Archive for the 'Transportation' Category
Smoking Fines
Feeling a smoke around Chicago? Be careful…
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Why Ogilvie station is the best Metra station in the universe (of Chicago)
Chicago is a city of rivalries, White Sox vs. Cubs, (Cubs vs Cardinals), Bears vs Packers, but none compare to that of the Metra stations: Union Station vs. Ogilvie (note that Metra Electric doesn’t count, as no one really recognizes it as a station, at least no one that matters).
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What’s a City Without Traffic?
When we think of big cities, we are often reminded of traffic jams. But the worst–or if you’d prefer, the best–jam has to be the Dan Ryan Expressway, since reconstruction began in March 2006. Just ask any of the 320,000 drivers who use the expressway daily.
Chicago Airports
If you’re headed somewhere out of Chicago by air, chances are you’re going to end up at O’Hare International Airport or
Explore the West Side on the Green Line
I never hear about, or experience problems on the Green Line. Nobody ever talks about the Green Line!
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Hi, my name is Kate and I am an ex-”L” rider. Not because I don’t think public trasportation is a great idea: you get on a train or a bus and it takes you wherever you need to go. But in Chicago, as of late, the practicality of public transportation is that it….well, it sucks. At least during rush hour, with all the construction and the waiting for the train and then finally getting on it and the dreaded feeling you get when you hear “ding…ding…we are being delayed, waiting for signals ahead. We expect to be moving shortly.” Read more
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