I been telling people this for years. I lived in California. Chicago traffic is HORRIBLE and it’s all day!!!!

@justdrive5327

Жыл бұрын

Nights too. It just gets alittle better. I have a couple videos of how bad nights can get

@FyfFyd-wu2jp

14 күн бұрын

I can just use CTA trains or Metra and it's more faster than cars on the highway.

Mainly due to Poor protection with Public Transportation- now everybody drives!

@paulieprinceton4550

Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget all the lane reductions for the absurd bike lanes that are not used for a third of the year because we have winter. We have corrupt morons running this city.

@DosDonts101

8 ай бұрын

Exactly, it's a chain reaction. Violent crime is up specially on public transportation and unfortunately people still have to get to work so they drive. Also construction is everywhere. People are a holes and on the phone. And there's an overall lack of respect when people drive that's nothing unique to Chicago obviously, but there's just more of it.

Trains and CTA security sucks so they drive now :(

@meghansullivan6812

Жыл бұрын

it sucks so much!!!!!!! like can we PLEASE just have good, reliable public transit (looking at u, ghost busses!) and PROTECTED bike lanes please???

@OperationChicago

Жыл бұрын

@@meghansullivan6812 I think that is asking for to much, please stop :(

I remember being in LA in 2019 and thought "hmm, this isn't worse than back home in Chicago...". And then the pandemic hit, and conditions on CTA trains became unsafe and deplorable, and traffic spiked. I used CTA exclusively for seven years, and every time since 2020 I get on a train, I immediately regret it. And EVERYONE you talk to feels the same way. CTA, CPD, and the City in general has no concrete, effective plans to rebuild ridership as they kowtow to smoking, assaults, robberies, urination and defecation, horrid smells, unusable seats--- it never ends. The best Red Line ride I took last year was an anomaly in that nothing bad happened; there was no smoking, fighting, humans relieving themselves- oh, but a man was playing pocket pool across from me for all of 25 minutes. It was the best ride because it's gotten so bad, if that's the worst thing that happens on my trip to get from point A to point B, I'll take it. If I need to go farther than I can walk, I always choose to hop in the car rather than wait for deplorable public transit options that may or may not come in the first place. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be cruel, but if you need to hang out all day on the train, fine! Just kindly go relieve yourself somewhere, ANYWHERE that isn't literally under the seat you are currently occupying. To be honest, you pee on a train and you should be banned. Period. Same for smoking, fights, everything. You're not racist for demanding decency in public. And want to know who hurts the most from lack of accountability on trains and buses? Lower SES POC. Through inaction, this is making their lives absolutely worse. Ok end rant but yeah the deterioration of the CTA plays a huge role in traffic getting worse as it is no longer a safe or viable means of transportation.

I was on I-55 at Damen after work and apparently cut off someone. They flashed a gun at me and I was terrified. I'm from Wisconsin so not used to these types of things.

@meghansullivan6812

Жыл бұрын

holy shit really

FYI we have a lot of Coastel truck driving coming through our highways which also does a lot of damage

I thought it was Atlanta and Los Angeles was the top traffic City but Chicago shocked me

So fix the CTA and stop letting criminals run rampant on the trains and busses which is forcing folks to resort to driving. Regardless, there's no way Chicago is worse than NYC or LA.

@sean2015

Жыл бұрын

Boston, Houston and Honolulu are also much more congested than Chicago. Honolulu especially because there's no space for building more roads or highways.

@mic1240

Жыл бұрын

NYC is not that congested, far more people in NYC don’t own cars and ride more extensive train systems. The Ike is seemingly always backed up, even at odd hours outside of rush hour

@SirEnzo371

Жыл бұрын

@@mic1240 I think there's a misconception that with congestion and actual travel time here. You can get from almost anywhere in the suburbs to the city within 45 minutes to an hour here in Chicago on average during peak traffic. With some accidents that could go up but an hour commute time is typical for most that live the farthest out. That was not the same experience for me in NYC or LA. I could have been driving for nearly 2 hours if I was doing that type of commute (suburbs or a coastal borough to the city).

@mic1240

Жыл бұрын

@@SirEnzo371 maybe, but can’t imagine people in St Charles, Batavia and other far flung areas can ever get to the city in 45 minutes.

@SirEnzo371

Жыл бұрын

@@mic1240 You're mentioning suburbs in a completely different county though. Once you mention the areas that's 40+ miles away, you have to consider that driving 40 miles in LA or NYC would still take you longer that it would here. That's literally a 45-minute commute WITHOUT traffic, which is still incredibly reasonable. If you live that far and have to get to the city, the Metra is your best bet anyways.

