NYC Sands Street Center-Median Bikeway

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Permalink Reply by Greg Coleman on October 9, 2009 at 10:28am

Nice! That area was a hot mess to walk and bike through. I wonder what that does for traffic in that area during rush hour, when that area would turn into a standstill tangle at times; I was a little surprised by the relative lack of traffic during the shots.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Matejka on October 9, 2009 at 3:00pm

Archer, Ogden, Milwaukee, the list could go on and on and on. I suggested that on ccm yesterday. I also would like to see one down the middle of I-55, I-94, I-90, I-88. Yay.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on October 10, 2009 at 7:44am

I vote for 103rd St. from Corliss to Crandon - going through the expressway interchange and over the big bridge. Archer would be a great idea, too.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 11, 2009 at 12:50am

Awesome! ;-)This is why chicagoans have that giant chip on our shoulders. NYC is better. We don't lead the way in anything but condo development.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 11, 2009 at 1:25am

Yeah NYC is better. They are leading the way and will will grudgingly follow much later. But while we wait we can have more pretty flower planters.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on October 11, 2009 at 11:18am

Yeah I've lived in both as well. I enjoyed a recent survey on people living in NYC (I think it was Manhattan specific) having a lower body density then any other city.

I've heard people in Chicago (I'm from here) complain of claustrophobia as well. Mostly cause they should be living in Rockford.

My values include actually doing things that are improvements on the city for everyone versus what we do here, which is using public lands for the betterment of the few. (The moronic private childrens museum in Grant Park is a fantastic example.)

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on October 11, 2009 at 3:00pm

I agree. One way in which NYC's density is less livable is not having alleys, so that garbage cans are out front. In warmer months, it tends to be a much smellier place than Chicago.

Clark said:

Gabe said:

Yeah NYC is better. They are leading the way....

Depends on your values. I've lived in both cities. New York's extreme density DOES result in some awesome conveniences...such as (1) more car-less people, (2) more non-car facilities, such as this bikeway, (3) a more compact walkable/bikable city.

But because of this noise, density and congestion, most residents become claustrophobic after a couple weeks, and just HAVE to get out of the City. I've never felt claustrophobic living in Chicago...it is a much more pleasant LIVABLE city. And that, to me, is the bottom line.

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