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Yeah, but there are reasons why Chicago and Philly are affordable compared to NYC, DC, Boston, and SF. Mostly, because the latter 4 cities offer higher paying jobs, more amenities, better public transportation, etc. You get what you pay for.
Better wages for sure, not sure about better amenities and better public transport when comparing to San Francisco or Boston. Chicago’s public transit is as good as DC’s especially when commuter rail is included and while DC is probably the 2nd(maybe first) best museum city in the country, I’m not sure if it has overall more/better amenities.
Chicago having elevated tracks and platforms in the middle of buildings is such a clusterf*ck lol. They need to tear them all down and put them underground like Manhattan did. Elevated trains only look good in areas that aren't highly urban. And in those cases, the pillars and platforms shouldn't be of metal like in Chicago. That's what gives it that rusty ugly look. Instead, they should be of rock or stone. That's why the Silver line in Tysons looks so nice, compared to Chicago's el:
HARD disagree and I think a lot of people would agree that Chicago’s EL is apart of the what makes the Loop so interesting and gives it a unique, interesting character among other things such as the River walk and Lake. The industrial feel of the metal is also interconnected with the industrial heritage of the city.
Chicago having elevated tracks and platforms in the middle of buildings is such a clusterf*ck lol. They need to tear them all down and put them underground like Manhattan did. Elevated trains only look good in areas that aren't highly urban. And in those cases, the pillars and platforms shouldn't be of metal like in Chicago. That's what gives it that rusty ugly look. Instead, they should be of rock or stone. That's why the Silver line in Tysons looks so nice, compared to Chicago's el:
Better wages for sure, not sure about better amenities and better public transport when comparing to San Francisco or Boston. Chicago’s public transit is as good as DC’s especially when commuter rail is included and while DC is probably the 2nd(maybe first) best museum city in the country, I’m not sure if it has overall more/better amenities.
Hmm! That's debatable. We've covered this topic over the years.
It's ugly and noisy compared to other systems around the world but that's one of the aspects that makes it great.
Lol, what is great about having noisy and ugly public transportation all over the place?
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