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Originally Posted by jpIllInoIs
Auburn will be a challenge. Its going to be expensive since it is 2 rail levels up from street. StreetView Patrons will have a long climb to board trains. And it is only 1 mile from the Gresham station which averages 300 riders a day. Also it is only .7 miles from the 79th st Redline station.
Of note is that Auburn is going to bear the brunt of the big dig CREATE 75thst Project. Maybe this is a make good project. |
Not that much of a challenge. There is already a "mezzanine" type area at 78th and Fielding underneath the tracks. Just gotta spread the tracks apart enough to build a single island platform, with an elevator and a single set of stairs.
https://goo.gl/maps/uaaUTTbPfJdJG7KKA
The platform may require a second means of egress for emergencies, if that's the case then they can add a emergency gate at the north end of the platform with a pedestrian crossing over the northbound track to a stair where there used to be a stair:
https://goo.gl/maps/oT2RepoPMFE4HGab7
Also that neighborhood (Winneconna Parkway) is beautiful, with lagoons and bridges straight out of an Olmsted park. Talk about a hidden gem! Lots of vacant lots though, perhaps with Metra access a developer will be willing to come in and build some SFH and small apartment buildings to fill the neighborhood back out.