Now we have the Illiana Expressway
Don't even get me started on this. With any lucj this is going to end up dying a quiet, unmourned death
Complete thread:
- OT: Hey Chicago people -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 07:21
- Extend the blue line and give the West burbs - Frank, 2014-04-15, 15:03
- So, what is your skin in this game? -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 13:57
- I thought he was Rahm - Jay, 2014-04-15, 15:17
- TBD -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 14:22
- One thing I noticed -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 15:12
- That's a really good point - Mike (bart), 2014-04-15, 18:51
- One thing I noticed -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 15:12
- Double OT: The need for an NJ-to-LI expressway -
Ken Fowler,
2014-04-15, 12:36
- People drive through Manhattan? -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 13:25
- Generally, taking the RFK to Harlem River Drive is faster - Ken Fowler, 2014-04-15, 13:36
- F that. I don't want more people from LI down the shore -
PootND,
2014-04-15, 13:12
- The Situation Toll Way - Tim, 2014-04-15, 13:25
- People drive through Manhattan? -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 13:25
- Incredibly overdue - Jack, 2014-04-15, 11:26
- google the Crosstown Expressway -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 08:59
- Jus take da Rine to Halsted over dare - Dylan, 2014-04-15, 09:55
- The crosstown should have been built -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 09:26
- I lived in Evanston for 2 years -
PBurns,
2014-04-15, 11:21
- ....because it took that long to get back home to the city? - MattG, 2014-04-15, 12:41
- Nine times more than I have -
Jack,
2014-04-15, 11:06
- I walked there once from Wicker Park -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 11:13
- Yep, that walk killed a lot of people - Jack, 2014-04-15, 13:05
- I walked there once from Wicker Park -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 11:13
- I lived in Evanston for 2 years -
PBurns,
2014-04-15, 11:21
- The woman who got the ball rolling on this Transit Future -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 09:05
- I remember the Reader did a historical piece on the proposal -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 09:07
- The Reader often overstates things -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 09:44
- Indeed. Most of Cicero is hideous - Jack, 2014-04-15, 11:10
- iirc, one of the variations was going to be "trucks only" -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 10:07
- Now we have the Illiana Expressway - Mike (bart), 2014-04-15, 10:14
- The Reader often overstates things -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 09:44
- I remember the Reader did a historical piece on the proposal -
Jay,
2014-04-15, 09:07
- Just connect Division (Blue) to North & Clybourn (Red/Brown) -
MattG,
2014-04-15, 08:45
- Digging is prohibitively expensive -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:57
- I've been taking the Green Line a fair amount to Oak Park -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 09:35
- It really is incredible -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 09:55
- Not at all -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:02
- Englewood in particular is an interesting case to me -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 10:12
- A lot has to infill before that happens - crazychester, 2014-04-15, 10:26
- Englewood in particular is an interesting case to me -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 10:12
- Not at all -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:02
- It really is incredible -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 09:55
- I've been taking the Green Line a fair amount to Oak Park -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 09:35
- Digging is prohibitively expensive -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:57
- I've seen the Ashland bus lanes idea before -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 08:45
- The Ashland BRT controversy is super interesitng -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:56
- Lots of resistance to this in the Bucktown leadership. -
Tim,
2014-04-15, 09:24
- I think Pawar is a supporter in the 47th ward -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 09:37
- The East Village Neighborhood Association -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 10:16
- I know you like Toni Preckwinkle -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:28
- Just as a point of clarification, I'm not in her corner - Mike (bart), 2014-04-15, 10:37
- I know you like Toni Preckwinkle -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:28
- The East Village Neighborhood Association -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 10:16
- I think Pawar is a supporter in the 47th ward -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 09:37
- The numbers don't pass a gut check with me -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 09:21
- Yeah I'm not comfortable picking a dog in the fight -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 10:05
- And the replacement people won't have cars! -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 10:31
- I think Divvy can be considered a success so far -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:35
- It is cheap (IMO) and excellent. I use it frequently. -
Tim,
2014-04-15, 10:53
- I'm starting to see them already this spring - Jeff (BGS), 2014-04-15, 11:16
