Roads in North Chicago - Why so bad?

I've just come back from a ride from Ontario St to North Western Campus. What struck me was how
bad the roads were here. Why is it some of the more wealthier neighborhoods have absolutely
terrible roads?

 

"Robert Nicholson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| I've just come back from a ride from Ontario St to North Western Campus. What struck me was how
| bad the roads were here. Why is it some of the more wealthier neighborhoods have absolutely
| terrible roads?

Keeps the volume and speed of traffic down ED3

 

I'm told it has something to with the salt and ice during the winter.

"Edward Dike, III" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Robert Nicholson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | I've just come back from a ride from Ontario St to North Western Campus. What struck me was how
> | bad the roads were here. Why is it some of the more wealthier neighborhoods have absolutely
> | terrible roads?
>
> Keeps the volume and speed of traffic down ED3

 

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> I've just come back from a ride from Ontario St to North Western Campus. What struck me was how
> bad the roads were here. Why is it some of the more wealthier neighborhoods have absolutely
> terrible roads?

To minimize the number and speed of people who decide to take a drive through them. We see the same
thing in some of the neighborhoods where I live. In one case, the town wanted to repave the road,
and the residents put up a big fight against. The final result was that the first 100 yards or so
was left unrepaired, so that it looked like a bad road from the turn, and the rest was redone to be
a very nice ride.

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"Robert Nicholson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| I'm told it has something to with the salt and ice during the winter.
|
| "Edward Dike, III" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
| > "Robert Nicholson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
| > news:[email protected]...
| > | I've just come back from a ride from Ontario St to North Western Campus. What struck me was
| > | how bad the roads were here. Why is it some of the more wealthier neighborhoods have
| > | absolutely terrible roads?
| >
| > Keeps the volume and speed of traffic down ED3
While the forces of winter, as well as salt will effect any road, there is definitely
influence used to defer maintenance of roads in many areas that might be otherwise attractive
commuting routes