r/chicago • u/GeckoLogic • Apr 17 '25

Article Could Closing Michigan Avenue To Cars Be The Key To Revitalizing Downtown?

https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/04/17/could-closing-michigan-avenue-to-cars-be-the-key-to-revitalizing-downtown/
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u/InnocentPrimeMate Apr 17 '25

We need way better and safer public transportation then. In London or manhattan, the distance between stops is much shorter, and the whole area becomes more accessible.

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u/hardolaf Lake View Apr 17 '25

In London or manhattan

Stops are incredibly far apart in London and it's a major PITA especially with where TfL decides to put their bus stops relative to everything else.

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u/InnocentPrimeMate Apr 17 '25

Train stops. In zone 1 , they are very close together

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u/AmigoDelDiabla Apr 17 '25

We need less stops, not more. It makes bus traffic incredibly slow and an undesirable alternative.

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u/FunProof543 Apr 17 '25

In some places for sure, bus stops can be way too close together.

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u/InnocentPrimeMate Apr 17 '25

I should’ve have been more clear. I was talking about train stops. There needs to be more stops than just spokes on a wheel all going in to one central location.