- Mostly to Jeff's point, but -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 10:47
- This is what bother's me about these arguments -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 11:29
- Right now that's not happening -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 11:38
- "high-income, urban-focused young people" -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 12:18
- That's not entirely true anymore -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 12:29
- Yep -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 12:38
- How many people take public transportation to Mariano's? -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 13:46
- Probably not many, but that's a different question -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 14:26
- Hey...... - crazychester, 2014-04-15, 15:16
- Another way is to reduce the number of officers on patrol -
Tim,
2014-04-15, 15:01
- The Bloomingdale Trail is going to be huge -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 15:17
- Yeah. Tim, you've basically got a printing press for money - Mike (bart), 2014-04-15, 18:53
- The Bloomingdale Trail is going to be huge -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 15:17
- Probably not many, but that's a different question -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 14:26
- How many people take public transportation to Mariano's? -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 13:46
- Yep -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 12:38
- That's not entirely true anymore -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 12:29
- "high-income, urban-focused young people" -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 12:18
- Right now that's not happening -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 11:38
- This is what bother's me about these arguments -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 11:29
- It is cheap (IMO) and excellent. I use it frequently. -
Tim,
2014-04-15, 10:53
- I think Divvy can be considered a success so far -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 10:35
- And the replacement people won't have cars! -
Jeff (BGS),
2014-04-15, 10:31
- Yeah I'm not comfortable picking a dog in the fight -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 10:05
- Left turns can be handled, too -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 09:15
- They'll be illegal in most places - Jeff (BGS), 2014-04-15, 09:26
- Lots of resistance to this in the Bucktown leadership. -
Tim,
2014-04-15, 09:24
- The Ashland BRT controversy is super interesitng -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:56
- The Brown Line extension to the Blue Line -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 08:01
- Some thoughts/notes on sequencing -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:13
- Well, there's the rub -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 08:18
- Indulge me on a few of your points -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:43
- I said far South Side -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 09:23
- Scattered rejoinders - Mike (bart), 2014-04-15, 09:50
- I said far South Side -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 09:23
- Indulge me on a few of your points -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:43
- Well, there's the rub -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 08:18
- Sort of related - Block 37 superstation -
Rob (Rakes of Mallow),
2014-04-15, 08:08
- Block 37's a vortex unto itself - Mike (bart), 2014-04-15, 08:21
- Some thoughts/notes on sequencing -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:13
- It just makes me jealous... -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 07:48
- Sigh. Yeah. That ship sailed decades ago in Detroit though. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 07:57
- If everything that has been proposed happens -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 08:08
- Here's the issue: I live at Maple and Crooks. Central OC. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:14
- Isn't that also true for most suburbs of anywhere? -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 08:24
- I really think a lot of suburban mass transit is -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 08:29
- Commuter rail and ways to get to commuter rail -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 08:32
- I agree with crazychester on this -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:47
- Suburbs love bike paths - CK08, 2014-04-15, 08:49
- I agree with crazychester on this -
Mike (bart),
2014-04-15, 08:47
- Commuter rail and ways to get to commuter rail -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 08:32
- I really think a lot of suburban mass transit is -
crazychester,
2014-04-15, 08:29
- Isn't that also true for most suburbs of anywhere? -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 08:24
- Here's the issue: I live at Maple and Crooks. Central OC. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 08:14
- If everything that has been proposed happens -
CK08,
2014-04-15, 08:08
- Sigh. Yeah. That ship sailed decades ago in Detroit though. -
PAK,
2014-04-15, 07:57
- That web site did not work for me on Firefox. -
Ken Fowler,
2014-04-15, 07:32
- Using the scrollwheel works fine in FF for me. - PAK, 2014-04-15, 07:53
- Try down arrow key rather than clicking the arrow button. -
Savage,
2014-04-15, 07:41
- Sorry, they've got a static page, too - Mike (bart), 2014-04-15, 07:48