I hate Lawrence Avenue... (Montrose: neighborhoods, money, build)

[themag62]

Originally Posted by gomexico

A similar situation: Devon, from Western to California.

Agree, but I'd say Devon, Western to Kedzie. Very tedious. Use Granvile instead, except all those stop signs on Granville are pretty tedious too

[ChicagoMeO]

oh yeah, Lawrence Ave on a Saturday afternoon, between California and Western SUCKS! that traffic is too slow.

I'd go down to Irving and take that. Forget Foster Ave, too slow, I think its the buses that take up the room, since there is not a lot of lanes to travel and cars are parked on the weekend on these streets. Actually I might go up farther north to Dempster for that reason.

Actually Petersen St is one of the best streets because it is residential, so therefore, less cars and seems like the street is wider.

[rca215]

Originally Posted by ChicagoMeO

Actually Petersen St is one of the best streets because it is residential, so therefore, less cars and seems like the street is wider.

Petersen benefits from being alongside that big cemetery and a few other big chunks of land that cut off intersecting north/south streets, which means it can move relatively unimpeded at times.



But, ummm, all those zombies and localized-earthquakes on Petersen tend to slow it down, especially westbound during morning rush hour and vice versa. So, yeah, no one should drive on Petersen at those times. Please.

[lenniel]

Originally Posted by jsk1983

Use Foster if you can, not nearly as congested, though I think there's a detour near Northeastern University at the moment.

If you're taking Lawrence W to get to the Kennedy, I just go south to Irving Park and take that. It's 4 lanes giving you the ability to weave in/out of traffic. Plus, it's 1+ miles closer to getting on the Kennedy than on Lawrence, (yes, I realize if you're going west on the K, that you're backtracking).

[irvparkrez11]

Originally Posted by ChicagoMeO

oh yeah, Lawrence Ave on a Saturday afternoon, between California and Western SUCKS! that traffic is too slow.

I'd go down to Irving and take that. Forget Foster Ave, too slow, I think its the buses that take up the room, since there is not a lot of lanes to travel and cars are parked on the weekend on these streets. Actually I might go up farther north to Dempster for that reason.

Actually, traffic on Irving between California and Western can be really slow, especially in the mornings, when everyone's driving to work. They're doing construction on that street, and there's a lane narrowing that REALLY slows the traffic down.

[MannheimMadman]

Originally Posted by ChicagoMeO

Actually Petersen St is one of the best streets because it is residential, so therefore, less cars and seems like the street is wider.

Peterson is only residential on a small strip as Elmdale. Otherwise, it's a pretty busy thoroughfare from Clark until it curves up into Caldwell.

I also agree that Bryn Mawr moves pretty well. I just wish that the cemetary didn't block it. You're forced to either head north to Peterson, or weave through Bowmanville to pick it up again, at which point it's so slow, it's not worth taking.

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by emathias

Yet another reason to link the Brown Line to the Blue Line as a subway under Lawrence.

hmm...your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

[skipcromer]

Originally Posted by ChicagoBay

Use Wilson ave!

Shaddup! That's a secret.

[Vlajos]

Originally Posted by skipcromer

Shaddup! That's a secret.

Wilson is so slow, way too many stop signs.

[irvparkrez11]

I forgot to mention that Kedzie between Montrose and Lawrence can get crowded because of the stupid train. Why couldn't they build the tracks above ground?