Viktor Köves
@viktorkoves.com
Climate developer, photographer, creator of @chiwho.bike and @electrifychicago.net | 🌎 viktorkoves.com
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Viktor Köves
@viktorkoves.com
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Your First EV Could Be A Cargo E-Bike | Viktor Köves
EVs are here, but I want to show you that your first EV could just be a cargo e-bike that can replace most car trips, and save you a boat-load of money!
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Hello, new followers! 👋
I post about a blend of climate, tech, urbanism, and biking. To start y'all off, here's a blog post I made in Sept. 2024 about owning a cargo e-bike, and how it can do 90% of what a car can, but for 10% of the cost: viktorkoves.com/2024/09/21/y...
I post about a blend of climate, tech, urbanism, and biking. To start y'all off, here's a blog post I made in Sept. 2024 about owning a cargo e-bike, and how it can do 90% of what a car can, but for 10% of the cost: viktorkoves.com/2024/09/21/y...
Good news, at least they closed the street in front of ChristKindl market for overflow waiting... but imagine if they just made this part of the market!
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Good news, at least they closed the street in front of ChristKindl market for overflow waiting... but imagine if they just made this part of the market!
Frantic baking before the function continues (Mexican Hot Chocolate cookies)
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Frantic baking before the function continues (Mexican Hot Chocolate cookies)
I am an experienced baker, I say, tightly holding an egg while prepping to get it up to room temperature faster
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I am an experienced baker, I say, tightly holding an egg while prepping to get it up to room temperature faster
Did just this when I was last in NYC with some conference friends, and it was glorious. Chicago could use these too!
NYC definitely needs way more of these double-wide bike lanes.
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
Being able to calmly bike next to someone is the sort of low stress trip I think a lot of people are waiting for before trying to cycle around the city.
Definitely me included!
December 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Did just this when I was last in NYC with some conference friends, and it was glorious. Chicago could use these too!
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Hey! I’ve got some budget questions for folks! Let me know if you knew THIS about Mayor Johnson’s budget!
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hey! I’ve got some budget questions for folks! Let me know if you knew THIS about Mayor Johnson’s budget!
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CDOT confirms they don't even start in on clearing bike lanes until Monday morning if snow falls over the weekend.
And then it takes them several days to clear 7 miles
The majority of the 8,000 miles of roads are cleared 24/7, usually within 12 hours of the snowfall stopping.
And then it takes them several days to clear 7 miles
The majority of the 8,000 miles of roads are cleared 24/7, usually within 12 hours of the snowfall stopping.
We asked CDOT what’s on tap in terms of properly maintaining Chicago’s protected bike lanes after snowstorms. Promptly plowing is needed, or else they'll face arguments that riders were better off with old-style, paint-only bikeways.
@atalliance.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org
@atalliance.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social @bikegridnow.org
We asked CDOT what's on tap for properly maintaining Chicago's protected bike lanes after snowstorms. - Streetsblog Chicago
The department needs to promptly plow bikeways after blizzards, or else face arguments that riders were better off with old-style, paint-only bike lanes.
chi.streetsblog.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
CDOT confirms they don't even start in on clearing bike lanes until Monday morning if snow falls over the weekend.
And then it takes them several days to clear 7 miles
The majority of the 8,000 miles of roads are cleared 24/7, usually within 12 hours of the snowfall stopping.
And then it takes them several days to clear 7 miles
The majority of the 8,000 miles of roads are cleared 24/7, usually within 12 hours of the snowfall stopping.
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Some of the cool stuff you can expect during the PullmanArts Holiday Market on Saturday, December 13th:
- Neighborhood-themed candles
- Handmade hats, gloves, and scarves
- Watercolor greeting cards
- Pen and ink illustrations
- Chicago architecture art prints
- Stickers and pins
- Neighborhood-themed candles
- Handmade hats, gloves, and scarves
- Watercolor greeting cards
- Pen and ink illustrations
- Chicago architecture art prints
- Stickers and pins
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Some of the cool stuff you can expect during the PullmanArts Holiday Market on Saturday, December 13th:
- Neighborhood-themed candles
- Handmade hats, gloves, and scarves
- Watercolor greeting cards
- Pen and ink illustrations
- Chicago architecture art prints
- Stickers and pins
- Neighborhood-themed candles
- Handmade hats, gloves, and scarves
- Watercolor greeting cards
- Pen and ink illustrations
- Chicago architecture art prints
- Stickers and pins
Downtown Chicago at night during the holidays is a beautiful thing -all this was in one walk 🥺
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Downtown Chicago at night during the holidays is a beautiful thing -all this was in one walk 🥺
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I love Chicagoans, it’s 5° with windchill and dudes are going on runs and I see girls riding on lime scooters at 18mph wearing jeans and a hoodie
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I love Chicagoans, it’s 5° with windchill and dudes are going on runs and I see girls riding on lime scooters at 18mph wearing jeans and a hoodie
The Viktor of ten years ago (who just sold his CD collection) would be deeply confused by this development
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Viktor of ten years ago (who just sold his CD collection) would be deeply confused by this development
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Happy birthday @haveibeenpwned.com! 12 years ago today, I pushed out a blog post launching a little data breach search tool, and life changed forever. Reading the post again now, did I get it right? 😎 www.troyhunt.com/introducing-...
