Molly Fleck

I'm excited to announce the 2026 schedule of Lincoln Park Kidical Mass! Our first ride is TOMORROW. We always meet at the Tin Man statue (Webster/Larrabee/Lincoln) in Oz Park and ride to a different kid-friendly destination every month. Tomorrow, it's Sunshine Playground. Hope to see you there!

Shoutout to @bikegridnow.org for transforming the Cortland Bridge into a true community space today and showcasing the potential of pedestrianized spaces in Chicago!

My 6yo just lost a tooth and wrote the Tooth Fairy a letter asking for a billion dollars for it. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, I guess. 🤣

If you ride transit in Chicagoland, you should take this survey.

Apple Fest feels crowded because our streets are devoted to cars. Expanding the festival to meet demand is too difficult & expensive bc of traffic planning & parking meter payouts. The people yearn for more permanently pedestrianized spaces with regular programming!

I wish Chicago did this. I'm currently trying to get signatures from half my neighbors for a block party permit on Halloween. It's a very frustrating process.

A friend is visiting us from Amsterdam, and we made him bike up to Lakeview for dinner like some sort of hazing ritual.

It’s finally pumpkin beer season! 🎃🍻

Around 4pm, we decided to party anyway. It’s great to have neighbors who will stand around in the rain to drink beer with one another!

In hindsight, today might not have been the best day to have a block party.

Lincoln Park Kidical Mass is CANCELLED for Sunday 9/20 due to thunderstorms on the forecast. Hope to see you for our final ride of the season on Halloween! 🎃

It’s an absolutely gorgeous morning to Bike the Drive! 🚲

Situations in which it is permissible to rush the field: 1) you beat your rival in dramatic fashion 2) you beat a top 10 team when you are a substantial underdog 3) you win the championship at home Not when you cheat to beat a MAC team by 1 point when you should’ve won by 40!!!

"It’s not that anyone is banned any more but that the wide, busy highway acts as an effective barrier between city and lakefront in a manner certainly not in the spirit of the Burnham Plan."

Important PSA: I’ve been eyeing these cute ceramic pitchers all summer at Walgreens, and now they’re $3 on clearance.

Well that's pretty convincing data.

Happy first day of school to my fellow CPS parents! I hope you had a great morning with minimal tears.

My husband and I finally got to visit the Obama Presidential Center today and thoroughly enjoyed it. I know they’re booking into 2027 already but go get tickets! It’s totally worth it.

Someone on TikTok recently put together a cafe/restaurant crawl because so many new Chicago places have "tiger" in the name. What an odd microtrend.

The Cortland Street Bridge nightmare has no end in sight. The bridge has already been closed for close to a year, and the city is going back to the drawing board. At least they'll reopen the bike lanes in the meantime, but what an embarrassing mess for CDOT.

We need an investigation into why so many people constantly get stuck at the toll gates on the Skyway.

Thanks to everyone who gave comment at this meeting! IDOT needs to know that removing car infrastructure along the lakefront is actually overwhelmingly popular.

a hot new Chicago crash map has entered the villa crashstop.org/chicago/

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

I am begging someone to solve the problem of bikeshare bikes + children.

The most important election in Chicago that no one is talking about is on November 3, 2026. Every single board seat will be up for election, and it is imperative that Chicagoans show up to the polls to oppose the candidates advancing CTU's reckless agenda. chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-scho...

the lakefront highway needs to change tell the regional planners who decide what transportation projects can get state/federal funding

Gallup: "One in three U.S. adults (34%) name road-related accidents as their most top-of-mind daily safety risk, more than twice the global average of 14%. Roughly one in five (19%) point to crime and violence, compared with a global average of 10%."

People will tell you lots of horror stories about parenting, but my 6-year-old just told me he was having a hard time falling asleep because he was too happy. 🥰

A developer wants to build six (6) townhouses on a long-vacant parcel of land in residential Lincoln Park that used to be rail tracks. If you think this sounds reasonable, please register to attend the virtual public meeting on Tuesday 7/28 at 6pm. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This enormous outdoor patio at Sapori Trattoria is such a better use of space on sleepy Schubert Ave than a cut-through to Halsted and parking for like 20 cars.

This enormous outdoor patio at Sapori Trattoria is such a better use of space on sleepy Schubert Ave than a cut-through to Halsted and parking for like 20 cars.

A very fun south side adventure day!

We are SO back. nymag.com/strategist/a...

Chicago people who frequent bougie cafes/food shops: Did you know that Goddess and the Baker and Goddess and the Grocer are completely separate and unrelated corporate entities? I felt very gaslit by this icon on their menu today.

In 2014, New York City lowering the speed limit from 30 to 25 mph. In just the 1st year: Traffic fatalities fell by more than 22% Pedestrian fatalities fell by more than 25% The most dangerous drivers, those driving over 35 mph, slowed down the most. Via @transalt.org Speed is always a factor.

You know, I never really think the shock absorbing front fork on my bike makes a big difference until I ride a bike without one. Absolutely bone-shattering experience. You people are just out here on road bikes raw-dogging Chicago potholes? Couldn’t be me.

I just sent a letter to my alderman urging him to reject Mayor Johnson's appointment of Lester Barclay to the Northern Illinois Transit Authority board of directors. You should too ➡️ www.savetransit.org/nita-board

The Chicago Tribune solicited letters about bike lanes, so I decided to tell them how central good bike lanes are to my personal biking experience.

Well this is refreshing!

Heads up for the Chicago transit nerds. IDOT is hosting a meeting to gather feedback about the Metra Clybourn station. Thursday July 23 530p-730p Holstein Park Fieldhouse

Closing out our childfree week at a location @leavitt-palmer.bsky.social’s followers will recognize.

Great piece by @paparidesabike.bsky.social. Too often, our leaders act like change is outside their control when really, it's simply outside their imagination. We have to expand our thinking about what's possible & what can work. We don't have to live this way. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...

Have any of you ridden the Chicago Water Taxi with a bike? Their website says that you can bring a bike onboard, but I'm wondering if my longtail cargo bike would be acceptable.

The evolution of front setbacks

Case in point. I can’t even count how many times this “yield to pedestrians” sign has been replaced.

This headline could apply to hundreds of locations.

It may be rainy and unseasonably cold, but Chicago remains undefeated.

Nobody wants to ornament anymore. 📍Orleans St, Old Town, Chicago

What if…they never opened it back up to cars? 😈