On Nov 30, 12:14*pm, JG wrote:
On Nov 29, 9:03*pm, A Guy Called Tyketto

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JG wrote:
http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune..../11/northerly-....

"the plans "include stripping the old terminal building of its walls,
transforming the internal structure into an open-air pavilion. The
area would also include an underwater paradise for fish, plants and
birds and an eco-friendly concert venue near the Adler Planetarium."

* * * * Would this be King Daley's version of trashing the place on his
way out?

Since no funding has been allocated, it will be a few years before
anything happens. Midway is only 9 miles away.

Mdway has better services including rental cars at all hours, but if
one was attending a convention at McCormick (sp?) Place, landing at
Meigs and walking to the convention center was quite a treat.

General aviation airports that convenient to the downtown part a major
city are pretty rare. Was it Bader that was a short walk to the
casinos in Atlantic City (shut down, and AC is hardly 'major')?

Cleveland Lakefront is not quite within walking distance of the city.

About Meigs -- had any disinterested study been done to examine the
effect of the economic effects of Meigs on Chicago? I suppose the
intended park would benefit more people, but those are dicy tradeoffs.
What comes to mind are the HOV lanes on the Long Island (NY)
Expressway: they service very few cars, and if they were converted to
ordinary traffic lanes the LIE would gain two more lanes in each
direction. Yet, as best I know, that particular argument is not often
made.