Irving Park on the Blue line was my morning and evening walking nightmare. I always felt so exposed to just a random accident especially a truck tire which I did witness hit the station but no people or trains thankfully.

Its the US

Nobody gives a shit about people needing public transportation

Or people suffering from Boise because those are just the stupid poor people

You can't make money off of them so they're useless

Uogh also just thinking about all the microplasrics and car fumes in the air, not a great experience.

What the fuck am i looking at 💀 The european brain cannot comprehend this

It's also insane that there would be a metro station next to somewhere that no pedestrian ever wants to go.

state of illinoise

I wonder how that layout even happens. Are rails and highways planned together?

I guess here in Switzerland the rail lines are mostly much older than the highways, and that's why this doesn't feel familiar

Be happy you at least have access to something resembling public transport

I've been to Chicago exactly once in my life, for just about exactly 24 hours, ten years ago. And while I did ride the CTA, it wasn't the Red Line. Why was I instantly able to recognize this as Chicago? Rosemont Station on the Blue Line was my hotel stop, and that's where I thought this was until I googled Garfield Station.

I’ve realized first handed how much a 24’ wall/ sound barrier does. Like omg it should be all along all highways especially if it’s a bridge over houses just like the other parts of this city.

That is a very high definition video. Is that just 4k on a phone?

We dont have this in Sweden. They are never next to massive highway, not even in Stockholm.

But US is its own "special" category in the world and I hate to see Sweden become more and more Americanized.

On the other hand, why the fuck should I even care about it. The world will do what it will do. Mostly very stupid and insane things these days.

Holy narrow gauge Batman

The way I instantly recognized that and I don't even live in that state anymore lol

Why would there need to be a sound barrier between two things that are both noisy? The only unique thing here is the passenger train running right next to the freeway. But what's the problem? And don't tell me the problem is "noise." Trains & cars are both noisy. If you want a sound barrier, put on noise-canceling headphones.

What does this station serve? The point of public transport is to get you into a populated public area or a commuter station, right next to where houses and people are. You build them where they can/are used I.e. in the middle of suburbia where you can walk to them, not next to a highway.

Do US designers understand passenger rail?

Edit: Nobody has responded in this thread about why the way this is built is good (admittedly this particular station does serve a nearby uni, but I was meaning generally and even so, this station location does not seem the best option), offered solutions or agreed that it's just stupid and shouldn't be this way. And some seem to think that suburbs aren't part of cities. It's baffling.

This is also not the first time a US passenger rail conversation I've had on Lemmy has gone like this. Are you all happy with the way your rail works and your commuter traffic? Do you not see how other places work and compare? Do you understand the point of mass transport or is this something that just isnt experienced/taught in schools. I don't get it. The apathy to fix anything is terrible. It does explain a few things about why you get walked over by your governments though. Truly, it's just a bit sad. It's like you don't even realise it doesn't have to be this way. You never used to be like this.

Welp, taking the train was heavily romanticised in GTA IV/V. Forgot how little traffic makes traffic noises in those games

For as much as Amsterdam is lauded by infrastructure lovers as a bike and pedestrian friendly, public transport dense city,

We also have one of those. Amsterdam Zuid. Right by the highway though it's fewer lanes.

Yes, it is truly the secret sauce of cars: they manage to actively make every other form of transportation infinitely worse just by existing.

You know who isn't hearing anything? Everyone in those cars.

Imagine the constant tire microplastic onslaught to your face

Well that's what happens when you don't give a fuck about other people.

The blue line Irving park station is like this as well, when I stand there I wonder how much exhaust fume and dust and shit I’m breathing in kicked up by that cars passing by