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"This number thing has real potential. Just think how much simpler maps would be if trails just had numbers instead of names. Also, the current names are terrible. The Green Bay Trail doesn't even specify if it means the bay or the city, but…"

"I propose we rebrand the Lakefront Trail as The 378, which incorporates the first digit of each of Chicago's area codes, thus connoting unity and links among neighborhoods. The new name will dispel confusion about where it is located,…"

"The existing railroad bridge there seems to feed into the line to Goose Island and not much else. Since this bridge doesn't appear to see anymore rail traffic than the Cherry St Bridge, maybe instead building a new bridge a renovation similar…"

"Before we switched to a region database that managed zip codes for us the typical 'Chicago area' we used at work were zip codes between 60000 and 60899.  Our new region is larger and extends into Wisconsin and Indiana, with smaller…"

"Also not all of 606 is Chicago, south suburban Burnham has zip code 60633. All having a 606 zip code means is that your mail goes through the Chicago section sorting facility. "

"Not everywhere within Chicago is 606. I work near Mars Candy / Galewood train stop. our Zip Code is 60707 (Elmwood Park). Mars: 2019 N. Oak Park Ave. 60707-3345 with a 773 phone. "

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"There actually are some workable (but not perfect) options to continue east, but as with much of this project I feel like the desire to do something great has gotten in the way of doing something good. The existing tracks cross over Ashland and then…"

"Then again I guess Courtland could be spruced up to make the connection.  I wish I could edit my earlier post and not have to make a new one."

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"If only there was some way to get the trail a little farther east over the highway, river and tracks into Lincoln Park/Old Town.  It doesn't even look like there are any viable streets that can do it. It's roughly at the same…"

"It's regional, but far from city wide. I expect the number of people from South Shore using the Bloomindale will be similar to the number for people from Logan Square using Calumet Park. "

"I was amused that the marketing guy's examples of why this sort of branding is needed were two things that I have never heard called by their official names in casual conversation. "

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"Nah, just sarcastic. I think they should have gone with the name The 'B'. Kinda like the 'L', only for walking and biking. The B stands for Bloomingdale. "