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Here's a map: https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/pedestrian/Pedway/PedwayMap2013.pdf https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/dept

by kolbe 9y ago

Here's a map: https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/pedestrian/Pedway/PedwayMap2013.pdf https://www.cityofchicago.org/content/dam/city/depts/cdot/pe... It's cool if you can make use of it, but it doesn't span very far. Where you see the numbers 47 and 3, those are the main rail stations for commuter lines, so they do almost nothing to help those people. But if you're lucky enough to have one of the 10% of jobs that work near them, it's really nice to take advantage of.

8_hours_ago 9y ago
That map mentions: Normal operating hours of the Pedway are 7am to 5pm, Monday - Friday, unless otherwise noted. Does most of it follow that schedule? That seems like a very limited time. If you wanted to use it during your commute you'd be limited to work between 8am and 4pm.
- ams6110 9y ago
  When I worked in downtown Chicago standard work day was 9-4. So your train gets in somewhere around 8:30 and you then have a 10-20 minute walk to work. Then the reverse to catch your 5:00-ish train home. Not sure if that was widespread but by 6pm the Loop proper was basically a ghost town.
  - 8_hours_ago 9y ago
    A 7 hour work day was standard?
    - tatersolid 9y ago
      Worked in downtown Chicago for 2 decades. A 7-hour day is not Standard. GP must have worked at some sort of hippie commune across the river. Most common official working hours are 8-4, since there are so many banks and exchanges that want to be on the same work schedule as NYC markets. Also it gets dark at 4:30 in December/Jan and millions of perestrians, cars, dark, and icy streets aren’t a very safe combo.