I can’t get over how much nicer of a place Chicago would be if there just weren’t excessive cars here. Why do people here choose to subject themselves to crappy traffic when there are so many transit options?
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Ryan Breaker
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Software engineer and #transit enthusiast from the Milwaukee, WI area, proud railroad museum volunteer.
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@oldmke wow that’s weird. The photo at least is held by the MPL, would love to find and see the high res.
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Absolutely shocking what we used to have in Milwaukee and willingly gave away. We actually used to have a mini Shibuya Crossing. We rarely if ever see this much foot traffic on a regular day anywhere in the city proper. Actual businesses easily accessible by foot.
We *can* have this again, if we work for it.
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“Milwaukee, 70 years ago today “New lights along some Wisconsin Av. intersections allow pedestrians to walk in all directions. Traffic is halted for a full 25 seconds whilt the hoofers cross. Here is a view at N. Plankinton and W. Wisconsin Av as Milwaukeeans crossed.” —MPL”
@eeen Something that'd help a lot with lowering that further is mass electrification (something we used to have much, much more of) but without nationalization of rail or incentives for the rail owners to do it, it's unlikely to ever happen.
I’ll add that while most others I saw on bikes had no problem being in the street outside of downtown, in downtown suddenly they were all on the sidewalks instead which is actually illegal unless you are a minor or an adult with a minor.
Definitely need to open a local conversation about this…
The other day I tried biking the ~2.15 miles each way to the SM post office. It was a surprisingly nice ride for the most part passing many bikers on the way along the parkway even without any explicit bike infrastructure.
The moment I had to turn onto the Main Street into downtown though that changed. No bike lane, only a few feet of room between parked cars and moving cars, and it was clear I as a bike were not welcome.
Something to start a local conversation about…
I never really looked at the numbers side by side and it’s even more staggering than I thought they’d be.
2022 budgets:
Amtrak: $2.3B
Federal highway: $64.3B
I can’t even imagine the difference it’d make if these were just partially evened out. Wonder how people who say Amtrak is a “waste” would respond after learning the actual numbers.
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@capntransit likely supported by the same people who say “trains are too expensive”.
@jcriecke definitely makes sense when it comes to light rail operations depending on the equipment and host railroad.