This might be the most brilliant crime fighting plan ever conceived by the Chicago political structure:
South Side riders of the CTA’s Red Line L are in for a commuting nightmare a year from now, when the CTA plans to shut down the south leg of the line for five months.
Starting next May, the agency will completely rebuild the Red Line from Cermak Road to 95th Street, a deteriorating, 10-mile stretch of L tracks built in 1969.
Officials hope to alleviate the $425 million reconstruction headache for commuters with shuttle buses that will take riders from major stations along the route to the alternative Green Line.
“This will obviously create significant impacts for commuters,” CTA spokesman Brian Steele said Monday.
The impact on the iPhone robberies alone is estimated to be a drop of at least 54%.
Wildings? An astonishing 63% reduction over the course of the summer of 2013.
If the City manages to shut down the Green Line, we could be talking about drops of 92% or better.
Wildings? An astonishing 63% reduction over the course of the summer of 2013.
If the City manages to shut down the Green Line, we could be talking about drops of 92% or better.