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Originally Posted by Kngkyle
If the options are Red Line Extension or nothing then sure, build the thing. But there are so many better ways to spend the money, even on the South Side.
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No there aren't. You forget that this project is funded using Federal money and the rules mean that:
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Not to mention the Metra Electric already serves the area in question with a direct rail connection to the Loop.... albeit with shit frequency. Spend money improving that service instead. It'll cost a fraction of the $3b+ the RLE will cost.
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None of the above qualify for CIG grants under New Starts. Must be either a new guideway or an extension to an existing one. Further...
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Extending the Green Line both east to Woodlawn (Obama Library) and west to Midway would serve far more people and improve system connectivity. Otherwise the best investments on the Southside revolve around Metra Electric improvements.
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Extensions must add capacity, by over 10%, to systems that are at or beyond capacity currently. The Green Line is certainly NOT operating at capacity.