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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Sure, looking into it... 🪠 Yeah, Musk is the devil. But so is Morrissey, and I still listen to The Smiths records. Seriously though, SBC stays "bilingual" with Twitter and Bluesky accounts because many or most politicians, agencies, and walk/bike/transit advocates over 40 are not on the latter.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

OK, so Orchard Street north of Armitage Avenue. I think you can even see a Divvy rider on Orchard in this Google Street View.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You're talking about north-south travel on a walkway next to the school, not east-west travel through Oz Park on the Dickens Avenue Greenway route, via this multi-use path, correct?

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I was told that recently an SUV driver, possibly with mental illness, got up on the sidewalk and then drove onto the field, where children were playing. After that terrifying incident, it's understandable that the school wants to make its grounds inaccessible to the public during school hours.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

See my 2nd post. It doesn't matter whether it was my first time or my 100th – they can't charge the "bad parking fee" for locking there because it doesn't impact bus riders. (I won't do it again, so I won't have to make another call.) Standard annual member charge for e-bikes is $0.20/minute.

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Single rides. Day passes. Annual memberships. We’ve got options to get you where you’re going.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I hadn't noticed I locked to a "bus stop" sign in the grassy parkway, 20-30' from the actual boarding area, which has a 2nd sign. The bike wouldn't have obstructed anyone getting on/off bus. I called customer service to explain and they waived the fee, but it's good I checked my ride history! (2/2)

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yesterday I was running late, so I took a 12-minute electric @divvybikes.bsky.social ride and parked at the pole on the right. My bill was $31.51, including $2.40 for the ride at the member rate, $2 non-station parking fee (closest station was a 5-minute walk away) and a $25 "bad parking fee"! (1/2)

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That is correct, although IDOT seems to be improving now that ex-CDOT chief and (former?) bike racer Gia Biagi is in charge. Perhaps some gentle persuasion from Goudy School could make a difference? Attn: Biagi's boss @govpritzker.illinois.gov @the48thward.bsky.social

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Northern Illinois Transit Authority launched last month, with the goal of transforming Chicagoland into an Oasis of world-class public transportation. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/09/10/n...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hmm, staff have previously asked to walk my bike while passing through during recess, a reasonable request. But maybe some yahoos zooming through on e-motos or something led to this new policy. That puts a damper on CDOT recommending Winthrop as a couplet with Kenmore. I'll look into the issue...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

D'oh! Slight cartography error in my previous map draft. Winthrop (southbound) and Kenmore (northbound) is the couplet we took in Uptown and Edgewater, fixed in this version. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e... @the48thward.bsky.social

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When I rode there a few days ago, the gate was closed but not locked. It was open when I did this ride Saturday night. (Oops, I forgot to show on the map that we took Kenmore for the northbound trip in Uptown and Edgewater.)

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some wards w/ bike-friendly alders are pretty rideable nowadays. Here's a trip I did w/ a traffic-shy friend for Octoberfest dinner at Laschet's Inn: All side streets w/ signalized crossings of main streets, thanks to contraflow lanes on Leland, Leavitt, and Berteau. 👍 www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We should require all politicians making decisions about AI policy to watch the prophetic 1999 film "The Matrix" by the Chicago-raised Wachowskis (one of whom has donated to Streetsblog Chicago). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mat... @lillywachowski.bsky.social

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On the Red Line around midnight, there was a boy, maybe 12, sketching. I had earbuds on. When he approached me, I just said, "No thanks." He dropped a piece of paper next to me. It wasn't until he got off the train that I looked at the drawing. I guess I owe him a few bucks. @chicagocta.bsky.social

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And here's your Moment of Zen as CCM riders do laps around a baseball field at the end of the afterparty.

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CCM riders do laps around a baseball field 9/25/26

YouTube video by John Greenfield

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

No joke, in 1995 the Chicago post-rock band Gastr de Sol put out an album named after Lyon & Healy called "The Harp Factory on Lake Street."

