I would like to point out that the areas around the orange line like Pulaski and Kedzie may seem desolate to those who don't live there, but the areas are very lively during the day. Pulaski in particular is a major transportation hub for the students and staff for the nearby high school! The areas are pretty industrial because the communities living there are made up of mainly working class families, who work in those areas, and rely a lot on the local transportation. Great video though :)
As someone who lives near Roosevelt, functionally it is a great station and has much better land use than all of the dedicated Orange Line stations. There are some of the things you mentioned going on there but not 24/7 and as a personal review it is not as bad as the media portrays it.
My Ranking from Worst To Best That I Embarked/Disembarked: Pulaski, Roosevelt, Midway, State/Lake, LaSalle/Van Buren, Clark/Lake, Quincy, Adams/Wabash, Harold Washington 📚-State/Van Buren, & Washington/Wabash
As someone who uses Clark/lake regularly CTA/CPD have done a good job cleaning it up as the wild smell and loitering that were pretty severe up until 6 months ago are mostly gone.
About the crime at Roosevelt and in the South Loop, it doesn’t help that the CPD moved the Area 1 headquarters from Roosevelt and State to 35th and Michigan.
Lmao I'm one of the 5% (thats probably an exaggeration too) of people who walk to kedzie, it is pretty terrible to walk near so many cars but I'm surprised you did not mention the new dumpster that makes the experience worse
How I Rank Mines Is 16: Roosevelt 15: Pulaski 14: Clark & Lake 13: State & Lake 12: Halsted 11: Washington & Wells 10: 35th & Archer 9: Adams & Wabash 8: Lasalle & Van Buren 7: Harold Washington Library 6: Quincy 5: Kedzie 4: Western 3: Ashland 2: Midway 1: Washington & Wabash
I like how his favorite stations are mostly the ones that have already existed before the Orange Line existed but yeah, I do agree that they are a bit boring compared to the other stations on the other lines and on the loop. Hopefully CTA remodels some so that they'll look nicer.
I would like to point out that the areas around the orange line like Pulaski and Kedzie may seem desolate to those who don't live there, but the areas are very lively during the day. Pulaski in particular is a major transportation hub for the students and staff for the nearby high school! The areas are pretty industrial because the communities living there are made up of mainly working class families, who work in those areas, and rely a lot on the local transportation. Great video though :)
I went to curie high school so Pulaski orange line station is kinda special to me
I actually like the Pulaski station. If I recall correctly, it has third largest parking lot of any CTA station.
Waiting for pink, yellow and purple lines
Would love to see top 10 stops/extensions needed on red, brown, purple lines
As someone who lives near Roosevelt, functionally it is a great station and has much better land use than all of the dedicated Orange Line stations. There are some of the things you mentioned going on there but not 24/7 and as a personal review it is not as bad as the media portrays it.
I love how I'm watching this video while using the orange line to get home 💀💀
Still waiting for the pink line
Polk is my favorite station on pink line because of its warm quaint feeling being within the center of my medical district
My Ranking from Worst To Best That I Embarked/Disembarked: Pulaski, Roosevelt, Midway, State/Lake, LaSalle/Van Buren, Clark/Lake, Quincy, Adams/Wabash, Harold Washington 📚-State/Van Buren, & Washington/Wabash
As someone who uses Clark/lake regularly CTA/CPD have done a good job cleaning it up as the wild smell and loitering that were pretty severe up until 6 months ago are mostly gone.
You should talk about the Metra fleet dude.
Thank God they’re finally starting to replace the rolling stock on the Rock Island. Their trains are almost as old as me.
About the crime at Roosevelt and in the South Loop, it doesn’t help that the CPD moved the Area 1 headquarters from Roosevelt and State to 35th and Michigan.
Lmao I'm one of the 5% (thats probably an exaggeration too) of people who walk to kedzie, it is pretty terrible to walk near so many cars but I'm surprised you did not mention the new dumpster that makes the experience worse
How I Rank Mines Is
16: Roosevelt
15: Pulaski
14: Clark & Lake
13: State & Lake
12: Halsted
11: Washington & Wells
10: 35th & Archer
9: Adams & Wabash
8: Lasalle & Van Buren
7: Harold Washington Library
6: Quincy
5: Kedzie
4: Western
3: Ashland
2: Midway
1: Washington & Wabash
Another great vid! Keep up the great work man! 👍
I like how his favorite stations are mostly the ones that have already existed before the Orange Line existed but yeah, I do agree that they are a bit boring compared to the other stations on the other lines and on the loop. Hopefully CTA remodels some so that they'll look nicer.
I remember heading home on the red line from uic and when I went to the Roosevelt station there was multiple things that made me uncomfortable
Try metra electric ranking
I really like that idea
I almost got shot on Roosevelt & State but besides that scuffle its very safe the media over exaggerates it
Yellow line when?
Still waiting for the Yellow Line
The yellow line has 3 stations that should be quick to figure out
Try To Do The Purple Line
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