Broken concrete bike lane barrier in front of Schurz High School
Broken concrete bike lane barrier in front of Schurz High School
Broken concrete bike lane barrier at Milwaukee and Kilbourn
The pre-cast barriers on the Milwaukee Ave protected bike lanes are not holding up well. The section north of Addison is particularly bad. 😬
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@chiwho.bike #bikechi Does anyone have experience or familiarity with the Halfbike? I’m on the verge of ordering one but hope to gain some clarity by speaking with someone who has used one. Inconsistency/general poor quality of streets and trails/paths in Chicago have me questioning my wisdom. TIYA!
Our spring cleanup workday is Sat. 4/25 9 am-noon. Bring work gloves if you have 'em.
Meet on trail just N of 95th St. If you're driving, go to W side of 95th/Ashland Jewel parking lot. #bikechi
Register here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
Signs warning that grade crossing will be closed for construction from 4/15 to 4/25
On my afternoon #bikechi ride around Beverly, I encountered some good news. Metra is finally replacing the very rough grade crossing at 105th between Walden & Hale. Yeah! @chi.streetsblog.org @betterstreetschicago.org
Iconic “get in loser” shot from hit 2000s movie Mean Girls
Get in loser, we’re going to the Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee Meeting on April 7th at 12:30pm to give public comment in support of the upcoming Grand Avenue protected bike lane project
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#MajorTaylorTrail cleanup happening on Sat. 4/25. We would love to see you there. #bikechi If you have work gloves, please bring them. @chi.streetsblog.org @betterstreetschicago.org
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Yellow/black giro helmet
Anyone want a small sized nicer giro helmet? Never crashed obvs.
My wife won a new one and we don't have any use for the old one. Free to a good home, located in Chicago will deliver. #bikechi
Ride this wk: Carillon at Univ. of Chicago, Champagne ride - traditional season kick-off ride.
Stay tuned - more coming soon as weather improves. chicagocyclingclub.org/Home/RideSch... #bikechi
Excerpt from Chicago Public Library blog post on Ella LaBagh River Parks and Boulevards To ensure that city residents had access to nearby natural spaces, the Public Improvement Committee proposed the creation of a system of boulevards and natural areas on Chicago's North and West sides. The system would start near the North Branch of the Chicago River at Diversey and head north. On the West Side, it would follow the Des Plaines River south from Des Plaines all the way to the village of Riverside. LaBagh frequently recounted that she was inspired to begin this work when she noticed trees being cut down as she biked along the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Numerous bikes parked at a recent LaBagh Woods volunteer workday.
Very cool to know that Ella LaBagh, the namesake of LaBagh Woods, was a biker!
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120+years after Ella advocated for the creation of the Cook County Forest Preserves, bikers are a big part of the volunteer crew at LaBagh Woods. #bikechi
Construction equipment and a large pile of gravel currently block the bike and pedestrian trail in Gompers Park on the hill just north of Foster/Kostner.
Construction equipment and gravel currently block the bike/pedestrian trail in Gompers Park at the bottom of the hill which leads north from the Foster/Kostner trailhead of the North Branch Trail.
#Chicago Cyclists / #bikechi : If you approach the North Branch Trail via its southern terminus on Foster, and through Gompers: there is unposted construction at the bottom of the hill (see attached photos). None of the workers there spoke English, so I was unable to get a sense of scope and timing.
Just got back from a ride on the North Branch Trail. I wasn't able to get a picture, but the work on the crossing is serious BS. You can get across the road going west, but you don't have a curb split anywhere. You have to hop an 8"+ curb to get back on the trail. #bikechi
We recently got more blue @divvybikes.bsky.social in Beverly & Morgan Pk still have almost no e-bikes. With stations far apart and not near a lot of destinations, blue bikes are a lot less useful. Meanwhile some Loop stations are ALL e-bikes. S side needs more love. @davidpowe.bsky.social #bikechi
Oh hells yeah, the Committe on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety has created a form to report bike lane flooding!!!! #bikechi
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Flooded bike lanes? Tell us where at bit.ly/bikelaneflooding
From the office of @aldermanlaspata.bsky.social:
The Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety is collecting data on flooded bike lanes. You can report a flooded bike lane at bit.ly/bikelaneflooding
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FYI #bikechi friends
Who else is rocking the bike shorts & winter boots look this afternoon? #bikechi
PSA The Cortland bridge is closed to drivers but still OPEN for bikes 3/25/26 #bikeCHI
Can’t we keep it this way? Cortland is so peaceful without all the car traffic
Tomorrow's start time for Wilmette ride is changed to 10 a.m. #bikechi
Ride this wk: Wilmette. Next wk: Champagne ride - traditional season kick-off ride.
Stay tuned - more coming soon as weather improves. chicagocyclingclub.org/Home/RideSch... #bikechi
Yeah! Thanks for that encouraging news. #bikechi
Wake up early just to leave out late? I am struggling time wise but I did the damn thang! And I didn't fully press myself. #RainbowGalaxy, for a 9 year old bike, you are still my best yet! Still scared to upgrade.
#SheBeRolling #LoveBikeLP #BlackCyclist #CyclingCommuter #Bicycle #BikeChi #RoadBike
I just snitched on a fleet driver who was driving recklessly and almost hit a pedestrian. The person taking the call at the front office seemed genuinely appreciative. We should not hesitate to do this when we’re fortunate enough to get the vehicle number. #bikechi
Bill text here: www.ilga.gov/Legislation/...
#bikechi friends - get informed and file a witness slip (previous post).
Hope for a real Chicago bike grid:
A bill to make it state law to prioritize bikes/peds on 10% of our streets
But you must participate! Spend two minutes filling in a slip to register support
#bikeCHI
Shout out to the woman riding a manual Divvy bike on the North Branch Tail by Dempster yesterday. That’s dedication! #bikechi
Our feet got wet. Drenched, really.
Beverly Shores jewel box
The pier + lighthouse at Michigan City
The amazing roast beet salad at Kolasa‘s Polish Peasant in Mich City, IN, where our friend Dennis is greeted like a celebrity and everyone on staff calls him by his first name 😁. 🇵🇱
Our friend Dennis led a group ride in the Indiana Dunes today. Our feet (incl socks and shoes) were soaked while on a flooded portion of the Calumet Trail we really couldn’t avoid, but dinner at the Polish Peasant in Mich City more than made up for the discomfort! #chicago #bikechi #bikesky
Any group rides in Chicago this week or is it too cold? #bikechi
Progress toward a true Chicago bike grid has been slow;
however, I can now bike six miles on connected, protected lanes, from Wicker Park to the South Loop, and that makes me very happy #bikeCHI
CHICAGO - Car parked in the bike lane at 2482 N. Milwaukee Ave., on the evening of 3-20-26.
CHICAGO - Car parked in the bike lane at 2482 N. Milwaukee Ave. on Street View.
I photographed a car parked in the bike lane (1st photo), and when I went to look up the address to report it to @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social, Street View (2nd photo) had a car parked in the bike lane in the very same spot‼️ 🚲🚲🚲 #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
