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Originally Posted by jpIllInoIs
I for one will be very excited for the ATS extension and a new Metra station that has an enclosed walkway connection.
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Would it have killed them to bring the ATS over just a bit, perhaps pulling it east around the north (Zemke Blvd., in the image the far) side of the garage? As at MDW's Orange Line station, making us transit riders walk through a parking garage ("if only you drove here, you could be home by now!") is unnecessary and frankly insulting -- especially if this is how a future Metra/NCS ORD Express service will interface with the airport.
Not sure what sort of TOD would end up there, besides airport hotels. It's not "transit oriented" enough to entice office tenants, given the poor transit service and complete lack of walking-distance amenities.