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Originally Posted by ardecila
LA and Austin are both far more desperate for transportation improvements than Chicago. We have congestion problems and crumbling infrastructure, but our population is stagnant and our existing rail system is vast.
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You obviously don't understand the problem.
I googled "what US city has the worst traffic" and the first thing that came up was a US News article titled "
The 10 Most Congested Cities in the US". Chicago was ranked #2. LA, #6.
I think the reason for Chicago' congestion has to do with the downtown job growth. In 2010, there were 479,000 jobs in downtown Chicago. In 2020, there were 631,000 - an increase of 152,000 jobs in ten years.
How many downtown jobs will be created over the next 20 years? Conservatively, let's say 200,000. Is our transportation system adequate to handle another 200,000 people commuting downtown every day? No. It's nowhere close. And nobody has anywhere near a realistic plan to deal with this.