Introducing “Have I been pwned?” – aggregating accounts across website breaches
I often write up analyses of the passwords disclosed in website breaches. For
example, there was A brief Sony password analysis
[https://www.troyhunt.com/2011/06/brief-sony-password-analysis.html] bac...
www.troyhunt.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Happy birthday @haveibeenpwned.com! 12 years ago today, I pushed out a blog post launching a little data breach search tool, and life changed forever. Reading the post again now, did I get it right? 😎 www.troyhunt.com/introducing-...
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Woman fatally struck by CTA bus after apparent slip in South Shore: Chicago police
What a tragedy.
#PlowTheSidewalks is literally a matter of life and death in Chicago.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
What a tragedy.
#PlowTheSidewalks is literally a matter of life and death in Chicago.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
wgntv.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Woman fatally struck by CTA bus after apparent slip in South Shore: Chicago police
What a tragedy.
#PlowTheSidewalks is literally a matter of life and death in Chicago.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
What a tragedy.
#PlowTheSidewalks is literally a matter of life and death in Chicago.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
This Giving Tuesday, I want to give a plug to Urban Rivers. They're a local org that created Chicago's Wild Mile, and have helped improve river ecosystems in River Park and Bubbly Creek too!
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This Giving Tuesday, I want to give a plug to Urban Rivers. They're a local org that created Chicago's Wild Mile, and have helped improve river ecosystems in River Park and Bubbly Creek too!
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
Maybe with your support, we can get a van that isn't rusty with holes through it 💀
urbanrivers.org/donate
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Chicago's budget season is still underway - and we're excited to see this op-ed in Crain's talking about the multi-million dollar opportunity of enforcing energy benchmarking!
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
Opinion: Chicago leaves millions on the table by ignoring its energy benchmarking law
For a city facing a budget deficit, it could at the very least capitalize on non-compliance and recommit to its climate goals.
www.chicagobusiness.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Chicago's budget season is still underway - and we're excited to see this op-ed in Crain's talking about the multi-million dollar opportunity of enforcing energy benchmarking!
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/chic...
The black tea variety pack is really putting me in a bind here
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The black tea variety pack is really putting me in a bind here
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This morning’s bike commute felt sketchier than yesterday’s. The bike lanes are a mess, very icy. Avoid. On a plus note, I saw many more people on bikes and e-scooters than I have on past similar days. People clearly rely on micro mobility now, even in the winter.
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This morning’s bike commute felt sketchier than yesterday’s. The bike lanes are a mess, very icy. Avoid. On a plus note, I saw many more people on bikes and e-scooters than I have on past similar days. People clearly rely on micro mobility now, even in the winter.
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the thing is that many people do not want the PBLs to be plowed because they want the PBLs gone and this is their best example of why they suck. if we don't ask the city to plow the lanes then they don't know anyone wants it. 311 request takes <1 min, 2 min to email your alder with the request #
December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
the thing is that many people do not want the PBLs to be plowed because they want the PBLs gone and this is their best example of why they suck. if we don't ask the city to plow the lanes then they don't know anyone wants it. 311 request takes <1 min, 2 min to email your alder with the request #
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OH YEAAAAHHH
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
OH YEAAAAHHH
[looks outside] So I really should have switched to studded tires already
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
[looks outside] So I really should have switched to studded tires already
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“Gay-Robinson thinks the electric heating cooling system her friend got at no cost may have saved her life”. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
Hundreds of low-income Illinois families go electric for free
An innovative state law lets utilities meet energy-efficiency mandates by getting people off gas.
www.canarymedia.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Gay-Robinson thinks the electric heating cooling system her friend got at no cost may have saved her life”. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ele...
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Treacherous biking out there this morning. Side streets in Logan are very icy. Main streets are clear. Protected bike lanes on Milwaukee are impassable. Careful out there. Ride with the cars and make sure you can been seen!
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Treacherous biking out there this morning. Side streets in Logan are very icy. Main streets are clear. Protected bike lanes on Milwaukee are impassable. Careful out there. Ride with the cars and make sure you can been seen!
It took tweezers and a lot of cursing, but this thing is finally done
December 1, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It took tweezers and a lot of cursing, but this thing is finally done
Apparently I need to get a nice vest for when I'm working on my bike
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Apparently I need to get a nice vest for when I'm working on my bike