Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 5hI would love to see a tool like this for if we had a land use tax. My address claims my tax burden would be $1057 lower which is nuts. 020
Reposted by Cait HakalaNITA Chicago @nitachicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026More frequent service. Safer, more accessible stations and stops. 🚇 Tell NITA which improvements would make the biggest difference in your transit experience. Your feedback will help shape regional budget priorities. 🗓️ Take the survey by Oct. 16: bit.ly/4AJCzRe 03021
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My vacation anti-rain witchcraft (bringing a rain jacket, a poncho, and an umbrella) worked and for my first day back in Chicago--all rain! I found myself talking a lot about the TARP project on vacation. As climate change is starting to really affect every area, I'm grateful Chicago has TARP. 031
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Using European public transit for the last ten days has been a dream so obviously I am greeted upon my return to this city by the cursed blue line haunted car. 1100
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So funny to tell a German how jealous you are of the metro in Munich and they're like "nein, it's terrible actually." You don't know what I've suffered at home 😭 1100
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I was just sent the best disposable camera photo of me and my spouse dancing at a wedding. I would have reposted this shit on tumblr so fast. 090
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I don't even like Benson Boone but Target is censoring "taking off your blue jeans." Like just don't play the song then??? Fuck Target forever, I'm only here for a CVS prescription. 230
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 11/09/2026don't give Indiana your money when you could give Illinois your money instead. Galena is also a 3-hour drive from Chicago. 1102
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's always 'what is calamity ganon,' never 'how is calamity ganon.' 001
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A woman shouted to be careful out her window at me while I biked past her parallel parking on a one way. I truly am baffled and can't figure out what part of that she felt was unsafe. It wasn't a particularly narrow street? Does she just think bikes are unsafe? Maybe I should have asked for tips. 000
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 10/09/2026my experience of transferring $XXXX between Fidelity accounts was very different from calling to transfer the residual $0.72 of interest between the same accounts lmao like I assure you I wish this could have been done in one go, I also don't care about this $0.72 but need to close the account. 110
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There were actual issues with friday morning swim club, but it's wild to only allow the use of floats in our greatest public resource if you're jumping off of a private boat or if you pay $500 🤡 050
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I booed a driver who blew through an intersection I was about to cross and she honked her horn which was honestly so funny because I was behind her at that point. Just directionless, inept road rage at someone behind you lmao 3232
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 06/09/2026What a great morning to bike the drive (or run 18 miles without cars screaming past you in my case). 140
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Recession indicator: REI sending a catalog full of announced discounts with no pricing anywhere. 010
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 03/09/2026boomers love a @yahoo.com email address and frankly I respect it 150
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Fuck harry potter. If you watch that shit we aren't friends. 0101
Reposted by Cait HakalaThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 366201099886
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Chicago accent erasure. We all know it's NEE-duh. 1121
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 29/08/2026My block hosted a block party today and I can't help but wonder how often we would make use of common space if cars weren't in the way. 070
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Commiserated about Dolly Parton passing with a woman who was on the Irving Park flyover bridge while I was paddleboarding. Also saw this icon. 0181
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 25/08/2026glad for the improvement, and particularly interesting given which specific vehicles were blocking the bus stop 🙃 040
Reposted by Cait HakalaChuck (flightless) @mrcott.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I still refuse to call it the Willis Planet 061
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 24/08/2026@chicagocta.bsky.social bus drivers need more training. I called in a complaint today because a person with a mobility aid boarded the bus, asked if the driver was going to a specific stop, driver said yes and then blew past the stop and made the disabled rider get out at the next one. 090
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 21/08/2026got hit with this summer cold that's going around which means my 17 miler is not happening. I've been extremely consistent with my marathon training up to this point; this makes me very anxious even though I know it's better to not run while ill. 020
Reposted by Cait HakalaTGS @lilybeansdad.bsky.social · 20/08/2026the parallels between Auto Lobby and Gun Lobby talking points as to how to mourn, how to say this is not the time, how to speak about how their patriotism is more important than my life, is an overlapped Venn Diagram 36615
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Crowded 151 bus with two wheelchair users attempting to board. One successfully gets on, the other says he'll wait for the next bus. First user can't get secure into the designated area because too many people/strollers. 130
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I have a 2br condo in Albany Park and my taxes have gone up like $1k in the last three years. Land use tax when. 020
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 14/08/2026So sick of the constant helicopter presence on the lakefront this summer. BUZZ OFF. 061
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 13/08/2026it's so gloomy out I just want to stay in my house and instead I'm going to get rained on seeing Big Thief at the Salt Shed. 270
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 12/08/2026when will the IL-DOL social media person stop using AI generated images how many times do I have to quote skeet them 1131
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Me and all my online homies only talk about three things: Hate cars, love bikes Building more housing TARP reservoirs 0120
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 11/08/2026tornado sirens and absolutely no breeze/wind is kind of terrifying actually 060
Reposted by Cait HakalaGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is a powerful statistic in a Boston Globe editorial about the dangers posed by large trucks in cities. There are many possible solutions: Redesigning trucks, limiting them in some areas, and using smaller vehicles such as cargo bikes for last-mile delivery. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/09/o... 214155
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 09/08/2026All six corners in Chicago should be roundabouts with pedestrian plazas in the middle. 1171
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 09/08/2026We all have IDOT to thank for this. Irving Park Road is a deathtrap and they only care about getting as many cars and trucks down it as quickly as possible. That's their metric of success. 0185
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Divvy now TEXTS me too with my ride details??? I don't even want the email!!! Leave me ALONE. 060
Reposted by Cait HakalaTG4 @tg4.bsky.social · 06/08/2026"Sílim go bhfuil sé iontach tábachtach gur tháinig sí anseo, le go bhfeicfidh daoine go bhfuil fáilte rompu sa chathair seo, gur cathair dhifriúil anois í" 💚 Fleadh26 🎉 Beo anocht ag 21:30 ar TG4 & TG4.ie 📺 0119
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 06/08/2026dutifully keeping the citizen app closed while I'm in Michigan so I don't miss any wild Chicago pushes 130
Reposted by Cait Hakalabatski @babski.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Save his sister's comment on the lack of infrastructure for kids like Alex, there is scant a mention of the actual danger to kids on scooters here, and even a quote from a doctor saying they're more dangerous than cars. A truck driver killed this boy. The city fails its children again and again.chicagotribune.comTeen’s death in North Center highlights danger of electronic scooters: ‘They don’t make it very safe for them’Alex Blacio is at least the third teenager to die this year in a crash while riding an electric scooter in Chicago. 44913
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Ken Jennings is never going to get it. Another example of cis straight white men thinking they can do whatever they want, damn the consequences. 050
Reposted by Cait HakalaErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This is heartbreaking. @kenjennings.bsky.social did so much damage and his actions caused a cascade that chased an innocent trans woman off the internet The fact that she has suffered all the consequences from his actions should make everyone stop and think about how privilege played out here 19812230
Cait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I'm so tired of news like this. When are we going to design thoroughfares for people instead of cars? My hottest take is that tucks shouldn't be in the city period. 1232