I work everyday and even 1pm, which USED to be one of our least congested hours is now so jammed. Really there no rush hour. Its all day and night now. Chicago is now a mega city with over 10 million people in the area and our biggest flaw is that almost all the highways lead to Downtown. Too much congestion

@KingJamesKingChaos

Жыл бұрын

True

@kevinaguilar7541

Жыл бұрын

Another big flaw is our public transportation system.

Crazy when so many people telework.

I have noticed a considerable improvement regarding inbound and outbound rush hour traffic on I-55 since 2015 but then again, I've been retired for almost 8 years now.

No way Chicago is more congested than Atlanta.

@hueso5071

Жыл бұрын

Chicago has a bigger population.

@justrandomthings319

Жыл бұрын

@@hueso5071 In Chicago, you have multiple ways to get to one destination. It's a well organized grid system. In Atlanta, it's a mish mash of twisty roads, dead ends, and irregular traffic patterns. You're stuck with one or two routes to your destination and they're all congested with traffic.

@hueso5071

Жыл бұрын

@@justrandomthings319 I see

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

@@justrandomthings319Well in Chicago the freeway system was built to handle like half the current population. That may be the case in Atlanta as well but both don't have adequate networks to sustain current levels of traffic.

@lauralee5380

3 ай бұрын

Atlanta is the hub of transportation , of all three air, road and transit. They built their roads according

To be fair, the circle was especially messy last year with construction. Hopefully it isn't too bad going forward.

Just unbelievable. There are several reasons for this happening, and the big thing here is of course leadership, and investing. The mayor and governor know nothing about making the right investments in the state’s and city’s infrastructure. The roads and streets are loaded with potholes, bike lanes are not needed on most streets, the list goes on and on. What I think we should do is invest more in our public transit system. A lot of people don’t seem to know that public transit saves time, it cuts greenhouse emissions, it’s faster than sitting in miles of traffic, and you may even make a friend or two.

@meghansullivan6812

Жыл бұрын

not to mention its significantly less stressful! u can zone out, read a book, listen to music versus fuming in ur car due to traffic and shitty drivers.

@beback_

10 ай бұрын

Bike lanes are needed on every major street.

We need more smart traffic signals. Most intersections are poorly timed. Also there are traffic signals on small intersections when a stop sign, yield sign, or even a roundabout would suffice

literally, highways are always jammed. Not a surprise

Chicago traffic is really not bad. Try new york, Atlanta, LA hell even Houston

@thedirtybubble9613

Жыл бұрын

Hey I see you on Cam Chat all the time. 🤣

I spent 6 and a half hours in traffic on i94 back in may of 2023

The Jane Byrne interchangeable has eased up the traffic slightly.

@chief8079

Жыл бұрын

It's a band aid solution if anything

I swear that there is also been a tone of construction lately. Not just Chicago but everywhere.

No way we are more congested than NY/LA, not a chance. We are bad though. Drivers are 110% more aggressive over the last 3-4 years. Zillion more trucks now with getting products out. I love it, cities saw a 70% increase in 2022, well that little thing called Covid has had a smidge of impact on the entire work industry. Lastly, I moved here in 1995, why do midwest drivers insist on driving slow in the left???? Only area in the country where I see drivers daily, including trucks racing to slow down in the left

@j-rschmoove

Жыл бұрын

I lived in California. We are way worse. Cali has NO traffic downtown. Not to mention all the traffic in LA is on the freeway. Chicago traffic is everywhere. And ALL DAY. We are way worse. And as for NYC 70% of New Yorkers don’t even drive. All their traffic is cabs and tourists. And it’s mainly Manhattan. Well Brooklyn now too. Nah…we are up there with China. Especially lately.

@Codi892

Жыл бұрын

Not all of the Midwest. It's illegal to go the speed limit in the fast lane in Indiana. Coasting in the left lane will get you a ticket there.

@justdrive5327

Жыл бұрын

Ive been to both cities recently and neither of them are as bad as Chicago. I have friends from NYC and LA that actually confirm what i think

@AlphaTroll

Жыл бұрын

hmmm I live in both LA and Chicago and Id say LA is way worse because its very spread out too. Chicago is smaller. I dont mind getting stuck in rush hour traffic in Chicago after doing it in LA.

@j-rschmoove

Жыл бұрын

@AlphaTroll please apparently u don't know Chicago. All the traffic in LA is on the freeway. Chicago traffic is everywhere. And Chicago traffic is ALL DAY. And downtown LA is empty. Downtown Chicago can take u 15 minutes to go a block. FOH

Public transportation is usless because it doesn't go anywhere

@beback_

Жыл бұрын

They need to build circumferential lines. It's embarrassing that a world city like Chicago has an inferior metro system to Tehran, which is governed by a incompetent cabal of criminals.

