tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post1648234646977894993..comments2023-10-01T11:04:12.429-05:00Comments on Sloopin - A South Loop Blog: AP: It's Still Chicago's to LoseSloopyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513112726608015138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-1866394707187828892009-05-17T20:41:00.000-05:002009-05-17T20:41:00.000-05:00Dude,
1. The crime rate is not bad. Seriously. Ch...Dude,<br /><br />1. The crime rate is not bad. Seriously. Chicago has gotten insanely safe over the past few years. Particularly in areas where gangs and/or drug wars aren't being fought. Yes, muggers targer Rush & Division and Boystown to mug drunks, but that doesn't make Chicago's crime issues anywhere as serious as Rio's.<br /><br />2. Public transportation might be the biggest reason why Chicago might land it. The framework is there and funding to fill in the holes in the public transportation might actually make the CTA golden. Particularly because it's being used to fund/expand the south side where IIT lands.<br /><br />3. IIT isn't talked about enough. It actually has some fantastic aspects to it and if invested in and/or developed might develop to compete with the more competitive tech universities like Georgia Tech (which incidentally reminds me of IIT in how Atlanta's gentrification influenced its development).Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393770994056298973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167519580792566980.post-27613185180274035382009-05-17T12:04:00.000-05:002009-05-17T12:04:00.000-05:00Chicago has two major disadvantages.
1. The horri...Chicago has two major disadvantages.<br /><br />1. The horrible crime rate. Too many parts of the City are open shooting galleries.<br /><br />2. The inferior public transportation system. For example, Madrid does have high speed rail service from the airport to downtown.<br /><br />I hope Chicago does get the Olympics. But if it does not, I hope that these facts are clearly stated as the reason it did not get is. That may put a fire under the appropriate politicians to finally do something about the problem.CaptainVideonoreply@blogger.com