Chicago: My Kinda Town!!!!
WHERE DO I BEGIN!?
Without question, Chicago is the most magnificent city urban core to drive through in all the United States!!! It works. It has many of the wonderful tropes of California's glorious roads -- including Accident Investigation Sites -- and the IPass toll roads all accept EZPass. Now THAT'S a network.
The city is dripping with electronic warning signs which inform drivers of approximate travel times to various key exits. Most major roads have express lanes (2 of them) which are separated from the primary lanes by concrete barrier, and do not require high occupancy status: a magnificent approach to separating local from regional traffic. The system resembles the express and local lanes on the New Jersey Turnpike, but this is executed WITHIN the city.
Ads festoon the roadways with appeals to get drivers off of busy highways. For example: http://www.avoidtheryan.com/ and suggestions that the only true "Expressway" is the CTA.
With humor and grace, Chicago has brilliantly executed an urban interstate highway system. Even state routes, such as IL 53 uphold the federal design standards -- they have the look and feel of actual Interstates in the East.
Without question, Chicago is the most magnificent city urban core to drive through in all the United States!!! It works. It has many of the wonderful tropes of California's glorious roads -- including Accident Investigation Sites -- and the IPass toll roads all accept EZPass. Now THAT'S a network.
The city is dripping with electronic warning signs which inform drivers of approximate travel times to various key exits. Most major roads have express lanes (2 of them) which are separated from the primary lanes by concrete barrier, and do not require high occupancy status: a magnificent approach to separating local from regional traffic. The system resembles the express and local lanes on the New Jersey Turnpike, but this is executed WITHIN the city.
Ads festoon the roadways with appeals to get drivers off of busy highways. For example: http://www.avoidtheryan.com/ and suggestions that the only true "Expressway" is the CTA.
With humor and grace, Chicago has brilliantly executed an urban interstate highway system. Even state routes, such as IL 53 uphold the federal design standards -- they have the look and feel of actual Interstates in the East.
posted by Matty at 12:06 AM
1 Comments:
A great topic to blog about! I've never driven in Chicago (only plane to public transit), and it sounds easier than the other big three cities.
Being in Cincinnati, do you have an opinion on the Brent Spence Bridge rebuilding plans? Check out: http://www.cincinnati-transit.net/newbrentspence.html
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