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Originally Posted by Handro
I think if the developer is willing/able to come up with billions to invest in the creation of some otherwise politically impossible feat like creating a new rail line to run from Navy Pier-West Loop-Museum Complex-River North, connecting to existing CTA and Metra lines, this would be one of those Burnham-level big plans worthy of exploring. Right now this smells like nothing more than a vanity project.
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First off, expecting a developer to create an entire subway line is silly. That's the job of government. Creating a subway stop or a portion of that line is a big ask and something work asking.
Let's say they get an Orange Line stop there near Museum Campus. I don't think it's too much to envision a more practicable solution, like a streetcar that runs up Columbus and over to Navy Pier. That'd be a lot cheaper and would do the job. It's for tourists, anyway, and only needs to connect to the rest of the CTA at a couple of points.