Originally Posted by
blort
Even straight residents of Evanston have the same problem.
People get lured into thinking that Evanston is convenient to Chicago because it's adjacent and has El service. Nobody ever mentions that it's usually the better part of an hour to make the journey and that the El service stops at the Evanston border if you stay out too late, which means a long walk past a cemetery in a not so great part of town if there aren't any cabs around.
CTA used to run bus 201 at night; maybe they'll restore it. In any case, it's a 3-hr window between 1:30 and 4:30 (2 - 5 on weekends) when there is no public transportation to Evanston. Same is true for many parts of Chicago not served by Red or Blue lines or the few remaining OWL buses.
Last edited by legalalien; Apr 25, 2013 at 1:18 am