Neighborhood Traffic

EagerFan

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What I've noticed and appreciated is how much more quickly, in relative terms, the parking lot and streets empty out of a game now. I have yet to be turned away from the lot, and when that does happen I will be righteously indignant given my pre-paid season parking pass should guarantee me a spot, and getting into the games thru the traffic is as bad as it ever was. But leaving is a lot better imho.
 

Smolmania

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What I've noticed and appreciated is how much more quickly, in relative terms, the parking lot and streets empty out of a game now. I have yet to be turned away from the lot, and when that does happen I will be righteously indignant given my pre-paid season parking pass should guarantee me a spot, and getting into the games thru the traffic is as bad as it ever was. But leaving is a lot better imho.
i agree with this wholeheartedly. I would attribute this to the reduction in street parking in the areas around W-R and NRF. Fewer cars parked on Ashland and Lincoln make it much easier to get out of the area...
 

hdhntr1

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What I've noticed and appreciated is how much more quickly, in relative terms, the parking lot and streets empty out of a game now. I have yet to be turned away from the lot, and when that does happen I will be righteously indignant given my pre-paid season parking pass should guarantee me a spot, and getting into the games thru the traffic is as bad as it ever was. But leaving is a lot better imho.
Fewer people at some of the games, Also there is only the one lot so others have to find farther away places to park
 

EagerFan

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For me it's about not having the throngs of people rushing to their cars parked along Isabella, 5th, 6th, Broadway, etc. and then all trying to pull out into Isabella/Ashland/Central and jamming the intersections with impatience and self-importance.

I agree that fewer people have been going to the games and that contributes. But this has been true for me since they ended street parking.
 

Purple Pile Driver

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For me it's about not having the throngs of people rushing to their cars parked along Isabella, 5th, 6th, Broadway, etc. and then all trying to pull out into Isabella/Ashland/Central and jamming the intersections with impatience and self-importance.

I agree that fewer people have been going to the games and that contributes. But this has been true for me since they ended street parking.
So it’s a good thing that Wilmette expanded their parking bans?
 

EagerFan

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Well it's good for me personally, but I'm not arrogant enough to assume it's good for everybody or even the majority. I dunno about all that.
 

ParisCat_rivals

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I pay property taxes in Wilmette and pay for car registrations in Wilmette but I can’t park my car on Wilmette streets? Yet any one of those residents near the stadium can come park in front of my house any time they want? Makes sense.