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Taxi - What Time?
Tomorrow (Friday) morning I want to pull up at ORD departures @ 7:30 AM.
I'm at the Waldorf Astoria @ Walton & Rush. What time should I get into a cab? 6:30 AM? 6:15? Should I give up on the cab idea altogether and get on the train? |
Originally Posted by gglave
(Post 22906040)
Tomorrow (Friday) morning I want to pull up at ORD departures @ 7:30 AM.
I'm at the Waldorf Astoria @ Walton & Rush. What time should I get into a cab? 6:30 AM? 6:15? Should I give up on the cab idea altogether and get on the train? |
I am totally baffled by traffic patterns in Chicago, which seem to be completely random and arbitrary. I'd personally give myself an hour at anytime, just in case.
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It's the start of our Memorial day weekend tomorrow, so morning rush hour could go either way.
Personally, I'd take the train. |
I live in Lakeview (10 minutes north of the Waldorf on the lake, but also further from the highways) and I'd leave at 6:45 am. But, as others have mentioned, Memorial Day throws a bit of a wrench into the works.
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Originally Posted by gglave
(Post 22906040)
Tomorrow (Friday) morning I want to pull up at ORD departures @ 7:30 AM.
I'm at the Waldorf Astoria @ Walton & Rush. What time should I get into a cab? 6:30 AM? 6:15? Should I give up on the cab idea altogether and get on the train? If you don't want to do that I would set aside at least an hour. A few months back doing this same transfer I watched train after train go by while sitting stuck in traffic; it took an 1:15 to make it to ORD. That said I've done the same xfer in about the same time in 45 minutes. |
Originally Posted by gglave
(Post 22906040)
Tomorrow (Friday) morning I want to pull up at ORD departures @ 7:30 AM.
I'm at the Waldorf Astoria @ Walton & Rush. What time should I get into a cab? 6:30 AM? 6:15? Should I give up on the cab idea altogether and get on the train? Blue line might be quicker option (station is on Chicago/Milwaukee ave) about 2 miles west of your location and you don't have to deal with loop traffic to go to clark/lake. |
Originally Posted by Roadrunna
(Post 22907734)
Blue line might be quicker option (station is on Chicago/Milwaukee ave) about 2 miles west of your location and you don't have to deal with loop traffic to go to clark/lake.
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Looks like Chicago Station on the Red Line is only a few blocks away. If I hopped on there, where's the best place to connect to the Blue Line? Jackson?
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Originally Posted by gglave
(Post 22908093)
Looks like Chicago Station on the Red Line is only a few blocks away. If I hopped on there, where's the best place to connect to the Blue Line? Jackson?
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Thanks everyone for the speedy replies.
I wound up taking a cab - Was in the cab at 6:15 and pulled up at ORD at 6:55. Now enjoying delightful United Club coffee in an "eco skies" cup :p |
Originally Posted by gglave
(Post 22911929)
I wound up taking a cab - Was in the cab at 6:15 and pulled up at ORD at 6:55
Originally Posted by rjque
(Post 22906415)
I am totally baffled by traffic patterns in Chicago, which seem to be completely random and arbitrary.
I can recall that if I had a meeting in the Loop (in the 90s) yet was in my car at 4:45, traffic would be very heavy getting out to the burbs but it would be moving at near or above posted speed limits. Now it is usual to see slow jammed traffic inbound on the Kennedy most afternoons from 3pm on. Also most Saturdays inbound at 11pm are packed as well. I'm hoping someone can help out, for the life of me I can't figure out why there is almost always a slowdown outbound for the couple miles between Lawrence & Harlem, there aren't that many cars merging onto the Kennedy at that point, yet for some reason almost always a slowdown there. |
Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
(Post 22937690)
do not expect same speedy ride on a Monday morning :D
agreed, just crazy. I can recall that if I had a meeting in the Loop (in the 90s) yet was in my car at 4:45, traffic would be very heavy getting out to the burbs but it would be moving at near or above posted speed limits. Now it is usual to see slow jammed traffic inbound on the Kennedy most afternoons from 3pm on. Also most Saturdays inbound at 11pm are packed as well. I'm hoping someone can help out, for the life of me I can't figure out why there is almost always a slowdown outbound for the couple miles between Lawrence & Harlem, there aren't that many cars merging onto the Kennedy at that point, yet for some reason almost always a slowdown there. |
Originally Posted by chgoeditor
(Post 22939263)
And hasn't research shown that there are more people doing the so-called "reverse commute" (city to burbs in the morning, burbs to city at night) than the regular commute, but reversable lanes, etc., still follow traditional/historic traffic patterns?
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
(Post 22937690)
I'm hoping someone can help out, for the life of me I can't figure out why there is almost always a slowdown outbound for the couple miles between Lawrence & Harlem, there aren't that many cars merging onto the Kennedy at that point, yet for some reason almost always a slowdown there.
It may not seem like there are that many cars merging, but it adds up. |
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