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HIV Epi. Data lover. Bike enthusiast. Joy seeker. Mama. Just trying to build a safer city for my kid and have fun doing it. #Safestreetsforall
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Lakeview East Kidical Mass is starting up again in April! Below is our 2025 schedule. *Note: we changed our meetup location from the front playlot to the back of Nettelhorst Elementary (3252 N Broadway). Always the last Saturday of the month. Meet at 9a, rollout at 9:15a. First ride is 4/26! 🌎

Makes my Friday, every week! 💗 Love being able to give these city kids this freedom.

Hi Chicago friends! I’m hosting the first ever kids makers market at Nettelhorst on Sunday, March 9th from 1-4pm! We had over 50 kids signup to sell art, baked goods, 3D prints, stickers, jewelry, and so many others! It is open to everyone, so please come support your local young maker!

Hoping this is the last of our detours for the RPM project! Bittersweet as we’ve come to love to saying “Happy Friday” to our construction friends! They’ve been so kind to us, and going as far as holding traffic on Clark St for us. Grateful for the community the bike bus brings!

Definitely one of those scared people! I’m an infectious disease epidemiologist working in HIV/LGBTQ+ NIH-funded research, have stage 4 breast cancer (in remission but $37k treatment every 3 weeks!), and an AuDHD kiddo. The last few weeks have been a roller coaster with so much uncertainty.

Happy Friday!☀️ It was a chilly 13°F but no wind and sun, so made for a fine ride. Very much looking forward to warmer days ahead!

See you tomorrow for ✨Bike Bus✨! It’ll be extra cold, so dress accordingly! Find and track us here: nettelhorst-bike-bus.glitch.me

Ald. Lawson (44th Ward) is seeking feedback on a draft 44th Ward Community Plan! The first since 2006. ✨One of the core pillars is transit & infrastructure✨ The Feedback they are requesting is listed in the survey link (below). Survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Draft Community Plan⬇️

A small but mighty bike bus this morning. 🚲Happy Friday!🚲

Thanks to everyone who joined us in the rain this morning! ☔️ Winter weather can be unpredictable but we think it’s important to show the kiddos there is rarely bad biking weather if you have the right clothes and gear! Hope to see you next Friday for ✨Bike Bus✨!

See you tomorrow for ✨Bike Bus✨! It’ll be rainy, so please dress appropriately! Find and track us here: nettelhorst-bike-bus.glitch.me

One of the fatalities was a 60yo pedestrian in the 44th ward on the Roscoe greenway - Roscoe/Broadway crossing. I remember reaching out to the ward bc there was blood all over the pavement and another recent hit there. Based on the crash data, it happened just before the crosstown classic at Wrigley

I know I usually talk about bikes and urbanism BUT my job in HIV & Sexual and Gender Minority research is incredibly dear to my heart. As of yesterday, NIH removed all the pages referring to their Sexual and Gender Minority Research office. It’s starting and things are moving too fast.

Live in or frequent the Northalsted/Boystown area in Chicago? Fill out this survey by the Northalsted Business Alliance for their Neighborhood Improvement Plan! *Walkability and Bike infrastructure are mentioned in the survey* engagemksk.mysocialpinpoint.com/northalsted-...

We love to see it! If you live in 44 or frequent the area often, please send an email to the Ward in support! Let’s also ask for safety upgrades to the intersection crossings & bike lanes/greenway (School/Aldine & Halsted) surrounding the building. 💗 [email protected]

Happy Friday!☀️

See you tomorrow for ✨Bike Bus✨! Find us here: nettelhorst-bike-bus.glitch.me

Been listening to this city council meeting since 10am waiting for this vote, and am so disappointed it is once again being delayed, and to hear the alders who are saying they would not have supported it. We deserve safer streets!

The benefits of living in a walkable city and attending your local neighborhood school - walking to school in the beautiful snow! My favorite part is the snowball fight after school on the walk home.

Goals for @nettelhorstbikebus.org! 💗 So proud of the Bike Bus movement. @bikebusworld.bsky.social

Hauled 100+ books to the school’s book bingo via bike today! #CarryShitOlympics

❄️Blizzard Bike Bus!❄️ We went slow and carefully, as we said we would. One of the kids mentioned it felt like we were in a snow globe. Though we had no independent kid riders today, we had a nice mix of kid carrying bikes. Hope to see you next Friday for Bike Bus!

See you tomorrow for ✨Bike Bus✨! We are expecting light snow, so we’ll be riding slowly and carefully to school. Dress accordingly! Find us here: nettelhorst-bike-bus.glitch.me

Last ✨Bike Bus✨ of 2024! It was a cold, snowy & windy day, but we made it! Thank you to the 24 friends who joined us today! Can’t wait to see what 2025 brings! Warm wishes for a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!

See you tomorrow for the last ✨Bike Bus✨ of 2024! We are expecting some snow, so dress accordingly! Find us here: nettelhorst-bike-bus.glitch.me

A cold December morning and we still had 32 friends join us! Thanks for all who came out! See you next Friday for the last Bike Bus of 2024! @bikebusworld.bsky.social

See you in the morning for ✨Bike Bus✨ It will be about 15 degrees F, so please dress warm! Some winter gear recommendations in the image below. Find us here: nettelhorst-bike-bus.glitch.me

Shouting, like always, that you should bring your kids to community meetings. They should have a voice in how their community looks!

Tonight!

Loved telling my story and the story of @nettelhorstbikebus.org! Biking is healing and there is nothing like it. So grateful it’s been a source of love since I was a child. Thank you @chiwhobike.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity!

No one rides in the winter. 😉 It was 17 degrees F (feels like 6) and we still had a crowd of over 25 join us! It was a good start to winter riding. See you next Friday for (a warmer) bike bus! #bikebus @bikebusworld.bsky.social

Nettelhorst Bike Bus be riding tomorrow (12/6)! It’ll be under 20 degrees F, so we highly recommend warm gloves, ear coverings and wool socks! Find us here: nettelhorst-bike-bus.glitch.me (I’ll move the BB over here soon!)

Chicago 44th ward folks & those that spend time in the Lakeview area - please consider attending this community planning open house! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I guess it is time to finally hop over here. 💗 Thanks @chiwhobike.bsky.social for the interview! Happy I could share my story.