Jane Byrne interchanged built at a cost of almost 900 million that hasn’t really changed traffic flow.

How when you can always just take the shoulder

This is unacceptable. BAN ASSAULT CARS.

A lot of the traffic is due to too many shootings on the expressway.

You basically have the freeway network of a mid size metro that may have something to do with it you would think 😂

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

Was built to handle half the traffic basically. That seems to be commonplace in the US, except maybe Texas where they keep expanding their road networks. Are there Texan cities in the top 10 most congested? Probably not

Just build one more lane! It'll solve the problem!

@meghansullivan6812

Жыл бұрын

😭

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

Maybe get rid of bike lanes

@beback_

10 ай бұрын

lol@@lrn_news9171

I’m going with the city of the car as busiest!

Looks like fun

All those carjackings help with congestion, I'm sure. 🤣

I knew I wasn’t tweaking I been saying for the last two years this got to be worst then New York and I ain’t never even been to new York I just seen it on tv . It be so packed especially during rush hour .

I'm so glad that I work from home.

@Littlekitten_

Жыл бұрын

your job hiring ?

@krnpowr

Жыл бұрын

@@Littlekitten_ Always. But it's 100% commission sales. You eat what you kill.

@Littlekitten_

Жыл бұрын

@@krnpowr nvm, thats hardcore! kuddos to you!

I used to preach on those el trains from "85-"87! What an adventure! That was only TRAINING for the Tenderloin ministry out here! GLORY! 🙏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼❤️

@carloselizondo7671

Жыл бұрын

Beef or pork?

@SOULRELIEF22

Жыл бұрын

@@carloselizondo7671 SF's skidrow portion in the Tenderloin! I was well-trained to minister to HUMANS in the "Tenderloin"...who would believe it!! They threw MANY bottles at me there! And snatched my Bible from me, slamming it to the ground, day after day till the cover was ruined! Then JESUS taught me how to make preaching uniforms with Bible covers to match, and THAT stopped the Bible attacks. One man said, "Watch! Everything she wears matches her Bible!" In the Tenderloin I was threatened with a baseball bat! But the LORD didn't allow any one to harm me! HALLELUJAH! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🥰 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you." Luke 10:19! THANK YOU JESUS! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🎺💃

@SOULRELIEF22

Жыл бұрын

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." St John 3:16!❤️

@SOULRELIEF22

Жыл бұрын

"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." Matthew 12:36-37! WOE

Also half of Florida has moved here so that's why it's more crowded.

@xoxxobob61

Жыл бұрын

I'm in Florida and nobody is moving to "Tundra" Chicago! Why would anybody leave Florida for Chicago? It's the other way around.

@IAMBENNYBLANCO.

Жыл бұрын

luv the sarcasm 😂

@thedirtybubble9613

Жыл бұрын

Is this really true?

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

@@thedirtybubble9613No, Chicago's population is declining lol

2nd in the 🌎 world????? 🤔 don't think so

It’s either parking lot for hours on the highway, or take the side streets through the absolute ghettos. Pick one

@eviljesus6111

2 ай бұрын

Jheeto 💯

Wow, I would have thought LA or New York would be number 1

I bet 3/4 of the cars on that congested highways have one person sitting inside, commuting to work from the suburbs when they could have taken Metra or Pace. I also bet that 1/2 of those commuters work walking distance from Ogilvie, Union, LaSalle, or Millenium stations. These people choose to pollute the city, make traffic worse for everybody else, and then choose to complain about how traffic is SO BAD when THEY are the problem. Unlike the CTA, Metra doesn't have a reputation of being "unsafe". There's no excuse to not take it. Think about it; driving acar into work every day will not only cost more in the moment, but cost more later when the car's lifespan is shortened because of all the commuting. "Oh, well then we should just add more lanes!!!" That's not how it works. Adding lanes creates more congestion because of the constant merging, and all it does is just stretch out the traffic horizonally. It also makes life for people who live near the highway or have to cross it as a pedestrian much worse. Highways don't belong in cities, and that's shown by multiple studies and cities around the world that didn't decide to turn their cities into ugly car centric wastelands with highways acting as barriers. Also, even if those commuters live father than walking distance from Metra stations, they're likely would be commuting within a affluent area to their job, which CTA wouldn't even be "dangerous" in. We think the CTA is "dangerous" because of news articles and comments on KZread videos, not from our own personal experiences. I know that CTA needs an overhaul. I know that it can be uncomfortable at first using public transit when living in a car dependent suburb. But just grow up and deal with it. Oh no, there's someone punching the air 20 feet away from you!!! Boohoo, that person isn't even bothering you, why do you care? People who choose to make the city a worse place and drive into or in it when they have other options are extremly selfish to begin with, and for them to be blaming traffic on "bad infrusatructure" or "shitty drivers" and suggest widening the highway that shouldn't be there in the first place make my blood boil. Just know that if you drive into the city each day by yourself every day and have other options, you're the reason why Chicago is now the most congested city in the country and why highways are still here creating uneccesary, outdated, dirty, and loud barriers for residents of our city. Grow up. Chicagoland.

wasting your precious time to traffic is an awful realization. I moved out of Houston to Albany and was surprised how my quality of life improved when I wasn't forcibly beleaguered by vehicles

Houston 26 lane highway still doesn't make anything better..

