Emily

@allweeksend.com

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Bikes are transportation and recreation. Working in renewable energy. We have to imagine a better world before we can build it. she/her allweeksend.neocities.org

Ganser the band on stage on Ravenswood Ave.
A b/w photo of Chicago in the late 1800s packed with horses and carriages and streetcar tracks.
A selfie of Emily in a cycling helmet and boat-style KN-95 mask on the street with a very hazy sky in the background.
A map of CTA slow zones. They’re bad, especially among the forest park branch of the blue line.
Text: Researchers at Brown University estimate that Americans have paid $60 billion — or roughly $500 per household — more for gasoline and diesel than they would have had the conflict never happened.
A diagram drawn over the current Edgebrook road structure showing north Caldwell realigned to a right-angle 3-way intersection with Devon, closure of the segment of Caldwell between Devon and Lehigh as well as the segment of Lehigh between Caldwell and Central. Lehigh then connects directly to Caldwell. So six 4-way intersections become three 4-way and one 3-way intersection, eliminating the intersections at the most acute angles and the slip lane at Caldwell and Devon.
A red box adorned with posing personified hot dogs that says “from the bottom of my pure beef heart … thanks for giving me this chance to serve you!” Sits on a blue metal mesh table. Two bike helmets sit on the table behind in soft focus.
A screenshot of iMessage showing a link to the video in the prior message and my response below “this is some michel gondry shit”.
A screenshot showing indoor CO2 reading of 2373 ppm. Below is a 24h time graph with an extremely sharp rise in CO2 levels starting at 5am.
A drone shot directly overhead looking down on a wide view of a street with bike lanes. The full frame is covered by people lying down with their bikes. Approximately 50 people and their bikes strewn haphazardly, and full of spots of color on the asphalt backdrop.
A photo showing an angle of a mixed seating communal office space, in a high rise on a middle floor. Wood floors and whitewashed industrial ceiling space with a wall of external windows. The windows are filthy and somehow have handprints. Outside the windows are hazy viewer of additional high tide buildings.
A screenshot of an email from the 35th ward office: “Re: Fw: Logan Square Farmers Market Bike Routing Hi Emily, Thanks for reaching out and flagging this for us. We discussed this with the Chamber, which organizes the Farmers Market, as the closure is outside the scope of their permit. They understand this and will not replicate this in future markets. They are working on different advisory signs to encourage all multi-use path users to exercise caution given the high volume of pedestrians and cyclists in the area. We are meeting with them tomorrow to discuss this further. Thank you for reaching out!”
Another sign prohibiting bikes, scooters, and skateboards on the inner Logan Square path.
A freestanding portable sign sitting on top of the white painted bike symbol on a bright green bike lane reads “STOP NO BIKES OR SCOOTERS ALLOWED ON PATHS”
A screenshot of text: “Abstract Driving speed is an important factor in road safety. Speed not only affects the severity of a crash, but is also related to the risk of being involved in a crash. This paper discusses the …”
A screenshot of text: “Almost 12,000 deaths - 29% of all crash fatalities — occurred in speed-related crashes in 2023. High speeds make a crash more likely because drivers have less time to react and because it requires a longer distance to stop or slow down. They also make collisions more deadly because modest increases in speed cause large increases in crash energy.”
A colorful hand-drawn whole year 2026 calendar poster hanging on a door
A poster for Half Acre Cycling’s Skyway Crit series. Calumet Park, Saturday 4/25 and Sunday 4/26 2026.
A screenshot of the quoted post including the post it was quoting: “Tressie McMillan Cottom • @tressie... If there are roads, road deaths are a fact of life. That's kind of...yeah. You can reduce them. You cannot eradicate them. What are we talking about here?”
A view out a set of windows with blue sky toward the top and lower, a dense cloud among the buildings in the middle distance.
A photo looking across Milwaukee southbound toward a white advisory sign showing the right lane makes both sharp and less sharp turns.
An hourly forecast for Thursday showing 46° at 8 am and 70° at 6pm
An email purportedly from chase bank saying “! Action requested: Review the latest scams. You won’t believe how convincing scammers can sound.” Below is a big green button that says “review scams>>”
a screen capture of lightningmaps.org showing an overlay of lightning strikes in the last hour over a satellite map of the USA. There's an arc of dark orange (older) to yellow (more recent) points stretching from just north of Houston to Lake Michigan.
Rosie the 63 lb red brindle greyhound sunbathing in a small grass yard.
Catimir Pulaski stretching and lounging on a couch
A brindle greyhound sits and stares through an iron fence past the sidewalk and down the street at something in the distance. The paved ground is lightly covered in snow.
A photo of a cleared protected bike lane next to a snow-covered sidewalk.
A screenshot of an instagram ad: “MINNEAPOLIS IS FACING YET ANOTHER DEADLY CONSEQUENCE OF A FEDERAL AGENDA BUILT ON TERROR AND CRUELTY THIS IS NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT IT IS FEDERAL BRUTALITY We will not stay silent. It is time to ABOLISH ICE” with an overlay that reads “Toni Preckwinkle Politician Paid for by Preckwinkle for President Information about this ad was provided to Meta from the advertiser. Advertisers must disclose who paid for their ad when they categorize ads as about social issues, elections or politics.”
A screenshot of the article which reads, “Counts of bicycle traffic since the bike lanes were installed showed that traffic increased sixfold. Engineers also didn't find any major congestion issues with automobiles after the revamp. Some council members said some residents told them the layout was confusing and hard to navigate. The city has been discussing a change almost since the bike lanes were added, designing alternatives and doing outreach.”
A screenshot of a weather app showing a “feels like” temperature of -37° at 8am tomorrow
An on-street bike parking corral on Milwaukee avenue in Chicago.
