Evanston-Chicago commute
Dec 4, 2011, 7:22 pm
#61
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Thanks for the help everyone. I finally got a chance to make it to Chicago and tour the areas I was considering, including doing the commute. If the mrs can't find a job in the city, I've decided that train/nmh shuttle or CTA from Evanston are the only ways to go (and after driving around Evanston and Wilmette, I've decided to add it back in - as long as I stay away from Howard St). There will be a few days that I'll have to work strange hours, but then the traffic won't be so bad, so I should be handle to the commute then. I won't enjoy the hour-long commute each way, but at least I'll be able to get some work done.
Dec 5, 2011, 10:27 am
#62
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Thanks for the help everyone. I finally got a chance to make it to Chicago and tour the areas I was considering, including doing the commute. If the mrs can't find a job in the city, I've decided that train/nmh shuttle or CTA from Evanston are the only ways to go (and after driving around Evanston and Wilmette, I've decided to add it back in - as long as I stay away from Howard St). There will be a few days that I'll have to work strange hours, but then the traffic won't be so bad, so I should be handle to the commute then. I won't enjoy the hour-long commute each way, but at least I'll be able to get some work done.
Dec 5, 2011, 12:32 pm
#63
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Thanks for the help everyone. I finally got a chance to make it to Chicago and tour the areas I was considering, including doing the commute. If the mrs can't find a job in the city, I've decided that train/nmh shuttle or CTA from Evanston are the only ways to go (and after driving around Evanston and Wilmette, I've decided to add it back in - as long as I stay away from Howard St). There will be a few days that I'll have to work strange hours, but then the traffic won't be so bad, so I should be handle to the commute then. I won't enjoy the hour-long commute each way, but at least I'll be able to get some work done.
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Dec 5, 2011, 5:41 pm
#64
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Gotta correct my post - I meant that I'll be considering Evanston and Wilmette in addition to Sauganash/Lincolnwood/Edgebrook... either way, the train will be the way to go. btw, how's downtown Evanston. I liked it, but I was wondering if it is more geared toward college kids.
Dec 5, 2011, 6:08 pm
#65
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It's a pretty good mix. There are plenty of NU-oriented things, but also plenty of stuff aimed older. NU's undergrad population is about 8k, city population is about 75k, so it's hardly like a rural college town where everything is aimed toward students.
Dec 6, 2011, 2:47 pm
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Gotta correct my post - I meant that I'll be considering Evanston and Wilmette in addition to Sauganash/Lincolnwood/Edgebrook... either way, the train will be the way to go. btw, how's downtown Evanston. I liked it, but I was wondering if it is more geared toward college kids.
The strip along Main St is quieter and smaller.
The strip along Central Av is very suburban-feeling.