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Ellen Steinke

@ellensteinke.bsky.social

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Writer, comedian, urbanista 🎭 Creator Funny You Should Care ✍️ Contributor Streetsblog Chicago

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@ellensteinke.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 2:04 PM

There’s basically more fires in one season of Chicago Fire than there are in real life

@ellensteinke.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 2:03 PM

There’s basically more fires in one season of Chicago Fire than an entire year of real life

@activetransportation.orgSep 24, 2026, 7:09 PMReposted by @ellensteinke.bsky.social

There are 3 townhalls coming up to share feedback on the use of micromobility devices on Chicago Park District bicycle paths/trails. Tuesday, September 29, 2026 5:30 – 7:00 pm Clarendon Park, 4501 N. Clarendon Ave Wednesday, September 30, 2026 5:30 – 7:00 pm Ellis Park, 3520 S. Cottage Grove Ave

@ellensteinke.bsky.socialSep 5, 2026, 1:52 AM

💃🫶💅😈

@chi.streetsblog.orgSep 4, 2026, 5:01 PMReposted by @ellensteinke.bsky.social

Check out SBC contributing writer @ellensteinke.bsky.social's Instagram account, "More Lakeshore, Less Drive."
www.instagram.com/morelakeshor...

"There's a road she'd like to tell you about, lives in her home town..." 🎵
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOrd...

@ellensteinke.bsky.socialSep 4, 2026, 7:48 PM

Great talking with @blockclubchi.bsky.social about the future of DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Bike the Drive, and why I think Chicago can imagine something better than an eight-lane highway through one of the city’s greatest public spaces.

blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/04/a...

@ellensteinke.bsky.socialAug 29, 2026, 2:17 AM

Not to mention breathing in the exhaust and particulates while enjoying a drinkie 💅 🍸

@ellensteinke.bsky.socialAug 28, 2026, 7:14 PM

Patio dining in Europe: prime people watching. Patio dining in Chicago: prime car watching. Streets should be for people.

@ellensteinke.bsky.socialAug 9, 2026, 6:28 PM

This 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.
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@ellensteinke.bsky.socialAug 7, 2026, 4:14 AM

I said what I said

CChicago 🏳️‍⚧️🌱@chicagotrans-plant.bsky.socialAug 6, 2026, 8:20 PM

next speaker says she appreciates the removal of the language about lake shore straight reconstruction being the "preferred alternative." Highlights that lake shore kills 10 people per year - "if the bean killed 10 people per year, we might change it."

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