Molly Fleck
@mollyfleck.bsky.social
The best goddamn dancer at the American Ballet Academy
Shoutout to everyone still biking in this cold weather, especially the mom I saw with 3 kids in her Bunch cargo bike in Lincoln Park yesterday!
Chicago’s newest densified Divvy bikeshare station is live in Fulton Market! Divvy had 5,000+ rides yesterday. Despite the cold, we are still booming and growing.
January 21, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Shoutout to everyone still biking in this cold weather, especially the mom I saw with 3 kids in her Bunch cargo bike in Lincoln Park yesterday!
I would really love ESPN to stop airing a very scary trailer for an R-rated movie every single commercial break during the afternoon NFL game.
January 18, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I would really love ESPN to stop airing a very scary trailer for an R-rated movie every single commercial break during the afternoon NFL game.
My mom is in town visiting. This morning, she packed my son’s lunch for school, and while she was at it, she also packed me a lunch, complete with a note. Moms rule.
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
My mom is in town visiting. This morning, she packed my son’s lunch for school, and while she was at it, she also packed me a lunch, complete with a note. Moms rule.
There is a golden retriever in this Walgreens that smells wet and keeps jumping on its owner. We used to be a proper society.
January 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
There is a golden retriever in this Walgreens that smells wet and keeps jumping on its owner. We used to be a proper society.
Lafayette Square in St. Louis is one of the most gorgeous neighborhoods in America.
January 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Lafayette Square in St. Louis is one of the most gorgeous neighborhoods in America.
Reposted by Molly Fleck
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Lexus had a Christmas ad this year showing a daughter growing up alongside various Lexuses in the driveway. I was struck by the difference between the car her parents brought her home in ~30 years ago vs. the car that she brought her own daughter home in in modern times.
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Lexus had a Christmas ad this year showing a daughter growing up alongside various Lexuses in the driveway. I was struck by the difference between the car her parents brought her home in ~30 years ago vs. the car that she brought her own daughter home in in modern times.
I've been getting a lot of headaches at work lately, and I assume it's due to staring at a screen all day in an office without natural light. I do take breaks, but staring at a screen is necessary for my job, so I'm at a loss for what to do. Anyone overcome this problem before?
January 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I've been getting a lot of headaches at work lately, and I assume it's due to staring at a screen all day in an office without natural light. I do take breaks, but staring at a screen is necessary for my job, so I'm at a loss for what to do. Anyone overcome this problem before?
Reposted by Molly Fleck
Today in the New York Times:
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Today in the New York Times:
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
Whoever invented the digital coupon system at the grocery store deserves to be fired into the sun. It should not be that difficult to save $2 on cereal.
January 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Whoever invented the digital coupon system at the grocery store deserves to be fired into the sun. It should not be that difficult to save $2 on cereal.
Reposted by Molly Fleck
Winter really makes it clear just how little our cities care about anyone not traveling in a car. People use bike paths and sidewalks year-round!
Green Line Extension Community Bike Path very icy this morning!
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Winter really makes it clear just how little our cities care about anyone not traveling in a car. People use bike paths and sidewalks year-round!
It is once again sneckdown season in Chicago! The curb is the yellow line, but the red line denotes wasted space between the curb and where cars actually drive.
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It is once again sneckdown season in Chicago! The curb is the yellow line, but the red line denotes wasted space between the curb and where cars actually drive.
Reposted by Molly Fleck
Took a walk around my neighborhood this morning around 11:30. Call your alder and tell them to #plowthesidewalks @betterstreetschicago.org
Fines don’t do the job.
Fines don’t do the job.
December 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Took a walk around my neighborhood this morning around 11:30. Call your alder and tell them to #plowthesidewalks @betterstreetschicago.org
Fines don’t do the job.
Fines don’t do the job.
This is really exciting news and a boon to every family who is cargo bike-curious. Secure bike storage is a major obstacle to cycling, especially with pricier cargo bikes, and CitiBike doesn't work for families with young kids.
It's finally happening: New York City is getting hundreds of secure bike parking lockers. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/12/01/a...
Adams Administration Picks Vendor for Bike Locker Vendor After Years-Long Wait - Streetsblog New York City
Bike parking lockers built by Tranzito are coming to hundreds of locations across the five boroughs, the Eric Adams administration said.
nyc.streetsblog.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is really exciting news and a boon to every family who is cargo bike-curious. Secure bike storage is a major obstacle to cycling, especially with pricier cargo bikes, and CitiBike doesn't work for families with young kids.
