’t moved since the record snowfall, at the very least. Car storage is such a poor use of public streets!!!
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Still seeing way too many cars that haven’t moved since the record snowfall, at the very least. Car storage is such a poor use of public streets!!!
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My core principles for fixing Chicagos budget
- we need to change the structure of municipal revenue
- we need to look at spending and we can't do that without a full analysis of the CPD budget
- we need to commit to a budget structure that will allow city govt to expand
- we need to change the structure of municipal revenue
- we need to look at spending and we can't do that without a full analysis of the CPD budget
- we need to commit to a budget structure that will allow city govt to expand
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My core principles for fixing Chicagos budget
- we need to change the structure of municipal revenue
- we need to look at spending and we can't do that without a full analysis of the CPD budget
- we need to commit to a budget structure that will allow city govt to expand
- we need to change the structure of municipal revenue
- we need to look at spending and we can't do that without a full analysis of the CPD budget
- we need to commit to a budget structure that will allow city govt to expand
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Hey ChicagoSky, Cinnamon is a great and loving dog who just went through a very rough time. If you are someone who can support good routines, please consider having an extra friend around for the holidays.
December 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hey ChicagoSky, Cinnamon is a great and loving dog who just went through a very rough time. If you are someone who can support good routines, please consider having an extra friend around for the holidays.
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🎉 It's official – @govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed the NITA Act into law!
This transformative legislation not only fully funds public transit, but delivers critical reforms to ensure our systems serve us better.
Take a moment and join us in thanking our leaders at thanks.savetransit.org!
This transformative legislation not only fully funds public transit, but delivers critical reforms to ensure our systems serve us better.
Take a moment and join us in thanking our leaders at thanks.savetransit.org!
Thank your leaders for saving transit!
The NITA Act is now LAW! Send an email to your elected officials and thank them for taking action to fix AND fund transit in Illinois!
thanks.savetransit.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🎉 It's official – @govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed the NITA Act into law!
This transformative legislation not only fully funds public transit, but delivers critical reforms to ensure our systems serve us better.
Take a moment and join us in thanking our leaders at thanks.savetransit.org!
This transformative legislation not only fully funds public transit, but delivers critical reforms to ensure our systems serve us better.
Take a moment and join us in thanking our leaders at thanks.savetransit.org!
Ecstatic that the all affordable development at Sheridan and Rogers was approved🥳🥳
December 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ecstatic that the all affordable development at Sheridan and Rogers was approved🥳🥳
Thank goodness this sidewalk isn’t used by hundreds of people every single day. It would be a tragedy if it was so easy for an errant driver to end someone’s life
/sarcasm
I hate it here.
/sarcasm
I hate it here.
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Thank goodness this sidewalk isn’t used by hundreds of people every single day. It would be a tragedy if it was so easy for an errant driver to end someone’s life
/sarcasm
I hate it here.
/sarcasm
I hate it here.
Picked up my bike today
No more CTA 🥳🥳
No more CTA 🥳🥳
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December 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Picked up my bike today
No more CTA 🥳🥳
No more CTA 🥳🥳
I left the house later than I intended and thought I was going to need a ride share to today's cat sitting meet and greet. Thankfully my Evanston sit is right by a Metra station and there's a train that gets me very close to my meet and greet 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Praying there's an e-divvy to save me a long walk
Praying there's an e-divvy to save me a long walk
December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I left the house later than I intended and thought I was going to need a ride share to today's cat sitting meet and greet. Thankfully my Evanston sit is right by a Metra station and there's a train that gets me very close to my meet and greet 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Praying there's an e-divvy to save me a long walk
Praying there's an e-divvy to save me a long walk
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LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
They truly don't build 'em like this anymore <at least not in the U.S.>
Courtyard seating area 🥹
Courtyard seating area 🥹
December 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
They truly don't build 'em like this anymore <at least not in the U.S.>
Courtyard seating area 🥹
Courtyard seating area 🥹
I have spent a disgusting amount on ride share since my bike has been in the shop 😭😭
I said yesterday was my last but I had a schedule mix up for a cat sitting meet and greet and it necessitated an Uber 😔
I said yesterday was my last but I had a schedule mix up for a cat sitting meet and greet and it necessitated an Uber 😔
December 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I have spent a disgusting amount on ride share since my bike has been in the shop 😭😭
I said yesterday was my last but I had a schedule mix up for a cat sitting meet and greet and it necessitated an Uber 😔
I said yesterday was my last but I had a schedule mix up for a cat sitting meet and greet and it necessitated an Uber 😔
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Second story I’ve seen this morning of a pedestrian being killed by a bad driver with no consequences. If you want to get away with murder in the US just do it with a car.
An SUV driver was cited for failure to reduce speed after fatally striking a man, 34, near Pratt/Sheridan in Rogers Park. This tragedy is a reminder that Sheridan, a 4-lane, highway-like street, badly needs a "road diet."
@atalliance.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org
@atalliance.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org
The latest pedestrian death on Sheridan Road highlights the need for a "4 to 3 conversion" street redesign to improve safety - Streetsblog Chicago
An SUV driver fatally struck a man early this morning near Pratt Avenue and Sheridan Road in Rogers Park. This tragedy is a reminder that Sheridan, a four-lane, highway-like street where speeding is c...
chi.streetsblog.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Second story I’ve seen this morning of a pedestrian being killed by a bad driver with no consequences. If you want to get away with murder in the US just do it with a car.
This intersection in particular is RIFE with red light runners.
Any chance you'll advocate for a red light camera here @chialderwoman.bsky.social?
Any chance you'll advocate for a red light camera here @chialderwoman.bsky.social?
An SUV driver was cited for failure to reduce speed after fatally striking a man, 34, near Pratt/Sheridan in Rogers Park. This tragedy is a reminder that Sheridan, a 4-lane, highway-like street, badly needs a "road diet."
@atalliance.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org
@atalliance.bsky.social @chialderwoman.bsky.social @betterstreetschicago.org
The latest pedestrian death on Sheridan Road highlights the need for a "4 to 3 conversion" street redesign to improve safety - Streetsblog Chicago
An SUV driver fatally struck a man early this morning near Pratt Avenue and Sheridan Road in Rogers Park. This tragedy is a reminder that Sheridan, a four-lane, highway-like street where speeding is c...
chi.streetsblog.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This intersection in particular is RIFE with red light runners.
Any chance you'll advocate for a red light camera here @chialderwoman.bsky.social?
Any chance you'll advocate for a red light camera here @chialderwoman.bsky.social?