Wow, never knew about that Damen viaduct but I wondered about the weird bit of Damen north of 47th. Crazy that they tore it down, but even shittier that they tore it down without restoring McKinley Park.
Removing any links in the grid just makes other parts of the grid into even worse auto sewers - in this case Western and Ashland which are god-awful drag strips. I assume removing the viaduct also meant removing the bus line, so McKinley Park and Back of the Yards became much less transit-friendly as a result.
Garfield/55th should really be a major BRT line connecting Hyde Park and Midway - there's plenty of room for dedicated bus lanes on the boulevard.
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