Midwest - Safe parking near a blueline CTA stop in Chicago

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Coming to Chicago for 4 nights. Our plan to avoid paying sky-high parking is this.

We will park at Midway Park Saver, 4607 W. 59th St.. With coupon 9.00 per day.

Looks like the train station is right there (orange line) into the city.

Is this a semi-resonable idea???

Where are you coming from? There could be even better options near other EL or Metra lines. Are you planning to leave car there 4 days straight or use it during those four days returning it down there nightly?

Coming to Chicago for 4 nights. Our plan to avoid paying sky-high parking is this.

We will park at Midway Park Saver, 4607 W. 59th St.. With coupon 9.00 per day.

Looks like the train station is right there (orange line) into the city.

Is this a semi-resonable idea???

You can park for free on the street a few blocks south of 59th St. the first few blocks will have permit parking. But after that it's all free parking. I did that two months ago and it was just a quick 10 minute walk to the CTA Metro stop.

Where are you coming from? There could be even better options near other EL or Metra lines. Are you planning to leave car there 4 days straight or use it during those four days returning it down there nightly?

Coming from Memphis....

It is DD and her 2 friends. Does that make a difference (area)?

No, she will not move her car once it is parked.

She is 19 and a pretty well traveled young lady. Taken the T in Boston, Drives to Atlanta from Chattanooga... We have taken the train from Rome to Civitiveccia, and other European train rides, and other trips, so she is pretty comfortable with planes, trains and automobiles.

ANY advice you have would be GREAT!

You can park for free on the street a few blocks south of 59th St. the first few blocks will have permit parking. But after that it's all free parking. I did that two months ago and it was just a quick 10 minute walk to the CTA Metro stop.


Is it safe to park a "newish" car on the street (break-ins not a problem)?

She used to have a 1992 Volvo 740 Wagon!!!! She would park that thing anywhere!!!!!

Is it safe to park a "newish" car on the street (break-ins not a problem)?

She used to have a 1992 Volvo 740 Wagon!!!! She would park that thing anywhere!!!!!

This is close to where I parked:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.775824,-87.738533&spn=0,359.986439&z=16&layer=c&cbll=41.772895,-87.740115&panoid=2k8yK-ZgDlibieAz_57Zrw&cbp=12,67.52,,0,7.56

I have on idea how car thief's work. My guess is they go after common cars, more so than newer cars.

I work in memphis and live in Chicago.

I would recommend taking Amtrak up. I've never done the trip, but the travel times and prices look reasonable. You might want to do a walk though of the train a week or so before hand to see how accomidating it is.

Otherwise, I'd just park the car in one of the Midway hotel parking lots. Take the hotel shuttle to the airport and meet your friends. Keep in mind that you'll need to account for cab fare/walking if you're going to park in the hood around midway.

Otherwise, I'd find a nice permit-less neighborhood place to park your car in, then take the train downtown to meet your firend. The Divison or Damen Blue line stops have parking are probably tops on the safe to parking to closeness scale. If you've never been to Chicago, you might have a problem under or over estimating the safeness levels of certain parking areas, but in general it's a rather safe city and parking for 4 days isn't all that uncommon. It's a fun area to check out anyway.


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