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1skylinedreamz commented on 21 Dec 2015

congestion in CHICAGO is really bad. but comparing with L.A.???? naawww man it's numbers is not even on the map comparing it with L.A. moving from Chicago now living here in L.A. driving and witnessing it in person. L.A. traffic scared the hell out of me. the traffic here is really fast paced and congestion wise it's like unbelievable... remember guys los angeles has 2 or 3 of the worlds most congested freeway interchanges, freeways are just to busy. construction doesn't improve in anything just makes them more congested, so how can that say Chicago is in the same level or worse???

TRP360 commented on 03 Aug 2011

These lanes are a cash grab that at the beginning do help but as time goes by and more and more people use them they also become traffic jams like the one in Toronto that has been there for a decade now. Band-aide solutions that come with a price tag are not a solution in the long run. By the time most major cities created planning commissions or ministries it was already too late, the cities were already over developed, over populated, over zoned and a mess by 70s or 1980s. Time to rethink.

kev3d commented on 03 Aug 2011

@TheRealFallenDemon Funny you mention that, I take the Lane Cove Tunnel every time I take a taxi from the Airport to Home. I don't doubt there is some cronyism, but I must admit, it is usually a pretty fast moving tunnel. What really irks me as far as cronyism is those damn mobile speed traps. The state hires private companies to zap speeders...of course NSW lowered the license point penalty but raised the fines, proving it is not about safety but taking money. Gah! That is so corrupt to me.

AKEVELFAN commented on 03 Aug 2011

Don't worry, with Obama's recent executive order commanding a 55 MPG fleet average in 12 years, even economy cars will cost $100,000. Most people won't be able to afford a car, and forced into public transportation and traffic for the wealthy will be better. Instead of waiting in one's own car 70 hours a year, the average joe will be waiting at bus stop after bus stop for 210 hours. Also the ruling elite will be able to flip the switch and deny transportation in the case of insurrection.

pavelow235 commented on 08 Oct 2011

When he starts talking about an opportunity circle, what the hell is he talking about, my opportunity circle is the whole earth, ever heard of moving, boy what a dumb video. Build up not out stupid, you think a city like Chicago (Birthplace of the skyscraper) would get this. What the hell do you need to be driving around for all day anyway, why not have everything within a ten minute walk, and if not within a ten minute walk then use the internet and have um ship what you need to you.

twosquirrelly commented on 09 Aug 2011

@carcabe You are aware that these two toll roads are operated by two foriegn corporations. A Spanish and an Austrailian corporation. These roads are the property of the Amer. people - we built them - we should maintain them and collect tolls to do so. If the state collected the tolls, they would only charge enough to maintain them. This is why the tolls were so low for so many years. The reason the tolls have doubled is that they are now FOR PROFIT on behalf of foreign shareholders.

AssGrabber B commented on 04 Aug 2011

@twosquirrelly Well I don't think it's right for them to reimburse the private companies for lost revenue that's like saying heads I win, tails you lose. But when it comes to trucking time is money. For everyone involved. Spending a few bucks on a pass to get on a road that you can move your product down without delay and let you grab the next load and get it to where it needs to go will in fact save money. We're always waiting for trucks that were supposed to be here yesterday.

Mike Cothers commented on 07 Aug 2011

@twosquirrelly - The Indiana EW Tollway is the twin sister to the Chicago Skyway, The same company got the contract for both. My impression of what happens is when you get to the split off for the tollway vs freeway, some of the commercial traffic chooses the tollway because the cost can be passed on to end users, the vast majority of traffic takes the freeway route to avoid the high cost alternative, The tollway does very little to eliminate congrestion on the freeway system.

twosquirrelly commented on 03 Aug 2011

ReasonTV is insane. In Indiana a state toll road has been in private hands since 2006 toll in 2006 = $18 toll in 2010 = $35 The private owners control the highway for 100 yrs and for the next 55 yrs, the state is not allowed to upgrade or add new lanes to the roads near the private toll road. Also, if the state does anything that reduces income from the tollroad (from high speed rail to a bike path) then the state has to reimberse the private companies for lost income.

Benjamin Abruzzo commented on 05 Aug 2011

@tewkewl "most people are willing to pay for more time. DC sucks" I hear you. I agree. More "bypasses" would help the through traffic as well and easy the suburb to suburb travel. But the point I make was about the pay lanes. Note, on Stossel the CA highways showed the 3+ lane option was also availible. And the slug-lines here in DC are a natural, non-gov't solution to their stupidity. They are completly organic and a great example of "spontaneous order".

tewkewl commented on 05 Aug 2011

@bsabruzzo but most people are willing to pay for more time. DC sucks. the stupid liberals forced the city into an unscalable cicular freeway plan with no spokes in order "lessen" environmental impact. now look. worst traffic in the nation. if you have only a circular freeway, then everyone will have to get on that freeway regardless of whether they want to go north, south, east, west... at least freakin have a few more spokes going north and east.

mlindgren1 commented on 18 Aug 2011

@JohnRhysMusician actually most places in lake county can be accessed by the metra rather easily.. i should know i live in grayslake and also have access to 3 metra stations.. as for the cubs alot of ppl like me drive to skokie and take the yellow line to the red line and take that to addison... also i have been on every form of chicago transit and have never felt scared for my life... bus, taxi, L, subway, metra....... just sayin lol.......

