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Originally Posted by Swicago Swi Sox
Orland's downtown development will struggle because the Southwest Service Metra is a joke. It is about a 60 minute train ride to/from Union Station. There are no expresses and there are only a few trains that go every morning. That train line has to give way to freight and is severely hampered by the Knot south of the city. There is also very little single family home stock near the 143rd street train station, so it's not like people from the "neighborhood" are going to walk or ride their bikes to the train and really liven up a downtown. They are trying to manufacture something that nearby burbs like La Grange, Western Springs, Hinsdale, Downer Grove, or Naperville (etc) have naturally, and its an uphill climb.
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I agree for the most part. whatever development is built there will have to be serviced by car, just because of the nature of the town. I'm worried that Orland's downtown might end up like Willow Springs attempt at a downtown by the train station. The only difference between the two is that Orland is much bigger, so hopefully it will have more success than Willow Springs.