Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 23/09/2026That’s not even the only shitty thing he’s in the news for today chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...chicago.suntimes.comAs school board election nears, CPS parents incensed by political group at school eventSome CPS parents say they want a stronger firewall to protect against electioneering on school grounds. It comes after a nonprofit affiliated with the Common Ground Collective, a group heavily funded ... 021
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 14/09/2026“Neighborhood Greenways” are cut-through alternatives to arterials until proven otherwise. They are primarily residential streets with existing traffic signals. Allowing 2-way cycling is only the first step and needs to be followed with traffic diversion and physical calming. 0173
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 10/09/2026Why is Fran allowed to write editorials in the news section? “Since then, the City Council has taken a sharp left turn with seven Democratic Socialists serving alongside Johnson, the most liberal mayor in Chicago history.” 1162
Reposted by Michael McCarthypublic universal reply guy @llkats.com · 08/09/2026how to make living riding bike ride bicycle for money ride bikes living wage living wage and benefits while riding bicycle how to make enough money to survive riding bikes living wage and health insurance in exchange for bike riding how to 1363
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 05/09/2026BUTT WELDIN’ Or one of the ghostly figures stepping into the street 130
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 05/09/2026I’ve been going to Sulzer long enough to know there used to be a copy machine just to the right of the entrance on the ground floor… I thought the only printers were upstairs by the computers! 020
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 04/09/2026Yeah it’s very possible, seems intimidating until you try it out. I don’t ride every single day but I ride in every month of the year. In countries where biking is made safe and paths are cleared with just as much urgency as roads are cleared for cars people ride in all weather. 100
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 04/09/2026Idk how I got it done so fast but bsky.app/profile/mich... 040
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 04/09/2026I spent like 30 seconds tops in there. So many people are using the library at 5 pm maybe it should be open later 0100
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 04/09/2026I haven't printed my BTD ticket yet and all the libraries close at 5 lol 110
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 04/09/2026D if you have a library card you have free printing credits! 260
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 04/09/2026Our street trees have been missing for at least a month at Lawrence and Hermitage 130
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 04/09/2026There used to see a safe passage worker on my rides to work and we’d exchange a friendly wave or good morning, but I haven’t seen him this school year 😢 010
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 02/09/2026I see a lot of people driving to the left of these, especially bad where there’s a contraflow bike lane like Berwyn and Glenwood 030
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 02/09/2026First experience with NITA was Metra hitching the cafe car to the super crowded peak UP-N and then not collecting tickets 030
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 02/09/2026This is the sweatiest travel day I’ve had in my life lol 130
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 01/09/2026Construction in the Clark PBL going NB north of Lawrence (and obstructions SB as always) #bikechi 230
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 31/08/2026I’m pretty sure this is already a CDOT construction rule that is never enforced, but could be expanded to unmarked routes that are reasonably bikeable 100
Reposted by Michael McCarthyChicago, Bike Grid Now! @bikegridnow.org · 25/08/2026It's Jamapalooza season. Join us for the fall equinox celebration and Chicagohenge on Tuesday, September 22nd for our biggest ride of the year as we descend on and then ride around downtown (+ a secret third place) Not on a bus? Meet us at the Picasso statue at 6pm! See you at the Jam. 4248
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 19/08/2026A lot of it happened in the 90s under Schulter, Pawar and Martin are far better on approving new housing but have done… absolutely nothing that I can recall to protect existing multifamily housing. It’s a citywide policy failure but we have lead the pack in deconversions 010
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 13/08/2026Block Club couldn’t find anyone in Chicago who thinks “gunshot detection“ is bunk? Couldn’t ask if the problem is a lack of reports to 911 why would people install an app that uses their microphone? Come on 1230
Reposted by Michael McCarthyDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Looks like I got my answer: "The presence of the [per-minute] fee nudged cyclists toward several unsafe behaviours." "The policy recommendation is to avoid such strategies in favour of less time-pressuring schemes." doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 1126355
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 09/08/2026Wow they only saved 200K activetransportation.org/blog/oak-par...activetransportation.orgOak Park swings, misses on Divvy | Active Transportation AlliancePost image: With Divvy leaving Oak Park, it’s a good time to reflect on how we got here. As a […] 000
Reposted by Michael McCarthyEllen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026This spring, Sen Feigenholtz tried to introduce quick build safety legislation for IDOT roads, specifically Irving Park. IDOT and The Road Builders/construction contractors pushed back hard, IDOT watered it down, and let it fall through the cracks so nothing passed. abc7chicago.com/post/woman-k...abc7chicago.comWoman killed in hit-and-run crash on North Side; Chicago police say suspect in custodyCPD said the woman was killed as she walked between two parked cars after a chain hit-and-run crash. 22010
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 09/08/2026How many people have to die at Irving and Ashland before we do something about it? 170
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 07/08/2026So neither told me to drive on the trail but Apple‘s visual communication for “you need to walk to the destination” is terrible. 030
Reposted by Michael McCarthyPop Crave @popcrave.com · 07/08/202617 years ago today, Kesha released “TiK ToK.” 420527
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 06/08/2026And it was so fast! I was excited about the Ventra launch but I used my Chicago Card Plus till the very end because Ventra was a slow downgrade 180
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 06/08/2026They’re quoting the police statement, which is always made up because they didn’t witness what happened 0110
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 05/08/2026Oh yeah I agree especially for non-auto modes. I assumed you were using CTPP so it’s… something? 011
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 05/08/2026You might have access to Replica through IDOT’s contract and CMAP’s travel survey ODs by request 110
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 24/07/2026There’s another bridge over the Metra tracks near 18th/Calumet that leads to a tunnel under DLSD near Soldier Field. Access is right next to Battle of Fort Dearborn Park 120
Reposted by Michael McCarthyPop Crave @popcrave.com · 17/07/2026Irish actor Brenda Fricker has passed away aged 81. She was best known for her Oscar-winning role in ‘My Left Foot’ and for playing the Central Park pigeon lady in ‘Home Alone 2.’ 014219
Reposted by Michael McCarthyLakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 15/07/2026eating strawberries and greens like i don't care what happens to me. consider this account the control group 3182
Reposted by Michael McCarthyLakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 11/07/2026working on a new map of chicago that everyone will agree with 1212
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 11/07/2026Yeah I’m just asking for a hard one now. I even guessed the hardest row correctly when I usually just get it by process of elimination 010
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 11/07/2026When you posted the working revolving door I wanted to take bets on how long it will take for an escalator to break Lmao 120
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 11/07/2026Tech has the most bike racks that are always full and is a major north campus destination, makes no sense not having a station there 010
Reposted by Michael McCarthyAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026"executives with no understanding of the industry" seems to be an endemic problem across industries: higher education, medicine, you name it, a bunch of suits with MBAs and unearned arrogance are destroying everything around us, and for some reason, we're supposed to accept that they know best 11053312011
Michael McCarthy @michaelmcc.com · 10/07/2026This is disappointing. NU funded some of the initial stations and should be supporting bike share on campus dailynorthwestern.com/2016/06/29/c...dailynorthwestern.comDivvy bikes debut in EvanstonEvanston residents will have another means of transportation when Divvy bikes roll into town this week. After nearly three years of planning, the program will bring 100 bikes to 10 locations throughou... 010
