I might be making a terrible mistake but I've been researching moving to Chicago because of a job opportunity. I'm also determined to go carless before year's end and there's no where else in the Midwest I can do that comfortably.I understand there's some bike infrastructure but it's been ranked as one of the least safe cities to bike. The L seems decent by US standards though they're a little poopy and your odds of getting shot aren't concentrated in any area like other cities (it happens everywhere in Chicago). What does /n/ think of Chicago transportation-wise?
>>2067994>least safe cities to bikeYou should be far more concerned about shootings, stabbings, and riots because you know who
I sure hope you like riding in the cold, wind, and snow for a third of the year.
I lived there for a while. The "by US standards" is doing a lot of work there. If you want to hang out with nothing but pasty white hot topic kids in Avondale, maybe occasionally venturing into Logan Square and Lakeview using Divvy bikes, and your work commute is perfectly in sync with the 9-5 Monday to Friday thing, then you can get by without a car. But your life will be much more convenient and you will have a lot more social opportunities if you do have a car. Honestly it's not all that different from a place like NYC where everyone pretends they don't want a car, but in reality anyone who has the means, does have one. Because the transit system revolves around working in a high rise in a certain neighborhood, and staying in your home in a certain other neighborhood, and moving around on a very specific schedule. If that isn't your entire life, well, sucks to be you!This thread having mentioned "Chicago" which is for some reason the boogyman of a certain crowd, the rest of this thread will just be screeching about minorities, who clearly live in Chicago and no other city, so you can go ahead and hide the thread now because you will not get any useful information from other posters.
>>2067994I visited Chicago for a week once. I parked my car and used the train. with my cousin who didn't have a car, we used the train and some busses. the bus was frequent enough that we didn't consult a schedule we just went to a stop and one came within ten minutes. my other friend had a car so we used it. transit seemed really convenient. I'm used to flyover where it's just busses like once an hour on a few main roads.
Public Transit can never work in Chicago, it's too big and theres black people. I know best, I'm from Texas and own over 40 guns.
>>2068040>c-chicago is so nice, there isnt a somalian jumping bean placing carteli bombs outside my house right now unimpeded by ICE!https://heyjackass.com/
