#chiLFT Lake Front Trail Status Bot
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#chiLFT is a hashtag used to crowdsource trail condition updates for Chicago’s Lakefront Trail. This bot collects and reposts those updates across platforms and at chilftbot.streicher.io
Shout out to @atalliance.bsky.social for kicking off this crowdsourcing initiative in 2011. Their guidelines:
Shout out to @atalliance.bsky.social for kicking off this crowdsourcing initiative in 2011. Their guidelines:
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32° of winter biking #19:
1° remind me to ask Peter for one of those purple zip ties
#chiLFT sketchy north of Montrose. Simonds Drive is good but watch for ice on the shoulders of the bridges.
1° remind me to ask Peter for one of those purple zip ties
#chiLFT sketchy north of Montrose. Simonds Drive is good but watch for ice on the shoulders of the bridges.
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
32° of winter biking #19:
1° remind me to ask Peter for one of those purple zip ties
#chiLFT sketchy north of Montrose. Simonds Drive is good but watch for ice on the shoulders of the bridges.
1° remind me to ask Peter for one of those purple zip ties
#chiLFT sketchy north of Montrose. Simonds Drive is good but watch for ice on the shoulders of the bridges.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
" #ChiLFTAlert: Due to high wave activity & icy conditions, the Lakefront Trail is closed from North Ave. to Ohio St. & the underpass at Chicago Ave. & Division St. are also closed. Please check back here for updates. Stay Safe! #chiLFT” twitter.com/chicagoparks...
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
" #ChiLFTAlert: Due to high wave activity & icy conditions, the Lakefront Trail is closed from North Ave. to Ohio St. & the underpass at Chicago Ave. & Division St. are also closed. Please check back here for updates. Stay Safe! #chiLFT” twitter.com/chicagoparks...
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If you commute on the lakefront trail, be alert because storms last night really wrecked the snow fencing. I wish they wouldn't install this immediately adjacent to the bike trail. #chilft
January 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
If you commute on the lakefront trail, be alert because storms last night really wrecked the snow fencing. I wish they wouldn't install this immediately adjacent to the bike trail. #chilft
" #ChiLFT Alert: Due to icy conditions, the Lakefront Trail from Ohio St. to Oak St. is closed along with the underpass access at Chicago Ave. For your safety, exercise caution along the lakefront & along park pathways & heed all posted... " twitter.com/ChicagoParks...
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
" #ChiLFT Alert: Due to icy conditions, the Lakefront Trail from Ohio St. to Oak St. is closed along with the underpass access at Chicago Ave. For your safety, exercise caution along the lakefront & along park pathways & heed all posted... " twitter.com/ChicagoParks...
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"[11/10/25 - 1:52 pm] The #ChiLFT has been cleaned and is open." https://twitter.com/ChicagoParks/status/1987971848114495855
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"[11/10/25 - 1:52 pm] The #ChiLFT has been cleaned and is open." https://twitter.com/ChicagoParks/status/1987971848114495855
" #ChiLFTAlert Please be advised, due to high wave activity & snowy conditions, access to the lakefront trail is closed from North Ave. to Ohio St., & access from the Chicago Ave. underpass will not be available. For everyone’s safety, please heed the warnings. " twitter.com/ChicagoParks... #chiLFT
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
" #ChiLFTAlert Please be advised, due to high wave activity & snowy conditions, access to the lakefront trail is closed from North Ave. to Ohio St., & access from the Chicago Ave. underpass will not be available. For everyone’s safety, please heed the warnings. " twitter.com/ChicagoParks... #chiLFT
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For all your winter storm lakefront trail status needs, follow the @lakefronttrail.bsky.social status bot.
Help out by using #chiLFT to report trail conditions and remember that the Park District tends not to post trail closures or block unsafe trail sections until after the morning commute
Help out by using #chiLFT to report trail conditions and remember that the Park District tends not to post trail closures or block unsafe trail sections until after the morning commute
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 AM
For all your winter storm lakefront trail status needs, follow the @lakefronttrail.bsky.social status bot.