Strava year in sport 2025 card: 177 total days active (up 12%) 2069 miles total distance (up 26%) 201 total hours (up 38%) 74068 total feet of elevation (up 7%)
A screenshot of a Threes! Game score. 536,739 points. Losing board: 1, 12, 192, 6 3, 6144, 24, 12 6, 12, 3, 1 1, 96, 6, 192
A demonstration of the WRAP restraint. A man in a uniform is sitting on the floor, legs straight out and crossed. Straps encircle his ankles, knees, thighs, hips, and torso. A harness holds his shoulders and his hands are tied behind his back. A strap connects his chest to his ankles, putting his body at a slightly oblique angle to his legs.
A screenshot with the text: “Changes to Cause-Specific Map Types With the availability of the For a Cause activity tag, the following activity map types are no longer available for new activities on the Strava mobile app or website: Support Ukraine Black Lives Matter Pride”
A square pan of baked oats with a radial pecan pattern on top sitting on a gas cooktop.
A double flush toilet lever
A diagram of pedestrian crossings in the new Logan Square configuration, with a 430’gap at the southern edge circles as well as an unmeasured gap along Milwaukee from the circle road to the north edge of the Milwaukee/Kedzie intersection.
A diagram of permitted car movements in the new Logan Square.
A guided walking tour of the east side of the new Logan Square. Showing poorly planned, though nicely built new bike/pedestrian infrastructure.
Screenshot of an Instagram post by Illinois art council. Test over a depiction of the viaduct: Fulton and Milwaukee Viaduct Public Art Project Request For Qualifications COMMISSION: $85,000 / ELIGIBILITY: CHICAGOLAND AREA DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 10, 2025 * CHICAGO MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON DCASE Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (A listing of surface sizes in feet) NOVEMBER 2025 Fulton and Milwaukee Viaduct Public Art Project Request For Qualifications COMMISSION: $85,000 CAFÉ LINK: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15889 ELIGIBILITY: CHICAGOLAND AREA DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 10, 2025
From dhs.gov “Comparing ICE day-in and day-out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences. The men and women of ICE and CBP are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. They get up every morning to try and make our communities safer. Like everyone else, they just want to go home to their families at night. The violence and dehumanization of these men and women who are simply enforcing the law must stop. We are praying for our law enforcement and their families. This is an evolving situation, and we will give the public more information as soon as it becomes available.”
Two posts: audreyii_fic @audreyii.bsky.social • 1h Replied to Philip Bump there's a lot to unpack here, but IMO this was the kill shot SELECTION Demographic Men, not married Voter segment All voters Year 2016 D+15, 19% of voters COMPARISON Demographic Men, not married Voter segment All voters Year 2024 R+3, 19% of voters THE WAR ON CARS ≥ Reposted by Gravel Influencer The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
An overlay that says “Misleading Altered images/videos, deceptive links, or false statements. Source: @moderation.bsky.app”
A screenshot showing a post marked “misleading”. The post says “antifa isn't a terrorist organization because that'd be assuming any of us are organized in the first place” followed by the text “ This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behavior.” Below, a tooltip says “Misleading Altered images/videos, deceptive links, or false statements. Source: @moderation.bsky.app”
“The move will lead to greater scrutiny of Strava's handling of its user data, which has in the past faced privacy concerns. The move may also spark fear among users that interested investors may be motivated in purchasing the company to gain access to user data rather than growing and improving the business.”
A screenshot of Google maps street view dated “1 month ago”. Looking east from the southbound Kennedy just south of Augusta, traffic in the foreground and above is visible a billboard for the Tim pool podcast? Radio show? Idk
Text: “3. Women's Category. Pursuant to the requirements set out above, the Women's Category is limited to individuals who meet the following definition of female: "Female means a person belonging, at conception, to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell." For purposes of applying this requirement, an individual who was not identified as female at birth may not participate in the Women's Category at any Competitive Event.”
A large asphalt vehicle on treads rolls down a narrow residential street between parked cars.
Looking north up Kimball from the westbound Belmont bike lane. A truck trailing an empty car carrier has cut the corner too tightly, rolled over the curb, is scraping a light pole, and then punctures a tire on the bolt holding the pole to the concrete. The camera jerks as the tire punctures because the camera operator was startled!
An ice-blue speedvagen bike with zipp wheels and custom paint in various shades of orange
Screenshot of the Ventra app: TICKET INFORMATION Day Pass Line: Milwaukee North From: Union Station - Zone 1 To: Grayland - Zone 2 Day Pass Expires: 14 Days Full Fare After completing this purchase, you will be offered a CTA/ Pace Regional Day Pass. This Day Pass requires a registered Ventra Card in your account. If not used the Day Pass expires in 14 days.
Screenshot of Ventra app showing “CTA” passes now all incorporate Pace access.
A small specialized hotrock kid’s bike. White with blue
Railroad tracks curving into unit distance among greenery and power lines, bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds overhead
Cotton candy sunset clouds with frequent cloud-to-cloud lightning
A clipless pedal on a paper towel on a table alongside a blue nitrile glove, pedal wrench, pedal spindle removal tool, grease gun, and a small awl. The other pedal is in a plastic bag nearby.
A photo looking southbound on Milwaukee avenue toward Augusta. A sign on a light pole on the right says “Right Lane” and then a sign below it, which is rotated to the right toward a parking lot rather than the street, shows two arrows curving toward the right, indicating the right lane is for turns both sharp right and slight right.
A screenshot of an email: “From: Walter Burnett To: Emily Yesterday at 9:25 PM Re: Signage at Milwaukee/ Augusta/Highway Entrance Thank you, I'll have the department of transportation to look at it Sent from my iPhone On May 7, 2025, at 3:51 PM, Emily”