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Longwood Drive construction update

Longwood has been reopened to traffic.
Posted by Fargo at 11:36 PM No comments: Labels: construction, detour, Longwood


non sequitur Friday

Three on a theme: holiday. How are you spending your holiday weekend?

Posted by Fargo at 1:32 PM No comments: Labels: Green Day, holiday, Madonna, music, Vampire Weekend


water main breaks in the neighborhood and Longwood detour 



Three on a theme: funk.

Here's a little warm-up.

Posted by Fargo at 5:55 AM No comments: Labels: Buddy Hankerson, funk, music, Parliament Funkadelic, Slave



Three on a theme: magic.

Posted by Fargo at 6:26 AM No comments: Labels: Heart, magic, music, Steppenwolf, the Who


farmers market season is here! Labels: 95th Street, farmers market, Longwood


a transportation alternative to help beat the red line shutdown blues

Are you concerned about how the red line shutdown (starting 5/19) may affect your ability to get around?  I-Go might be a workable answer if you only need a car for occasional trips and you have the ability to plan your trips in advance.  They have a variety of plans for different driving needs.

I don't own a car and sometimes need to visit friends in Hyde Park, Avalon Park or other locations that I can't reach easily using transit, especially at night.  For some of those trips, I-Go gets me there safely without the need to make multiple transfers between buses and trains.   Without the red line, some destinations will be tougher to reach, so I'm grateful to have another option for trips I might not want to take by bike.

If you decide to give I-Go a try, please mention on the application that you heard about it here on Ridge99.  Thanks!
Posted by Fargo at 8:45 AM No comments: Labels: 103rd Street, car sharing, I-Go, transportation



Posted by Fargo at 6:47 AM No comments: Labels: music, New Orleans, Trombone Shorty


Is your bike safe?

In the last few years, bike theft has increased in the neighborhood.  I often see bikes at and near our Metra stations that are only secured against the most amateur thieves and are left all day, vulnerable to the first thief with a bolt cutter.  The cable locks that were sufficient when many of us were kids are a joke to today's bike thieves.

This blog post contains a lot of good tips about how to lock your bike, and highlights some common mistakes.
Posted by Fargo at 8:28 AM No comments: Labels: Beverly, bike, lock, Metra, Morgan Park, security, theft

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