Michelle
@michelle345.bsky.social
Chicago
PRO biking/walking for transportation
ANTI car-dominated streets
PRO cities/housing/flâneusing
Violin/guitar/art/weather
1st generation American 🇩🇪 🇺🇸
#northDLSD #bikeCHI #ClarkStCorridor
PRO biking/walking for transportation
ANTI car-dominated streets
PRO cities/housing/flâneusing
Violin/guitar/art/weather
1st generation American 🇩🇪 🇺🇸
#northDLSD #bikeCHI #ClarkStCorridor
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You know what to do
February 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
You know what to do
Casually parked in a red-painted bus-only lane, more than 24 hours now 😡
I know exactly how much it snowed while I was in my windowless office this morning because this car was parked in the bus lane at the Belmont station the whole time
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Casually parked in a red-painted bus-only lane, more than 24 hours now 😡
That crazy time of year when anything over 25 feels pretty mild
February 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
That crazy time of year when anything over 25 feels pretty mild
Read this and weep about how little progress has been made in <checks notes> 111 years 😭😭😭
In 1915 experts in law and in municipal engineering agreed with the Chicago Surface Lines:
Streets are a public resource regulated in the public interest – the greatest good to the greatest number.
By this standard, everyone else took precedence over motorists driving personal automobiles. ...
Streets are a public resource regulated in the public interest – the greatest good to the greatest number.
By this standard, everyone else took precedence over motorists driving personal automobiles. ...
February 1, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Read this and weep about how little progress has been made in <checks notes> 111 years 😭😭😭
Winter morning textures
February 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Winter morning textures
Last day in January, half way through the six months of winter
January 31, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Last day in January, half way through the six months of winter
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Sign this petition from Lakeview Urbanists demanding safety improvements NOW on Inner Lake Shore Drive
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
Improve Safety on Inner Lake Shore Drive
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) must act NOW to design safe streets on Inner Lake Shore Drive and stop hundreds of preventable crashes, injuries, and deaths a year. In the last six mo...
actionnetwork.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Sign this petition from Lakeview Urbanists demanding safety improvements NOW on Inner Lake Shore Drive
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
Sign this petition from Lakeview Urbanists demanding safety improvements NOW on Inner Lake Shore Drive
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
Improve Safety on Inner Lake Shore Drive
The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) must act NOW to design safe streets on Inner Lake Shore Drive and stop hundreds of preventable crashes, injuries, and deaths a year. In the last six mo...
actionnetwork.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Sign this petition from Lakeview Urbanists demanding safety improvements NOW on Inner Lake Shore Drive
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
“No one using Inner Lake Shore Drive should fear for their lives on their daily commute or stroll to the park.”
actionnetwork.org/petitions/im...
Second City is doing a series of comedy shows about safe streets!
"The show features fast-paced comedy sketches alongside a short, live on-stage interview with local leaders and advocates working on traffic safety and street design in Chicago."
Our Executive Director Amy Rynell will be a special guest on February 1st! Check it out using the link below:
Our Executive Director Amy Rynell will be a special guest on February 1st! Check it out using the link below:
Safe Streets: The Comedy Show. Why It Sucks to Walk or Drive in Chicago (and How We Can Fix It) - The Second City
Discover top sketch, improv, and stand-up comedy shows at the world-famous Second City!
www.secondcity.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Second City is doing a series of comedy shows about safe streets!
The snow is not letting up
January 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The snow is not letting up
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The march is now passing the Chicago city hall / Cook County hall building. The chant goes up,
"Minnesota don't you fear, we, the people, are right here"
"Minnesota don't you fear, we, the people, are right here"
January 25, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The march is now passing the Chicago city hall / Cook County hall building. The chant goes up,
"Minnesota don't you fear, we, the people, are right here"
"Minnesota don't you fear, we, the people, are right here"
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The march has turned west off Michigan onto Randolph, headed toward Chicago City Hall and the Cook County Courthouse.
January 25, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The march has turned west off Michigan onto Randolph, headed toward Chicago City Hall and the Cook County Courthouse.
What if we all update our W4 forms to claim 10 dependents and thereby reduce $ sent to the federal government? Taxes on earnings today are not due until April 2027 anyway
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
What if we all update our W4 forms to claim 10 dependents and thereby reduce $ sent to the federal government? Taxes on earnings today are not due until April 2027 anyway
“Should we fix the problem so people can get to the lakefront?”
“Nah just put up a barrier, good enough” #northDLSD
“Nah just put up a barrier, good enough” #northDLSD
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM
“Should we fix the problem so people can get to the lakefront?”
“Nah just put up a barrier, good enough” #northDLSD
“Nah just put up a barrier, good enough” #northDLSD
Who needs a trip to Antarctica when we have Lake Michigan in January?
January 24, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Who needs a trip to Antarctica when we have Lake Michigan in January?
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“Did you shoot? Take the shot.” “Light them up.”
MS NOW news crew capturing ICE/DHS agents firing pepper balls, flash bangs, and tear gas at non violent protesters.
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24.mp4
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
“Did you shoot? Take the shot.” “Light them up.”
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once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
Watch the video or don’t watch it but let’s not have that become the focus of this horrific event WTF are we doing here
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Watch the video or don’t watch it but let’s not have that become the focus of this horrific event WTF are we doing here
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‼️ WARNING DISTURBING CONTENT
ICE shooting video, 26th and Nicollet Minneapolis
@governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social @keithellison.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
ICE shooting video, 26th and Nicollet Minneapolis
@governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social @keithellison.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
From the Minneapolis community on Reddit: Another ICE murder in front of Glam Doll Donuts
Explore this post and more from the Minneapolis community
www.reddit.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
‼️ WARNING DISTURBING CONTENT
ICE shooting video, 26th and Nicollet Minneapolis
@governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social @keithellison.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
ICE shooting video, 26th and Nicollet Minneapolis
@governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social @keithellison.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @smith.senate.gov
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
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Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Great photos and great quotes from some hardy Chicagoans!
Commuters, tourists — and even a few swimmers — braved Friday's brutal cold. blockclubchi.co/464FzcX
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Great photos and great quotes from some hardy Chicagoans!
At Clybourn/Willow in Lincoln Park, instead of 500 new residences, there will be … basically the same thing there now: suburban style retail buildings with surface parking lots
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
Clybourn Place Redevelopment Moves Forward Without Proposed Apartment Building
The owner of the Lincoln Park shopping center plans to begin demolition soon and move ahead with a retail-only redevelopment under the site’s existing zoning.
blockclubchicago.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
At Clybourn/Willow in Lincoln Park, instead of 500 new residences, there will be … basically the same thing there now: suburban style retail buildings with surface parking lots
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
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I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.