Do you sometimes think of moving out of Chicago?

[marothisu]

I guess I should clear it up. I never said it's bad for walkability/biking, but I'm just going off of what my friends who live there/grew up there have said and my own personal experience and for Oahu total (not going to walk from one side of Oahu to the other probably but biking? probably). It is definitely better than most US cities for walkability, but while the size of it is not huge, a normal person is probably not going to walk from Chinatown to Waikiki on a whim (although it's not bad..3-3.5 miles).

I would say though that Honolulu is up there in walkability but behind the likes of DC, Boston, Chicago, NYC, and San Francisco and similar as parts of say Seattle. It's definitely better than most US cities.

[ChiNaan]

Originally Posted by marothisu

I would say though that Honolulu is up there in walkability but behind the likes of DC, Boston, Chicago, NYC, and San Francisco and similar as parts of say Seattle.

It's similar to Boston and San Fran in that you can walk nearly anywhere in the city fairly easily.

Chicago and NYC are walkable in the sense that there are many neighborhoods where everything you need is walking distance, but you don't want to walk across the whole city unless you're in great shape and have an entire day to kill.

[key4lp]

Originally Posted by williepotatoes

Actually I want to move back to the city someday, but right now I can't handle the 23+ mile work commute, So I wallow out here in mundane,but convenient suburbia.

I still spend a lot of my free time in the city and I always get homesick when I do. Up until last year I was still living on the fringe of the city (Elmwood Park), but now I'm a citizen of "mall-o-topia". It's a nice town, but it's dull as white bread.

Originally Posted by nJohn

In terms of moving out due to "I just can't stand it anymore for whatever reason," no. I do want to live and experience other cities (e.g. NYC, Portland, Denver, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans, Tokyo, London, Paris, Seville) but I never felt bitter towards Chicago or that is wasn't "enough". I have too much invested in this city and I don't understand people that I've encountered, a mixture of those who never ventured outside their neighborhood/suburb/town, and say, "I want to experience something new. Chicago is old." They don't understand that there is a world-class city right in their back yard, literally. Although I guess you can look at this subjectively and say "new" is different for each individual. For me, it's not a measure of how many miles one traveled. It's the experience and knowledge gained. That trumps any world trekker who's been to every city in the world, and yet comes back with a vague memory of what happened since they can't stop, listen, and soak in the environment. They hear about Chicago, visited its tourist attractions, and maybe a few bars but they haven't really experienced the city for what it is. If I ever do leave Chicago for another city, I'll always look fondly at the experiences - the good and the bad.

Agree^^^^^^In the earlier posts some said that the weather in Chicago is too cold. Yes, some may
prefer warm weather year round but my question is - if Chicago's cold temperature is a detriment for a
city then why do people love living in N. Dakota, Minneapolis and even Toronto (all on this thread)?