![]() ![]() I can't think of an 8 mile road in Chicago either. But they make some very powerful intersections. ![]() The big difference is they are much narrower and would be an awful way to commute out of the city because of the congestion. Last edited by chi-det8 September-01-10 at 02:15 AM.Ĭhicago has a radial street system on top of a grid as well. Note that it's hard to compare Chicago to Detroit. The city is slowly becoming the next Detroit. in Chicago's south side is compared to 8 Mile Rd., the southernmost street in Chicago, dividing the south suburbs [[e.g. One is the Purple Line, which runs through Evanston and the other one is the Yellow Line or the Skokie Swift, which leads to Skokie. In order to get to either Skokie or Evanston, you had to change trains at the Howard St. If you're riding the "L" train aka the CTA Red Line, it doesn't go through Evanston. of Chicago, it separates Evanston and the city proper. I wonder what street in Chicago is like their "8 Mile." I always think that Howard St. Unlike Detroit, Chicago's streets are based on the "grid system," it is built on a simple grid and it is easy to remember the streets, the house numbers, and the intersections. 8 Mile is both economic and racial dividing line. divides the affluent suburbs and the inner city.
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