If you want better transit in your city: https://forms.gle/CsfQuHABB5HNUmzv7
Stormy Kara's AMAZING video about Western + Ashland BRT: https://youtu.be/s7ep_4jumfw?si=2slt9tu-UDxtukDj
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To learn more about the economic history surrounding Chicago and the Midwest: https://bookshop.org/a/103227/9780393308730 (affiliate link)
I cannot understate how challenging this video was to make - and I'm sure I still missed a ton. #Chicago has a truly complex yet illustrious history, something reflected in the convoluted legacy of the city's #transit.
Hopefully this overview of the Crosstown Expressway, Mid-City Transitway, and Circle Line helps shed some light on why Chicago's transit is the way it is today - and that you learnt a little bit more about what we have to do to build better transit.
Huge thank you to Stormy Kara, Austin Busch, and Stephen E. Schlickman for helping out.
Music from epidemic sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/umc748 (affiliate link)
00:00 What's wrong
02:25 Crosstown Expressway
08:03 Mid-City Transitway
14:50 Circle Line
22:25 I need your help