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Divverter Dyke

@fulllanefemme.bsky.social
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Tired They/Them Chicago bike dyke. Lover of people-centered urbanism. Radical daydreaming about public housing, cats, end of empire, universal basic income.

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 16h
The biggest victory here isnt even the bus lane itself. Its a victory over The Process: - make a committee - meet with The Groups - make a report - start a non-binding referendum - make a pilot - make a report - make a plan - deploy a few years later People are SICK of this.
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CTA Bus Insights @ctabusinsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 15h
👻 Ghost buses, past hour 🚌 Route X49 (Western Express) NB · 4 of 8 missing (50%) · every ~22 min instead of ~11
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 16h
Why is Hamilton so wide between Lawrence and Montrose?!
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kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 19h
Only northbound AND doesn’t go north of Wacker lmfao
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 16h
*Deep sigh* Wilson Ave really could make an amazing bike boulevard
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For my Chicago cyclists and transit riders night owls, mark your calendars for Thursday Nov 12th! Better Streets Chicago is holding our annual fundraiser🥳🚍🚇🦯🦼🚲 Let's celebrate the emergence of NITA and raise funds to make even more progress in the Chicago municipal election!
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I really hope the guy who almost plowed into this couple walking their dog along Paulina in Edgewater really reflects on his biking skills tonight. It was completely avoidable and I let him know he was just as bad as drivers.
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Anyone planning on attending Better Streets Chicago annual fundraiser that can help get some air purifiers in the space? 👀 A bike trailer that can carry 75 lbs or more or a car. The air purifier itself is 60lbs
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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NITA shock doctrine: taking advantage of an economic crisis to produce a shit load of bus lanes
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CTA Bus Insights @ctabusinsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 11/09/2026
🕳️ Route 66 (Chicago) — Westbound No buses between Grand & Franklin and Chicago & Keeler — a ~29 min gap, scheduled around every 8 min this hour Last seen: #608 (on time) · Next up: #8887 (7 min late) 📊 2nd Route 66 gap reported today
Map of Route 66 (Chicago) westbound showing a 29 min gap with no buses between Grand & Franklin and Chicago & Keeler.
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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Well good thing 8am isn't a time of day where people need to go place otherwise this would be bad
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We need this on the Orange Line @chicagocta.bsky.social
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
YES!!! CDOT FINALLY removed that abandoned bike at the Mariano’s on Lawrence
static.klipy.com
Kelly Clarkson Says 'Finally!'
ALT: Kelly Clarkson Says 'Finally!'
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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CTA Bus Insights @ctabusinsights.chicagotransitalerts.app · 02/09/2026
🕳️ Route 22 (Clark) — Northbound No buses between Clark & Belden and Clark & Elmdale/Peterson — a ~43 min gap, scheduled around every 7 min this hour Last seen: #8762 (13 min late) · Next up: #4349 (7 min late) 📊 3rd Route 22 gap reported today
Map of Route 22 (Clark) northbound showing a 43 min gap with no buses between Clark & Belden and Clark & Elmdale/Peterson.
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Speed is a big part of why I actively avoid taking the bus. I can travel twice as fast on my e-bike. Trust me, riders care about speed. If they notice one route saves them 15-20 minutes due to a dedicated lane and signal priority they will rightly want it on other routes.
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Cat 🐈 @mrsbadcrumble1975.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This post is ten years old and still accurate. #climatechange
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Unlocking my bike and a bike twin passes by 🥹
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Maria Hadden @chialderwoman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As the Chicago Board of Ethics has been without a permanent leader for over a year. The Mayor's failure to name a new Chair has raised concerns amongst good-government advocates who are demanding the appointment would help combat Chicago’s reputation as a politically corrupt city. buff.ly/JLbDkhm
news.wttw.com
Chicago Ethics Board Hits 1 Year Without a Leader, as Executive Director Retires and Election Season Begins
The terms of two members of the board expired last month, including Vice Chair Ryan Cortazar, who has led the board since former Chair William Conlon stepped down in July 2025, and Board Member Sarah…
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Politics of Cars @thismachinekillsfascists.bike · 27/08/2026
The most significant land use change that cities can make overnight are modal filters to make streets low-car or car free. This instantly increases mobility by excluding drivers who overuse space and violently intimidate other road users to avoid travel. Medium term it enables more density, because
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Whew. The way a 20 hour work week, guaranteed housing, universal healthcare, and universal basic income would fix like 80 of my problems right now
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
NITA needs to ensure the Forest Park Branch rebuild is done right: a piecemeal process prolongs the pain on the West Side and could lock in the current inefficient track design for another generation. NITA must be bold in reimagining what the Blue Line can be, then implement improvements accordingly
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 24/08/2026
The liveable, inclusive, prosperous city isn’t a final destination, but a never-ending journey that continually seeks opportunities for improvement. That mindset—of continuous refinement rather than complacency—is what distinguishes great cities from good ones. Westeringsevest, Delft: 2015 vs 2026.
A before-and-after photo of a street in Delft. Before, valuable public space was dedicated to storing private vehicles. After, that same corridor has been reimagined as a safe, comfortable and attractive cycling route.