Michael G commented on 03 Aug 2011

Factors that encourage traffic jams: Poor traffic light timing, following too closely, weaving (or lane jumping) and speed variances (ambiguous speed limits). Last I heard, Seattle was trying a new technology called 'active traffic management' that would react to jams by slowing upstream traffic. The aim was to temporarily reduce the inflow to a jam, giving it time to break up, thus reducing stop&go driving. I wonder if it succeeded.

AnCap Chossid commented on 04 Aug 2011

@scwallac As in the typical socialist project? Let’s see: a) the whole country funded a tunnel for one city to use, b) the original estimates were way off; the actual building required times more money; c) some of the money was stolen; d) it took ridiculous amount of time to finish; e) a piece of ceiling fell on a car in the end. I come from Russia, and this sounds exactly like one of the Soviet projects.

Kyle Phibbs commented on 09 Aug 2011

@twosquirrelly I don't see the problem. What do you have against Australians. The days of nationalism belong back in the 1800's, foreign corporations bring jobs and money to America. By their investments we all prosper. If the tolls are too low then they are useless, the point of a toll road is pricing the cost of quick travel, if it's too low a toll road will be just as congested as a public one.

TheRealFallenDemon commented on 03 Aug 2011

The problem in Sydney is that the Lane Cove Tunnel company made deals with the government to funnel people into the thing (changing light patterns, making No left and no right turn junctions, etc) and for them to receive compensation if they didn't turn a profit. It was sheer cronyism, although I agree with the concept of private roads, I'd hardly hold that up as a symbol of the market working.

s0beit commented on 04 Aug 2011

@twosquirrelly First of all, everything is more expensive. It stands to reason that toll roads being a luxury are no exception, and its their highway. Ipads cost hundreds of dollars`, if you don't want one, don't buy it. That simple. As for the state reimbursing them, of course that's a stupid plan. Nobody would agree with that but central planners and their cronies.

twosquirrelly commented on 04 Aug 2011

@assgrabberb Tell that to the truckers. When they pay more, we all pay more. And if the state has to reimburse the private (and usually foreign corporations) for lost income, the tax payer pays it. Yes, ReasonTV is an organization, made up of INSANE organisms, who worship the most insane organisms ever to walk this earth...Ayn Rand, Hayek and Mises.

AssGrabber B commented on 04 Aug 2011

@twosquirrelly If the Federal Reserve stopped creating trillions of $ out of thin air the the price of those tolls would go down along with everything else. And no one is forcing you to use the toll roads but the state does force you to fund the public roads. As for ReasonTV being insane I believe it's an organization and not an organism.

kubaniski commented on 03 Aug 2011

ha i take the Stevenson and my commute is 35 minutes tops! Living in the south side may have it's downside being full of blacks, but i'd rather have reasonably priced housing and a short commute rather then then paying a fortune for a tiny apartment on the North side or spending 2 hours a day to get to and from the suburbs.

enddebtslavery commented on 03 Aug 2011

How about taking some of the $1.415 trillion military budget for 2012 thats mostly for killing people, and spending it on better infrastructure for your transport systems while creating jobs for the people, and improving your economy in the process. More money in the pocket allows more spending. It's not rocket science.

paco114 commented on 03 Aug 2011

Private toll roads are a great option, so long as the roads already built and paid for by taxes are not sold off for the tollways. The regular taxpayer roads are almost always falling apart and neglected, unless a county councilman lives on it. Maybe the private sector would do a better job for all of us. Whodathunkit?

s0beit commented on 04 Aug 2011

I live in Chicago, it isn't going to happen. Sorry but people here have such a raw disdain for anything "private" and anything that doesn't hire a union to maintain operations. It won't happen because no cronies will benefit from it, or maybe some will, but not nearly as much as would if the city built more roads.

Daniel Ambrose commented on 05 Aug 2011

Chicago uses Traffic Calming to slow dow traffic. Usually it uses on side street to reduce speed in people neigherhood and reduce people cutting through. Except in Chicago they use it on every street. I will challenge anyone to not catch a red light because they time it so you will. It is bureaucracy gone mad.

oilhammer04 commented on 03 Aug 2011

America likes stop signs and stop lights too much. Rather than expect people to use proper judgment, we just put up a stop light at too many intersections. In ten years they tripled the number of stop lights on the main highway through my little town! Most of the time most of these lights aren't necessary.

dudestir127 commented on 04 Aug 2011

I'm surprised they didn't mention mass transit as an alternative. I've always supported investing in mass transit, think of it, 30 people on a bus takes up less room on the road than 30 cars, and even less space on the road than 10 cars with 3 people in each in those express lanes they showed in California.

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