Let Musk focus on gridlock

I wish Elon Musk luck with his proposed high-speed transportation system between downtown Chicago and O'Hare Airport, but since the CTA's Blue Line has been transporting passengers to O'Hare for many years, this is not exactly a problem crying out for a solution. I hope that people don't lose their homes or businesses due to "eminent domain."

I question whether there will be enough people willing to pay $20 to $25 for the convenience. Many of those who use the Blue Line service do not get on the train in the downtown area, and for those who transfer from one el line to the Blue Line downtown, the transfer is free and convenient.

The problem that does cry out for a solution is gridlock. At any time of the day on any day of the week, including holidays, expressway traffic may be at a virtual standstill. The Highway Advisory Radio Network (1610 AM) was a good idea to help drivers avoid the expressway congestion, but most of the time, drivers cannot pick up the signal, and even when they can, the information is often not for the road and direction of travel that they want to hear.

Please, Elon Musk, do something about Chicago's gridlock problem.

Larry E. Nazimek

Chicago