I’m waiting for my connection at O’Hare and keep thinking about the fact that (when the yellow line is running) I live in a crazy nice area (Penn Quarter along the mall—not technically Chinatown) and can get from my apartment door to my gate in less than 30 minutes using public transportation for $1. I don’t know of any other major cities where you can do that.

Plus, I like the think the noise pollution is less because of its location between the highway and the water plus the major flight path being over the river. The residences the planes otherwise fly over already have city noise pollution so I like to think it’s not crazy disruptive to some quiet suburbs. (You can reply and prove me wrong).

Will miss it when I move.