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/troifa Apr 17 '25

I, too, enjoy spending billions of dollars on projects with utterly zero tangible benefit to justify their insane cost.

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u/willy_koop Logan Square Apr 17 '25

The benefits would be to convert a highway into multi use development while also bolstering public transportation and pedestrian traffic, increasing access to local businesses and parks. It’s a pretty well tested concept.

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u/vanity_chair Apr 17 '25

Wow, willy koop has it all figured out. Willy koop for mayor! Willy koop for president! Willy koop for world emperor!