Why Ban Pickups from Lake Shore Drive? Where Can They Park in Chicago?

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2013

⏱️ 19 minutes

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History suggests a Victorian-era prejudice against commercial traffic in Chicago parkways lurks behind a ban against pickup trucks on Lake Shore Drive. Should truck owners worry? And, where can they park, anyway?

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0:46.0	Jennifer Brandel here with the latest Curious City podcast.
0:49.4	Well, we recorded last week's podcast before Christmas.
0:53.1	It's a little trick you can do when you're not live radio. It's pre-record. So we didn't think to say it last week's podcast before Christmas. It's a little trick you can do when you're not
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0:59.7	holiday season and are enjoying a very sweet start to 2013. All of us at Curiosity took a little time off.
1:06.5	Logan went to Maine. Sean visited relatives. I got hitched and then I fled the country for a honeymoon
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