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It's so funny when drivers honk at people on bikes for maneuvering around vehicles at red lights. If you want to beat traffic, get on a bike. Don't get mad at me because you're stuck in a hell of your own making.
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Biked to my doctor's appointment. Another Tern was locked up at the rack 🥹🫶🏾🚲
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Unapologetically, I am a single issue voter in this Chicago mayoral election. What's your plan to speed up these fucking buses?
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Chicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Great now we just need more bus lanes and more proactive service management
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Miser @misernyc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I'm honestly just so tired of the excuses for why we can't do anything about car dominance
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I know someone in my followers knows where I can find the spreadsheet of the CTA board's use of their Ventra cards. 🙏🏾
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Politics of Cars @thismachinekillsfascists.bike · 14/08/2026
Wish there was growing backlash against violent drivers in proportion to the harm they cause
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austin @bainard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The saddest and most accurate statement I can make about literally anywhere in this country, from the reddest rural area to the bluest city, is that, if you have to kill a person and feel the fewest consequences possible, you need to hit that person with a car, speeding doesn't matter.
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NWChiFiets @nwchifiets.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I genuinely want Giannoulias to explain how this guy got his driver's license and why Chicagoans should trust Giannoulias to care about safe streets for residents.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I'm not the first person to say this, but the bike industry in the U.S. is really missing a huge opportunity by not aggressively defending and promoting e-bikes. I think this is largely the result of it being an industry built on recreational cycling and not transit riding.
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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's weird that the cops in this country never follow the law.
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Active Transportation Alliance @activetransportation.org · 13/08/2026
"Recent data compiled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission show 19 pedestrians were killed across the US in collisions with ebike riders in the eight years from 2017 to 2024. That’s roughly the average number of pedestrians killed by motorists every single day of 2024."
theguardian.com
Are teens on ebikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers
Experts say better regulation is needed but that bad press about ‘motorized menaces’ puts the ebike revolution at risk
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 13/08/2026
this entire issue is downstream of the fact that kids are trapped in car-dependent suburbs, unable to develop any sense of autonomy until age 16, when they're suddenly allowed to drive a 4,000 lb vehicle
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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I’ve been issued zero traffic violations in 20 years of driving and this guy somehow got five before getting a license (??) and then got his license and immediately killed someone? Are we even trying here?
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kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 12/08/2026
All I herd was "congestion pricing is paying for it" We need congestion pricing in Chicago – and we MUST ensure it is used solely to invest in transit, pedestrian, and cycling infrastructure. With the worst traffic in the nation, imagine what we could do!
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Really wish a journalist from the Chicago Tribune or Sun Times did an article on the atrocious bus speeds in Chicago and made the case for dedicated bus lanes as the maximization of transit funds. What good are these NITA funds if buses are stuck in traffic and delayed by red lights?!
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Unfortunately, I am the person taking CO2 readings at the party
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Anyone know if the CTA board schedule published earlier this year is still valid now that there's a new transit board?
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Unfortunately, I am living up to Brandon Johnson's half baked assumption that only Northsiders care about transit. I don't think there should be such a large gap in Red line service, even at 2am
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Too bad Mayor Brandon Johnson thinks only white Northsiders care about transit service.
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babski @babski.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Save 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.com
Teen’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.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“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
economist.com
Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Pour one out for this school zone speed limit sign asking drivers to go 15 mph on this six lane arterial If you want people to go 15 mph, then the road can't be designed like this
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Catching 74 distracted drivers in six hours is good, but what would be better is redesigning the street so drivers are forced to pay attention.
yahoo.com
A N.J. cop disguised himself as a shrub — and helped catch 74 distracted drivers in one day
The Dunellen department said the "shrub" was busy during the six-hour enforcement operation.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
kIDs tHEsE daYS
pink type on white

come on kids, get off screens and go outside.
Get off the road it's for cars
-Don't ride your bike on the sidewalk you'll hurt
someone
-Take your headphones off it's dangerous
-Stop being so loud you're disturbing people
-Don't just loiter around
-Go to the park but calm down there's little ones
-Don't walk in large groups it's kind of scary
-Are you on the bus alone - where are your parents
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
To be fair, it's how most people in the US think cyclists should deal with traffic violence... something that's *more* preventable than bear attacks.
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