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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
I never said the Maxwell was remote from public transit; I said it was remote from rapid transit. Some of you need to read for comprehension. When you start down the road of short walk to a bus that would eventually take you to an L station . . . well, how do you distinguish areas where high-density residential development is appropriate (I believe "completely wasted opportunity" was the phrase used) from the areas where it is not?.
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This is what I don't understand. You said that it was over a half mile from rapid transit. How is half a mile remote??
I live in a very walkable suburban neighborhood. I chose my home precisely because I can easily walk to Metra, groceries, shoping, library, etc.
Metra is 1.3 miles from my house. The grocery store, which I consider to be a short enjoyable walk away, is 0.7 miles. I am not "remote"
from a grocery store, by urban or suburban standards.
Anything within 1 mile of an El stop is most certainly appropriate for high density development. There's plenty of land outside that for industrial.