Wednesday, September 16, 2009

More Talks About a Green Line Stop at 18th

There has been some discussion recently on Sloopin about the potential of a Green line stop at 18th and State and today the Sun-Times is reporting that this potential station was part of a city planning report submitted yesterday:
"There's no station on the Green Line between Roosevelt and 35th Street. That's a large span without a stop," said CTA spokeswoman Noelle Gaffney. "With ongoing development in the South Loop, there has been discussion about an in-fill station at either of those locations."

A new Green Line station at 18th or Cermak was part of a city planning report submitted to the Regional Transportation Authority on Tuesday. An 18th Street station would provide easier passage to Soldier Field and the lakefront.

According to the article there is no money for this yet, but our guess is that this will happen eventually. If Chicago gets the Olympics, expect it to happen quickly. If not, it might drag on a little.