Safest route into Hyde Park

JHS
Mon, 03 Jun 2019 22:43:37 +0000

This really is a crazy conversation. Driving six or seven blocks on Garfield is not life-threatening. Day or night, it will be a lot simpler than trying to follow Route 41 up from practically the Indiana state line, and negotiating the whole area around Jackson Park and the Museum of Science and Industry. If I’m driving into Chicago for the first time, that’s a heck of a lot scarier than exiting I-90, turning right, driving more or less in a straight line on the same road for half a mile and there you are on the University of Chicago campus.

Forget the obsession with minor differences in neighborhood attractiveness and safety. The route that is simplest and requires the least thought and attention will be the most stress-free and present the least chance of an accident, which is a lot more likely than a carjacking or assault.