Getting Around
Six expressways link the outer reaches of the Chicago metropolis with the city's downtown business core. Eight-lane Lake Shore Drive runs along the city's lakefront. I-90 and 1-94, both twelve lane expressways, traverse the city from its north and northwest corridors to its southeast portion. Twelve-lane I-290 runs across Chicago's Westside, and 1-57 enters the city from the south.
Chicago's extensive public transportation network includes buses and rapid transit trains, both subway and elevated. The city's rail-service providers, MetroraiI and Skytrack, publish excellent maps of the transit system, available on request from either firm. Most. but not all. rapid transit lines operate 24 hours.
"L" TRAINS
Two elevated lines currently run through Chicago. Metrorail serves the Northside down to the Noose, and Skytrack handles the downtown area known as the Elevated. Though each line of Metrorail passes over or under the Noose, Metrorail officials have closed and sealed all the stations there. The security rating on Metrorail is good. Each train normally has two guards on board. Extra guards are available for each train making its round through the Noose; two additional guards board every train at the stop before the Noose and get off when the run through the Noose is completed. Skytrack began developing a monorail system for the Southside in 2025. Using cash earned in the trideo boom of 2026, the company expanded its original design to create something more like an amusement park than a transit system. Skytrack is supported by sturdy pillars seven stories high. At night the lights of the Skytrack system make the Southside sparkle like a simsense fantasy. Security on the Skytrack trains and at the stations is excellent, contracted from Eagle Security. A single trip on Metrorail or Skytrack is $2. A monthly pass is $75. BUS
Wind Transit won the contract for the city's ground-based mass transit a decade ago. What can I tell you? South of the Noose, the buses are clean and efficient. North of the Noose, the buses and service are dirty and undependable. Northside drivers are protected by bulletproof booths, but they won't do anything to stop a mugging in their own vehicle. They've even been known to tear through other vehicles and pedestrians when rushing through a nasty neighborhood. Fare throughout the city is $1. The security rating depends on the neighborhood through which the bus is traveling. BOATS
A ferry service runs from Business Village to the Southside, giving the business-school students a way to get downtown without having to get dirty. The ferry docks at the University of Chicago Pier, making the round trip three times a day. The provider sometimes cancels the service in inclement weather. The fare is $7 HELICOPTER AND VECTORED THRUST
For just over $100. you can travel between any of the Southside's major buildings (governmental, offices, shopping malls) via federated Boeing's local air service. All key buildings have heliports.
Two elevated lines currently run through Chicago. Metrorail serves the Northside down to the Noose, and Skytrack handles the downtown area known as the Elevated. Though each line of Metrorail passes over or under the Noose, Metrorail officials have closed and sealed all the stations there. The security rating on Metrorail is good. Each train normally has two guards on board. Extra guards are available for each train making its round through the Noose; two additional guards board every train at the stop before the Noose and get off when the run through the Noose is completed. Skytrack began developing a monorail system for the Southside in 2025. Using cash earned in the trideo boom of 2026, the company expanded its original design to create something more like an amusement park than a transit system. Skytrack is supported by sturdy pillars seven stories high. At night the lights of the Skytrack system make the Southside sparkle like a simsense fantasy. Security on the Skytrack trains and at the stations is excellent, contracted from Eagle Security. A single trip on Metrorail or Skytrack is $2. A monthly pass is $75. BUS
Wind Transit won the contract for the city's ground-based mass transit a decade ago. What can I tell you? South of the Noose, the buses are clean and efficient. North of the Noose, the buses and service are dirty and undependable. Northside drivers are protected by bulletproof booths, but they won't do anything to stop a mugging in their own vehicle. They've even been known to tear through other vehicles and pedestrians when rushing through a nasty neighborhood. Fare throughout the city is $1. The security rating depends on the neighborhood through which the bus is traveling. BOATS
A ferry service runs from Business Village to the Southside, giving the business-school students a way to get downtown without having to get dirty. The ferry docks at the University of Chicago Pier, making the round trip three times a day. The provider sometimes cancels the service in inclement weather. The fare is $7 HELICOPTER AND VECTORED THRUST
For just over $100. you can travel between any of the Southside's major buildings (governmental, offices, shopping malls) via federated Boeing's local air service. All key buildings have heliports.
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