... The mayor has stated that he isn't interested in 2020 since he doubts the IOC will grant the games to another city in the same hemisphere successively. ~...
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Chris Hansen
chrishansenhome
Oct 3, 2009 9:24 am
... Well, perhaps if you count East/West hemispheres, but what about North/South? I think it's probably a good thing that Chicago lost the bid. As a resident...
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Eric Pancer
vxla
Oct 3, 2009 1:24 pm
... Mike was on here for many years. He isn't new here. Maybe he resubscribed? Eric...
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grayline15
Oct 3, 2009 10:34 pm
... Thank you Eric (and Frank), you are exactly right; my situation has changed drastically (but better) in the past few years. My recently regained internet...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Oct 3, 2009 11:33 pm
Mike Payne got a letter to the editor published in the Chicago Reader, Thursday, October 1. Congratulations....
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Larry M
minnman55421...
Oct 4, 2009 2:14 am
Somewhere in my collection of CTA memorabilia I may have drawings showing the Monroe station above either State or Dearborn which answers the question. ...
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David Kupferberg
dkupf
Oct 4, 2009 3:47 am
Some at the rally were crying at the news that Chicago was not just eliminated, but booted out in the first round.  Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016...
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David Kupferberg
dkupf
Oct 4, 2009 3:57 am
Yes, I know that NYC lost four years ago, but that bid was set up for an "illegal" land grab by "Tax Hike Mike" Bloomberg and his cronies. I think that we...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
Oct 4, 2009 4:06 am
Regardless of whether the Monroe Distributor was above the other subways, a Metra extension almost certainly would be deeper to go under the Chicago River both...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
Oct 4, 2009 4:14 am
Maybe if the Olympic Stadium was located at 63rd & Stony Island where the capacity of four Metra tracks, Amtrak, and a restored Jackson Park L, it might have...
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Larry M
minnman55421...
Oct 4, 2009 5:24 am
Let Rio had it and take the expected financial bath in the process. They have slums and violence that makes anything in Chicago look like the Gold Coast and...
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clayton mclean
claytonmcln
Oct 4, 2009 6:15 am
Larry: Â Could we maybe call this entry #75-1/2? I totally share your sentiments which, as usual, were admirably expressed. Â C Â ... From: Larry M...
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Frank Kennedy
capofrank
Oct 4, 2009 8:06 am
I don't know what Rio will accomplish, but the Olympics are a fever that give leaders an edifice complex. You look back and you find few celebrations where...
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Frank Kennedy
capofrank
Oct 4, 2009 8:24 am
I found this at The Reader online: http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/forty-eighth-ward-follies/Content?oid=999675 (clip) By his own account, Mike Payne is...
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Frank Kennedy
capofrank
Oct 4, 2009 9:06 am
They've been trying to get the 2nd Ave subway in for decades. They thought it would go in when the el was demolished. As a tourist, I walked a great deal in an...
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grayline15
Oct 4, 2009 11:56 am
... Thanks Adam. I did not even know they had published the letter until reading your post just now. I am sad that I predicted the vote outcome, and I do...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Oct 4, 2009 3:04 pm
... Unless and until enough Chicago residents are organized to demand that Mayor Daley supports decent in-city commuter rail service, it ain't gonna happen. ...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Oct 4, 2009 3:09 pm
... Above both lines. It would have replaced the mezzanine levels of both stations. ... That's a dual level subway. I've never read anything about its...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Oct 4, 2009 3:18 pm
... ... This is a fine voting method. I wish real life elections were held in this manner, rather than the American system that makes it possible to win,...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Oct 4, 2009 3:28 pm
... Because a tube for a railroad should allow 25 foot clearance? Or because top of the tunnel has to be significantly lower than the depth the river is ...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Oct 4, 2009 3:28 pm
... Construction of the 2nd Avenue subway wasn't funded at the time. The el was demolished anyway....
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willvdv
Oct 5, 2009 2:46 am
... I took a ride on the CTA #71 bus for a better look at the area. Regarding the southeast quadrant IC freight connection, I saw no actual remaining rails....
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Frank Kennedy
capofrank
Oct 5, 2009 2:50 am
In 1951 a transit bond issue was put on the ballot to build the subway, which past, but the newly formed NYC Transit Authority scotched it. The money was spent...
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willvdv
Oct 5, 2009 3:32 am
... As I mentioned in another posting, I took a ride on the CTA #71 bus, in an effort to better understand certain aspects of the old B&O Brookdale...
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David Kupferberg
dkupf
Oct 5, 2009 4:04 am
Frank, I can't agree with you more. Â But, hypothetically, should NYC get the 2020 Olympiad, the MTA would be able to raid the fed's treasure chest in order...
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jonathan st.thomas
barrydriveso...
Oct 5, 2009 4:43 am
This Daily Herald story was sent to you by jonathan st.thomas ( mtarider1971@... ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
Oct 5, 2009 5:46 am
Actually, the subway station mezzanines in the Loop are mid-block and would not be affected by a Monroe Street line. ... From: Adam H. Kerman <ahk@...> ...
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Harvey Kahler
hkahler400
Oct 5, 2009 6:04 am
A railroad may be required to conform to a 25' clearance above the rail; but I'm sure this either would not apply or could be waived in the case of Metra and...
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Adam H. Kerman
ahkatchinetd...
Oct 5, 2009 2:16 pm
... Earlier, I had commented that that I thought IC might have been elevated as far south as Brookdale in time for the Fair. Jacob Kaplan took a look at the ...
