Wayne R. wrote:
> When I'm attempting to cruise the highways in Chicago, the traffic
> data in my snappy GPS is frequently right on, but not always. There
> are a lot of radio reports of traffic that should be more useful - but
> because the radio people only refer to highways by their names (not
> numbers), I am usually completely stumped.
>
> Here's a good description:
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_and_freeways_in_Chicago>
>
> I'm looking for a simple friggin map (more a diagram, really) that
> also shows these names. And "The Circle" and the other names that
> don't show up on the usual maps. Maybe also reminders of other lingo
> (took me a while to realize the gobbledygook syllables meant "gaper's
> delay", for instance).
>
> You'd think it'd be easy to find, but I haven't found it yet. Maybe
> one of my compadres here knows of such a thing?
>
> It's enough of a pain in the ass here, for ****'s sake.
I would suggest that you print the Wiki map & write on it using the info
from there. It seems pretty complete & accurate. Combine that with a map
from Google of the appropriate size to find street names mentioned. If you
label it once you should be good.
Lived there for 40+ years.
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Owen McKenzie
Posting from Largo, FL
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