Do you think Chicago should have something Similar to Times Square or/and the Los Vegas strip? - Page 10

iloveclassicrock7 · July 15th, 2012, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by QuantumX

I stayed in Streeterville at the same hotel on two different visits. I thoroughly enjoyed it there. Will stay there again. It was very quaint, cozy and just off the beaten path. I ate at Spaggia's and wanted to try Gino's, but the line outside was far too long.

I stepped outside my hotel and the John Hancock Center was at the end of the street (walked there), and the Aon building and Prudential 2 were at the other end of the street. They made for fantastic vistas.

Chicago is America's next great city after New York with its own great history and tradition. I see little reason to henpeck it on the head on a thread like this the way we are doing for what it is not.

That is true, I was just talking about the parking garages. But to be honest they didn't really bother me. The city already feels so alive, especially around the river area, and mag mile.

***QuantumX*** · July 15th, 2012, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by iloveclassicrock7

That is true, I was just talking about the parking garages. But to be honest they didn't really bother me. The city already feels so alive, especially around the river area, and mag mile.

I think for the most part, people who live in residential towers don't want a pedestrian friendly environment at the base of their building, but all-residential towers make for a good tax base. So the city has to kind of balance it all out in some way. I think Chicago has done a pretty good job there overall, with pockets of pedestrian friendly environments and privacy for its residents who live downtown. The Magnificent Mile is about as grand and pedestrian friendly of a environment as you will find anywhere.

Northsider · July 18th, 2012, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by QuantumX

The Magnificent Mile is about as grand and pedestrian friendly of a environment as you will find anywhere.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't find N Michigan Ave that pedestrian friendly at all. Maybe it's the busy 6-lane road. Maybe it's that the businesses take up entire blocks. Maybe it's that there's really no 'breathable' space on the sidewalks. I avoid the area among other reasons as well.

CNB30 · August 10th, 2012, 01:53 AM

They should do something with Michigan Avenue.

***QuantumX*** · August 10th, 2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CNB30

They should do something with Michigan Avenue.

What do you suggest they do with it?

zaphod · August 13th, 2012, 06:03 PM

The only thing I disliked about N. Michigan Ave. were those black marble planter boxes on the sidewalks that take up a lot of space.

I respect the theory that putting street furniture or bollards between the main part of the sidewalk and parking strip creates a sense of security and also prevents "CTA bus plows into store" headlines.

But the ones there are huge and take up space and the trees and shrubs obscure views of the rest of the street.

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August 10th, 2012, 01:53 AM	#184
CNB30 centralnatbankbuildingrva Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Richmond va Posts: 1,144 Likes (Received): 34	They should do something with Michigan Avenue.

August 13th, 2012, 06:03 PM	#186
zaphod Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 553 Likes (Received): 38	The only thing I disliked about N. Michigan Ave. were those black marble planter boxes on the sidewalks that take up a lot of space. I respect the theory that putting street furniture or bollards between the main part of the sidewalk and parking strip creates a sense of security and also prevents "CTA bus plows into store" headlines. But the ones there are huge and take up space and the trees and shrubs obscure views of the rest of the street.