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The Harp Factory on Lake Street - Wikipedia

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Time Out rated Chicago's West Town community as one of "The 40 coolest neighbourhoods in the world in 2026." That's fun, but their statement, "The official boundaries vary depending on who you ask," is incorrect. Here are the official boundaries, per the City: data.cityofchicago.org/Facilities-G...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I thought about saying "slightly right-leaning" instead, but the Tribune Editorial Board did endorse Obama for president, so it's not like they're card-carrying members of the Fred Birch Society.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A metaphor for our current era: Dozens of transit riders wait behind a solo driver in a Musk Mobile. @thewaroncars.bsky.social

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Encouragingly, earlier this month at Bike the Drive, Sean Madison, general manager at Lyft for the Divvy program, told the Tribune, "Chicago is a bike city." bsky.app/profile/tall... @divvybikes.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

@chicritmass.bsky.social's 29th anniversary is F 9/25. A few of my friends met their spouses through CCM, and now their kids are in high school and college. Last weekend I was at a garden party where one of the teens did an excellent 90's Mazzy Star cover, which reminded me of this Onion headline.

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Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation

RENTON, WA—Local man Paul Campbell confirmed Saturday he was raising his daughter Emma on a variety of media carefully selected to help her cultivate an appreciation for artistic quality, a move that ...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A NIMBY strategy: Say things about proposed zoning changes that are nonsense. A "fear-mongering" video implies that if Oak Park's zoning change proposal passes, Frank Lloyd Wright houses will be demolished to make room for affordable housing. www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/... @stevevance.net

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I can't help but point out that the communications director for the Northern Illinois Transit Authority, NITA, is named TINA. #AnagramsRuleEverythingAroundMe @nitachicago.bsky.social

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Per this 2019 @activetransportation.org profile of Kathy Schubert, she wiped out on LaSalle Street. That's not a not a designated bike route, so the first Kathy Plates were installed on another street that was. Cortland is a likely candidate. activetransportation.org/blog/longtim... @stevevance.net

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Concrete Beach enthusiast @stevevance.net will appreciate this Creach-oriented @leinenkugels.bsky.social marketing.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A friend got some cheap tickets to hear John Fogerty from Creedence Clearwater Revival and his sons play at the Tinley Park amphitheater last night. Here's a rough approximation of our train + bike route. Fogerty was terrific – at 81, his singing and guitar playing still sound great.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In fairness, I've heard grocery shopping is more fun when you're tripping on psychedelics.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Sorry, the NITA font is Helvetica Black *Italic*.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Mystery solved. Look at the letter "i" in both logos.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yeah, I already checked that one. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blur_(b...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Good guess, and good band (I saw them at the Aragon Ballroom a few years ago and they were great), but that doesn't appear to be the answer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulp_(b...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Seriously, I haven't figured this out yet, so Internet hive mind, please tell me: The font for the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority is reminiscent of the logo of which '90s Britpop band? @nitachicago.bsky.social @stevevance.net @ellensteinke.bsky.social @latrace.bsky.social

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Apologies for the misplaced apostrophe: It should be "A City That Works' Richard Day." #PunctuationMatters

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The O'Hare Flyer proposal got a warm reception from rail experts like Chaddick Institute and High Speed Rail Alliance. OTOH it does raise equity questions, so maybe we'll see some discussion of this in @blockclubchi.bsky.social and/or @chicagoreader.com. chi.streetsblog.org/2026/08/25/d...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Fun fact: 3 members of the archetypal LA punk band X were born in Illinois, 2 of them downstate: John Doe: Decatur Exene Cervenka: Chicago Billy Zoom: Savanna If you dig deep into songs by X and their country side project The Knitter, I bet you can find some Prairie State references.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Aw thanks! I've been lazy about uploading those properly, but here are clips with Illinois First! songs. A low-fi recording of the entire "Songs About the Land of Lincoln" album: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgCN... Me playing our DuSable song to endorse renaming DLSD. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps51...

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Illinois First! "Songs About the Land of Lincoln"

YouTube video by John Greenfield

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Cool, I tagged the Sun-Times reporter in a Twitter post of this stuff, so he can decide whether an update is warranted.

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Which "initial article" are you talking about – Tribune, Sun-Times, or Crain's (who were all given scoops on the news)?

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A new @chicagotribune.com editorial essentially advocates for more driving, i.e. more crashes, pollution, wear-and-tear, and traffic jams, on local highways: "Free Illinois tollways? Show us the math, Darren Bailey. But keep the conversation going." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/19/e...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Wait, so you're saying that if you build it them will come? That idea is so gosh-darn wacky... it just might work!

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Sorry, I swear it wasn't my intention to make a triple pun here, let alone a slightly off-color one, but there weren't enough letters on Twitter to write "executive director," and I forgot to change it on BlueSky. Thankfully, the Facebook version is 100% SFW! www.facebook.com/StreetsblogC...

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John Greenfield @johngreenfield.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Yes, sharing the private information of humans is wrong, which is why you should only dox fish.

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