I'll make this blunt. I hate traffic. Plain and simple. If I have options to avoid it, I will.... and in this case, I do. It's not just capital, it's also a major time saver and it also gets you a decent workout, where you only need to rely on yourself and not on other cars to move. I'd rather rely on my own judgment than deal with other cars in a situation like this.
You see, the way I leave and go to Hawks games is as it always has been --- the Blue Line. No one takes it when they get to the game. No one takes it when they leave.
Madison is always a nightmare for both busses and cars, as is Damen.... So I have option #3, and what an option it is! And for the almost four years I've been here, its never failed, even during last season.
So you have to walk down to the Eisenhower, big deal! For an average guy like me walking there, it takes around 5-10 mins to get from the UC to the Blue Line via the station entrance on Ogden... (The one on Damen takes longer to get to. I timed it... It's around a 2-3 min difference, but that 2-3 mins makes a difference between catching the train and waiting for it.)
It's my best kept secret in this city and it's never failed!
