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I’ve lived in Chicago my whole life and have never heard of anyone transferring to cta after taking the metra. Not saying it doesn’t happen, but it’s not scalable solution that people will buy into. The vast majority of people will just drive in that case
Your anecdote versus mine. As an example, there are 12 different bus lines that are directly adjacent to Millennium Station. You barely even have to step outside to use them. Hell, you don’t have to step outside at all to transfer from the blue or red line to Millennium station trains. All loop CTA lines are a 10 minute walk to Union Station and Ogilvie. You really think with these kind of stats that nobody is transf…
The advantage of cars isnt that they are faster than public transit. Its that they are private space and usually a bit more convenient. Arguments about speed will convince no one. The loop buses are doing horribly fyi, the BRT is a complete failure in terms of ridership.