I work at night thank God lol it's empty asf after like 9pm

No way Chicago is more congested than Los Angeles or Atlanta. To me those were the worst places to drive. After 5:00 a.m. you will spend an entire day if you need to get in and out of Los Angeles by car or the Bay Area. Atlanta is terrible as well. There are almost no back roads to get where you need to go through the city certain places you need to get to you have to take the expressway and that spaghetti Bowl curved Expressway is not only dangerous but bumper to bumper during the day.

@hueso5071

Жыл бұрын

I agree with LA but not Atlanta.

What did you expect with the carjackers on the road. People stop had taking public transportation for fear of getting robbed

Couldn't be worse than Toronto, Canada. They got traffic day and night.

@justdrive5327

Жыл бұрын

So do we. Toronto is light compared to us, Chicago. It doesn't even take some other US cities

I do not believe this for 1 second.

Worser than Los Angeles! 🤔

@justdrive5327

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. We overtook them several years ago. They barely crack the top 5 anymore

Do your part to ease traffic congestion. Get your booster shots!

@berge7f91

Жыл бұрын

A condom would have prevented this post

@LEX-hl6wq

Жыл бұрын

😂

@IAMBENNYBLANCO.

Жыл бұрын

ha! 😆😆😆

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

LOL

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

2nd solution. Ban all gas powered cars. Half the people can't afford EVs 😂

Because everyone wants to live on the North Side perhaps and clogs the Kennedy Expressway?

We're #1. You're either 1st or last

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

Congrats

If PT was not ancient……..

If drivers weren't so bad it would be better. Stop aggressive driving. And there is a lot more than 3 million people in Chicago

Ms reporter, no need to say anything, we can see tracffic jams right there in your background. Pictures worth more than thousand word and that is the proof

I don’t see how when everyone is moving out

@hueso5071

Жыл бұрын

No they aren’t. People move into Chicago as well. It’s mostly the ghettos that people leave but downtown and the surroundings areas are growing.

I guess there need to be a lot more carjacking in the city. The carjackers need to work overtime to get rid of cars from the city 🙄🙄🙄

Cause no one knows how to drive!!!!!!!!

born and raised in Chi. 50s-80s, i go visit my son in SoCal, i can't believe that Chi. traffic is worse than Cali. Cali. is horrendous, especially on the I5 north and south, it's a parking lot all day long.. i stay in Dana Point, when i go to LA to see the Hawks, it should take about an hour....LOL try over 2 hours, at least.

Why would join that rat race everyday

Construction workers are the worst

@lrn_news9171

10 ай бұрын

Problem is that the poor road conditions need to be fixed lol it's a good thing. Might relieve congestion in the future

LA seemed worse, tbh

Ride a bike ya lazy ones lol

Who wants to take public transportation in chicago??? I'll take my chances getting car jacked, which are still high

@pantherbulb8

6 ай бұрын

we have one of the best public transit networks in the country...?

GOD ALMIGHTY CHRIST JESUS HOLY SPIRIT CAN DO ANYTHING HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH AMEN!!!

Dude Imagine the traffic in 2043, all the millions of covid babies 😂

I thought people were leaving Chicago?

@Mari000

Жыл бұрын

You did?

@itsallgood2149

Жыл бұрын

Soon as somebody leave, people come right in lol.

@justdrive5327

Жыл бұрын

Nah. Its all propaganda. Chicago feels like the fastest growing cities. Stupid congestion everywhere. Even in my area of the city, Southwest side. Roads like Pulaski, Cicero, Kedzie become big mall parking lots at any hour until after like 8pm. During rush hour even side residential streets get clogged. And that area of our least dense areas of the city

@justdrive5327

Жыл бұрын

Ive litterally fallen asleep in some of Chicago's traffic from barely moving at all

@hueso5071

Жыл бұрын

Lol. People leave Chicago but people are also moving in. Especially downtown and the surrounding areas are booming.

1st in NON INSURED DRIVERS

Any city of this size and density needs a fast, frequent and extensive rail transit system. The L is none of those things.