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Originally Posted by 10023
I was thinking about this. Chicago needs something like an east-west subway line running under Chicago Avenue, from the lake all the way west, with some kind of spur that turns south to the train stations. That could really turn the area north of the river into a real, mixed-use "Midtown" type district. Or even better, running east along Chicago Avenue until a couple of blocks before the lake, and then turning south through Streeterville, Lakeshore East, and down the south lakefront to Hyde Park, which I think would spur massive development between McCormick Place and Hyde Park.
I think the next decade or so will really make or break whether Chicago reaches the next level as a city, and transit will be the key. Most important is fixing the existing system to make it faster and more reliable. Next is expanding it to make areas beyond the Loop easier to get to from someplace other than the north lakefront. This is turn would lead to less required parking and hideous podiums on new construction, and make Chicago as pedestrian friendly as New York or European cities.
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I agree with you 90 percent, but the 10% is only for nit-picky reasons. I'd say a sub under grand would be best, and I don't really think chicago is pedestrian UN-friendly.
There might be a better thread for this if you want to discuss
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