Molly Fleck
@mollyfleck.bsky.social
The best goddamn dancer at the American Ballet Academy
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Molly Fleck
@mollyfleck.bsky.social
· Apr 29
I am excited to announce the 2025 season of Kidical Mass Lincoln Park with @chifamilybiking.bsky.social! Put these dates in your family calendars and come ride with us to a new destination every month starting this Sunday.
It's always my pleasure to spread the gospel of e-bikes as major tools of convenience for parents.
This week I wrote about the rise of the e-bike dad - this piece was originally going to run alongside the story I did in September about the bike boom in general, and we didn't have space in print, but here it is:
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
www.economist.com
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.
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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 🧡✨🥰
People love pedestrianized streets, Milwaukee Ave edition
September 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
People love pedestrianized streets, Milwaukee Ave edition
Yo dawg, I heard you like bikes, so I put some bikes on your bike. @ternbicycles.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Yo dawg, I heard you like bikes, so I put some bikes on your bike. @ternbicycles.com
Had to run an errand on Oak Street today, which meant I got to play my favorite game: walking confidently into designer stores to try on watches and purses that I'm absolutely not going to buy!
September 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Had to run an errand on Oak Street today, which meant I got to play my favorite game: walking confidently into designer stores to try on watches and purses that I'm absolutely not going to buy!
Big sister and little sister at the racks 💙 @ternbicycles.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Big sister and little sister at the racks 💙 @ternbicycles.com
Welp, that was not worth letting my 5yo stay up til 10:30pm. 🫠
That was the most insane first quarter ever. Let’s go Irish! ☘️
September 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Welp, that was not worth letting my 5yo stay up til 10:30pm. 🫠
That was the most insane first quarter ever. Let’s go Irish! ☘️
September 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
That was the most insane first quarter ever. Let’s go Irish! ☘️
Finally reading Streetfight by @jskstreet.bsky.social and I thought it was interesting that the original congestion pricing zone in Manhattan, proposed in 2007, was set to begin 26 blocks north of where it actually starts in 2025.
September 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Finally reading Streetfight by @jskstreet.bsky.social and I thought it was interesting that the original congestion pricing zone in Manhattan, proposed in 2007, was set to begin 26 blocks north of where it actually starts in 2025.
Bike lanes are impractical bc you can’t use them if you’re elderly and need to go to Costco to stock up on groceries and also on the same trip go to Menards to refill your propane tank.
September 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Bike lanes are impractical bc you can’t use them if you’re elderly and need to go to Costco to stock up on groceries and also on the same trip go to Menards to refill your propane tank.
Reposted by Molly Fleck
Jamapalooza is back! Join us for the fall equinox celebration and Chicagohenge on Wednesday, September 24th, for our biggest ride of the year as we descend on and then ride around downtown.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Jamapalooza is back! Join us for the fall equinox celebration and Chicagohenge on Wednesday, September 24th, for our biggest ride of the year as we descend on and then ride around downtown.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm!
See you at the Jam.
The Logan Square Farmers Market is so hipster they have designated parking specifically for blue @ternbicycles.com cargo bikes!
September 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Logan Square Farmers Market is so hipster they have designated parking specifically for blue @ternbicycles.com cargo bikes!
It’ll be great for the western edge of Lincoln Park to bookend the high-rise, amenity-rich eastern end. And a big thumbs up for the generous use of brick and architectural details that reference the existing late-1800s neighborhood character. chicago.urbanize.city/post/prelimi...
Preliminary renderings revealed for Foundry Park
Preliminary renderings have been revealed for the new Foundry Park proposal set to take over the northern portion of Lincoln Yards. After an initial sneak peek of the project’s site plans emerged rece...
chicago.urbanize.city
September 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’ll be great for the western edge of Lincoln Park to bookend the high-rise, amenity-rich eastern end. And a big thumbs up for the generous use of brick and architectural details that reference the existing late-1800s neighborhood character. chicago.urbanize.city/post/prelimi...
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"There's no room for a bike lane here" yes there is, it's hiding underneath the parking.
Avant / Après la piste cyclable "utilitaire" Route des Tribunes à l'Hippodrome de Longchamp (à ne pas confondre avec l'historique anneau de vitesse à droite de la photo, cette piste utilitaire est assez courte). Fini le stationnement sauvage à cet endroit.
September 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"There's no room for a bike lane here" yes there is, it's hiding underneath the parking.
It’s officially Notre Dame football season so my stress level is officially elevated for the next 4-5 months.
a man in a green shirt is blowing his nose into a paper bag ..
ALT: a man in a green shirt is blowing his nose into a paper bag ..
media.tenor.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It’s officially Notre Dame football season so my stress level is officially elevated for the next 4-5 months.
When did "comfortability" become a word, and how do we make it stop?
August 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
When did "comfortability" become a word, and how do we make it stop?