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Old 10-25-2009, 01:39 PM
 
Location: Marion, IA
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Somebody obviously has a beef with Chicago is finding ways to bash it. I'd live in Chicago over London, Zurich, or any other european city with 7' wide roads. Screw that.

Munich should be on that list if we are talking public transit. You can go virtually ANYWHERE in that city by train. All the cars are electric and are never more than a minute late.
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Old 10-25-2009, 11:28 PM
 
Location: Chicago - Logan Square
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Lists are generally stupid, and this one is exceptionally stupid. I wouldn't waste too much time thinking about a list that not only omits Chicago, but also NYC, London, SF, Rome, etc. However, Honolulu is apparently one of the best cities in the world by their criteria.
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Old 10-26-2009, 08:20 AM
 
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The blog comparing airport/rail transit was amateurish. LGA doesn't have rail; JFK's is no better than blue/orange line. The argument for Newark was weak; its still $11 (or whatever the cost) and it only brings you to Manhattan.
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Old 10-26-2009, 08:35 AM
 
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Uh yeah. We get that. The point of the blogger rings true though with many people here who live outside the city or in other countries. You may not care what other "non-Chicagoans" think and you may take the old "I only care what Chicagoans think" stance. But that is small minded. World cities DO care what outsiders think and push thier leaders to do a better job. The transit here, specifically the L, is in pretty poor shape. O'Hare is a cluster of an airport too. I cannot see how anyone says that it's not. It is indeed "sad"
Yeah, I know. I was just trying to point out the actual article used by the blogger was an extremely weak one to actually make a huge point of the matter.
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Old 10-26-2009, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Oak Park, IL
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You can't compare the public transit of American cities with the rest of the world. That's like going to Pyongyang and wondering why the local farmers markets suck.
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Old 10-26-2009, 09:50 AM
 
Location: Baker City, Oregon
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A few months ago, this commentary appeared in the Financial Times. The author notes that (except for Tokyo) the cities that are high up in the many Best Places to Live lists are never the cities “whose ideas and values shape the world.”

FT.com / Columnists / Michael Skapinker - There is more to city life than convenience

The truly talented and creative care about opportunity, not bicycle paths and clean public transportation.
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Old 10-26-2009, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Chicago - Ukrainian Village
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Chicago - Top 29: Best Cities To Live In - 2009 Edition - AskMen.com
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Old 10-26-2009, 11:35 AM
 
Location: Wichita, KS
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Uh yeah. We get that. The point of the blogger rings true though with many people here who live outside the city or in other countries. You may not care what other "non-Chicagoans" think and you may take the old "I only care what Chicagoans think" stance. But that is small minded. World cities DO care what outsiders think and push thier leaders to do a better job. The transit here, specifically the L, is in pretty poor shape. O'Hare is a cluster of an airport too. I cannot see how anyone says that it's not. It is indeed "sad"
I'm an outsider to Chicago, but I've been through O'Hare a few times. I won't call O'Hare a cluster of an airport, I call it BIG. And it should be big, considering the population of the metro area and the fact that it's a major international and domestic hub.

Be thankful that you have a transit system, specifically a train system like the L, that picks you up at the terminal. I'm from a much smaller city, and our local bus system (no trains) doesn't even serve the airport. If you fly here and don't have somebody here to pick you up, prepare to rent a car.
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Old 10-26-2009, 02:09 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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There have been like 20 threads on this garbage already...

This thread would be a perfect match for this one:

//www.city-data.com/forum/chica...t-chicago.html
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Old 10-26-2009, 05:39 PM
 
Location: Edgewater
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Like New York (none of the airports have direct access), London (certainly no better than Blue Line), Pittsburgh (it's a BUS), Brussels, Vienna - umm, no.[/quote]

I'm sorry but I have to disagree on this one - Vienna airport - have you actually been there? there is an express train which takes you into the city in 20 min. same goes for other cities.

I'm from Europe, so been there to multiple airports all over and well sorry but I have to say that the El is awfully slow - for that distance - it just takes too long.

Janine
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