The Streets Are Alive
There is one minute of my morning commute which puts a smile on my face... rain or shine. I've recently become a train (note: not EL) commuter and have been enjoying the short, cheap ride from my hood to my office. Despite being surrounded by north shore suburbanites, it's a peaceful and pain free way to both avoid the impending CTA rate hike and the EL crazies. But nothing compares to the view and my one minute of 'wow' every morning. There's a small section of track leading into the city that overlooks the Ogilvie Station rail yard, Chicago river, Green line EL (double decker goin over the river), Wacker drive, and the all the beauty of the Chicago Loop's architecture. While the planning of citylife sprawling out before me is quite the site... it's the movement that nearly chokes me up. The trains in motion, the people walking to work, the city is bustling as if the sidewalks, boats, trains, buses are alive.