Help out by using #chiLFT to report trail conditions and remember that the Park District tends not to post trail closures or block unsafe trail sections until after the morning commute
Help out by using #chiLFT to report trail conditions and remember that the Park District tends not to post trail closures or block unsafe trail sections until after the morning commute
"#chiLFT @ChicagoParks Sand traps on the bike path at 57th and 58th St." https://twitter.com/jbadner248/status/1984655346082693297
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"#chiLFT @ChicagoParks Sand traps on the bike path at 57th and 58th St." https://twitter.com/jbadner248/status/1984655346082693297
"Unidentified 5k #chiLFT invasion imminent around Montrose…again…" https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1982060511585038789
October 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Unidentified 5k #chiLFT invasion imminent around Montrose…again…" https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1982060511585038789
"Another #chiLFT takeover coming up: Chicago 10k will be using ped and bike paths from about 1500 S to 1.5 mi south of there -- good luck reading their course map https://t.co/2k9Vw73YwE starts at 8am Sunday 10/4" https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1973040890978750615
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Another #chiLFT takeover coming up: Chicago 10k will be using ped and bike paths from about 1500 S to 1.5 mi south of there -- good luck reading their course map https://t.co/2k9Vw73YwE starts at 8am Sunday 10/4" https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1973040890978750615
"Also some unannounced bs walk/run will be starting at Montrose and using the bike lanes around Foster #chiLFT" https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1967223942042796470
September 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Also some unannounced bs walk/run will be starting at Montrose and using the bike lanes around Foster #chiLFT" https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1967223942042796470
"Barrier footings in the SB bike lane of #chiLFT at Fullerton for an event that is itself an attractive nuisance? This has only happened one million times before." https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1967223321688490470
September 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Barrier footings in the SB bike lane of #chiLFT at Fullerton for an event that is itself an attractive nuisance? This has only happened one million times before." https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1967223321688490470
"Typically Team World Vision has their 20 miler on the south side the other day of the same weekend, so look out for them (also around the Shedd, thanks guys!) on Saturday 9/20. Let me know if you find publicly available deta..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965792677867536579 #chiLFT
September 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Typically Team World Vision has their 20 miler on the south side the other day of the same weekend, so look out for them (also around the Shedd, thanks guys!) on Saturday 9/20. Let me know if you find publicly available deta..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965792677867536579 #chiLFT
"Coming up NEXT weekend: CARA Ready to Run 20 miler Sunday 9/21 6:30am will take over #chiLFT from Hollywood to Marquette; they plan to stick mostly to ped path but will be on shared path around the Shedd https://t.co/cUhegoIDdm & hi..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965792454902518249
September 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Coming up NEXT weekend: CARA Ready to Run 20 miler Sunday 9/21 6:30am will take over #chiLFT from Hollywood to Marquette; they plan to stick mostly to ped path but will be on shared path around the Shedd https://t.co/cUhegoIDdm & hi..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965792454902518249
"We also have an event on Sunday on the south side: Run for the Parks 5k begins at 9am on 9/14 and will allegedly stick to taking over the pedestrian side of #chiLFT https://t.co/e5WDjefVLV" https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965790850220486694
September 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"We also have an event on Sunday on the south side: Run for the Parks 5k begins at 9am on 9/14 and will allegedly stick to taking over the pedestrian side of #chiLFT https://t.co/e5WDjefVLV" https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965790850220486694
"Plan ahead: Saturday 9/13 will feature #chiLFT takeovers by Hyde Park 5k @ 9am (course map https://t.co/M0PG69ZRqU) and Paws 5k @ 730am (course map https://t.co/uiptyc2lEe)" https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965550286078181652
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Plan ahead: Saturday 9/13 will feature #chiLFT takeovers by Hyde Park 5k @ 9am (course map https://t.co/M0PG69ZRqU) and Paws 5k @ 730am (course map https://t.co/uiptyc2lEe)" https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1965550286078181652
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@the48thward.bsky.social @leniann.bsky.social Could you kindly remind Park District and Streets&Sanitation that it's okay for their jobs to be done with patience, and it's never okay for them to aggress at people with their high-mass, low-visibility vehicles? #chiLFT
it's 7am and i just witnessed a city employee in a streets and sanitation truck get road rage **on the #chilft lakefront trail** and floor it at somebody
September 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
@the48thward.bsky.social @leniann.bsky.social Could you kindly remind Park District and Streets&Sanitation that it's okay for their jobs to be done with patience, and it's never okay for them to aggress at people with their high-mass, low-visibility vehicles? #chiLFT
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it's 7am and i just witnessed a city employee in a streets and sanitation truck get road rage **on the #chilft lakefront trail** and floor it at somebody
September 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
it's 7am and i just witnessed a city employee in a streets and sanitation truck get road rage **on the #chilft lakefront trail** and floor it at somebody
"Reminder: today 9/6 the Gospel 5k will take over #chiLFT ped and bike paths from Oakwood St Beach to 4800 South. Run starts at 8, walk at 8:10, kids run at 9. Course map here: https://t.co/rpoPnTwl31 Thanks to organizers for the war..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1964272363048227199
September 6, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"Reminder: today 9/6 the Gospel 5k will take over #chiLFT ped and bike paths from Oakwood St Beach to 4800 South. Run starts at 8, walk at 8:10, kids run at 9. Course map here: https://t.co/rpoPnTwl31 Thanks to organizers for the war..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1964272363048227199
"Heads up: tomorrow 9/6 the Gospel 5k will take over #chiLFT ped and bike paths from Oakwood St Beach to 4800 South. Run starts at 8, walk at 8:10, kids run at 9. Course map here: https://t.co/rpoPnTvNdt Thanks to organizers for the..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1964022247934267409
September 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Heads up: tomorrow 9/6 the Gospel 5k will take over #chiLFT ped and bike paths from Oakwood St Beach to 4800 South. Run starts at 8, walk at 8:10, kids run at 9. Course map here: https://t.co/rpoPnTvNdt Thanks to organizers for the..." https://twitter.com/ChiLFTTakeovers/status/1964022247934267409
"If you thought it’s still Labor Day weekend so the volleyball bs at Oak St Beach would surely still be going on and they definitely wouldn’t have trucks clearing it up on #chiLFT on a holiday…lol, lmao" https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1962503004361208195
September 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"If you thought it’s still Labor Day weekend so the volleyball bs at Oak St Beach would surely still be going on and they definitely wouldn’t have trucks clearing it up on #chiLFT on a holiday…lol, lmao" https://twitter.com/bibliographing/status/1962503004361208195
"#chiLFT @ChicagoParks Sand spread across the trail at 58th st" https://twitter.com/jbadner248/status/1962186073020260793
August 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"#chiLFT @ChicagoParks Sand spread across the trail at 58th st" https://twitter.com/jbadner248/status/1962186073020260793