tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post1546872768439229976..comments2024-03-28T15:05:10.372-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: The Romans managed itNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16047732968844795832017-01-19T08:09:08.693-06:002017-01-19T08:09:08.693-06:00Clark knows his stuff.Clark knows his stuff.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66904036679124073202016-01-22T05:15:14.547-06:002016-01-22T05:15:14.547-06:00There's a simple but somewhat expensive soluti...There's a simple but somewhat expensive solution to that.<br />Move the Wells St. part of the Loop L to Clinton St. & both Union & Northwestern Station would have a direct connection to the CTA rail system.<br />I never understood why the Congress St. subway wasn't moved over to under Jackson, it would have a direct connection to Union Station & the same goes for the same line which is under Lake St. at the north end of Northwestern Station. Had it been moved to under Randolph, it also would've been able to have a station at Clinton.<br />The transportation planners in this city are at best, halfwits!Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-69338250226620296542016-01-22T05:10:13.871-06:002016-01-22T05:10:13.871-06:00When applied correctly, meaning in warm weather, w...When applied correctly, meaning in warm weather, with the area to be covered by the thermoplastic heated with a torch, the thermoplastic lasts for several years of snow plows, salt & just heavy traffic.<br />But Rahm & the CTA wanted the Loop Link done by Jan.1, weather be damned!Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2765481880904161902016-01-22T04:53:29.191-06:002016-01-22T04:53:29.191-06:00The street being too cold to have the thermoplasti...The street being too cold to have the thermoplastic adhere sounds about right. The guys here use a blowtorch to head up the street before they apply overlays (albeit much smaller ones). I wonder if the snow plows also reduce the lifespan of overlays....Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946419377693818990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21904505720616139792016-01-21T21:19:49.396-06:002016-01-21T21:19:49.396-06:00Glad to get Clark St's explanation. This happ...Glad to get Clark St's explanation. This happens all the time with the yellow "no parking" paint on the curbs in Forest Park. I was wondering what the problem was. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065709548202393526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44259994426994005462016-01-21T15:51:51.996-06:002016-01-21T15:51:51.996-06:00Actually the Romans were far more corrupt than we....Actually the Romans were far more corrupt than we. See Trollope's "Cicero." Even supposedly upright characters such as Brutus had no qualms about ripping off the provincials under their care. <br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28974327777376257852016-01-21T12:47:21.745-06:002016-01-21T12:47:21.745-06:00The Romans got kickbacks from better contractors.The Romans got kickbacks from better contractors.PadraigElliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129677070567100371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48475747423310145462016-01-21T11:14:40.607-06:002016-01-21T11:14:40.607-06:00I get to see this particular patch of Madison ever...I get to see this particular patch of Madison every day from the window of my office at 2 North Riverside. <br /><br />The comment from "Clark Street" is correct about the use of thermoplastic overlay-- Prior to reading this, I had already discussed this with one of the civil engineers in my office.<br /><br />But there's more to it. If you watched the progress of the construction of the Loop Link lanes east of this point, you might have noticed that the lane pavement was completely removed, and replaced with concrete that is dyed red all the way through. There's no way for that color to come up.<br /><br />Why was it done differently? Because the ugly part of Madison in the photo is part of a bridge approach, which in this case is constructed of asphalt. Some other specific areas, like the bridge abutments and the complex structural system of Upper Wacker could not be torn up for replacement with colored concrete.<br /><br />There are other options besides the thermoplastic overlay, but they can be more expensive.<br />Theodore Klobahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307400694831257099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-75378326127931322962016-01-21T10:09:13.207-06:002016-01-21T10:09:13.207-06:00I have a hard time believing that those bus lanes ...I have a hard time believing that those bus lanes were ever going to work in the first place, even if the lanes were marked with emeralds sent from heaven.<br /><br />It's a rotten shame that the two major train stations are perched at the opposite side of the city from most of downtown. That was a major pain in the neck during the mercifully brief periods of my life when I commuted downtown.<br /><br />Bitter ScribeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857840826894504436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36249102767898596402016-01-21T10:08:48.949-06:002016-01-21T10:08:48.949-06:00Simple explanation: The idiot contractor put the r...Simple explanation: The idiot contractor put the red thermoplastic overlay down when it was too cold, because the idiot contractor got the job by bribing various politicians who then told the idiot contractor, finish the job on time or else.<br />I saw this a couple of years ago at Clark & Devon, where the gas company ripped up a mile of Clark St. for new pipes, but didn't have the street repaved until mid December, so they put down white thermoplastic for the crosswalk markings at Devon & they were gone in a week!Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-33948119588651996502016-01-21T09:21:08.741-06:002016-01-21T09:21:08.741-06:00Chicago...The City of Big Pockets! Okay, who took ...Chicago...The City of Big Pockets! Okay, who took the bribes for this latest bad joke of a decision?Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568908951400103413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13592930281520807572016-01-21T09:03:12.805-06:002016-01-21T09:03:12.805-06:00Romans: engineers and stone.
Chicagoans: urban pla...Romans: engineers and stone.<br />Chicagoans: urban planners and red paint. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877510657560930972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-2966240645140830022016-01-21T08:34:38.382-06:002016-01-21T08:34:38.382-06:00Our city has become a disgrace, in more ways than ...Our city has become a disgrace, in more ways than one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52305928821588105682016-01-21T07:38:37.909-06:002016-01-21T07:38:37.909-06:00I'm flabbergasted at the shoddy workmanship do...I'm flabbergasted at the shoddy workmanship done by contractors on the streets and highways in the area. If my quality of work was at that level, I wouldn't have a job.Ed Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618791137642815414noreply@blogger.com