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Permalink Reply by Melissa Manak on February 15, 2016 at 11:32am

Shared this with my republican family and waiting to hear them scream at me for being a socialist on this view and how we need to stop pushing for walking and biking.

Great article though... Makes me hopeful that Chicago will be another city that follows thru with this.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Lazzaro on February 15, 2016 at 3:48pm

What I got out of this article is not that drive-thrus are evil, but only that they are not compatible with walkable/bikeable streets, and should be kept on car-centric roadways.  I think that's common sense.

The McDonalds drive-thrus on Clark at about 2500 N, and on Clark at about 5700 N, are both dangerous to walkers/bikers and really break up what are otherwise nice, walkable blocks.  I dread having to walk or bike past them.  But on N. Ave. in the suburbs, I don't think drive-thrus do any harm (nobody walks out there anyway), and for some people they are really convenient.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on February 15, 2016 at 4:59pm

Agreed...

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Permalink Reply by Mark D on February 18, 2016 at 3:03pm

It would be nice if more people understood the damage these businesses cause.  They all but ruin otherwise nice neighborhoods.  I've been boycotting these type of businesses for years.

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