Why does Philly hate railroad viaducts so much? Chicago is criss-crossed with hundreds of miles of them, but I've never heard anybody seeking to tear our viaducts down, even the abandoned ones. I mean, there have been a small few teardowns, but only in random, scattered locations. We're close to starting our first High Line-style project on the Bloomingdale Line, and we have already adapted the North Branch Line's viaduct into a basic bike trail.
Yet Philly was willing to spend millions back in the 70s to tear down the PRR viaduct, and now may spend millions again to tear down the Reading viaduct. What gives?
Of course, Chicago may not have torn down its railroad viaducts, but we sure carved up our L lines.... I guess stupidity knows no bounds.
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