>>One thing about Chicago is that they're not shy about tearing stuff down. The entire expressway system came into being by the mid-1960's since then they've added (in some cases) there are public transportation trains that run in the median strip. New extensions and new expressways have been done since then. There's always been a lot of road work going on, even when a new one isn't being constructed. The Chicago winters wreak havoc on the roads, so there's always some sort of road work going on.
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>Yeah, they're probably not quite as "trigger-happy" here but I don't know the "official" positions. One thing for sure, they want to keep the federal grants coming.

Well, Chicago does have the advantage of being flat. It's also laid out a lot different than Atlanta. Basically, it's one big grid. There's very, very few streets that aren't directly North/South or East/West and stay that way. North/South Streets are all named. On the south side, they're pretty much all numbered, with a few exceptions. For example, I grew up just south of Hyde Park Blvd. (AKA 51st Street). However, one block north of Hyde Park Blvd. was 50th Street, and one block south was 52nd. The north side's different. All East/West streets are named.

Amusing side note, is that on the far south side, I think they ran out of names for the North/South streets. Up in the 130s you'll find Avenue L, Avenue M, Avenue N, and Avenue O. It does make it kind of easy since they're in order from East to West.< g >