Oops. Maybe u r right 😅

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SCAL for Metra and some other connection for intercity trains probably makes the most sense anyway. Don’t squeeze them all through the same line. But idk where Metra goes if SCAL isn’t an option at all.

Right. The main reason for SCAL / further north then is just getting a McCormick to CUS / ORD connection

Bake it into the new yard price

Is 14th st set to be northern or southern edge of the new Sox stadium. I cannot find that. But based on how far north the Fire stadium goes in the 78th, maybe they can build a new ramp further north?

Right, that too. Maybe we can leverage the merger

I’m ok with Ishbia paying them stupid amounts of money

Does Neo Comiskey get demolished if this deal goes through?

Is that part of this deal?

It will trigger nimby’s so much that I have been negatively polarized into supporting a red line station there at any cost

What about Illini & Saluki / anything coming from CN lakefront line? Assume those would still need to use the NS south of Root st to access CUS without SCAL.

If we do these, any chance to buy or build passenger tracks to avoid being extorted by NS for each train we want to add? Or would we be forever subject to NS extortion for using a mile or two of their track?

SCAL is 1 of several options, not the only one. Probably the best one operationally tho - albeit maybe the most expensive to build

If it truly improves Amtrak, and saves the public time and money, then I don’t really care -but does seem an odd choice!

I don’t get why they want to put a stadium here lol. Basically same problems as neo Comiskey, just incrementally closer to downtown.

Are there any updates on their plans? If no scal ramp, would they still move Lincoln to the RID and maybe build a connection at 40th st instead?

Provided they figure out the bridge, this sounds like a good plan. A big if on the bridge.

New Yorkers against the Manhattanization of Manhattan

Josh: “breaking! I don’t understand sarcasm.”

Of course she opposes an 100% affordable housing development because too tall 🙃

Isn’t he like 49 yo? Who is this even for?

“Ten million dollars each will go to fix CTA slow zones and rail car maintenance. A million dollars will go to automated bus lane enforcement expansion, and $3 million will go to improving bus schedule reliability on 35 routes.”

But agree that more for these & less for rent a cops would b better!

Would it not be simpler to dissolve the people, and elect a new one?

The bus (pictured) is $2.25

One more lane bro

Life just happens to be much riskier in the US, but oh well, nothing we can do 🙃

Tell CMAP to pump the brakes on 'Redefine the Drive!' No highway on our lakefront! act.betterstreetschicago.org/cmap-dlsd-ac...

The colorful stripes look very NJ transit coded

a real testament to stefanik’s total lack of dignity that she is doing this AFTER trump totally threw her under the bus, backed up, and ran her over just to be sure

Guess we should be glad it makes no sense to us. Means we aren’t insane!