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[In search of suburban life?] Chicago to get its first Olive Garden

Thank god someone is thinking about the shortage of suburban style restaurants in the city.

And the lucky neighborhood is:

http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20130326/CRED05/13032...

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Permalink Reply by Jared on March 28, 2013 at 10:00am

What do you define as sprawl?

MagMileMarauder said:

We should organize a Chicago Tour de Sprawl.

Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on March 28, 2013 at 10:03am

Permalink Reply by David Barish on March 28, 2013 at 10:05am

The problem would be the distance.  By definition, things are sprawling.  This could be a century ride.  I know there is an active club in Schaumburg and they were regulars on an ATA commuter committee I was on a couple years ago.  They would know routes from mall to mall and could perhaps limit thingsto a more localized sprawl.

Jared said:

What do you define as sprawl?

MagMileMarauder said:

We should organize a Chicago Tour de Sprawl.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on March 28, 2013 at 10:07am

Start at Baker's Square by Dave's house for breakfast!

David Barish said:

The problem would be the distance.  By definition, things are sprawling.  This could be a century ride.  I know there is an active club in Schaumburg and they were regulars on an ATA commuter committee I was on a couple years ago.  They would know routes from mall to mall and could perhaps limit thingsto a more localized sprawl.

Jared said:

What do you define as sprawl?

MagMileMarauder said:

We should organize a Chicago Tour de Sprawl.

Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on March 28, 2013 at 10:11am

Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on March 28, 2013 at 10:16am

Yoga pants from Lulu Lemon!

Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi said:

What this country needs is more bicycles and fewer chain restaurants.  And more yoga pants.  

Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on March 28, 2013 at 10:16am

Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on March 28, 2013 at 10:23am

In Soviet Russia yoga pants stretch you!

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 28, 2013 at 10:24am

Skokie is a great example of an in-between suburb. It's got strip malls, but some of those strip malls have amazing little ethnic restaurants (although bike parking requires some creativity).  Most of it is fairly bike friendly, and it definitely has diversity working in its favor in recent years.  Transit-wise it's so-so.

Okay folks, how about some other examples of suburbs you like?  I like Berwyn, Riverside, Forest Park and River Forest for bike friendliness.

Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on March 28, 2013 at 4:49pm



Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi said:


Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on March 28, 2013 at 10:20pm
BG, represent! (I grew up there).

David Barish said:

With that rotation times will change again and we'll all ride to Buffalo Grove for the opening night at the Hideout Too...or maybe not. :-)

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on March 29, 2013 at 9:08am

After I discovered that Elk Grove Village actually has elk and that we can ride right past their habitat, Buffalo Grove became a huge disappointment.

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

BG, represent! (I grew up there).

David Barish said:

With that rotation times will change again and we'll all ride to Buffalo Grove for the opening night at the Hideout Too...or maybe not. :-)

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