Comments on: CTA Mum on New Polk Street Red Line Entrance http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/ My life is an open blog... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: On Why Chicago Transit Authority President Richard Rodriguez Shouldn’t Be Driving to Work http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/comment-page-1/#comment-3001 On Why Chicago Transit Authority President Richard Rodriguez Shouldn’t Be Driving to Work Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:23:58 +0000 http://www.chicagocarless.com/?p=455#comment-3001 [...] the semi-permanent closure of a downtown ‘L’ station? Forgetting to tell riders about a new station entrance? Hating on specific groups of transit riders in their own customer [...] [...] the semi-permanent closure of a downtown ‘L’ station? Forgetting to tell riders about a new station entrance? Hating on specific groups of transit riders in their own customer [...]

]]> By: Levois http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 Levois Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:54:46 +0000 http://www.chicagocarless.com/?p=455#comment-2148 Oh no, I like the new lighting. That should be all over the city's underground L. At least they won't have that dark dreary look anymore. Oh no, I like the new lighting. That should be all over the city’s underground L. At least they won’t have that dark dreary look anymore.

]]> By: EWO http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 EWO Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:43:26 +0000 http://www.chicagocarless.com/?p=455#comment-2144 Its clear you are better at PR than the CTA staff, maybe you should campaign for a job. You have proved that you can do better. Take it to them and sell it. We all know they need it. Its clear you are better at PR than the CTA staff, maybe you should campaign for a job. You have proved that you can do better. Take it to them and sell it. We all know they need it.

]]> By: Mike Doyle http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Mike Doyle Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:14:22 +0000 http://www.chicagocarless.com/?p=455#comment-2137 I don't think so, Kevin. The entrance seems pretty finished to me, and they did already announce it (although indirectly) with a service alert. As Dennis (Mr Downtown) said above, I think there was just an internal decision to open it now with no fanfare. I don’t think so, Kevin. The entrance seems pretty finished to me, and they did already announce it (although indirectly) with a service alert. As Dennis (Mr Downtown) said above, I think there was just an internal decision to open it now with no fanfare.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Kevin Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:07:02 +0000 http://www.chicagocarless.com/?p=455#comment-2136 Thanks for keeping tabs on this, Mike! Might there be any other reason for holding off on announcing? Like finishing touches or something? Thanks for keeping tabs on this, Mike! Might there be any other reason for holding off on announcing? Like finishing touches or something?

]]> By: Mr Downtown http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 Mr Downtown Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:37:29 +0000 http://www.chicagocarless.com/?p=455#comment-2132 As I understand it, some of the delay since a planned December opening was because there were folks at CTA who wanted to make a press event out of the reopening and so kept asking for more and more cosmetic work. Eventually, cooler heads prevailed and it finally opened. As I understand it, some of the delay since a planned December opening was because there were folks at CTA who wanted to make a press event out of the reopening and so kept asking for more and more cosmetic work. Eventually, cooler heads prevailed and it finally opened.

]]> By: Mike Doyle http://www.chicagocarless.com/2009/02/10/cta-mum-on-new-polk-street-red-line-entrance/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Mike Doyle Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:05:34 +0000 http://www.chicagocarless.com/?p=455#comment-2130 Bea Haven, aw shucks, thanks! Levois, you may be in the minority on that one. I love the better lighting, snazzy tilework, and improved signage of the renovated stations (like Lake and Jackson). But I didn't grow up here, so I don't have any emotional attachment to the old forms. John, I don't believe recommissiong the Ohio/State entrance to the Grand Street Red Line station is part of the current renovation. I agree it would be a great idea to do so, given how much more developed that area is now than when the entrance was closed decades ago. Bea Haven, aw shucks, thanks!

Levois, you may be in the minority on that one. I love the better lighting, snazzy tilework, and improved signage of the renovated stations (like Lake and Jackson). But I didn’t grow up here, so I don’t have any emotional attachment to the old forms.

John, I don’t believe recommissiong the Ohio/State entrance to the Grand Street Red Line station is part of the current renovation. I agree it would be a great idea to do so, given how much more developed that area is now than when the entrance was closed decades ago.

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