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Originally Posted by UPChicago
There are a lot of dense areas with weak rail connectivity we should expand infrastructure to reach these areas in my opinion. We should also focus development around existing stations both should be prioritized.
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There is some notion that rapid transit's purpose is to serve as many people as possible.
In Chicago this has never been the case.
For the last 60 years, its purpose is to serve as many people as it can afford to.
What the CTA needs is more destination development at the outside ends and middles of all lines (particularly those already heavily used) to balance the reverse commute and more development of all kinds, (destination and origin) on the under-utilized lines.
This will serve to balance existing lines, and until this happens, it is a losing proposition to invest in new imbalanced lines.