Comments on: Doot doot doot! Doot doot doot! http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2008/01/30/doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot/ Exploring urban life through word and photography Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evan http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2008/01/30/doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot/comment-page-1/#comment-135761 Evan Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:06:14 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2008/01/30/doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot/#comment-135761 Chicago's commuter rail system, Metra, places ads on its expressway overpasses that seem, rather slyly, to remind drivers of the inanity and futility of car commuting in an urban area. On the Kennedy Expressway (the notoriously clogged highway between O'Hare Airport and downtown Chicago), you see the following: "Was Metra an option today?" "The way to really fly." (near the airport) "Next time, take the real expressway." "No congestion on our route." "The most daily departures to and from Chicago." (also near the airport) Chicago’s commuter rail system, Metra, places ads on its expressway overpasses that seem, rather slyly, to remind drivers of the inanity and futility of car commuting in an urban area.

On the Kennedy Expressway (the notoriously clogged highway between O’Hare Airport and downtown Chicago), you see the following:
“Was Metra an option today?”
“The way to really fly.” (near the airport)
“Next time, take the real expressway.”
“No congestion on our route.”
“The most daily departures to and from Chicago.” (also near the airport)

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