Lincoln Park supremacy 💛
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Lincoln Park supremacy 💛
It's always my pleasure to spread the gospel of e-bikes as major tools of convenience for parents.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It's always my pleasure to spread the gospel of e-bikes as major tools of convenience for parents.
Reposted by Molly Fleck
We love seeing and interviewing all the great ebike parents in Chicago - like the fabulous @mollyfleck.bsky.social, who we talked to a year ago and is featured in Daniel's article!
chiwho.bike/interviews/43
chiwho.bike/interviews/43
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We love seeing and interviewing all the great ebike parents in Chicago - like the fabulous @mollyfleck.bsky.social, who we talked to a year ago and is featured in Daniel's article!
chiwho.bike/interviews/43
chiwho.bike/interviews/43
1:20: doctor calls in prescription, says it should take 20 min to fill
3:00: call the pharmacy to check the status, placed on hold
3:20: still on hold, decide to just go to the pharmacy
3:30: get to the pharmacy, find out the prescription has not been filled and it’ll be 15-20 minutes
Sigh
3:00: call the pharmacy to check the status, placed on hold
3:20: still on hold, decide to just go to the pharmacy
3:30: get to the pharmacy, find out the prescription has not been filled and it’ll be 15-20 minutes
Sigh
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
1:20: doctor calls in prescription, says it should take 20 min to fill
3:00: call the pharmacy to check the status, placed on hold
3:20: still on hold, decide to just go to the pharmacy
3:30: get to the pharmacy, find out the prescription has not been filled and it’ll be 15-20 minutes
Sigh
3:00: call the pharmacy to check the status, placed on hold
3:20: still on hold, decide to just go to the pharmacy
3:30: get to the pharmacy, find out the prescription has not been filled and it’ll be 15-20 minutes
Sigh
I love Halloween in a walkable neighborhood.
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I love Halloween in a walkable neighborhood.
My 3-year tenure on my neighborhood association's board recently came to an abrupt end, and I talked to
@blockclubchi.bsky.social about why. I hope this article will cause other neighborhood groups to reflect on whether they're truly serving their communities. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/f...
@blockclubchi.bsky.social about why. I hope this article will cause other neighborhood groups to reflect on whether they're truly serving their communities. 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 4:10 PM
My 3-year tenure on my neighborhood association's board recently came to an abrupt end, and I talked to
@blockclubchi.bsky.social about why. I hope this article will cause other neighborhood groups to reflect on whether they're truly serving their communities. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/f...
@blockclubchi.bsky.social about why. I hope this article will cause other neighborhood groups to reflect on whether they're truly serving their communities. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/29/f...
Next time you think your city is all out of room for development, look around and notice the parking lots. 49 units (20% affordable) plus retail space will be built on a piece of land that now contains just 16 parking spots. And it's still going to retain half of the parking!
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Next time you think your city is all out of room for development, look around and notice the parking lots. 49 units (20% affordable) plus retail space will be built on a piece of land that now contains just 16 parking spots. And it's still going to retain half of the parking!
Another vintage multi-family building in Lincoln Park prepares for the wrecking ball 😢
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Another vintage multi-family building in Lincoln Park prepares for the wrecking ball 😢
For exactly one block this evening in Lincoln Park, I had a little taste of Amsterdam. I rode down the street as my 5-year-old rode his own bike behind me, and behind him was a mom with 4 kids in her cargo bike. At the end of the block, we both turned onto the Dickens Greenway to continue home. 🥰
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
For exactly one block this evening in Lincoln Park, I had a little taste of Amsterdam. I rode down the street as my 5-year-old rode his own bike behind me, and behind him was a mom with 4 kids in her cargo bike. At the end of the block, we both turned onto the Dickens Greenway to continue home. 🥰
My official TLOAS review is that the album as a whole is kinda mid but “Wood” is a top 10 all-time TS banger. Sorry some of you hate fun.
October 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My official TLOAS review is that the album as a whole is kinda mid but “Wood” is a top 10 all-time TS banger. Sorry some of you hate fun.
Giving a smile and a nod to every other girl walking around Lincoln Park this morning because I know they're also listening to the new Taylor Swift album in their headphones 🧡✨🥰
October 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Giving a smile and a nod to every other girl walking around Lincoln Park this morning because I know they're also listening to the new Taylor Swift album in their headphones 🧡✨🥰