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Originally Posted by nomarandlee
The only one that I totally soured on is the Tribune site. The more I think about it the more I agree that funneling casino traffic on Halsted is just a non-starter. Not to mention Lincoln Yards traffic will also be funneling through N/S in the next ten years near the site and you have LP bottlenecks becoming obscene. If the city did make that transit line happen that runs through the Tribune site happen then that would help, but even then I just think it is too much traffic for the area.
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I think they could add ramps off the Ohio Feeder fairly easily to address traffic, the same way Brendan Kelleher added ramps off LSD for the Chicago Spire. Zooming out a bit, Lincoln Yards will also build a N-S Halsted alternative when they build the Dominick bridge.
Also, if we're gonna draw a line in the sand and say the traffic is too bad, then that also rules out any kind of mixed-use development on the Tribune site as well. The site is really very close to the Blue Line and the city has a good plan to build a transitway as well. Why are we letting traffic be the deciding factor here when there are clearly alternatives? Anybody who sits in traffic on Halsted is an idiot when CTA already provides plenty of alternatives and will provide even more in the future.