Michael McCarthy
@michaelmcc.com
urban planner from Chicago
Medill/Northwestern and UIC MUPP
Medill/Northwestern and UIC MUPP
Yeah these are great, the whole thing is level with the sidewalk
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yeah these are great, the whole thing is level with the sidewalk
No love for HoDar and L.E. Jack? www.chicago-l.org/operations/l...
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
No love for HoDar and L.E. Jack? www.chicago-l.org/operations/l...
Now the city is claiming they can’t open a jpeg in 2025. (Deep breaths, these people are just operating within a bad system.) No wonder they don’t fix any bugs.
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Now the city is claiming they can’t open a jpeg in 2025. (Deep breaths, these people are just operating within a bad system.) No wonder they don’t fix any bugs.
How do I report a bug? Call us on the phone between 8:30 and 4:30. Will you fix it? Probably not given this
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
How do I report a bug? Call us on the phone between 8:30 and 4:30. Will you fix it? Probably not given this
I just figured out the CHI311 app wont accept (newer?) iPhone camera images. I can only replicate this vague error when attaching a photo from iPhone 16. Makes the whole thing pretty useless.
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I just figured out the CHI311 app wont accept (newer?) iPhone camera images. I can only replicate this vague error when attaching a photo from iPhone 16. Makes the whole thing pretty useless.
I went to post on Instagram and realized I never installed it on my new phone and maybe I want to keep it that way
October 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I went to post on Instagram and realized I never installed it on my new phone and maybe I want to keep it that way
They should make a bike emoji that’s visible at night
October 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
They should make a bike emoji that’s visible at night
hey meta I can’t read either screen right in front of me
October 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
hey meta I can’t read either screen right in front of me
I saw one of the bike lane sweepers today and was a little annoyed they weren’t sweeping. Now I see glass in this photo
October 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I saw one of the bike lane sweepers today and was a little annoyed they weren’t sweeping. Now I see glass in this photo
Where’s the any key?
October 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Where’s the any key?
I’m jealous of that bike parking situation! I bike to the doctor but they just have one of these and a sea of parking
September 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I’m jealous of that bike parking situation! I bike to the doctor but they just have one of these and a sea of parking
Was the Ravenswood bike lane oversold as “protected” or am I making this up? It looks like we might get a block of curbs Winnemac to Ainslie and then painted contraflow. First pic looks like the bike lane is inside of the parking south of Ainslie, 2nd pic north.
August 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Was the Ravenswood bike lane oversold as “protected” or am I making this up? It looks like we might get a block of curbs Winnemac to Ainslie and then painted contraflow. First pic looks like the bike lane is inside of the parking south of Ainslie, 2nd pic north.
Winnemac Greenway is also getting striped
August 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Winnemac Greenway is also getting striped
Granville is setting a new standard for Chicago greenways. Look at these diverters! And it even feels calmer in my experience. Thank you @leniann.bsky.social and @andrefor40th.bsky.social!
August 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Granville is setting a new standard for Chicago greenways. Look at these diverters! And it even feels calmer in my experience. Thank you @leniann.bsky.social and @andrefor40th.bsky.social!
Reminds me of Amercia
July 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Reminds me of Amercia
Really disappointed to see the “raised intersection” at Damen/Winnemac is not raised. Seems like a waste to tear up the asphalt for such a minimal improvement with no visible vertical deflection.
July 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Really disappointed to see the “raised intersection” at Damen/Winnemac is not raised. Seems like a waste to tear up the asphalt for such a minimal improvement with no visible vertical deflection.
Just an interesting juxtaposition seen from the Lakefront Trail yesterday and today. No trucks allowed on DLSD but drive all over the trail during a busy morning with no problems.
June 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Just an interesting juxtaposition seen from the Lakefront Trail yesterday and today. No trucks allowed on DLSD but drive all over the trail during a busy morning with no problems.
We’ve come a long way!
June 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We’ve come a long way!
Be careful out there on the LFT! There were points between Fullerton and Belmont where I could only see a few feet in front of me
May 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Be careful out there on the LFT! There were points between Fullerton and Belmont where I could only see a few feet in front of me
No that’s the Dickens bicycle superhighway
April 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
No that’s the Dickens bicycle superhighway
You can’t deliver 100% of scheduled service on any day.
April 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
You can’t deliver 100% of scheduled service on any day.
There is signage indicating the presence of bikes like green sharrows and one way except bikes signs. But I like the direct clarity of these non-MUTCD Canadian signs
April 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
There is signage indicating the presence of bikes like green sharrows and one way except bikes signs. But I like the direct clarity of these non-MUTCD Canadian signs