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Chicago's would be great if it weren't rotting into the ground and in need of 5 billion dollars' worth of capital improvements.
I also wish Chicago would consider implementing some bus-only lanes. When buses are stuck in the same gridlock as all the rest of the traffic, it sure takes a lot of the convenience out of using mass transit. If it's gonna take me forever to get somewhere, I might as well spend that forever in the comfort of my own car instead of stuffed into a rolling can with 93 other schlubs like we're in a cattle-car to Auschwitz.
I know it is only temporary, but I would like Chicago's much better if they weren't closing my subway stop on the weekends to fix the rotting tracks (at least they are fixing them now). Nor am I a fan of trying to squeeze onto a bus that is so crowded that I don't even need to hold onto anything to be forced to stand upright because all the other people are holding me in place.
That being said, it is pretty good for a US city. By world standards it is a joke.
chicago's transits nice, but now that I remember one of their trains slammed into something, it was pretty crazy. I wasn't on it, but I read it in the newspaper.
Except for going downtown, I rarely use public transportation in Chicago. Most of the major cities in the East Coast such NYC, Boston, Philly, DC have decent transportation options.On the West Coast, I would have to say that Portland,SF and Seattle have good transportation options as well.
chitown68m - I've used public transportation in Chicago for most everything for over 11 years (even when I had a car). Depending on where you live, it is really pretty good (I live just south of wicker park so I've got plenty of options on how to get around).
New York is hands down the best in terms of mass transit. I would say the other larger Eastern cities rank somewhere behind it, places like Boston, Philadelphia, DC and Chicago all of which have large subway, commuter train and bus networks.
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