[Doady]

In USA, everyone is left to fend for themselves. Even grade-separating the rail crossings cannot be done when people often have to wait 2 hours just to cross the tracks.

There are 1550 municipalities in the Chicago metropolitan area. Compare that to 23 municipalities for the Toronto metropolitan area. When there is so much political fragmentation at a local level combined with lack of support and services from higher levels of government, it is no wonder some communities become isolated and left behind.

Dolton reminds me of the older parts of Mississauga. Bungalows with parking behind the house instead of the front. But Mississauga is 30 times larger. Whereas Dolton is 1 of 135 municipalities in Cook County, Mississauga is 1 of 3 municipalities in Peel Region. Mississauga is large enough that it can have its own bus system, which gets more riders than all of Pace. It gets more support from higher levels of government, but it's also large enough to be able to provide its own services more effectively without relying on outside help, including services to connect people to their jobs. There are fewer boundaries, they are easier to overcome, and there is more help to overcome them.