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Sorry I was replying to a comment some idiot made that was filled with the worst logic and misinformation. I get pretty heated about it. The funding for the HSR has already been given at least for the Chicago/Milwaukee and Chicago/St. Louis Corridor. It will probably be finished in 5 years. It's also pretty popular and it will run along an existing train corridor. This should really help to join Chicago and Milwaukee together more so and make a megatropolis in the near future. With a HSR, commute time between the two cities would be less then an hour.

Clearly you have many of your facts wrong. Chicago does in fact have a vast mass transit network which includes a few SUBWAYS. Also I due believe Chicago is getting a High Speed Rail that will connect it with other midwestern cities, while New York City will not be getting one anytime soon. Lake Michigan is an extremely large lake so you might as well be looking at the ocean. The coastline is absolutely beautiful and diverse. There is also a thing called the Chicago River which runs through many parts of the Downtown area. Hell there is even an Island formed by this river. Also Chicago is more diverse than New York City. In 2006 Demographic Reports concluded that around 39.9 of the population was white. New York City's was 44.6. Wouldn't you think that would make Chicago a more diverse city? Hmmmm I don't know. Also the mere fact that there are 1000's of buildings in New York City doesn't mean anything besides the fact that it's a complete mess of buildings. There is no cohesion and nothing stands out except perhaps The Empire State Building on a good day. The Chicago skyline represents perhaps the best cohesion of any skyline the world. It's is able to meld together many different styles of architecture and allow those buildings to stand out as well. But I digress....